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EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 190 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF A $1,350,000 WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND (GREELEY CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE, INC., PROJECT) SERIES 1996; RATIFYING CERTAIN ACTIONS HERETOFORE TAKEN; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE COUNTY OF A FINANCING AGREEMENT, CLOSING DOCUMENTS AND SUCH BOND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; APPROVING THE FORM OF CERTAIN ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS; REPEALING ANY ACTION HERETOFORE TAKEN IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY 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, Weld County, Colorado (the "County"), is authorized by the County and Municipality Development Revenue Bond Act, Article 3, Title 29 of Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended (the "Act"), to finance land, buildings or other improvements and properties suitable or used for or in connection with health-care and low-income residential facilities, and to refinance obligations previously incurred to finance such properties, all to the end that the County may be able to promote economic activity by inducing nonprofit corporations to locate, expand or remain in this state for the benefit of the inhabitants of this State for the promotion of their health, safefy, welfare, convenience and prosperity; and WHEREAS, the Act further authorizes the County to issue revenue bonds for the purposes described above, including all incidental expenses incurred in issuing such bonds, to secure the payment of such bonds as provided in the Act, and to enter into financing agreements with others for the purpose of providing revenue to pay such bonds upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Commissioners of the County may deem advisable; and WHEREAS, Greeley Center for Independence, Inc. (the "Center") has presented to the County a proposal whereby the County will, pursuant to the Act, issue a revenue bond hereinafter described and loan the proceeds therefrom to the Center to finance the acquisition, construction and equipping of a therapy center for the Center and to refinance the construction of certain low-income and assisted living apartments for the Center (collectively, the "Project"), which Project will be owned by the Center and located within the boundaries of Weld County, Colorado; and 961497 2511561 B-1567 P-381 09/18/96 04:00P PG 1 OF 5 REC DOC ORD190 Weld County CO JA Suki Tsukamoto Clerk & Recorder 0.00 RE: ORDINANCE NO. 190 PAGE 2 WHEREAS, a $1,350,000 Weld County, Colorado, Industrial Development Revenue Bond (Greeley Center for Independence, Inc. Project) Series 1996 (the "Bond") will be issued, sold and delivered by the County to Norwest Bank Colorado, National Association (the "Bank"), to provide funds to finance and refinance the Project; and WHEREAS, the County has held a public hearing on the Bond and the financing of the Project on the date hereof, after publication of reasonable public notice of such hearing; and WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Board of County Commissioners of the County the proposed form of the Financing Agreement, dated as of August 27, 1996 (the "Financing Agreement"), among the County, the Center and the Bank. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado: Section 1. All action not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance heretofore taken by any of the County's officials and the efforts of the County directed toward the financing and refinancing of the Project, the issuance and sale of the Bond therefor, and loaning the proceeds thereof to the Center therefor be, and the same hereby are, ratified, approved and confirmed. Section 2. The County shall finance and refinance the Project by depositing the proceeds of the Bond in accordance with the provisions and conditions of the Agreement. Section 3. To defray the cost of financing the Project, there is hereby authorized and created a revenue bond designated as "Weld County, Colorado, Industrial Development Revenue Bond (Greeley Center for Independence, Inc. Project) Series 1996" in the principal amount of$1,350,000, to be dated the date of its issuance and delivery and bearing interest from its date at the rate of 6.75 % per annum through, but not including August 10, 2001, and thereafter shall bear interest on the unpaid principal balance at a rate equal to the five-year composite maturity treasury index published by the Federal Reserve Board on August 10, 2001, plus one half percent (0.50%); provided, however, that if the five-year composite maturity treasury index is no longer published, the Bond shall bear interest on and after August 10, 2001 at a rate equal to the interest rate on the five-year treasury securities auctioned at the auction immediately preceding August 10, 2001, plus one half percent (0.50%); provided further, that if an Event of Taxability (as defined in the Agreement) shall have occurred, the Bond shall bear interest at a rate equal to the Bank's prime rate, adjusted daily, beginning on the date which is six months from the date the Registered Owner gives notice of the Event of Taxability to the Center. 961497 2511561 B-1567 P-381 09/18/96 04:00P PG 2 OF 5 ORD190 RE: ORDINANCE NO. 190 PAGE 3 The Bond will mature on August 10, 2006. The principal of and interest on the Bond shall be payable on the 10th day of each month, commencing September 10, 1996, as provided in the Agreement. The Bond will be issuable as a fully registered bond in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement. The Bond shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity and shall be in substantially the form provided in the Agreement. The Bond shall be sold to the Bank in a negotiated, private sale at a purchase price of$1,350,000. Section 4. The following determinations and findings, based upon information supplied and representations made by the Center are hereby made in accordance with the Act: (a) The terms of the Agreement pursuant to which the County will loan the proceeds of the Bond to the Center provide that the Center shall cause the Project being financed and refinanced to be maintained in good repair and shall carry all proper insurance with respect thereto. (b) The revenues payable under the Agreement are sufficient to pay all other requirements of the Agreement and this Ordinance. Section 5. The form, terms and provisions of the Agreement be, and hereby are, approved, and the County shall enter into the Agreement substantially in the form of the Agreement presented to this meeting, but with such changes therein as the officers of the County executing the Agreement shall approve, their execution thereof being deemed conclusive of their approval of any such changes, and the Chair or Chair Pro-Tem of the Board is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Agreement, and the Clerk to the Board or any Deputy Clerk to the Board is hereby authorized and directed to affix the seal of the County to, and to attest to the Agreement in substantially the form of the Agreement attached hereto. Section 6. The form, terms and provisions of the Bond, in substantially the form contained in the Agreement, be, and hereby are, approved; and the Chair or Chair Pro-Tem of the Board is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Bond, the Clerk to the Board or any Deputy Clerk to the Board is hereby authorized and directed to attest to the Bond, and each is authorized to deliver the Bond in the form contained in the Agreement but with such changes therein as the officer of the County executing the Bond shall approve, his execution thereof being deemed conclusive of his approval of any such changes. The seal of the County is hereby authorized and directed to be affixed to or imprinted on the Bond. The signature of the Chair or Chair Pro-Tem of the Board or the signature of the Clerk to the Board or any Deputy Clerk to the Board on the Bond may be a facsimile. 2511561 B-1567 P-381 09/18/96 04:00P PG 3 OF 5 961497 ORD190 RE: ORDINANCE NO. 190 PAGE 4 Section 7. The officers of the County shall take all action which they deem necessary or reasonably required in conformity with the Act to finance the Project which is hereby authorized, and for carrying out, giving effect to and consummating the transactions contemplated by this Ordinance and the Agreement, including without limitation the execution and delivery of any closing documents to be delivered in connection with the sale and delivery of the Bond. Section 8. The cost of financing and refinancing the Project will be paid out of the proceeds of the Bond. THE BOND AND THE INTEREST HEREON SHALL NEVER CONSTITUTE THE DEBT OR INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COUNTY WITHIN THE MEANING OF ANY PROVISION OR LIMITATION OF THE CONSTITUTION OR STATUTES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, AND SHALL NEVER CONSTITUTE OR GIVE RISE TO A PECUNIARY LIABILITY OF THE COUNTY OR A CHARGE AGAINST ITS GENERAL CREDIT OR TAXING POWERS. Section 9. Pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the issuance of the Bond. Section 10. The County, including any entities acting on behalf of or subordinate to the County, does not anticipate issuing more than $10,000,000 of tax-exempt obligations during the calendar year 1996, which is the calendar year in which the Bond is issued. No proceeds of the Bond will be used in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be private activity bonds (other than "qualified 501(c)(3) bonds"). Accordingly, the County hereby designates the Bond as a "qualified tax-exempt obligation" pursuant to Section 265(b)(3)(b)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Section 11. After the Bond is issued, this Ordinance shall be and remain irrepealable until the Bond and interest thereon shall have been fully paid, canceled and discharged. Section 12. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. Section 13. All bylaws, orders, resolutions and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith or with the documents hereby approved are hereby repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed as reviving any bylaw, order, resolution or ordinance, or part thereof. 2511561 B-1567 P-381 09/18/96 04:00P PG 4 OF 5 961497 ORD190 RE: ORDINANCE NO. 190 PAGE 5 Section 14. Due to fluctuations in municipal bond prices and due to currently favorable interest rates, it is hereby declared, in the opinion of the Board of County Commissioners and pursuant to Section 3-14 of the County's Home Rule Charter, that an emergency exists; and, therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage. e pd foregoing Emergency Ordinance Number 190 was, on motion duly made a 'ed by the following vote on the August 26, A. D., 1996. O%% BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS W9_D COUNTY, COLORADO Lan J , ATTEST: /7/ Kilter Barbara J. Kirkmeyer air Weld County Clerk to the Board eorge.E Baxter, Pro- em BY: _ Deputy Clerk to the Board Dale K. Hall V AS TO • onstance L. Harbert y f fir' 1LbJ W. H. Webster Read and Approved: August 26, 1996 Published: August 29, 1996, in the North Weld Herald Effective: August 26, 1996 2511561 B-1567 P-381 09/18/96 04:00P PG 5 OF 5 961497 ORD190 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO.190 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF A$1,350,000 WELD COUNTY,COLORADO,INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND(GREELEY CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE,INC.,PROJECT)SERIES 1996;RATIFYING CERTAIN AC- TIONS HERETOFORE TAKEN;AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE COUNTY OF A FINANCING AGREEMENT,CLOS- ING DOCUMENTS AND SUCH BOND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH;APPROVING THE FORM OF CERTAIN ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS; REPEALING ANY ACTION HERETOFORE TAKEN IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF WELD,STATE OF COLORADO: AFFIDAVIT OF PI 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, Weld County, Colorado (the 'County"), is authorized by the County and Municipality Development Revenue Bond STATE OF COLORADO Act,Article 3,Title 29 of Colorado Revised Statutes,as amended(the'Act'),to finance land,buildings or other improvements and properties Ss. suitable or used for or in connection with health-care and low-income residential facilities, and to refinance obligations previously incurred to COUNTY OF WELD finance such properties, all to the end that the County may be able to promote economic activity by inducing nonprofit corporations to lo- cate, expand or remain in this state for the benefit of the inhabitants of this State for the promotion of their health, safety, welfare, conve- nience and prosperity; and I, Bruce J. Bormann, of said Cc WHEREAS,the Act further authorizes the County to issue revenue bonds for the purposes described above, including all inci- sworn, say that I am Publisher of dental expenses incurred in issuing such bonds, to secure the payment of such bonds as provided in the Act, and to enter into financing agreements with others for the purpose of providing revenue to pay such bonds upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Commis- sioners of the County may deem advisable;and THE NORTH WEL, WHEREAS,Greeley Center for Independence,Inc. (the'Center')has presented to the County a proposal whereby the County will, a weekly newspaper having a g pursuant to the Act, issue a revenue bond hereinafter described and loan the proceeds therefrom to the Center to finance the acquisition, construction and equipping of a therapy center for the Center and to refinance the construction of certain low-income and assisted living County and State, published in tf apartments for the Center(collectively,the'Project"),which Project will be owned by the Center and located within the boundaries of Weld County,Colorado;and County and State; and that the noti' WHEREAS,a$1,350,000 Weld County,Colorado, Industrial Development Revenue Bond(Greeley Center for Independence,Inc. a true copy, has been published in Project) Series 1996 (the 'Bond') will be issued, sold and delivered by the County to Nerviest Bank Colorado, National Association (the "Bank'),to provide funds to finance and refinance the Project;and one successive week(s), th( WHEREAS, the County has held a public hearing on the Bond and the financing of the Project on the date hereof, atter publica- in the regular and entire issue of f tion of reasonable public notice of such hearing;and WHEREAS,there has been presented to the Board of County Commissioners of the County the proposed form of the Financing during the period and time of Agreement,dated as of August 27,1996(the"Financing Agreement'),among the County,the Center and the Bank. newspaper proper and not in a t NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld,State of Colorado: publication of said notice: Section 1. All action not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance heretofore taken by any of the County's officials and the efforts of the County directed toward the financing and refinancing of the Project,the issuance and sale of the Bond therefor, and loaning Emergency Ordinar the proceeds thereof to the Center therefor be,and the same hereby are,ratified,approved and confirmed. Section 2. The County shall finance and refinance the Project by depositing the proceeds of the Bond in accordance with the was in said newspaper bearing the provisions and conditions of the Agreement. Section 3. To defray the cost of financing the Project, there is hereby authorized and created a revenue bond designated as Thursday,the 29th day of Augu 'Weld County,Colorado,Industrial Development Revenue Bond(Greeley Center for Independence, Inc. Project)Series 1996'in the principal amount of$1,350,000,to be dated the date of its issuance and delivery and bearing interest from its date at the rate of 6.75%per annum through,but not including August 10, 2001,and thereafter shall bear interest on the unpaid principal balance at a rate equal to the Live-year Thursday,the day of Augu composite maturity treasury index published by the Federal Reserve Board on August 10, 2001, plus one halt percent (0.50%); provided; 9 however, that if the five-year composite maturity treasury index is no longer published,the Bond shall bear interest on and after August 10, 2001 at a rate equal to the interest rate on the five-year treasury securities auctioned at the auction immediately preceding August 10,2001, Ti ursda ,the day of Au plus one half percent(0.50%); provided further, that it an Event of Taxability(as defined in the Agreement) shall have occurred, the Bond y 9U shall bear interest at a rate equal to the Bank's prime rate,adjusted daily,beginning on the date which is six months from the date the Regis- tered Owner gives notice of the Event of Taxability to the Center. Thursday,the day of Augu The Bond will mature on August 10,2006. The principal of and interest on the Bond shall be payable on the 10th day of each month,commencing September 10, 1996, as provided in the Agreement. The Bond will be issuable as a fully registered bond in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement. and that the said THE NORTH N The Bond shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity and shall be in substantially the form provided in the Agreement. The published continuously and uninterrt Bond shall be sold to the Bank in a negotiated,private sale at a purchase price of$1,350,000. consecutive weeks, in said County Section 4. The following determinations and findings, based upon information supplied and representations made by the Center are hereby made in accordance with the Act: of first publication of said notice, an( (a) The terms of the Agreement pursuant to which the County will loan the proceeds of the Bond to the Center provide that the Center within the meaning of an Act to i shall cause the Project being financed and refinanced to be maintained in good repair and shall carry all proper insurance with respect thereto. notices and advertisem , approv (b) The revenues payable under the Agreement are sufficient to pay all other requirements of the Agreement and this Ordinance. prior acts so far as in Section 5. The torm,terms and provisions of the Agreement be, and hereby are, approved, and the County shall enter into the Agreement substantially in the form of the Agreement presented to this meeting,but with such changes therein as the officers of the County executing the Agreement shall approve, their execution thereof being deemed conclusive of their approval of any such changes, and the Chair or Chair Pro-Tem of the Board is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Agreement,and the Clerk to the Board or any Deputy Clerk to the Board is hereby authorized and directed to affix the seal of the County to,and to attest to the Agreement in substan- RU J. tially the form of the Agreement attached hereto. Section 6. The form,terms and provisions of the Bond, in substantially the form contained in the Agreement, be, and hereby are, approved; and the Chair or Chair Pro-Tem of the Board is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Bond,the Clerk to the Board or any Deputy Clerk to the Board is hereby authorized and directed to attest to the Bond,and each is authorized to deliver the Bond in the form con- Public; tamed in the Agreement but with such changes therein as the officer of the County executing the Bond shall approve, his execution thereof being deemed conclusive of his approval of any such changes. The seal of the County is hereby authorized and directed to be affixed to or imprinted on the Bond. The signature of the Chair or Chair Pro-Tern of the Board or the signature of the Clerk to the Board or any Deputy Clerk to the Board on the Bond may be a facsimile. Section 7. The officers of the County shall take all action which they deem necessary or reasonably required in conformity with Subscribed and sworn to before me the Act to finance the Project which is hereby authorized, and for carrying out, giving effect to and consummating the transactions contem- plated by this Ordinance and the Agreement, including without limitation the execution and delivery of any closing documents to be deliv- �/ ered in connection with the sale and delivery of the Bond. this 30 day of August, 1996 Section 8.The cost of financing and refinancing the Project will be paid out of the proceeds of the Bond. THE BOND AND THE /j,,'�.tact, ,� // INTERSST HEREON SHALL NEVER CONSTITUTE THE DEBT OUT S INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COUNTY WITHINTHE MEVER INGCONSTITUTE ANY Ciczwn.E(/ - XJGl e/ GIVEPROVISION O LIMITACUN OF THE OF THE OR STATUTES F THE STATE ENERL AND ITSHALL AXINGER ES. IAA/ _ OR GIVE RISE TO A PECUNIARY LIABILITY OF THE COUNTY OR A CHARGE AGAINST ITS GENERAL OR CREDIT TAXING POWERS. Section 9. Pursuant to Section 147(f)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,as amended, the Board of County Commissioners ERIKA C. BAGLEY, NOTA PUBQI hereby approves the issuance of the Bond. Section 10. The County, including any entities acting on behalf of or subordinate to the County,does not anticipate issuing more My commission expires October 21, ' than $10,000,000 of tax-exempt obligations during the calendar year 1996,which is the calendar year in which the Bond is issued. No pro- ceeds of the Bond will be used in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be private activity bonds (other than 'qualified 501(c)(3) bonds"). Accordingly,the County hereby designates the Bond as a'qualified tax-exempt obligation'pursuant to Section 265(b)(3)(b)(I)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,as amended. Section 11. After the Bond is issued,this Ordinance shall be and remain irrepealable until the Bond and interest thereon shall have been fully paid,canceled and discharged. Section 12. If any section, paragraph,clause or provision of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unen- forceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph,clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. Section 13. All bylaws,orders, resolutions and ordinances,or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith or with the documents hereby approved are hereby repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed as reviving any bylaw, order, resolution or ordinance,or part thereof. Section 14. Due to fluctuations in municipal bond prices and due to currently favorable interest rates, it is hereby declared, in the opinion of the Board of County Commissioners and pursuant to Section 3-14 of the County's Home Rule Charter, that an emergency exists; and,therefore,this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage. The above and foregoing Emergency Ordinance Number 190 was,on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the August 26,A. D., 1996. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY,COLORADO ATTEST: Is/. Donald D.Warden /s/. Barbar J. Kirkmeyer Weld County Clerk to the Board Barbara J.Kirkmeyer,Chair (SEAL) /s/.George E.Baxter George E.Baxter,Pro-Tem BY: /s/.Carl A, Harding Deputy Clerk to the Board /s/. Dale K. Hall Dale K. Hall APPROVED AS TO FORM: $1,350,000 WELD COUNTY, COLORADO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND (GREELEY CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE, INC. PROJECT) SERIES 1996 CLOSING MEMORANDUM August 27, 1996 TERMS USED HEREIN: Center — Greeley Center for Independence, Inc. Center's Counsel — Doyle, Otis, Frey & Hellerich, LLC Bank — Norwest Bank Colorado, National Association County — Weld County, Colorado Bond Counsel — Kutak Rock 02/103778.3 I. BASIC DOCUMENTS 1. Financing Agreement among the Center, the Bank and the County. 2. Deeds of Trust from the Center to the Public Trustee of Weld County, Colorado for the benefit of the Bank. 3. Assignments of Leases and Rents from the Center to the Bank. 4. Investment Letter from the Rank to the County and Bond Counsel. 5. Tax Compliance Certificate. II. DELIVERED BY THE COUNTY AT CLOSING 6. Certificate of Officers of the County with Bond Ordinance, Notice of Meeting, Minutes of Meeting and proof of TEFRA Notice publication attached. 7. Financing Statement naming the County, as debtor, and the Bank, as secured party. 8. IRS Form 8038, with Certificate of Mailing attached. III. DELIVERED BY THE CENTER AT CLOSING 9. Certificate of the Center with Resolution of Board of Directors, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Good Standing Certificate and 501(c)(3) Letter attached. 10. Insurance Certificate. 11. Requisition Form. IV. DELIVERED BY THE BANK AT CLOSING 12. Certificate of the Bank. V. MISCELLANEOUS 13. Cross-Receipt between the County and the Bank. 14. Specimen Bond. 02/103778.3 15. Initial Bond Register. 16. Letters of Intent. VI. LEGAL OPINIONS AND RELATED MATTERS 17. Opinion of Bond Counsel. 18. Opinion of the County's Counsel. 19. Opinion of the Center's Counsel. 02/103778.3 ii Hello