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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20121893.tiff EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO.246 IN THE MATTER OF AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER AND NCMC,INC.;APPROVING THE CONTINUED LEASING OF CERTAIN HOSPITAL FACILITIES BY THE COUNTY TO THE COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY AND A RESTATED GROUND LEASE; APPROVING THE CONTINUED LEASING OF SUCH HOSPITAL FACILITIES BY THE COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER AND A RESTATED LEASE;APPROVING THE INCURRENCE OF REVENUE DEBT BY THE HOSPITAL THROUGH THE RESTATED LEASE RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE BY THE COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY OF ITS HOSPITAL REVENUE BONDS (NCMC, INC. PROJECT)SERIES 2012;APPROVING THE CONTINUED SUBLEASING OF SUCH HOPSITAL FACILITIES BY THE HOSPITAL TO NCMC,INC.AND A RESTATED SUBLEASE;AND ALSO MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF WELD,STATE OF COLORADO: WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld,State of Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter,is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County,Colorado,and WHEREAS, the County is a Home Rule County, organized and existing under the Constitution and the laws of the State of Colorado,and WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title 25, Article 3, Part 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, entitled "County Hospitals, Establishment,"the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board")of the County established a body corporate under the name of"Board of Trustees for Weld County General Hospital,"now known as the Board of Trustees for North Colorado Medical Center (the"Hospital"),which operates or causes to be operated the North Colorado Medical Center(the "Hospital Facilities")located on land owned by the County,and WHEREAS,the County, pursuant to ordinances previously adopted and approved (the "Original Ordinances"), has previously leased certain real property (the "Land") containing the Hospital Facilities to the Colorado Health Facilities Authority(the"Authority")pursuant to a Ground Lease,dated as of December 1, 1985, between the County and the Authority,as amended and supplemented(the"Original Ground Lease"),in connection with the issuance by the Authority of various of its revenue bonds for the benefit of the Hospital(the"Prior Bonds")pursuant to a Trust Indenture,dated as of December 1,1985,as amended and supplemented(the"Original Indenture"), and WHEREAS,the Authority has leased the Land and the Hospital Facilities to the Hospital pursuant to a Lease,dated as of December 1,1985,between the Authority and the Hospital and accepted and approved by the County,as amended and supplemented(the"Original Lease");and 3860903 Pages: 1 of 5 07/24/2012 10:43 AM R Fee:$0.00 Steve;oreno, Clerk end Recorder, Weld County, CO ' f„� I (Yls ��kjd VIII hti��PGrhN�h 1�9�lf�Ll 1r �,Nl+lf G�U,1�4Y Ifhi' �I III w a-I a 2012-1893 ORD246 RE: ORDINANCE NO. 246 PAGE 2 WHEREAS, the County has previously, pursuant to the Original Ordinances, approved the issuance of various of the Prior Bonds and related indebtedness of the Hospital, and the documentation related thereto, and WHEREAS,the Hospital has sublet the Hospital Facilities to the Corporation pursuant to a sublease including the Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease, dated as of January 15, 1993, as previously amended and supplemented (the "Original Sublease"), and WHEREAS, the Authority has agreed to issue its Hospital Revenue Bonds (NCMC, Inc. Project) Series 2012 (the"Series 2012 Bonds")to finance the cost of the acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement and equipping of certain real and personal property and hospital and healthcare related facilities of the Corporation (the"Series 2012 Project"), and (ii) pay certain costs associated with the issuance of the Series 2012 Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Corporation has guaranteed the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Prior Bonds, the Series 2012 Bonds, and any Additional Bonds pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Restated Guaranty Agreement between the Corporation and the Trustee, and WHEREAS, Banner Health operates the Hospital Facilities pursuant to an operating agreement with the Corporation, and Banner Health has guaranteed the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Prior Bonds and the Series 2012 Bonds pursuant to the terms and conditions of and to the extent provided in various limited guaranty agreements between Banner and the Trustee, and WHEREAS,the Hospital desires that the Authority provide the Hospital with the proceeds of the Series 2012 Bonds in order to finance the Series 2012 Project, and pay certain costs associated with the issuance of the Series 2012 Bonds, and WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Series 2012 Bonds, the parties to the Original Ground Lease,the Original Lease, the Original Sublease and the Original Indenture(which have been amended and supplemented numerous times)desire to restate each of those respective documents into a single Restated Ground Lease, a Restated Lease, a Restated Sublease and a Restated Indenture for ease and convenience of reference, and make the changes therein necessary and desirable for the issuance of the Series 2012 Bonds, and WHEREAS, the County desires to approve the incurrence of revenue debt by the Hospital through the Restated Lease and the issuance by the Authority of the Series 2012 Bonds related thereto and the execution of the documentation in connection therewith, and WHEREAS,there has been presented to the Board at its meeting the following documents: (a) form of the Restated Lease; (b) form of the Restated Ground Lease; (c) form of the Restated Sublease; 3860903 Pages: 2 of 5 07/24/2012 10:43 AM R Fee:$0.00 2012-1893 Steve Moreno. Clerk and Recorder, Weld County. CO ■III Pr+NIYhNIAll FMilti'IlitVI Wd, ,*I IRO1 ■I III ORD246 RE: ORDINANCE NO. 246 PAGE 3 (d) form of Restated Indenture; and (e) form of resolution of the Hospital notifying the County of its intent to issue revenue debt. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado as follows: This is an emergency ordinance which shall be effective on adoption as provided in Article III, Section 3-14, of the County's Home Rule Charter. Public Notice of this Ordinance shall be given forthwith. Without such procedure,the Ordinance could not be considered and finally adopted so as to accommodate a sale of the Series 2012 Bonds when interest rates are most favorable and in the time necessary to allow timely financing of the Series 2012 Project. Section 1. Restated Lease. The Board does hereby acknowledge notice of the Hospital's intention to incur revenue debt, and does hereby approve and authorize the incurrence of revenue debt by the Hospital in an amount equal to $60 million pursuant to the Restated Lease which provides for payment of the Series 2012 Bonds issued by the Authority under the Restated Indenture. The Restated Lease, whereby the Hospital Facilities, and any additions thereto, will be leased by the Authority to the Hospital and with rentals payable thereunder as provided in the Restated Lease, is hereby approved and shall be in substantially the form thereof now before this meeting with such changes therein as shall be approved by the officers of the Hospital executing the same, the execution to constitute conclusive evidence of the approval of any such changes or revisions therein from the form of the Restated Lease now before this meeting; and the consent contained in the Restated Lease (which shall represent the notice of no objection to the incurrence of revenue debt) shall be executed on behalf of the County by the Chair or Chair Pro-Tem of the Board, sealed with the seal of the County, and attested to by the Clerk or Deputy Clerk to the Board. Section 2. Restated Ground Lease. The Restated Ground Lease, whereby the Land is leased to the Authority, is hereby approved and shall be in substantially the form thereof now before this meeting with such changes therein as shall be approved by the persons executing the same, the execution to constitute conclusive evidence of the approval of any such changes or revisiions therein from the form of the Restated Ground Lease now before this meeting. The Chair or Chair Pro-Tem of the Board are hereby authorized to execute the same on behalf of the County, and the Clerk or Deputy Clerk to the Board is hereby authorized to attest and seal the same. Section 3. Sublease of Hospital Facilities. The Board does hereby approve and authorize the Restated Sublease between the Hospital, as sublessor, and the Corporation, as sublessee, whereby the Hospital Facilities, and the additions thereto, are sublet by the Hospital to the Corporation and with rentals payable thereunder as provided in the Restated Sublease for the use of such Hospital Facilities, and additions thereto. The Restated Sublease is hereby approved with such terms and provisions as shall be approved by the officers of the Hospital executing the same and the County's Attorney's Office, with such execution to constitute conclusive evidence of their approval and this Board's approval of any such terms and provisions. Section 4. Enterprise. The Board has treated, and continues to treat, the Hospital as an "enterprise" for the purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the Colorado Constitution. 3860903 Pages: 3 of 5 07/24/2012 10:43 RM R Fee:$0.00 Steve Moreno, Clerk and Recorder, Weld County. CO ■III I '+PGhG�ti'4iI�I��I�ILti�! figrillreLICHinl11111 2012-1893 ORD246 RE: ORDINANCE NO. 246 PAGE 4 Section 5. Other Matters. The Board hereby approves the Hospital entering into all tax and miscellaneous closing documents in connection therewith. Section 6. Further Action. The Board further authorizes the officers of the Board or any County Commissioner to take all action necessary or reasonably required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Ordinance, including without limitation,the execution and delivery of closing documents necessary in connection with such transactions. Section 7. No Liability of County or Board. It is further understood and agreed that the Series 2012 Bonds to be issued by the Authority do not constitute a debt or liability of this County and that the County is not obligated to make lease payments to the Authority, and neither taxpayer funds, nor any funds of the County, will be used to pay the principal of, interest, or redemption premium on any of the Authority's Series 2012 Bonds, No portion of this Ordinance shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any immunities the Board or their officers or employees may possess, nor shall any portion of this Ordinance be deemed to have created a duty of care with respect to any persons or entities not a party to the Restated Ground Lease,the Restated Indenture, the Restated Lease, the Restated Sublease or any other document related thereto. Section 8. Public Notice. That public notice of the adoption of this emergency ordinance shall forthwith be given by the Clerk to the Board after passage. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that pursuant to Article III, Section 3-14(c), of the Weld County Home Rule Charter, the Board of County Commissioners finds, and hereby declares, this Ordinance to be an Emergency Ordinance as closing on the Colorado Health Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue Bonds(NCMC, Inc. Project), Series 2012, is scheduled to take place as soon as reasonably possible and its immediate passage is necessary to obtain a favorable interest rate on the Series 2012 Bonds, and is necessary for the preservation and protection of the public health and welfare. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board if any section, subsection, paragraph,sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in each and every section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases might be declared to be unconstitutional or invalid. 3860903 Pages: 4 of 5 07/24/2012 10:43 AM R Fee:$0.00 Steve Moreno, Clerk and Recorder. Weld County, CO rri PINVICI44II 11/21144 Eli JO, III II 2012-1893 ORD246 RE: ORDINANCE NO.246 PAGE 5 The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 246 was,on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 23rd day of July,A.D.,2012. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY,COLORADO ATTEST: p Sean P hair Weld County Clerk to the Board (---.)-- F.Gara-;Pro- m Deputy CI tot Boa j 41►� ���/J ',4_4 / ev 1e gt_llto ara Kir meyer/ds`,...J c,q/ Ccfy f":„` ^, ''David E.Long -ounty Attorney / C�ti e✓ oug s Radema er Read and Approved: July 23,2012 Publication: August 1,2012,in the Fort Lupton Press Effective: July 23,2012 3860903 Pages: 5 of 5 07/24/2012 10:43 AM R Fee:$0.00 Steve Moreno, Clerk and Recorder, Weld County, CO VIII riPPil itiM lili, +1,W,VI 1,1il,I fiali"Ill 2012-1893 ORD246 KUTAK ROCK LLP ATLANTA CHICAGO SUITE 3100 DES MOINES 1801 CALIFORNIA STREET FAYETTEVILLE IRVINE DENVER, COLORADO 80202-2626 KANSAS CITY LITTLE ROCK 303-297-2400 LOS ANGELES FACSIMILE 303.292.7799 OKLAHOMA CITY OMAHA PHILADELPHIA www.kutakrock.com RICHMOND SCOTTSDALE SUSAN A. SHERMAN WASHINGTON susan.sherman@kulakrock.com WICHITA (303)297-2400 July 19, 2012 • VIA FEDEX Bruce Barker, Esq. Weld County Attorney Weld County, Colorado 1150 O Street Greeley, CO 80631 Board of Trustees for North Colorado Medical Center and Weld County Signature Pages for Colorado Health Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue Bonds (NCMC, Inc. Project) Series 2012 Dear Mr. Barker: Enclosed please find signature pages relating to the documents requiring execution by the Board of Trustees for North Colorado Medical Center and Weld County, Colorado. There are five signature pages per document requiring execution and the signature blocks have been marked with blue tabs for the Board of Trustees, red tabs for Weld County and yellow tabs where a notary signature is required. For the Board of Trustees of North Colorado Medical Center, here is a list of the documents that the signature pages correspond to: 1. General and No-Litigation Certificate of the Board of Trustees of North Colorado Medical Center. 2. Tax Regulatory Agreement. 3. No Arbitrage Certificate. 4. Resolution of the Board of Trustees of North Colorado Medical Center. 5. Restated Operating Sublease. P g 6. Restated Lease. • 4834-4258-3312.1 Bruce Barker, Esq. July 19, 2012 Page 2 For Weld County, Colorado, here is a list of the documents that the signature pages correspond to: 7. Restated Lease. 8. Restated Ground Lease. 9. Emergency Ordinance No. 246. Copies of all documents are included in this package as well. Please have all 5 copies of each document executed and returned to us no later than Wednesday, July 25`h. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Susan A. Sherman Paralegal Enclosures 4834-4258-3312.1 Hello