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16426ro N w c 0 U m b u 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 0 ORDINANCE No. 16,42 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PERMANENT FINANCING FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; AUTHORIZING TWO BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING A TRUST INDENTURE SECURING THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING A GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AS LESSOR, THE LITTLE ROCK PORT AUTHORITY, AND USF YEAST COMPANY, AS LESSEE; AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AS LESSOR, AND USF YEAST COMPANY, AS LESSEE; AUTHORIZING A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND USF YEAST COMPANY; AUTHORIZING AN INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMER CONTRACT BETWEEN USF YEAST COMPANY AND THE LITTLE ROCK SANITARY SEWER COMMITTEE AND THE LITTLE ROCK WASTEWATER UTILITY; AUTHORIZING AND PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN FO—IN go a( ZLqf 281 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City"), is authorized and empowered under the provisions of Act No. 9 of the First Extraordinary Session of the Sixty- Second General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved January 21, 1960, as amended (the "Act"), to issue revenue bonds and to expend the proceeds thereof to finance the acquisition, construction and equipment of lands, buildings or facilities which can be used in securing or developing industry; and WHEREAS, it is proposed that the City provide permanent financing, through the issuance of revenue bonds under the Act, for the costs of leasing, acquiring, constructing and equipping certain industrial facilities consisting of buildings, machinery and equipment (the "Project "), and that the City lease the Project to USF Yeast Company, a Delaware joint venture partnership (the "Company"), as part of an industrial facility to be operated by the Company (or its successors or assigns) in or near the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Act, the City is now prepared to proceed with financing the Project and to issue and sell up to $11,000,000 in principal amount of its Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (USF Yeast Q �-Z/ FS 0 0 282 1 Company Project) Series 1993 (the "Bonds°), to provide such 2 financing; and 3 WHEREAS, the City acting by and through the Little Rock 4 Sanitary Sewer Committee ("LRSSC") and the Little Rock 5 Wastewater Utility ("LRWU") and the Company propose to enter into a certain Industrial Customer Contract providing for the 6 disposal of yeast effluent produced as a by- product of the 7 Company's industrial operations at the Project; and 8 WHEREAS, copies of the hereinafter described Trust 9 Indenture, Ground Lease Agreement, Lease Agreement, Bond 10 Purchase Agreements, Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement and the Industrial Customer Contract have been presented to and before 11 this meeting; and 12 WHEREAS, the Bonds are to be sold and delivered in two 13 series, Series 1993A Bonds and Series 1993B Bonds in the 14 Principal amount of up to $9,000,000 and up to $2,000,000 15 respectively, dated, bearing interest, maturing and subject to redemption as hereinafter set forth in the form of Indenture 16 authorized by this Ordinance; and 17 WHEREAS, the City Board of Directors has determined that 18 the purposes for which the Bonds are to be issued serve a valid 19 public purpose. 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: 21 SECTION 1. That the issuance of the Bonds is hereby 22 authorized. The Bonds shall be issued in the forms and 23 denominations, shall be dated, shall be numbered, shall mature 24 (over a period not to exceed thirty (30) years), shall bear 25 interest (at a rate or rates not to exceed the maximum amount allowed by law), and shall be subject to redemption prior to 26 maturity, all upon the terms and conditions recommended by the 27 Company and to be set forth in the Trust Indenture (hereinafter 28 authorized) securing the Bonds. 29 SECTION 2. That the Series 1993A Bonds be sold to First 30 Alabama Bank, Dothan, Alabama, and that the Series 1993B Bonds be sold to SAP Products Corporation (the "Purchasers ") for the 31 purchase price recommended by the Company and upon the terms and 32 conditions set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreements by and 33 between the City, the Company and the Purchasers, which Bond 34 Purchase Agreements are hereby authorized in substantially the 35 36 [2] 0 283 forms submitted to this meeting. The Mayor and City Clerk are 1 hereby authorized to execute, acknowledge and deliver the Bond 2 Purchase Agreements for and on behalf of the City. 3 SECTION 3. To prescribe the terms and conditions upon which 4 the Bonds are executed, authenticated, issued, accepted, held 5 and secured, the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute and acknowledge a Trust Indenture by and between the 6 City and a bank or trust company which will act as Trustee 7 thereunder, dated as of July 1, 1993, or such other date upon 8 which the Company, the City and the trustee shall all agree (the 9 °Indenture°), and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and 10 directed to execute and acknowledge the Indenture and to affix the seal of the City thereto, and the Mayor and City Clerk are 11 hereby authorized and directed to cause the Indenture to be 12 accepted, executed and acknowledged by the Trustee. The 13 Indenture is hereby approved in substantially the form submitted 14 to this meeting, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to confer 15 with the Trustee, the Company and the Purchasers in order to complete the Indenture in substantially the form submitted to 16 this meeting with such changes as shall be approved by such 17 persons executing the document, their execution to constitute 18 conclusive evidence of such approval. 19 SECTION 4. That there be, and there is hereby authorized 20 the execution and delivery of a Lease Agreement by and between the City as Lessor, and the Company as Lessee (the "Lease 21 Agreement"), and a Ground Lease Agreement among the City as 22 Lessor, the Little Rock Port Authority, an the Company as Lessee 23 (the "Ground Lease Agreement") and the Mayor and City Clerk be, 24 and they are hereby, authorized to secure, acknowledge and 25 deliver the Ground Lease Agreement and the Lease Agreement for and on behalf of the City. The Ground Lease Agreement and the 26 Lease Agreement are hereby approved substantially in the forms 27 submitted to this meeting, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to 28 confer with the Company, the Trustee and the Purchasers in order 29 to complete the Ground Lease Agreement and the Lease Agreement 30 in substantially the forms submitted to this meeting which such changes as shall be approved by such persons executing the 31 document, their execution to constitute conclusive evidence of 32 such approval. 33 SECTION 5. That there be, and there is hereby authorized 34 the execution and delivery of a Payment in Lieu of taxes 35 36 [3] 284 Agreement between the City and the Company (the °Payment in Lieu 1 of Taxes Agreement°), and the Mayor and the City Clerk be, and 2 they are hereby, authorized to execute, acknowledge and deliver 3 the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement on behalf of the City. 4 The Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement is hereby approved substantially in the form submitted to this meeting, and the 5 Mayor is hereby authorized to confer with the Company in order 6 to complete the Payment in Lieu of Taxes. Agreement in 7 substantially the form submitted to this meeting with such 8 changes as shall be approved by such persons executing the 9 document, their execution to constitute conclusive evidence of 10 such approval. SECTION 6. That the Mayor and the City Clerk, for and on 11 behalf of the City, be, and they are hereby, authorized and 12 directed to do any and all things necessary to effect the 13 execution and delivery of the Lease Agreement and the Ground 14 Lease Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the City under the Lease Agreement and the Ground Lease Agreement, 15 and the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the 16 performance of all obligations of the City under and pursuant to 17 the Indenture, the execution and delivery of the Bond Purchase 18 Agreements and the performance of all obligations of the City 19 under and pursuant to the Bond Purchase Agreements, the issuance, execution, sale and delivery of the Bonds, the 20 execution and delivery of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement 21 and the performance of all obligations of the City under and 22 pursuant to the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement, and the 23 performance of all acts of whatever nature necessary to effect 24 and carry out the authority conferred by this Ordinance. That the Mayor and City Clerk be, and they are hereby, further 25 authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the City, to 26 secure all papers, documents, certificates and other instruments 27 that may be required for the carrying out of such authority or, 28 to evidence the exercise thereof. 29 SECTION 7. That there be, and there is hereby authorized the execution and delivery of an Industrial Customer Contract by 30 and between the City's LRSSC and LRWU and the Company (the 31 "Industrial Customer Contract"), and the Mayor and the City 32 Clerk be, and they are hereby, authorized to execute, 33 acknowledge and deliver the Industrial Customer Contract on 34 behalf of the City. The Industrial Customer Contract is hereby 35 36 [4] 0 285 approved substantially in the form submitted to this meeting, 1 and the Mayor is hereby authorized to confer with the Company in 2 order to complete the Industrial Customer Contract in 3 substantially the form submitted to this meeting with such 4 changes as shall be approved by such persons executing the 5 document, their execution to constitute conclusive evidence of 6 such approval. SECTION 8. That the City is hereby involved with the 7 acquiring, constructing and equipping of industrial facilities, 8 and pursuant to applicable laws of the State of Arkansas 9 including particularly the Act, competitive bidding is waived. 10 SECTION 9. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file in the office of the City Clerk, as a part of 11 the minutes of the meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted, 12 for inspection by any interested person, a copy of the documents 13 authorized hereby, and such documents shall be on file for 14 inspection by any interested person. 15 SECTION 10. That the law firm of Wright, Lindsey & 16 Jennings, Little Rock, Arkansas, be appointed to act as Bond Counsel on behalf of the City in connection with the issuance 17 and sale of the Bonds. 18 SECTION 11. That the provisions of this Ordinance are 19 hereby declared to be separable, and if any section, phrase or 20 provision shall for any reason be declared to be invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of 21 the sections, phrases and provisions. 22 SECTION 12. That all ordinances, resolutions and parts 23 thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent 24 of such conflict. 25 SECTION 13. That there is hereby found and declared to be an immediate need for the securing and developing of industry in 26 order to provide employment and payrolls, alleviate unemployment 27 and otherwise benefit the public health, safety and welfare of 28 the City and the inhabitants thereof, and the issuance of the 29 Bonds authorized hereby and the taking of the other action 30 authorized hereby are immediately necessary for the 31 accomplishing of these public benefits and purposes. It is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists and this Ordinance 32 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 33 peace, health and safety shall be in force and effect 34 immediately upon and after its passage. 35 36 �5) w� w w ■■� w w w w w w■ w w w �■ 286 1 PASSED: May 26, 1993 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 i/ 4 •' [6]