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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-052-05/06/2025-CONCERNING THE FORT COLLINS URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY AND ITS TAX INCREMENT REVENUE REFUNDING AND IMPRRESOLUTION 2025-052 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLUNS CONCERNING THE FORT COLLINS URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY AND ITS TAX INCREMENT REVENUE REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS (NORTH COLLEGE TAX INCREMENT URBAN RENEWAL ARE A), SERIES 2025; DECLARING THE CITY COUNCIL'S PRESENT INTENT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO REPLENISH THE RESERVE FUND SECURING SUCH BONDS, IF NECESSARY; AND AUTHORIZING A COOPERATION AGREEMENT AND OTHER ACTIONS TAKEN IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. A.City Council (the "City Council") of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado (the "City") created the Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority ("Authority") to transact business and exercise its powers as an urban renewal authority pursuant to the Colorado Urban Renewal Law, Part 1 of Article 31, Title 31 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended (the "Act"). B.On December 21, 2004, City Council adopted and approved Resolution 2004-152.which authorized and approved the "North College Urban Renewal Plan" as an urban renewal plan under the Act (the "Plan") for the area described therein (the "Plan Area"). C.The Board of Comm issioners of the Authority (the "Board") determined that it is advantageous and in the best interests of the Authority to acquire, demolish, renovate and construct various capital projects within the Plan Area, including, but not limited to, acquiring and renovating an abandoned grocery store and neighboring properties, acquiring, renovating, and equipping certain nuisance properties and miscellaneous capital expenditures for and in connection with the urban renewal project within the Plan Area (collectively, the "Project"). D.The Authority has previously issued and has outstanding its Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds ("North College Tax Increment Urban Renewal Area"), Series 2013 (the "Prior Bonds"). E.On April 24, 2025, the Board, by adopting Resolution No. 144, Series 2025, determined that it is advantageous and in the best interests of the Authority to refund all of the outstanding Prior Bonds, subject to market conditions being favorable and conducive to achieving meaningful debt service savings (the "Refunding"); and, further, by Resolution No. 144, Series 2025, the Board determined that it is in the best interest of the Authority and the citizens of the City that the Authority now issue tax increment revenue bonds in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $18,000,000.00 (the "Series 2025 Bonds") for the purpose of financing the Project and the Refunding, pursuant to and in accordance with the Plan and the Act. F.The Series 2025 Bonds will be issued under and pursuant to an .Indenture of Trust (the "Indenture") between the Authority and U.S, Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). -1 - G.A reserve fund (the "Reserve Fund") will be created under the Indenture to secure the payment of the Series 2025 Bonds and such Reserve Fund is required to be maintained in an amount equal to the Reserve Fund Requirement (as defined in the Indenture). H.The Indenture provides that the Reserve Fund may either be cash funded or that a surety bond, insurance policy or other agreement guaranteeing payment (collectively referred to herein as a "Reserve Fund Policy") may be deposited in the Reserve Fund. I.The City Council wishes to make a non-binding statement of its present intent with respectto the appropriation of funds for the replenishment of the Reserve Fund or the repayment of any draws made under any Reserve Fund Policy, if necessary, and to authorize and direct the City Manager to take certain actions for the purpose of causing requests for any such appropriation to be presented to the City Council for consideration. J.In connection with the issuance of the Series 2025 Bonds, it is necessary and in the best interests of the City to enter into a Cooperation Agreement (the "Cooperation Agreement") between the City and the Author ity. Exhibit A, the proposed form of the Cooperation Agreement, is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. In light of the foregoing recitals, which the Council hereby makes and adopts as determinations and findings, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. Finding of Best Interests and Public Purpose. The City Council hereby finds and determines, pursuant to the Constitution, the laws of the State and the City's Charter, and in accordance with the foregoing recitals, that adopting this Resolution, entering into the Cooperation Agreement, and facilitating the issuance of the Series 2025 Bonds by the Authority to finance the Project and the Refunding are necessary, convenient, and in furtherance of the City's purposes and are in the best interests of the inhabitants of the City. Section 2. Replenishment of Reserve Fund: Declaration of Intent. To the extent that the Reserve Furid is cash funded, within 90 days after the City's receipt of the written notice from the Trustee of a draw on the Reserve Fund, to the extent that such draw has .not been replenished by another source, as provided in Section 4.06 of the Indenture (the 'Written Notice"), the City shall replenish the Reserve Fund to the Reserve Fund Requirement from legally available funds of the City, subject to appropriation by the City Council in its sole discretion. Any such City payment (the "City Payment") shall be made directly to the Trustee for deposit in the Reserve Fund in immediately available funds pursuant to the instructions set forth in the Written Notice. It is the present intention and expectation of the City Council to appropriate the City Payment requested in any such Written Notice received by the City, within the limits of available funds and revenues, but this declaration of intent shall not be binding upon the City Council or any future City -2- Council in any future fiscal year. The City Payments shall constitute currently appropriated expenditures of the City. If a Reserve Fund Policy is deposited in the Reserve Fund and the City receives written notice from the Trustee that it has drawn on the Reserve Fund Policy and such draw has not been repaid by another source, the City shall repay the provider of the Reserve Fund Policy in the amount of such draw, plus any interest due thereon, from legally available funds of the City, subject to appropriation by the City Council in its sole discretion. Any such payment shall be made directly to the provider of the Reserve Fund Policy. It is the present intention and expectation of the City Council to appropriate moneys to repay the provider of any Reserve Fund Policy in the event of a draw thereunder,. within the limits of available funds and revenues, but this declaration of intent shall not be binding upon the City Council or any future City Council in any future fiscal year. Any such payments shall constitute currently appropriated expenditures of the City. This Resolution shall not create a general obligation or other indebtedness or multiple fiscal year direct or indirect debt or other financial obligation of the City within the meaning of its Home Rule Charter or any constitutional debt limitation, including Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution. Neither this Resolution nor th(! issuance of the Series 2025 Bonds shall obligate or compel the City to make City Payments or to repay the provider of any Reserve Fund Policy in the event of a draw thereunder beyond those appropriated in the City Council's sole discretion. Section 3. Direction to City Manager. To the extent that the Reserve Fund is cash funded, within five (5) Business Days following a draw on the Reserve Fund to pay the debt service requirements on the Series 2025 Bonds, to the extent any such draw is not replenished from another source, the Trustee is required under Section 4.06 of the Indenture to provide Written Notice of such draw to the City. The Written Notice shall state the amount required to be paid by the City to restore the Reserve Fund to the Reserve Fund Requirement after replenishment from all other sources available under the Indenture; The Written Notice shall also include instructions for making the City Payment. Any such Written Notice is required to be sent to the City Manager. Upon receipt of a Written Notice by the City Manager, the City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to prepare and submit to the City Council a request for an appropriation of the amount set forth in the ,Written Notice. Such request shall be made ih sufficient time to enable the City to make the City Payment within 90 days ofreceipt of the Written Notice as provided in Section 1 hereof. If a Reserve Fund Policy is deposited in the Reserve Fund and the City receives written notice from the Tr ustee that a draw has been made on the Reserve Fund Policy and such draw has not been repaid from another source, the City Council hereby directs the City Manager, upon receipt of such notice, to forthwith prepare and submit to the City Council a request for an appropriation in an amount sufficient to repay the provider of such Reserve Fund Policy for such draw, plus any interest due thereon. Section 4. Repayment of Amounts Appropriated. If the City Council appropriates funds to make a payment as contemplated by Section 1 hereof, any amounts -3- actually transferred by the City to the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 or transferred by the City. to the provider of a Reserve Fund Policy in accordance with the provisions of Section 1, shall be treated as an advance under the Cooperation Agreement and shall be repaid by the Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Cooperation Agreement, on a basis expressly subordinate and junior to that of the Series 2025 Bonds, any Additional Bonds and any other obligations .or indebtedness that is secured or payable in whole or in part by the Pledged Revenues on a parity with the Series 2025 Bonds. Section 5. Limitation to Series 2025 Bonds. Unless otherwise expressly provided by a subsequent resolution of the City Council, the provisions of this Resolution shall apply only to the replenishment of the Reserve Fund originally established in the Indenture that secures the payment of the Series 2025 Bonds and shall not apply to any other reserve funds established in connection with the issuance of any other obligations. Section 6. Approval of Cooperation Agreement. The Cooperation Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, is in all respects approved, authorized and confirmed. The Mayor is hereby authorizE;Jd and directed to execute and deliver the Cooperation Agreement, for and on behalf of the City, in substantially the form and with substantially the same content as attached hereto as Exhibit A, provided that such document may be completed, corrected or revised as deemed necessary by the parties thereto in order to carry out the purposes of this Resolution. The execution of the Cooperation Agreement by the Mayor shall be conclusive evidence of.the approval by the City Council of such document in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. Section 7. Direction to Act. The City Clerk of the City (the "City Clerk") is hereby authorized and directed to attest all signatures and acts of any official of the City in connection with the matters authorized by this Resolution and to place the seal of the City on any document authorized and approved by this Resolution. The Mayor, the Mayor Pro­ Terri of the City, the City Manager, the Financial Officer, the City Clerk and other appropriate officials or employees of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver for and on behalf of the City any and all additional' certificates, documents, instruments and other papers, and to perform all other acts that they deem necessary or appropriate, in order to implement and carry out the transactions and other matters authorized by this Resolution. Section 8. Ratification. All actions (not inconsistent with the provisions of this Resolution) heretofore taken by the City Council or the officers, employees or agents of the City directed toward. the issuance of the Series 2025 Bonds by the Authority and the execution and delivery of the Cooperation Agreement are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Section 9. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, clause or provision of this Resolution or the aocuments hereby authorized and approved shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, subsection, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the -4- remaining provisions of this Resolution or such documents, the intent being that the same are severable. Section 10. Repealer. All prior resolutions, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. Section 11. Effectiveness. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. Passed and adopted on May 6, 2025. ATTEST: Effective Date: May 6, 2025 Approving Attorney: Dianne Criswell -5 - EXIDBIT A TO RESOLUTION 2025-052 COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND THE FORT COLLINS URBAN RENEW AL AUTHORITY THIS COOPERATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into between the CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO (the "City'') and the FORT COLLINS URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY (the "Authority''). WHEREAS, the City is a Colorado home rule municipality with all the powers and authority granted pursuant to Article XX of the Colorado Constitution and its City Charter; and WHEREAS, the Authority is a Colorado Urban Renewal Authority, with all the powers and authority granted to it pursuant to Title 31, Article 25, Part 1, Colorado Revised Statutes ("C.R.S.") (the "{Jrban Renewal Law"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XIV of the Colorado Constitution, and Title 29, Article I, Part 2, C.R.S., the City and the Authority are authorized to cooperate and contract with one another to provide any function, service or facility lawfully authorized to each governmental entity; and WHEREAS, the City Coun<;il of the City (the "City Council") by Resolution No. 2004-152, approved and adopted on December 21, 2004, has authorized and approved the "North College Urban Renewal Plan" as an urban renewal plan under the Act (the "Plan") for the area described therein (the "Plan Area"), and: the urban renewal projects described therein (collectively, the "Project"); and WHEREAS, the Project is being undertaken to facilitate the elimination and prevention of blighted areas and to promote redevelopment, conservation and rehabilitation of the Plan Area;.and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 31-25-112, C.R.S., the City is specifically authorized to do all things necessary to aid and cooperate with the Authority in connection with the planning or undertaking of any urban renewal plans, projects, programs, works, operations,. or activities of the Authority, to enter into agreements with the Authority respecting such actions to betaken by the City, and appropriating funds and making such expenditures of its funds to aid and cooperate with the Authority in undertaking the Project and carrying out the Plan; and WHEREAS, the Authority is issuing its tax increment revenue bonds (the "Series 2025 Bonds") for the purpose of financing and/or refinancing certain urban renewal projects in the Plan Area; and • WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted a Resolution declaring its nonbinding intent and expectation that it will appropriate any funds requested, within the limits of available funds and revenues, in a sufficient amount to replenish the Reserve Fund to the Reserve Fund Requirement or to repay the provider of any reserve fund insurance policy in the eyent of a draw thereunder (the ''Replenishment Resolution") as defined in the Indenture of Trust (the 1 49034499-6916.3 EXHIBIT A TO RESOLUTION 2025-052 "Indenture"), between the Authority and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"); and WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Indenture. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth below, the City and the Authority agree as follows: 1 . LOAN. If the City Council appropriates funds pursuant to the Replenishment Resolution, such funds shall be a loan from the City to the Authority to be repaid as provided herein. 2.PAYMENT.(a)All amounts payable by the Authority to the City hereundershall constitute "Subordinate Debt" for purposes of the Indenture. The Authority shall cause such amounts to be paid from and to the extent of Pledged Revenues ( as defined in the Indenture) available for the payment of Subordinate Debt in accordance with the terms of the Indenture including, in particular, Section 4.04(c) thereof. (b)The Authority agrees to pay the City interest on the principal balance of anyamounts designated as a loan hereunder at a rate to be determined based upon applicable City policies in effect at the time of any such loan. 3.FURTHER COOPERATION.(a)The City shall continue to make available such employees of the City asmay be necessary and appropriate to assist the Authority in carrying out any authorized duty or activity ofthe Authority pursuant to the Urban Renewal Law, the Plan, or any other lawfully authorized duty or activity of the Authority, (b)The City agrees to assist the Authority and the Trustee by pursuing alllawful procedures and remedies available to it to collect and transfer to-the Authority on a timely basis all Pledged.Revenues for deposit into the Revenue Fund. To the extent lawfully possible, the City will take no action that would haye the effect of reducing tax collections that constitute Pledged Revenues. ( c)The City agrees to pay to the Authority any Pledged Property Tax Revenueswhen, as and if received by the City, but which are due and owing to the Authority pursuant to the Plan. ( d)In connection with the issuance of the Series 2025 Bonds, the Authorityagrees that so Jong as the Series 2025 :i'Jonds are outstanding, the Authority shall submit to the City Manager by February 15 of each year a report in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit B to the Indenture. The City Manager agrees to submit such report to the City Council at its first regular meeting each year in March. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure by the Authority to 2 4903-4499-6916.3 EXHIBIT A TO RESOLUTION 2025-052 provide the report required by this Section 3(d) of this Agreement and Section 5.13 of the Indenture or failure by the City Manager to submit such report to the City Council shall not constitute a default under this Agreement or under the Indenture. 4.SUBORDINATION. The Authority's obligation under this Agreement to repaythe City for the loan referred to in Section 1 hereof is subordinate to the Authority's obligations for the repayment of the Series 2025 Bonds, any Additional Bonds and any other obligations or indebtedness that is secured or payable in whole or in part by the Pledged Revenues on a parity with the Series 2025 Bonds. 5.GENERAL PROVISIONS.(a)Entities. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted in any manner asconstituting the City or its officials, representatives, consultants, or employees as the agents of the Authority, nor as constituting the Authority or its officials, representatives, consultants, or employees as agents of the City. Each entity shall remain a separate legal entity pursuant to applicable law. Neither party shall be deemed hereby to have assumed the debts, obligations, or liabilities of the other. (b) Third Parties. Neither the City nor the Authority shall be obligated or liable under the terms of this Agreement to any person or entity not a party hereto, other than the Trustee. (c)Modifications. No modification or change of any provision in thisAgreement shall be made, or construed to have been made, unless such modification is mutually agreed to in writing by both parties and incorporated as a written amendment to this Agreement. Memoranda of understanding and correspondence shall not be construed as amendments to the Agreement. ( d)Entire Agreement. This Agreement shall represent the entire agreementbetween the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all prior negotiations, representations, or agr eements, either written or oral, between the parties -relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and shall be independent of and have no effect upon any other contracts. ( e)Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegalor unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired. ( f)Assignment. Except for the pledge under the Indenture, this Agreement shallnot be ,assigned, in whole or in part, by either party without the written consent of the other and of the Bank. (g)Waiver. No waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by eitherparty shall constitute a waiver of any other breach or of such provision. Failure of either party to enforce at any time, or from time to time, any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver thereof. The remedies reserved in this Agreement shall be cumulative and additional to any other remedies in law or in equity. 3 49034499-6916.3 EXIIlBIT A TO RESOLUTION 2025-052 EXHIBIT B to Indenture FORM OF PROJECT FUND REQUISIDON To: U.S. Bank Trust, National Association Denver, Colorado Re: Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority, Tax Increment Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds (North College Tax Increment Urban Renewal Area), Series 2025 The undersigned Authority Representative hereby makes a requisition from the Project Fund held under the Indenture of Trust dated as of May ___, 2025 (the "Indenture"), between the Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority (the "Authority'') and U.S. Bank Trust, National Association (the "Trustee"), and in support .thereof states: 1.The amount to be paid or reimbursed pursuant hereto is $-----2.The name and address of the person, firm, or corporation to whom payment isdue or has been made is as follows: 3.Payment is due to the above person for (describe nature of the obligation).4.The amount to be paid or reimbursed pursuant hereto shall be transmitted by theTrustee as follows (wire transfer or other transmission instructions): 5.The above payment obligations have been or will be properly incurred, is or willbe a proper charge against the Project Fund, and have not been the basis of any previous withdrawal. The disbursement requested herein will be used solely for the payment of Project Costs. To the best knowledge of the undersigned, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. 6.With respect to the disbursement of funds by the Trustee from the Project Fundpursuant to this Project Fund Requisition, on behalf of the Authority, the undersigned Authority Representative or Authority Chairperson hereby: ( a) certifies that the Authority has reviewed the wire instructions set forth in this Project Fund Requisition, and confirms that, to the best of the Authority's knowledge, such wire instructions are accurate; (b) agrees that, to the extent permitted by law, the Authority will indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, and expenses sustained, including, without limitation, attorney fees, arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee's disbursement of funds from the Project Fund in accordance with this Project Fund Requisition and the wiring instructions provided herein; and (iii) agrees that the Authority will not seek recourse from the Trustee as a result of losses incurred by the Authority arising from the Trustee's disbursement of funds in accordance with this Project Fund Requisition. 5 4903-4499-6916.3 EXHIBIT A TO RESOLUTION 2025-052 AIi capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the definitions set forth in the Indenture. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this __ day of _____ ,202 . FORT COLLINS URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY By ____________ _ Its: 49034499-6916.3