Res 99-85 Resolution No. 99-85
A RESOLUTION, OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIBA, AUTHORI~.ING THE ISSUANCE OF ITS CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND
SERIES 1985 (THE SENECA GROUP-PARK TEN PROJECT) IN AN
AMOUI~ NOT TO EXCEED $5,000,000 TO FINANCE THE COST OF THE
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF A WAREHOUSE,
OFFICE AND SHOWROOM FACILITY; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF THE
TRUST INDENTURE TO SECURE SAID BONDS AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION THEREOF; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF THE LOAN,
MORTGAGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION THEREOF; APPROVING THE FORM OF THE PERSONAL
GUARANTY AGREEMENT RELATED TO SAID BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE
RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER OF SAID BONDS; AUTHORIZING A
NEGOTIATED SALE OF SAID BONDS; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF THE
BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
THEREOF; AND MAKING CERTAIN OTHER COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, AS AMENDED,
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of' Delray Beach,
Florida, adopted on September 10, 1985 Resolution No. 76-85; and
WHEREAS, such resolution authorized the issuance in an
amount not to exceed $5,000,000 of industrial development revenue
bonds to finance the Cost of the Project;
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to take further action in con-
nection with the issuance of the industrial development revenue
bonds:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA.'
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR THIS RESOLUTION. This resolu-
tion hereinafter called "instrument", is adopted pursuant to the pro-
visions of Chapter 159, Part II, Florida Statutes (Chapter 69-104 of
the Laws of Florida 1969, as amended and supplemented), and other
applicable provisions of law.
SBCTION 2. DEFINITIONS. Unless the context otherwise
requires, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings
specified in this section. Words importing singular number shall
include the plural number in each case and vice versa, and words
import{ng persons shall include firms, corporations and other enti~
ties or associations.
A. "Act" shall mean the Florida Industrial Development
Financing Act, Part II of Chapter 159, Florida Statutes
(Chapter 69-104 of the Laws of Florida 1969, as amended and
supplemented).
B. "Ag,ee~entI shall mean the agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, entitled "Loan,
Mortgage and Security Agreement", to be executed between the Issuer
and the Company and any and all modifications, alterations, amend-
ments and supplements thereto made in accordance with the Agreement
and the Trust Indenture.
C. "Bond Purchase Agreement" shall mean the agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit D and incorporated herein by reference,
entitled "Bond Purchase Agreement," to be executed by and between the
Issuer and Landmark First National Bank of Fort Lauderdale, as
Purchaser, as the same may be amended or supplemented pursuant to the
terms thereof.
D. "Bonds" shall mean the Industrial Development Revenue
Bond, 1985 Series (The Seneca Group-Park Ten Project), in the aggre-
gate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000, herein authorized to
be issued by the Issuer under the terms, conditions and limitations
contained herein.
E. "Building" when used in connection with the Project
shall have the same meaning as provided in the Agreement.
F. "Company" shall mean the The Seneca Group, a general
partnership organized under the laws of the State of Florida, or any
partnership or corporation which is the surviving, resulting or
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transferee partnership or corporation in any merger, consolidation or
transfer of assets permitted under the Agreement and shall also mean,
unless the context otherwise requires, an assignee of the Agreement
as permitted by the Agreement.
G. 'C~st' or "Cost of the Project'. when used in connec-
tion with the Project shall have the same meaning as provided in the
Trust Indenture.
H. 'Equipment' when used in connection with the Project
shall have the same meaning provided in the Agreement.
I. 'Guarantors" shall mean Donald V. Berlanti, Karen
Berlanti, Joseph Carosella, Rosemarie Carosella, P~chard A. Berlanti,
Carole Berlanti, Michael Bianchini and Marie Bianchini and who shall
act as Guarantors, jointly and severally.
J. 'Guaranty AgreeRent" shall mean the agre~aent attached
hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by reference, entitled
"Personal Guaranty Agreement," to be executed by and between the
Guarantors and the Trustee, and any and all modifications, alter-
ations, amendments and supplements thereto made in accordance with
the Guaranty Agreement, the Agreement and the ~.rust Indenture.
K. "Issuer" shall mean the City of Delray Beach, Florida,
a political subdivision of the State of Florida.
L. 'Project" shall mean the warehouse, office and showroom
facility, as more particularly described and defined in the
Agreement.
M. "Purchaser" shall mean Landmark First National Bank of
Fort Lauderdale, whose principal office is located in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida.
N. "Trust Indenture' shall mean the indenture attached
hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference, entitled
"Trust Indenture," to be executed by and among the Issuer and the
Trustee, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance
with the terms thereof.
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O. "Trustee" shall mean Landmark First National Bank of
Fort Lauderdale, or any successor trustee serving as such pursuant to
the Indenture and any separate or co-trustee serving as such
thereunder.
SECTION 3. FINDI~. It is hereby found, determined and
declared that..
A. The Issuer is authorized and empowered by the Act to
enter into transactions such as those contemplated by the Agreement
and the Trust Indenture and to perform fully its obligations thereun-
der in order to promote the economy of the Issuer and the State of
Florida.
B. The Project is appropriate to the needs and circum-
stances of the Issuer and shall make a significant contribution to
the economic growth of the area within the jurisdiction of the City,
shall provide improvements and facilities which will permit the
Company to establish operations within such area, shall provide and
preserve gainful employment, and shall serve a public purpose by
.advancing the economic prosperity, the public health and the general
welfare of the State of Florida and its people.
C. Adequate provision is made under the provisions of the
Agreement for the operation, repair and maintenance of the Project at
the expense of the Company, and under the Agreement and the Trust
Indenture for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the Bonds herein authorized.
D. The principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
Bonds and all required payments shall be payable solely from the rev-
enues and receipts derived by the Issuer from or in connection with
the Project, including payments under the Agreement. The Bonds are
to be additionally secured by (i) the assignment to the Trustee of a
mortgage and security interest in the Project upon the terms and
conditions detailed in the Agreement and the .xrust Indenture and
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(ii) the Guaranty Agreement. The Issuer shall never be required to
levy ad valorem taxes on any property within its jurisdiction or to
utilize any moneys or funds it or the Trustee shall receive from any
source other than the Agreement and the Guaranty Agreement to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, anu interest on the obligations or to
make any other payments required by the Trust Indenture.
E. The proceeds to be derived by the Issuer from the sale
of the Bonds will be (i) loaned to the Company under the Agreement to
finance the costs of the Project and (ii) used to pay the costs of
issuance of the Bonds. The payments to be made by the Company under
the Agreement will be sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if
· any, and interest on the Bonds, as the same become due, and to make
all debt service or other payments required by this instrument.
F. The Company is financially responsible and fully
capable and willing to fulfill its obligations under the Agreement,
including the obligations to make payments in amounts and at times
required, to operate, repair and maintain the Project at its own
expense and to serve the purposes of the Act and other responsibili-
ties imposed by the Agreement. In making the above determination the
Issuer has considered the factors provided in Section 159.29(2) of
the Act.
G. The Issuer will be able to satisfactorily cope with the
impact of the Project and will be able to provide, or cause to be
provided when needed, the public facilities, including utilities and
public services, that will be necessary for the construction, opera-
tion, repair and maintenance of the Project and on account of any
increases in population or other circumstances resulting therefrom.
H. The costs of the Project to be paid from proceeds of
the Bonds shall be costs of the Project within the meaning of the
Act.
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I. Upon the issuance of the P.~nds, the interest thereon
will be exempt from federal income taxation under existing laws of
the United States of America, as required by the Act.
SECTION 4. AI]THORIZATION OF T~..E LOAN OF THE PI~OCEED~ (~
THE BOND~. There is hereby authorized the loan of the proceeds of
the Bonds, pursuant to the Agre~ent, to the Company for the acquisi-
tion, construction and equipping of the Project.
SECTION 5. AI~THORIZATION OF THE B(H~M~. Subject and pur-
suant to the provisions hereof, the Bonds are authorized to be issued
in the aggregate principal amount of not exceeding FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS ($5,000,000); all for the purpose of paying the Cost of the
Project. The Bonds will be dated, will be stated to mature or be
payable in the years and in the amounts and in such manner, will be
s.ubject to the right of redemption prior to maturity at the prices
and dates, and upon the terms and conditions, and will bear interest
from their date until their payment at such rate or rates, not
exceeding the legal rate, all as provided in the Trust Indenture
attached hereto as Exhibit B and made a part hereof as provided in
Section 7 below.
SECTION 6. APPROVA~ OF THE FORM AND AUTHORIZATION OF
~~ION OF AGREEMENT. The City hereby authorizes and directs its
Mayor to execute, and its Clerk to attest under the corporate seal of
the Issuer, the Agreement and to deliver the Agreement to the
Company, and does hereby authorize and direct the execution, sealing
and delivery of the Agreement. All of the provisions of the
Agreement, when executed and delivered by the City as authorized
h.erein and when duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company, shall be deemed to be a part of this instrument as fully and
to the same extent as if incorporated verbatim herein, and the
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Agreement shall ~. in substantially the for- of the Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit A with such changes, amendments, modifica-
tions, omissions and additions, including the date of such Agreement,
as may be approved by the City. Execution by said Mayor of the
Agreement shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of approval of
such changes.
SECTION 7. APPROVAL OF THE FORll A~D AUTHORISATION OF
EXE~DTXON OF TRUST INDENTURE. As security for the payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds, in accor-
dance with the terms thereof, the City hereby authorizes and directs
its Mayor to execute, and its Clerk to attest under the corporate
seal of the Issuer, the Trust Indenture and to deliver the Trust
Indenture to the Trustee and does hereby authorize and direct the
execution, sealing and delivery of the Trust Indenture. The Trust
Indenture specifies the terms, conditions, covenants, rights, obliga-
tions, duties and agreements to and for the benefit of the holders of
the Bonds, the Issuer, the Company, and the Trustee. Ail of the pro-
visions of the Trust Indenture when executed and delivered by the
City as authorized herein and when duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Trustee shall be deemed to be a part of this instru-
ment as fully and to the same extent as if incorporated verbatim
herein, and the Trust Indenture shall be in substantially the form of
the Trust Indenture attached hereto as Exhibit B with such changes,
amen~ents, modifications, omissions and additions, including the
date of such Trust Indenture, as may be approved by said City.
Execution by said Mayor of the Trust Indenture shall be deemed to be
conclusive evidence of approval of such changes.
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· ~TION 8. BONI~" TO BE GUARANTEED; APPROVAL (? GUARANTY
AGio The Issuer hereby conditions the issuance and sale of the
Bonds upon the guaranty of the Guarantors to the Trustee, for the
benefit of the holder of the Bonds, of the payment of the principal
of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as provid=d in the
Guaranty Agreement. Ail of the provisions of the Guaranty Agreenent,
when duly executed and delivered by the Guarantors and the Trustee,
shalI be deemed to be a part of this instrument as fully and to the
same extent as if incorporated verbatim herein. The Guaranty
Agreement shall be in substantially the form of the Guaranty
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C and such Guaranty Agreement is
hereby approved.
SECTION 9. APPROVAL OF THE FORM AND AUTHORIZATION OF
EXECIFFION OF BOND PUR(~tASE AGREF~q~T. The City hereby authorizes
and directs its Mayor to execute, and its Clerk to attest under the
corporate seal of the Issuer, the Bond Purchase Agreement and to
deliver the Bond Purchase Agreement to Landmark First National Bank
of Fort Lauderdale, the Purchaser, and does hereby authorize and
direct the execution, sealing and delivery of the Bond Purchase
Agreement. All of the provisions of the Bond Purchase Agreement,
when executed and delivered by the City as authorized herein and when
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Purchaser, shall be
deemed to be a part of this instrument as fully and to the same
extent as if incorporated verbatim herein, and the Bond Purchase
Agreement shall be in substantially the form of the Bond Purchase
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit D with such changes, amendments,
modifications, omissions and additions, including the date of such
Bond Purchase Agreement, as may be approved by the City. Execution
by said Mayor of the Bond Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to be
conclusive evidence of approval of such changes.
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S~TlOll 10. DESIGNATION OF TRUSTEB. L a n d m a r k F i r s ~
National Bank of Fort Lauderdale, is hereby designated Trustee for
the Bonds under the Trust Indenture.
SECTION 11. EXECUTION ~ DELIVER! OF THE BO~. The
Bonds shall be executed in the manner provided in the Trust Indenture
and shall be delivered to the Trustee for proper authentication and
delivery upon delivery to the Trustee of the documents required by
the Trust Indenture.
SECTION 12. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY. No covenant, stipula-
tion, obligation or agreement herein contained or contained in the
Agreement or the Trust Indenture shall be deemed to be a covenant,
stipulation, obligation or agreement of any member, agent or employee
of the City in his individual capacity, and neither the members of
the City Council nor any official executing the Bonds shall be liable
personally thereon or be subject to any personal liability or
accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
SECTION 13. NO T~I~D PARTY BENEFICIARIES. E x c e p t a s
herein or in the Agreement or the Trust Indenture otherwise expressly
provided, nothing in this instrument or in the Agreement, the
Guaranty Agreement or the Trust Indenture, expressed or implied, is
intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person or firm or
corporation other than the Issuer, the Company, the holders of the
Bonds, and the Trustee any right, remedy or claim, legal or equita-
ble, under and by reason of this resolution or any provision hereof
or of the Agreement or the Trust Indenture, all provisions thereof
being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of
the Issuer, the Company, the holders from time to time of the Bonds
and the Trustee.
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~TION 14. COVEHANTS OF THE ~. A 1 1 a c t s ,
conditions and things relating to the passage of this instrument, to
the issuance of the Bonds, and to the execution of the Agreement and
the Trust Indenture, required by the Constitution or laws of the
Stat~ of Florida to happen, exist and be performed precedent to and
in the passage of this instrument, and precedent to the issuance of
the Bonds, and precedent to the execution and delivery of the
Agreement and the Trust Indenture have happened, exist and have been
performed as so required.
SECTION 15. GENEP~ A~THORIT~. The Mayor, the Members of
-the City Council and its officers, attorneys, City Clerk or other
agents or 'employees are hereby authorized to do all acts aD~] things
required of them by this instrument, the Bonds, the Agreement, the
Trust Indenture, the Guaranty Agreement and the Bond Purchase
Agreement, and to do all acts and things which are desirable and con-
sistent with the requirements hereof or of such Bonds, the Agreement,
the Trust Indenture, the Guaranty Agreement and the Bond Purchase
Agreement for the full, punctual and complete performance of all the
terms, covenants and agreements contained herein or in the Bonds, the
Agreement, the Trust Indenture, the Guaranty Agreement and the Bond
Purchase Agreement.
SECTION 16. VALIDATION NOT A[~i~ORIZED. The City does not
authorize the Bonds to be validated pursuant to Florida law.
SECTION 17. N~C, OTIATED SA~E OF BONDS A~THORIgED. A
negotiated sale of the Bonds is hereby authorized and found to be
required and necessary and in the best interest of the Issuer for the
following reasons: the Bonds will be special and limited obligations
of the Issuer payable solely out of moneys derived by the Issuer frem
the Project and will be secured and backed solely by the Agreement,
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including the mortgage and security interest on the Project and the
Guaranty Agreement; the cost of issuance of the Bonds, which must be
borne directly or indirectly by the Company, would most likely be
greater if the Bonds are sold at public sale by competitive bids than
if the Bonds are sold at negotiated sale, and there is no basis for
any expectation that the terms and conditions of a sale of the Bonds
at public sale by competitive bids would be any more favorable than
at negotiated sale; industrial development revenue bonds having the
characteristics of the Bonds are typically sold at negotiated sale
under the prevailing market conditions; the Company has indicated
that its willingness to proceed with the acquisition, construction
and financing of the Project is predicated upon the City's approval
of a negotiated sale of the Bonds on terms satisfactory to the
Company; and authorization of a negotiated sale of the Bonds is nec-
essary in order to serve the purposes of the Act.
SEL~ION 18. NOTICE OF SAI~. The Issuer hereby approves
and authorizes the execution and filing with the Division of Bond
Finance, Department of General Services of the State of Florida, of a
notice of sale of the Bonds sufficient to comply with the provisions
of ~218.38, Florida Statutes, as amended.
SECTION 19. SEVERABILIT"f OF I~VALID PROVISIONS. If any
one or more of the covenants, agreements or provisions herein con-
tained shall be held contrary to any express provision of law or con-
trary to the policy of express law, though not expressly prohibited,
or against public policy, or shall for any reason whatsoever be held
invalid, then such covenants, agreements or provisions shall be null
and void and shall be deemed separable from the remaining covenants,
agreements or provisions and shall in no way affect the validity of
any of the other provisions hereof or of the Bonds issued hereunder.
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~TION 29. CODE CO~P~IAN~E. This Resolution and the
actions of this City Council are being taken pursuant to Section
103(k) of the Internal Revenue Lode of 1954, as amended, which
imposes a public approval requirement on the issuance of certain
bonds. The 'public he, ring required by said Section 103(k) took place
on December 23, 1985 at 9200 a.m.; this Resolution has been consid-
ered and adopted subsequent to that hearing.
SECTION 21. REPEA~I~ CLA~. Ail resolutions or parts
thereof of the City Council in conflict with the provisions herein
contained are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby superseded and
repealed.
SECTION 22. EFFECT17~E DATE. This instrument shall take
effect immediately upon its adoption.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into
this Agreement by their officers thereunder duly authorized as of
this 23rd day of December 1985.
Mayor of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida
Attest:
C~rk of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida
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