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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20083151.tiff EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 241 IN THE MATTER OF AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WITH RESPECT TO NCMC, INC.; APPROVING THE CONTINUED LEASING OF CERTAIN HOSPITAL FACILITIES BY THE COUNTY TO THE COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY; APPROVING THE CONTINUED LEASING OF SUCH HOSPITAL FACILITIES BY THE COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER; APPROVING THE INCURRENCE OF REVENUE DEBT BY THE HOSPITAL THROUGH THE NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL LEASE AND THE ISSUANCE BY THE COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY OF ITS HOSPITAL REVENUE BONDS (NCMC, INC. PROJECT)SERIES 2008AAND SERIES 2008B,AND AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT PERTAINING TO SAID BONDS; 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 Emergency Ordinance No. 75, adopted and approved by the Board on December 18, 1985, and Emergency Ordinance No. 160, adopted and approved by the Board on October 31, 1990(collectively, 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 by an Agreement, dated April 27, 1988 (the "Agreement"), among the Authority, the County, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank West, N.A., Norwest Bank Colorado, National Association, Norwest Bank Denver, N.A., United Bank of Denver National Association and IntraWest Bank of Greeley, N.A. (the"Trustee"), the Hospital, and NCMC, Inc. (formerly known as North Colorado Medical Center, Inc.)(the"Corporation"), and a First Supplemental Ground Lease, dated as of November 1, 1990, a Second Supplemental Ground Lease, dated as of November 1, 1999, and a Third Supplemental Ground Lease, dated as of November 1, 2003, all between the County and the Authority with the consent of the Trustee, the Hospital, and the Corporation (collectively, the "Original Ground Lease"), in connection with the issuance, by the Authority, of its Hospital Refunding Revenue Bonds(North Colorado Medical Center)Series 1985,which are no longer outstanding, its Variable 7, Rate Demand Hospital Bonds (North Colorado Medical Center) Series 1990 (the "Series 1990 co Bonds"), its Hospital Revenue Bonds (North Colorado Medical Center) Series 1993 (the "Series o 1993 Bonds"), its Hospital Improvement Revenue Bonds (NCMC, Inc. Project) Series 1999 (the N "Series 1999 Bonds"), its Hospital Revenue Bonds (NCMC Inc. Project) Series 2003 (the "Series 2003 Bonds") and its Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds (NCMC, Inc. Project) Series 2005 (the "Series 2005 Bonds,"and together with the Series 1990 Bonds, the Series 1993 Bonds,the Series 1999 Bonds, and the Series 2003 Bonds, the "Prior Bonds") pursuant to a Trust Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1985, as amended and supplemented by a First Supplemental Trust Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1990, a Second Supplemental Trust Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1990, a Third Supplemental Trust Indenture,dated as of January 15, 1993,a Fourth Supplemental Trust Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1994, a Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 1, 1999, a Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 2001, a Seventh Supplemental Trust Indenture dated as of November 1, 2003, and an Eighth Supplemental Trust Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2005, each between the Authority and the Trustee(collectively, 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 by the Agreement, a First Supplemental Lease, dated as of November 1, 1990, a Second Supplemental Lease, dated as of November 1, 1990, a Third Supplemental Lease, dated as of January 15, 1993, a Fourth Supplemental Lease, dated as of December 1, 1994, a Fifth Supplemental Lease, dated as of November 1, 1999, a Sixth Supplemental Lease, dated as of January 1, 2001, a Seventh Supplemental Lease, dated as of November 1, 2003, and an Eighth Supplemental Lease, dated as of June 1, 2005, all between the Authority and the Hospital and accepted and approved by the County(collectively, the "Original Lease"); and WHEREAS, the County has previously, pursuant to the Original Ordinances, approved the issuance of various of the Prior Bonds and the documentation related thereto, and WHEREAS, the Hospital has sublet the Hospital Facilities to the Corporation pursuant to a Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease,dated as of January 15, 1993,as previously amended and as amended by the First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease, dated as of December 1, 1994,the Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease, dated as of November 1, 1999, the Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease, dated as of January 1, 2001, the Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease, dated as of November 1, 2003, and the Fifth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease,dated as of June 1, 2005, each between the Hospital and the Corporation (the "Original Sublease"), and WHEREAS, the Authority has agreed to issue its Hospital Revenue Bonds (NCMC, Inc. Project) Series 2008A and Series 2008B (collectively, the "Series 2008 Bonds") to (i) refund the Series 1993 Bonds, (ii) finance the cost of the acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement and equipping of certain real property and hospital and healthcare related facilities of the Corporation (the "Series 2008 Project"), and (iii) pay certain costs associated with the issuance of the Series 2008 Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Corporation has guaranteed the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Prior Bonds, the Series 2008 Bonds, and any Additional Bonds pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Guaranty Agreement, dated as of January 15, 1993, as amended by the Guaranty Agreement Amendment dated as of October 15, 1999,the Guaranty Agreement Second Amendment dated as of November 1, 2003,the Guaranty Agreement Third Amendment, dated as of June 1, 2005, and the Guaranty Agreement Fourth Amendment, to be entered into, each between the Corporation and the Trustee, and WHEREAS, Banner has guaranteed the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Prior Bonds pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Limited Guaranty Agreement, the 2003 Limited Guaranty Agreement and the 2005 Limited Guaranty Agreement and will guarantee payment of the principal of and interest on the Series 2008 Bonds pursuant to the terms and conditions of the 2008 Limited Guaranty Agreement to be entered into, each between Banner and the Trustee, and WHEREAS, the Hospital desires that the Authority provide the Hospital with the proceeds of the Series 2008 Bonds in order to refund the Series 1993 Bonds, finance the Series 2008 Project, and pay certain costs associated with the issuance of the Series 2008 Bonds, and WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Series 2008 Bonds, the Authority and the Trustee shall be amending and supplementing the Original Indenture by a Tenth Supplemental Trust Indenture(the"Tenth Supplemental Indenture"), and the Authority and the Hospital, with the approval of the County, shall be amending and supplementing the Original Lease by a Ninth Supplemental Lease (the "Ninth Supplemental Lease"), and WHEREAS, Wachovia Bank, National Association, (the "Underwriter") or its successors, is expected to agree to purchase the Series 2008 Bonds from the Authority, pursuant to a Bond Purchase Agreement(the"Bond Purchase Agreement"),between the Authority and the Underwriter and accepted and approved by the Hospital and the Corporation, and WHEREAS, the Authority, the Trustee, as trustee and escrow agent, the Hospital, and the Corporation will enter into an Escrow Agreement(the "Escrow Agreement(1993)") in connection with the refunding of the Series 1993 Bonds, and WHEREAS,the County desires to approve the incurrence of revenue debt by the Hospital through the Ninth Supplemental Lease and the issuance by the Authority of the Series 2008 Bonds and the execution of the documentation in connection therewith, and WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Board at its meetings the following documents: (a) the form of the Tenth Supplemental Indenture; (b) the form of the Ninth Supplemental Lease; and (c) the form of resolution of the Hospital notifying the County of its interest 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 2008 Bonds when interest rates and credit enhancement and liquidity terms are most favorable and in the time necessary to allow timely refunding of the Series 1993 Bonds and the financing of the Series 2008 Project. Section 1. Ninth Supplemental 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 as represented by the Ninth Supplemental Lease between the Authority, as lessor, and the Hospital, as lessee,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 Ninth Supplemental Lease now before this meeting, which rents are payable as provided in the Ninth Supplemental Lease for the use of such Hospital Facilities, and additions thereto, and such Ninth Supplemental Lease to be in substantially the form thereof now before this meeting and hereby approved or with such changes therein as shall be approved by the officers of the Hospital executing the same, with such execution to constitute conclusive evidence of their approval of any such changes or revisions therein from the form of the Ninth Supplemental Lease now before this meeting; and the consent contained in the Ninth Supplemental Lease (which represents 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 to the Board in substantially the form thereof now before this meeting, and hereby approved, or with such changes therein as shall be approved by the Chair or the Chair Pro-Tem executing the same, with such execution to constitute conclusive evidence of their approval and this Board's approval of any such changes or revisions therein from the form of the Ninth Supplemental Lease now before this meeting. Section 2. Sublease of Hospital Facilities. The Board does hereby approve and authorize the amendment of the Original 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 Original Sublease for the use of such Hospital Facilities, and additions thereto, if such amendment is deemed necessary by the Hospital and the Corporation to satisfy the requirements of the credit provider for the Series 2008 Bonds. Such amendment, if any, 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 3. 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. Section 4. Other Matters. The Board hereby approves the incurrence of revenue debt by the Hospital, as further represented by the issuance of the Series 2008 Bonds, and approves the Hospital entering into the Escrow Agreement (1993), the Bond Purchase Agreement, and a Tax Certificate as to Arbitrage and the Provisions of Sections 103 and 141-150 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Section 5. 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 6. No Liability of County or Board. It is further understood and agreed that the Series 2008 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 2008 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 Original Ground Lease, the Original Indenture, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture,the Original Lease,the Ninth Supplemental Lease,the Original Sublease, any amendment to the Original Sublease executed in connection with the Series 2008 Bonds, the Escrow Agreement (1993), the Tax Certificate, or the Bond Purchase Agreement. Section 7. 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 2008A and Series 2008B, is scheduled to take place as soon as reasonably possible and its immediate passage is necessary to obtain a favorable interest rate and credit enhancement and liquidity terms on the Series 2008 Bonds and timely completion of the refunding of the Series 1993 Bonds and the financing of the Series 2008 Project, 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. The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 241 was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 1st day of October, A.D., 2008. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO Read and Approved: October 1, 2008 Publication: October 10, 2008, in the Greeley Tribune Effective: October 15, 2008 ORIMIN E NOY241 • IN THE MATTER OF AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WITH RESPECT TO NCMC,INC.; Affidavit O f Publication APPROVING THE CONTINUED LEASING OF CERTAIN HOSPITAL FACILITIES BY THE COUNTY TO THE COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY;APPROVING THE CONTINUED LEASING OF SUCH HOSPITAL FACILITIES BY THE COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER;APPROVING THE INCURRENCE OF REVENUE DEBT BY THE HOSPITAL THROUGH THE NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL LEASE AND THE ISSUANCE BY n ^�O THE COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY OF ITS HOSPITAL REVENUE STATE^ATE OF COLORADO BONDS(NCMC,INC.PROJECT)SERIES 2008A AND SERIES 2008B,AND AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT PERTAINING TO SAID BONDS;AND ALSO MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS IN 55. CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING County of Weld, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF WELD,STATE OF COLORADO: Jennifer Usher WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld,State of Colorado,pur- suant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter,is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County,Colorado,and of said County of Weld, being duly sworn, say that I am an WHEREAS,the County is a Home Rule County,organized and existing under the Constitution advertising clerk of 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, iI p' entitled"County Hospitals,Establishment,"the Board of County Commissioners(the"Board")of THE TRIBUNE 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 that the same is a daily newspaper of general circulation and WHEREAS.the County,pursuant to Emergency Ordinance No.75,adopted and approved by printed and published in the City of Greeley, in said county and the Board on December 18.1985,and Emergency Ordinance No.160,adopted and approved state; that the notice or advertisement, of which the annexed is a by the Board on October 31,1990(collectively,the"Original Ordinances"),has previously leased certain real property(the"Land")containing the Hospital Facilities to the Colorado Health true copy,(days): that the notice was published in the regular and 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 by an Agreement,dated entire issue of every number of said newspaper during the period April 27,1988(the"Agreement"),among the Authority,the County,Wells Fargo Bank,N.A., and time ofpublication of said notice, and in the newspaper as successor to Wells Fargo Bank West,NA.,Norwest Bank Colorado,National Association, Norwest Bank Denver,N A-,United Bank of Denver National Association and IntraWest Bank of and not in supplement thereof; that the first publication Greeley,N.A.(the'Trustee"),the Hospital,and NCMC,Inc.(formerly known as North Colorado proper a Medical Center,Inc.)(the"Corporation'),and a First Supplemental Ground Lease,dated as of of said notice was contained in the, issue of the said newspaper- November 1.1990,a Second Supplemental Ground Lease,dated as of November 1,1999,and a Third Supplemental Ground Lease,dated as of November 1,2003,all between the County bearing date the Tenth day of October and the Authority with the consent of the Trustee,the Hospital,and the Corporation(collectively. the"Original Ground Lease'),in connection with the issuance,by the Authority,of its Hospital AD. 2008 and the last publication thereof in the issue of said Refunding Revenue Bonds(North Colorado Medical Center)Series 1985,which are no longer newspaper bearing date the Tenth day of October AD. outstanding,its Variable Rate Demand Hospital Bonds(North Colorado Medical Center)Series 1990(the"Series 1990 Bonds"),its Hospital Revenue Bonds(North Colorado Medical Center) 2008. that said The Tribune has been published continuously Series 1993(the"Series 1993 Bonds"),its Hospital Improvement Revenue Bonds(NCMC,Inc. Project)Series 1999(the"Series 1999 Bonds"),its Hospital Revenue Bonds(NCMC Inc.Project) and uninterruptedly during the period of at least six months next Series 2003(the"Series 2003 Bonds")and its Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds(NCMC,Inc. . Project)Series 2005(the"Series 2005 Bonds,"and together with the Series 1990 Bonds.the prior to the first issue there of contained said notice or Series 1993 Bonds,the Series 1999 Bonds,and the Series 2003 Bonds,the"Prior Bonds")pur- advertisement above referred to; that said newspaper has been suant toe Trust Indenture,dated as of December 1,1985,as amended and supplemented by a First Supplemental Trust Indenture,dated as of November 1,1990,a Second Supplemental Trust admitted to the United States mails as second-class matter under Indenture,dated as of November 1,1990,a Third Supplemental Trust Indenture,dated as of January 15,1993,a Fourth Supplemental Trust Indenture,dated as of December 1,1994 a Fifth the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, or any amendments Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 1,1999,a Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1,2001,a Seventh Supplemental Trust Indenture dated as of November 1,2003,and thereof; and that said newspaper is a daily newspaper duly en Eighth Supplemental Trust Indenture,dated as of June 1,2005,each between the Authority qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within and the Trustee(collectively,the"Original Indenture"),and the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado. WHEREAS,the Authority has leased the Land and the Hospital Facilities to the Hospital pursu- ant to a Lease,dated as of December 1,1985,between the Authority and the Hospital and accepted and approved by the County,as amended end supplemented by the Agreement, a First Supplemental Lease,dated as of November 1,1990,a Second Supplemental Lease, dated as of November 1,1990,a Third Supplemental Lease,dated as of January 15,1993,a October 10, 2008 Fourth Supplemental Lease,dated as of December 1,1994,a Fifth Supplemental Lease,dated as of November 1,1999,a Sixth Supplemental Lease,dated as of January 1,2001,a Seventh Supplemental Lease,dated as of November 1,2003,and an Eighth Supplemental Lease,dated as of June 1,2005,all between the Authority and the Hospital and accepted and approved by the County(collectively,the"Original Lease");and Total Charges: $138.60 WHEREAS,the County has previously,pursuant to the Original Ordinances,approved the issu- ance of various of the Prior Bonds and the documentation related thereto,and WHEREAS,the Hospital has sublet the Hospital Facilities to the Corporation pursuant to a Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease,dated as of January 15,1993,as previ. ously amended and as amended by the First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease.dated as of December 1,1994,the Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease,dated as of November 1,1999,the Third Amendment to Third Amended end Restated Operating Sublease,dated as of January 1,2001,the Fourth • Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease,dated as of November 1, 1/ �./�,�A / 4. / Lt >� 2003,and the Fifth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Operating Sublease,dated as of LL j/(1-- ` C JY'l�- June 1,2005,each between the Hospital and the Corporation(the"Original Sublease"),and Advertising Clerk WHEREAS,the Authority has agreed to issue its Hospital Revenue Bonds(NCMC,Inc.Project) Series 2008A and Series 20088(collectively,the"Series 2008 Bonds")to(i)refund the Series 1993 Bonds,(ii)finance the cost of the acquisition,construction,renovation,improvement and equipping of certain real property and hospital and healthcare related facilities of the Corporation )the"Series 2008 Project"),and(iii)pay certain costs associated with the issuance of the Series I Oth day of October, 2008 2008 Bonds;and WHEREAS,the Corporation has guaranteed the payment of the principal of premium,if any, and interest on the Prior Bonds,the Series 2008 Bonds,and any Additional Bonds pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Guaranty Agreement,dated as of January 15,1993,as amended r M Commission x tres /14/ J Se din en nt entAmendment vert1, 003,the r1n 1999,retheGuaradtymendment, My P Second asofAmendment e 1, 5, as of Guaranty A reem3,tnt Guaranty Agreement be Third Amendment, dated et of June 1, and the Guaranty Agreement Fourth Amendment,to be entered into, each between the Corporation and the Trustee,and WHEREAS,Banner has guaranteed the payment of the principal of,premium,if any,and interest on the Prior Bonds pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Limited Guaranty Agreement,the Notary Pub11C 2003 Limited Guaranty Agreement and the 2005 Limited Guaranty Agreement and will guarantee payment of the principal of and interest on the Series 2008 Bonds pursuant to the terms and conditions of the 2008 Limited Guaranty Agreement to be entered into,each between Banner and the Trustee,and WHEREAS the Hospital desires that the Authority provide the Hospital with the proceeds of the Series 2008 Bonds in order to refund the Series 1993 Bonds,finance the Series 2008 Project, and pay certain costs associated with the issuance of the Series 2008 Bonds,and WHEREAS,in connection with the issuance of the Series 2008 Bonds,the Authority and the Trustee shall be amending and supplementing the Original Indenture bye Tenth Supplemental Trust Indenture(the'Tenth Supplemental Indenture"),and the Authority and the Hospital,with the approval of the County,shall be amending and supplementing the Original Lease by a Ninth Supplemental Lease(the"Ninth Supplemental Lease"),and WHEREAS,Wachovia Bank,National Association,(the"Underwriter")or its successors, is expected to agree to purchase the Series 2008 Bonds from the Authority,pursuant to a Bond Purchase Agreement(the"Bond Purchase Agreement"),between the Authority and the Underwriter and accepted and approved by the Hospital and the Corporation,and WHEREAS,the Authority,rue T'ustee s t ster and escrow agent,the H sp t and the nneon „ono ation will enter into Escrow A[ r('.ho-Farrow Agreement - 'nr n r.the refunding of the Series 1993 Bonds. 1ERFAS.the County desires to apprdec the r currei ice of revenue debt by thrd Hospital y gf the Ninth Supplemental L use x I the.suance by the Authority of n Series 2008 Bur ds and the execution or the decementation in connection therewith,and WHEREAS,there has been mere^fed to the Board at its meetings the f()Icy c n9 documents'. (a) the form of the Tenth Supplemental Indenture; (b) the form of the Ninth Supplemental Lease'.and (c) the form of resolution of the Hospital notifying the County of its interest 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 rn 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 2008 Bonds when interest rates and credit enhancement and liquidity terms are most favorable and in the time necessary to allow tlrnely refunding of the Series 1993 Bonds and the financing of the Series 2008 Project. Section 1. Ninth Supplemental 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 as represented by the Ninth Supplemental Lease between the Authority.as lessor,and the Hospital,as lessee,whereby the Hospital Facilities,and any addi- tions thereto,will be leased by the Authority to the Hospital and with rentals payable thereunder as provided in the Ninth Supplemental Lease now before this meeting,which rents are payable as provided in the Ninth Supplemental Lease for the use of such Hospital Facilities,and additions therein.and such Ninth Supplemental Lease to be in substantially the form thereof now before this meeting and hereby approved or with such changes therein as shall be approved by the offi- cers of the Hospital executing the same,with such execution to constitute conclusive evidence of their approval of any such changes or revisions therein from the form of the Ninth Supplemental Lease now before this meeting;and the consent contained in the Ninth Supplemental Lease (which nbehalf ofthefs t County by the Chair notice of no objection to the of the Board sealedrrence of revenue bw�ith the shall seal oe f the County,and attested to by the Clerk to the Board in substantially the form thereof now before this meeting,and hereby approved,or with such changes therein as shall be approved by the Chair or the Chair Pro-Tern executing the sarne,with such execution to constitute conclusive evidence of their approval and this Board's approval of any such changes or revisions therein from the form of the Ninth Supplemental Lease now before This meeting. Section 2. Sublease of Hospital Facilities. The Board does hereby approve and authorize the amendment of the Original 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 Original Sublease for the use of such Hospital Facilities,and additions thereto,if such amendment is deemed necessary by the Hospital and the Corporation to satisfy the requirements of the credit provider for the Series 2008 Bonds. Such amendment,if any.is hereby approved with such terms and previsions 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 3. Enterprise. The Beard has treated.and continues to treat.the Hospital as an-enter- prise'for the purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the Colorado Constitution. Section 4. Other Matters- The Beard hereby approves the Incurrence of revenue debt by the Hospital.as further represented by the issuance of the Series 2008 Bonds.and approves the Hospital entering into the Escrow Agreement(1993.the Bond Purchase Agreement.and a Tax Certificate as to Arbitrage and the Provisions of Sections 103 and 141-150 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Section 5. 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 dosing documents necessary in connection with such transactions. Section 6. No Liability of County or Board. It is further understood and agreed that the Series 2008 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 2008 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 shalt 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 Original Ground Lease.the Original Indenture-the Tenth Supplemental Indenture,the Original Lease.the Ninth Supplemental Lease, the Original Sublease any amendment to the Original Sublease executed in connection with the Series 2008 Bonds.the Escrow Agreement(1993),the Tax Certificate.or the Bond Purchase Agreement. Sec ion 7. Public Notice. That public notice of the adoption of this emergency ordinance shall forth with be given by the Clerk to the Board after passage. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County.Colorado, Viet 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 hNCMC.Inc.Project).Series 2008A end Series 20088,is scheduled to lake place as soon as reasonably possible and its immediate passage is necessary to obtain a favorable interest rate and credit enhancement and liquidity terms on the Series 2008 Bonds and timely completion or tie refunding of the Series 1993 Bonds and the financing of the Series 2000 Project.and Is nec- essary for the preservation and protection of the public health and welfare. BEIT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board it 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. The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 241 was.on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the tat day of October, A.D..2008. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY,COLORADO Read and Approved: October 1,2008 Publication: October 10 2008,In the Greeley Tribune Effective' October 15.2008 The Tribune October 10,2008 Hello