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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-03-R RESOLUTION NO. 1 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, TO ENTER INTO AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE WHITE RIVER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, INC. WHEREAS, The City of Batesville, Arkansas, anticipates funding from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission(AEDC)for a disaster project to construct a new Workforce Training Center; and WHEREAS, Batesville,Arkansas requires assistance to identify and implement the regulations pertaining to the said grant; and WHEREAS, it will be necessary for the Mayor and City Clerk to act in connection with the Administrative Agreement; NOW,THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the City Council of Batesville,Arkansas hereby declares that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement with the White River Planning and Development District, Inc.,to provide administrative services to the City. Such costs and contract formats to be pre-approved by AEDC and all such costs to be paid by AEDC from the grant. ENTERED this day of 92012. Mayor City Clerk • RESOLUTION #2012-01-04-R LEASE-PURCHASE NO. 001-0606565-300 DATED AS OF January 18, 2012 A resolution authorizing the negotiation, execution, and delivery of Lease- Purchase Agreement No. 001-0606565-300 dated January 18, 2012 (the "Lease"), in the principal amount of $248,006.00, between City of Batesville, 500 E. Main Street, Batesville, AR 72501 and TCF Equipment Finance, Inc., 11100 Wayzata Blvd Suite #801 Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305; providing 24 Monthly lease payments of $4,226.30 and Monthly lease payment of $161,204.00 each from legally available funds; and prescribing other details in connection therewith. WHEREAS, City of Batesville, (the "Lessee") is a Municipalities duly organized and existing pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas and WHEREAS, Lessee is duly authorized by applicable law to acquire such items of personal property as are needed to carry out its governmental functions and to acquire such personal property by entering into lease-purchase agreements, and WHEREAS, Lessee hereby finds and determines that the execution of a Lease for the purpose of leasing with the option to purchase the property designated and set forth in Exhibit A to the Lease is appropriate and necessary to the function and operations of the Lessee; and WHEREAS, TCF Equipment Finance, Inc., Minnetonka, Minnesota (the "Lessor"), duly organized, existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota, shall act as Lessor under said Lease; and WHEREAS, the Lease shall not constitute a general obligation indebtedness of the Lessee within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the State; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS Section 1. The Mayor or the City Clerk acting on behalf of Lessee, are hereby authorized to negotiate, enter into, execute, and deliver the Lease and related documents in substantially the form as presently before the City Council, which Lease is available for public inspection at the offices of Lessee. Section 2. The Lease shall be in the principal amount of $248,006.00 bearing interest as set forth in Exhibit C of the Lease; said Lease to contain an option to purchase by the Lessee as therein set forth. Section 3. The Lessee's obligations under the Lease shall be expressly subject to annual appropriation by Lessee; and such obligations under the Lease shall not constitute a general obligation of Lessee or indebtedness of Lessee within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas. Section 4. All other related contracts and agreements necessary and incidental to the Lease are hereby authorized. Section 5. Lessee reasonably anticipates to issue not more than $10,000,000 of tax-exempt obligations (other than "private activity bonds" which are not "qualified 501(c)(3) bonds") during the current calendar year and hereby designates the Lease as a "qualified tax-exempt obligation" for purposes of Section 265(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Section 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and approval. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 24th day of January, 2012. APPROVED: Rick Elumbaugh, Mayor ATTEST: Denise M. Johnston, Ci y Clerk