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HomeMy WebLinkAboutInducement Resolution relating to Financing of Economic Development Facilities for To-Be-Formed Indiana General Partnership & SDT, Inc. RESOLUTION NO. 1029-83 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 28 , 1g 83 Attest: `ile_ /C--- City Clerk ��— ( _1 /" President of Common Council G . Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana March 1 , 10_ 4-,L,.-<_,a. 710, `z'_'< °-� City Clerk Approved and signed by me / ��/ / �9 O L Mayor RESOLUTION NO . ma? ? -A3 INDUCEMENT RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE FINANCING OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES FOR A TO-BE-FORMED INDIANA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP , AS DEVELOPER, AND SDT, INC . , AS USER WHEREAS , the City of South Bend , Indiana, (the "Issuer") , is authorized by I . C . 36-7-12 , (the "Act") , to issue revenue bonds for the financing of economic development facilities and to loan the proceeds of said financing to a company or companies to be used for the acquisition , construction and equipping of said facilities ; and, WHEREAS , a to-be-formed Indiana general partnership , as Developer , and SDT, Inc . , as User , (collectively , the "Applicant") , has advised the South Bend Economic Development Commission , (the "Commission") , and the Issuer that it proposes that the Issuer loan proceeds of an economic development financing to the Applicant for the financing of economic development facilities consisting of a certain machinery and equipment for the manufacture of industrial abrasives , said machinery and equipment to be located in a 15 , 000 square foot leased building , to be located in the Airport Industrial Park, in South Bend , on an approximate 3-acre tract of land, ("Project") ; and, WHEREAS , the diversification of industry and increase in job opportunities (60 new jobs) to be achieved by the Project will be of public benefit to the health, safety and general welfare of the Issuer and its citizens ; and, WHEREAS , having received the advise of the South Bend Economic Development Commission , it would appear that the financing of the Project would be of public benefit to the NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend , as follows : 1 . The Common Council of the City of South Bend finds , determines , ratifies and confirms that the promotion of diversification of economic development and iob opportunities in and near South Bend , Indiana , is desirable to preserve the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the Issuer ; and that it is in the public interest that the Commission and the Issuer take such action as they lawfully may to encourage economic development , diversification of industry and promotion of job opportunities in and near the Issuer . 2 . The Common Council of the City of South Bend approves , determines , ratifies and confirms that the issuance and sale of economic development revenue bonds in an amount of approximately $5 , 000 , 000 . 00 of the Issuer under the Act for the loan of the proceeds of the revenue bonds to the Applicant for the acquisition and equipping of the Project will serve the public purposes referred to above , in accordance with the Act . 3 . In order to induce the Applicant to proceed with the acquisition and equipping of the Project , the Common Council of the City of South Bend hereby approves , determines , ratifies and confirms that (i) it will take or cause to be taken such actions pursuant to the Act as may be required to implement the aforesaid financing, or as it may deem appropriate in pursuance thereof ; provided that all of the foregoing shall be mutually acceptable to the Issuer and the Applicant ; and (ii) it will adopt such ordinances and and advisable for the authorization, issuance and sale of said economic development revenue bonds ; and (iii) it will use its best efforts at the request of Applicant to authorize the issuance of additional bonds for refunding and refinancing the outstanding principal amount of the bonds for completion of the Project and for additions to the Project , including the costs of issuance (providing that the financing of such addition or additions to the Project is found to have a public prupose [as defined in I . C . 36-7-12-1] at the time of authorization of such additional bonds) , and that the aforementioned purposes comply with the provisions of I . C . 36-7-12 . 4 . All costs of the Project incurred after the adoption of this Inducement Resolution , including reimbursement or repayment to the Applicant of moneys expended by the Applicant for planning , engineering , interest paid during construction and for one year after completion of construction , underwriting expenses , attorney and bond counsel fees , acquisition and equipping of the Project will be permitted to be included as part of the bond issue to finance the Project , and the Issuer will loan the proceeds from the sale of the bonds to the Applicant for the same purposes . Also , certain indirect expenses , including but not limited to , planning, architectural work and engineering incurred prior to this Inducement Resolution will be permitted to be included as part of the bond issue to finance the Project . 5 . The liability and obligation of the South Bend Economic Development Commission , the South Bend Common Council and the City of South Bend, Indiana , shall be limited solely Commission, South Bend Common Council and the City of South Bend , Indiana, their Officers of Agents , shall not incur any liability if for any reason the proposed issuance of such bonds is not consummated. / / Mem.er of the Comm Council