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TC Ord. No. 25-16 Amending Ordinance 25-14 Relating to Financing the Acquisition of Certain Real Property for Town Purposesn Avon COLORADO ORDINANCE NO.25-16 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF AVON AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 25-14 FINALLY ADOPTED AND APPROVED ON AUGUST 12, 2025, RELATING TO FINANCING THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FOR TOWN PURPOSES AND THE SUPPORTING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE TOWN OF A SITE LEASE AGREEMENT, A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Town of Avon, Eagle County, Colorado (the "Town") is a duly organized and existing home rule municipality of the State of Colorado, created and operating pursuant to Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado and the home rule charter of the Town (the "Charter"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter XIV of the Charter, the Town is authorized to enter into one or more leases or lease -purchase agreements for land, buildings, equipment and other property for governmental or proprietary purposes; and WHEREAS, the Town is authorized by Article XX, Section 6 of the Colorado Constitution, its Charter, and part 8 of Article 15 of title 31, Colorado Revised Statutes ("C.R.S."), to enter into rental or leasehold agreements in order to provide necessary land, buildings, equipment and other property for governmental or proprietary purposes; and WHEREAS, the members of the Town Council of the Town (the "Council") have been duly elected, chosen and qualified; and WHEREAS, on August 12, 2025, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 25-14 (the "Original Ordinance") approving the execution and delivery of a Site Lease (the "Site Lease"), a Lease Purchase Agreement (the "Lease"), and other documents relating thereto in order to finance the cost of the acquisition of certain real property and the building located thereon for Town purposes (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, in order to finance the Project, a Trustee, as defined in the Original Ordinance, would execute and deliver certain Certificates of Participation (the "Certificates"), the proceeds of which would be utilized by the Trustee to prepay its obligation to lease certain leased property of the Town under the Site Lease, subject to certain parameters set forth in the Original Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Original Ordinance provided that Certificates would be sold to investors at a purchase price of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Certificates; and WHEREAS, such purchase priced did not account for the Certificates being sold as taxable certificates, which would necessitate a lesser purchase price to account for the Certificates being Ord 25-16: AMENDING ORDINANCE 25-14 RELATING TO FINANCING OF 15 SUN RD 08/26/2025 Page 1 of 3 sold to investors for the principal amount of the Certificates, less an underwriter's discount, with no original issue premium; and WHEREAS, the Town has determined that Section 5(e) of the Original Ordinance be amended; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.6 of the Charter, because of the urgent need for the financing of the Project, the Council has determined that an emergency exists and that adoption of this Ordinance as an emergency measure is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare. This Ordinance, which amends the Original Ordinance, shall be effective on the same day as the Original Ordinance, which such Original Ordinance was not approved as an emergency ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO the following: Section 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms used herein shall have the same meaning as in the Original Ordinance. Section 2. Amendments. Section 5(e) — Supplemental Act; Parameters is hereby amended as follows (strike through indicates language removed, double underline indicates additional language): (e) the purchase price of the Certificates shall not be less than 440-9T% of the aggregate principal amount of the Certificates; and Section 3. Ratification. All action heretofore taken (not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance) by the Council, the officers of the Town and otherwise taken by the Town directed toward the Bonds or the amendment of the Original Ordinance, is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Except as amended hereby, the provisions of the Original Ordinance are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Section 4. Repealer. All bylaws, orders, resolutions and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to revive any such bylaw, order, resolution or ordinance, or part thereof, heretofore repealed. All rules of the Council, if any, which might prevent the final passage and adoption of this Ordinance as an emergency measure at this meeting of the Council be, and the same hereby are, suspended. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, clause or other provision of this Ordinance for any reason is invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, subsection, paragraph, clause or other provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. Ord 25-16: AMENDING ORDINANCE 25-14 RELATING TO FINANCING OF 15 SUN RD 08/26/2025 Page 2 of 3 Section 6. Emergency Declaration. By reason of the Town's need to complete the Project to provide for the immediate preservation of public health, safety and welfare of its citizens, the further need to acquire financing to complete the Project with the limited availability of the property, the Council declares that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and that this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on the same date as the Original Ordinance. Section 7. Effective Date and Disposition. After its passage by the approval of five (5) members of the Council, this Ordinance shall be recorded, published and posted and authenticated by the signature of the Mayor and the Town Clerk as required by the Town Charter. This Ordinance shall become effective at the same time as the Original Ordinance. Section 8. Publication by Posting. The Town Clerk is ordered to publish this Ordinance in accordance with Chapter 1.16 of the Avon Municipal Code. INTRODUCED, APPROVED, PASSED AS AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED IN FULL on August 26, 2025. [SEAL] BY: 4"" 4/ mra N. Underwood, Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Nina Williams, Town Attorney i ------------------- 1 Ord 25-16: AMENDING ORDINANCE 25-14 RELATING TO FINANCING OF 15 SUN RD 08/26/2025 Page 3 of 3 STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF EAGLE ) SS. TOWN OF AVON ) I, Miguel Jauregui Casanueva, the Town Clerk of the Town of Avon, Colorado (the "Town"), do hereby certify: I, the duly elected, qualified, and acting Town Clerk of the Town of Avon, Colorado (the "Town"), do hereby certify that: (1) The foregoing pages are a true, correct and complete copy of an ordinance (the "Ordinance") that was introduced, approved as an emergency on first reading and ordered published in full in accordance with the Town Charter (the "Charter") by the Town Council at a regular meeting thereof held on August 26, 2025. (2) The Ordinance was duly moved and seconded, and the Ordinance was approved on first reading as an emergency, at the meeting of August 26, 2025, by an affirmative vote of five (5) members of Town Council as follows: Councilmember Voting "Yes" Voting -No" Absent Abstaining Tamra Underwood Rich Carroll r0 Chico Thuon ✓ Lindsay Hardy V Ruth Stanley Gary Brooks Kevin Hyatt ✓ (3) The members of the Town Council were present at such meetings and voted on the passage of such Ordinance as set forth above. (4) The Ordinance was authenticated by the signature of the Mayor, sealed with the Town seal, attested by the Town Clerk, and recorded in the minutes of the Town Council. (5) There are no bylaws, rules or regulations of the Town Council that might prohibit the adoption of the Ordinance. (6) Notice of the meeting of August 26, 2025, the form attached hereto as Exhibit A was posted at the Town Hall, the Avon Recreation Center and the Avon Library not less than 24 hours prior to such meeting in accordance with law, which notice included the title of the ordinance only and the time, date and place of the public hearing, and notified that the full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection at Avon Town Hall during normal business hours and on the Town of Avon official website. Ord 25-16: AMENDING ORDINANCE 25-14 RELATING TO FINANCING OF 15 SUN RD 08/26/2025 Page 1 of 2 4h (7) OnAU41 2025, the Ordinance was published by title in the Vail Daily, a newspaper of general circulation in the Town, in accordance with the Charter and Chapter 1.16.010 of the Avon Municipal Code. Affidavit of publication is attached hereto as Exhibit B. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the Town affixed on A 2q", 2025. [SEAL] L_ Ord 25-16: AMENDING ORDINANCE 25-14 RELATING TO FINANCING OF 15 SUN RD 08/26/2025 Page 2 of 2 EXHIBIT A Avon C 0 L 0 R A D 0 Notice of Regular Avon Town Council Meeting August 26, 2025 at 05:00 p.m. MST HYBRID MEETING Attend In -Person or Virtually The Avon Town Council meeting will broadcast on High Five Access Media (Channel 5) and online at www.highfivemedia.orq. EITHER JOIN IN PERSON: Avon Town Hall, 100 Mikaela Way, Avon CO 81620 OR JOIN VIRTUALLY VIA PHONE OR ZOOM: Call 346.248.7799. Enter meeting ID: 818 2918 4823 Please go to the Town of Avon website, www.Avon.org and click on the Meeting Bar on the top of the Avon home page to find the link for meeting registration. You can also find the agenda and meeting packet materials for the Council meeting under Government > Avon Town Council > Agendas, Packets & Materials. Posted by Brenda Torres, Deputy Town Clerk on August 18, 2025 at the Avon Town Hall, Avon Recreation Center, Avon Public Library, Avon Elementary School and at www,avon.org Expected print dimensions of advertisement: Width: 3.96 in., Height: 5.26 in. Newspaper page size: Width: 10.00 in., Height: 14.00 in. Publisher may wrap or break notice between pages, EXHIBIT B Avo n NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 25- 16, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 25.14 FINALLY ADOPTED AND APPROVED ON AUGUST 12, 2025, RELATING TO FINANCING THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FOR TOWN PURPOSES AND THE SUPPORTING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE TOWN OF A SITE LEASE AGREEMENT, A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Town of Avon hereby provides notice of final adoption of Ordinance 25-16 on August 26, 2025. The full text of Ordinance 25.16 is available for inspection at the office of the Tam Clerk in the Avon Town Hall during normal business hours and can be viewed on the Town of Avon's official website, www.avon.oro. Ordinance 25-16 is subject to the penalty provisions set forth in the following Avon Municipal Code sections: 7.04.170 - Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of the Development Code shall be subject to the penalties contained in Chapter 1.09 of this Municipal Code. Any remedies provided for in this Section shall be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies provided by law. The imposition of any penalty under this Development Cade shall rat preclude the Town or affected property owner from instituting any appropriate action or proceeding to require compliance with the provisions of this Development Code. 1.09.030 - Minimum civil penalties. (a) Any person found responsible for a violation of this Code authorized to be prosecuted as a civil infraction shall pay a civil fine of not more than two thousand six hundred fifty dollars ($2,650.00) plus costs, damages and expenses, the amount of the fine and the charging of cosh, damages and expenses to be in the discretion of the Court except as follows: (1) Any person found guilty, after trial or settlement, of any provisions of this Code designated as a civil infraction, when the date of the offense iswithin three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the date of a prior violation of the Cade, shall be fined not less than tree hundred dollars (E3(10.00), plus any additional penalties assessed under this Chapter. (2) Any person found guilty, after trial or settlement, ofany provision of this Code designated as a civil infraction for a third or subsequent time, when the date of the offense is within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the dale of the prior violation of this Code, shall be fined not less than sox hundred dollars ($600.00), plus any additional penalties assessed under this Chapter. TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO By: ?jrft( Oymts Date Posted:0812712025 Brenda Torres, Deputy Town Clerk Posted at the Avon Town Hall, Avon Recreation Center, and Avon Public Library and published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Avon in accordance with Avon Municipal Code 1.16.010. PUBLISHED IN THE VAIL DAILY ON FRIDAY. A UGUST 29. 2025. ORD. 25-16 EMERGENCY FINAL ORD PASSAGE - Page 2 of 2