HomeMy WebLinkAbout095 - 07/19/1988 - PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1988, FOR VIPONT ORDINANCE NO. 95 , 1988
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE
COLORADO COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND
ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, COLORADO, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS ,
SERIES 1988 (THE VIPONT PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. PROJECT) IN THE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $2, 900000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOANING
FUNDS TO VIPONT VENTURES TO FINANCE IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO
ACQUIRING, IMPROVING, CONSTRUCTING, INSTALLING AND EQUIPPING
OF A MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN FORT COLLINS , COLORADO;
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF A
LOAN AGREEMENT AND NOTE BETWEEN VIPONT VENTURES AND THE CITY;
AND AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF CERTAIN
RELATED DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS .
WHEREAS, The City of Fort Collins , Colorado ( the "City" ) , is
authorized by part 1 of article 3 of title 29 , Colorado Revised
Statutes , as amended ( the "Act" ) , to issue revenue bonds for the
purpose of financing projects to the end that business
enterprises will locate in the City of Fort Collins, to enter
into financing agreements with others for the purpose of
providing revenues to pay such bonds , and further to secure the
payment of such bonds ; and
WHEREAS , pursuant to a Resolution duly adopted on May 24 ,
1988, as amended on June 7 , 1988 ( the "Inducement Resolution" ) ,
the City will take all necessary and advisable steps to issue
such bonds in accordance with the provisions of the Act for the
purpose of financing a Project ( the "Project" ) to be owned by
Vipont Ventures, a general partnership ( the "Company" ) and leased
to Vipont Pharmaceutical , Inc . , a Delaware corporation ( the
"Lessee" ) , and to be located within the City of Fort Collins ; and
WHEREAS , the following documents have been submitted to the
Council of the City ( the "Council" ) and filed in the office of
the City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins ( the "Clerk" ) and are
there available for public inspection:
(a) an Indenture of Trust , to be dated as of August 1 ,
1988 ( the "Indenture" ) from the City, as grantor, and the
United Bank of Denver, National Association, as trustee ( the
"Trustee" ) ; and
( b) a Loan Agreement , to be dated as of August 1 , 1988
( the "Loan Agreement" ) , between the City and Company
including a form of Company' s Note to the City; and
(c) a Deed of Trust and a Security Agreement , both to
be dated as of August 1 , 1988 ( the "Deed of Trust" and the
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"Security Agreement" ) , between the Company, as grantor and
debtor, and the Trustee, as beneficiary and secured party ;
and
(d) a Guaranty Agreement , to be dated as of August 1 ,
1988 ( the "Guaranty" ) between Vipont Pharmaceutical , Inc. ( in
the capacity of Guarantor) and the Trustee ; and
(e) a Collateral Assignment of Rents to be dated as of
August 1 , 1988 (the "Collateral Assignment of Rents" ) from
the Company to the Trustee ; and
( f ) a Bond Purchase Agreement to be dated as of the
date of its delivery ( the "Bond Purchase Agreement" ) among
Hanifen, Imhoff Inc. , as underwriter ( the "Underwriter" ) , the
City and the Company.
WHEREAS , the Council desires to issue at this time the City
of Fort Collins, Colorado Industrial Development Revenue Bonds ,
Series 1988 (The Vipont Pharmaceutical , Inc . Project ) in a
principal amount not to exceed $2, 900, 000 ( the "Bonds" ) to be
dated as of August 1 , 1988 ; and
WHEREAS , it is necessary to authorize the issuance of the
Bonds by ordinance and to approve the form and authorize the
execution of the aforementioned documents thereby.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS , COLORADO, THAT:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS, LEGAL AUTHORIZATION AND FINDINGS
1 . 1 . Definitions
The terms used herein , unless the context hereof shall
require otherwise, shall have the same meanings when used herein
as assigned to therm in the Loan Agreement unless the context or
use thereof indicates another or different meaning or intent.
1 . 2. Legal Authorization
The City is a political subdivision of the State of Colorado
and is authorized under the Act to finance the Project herein
referred to, and to issue and sell the Bonds for the purpose , in
the manner and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Act
and in this Ordinance .
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1 . 3. Findings
The City Council , based on the representations of the
Company, has heretofore determined and found, and does hereby
determine and find , as follows :
(a ) In authorizing the Project the City ' s purpose is , and
in its judgment the effect thereof will be , the promotion and
development of trade and other economic activities within the
City by inducing the Company to acquire and construct
facilities in the City and to secure and maintain a balanced
and stable economy within the City;
(b) The amount estimated to be necessary to finance the
Project Costs, including the costs and estimated costs
permitted by the Act , will require the issuance of the Bonds
in the principal amount of $2, 900, 000 as hereinafter
provided ;
( c ) It is desirable , feasible and consistent with the
objects and purposes of the Act to issue the Bonds, for the
purpose of financing the construction of the Project ;
(d) The Bonds and the interest accruing thereon shall
never constitute the debt or indebtedness of the City within
the meaning of any provision or limitation of the
constitution or statutes of the State of Colorado or the Home
Rule Charter of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado and shall
not constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the
City or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers ;
(e) Pursuant to Sections 113 and 114 of the Act the City
hereby determines : ( i ) the total amount necessary in each
year to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds is as
more particularly set forth in the Indenture , ( ii ) the
establishment by this Ordinance of a Bond reserve fund for
the retirement of the Bonds is deemed advisable and shall be
initially funded in the amount of $290 , 000 and thereafter
maintained in an amount equal to ten percent ( 10% ) of the
principal balance of Outstanding Bonds , and ( iii ) since the
Loan Agreement provides that the Company shall maintain the
Project and carry all proper insurance with respect thereto,
no determination of the estimated cost of maintaining the
Project need be made ; and
( f ) Pursuant to Section 120 of the Act , the City hereby
determines that the revenues of the Company will be
sufficient to, and that the Loan Agreement provides that the
Company shall , pay all taxes which may be due and owing with
respect to the Project .
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1 . 4 . Authorization of Project
The City hereby authorizes the Company to provide for the
acquisition, construction and installation of the Project by such
means as shall be available to the Company and in the manner
determined by the Company.
ARTICLE II
BONDS
2. 1. Issuance and Sale of Bonds ; Interest Rates
The Issuer shall issue its Industrial Development Revenue
Bonds, Series 1988 (The Vipont Pharmaceutical , Inc. Project) to
be dated August 1 , 1988 , in a principal amount not to exceed
$2, 900 , 000, for the purpose , in the form and upon the terms set
forth in the Bonds and the Indenture . The Bonds shall be subject
to redemption as set forth in the Indenture. The Bonds shall be
sold to the Underwriter pursuant to the terms of the Bond
Purchase Agreement.
The Bonds shall be numbered consecutively from "R-l" upward,
shall be issued in denomination of $5, 000 or any integral
multiple thereof and shall be dated as of August 1, 1988 .
Interest on the Series 1988 Bonds shall be payable commencing on
February 1 , 1989 , and semiannually thereafter on August 1 and
February 1 of each year until maturity. Each Series 1988 Bond
shall bear interest until the principal sum thereof has been
paid; provided, however, that if Series 1988 Bonds have been
called for redemption and funds are available for the payment on
the redemption date thereof in full accordance with the terms of
this Ordinance , the Series 1988 Bonds shall then cease to bear
interest.
The Bonds shall mature on the 1st day of August in the
principal amounts and years, and shall bear per annum interest at
the rates shown in the following schedule :
Maturity Dates Principal Interest
(August 1 ) Amounts Rates
1989 $ 40, 000 6. 25%
1990 45 ,000 6. 50%
1991 45 , 000 6 . 75%
1992 50 , 000 7. 00%
1993 50, 000 7 . 25%
1994 55 , 000 7. 50;
1995 60 , 000 7. 75%
1996 65 , 000 8.00%
1997 70, 000 8. 20%
1998 75 , 000 8. 40%
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1999 80, 000 8. 50%
2000 85, 000 8. 60%
2008 1 , 050 , 000 9. 125%
2013 1 , 130, 000 9 . 25%
The maximum net effective interest rate authorized for the Series
1988 Bonds is twelve percent ( 12% ) per annum. The actual net
effective interest rate on the Series 1988 Bonds is 9. 089% per
annum.
The Preliminary Official Statement , in substantially the
form presented to the Council, is in all respects ratified,
approved and authorized for use by the Underwriter in connection
with the pricing, sale and marketing of the Series 1988 Bonds .
The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to affix his
signature to the Final Official Statement , for and on behalf of
the City, in substantially the form presented at this meeting,
but with such changes therein as the administrative staff may
deem necessary or appropriate , as evidenced by his execution
thereof . The distribution by the City and use by the prospective
purchasers of the Series 1988 Bonds , including the Underwriter
and its associates , of the Final Official Statement, to contain
appropriate amendments and supplements , is hereby further
authorized.
ARTICLE III
GENERAL COVENANTS
3 . 1 . Payment of Principal and Interest
The City covenants that it will promptly pay or cause to be
paid the principal of and interest on the Bonds at the place, on
the dates , from the source and in the manner provided herein and
in said Bonds . The principal and interest are payable solely
from and secured by revenues and proceeds derived from the
Project and payable pursuant to the Indenture, the Loan
Agreement , the Company Note , the Guaranty, the Collateral
Assignment of Rents, the Security Agreement and the Deed of
Trust ; and nothing in the Bonds or in this Ordinance shall be
considered as assigning, pledging or otherwise encumbering any
other funds or assets of the City.
3. 2. Performance of and Authority for Covenants
The City covenants that it will faithfully perform at all
times any and all covenants, undertakings, stipulations and
provisions contained in this Ordinance , the Indenture , the Loan
Agreement , in the Bonds executed, authenticated and delivered
hereunder and in all proceedings of the City Council pertaining
thereto; that it is duly authorized under the Constitution and
laws of the State of Colorado, including particularly and without
limitation the Act, to issue the Bonds authorized hereby, pledge
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the revenues and assign the Loan Agreement and endorse the
Company Note in the manner and to the extent set forth in this
Ordinance , the Indenture , the Bonds and the Loan Agreement and
Assignment of Loan Agreement ; that all action on its part for the
issuance of the Bonds and for the execution and delivery thereof
has been duly and effectively taken; and that the Bonds in the
hands of the Lender are and will be a valid and enforceable
obligation of the City according to the terms thereof. In making
these representations , the City relies upon the opinion of Bond
Counsel as to the truth of matters asserted and the efficacy of
actions taken .
3 . 3 . Nature of Security
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Bond, the Deed of
Trust, the Indenture, the Loan Agreement or any other document
referred to in Section 2. 4 of this Ordinance , the Bonds shall
never constitute the debt or indebtedness of the City within the
meaning of any provision or limitation of the constitution or
statutes of the State of Colorado or Charter of the City of Fort
Collins , Colorado and shall not constitute nor give rise to a
pecuniary liability of the City or a charge against its general
credit or taxing powers ; and the City, its agents , officers and
employees shall not be subject to any personal or pecuniary
liability thereon.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
4 . 1 . Facsimile Signatures .
Pursuant to the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public
Officials Act of the State of Colorado, Section 11-55-101 et
seq. , C.R.S . , as amended, the Mayor, the City Clerk and the
Finance Director of the City shall forthwith, but in any event
prior to the time the Bonds are delivered to the purchasers
thereof, file with the Colorado Secretary of State their manual
signatures , certified by them under oath , using a suitable
Facsimile Signature Certificate for such purpose.
4 . 2. CUSIP Numbers .
CUSIP identification numbers may be imprinted on the Bonds,
but such numbers shall not constitute a part of the contract
evidenced by the Bonds, and no liability shall hereafter attach
to the City or any of the officers or agents thereof because of
or on account of said numbers . Any error or omission with
respect to said numbers shall not constitute cause for refusal by
any person to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds nor shall
it affect the validity of such Bonds .
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4 . 3. Severability
If any provision of this Ordinance , except Section 3. 3 of
Article III , hereof, shall be held or deemed to be, or shall , in
fact, be , inoperative or unenforceable as applied in any
particular case in any jurisdictions or in all cases because it
conflicts with any provisions of any constitution or statute or
rule or public policy, or for any other reason, such
circumstances shall not have the effect of rendering the
provision in question inoperative or unenforceable in any other
case or circumstance , or of rendering any other provision or
provisions herein contained invalid, inoperative or unenforceable
to any extent whatever. The invalidity of any one or more
phrases, sentences, clauses or paragraphs in this Ordinance ,
except Section 3. 3 of Article III hereof , shall not affect the
remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part hereof .
4. 4. Authorization to Execute Agreements
The forms of the proposed Indenture, the Loan Agreement , the
Assignment of Loan Agreement , the Company Note and the Bond
Purchase Agreement are hereby approved in substantially the form
presented to the City Council ; and the Mayor and the City Clerk
are authorized to endorse the Company Note and execute the Loan
Agreement, the Assignment of Loan Agreement and the Bond Purchase
Agreement in the name of and on behalf of the City and such other
documents as Bond Counsel considers appropriate in connection
with the issuance of the Bonds . In the event of the absence or
disability of the Mayor or the City Clerk, such officers of the
City as , in the opinion of the City Attorney, may act in their
behalf, shall without further act or authorization of the City
Council do all things and execute all instruments and documents
required to be done or executed by such absent or disabled
officers .
4 . 5. Authority to Correct Errors , Etc .
The Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and
directed to make or agree to any alterations, changes or
additions in the instruments hereby approved as the Mayor and the
City Attorney deem necessary or proper to accomplish the purposes
of this Ordinance , the signatures of the Mayor and the City Clerk
on the instruments to be conclusive evidence of such approval ;
provided, however, no alteration , change or addition shall be
made which shall alter the maximum net effective interest rate ,
denomination, date , maturities , form, interest rates ,
registration privileges , manner of execution, places of payment
or terms of prepayment of the Bonds or which shall increase the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds authorized by the City
Council or in any way give rise to a pecuniary liability of the
City or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers with
respect to the Bonds.
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4. 6. Further Authority
The Mayor and the City Clerk and other proper City
officials, and each of them, are hereby authorized to execute and
deliver for and on behalf of the City any and all additional
certificates , documents and other papers and to perform all other
acts they may deem necessary or appropriate in order to implement
and carry out the matters herein authorized.
4 . 7. Repealer
All ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with this
Ordinance are hereby repealed.
4 . 8. Ordinance Irre ealable
After said bonds are issued this Ordinance shall be and
remain irrepealable until said bonds and the interest thereon
shall have been fully paid, satisfied and discharged .
4 . 9. Recording and Authentication
This Ordinance , as adopted by the City Council , shall be
numbered and recorded, and the adoption and publication shall be
authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor and City Clerk and
by the certificate of the publisher, respectively.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading and
ordered published this 5th day of July, 1988, and to be presented
for final passage on the 19th day of July, 1988 .
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
City Clerk Mayor
Passed and adopted on final reading on this 19th day of
July, 1988.
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
City Mayor
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