ORD NO 08-1980 ORDINANCE NO. /no
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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PERMANENT FINANCING
FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; AUTHORIZING A
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE SECURING
THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING A FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL,
LEASE AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, AS LESSOR, AND TATE
CONTAINERS, INC., AS LESSEE; AUTHORIZING
THE SALE OF THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING AND
PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING
THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas (the "City
is authorized and empowered under the provisions of Act No. 9
of the First Extraordinary Session of the Sixty- Second General
Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved January 21, 1960,
as amended (the "Act to issue revenue bonds and to expend
the proceeds thereof to finance the acquisition, construction
and equipment of land, buildings or facilities which can be
used in securing or developing industry; and
WHEREAS, the City has heretofore issued its Industrial
Development Revenue Bonds Tate Containers, Inc. Project, Series A,
in the principal amount of $500,000 (the "Series A Bonds secured
by a Trust Indenture dated as of June 1, 1978, by and between the
City and The City National Bank of Fort Smith, Fort Smith, Arkansas,
as Trustee; and
WHEREAS, the Series A Bonds were issued for the purpose
of financing the costs of acquiring, constructing and equipping
an expansion to an industrial plant at the City (the "Plant
which is being leased to and is operated by Tate Containers, Inc.,
an Arkansas corporation (the "Company pursuant to a Lease and
Agreement dated as of June 1, 1978, by and between the City and the
Company; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed that the City provide permanent
financing, through the issuance of additional revenue bonds under
the Act, of the costs of acquiring, constructing and equipping
another expansion to the Plant (the "Project and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions
of the Act, a public hearing has been held on this date before the
City Council on the question of the adoption of an ordinance
authorizing the issuance of $250,000 in aggregate principal amount
of revenue bonds under the Act, and after due consideration the
City is now prepared to proceed with financing the Project and to
issue and sell $250,000 in aggregate principal amount of its
Industrial Development Revenue Bonds Tate Containers, Inc. Project,
Series B (the "Series B Bonds to provide such financing; and
WHEREAS, copies of the hereinafter described First
Supplemental Trust Indenture and First Supplmental Lease and Agree-
ment have been presented to and are before this meeting;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of
the City of Van Buren, Arkansas:
Section 1. That the issuance of the Series B Bonds
is hereby authorized. The Series B Bonds shall mature in the
years 1931 to 1993, inclusive, shall bear interest at the rate of
10o per annum, shall be issued in the forms and denominations, shall
be dated, shall be numbered, and shall be subject to redemption
prior to maturity all upon the terms and conditions and as set
forth in the First Supplemental Trust Indenture securing the bonds
(hereinafter authorized).
Section 2. That the Series B Bonds be sold to The
City National Bank of Fort Smith, Fort Smith, Arkansas, for the
purchase price of 100 cents on the dollar, plus accrued interest,
which purchase price is recommended by the Company.
Section 3. To prescribe the terms and conditions upon
which the Series B Bonds are to be executed, authenticated, issued,
accepted, held and secured, the Mayor is hereby authorized and
directed to execute and acknowledge a First Supplemental Trust
Indenture by and between the City and The City National Bank of
Fort Smith, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as Trustee, dated as of the date
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of the Series B Bonds (the "First Supplemental Indenture and
the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to execute and
acknowledge the First Supplemental Indenture and to affix the seal
of the City thereto, and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby autho-
rized and directed to cause the First Supplemental Indenture to
be accepted, executed and acknowledged by the Trustee. The First
Supplemental Indenture is hereby approved in substantially the form
submitted to this meeting, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to
confer with the Trustee and the Company in order to complete the
First Supplemental Indenture in substantially the form submitted
to this meeting with such changes as shall be approved by such
persons executing the document, their execution to constitute
conclusive evidence of such approval.
Section 4. That there be, and there is hereby authorized
the execution and delivery of a First Supplemental Lease and
Agreement by and between the City as Lessor, and the Company as
Lessee (the "First Supplemental Lease Agreement and the Mayor
and City Clerk be, and they are hereby, authorized to execute,
acknowledge and deliver the First Supplemental Lease Agreement for
and on behalf of the City. The First Supplemental Lease Agreement
is hereby approved substantially in the form submitted to this
meeting, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to confer with the
Company and the Trustee in order to complete the First Supplemental
Lease Agreement in substantially the form submitted to this meeting
with such changes as shall be approved by such persons executing
the document, their execution to constitute conclusive evidence of
such approval.
Section 5. That there be, and there is hereby, authorized
the preparation and distribution to the purchaser of the Series B
Bonds of an official statement or private placement memorandum in
the name of the City, describing the City, the Series B Bonds, the
First Supplemental Indenture, the First Supplemental Lease Agreement,
and setting forth such other information as may be determined to be
necessary or desirable. The Mayor is authorized to execute such
document on behalf of the City.
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Section 6. That the Mayor and the City Clerk, for and
on behalf of the City, be, and they are hereby authorized and
directed to do any and all things necessary to effect the execution
0 and delivery of the First Supplemental Lease Agreement and the
performance of all obligations of the City thereunder, the execution
and delivery of the First Supplemental Indenture and the performance
of all obligations of the City thereunder, the issuance, execution,
sale and delivery of the Series B Bonds, the execution, delivery
and distribution of an official statement or private placement
memorandum, and the performance of all acts of whatever nature
necessary to effect and carry out the authority conferred by this
Ordinance. That the Mayor and the City Clerk be, and they are
hereby further authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the
City, to execute all papers, documents, certificates and other
instruments that may be required for the carrying out of such
authority or to evidence the exercise thereof.
Section 7. That the City is hereby involved with the
acquiring, constructing and equipping of industrial facilities and
pursuant to applicable laws of the State of Arkansas, including
particularly the Act, competitive bidding is waived.
Section 8. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to file in the office of_the:City Clerk, as a part of the
minutes of the meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted, for
inspection by any interested person a copy of the First Supplemental
Indenture and First Supplemental Lease Agreement, and such documents
shall be on file for inspection by any interested person.
Section 9. That the law firm of Friday, Eldredge Clark,
Little Rock, Arkansas, is hereby appointed to act as Bond Counsel
on behalf of the City in connection with the issuance and sale of
the Series B Bonds.
Section 10. That the provisions of this Ordinance are
hereby declared to be separable, and if any section, phrase or
provision shall for any reason be declared to be invalid, such
declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the
sections, phrases and provisions.
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Section 11. That all ordinances, resolutions and
parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict.
Section 12. That there is hereby found and declared to
be an immediate need for the securing and developing of industry
in order to provide continued and increased employment and payrolls,
alleviate unemployment and otherwise benefit the public health,
safety and welfare of the City and the inhabitants thereof, and
the issuance of the Series B Bonds authorized hereby and the taking
of the other action authorized hereby are immediately necessary for
the accomplishing of these public benefits and purposes. It is,
therefore, declared that an emergency exists and this Ordinance being
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
and safety shall be in force and effect immediately upon and after
its passage.
PASSED: April 21, 1980.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
td/ ✓L Mayor
City C erk
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CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Van Buren,
Arkansas, hereby certifies that the foregoing pages are a true and
compared copy of an Ordinance passed at a regular session of the
City Council held at the regular meeting place of the City Council
at 7:00 o'clock p.m., on the 21st day of April, 1980, and that
the Ordinance is of record in Ordinance Record Book No. .3
Page Z /S now in my possession.
GIVEN under my hand and seal of the City this a. day
of April, 1980.
City lerk
(SEAL)