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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20011639.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE SETTING FORTH THE INTENTION OF WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, TO ISSUE ADJUSTABLE RATE REVENUE BONDS TO FINANCE A MANUFACTURING FACILITY, OR ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, 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, Weld County, Colorado (the "County") is authorized and empowered under the provisions of the County and Municipality Development Revenue Bond Act, Article 3 of Title 29, Colorado Revised Statutes (the "Act"), to issue revenue bonds to pay the costs of a project (as defined in the Act) and to loan the proceeds of said revenue bonds to others to provide for the financing, acquiring, equipping, and improving of such a project, and WHEREAS, MAK Group, LLC (the "Borrower") has requested the County to finance the acquisition, construction, equipping and improving of real and personal property in connection with a 37,800 square-foot manufacturing facility (the "Project") to be located within the boundaries of the County in Frederick, Colorado, and to loan the proceeds of such revenue bonds to the Borrower or its successors or assigns (the "Borrower"), and WHEREAS, the Borrower has represented to the County that the Project will qualify as a project within the meaning of the Act, and WHEREAS, the County desires to indicate its intention to finance the costs of financing, acquiring, constructing, equipping, and improving the Project by the issuance of revenue bonds under the Act in a principal amount not to exceed $1,345,000, said bonds to be payable solely out of revenues derived from the repayment by the Borrower of the loan from the County, and WHEREAS, the County's ability to issue tax exempt revenue bonds to finance such improvements is subject to the limitations set forth in the Colorado Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation Act, Part 17 of Article 32 of Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes (the "Bond Allocation Act"), and WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that such financing, acquiring, constructing, equipping and improving of the Project commence immediately, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has determined and hereby determines that the financing of the Project will promote the public health, welfare, safety, convenience and prosperity and promote and develop trade or other economic activity by inducing manufacturing facilities to locate, expand, or remain in the County and the State of Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Service has issued 1.150-2 of the Income Tax Regulations (the "Regulations") dealing with the issuance of bonds, all or a portion of the proceeds of which are to be used to reimburse project expenditures incurred prior to the date of 2001-1639 FI0033 INDUCEMENT RESOLUTION, MAK Group, LLC PAGE 2 issuance; the Regulations generally require that a prior declaration of official intent be made by the County as issuer if the Borrower intends to reimburse itself for such prior expenditures out of the proceeds of a subsequently issued borrowing, that the borrowing occur, and the reimbursement allocation be made from the proceeds of such borrowing within eighteen months of the payment of the expenditure or, if later, within eighteen months of the date the project is placed in service, and that the expenditure be a capital expenditure or payment of costs of issuance; and the County as issuer and the Borrower desire to comply with the requirements of the Regulations with respect to the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, as follows: Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of the County, having considered the application of the Borrower for assistance to undertake the Project within the boundaries of the County, hereby finds that the assistance it may give will further the purposes set forth in the Act and that the Project will create economic benefits for the County and its inhabitants. Section 2. In order to induce the Borrower to construct the Project within the County, subject to the provisions hereof,the County shall take all necessary or advisable steps to effect the issuance of revenue bonds (the"Bonds")pursuant to the Act in the aggregate principal amount of $1,345,000,or such lesser amount as shall be determined and agreed upon between the Borrower and the County, to finance the Project. The Bonds will not be general obligations of the County. Neither shall the Bonds, including interest thereon, constitute the debt, indebtedness or multiple fiscal year direct or indirect financial obligation of the County within the meaning of any limitation of the Constitution or Statutes of the State of Colorado or the County's Charter, nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the County or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers. The Bonds shall be payable solely from and secured by a pledge of revenues derived from and payable by the Borrower pursuant to financing agreements with the County. Section 3. No costs or expenses, whether incurred by the County or any other party in connection with the issuance of the Bonds or the preparation of any documents by any legal or financial consultants retained in connection therewith, shall be borne by the County. All such costs or expenses shall be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds or otherwise borne by the Borrower. Section 4. Prior to the execution of a financing agreement, mortgage, indenture of trust, bond purchase agreement,or any other necessary documents and agreements in connection with such Bonds, documents, and/or agreements shall be submitted for approval to the County, and, if satisfactory to the County, their execution shall be authorized by Resolution of the County pursuant to law. Prior to any further action by the Board of County Commissioners, the Borrower shall provide the County with all information concerning the utilization of Bond proceeds for said Project, construction plans, and all financial information requested by the County. 2001-1639 FI0033 INDUCEMENT RESOLUTION, MAK Group, LLC PAGE 3 Section 5. Based upon representations of the Borrower, the County declares (a) that the Borrower proposes to undertake the Project, (b) that except for (i) expenditures aggregating no more than the lesser of$100,000 or 5%of the proceeds of the bonds, (ii) preliminary expenditures (as described in the Regulations) in an amount not to exceed 20%of the issue price of the bonds, and (iii)other expenditures made not earlier than 60 days before the date of the Prior Declaration, no expenditures for the Project have been made by the Borrower that will be reimbursed from the proceeds of the Bonds, and (c) the Borrower reasonably expects to reimburse the expenditures made for costs of the Project out of the proceeds of the Bonds; and that this Resolution is a declaration of official intent adopted pursuant to Section 1.150-2 of the Regulations. Section 6. The Board of County Commissioners hereby awards to the Project $1,345,000 of the County's[20011 portion of the State's private activity bond volume cap(the"County's Volume Cap"). The appropriate officers of the County are hereby authorized to take all action that may be necessary to carryforward and preserve the County's Volume Cap. Section 7. Nothing contained in this Resolution shall constitute the debt or indebtedness or multiple fiscal year direct or indirect financial obligation of the County within the meaning of any limitation of the Constitution or Statutes of the State of Colorado or the County's Charter, nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the County or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers. i^ Section 8. All commitments of the County contained herein are subject to the following conditions and any other requirements deemed necessary by the County: a. The property on which the Project is proposed to be constructed be located within the County; and b. The Bonds shall be issued and sold not later than one year from the date hereof, and in the event the Bonds are not issued by such date, the County shall be under no obligation to perform any of the terms and conditions contained in this Resolution. Section 9. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Resolution shall be adjudged to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, clauses or provisions of this Resolution. Section 10. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be,and hereby is, authorized to sign all documents necessary to the completion of said revenue bond issue. 2001-1639 FI0033 r. INDUCEMENT RESOLUTION, MAK Group, LLC PAGE 4 The above and foregoing Resolution was,on motion duly made and seconded,adopted by the following vote on the 20th day of June, A.D., 2001. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD UNTY, COLORADO �► M. J. Geile, Chair ise w to the Board { i : EXCUSED Glenn Vaad, Pro-Tern `ter L-U Willia . Jerk APP ED A ORM: vi E. Lo ounty Atto ney Robert D. Masden 2001-1639 FI0033 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE BY WELD COUNTY, COLORADO OF ITS ADJUSTABLE RATE REVENUE BONDS (WALL TECHNOLOGY,INC. PROJECT) SERIES 2001 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, Colorado (the "Board of County Commissioners")will hold a public hearing on the 20th day of June, 2001, at or about 9:00 a.m., at 915 10th Street, 1st Floor Hearing Room, Greeley, Colorado 80632, on the proposed issuance by Weld County, Colorado, of its Adjustable Rate Revenue Bonds (MAK Group, LLC, Project), Series 2001, in the total principal amount not to exceed $1,345,000 (the "Bonds"). Proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned to MAK Group, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company(the "Borrower") to finance a manufacturing facility consisting of a building containing approximately 37,800 square feet located in the Glacier Business Park, at 3771 Eureka Way, Frederick, Colorado (the "Project"). The Project will be owned by MAK Group, LLC, and will be leased to Wall Technology, Inc. It is intended that the interest payable on the Bonds be excludable from the gross income of the owners thereof for Federal income tax purpose pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Board of County Commissioners will, at the above stated time and place, receive any written comments from and hear all persons with views in favor of, or opposed to, the proposed issuance of the Bonds and the use of the proceeds thereof to finance the Project. Dated: June 1, 2001 Publication date: June 6, 2001, in the Tri-Town Farmer and Miner 2001-1639 Affidavit of Publication STATE OF COLORADO County of Weld SS. 11011q0DMIIIBIOAMMO I A. Winkler Riesel of said County of Weld being IN flan* MANX IV duly sworn,say that I am publisher of MID COWRY COLORADO Of O FARMER&MINER ADJUSTABLE RAZE IIIVMIIR B that the same is a weekly newspaper of general BONDS circulation was printed and published in the town of P AU.TECHINOLOGY,NC- PROJECT) FREDERICK S IM 2001 in said county and state that the notice of PUBLIC MOTICE IS advertisement,of which the annexed is a true copy has IWYGIVBI1swte.R0ard been published in said weekly newspaper for of County Conwisslorwsof ONE consecutive weeks: that the notice was the County of Weld. Gear*Colorado minhe "Board of.e I published in the regular and entire issue of every CountyC nearing onthe number of said newspaper during the period and time hold o public heorkp on he of publication of said notice and in the newspaper 201 day o June,2(OI,otor proper and not in a supplement thereof: that the first about 9:mo.m.,of 915 10th publication of said notice was contained in the issue of Street. 1st Floor Nearing Room, Greeley, Colorado said newspaper bearing the date of 80632, on the proposed issuance by Weld County, JUNE 6 A.D.2001 and the last publication thereof, Colorado, of its Adjustable in the issue of said newspaper, bearing date, the Rote Revenue Bond (MAK 61hday of JUNE 2001 that the said Group,LLC..Protect),Sages 2001, in the total prbkJpal amount not to exceed FARMER &MINER $1,345,000 (the 'Bonds"), has been published continuously and uninterruptedly Proceedsof the BondswMbe during the period of at least fifty-two consecutive loaned to MAK Group,L1C., o Colorado Limited Ilahity weeks next prior to the first issue thereof containing said notice or advertisement above referred to: and Canancepeny a manufacturing(The nuc r0Rnycanisiofabld that said newspaper was at the time of each of the fpcRlyconslstingofobuRdrg publications of said notice duly qualified for that containing approximately purpose within the meaning of an act entitled. "An 37,800 square feet located Act Concerning Legal Notices, Advertisements and in the Glacier Business Pork, Publications and the Fees of Printers and Publishers at 3771 Eureka Way, Frederick, Colorado (the thereof, and to Repeal all Acts and Parts of Acts in l Conflict with the Provisions of this Act" approved alir owned lye protect, , PP be., netl by MAXol seGrd to April 7, 1921, and all amendments thereof, and tie.,and will be leased to particularly as amended by an act approved, March Wall Technology.Inc. 30 2 and an act approved May 13,1931. a it is intended that the interest payable on the //)) (p/ Bands be excluded from the .h x i��i 4 S �J grow income of the owners 5/6 ,-( ✓rzr _ '7; - r•/l.<!,7 p thereof for Federal income (r �" tax expose pursuant to thhe PuUFishe[ - !r applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of 1986,os amended, The Board of County JUNE. A.D. 2001 Commissioners will, at the above stated time and place, receive any written comments from and hear all ) �� persons with views in favor of, or opposed to, the ())/12,22-C.; (717O/2/9/c proposed issuance of the Notary Pub}' Bonds and the use of the proceeds thereof to finance the Pralect. P.O.BOX 125 Dated: June 1,2001. Published in the Trl-Town FT.LUPTON, CO 80621 Farmer and Miner June 6, 2001, Hello