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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-08-01 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PERMANENT FINANCING FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; AUTHORIZING A TRUST INDENTURE SECURING THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, AND OMEGA CONTAINER BATESVILLE, INC. ; AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING AND PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City of Batesville, 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 land, 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, of the costs of the acquisition, construction and equipment of the Project, described below (the "Project" ) , and that the City loan the proceeds of the Bonds to Omega Container Batesville, Inc . , an Arkansas corporation (the "Company" ) , to finance the Project. WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the City is now prepared to proceed with financing the Project and to issue and sell $475, 000 in principal amount of its Industrial Development Revenue Bonds - Omega Project, Series 1984 (the "Bonds" ) , to provide such financing; and WHEREAS, copies of the hereinafter described Trust Indenture and Loan Agreement have been presented to and are before this meeting; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Batesville, Arkansas: Section 1 . That the issuance of the Bonds is hereby approved to finance the following Project: • (a) The Project to be financed is the acquisition of approximately 4 acres of land • on Industrial Drive in the Batesville Industrial Park, the construction of a manufacturing plant containing approximately 34, 500 square feet and the acquisition of equipment for the Plant. (b) The initial owner and operator of the Project will be the Company. The proceeds of the bonds will be loaned to the Company to finance the Project, and the Company will be required to repay the loan, with interest, at times and in amounts sufficient to provide for payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds, as due. The Company is in the business of manufacturing ammunition containers. Section 2 . That the issuance of the Bonds is hereby authorized. The Bonas shall be issued in the forms and denominations, shall be dated, shall be numbered, shall mature (over a period not to exceed thirty (30) years) , shall bear interest (at a rate or rates per annum) , and shall be subject to • redemption prior to maturity all upon the terms and conditions recommended by the Company and to be set forth in the Trust Indenture (hereinafter authorized) securing the Bonds. Section 3 . That the Bonds be sold to a Purchaser (the Purchaser" ) , for the purchase price recommended by the Company. Section 4. To prescribe the terms and conditions upon which the Bonds are to be executed, issued, accepted, held and secured, the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute and acknowledge a Trust Indenture by and between the City and a bank or trust company which will act as Trustee thereunder (the "Indenture" ) , and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to execute and acknowledge the Indenture and to affix the seal of the City thereto, and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to cause the Indenture to be accepted, executed and acknowledged by the Trustee. The Indenture is hereby approved in substantially the form submitted to this meeting, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to confer with the Trustee, the Company and the Purchaser in order to complete the Indenture in substantially the form submitted to this meeting with such changes as shall be approved by such persons executing the document, their execution to constitute conclusive evidence of such approval . Section 5 . That there be, and there is hereby authorized the execution and delivery of a Loan Agreement by and between the City and the Company (the "Loan Agreement" ) , and the • (4W V • Mayor and City Clerk be, and they are hereby, authorized to execute, acknowledge and deliver the Loan Agreement for and on behalf of the City. The Loan Agreement is hereby approved in substantially the form submitted to this meeting, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to confer with the Company, the Agent and the Purchaser in order to complete the Loan Agreement in substantially the form submitted to this meeting which such changes as shall be approved by such persons executing the document, their execution to constitute conclusive evidence of such approval . Section 6. That the Mayor and City Clerk, for and on behalf of the City, be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary to effect the execution and delivery of the Loan Agreement, the performance of all obligations of the City under the Loan Agreement, the execution and delivery of the Indenture, the performance of all obligations of the City under and pursuant to the Indenture, the issuance, execution, sale and delivery of the Bonds, and the performance of all acts of whatever nature necessary to effect and carry out the authority conferred by this Ordinance. That the Mayor and City Clerk be, and they are hereby, further • authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the City, to execute all papers, documents, certificates and o-cher instruments that may be required for the carrying out of such authority or to evidence the exercise thereof. Section 7 . That the City is hereby involved with the acquiring, constructing and equipping of industrial facilities, and pursuant to applicable laws of the State of Arkansas, including particularly the Act, competitive bidding is waived. Section 8. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file in the office of the City Clerk, as a part of the minutes of the meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted, for inspection by any interested person a copy of the Indenture and Loan Agreement and such documents shall be on file for inspection by any interested person. Section 9 . That the law firm of Friday, Eldredge & Clark, Little Rock, Arkansas, be appointed to act as Bond Counsel on behalf of the City in connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds. Section 10. That the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be separable, and if any section, phrase or provision shall for any reason be declared to be invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the sections, phrases and provisions. • Section 11 . That all ordinances, resolutions and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 12 . The Company shall pay all costs of the Project, costs and expenditures incidental thereto, and financing costs (including all costs of authorizing and issuing the Bonds) not paid from proceeds of the Bonds . Section 13 . That there is hereby found and declared to be an immediate need for the securing and developing of industry in order to provide employment and payrolls, alleviate unemployment and otherwise benefit the public health, safety and welfare of the City and the inhabitants thereof, and the issuance of the bonds authorized hereby and the taking of the other action authorized hereby are immediately necessary for the accomplishing of these public benefits and purposes. It is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists and this Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in force and effect immediately upon and after its passage. • PASSED: Z o , 1984. APPROVED: ATTEST: Mayo r City Cler (SEAL) • • CERTIFICATE The undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Batesville, Arkansas, hereby certifies that the foregoing pages are a true and perfect copy of Ordinance No. X34 -9 -- j , adopted at a session of the City Council of the City of Batesville, AA kansas, held at the regular meeting place in the City at 7 : 00 o' clock p.m. , on the 20th day of August, 1984, and that the Ordinance is of record in Ordinance Record Book No. E at page IN , now in my possession. GIVEN under my hand and seal on this day of 1984. Ci-Ey Clerk (SEAL) •