TC Res. No. 1985-32RESOLUTION NO. 85-32
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT FOR LANDMARK HOTEL CORPORATION. ,
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS, PRELIMI-
NARILY APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $10,000,000
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE
BONDS ( HOLIDAY INN PROJECT) IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH AND AUTHORIZING REPRESENTATIVES OF*
THE TOWN TO TAKE ACTION INCIDENTAL THERETO.
WHEREAS, the Town of Avon, in the State of Colorado (the
Town) is authorized by the County, and Municipality Development
Revenue Bond Act, constituting Title 29, Article 3, Colorado
Revised Statutes (the Act), to acquire, own, lease, improve, and
dispose of properties to the end that the Town may be able to
promote industry and develop trade or other- economic activity by
inducing profit or nonprofit corporations, federal governmental
offices, hospitals, and agricultural, manufacturing, industrial,
commercial, or business enterprises to locate, expand, or remain
in the State of Colorado, to mitigate the serious threat of
extensive unemployment in parts of the State, to secure and
maintain a balanced and stable economy in all parts of the State,
and to further the use of its agricultural products or, natural
resources; and
WHEREAS, representatives of Landmark Hotel Corporation ,
a Kansas Corporation (the Company), have met with
officials of the Town and have advised the Town of the Company's
interest and need in obtaining financing for a project consisting
of the acquisition, construction and equipping of a hotel
consisting of land, building and equipment (the Project) located
or to be located in the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town has considered the Company's proposal and
has 'concluded that the economic benefit to the Town will be
substantial and it wishes to proceed with the financing of the
Project; and
WHEREAS, the action herein contemplated is not prohibited by
any resolutions, ordinances or rules of the Town;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO:
Section 1. Approval of the Bonds. In order to induce
the Company to complete the Project, the Town, subject to the
terms and conditions of -the Memorandum -of Agreement (attached
hereto as Exhibit A and by this reference' made a part hereof),
shall take all steps necessary or advisable to effect the
issuance of industrial development revenue ' bonds or other
obligations in a maximum aggregate principal amount not exceeding
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$10,000,000 or such lesser- amount as shall be mutually agreed
upon to finance the Project. No costs are to be borne by the
Town in connection with this transaction.
Section 2. Final Authorization of Details. Prior to
execution of the necessary financing documents as shall be
mutually- agreed upon in connection with the Project and such
bonds or other ,obligations, such documents will be subject to
authorization by ordinance of the Town pursuant to law and any
resolutions and rules of the Town.
Section 3. Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company shall
reimburse the Town for any expenses borne by the Town in
connection with the adoption of this Resolution, the performance
by the Town of its obligations hereunder, the issuance of such
industrial development revenue bonds, the preparation of any
documents relating thereto and any legal or financial consultants
retained in connection therewith.
Section 4. Findings and Determinations. The Town
Council hereby finds and declares that the Project will meet the
public purposes set forth in the Act.
Section 5. Nature of Obligation. ' Nothing contained in
this Resolution shall constitute the debt or -indebtedness of the
Town, within the meaning, of the Constitution or statutes of the
State of Colorado, nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the
Town or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers.
Section 6. Special Conditions. All commitments of the
Town under this Resolution are subject to the following
conditions: (1) the bonds which are the subject of this
Resolution shall not be issued unless at least ten (10) days
prior to the second reading (which shall not be later than
December 16, 1985 ) of the ordinance authorizing such issuance,
the Town shall have agreed with all necessary parties on mutually
acceptable terms for the bonds (including any letter of credit or
other credit enhancement) and the sale and delivery thereof and
mutually acceptable terms and conditions of -any trust instrument
in respect to the bonds and any other documents and actions
referred to herein or otherwise necessary to effect the
provisions of this Resolution; (2) the Town shall have received
all information necessary to satisfy it regarding the
desirability of the issuance of the bonds, including but not
limi.ted to all information required under Resolution 'No. 81-8,
all pursuant to terms acceptable to the Town; (3) the Town shall
have received an unqualified approving legal opinion of bond
attorneys acceptable to the Town; and (4) 'the Project shall
comply with all land use regulations prior to the issuance of the
bonds. If the events set forth in this section as prerequisites
to the issuance of the bonds do not take place, the Company
agrees that it will make payment of all expenses incurred by the
Town in association with the proposed bond issue. In no event .
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shall the Town be represented to be responsible for any expenses
incurred -during-any phase of the implementation of the within
Resolution or the proposed issuance of the bonds.
Section 7. Assignment of Rights. The Company's rights
to have the Project- financed by the Town may be assigned by the
Company with the consent of the Town, which consent shall be
based upon the review and acceptance by the Town of financial
data on the proposed assignee. Furthermore, the Company may add
and/or delete partner(s) with the consent of the Town, which
consent shall be based upon the review and acceptance by the Town
of financial data and other information supplied by the revised
Company group.
Section 8. Repealer. All orders, bylaws and resolu-
tions, or parts thereof, in conflict with this resolution are
hereby repealed. This repealer shall not be construed to revive
any order, bylaw or resolution, or part thereof, heretofore
repealed.
Section 9. Severability. If any section, paragraph,
clause or provision of this resolution shall for any reason be
held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or
unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision
shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this
resolution.
Section 10. No Conflicts of Interest. No member of the
Town Council having acted upon this Resolution in his or her
official-capacity (i) has a direct or indirect interest in the
Project, loan agreement, mortgage or bonds, (ii) owns any
interest in the Project or the Company, (iii) is an officer or
employee of the Company,,(iv) will be involved in supervising the
completion of the Project on behalf of the Company, or (v) will
receive any commission, bonus or remuneration for or in respect
to the Project, the loan agreement, the bonds or the mortgage.
Section 11. Tax Reform Act, of 1984_Alloc,ation. The Tax
Reform Act of 1984 requires that the bonds contemplated by this
Resolution must have an allocation of the state cap imposed by
that Act. Upon receipt of such an allocation, the Town Council
shall call a public hearing on the issuance of the bonds and
publish notice as required.
Section 12. Information Reporting Under Internal Revenue
Code. The Town shall do all acts necessary to complete the
information reporting requirements required by Section 103 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and all regulations
thereunder.
- Section 13. Effective Date. This resolution shall take
effect immediately upon its introduction and passage. It is,,
however, the desire of the Town that the Company . diligently
pursue the timely issuance of the bonds; to that end, the Town
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may reconsider and repeal this resolution if, upon review, it is
determined that the Company is not proceeding in a diligent and
timely fashion.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED upon the affirmative
vote of -5- for and -0- against present at a regular meeting
of the Town Council heFd-this 10th day of September, 1985 at the
Avon Municipal Building, 400'Benchmark Road, Avon, Colorado.
Town of Avon
State of 'Colorado
Shei a R. Davis, Mayor Pro-Ter.
( S E A L )
ATTEST:
Barbara R..Josep Dep ty Town Clerk
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The question being upon the passage and.-adoption of this
Resolution, the roll was called with the following result:
Those voting .YES: Steve Miller
Don Buick-
Al Connell
Clint Watkins.
Sheila Davis
Those voting NO: None
AkARRXX Abstaining: Allan Nottingham
A.J. Wells
The presiding officer thereupon declared that a majority of
the members of the Town Council elected and present having voted
in -favor thereof, the 'said motion was carried and this Resolution
duly passed and adopted.
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STATE OF COLORADO )
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TOWN OF AVON )
I, Barbara Joseph, Deputy Town Clerk of the Town of,Avon, in the
State of Colorado, do hereby certify that the foregoing pages 1-
5, inclusive, constitute a true and correct copy of the Record of
Proceedings of the Town Council of the Town, taken at a regular
meeting of the Council, held at Avon Municipal Building, 400
Benchmark Road, Avon, Colorado, on Tuesday, "the 10th day of
September, 1985, commencing at the hour of 7:30 P.M., as recorded
in. the official Record of the Proceedings of the Town kept in my
office, insofar as said proceedings relate to a resolution
approving the issuance of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
Holiday Inn Project), in the aggregate
principal amount not to exceed of $10,000,000; that said
proceedings were duly had and taken; that the meeting was duly
held; and that the persons were present at said meeting as
therein shown.
That the ,original Resolution has been duly authenticated by
the signatures of the Mayor Pro-Tem and myself, Deputy Town Clerk,
and sealed with the corporate seal of the Town.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my, name and
affixed the seal of the Town of Avon, Colorado, this l-lth day of
September, 1985.
( S E A L
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Deputy Town Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of Agreement is between the Town of Avon,
Colorado, (the Town) and Landmark Hotel Corporation , a
Kansas Corporation (the Company).
1. Preliminary Statement. Among the matters of mutual
inducement which have resulted in the execution of this Agreement
are the following:
(a) The Town is a duly organized town in the State of
Colorado, a body politic and corporate, authorized and empowered
by 29-3-101, et seq., C.R.S. (the Act) to issue industrial
development revenue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost
of acquiring, constructing, improving and ,equipping land,
buildings or other improvements and all necessary and appurtenant
real and personal properties, whether or not-now in existence,
suitable for a business enterprise within the Town and to enter
into financing arrangements with respect to such facilities, upon
such terms and conditions'as the Town Council (the Council) deems
advisable.
(b) In order to promote sound economic- growth and
employment opportunities for citizens of the State of Colorado,
the Company proposes to acquire certain land and to construct and
equip a hotel thereon within the Town (the Project), and pursuant
to a Loan Agreement between the Town and the Company (the Loan
Agreement), the Town will loan the proceeds of its industrial
revenue bonds (the Bonds) to the Company for such acquisition and
construction and the Company will make loan payments thereunder
sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any and interest
on the- Bonds .
(c) The Town has indicated its willingness to proceed
with the issuance of its bonds as provided by the Act to finance
the Project and has advised the Company that, subject to due
compliance with all requirements of law and the obtaining of all
necessary consents and approvals and to the happening of all
acts, conditions and things required precedent to such financing,
the Town, pursuant to the Act, will issue the Bonds in a
principal amount sufficient to pay the costs of such acquisition
and completion of the Project, the funding of any necessary
reserves and the expenses of issuance and sale of, the Bonds, not
to exceed an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$10,000,000.
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(d) The Town considers that financing the Project and
entering into the Loan Agreement with the Company with respect to
the Project will promote the sound economic growth of the State
of Colorado and will meet the public purposes set forth in the
Act.
2. Undertakings by the Town. The Town agrees as follows:
(a) The Town will issue the Bonds pursuant to the
terms of the Act in a principal amount sufficient to finance the
Project, the funding of any necessary reserves and the expenses
incident to, the authorization, sale and issuance of the Bonds,
and Bonds shall not be issued in an aggregate principal amount in
excess of $10,000,000.
(b) The Town will cooperate in obtaining an allocation
of the state cap on private activity bonds imposed by, the Tax-
Reform Act of 1984 and thereafter will hold a public hearing and
adopt such proceedings and authorize (i) the execution and
delivery of such documents as may be reasonably necessary or
advisable for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Bonds,
(ii) acquisition and completion of the Project, and (iii), the
execution of the Loan Agreement with the Company and such other
documents relating to the Project and the Bonds as shall be
authorized by- the Act or other law and as shall be mutually
satisfactory to the Town and the Company.
(c) The aggregate sums to be paid by the Company under
the Loan Agreement shall be sufficient to pay the principal of,
redemption premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as and when
the same become due.
(d) The Town will take such other acts and adopt such,
further proceedings as may be reasonably required to implement
the aforesaid undertakings and as it may deem appropriate in
pursuance thereof.
(e) The Bonds shall provide that they shall be payable
solely out of the revenues derived from the payments to the Town
by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Loan Agreement,
that they shall never constitute the general obligations of the
Town within the meaning of any provision or limitation of the
Constitution or statutes of the State and that they shall not
constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability or a charge
against the general credit or taxing powers of the Town, the
State of Colorado or any political subdivision thereof.
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(f) In authorizing the issuance of the Bonds pursuant
to this Agreement, the Town will make no warranty, either
expressed or implied, that the proceeds of the Bonds will be
sufficient to pay all costs of the Project.
3. Undertakings on the Part of the Company. The Company
agrees as follows:
(a) The. Company has or will enter into a contract or
contracts for the acquisition of the land and the construction
and completion of the Project.
(b) Prior to the delivery of the Bonds, the Company
will enter into the Loan Agreement with the Town under the terms
of which the Company will obligate itself to complete the
acquisition and completion of the Project and, to the extent not
payable out of proceeds of the Bonds, to pay to the Town sums
sufficient in the aggregate to pay 'or reimburse the Town for
expenses incurred by it in connection with the authorization,
issuance and sale of the Bonds and to make loan payments
sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
on the Bonds as and when the same shall become due and payable,
all fees and expenses of any trustee for the benefit of the
owners of the "Bonds incurred under any trust indenture, all
utility charges, taxes, assessments, casualty and liability
insurance premiums, and any other expenses or charges relating to
the ownership, use, operation, maintenance, occupancy and upkeep
of the Project, such Loan Agreement to contain such other
provisions as may be required by law and as shall be mutually
acceptable to the Town and Company.
(c) The Company will deposit with the Town on the date,
of- the signing of this Agreement TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
($10,,000.00) as a good faith deposit on which the Town may draw
to pay any expenses it incurs with respect to the authorization
issuance or sale of the Bonds. In the event such deposit, or
future deposits, becomes exhausted, the Company shall deposit an
additional FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00) at the Town's
request.
(d) The Company will take such further action and
adopt such-further proceedings as may be required to implement
its aforesaid undertakings or as it may deem appropriate in
pursuance thereof.
(e) The Town -and Company mutually agree that -the
Company shall find a purchaser or underwriter of the Bonds;
provided, that the Town shall not incur any liability for the
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payment of the fees and expenses of any legal advisor, fiscal
advisor or underwriter except that the same may be paid out of
the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this
Agreement by their duly authorized officers on this day of
September, 1985.
ATTEST: TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO
( S E•A L )
Deputy own C1 rk ( Mayor Pro=Tem
ATTEST:
( S E A L )
Secretary
President
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ERICK D. STOWE
LICENSED IN COLORADO 9 WYOMINO
DAVID P. HERSKOVITS
LICENSED IN COLORADO 9 ARIZONA
ALAN D. LAFF
LICENSED IN COLORADO
STEPHEN R. DEMING
LICENSED W COLORADO a MARYLAND
LAFF STOWE & HERSKOVITS
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
THE CHANCERY. SUITE ' 1000
1120 LINCOLN STREET
DENVER, COLORADO 80203-2112
TELEPHONE (303) 830-2800
TELECOPIER 830-8233
September 12, 1985
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
State of Colorado
1313 Sherman Street, Room 520
Denver, Colorado 80203
Attention: Pat Ratliff, Director
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
LAW OFFICES OF
TIMOTHY J. SABO. P. C.
LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA
(818) 704.0195
Re:' Town of Avon, Colorado
Industrial Development Revenue Obligations
(Holiday Inn Project)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5, Paragraph A,
Subparagraph 1 of Executive Order No. D0062 84 'and in compliance
With the provisions of C.R.S. 24-32-1408, we submit the following
preliminary opinion relating to the proposed issuance of indus-
trial development revenue obligations by _the Town of Avon,
Colorado for. Landmark Hotel Corporation, a Kansas corporation.-
it is. our preliminary-opinion based upon the facts and informa-'
tion presented to us to date that the proposed obligations
constitute "private-activity bonds" as that term is defined in
IRC.Section 103(n). If such bonds are to be issued, they must
receive an allocation of the limitation of principal amount of
private- activity bonds to be issued in the State of Colorado
imposed by the IRC Section 103(n).
This preliminary opinion accompanies the Town's Application
to' Request, Authority to Issue Private Activity Bonds in Colorado
wherein the Town has indicated a ,request in the amount of
$10,000,000.
If I may be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to
write or call.
Respectfully submitted,
LAFE-- E, HERSKOVITS, P.C.
Erick D. Stowe
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0 APPLICATION TO REQUEST AUTHORIAO
ISSUE PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS IN COLORADO
1. Town of Avon, Colorado
ssuing Authority Name
P. 0. Box 975,.Avon, Colorado 81620
Address
William D. James (303) 949-42sn
Local Government Officer Coordinator Telephone Number
2.. Erick D. Stowe (10-1),81Q-?Rnn
Name o on Counsel Telephone Number
1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1000, Denver,-Colorado 80203-21 2
Address
3. Ho_lida Inn Project
Project for Which- Allocation is Requested
Avon Colorado
Location or Address i applicable), or Purpose o Project
4. 9/10/85
Date of Adoption o Inducement Resolution or Similar Action ; please
attach a copy to this form.
5. $10,000,000
Amount of Authority Requested
6. Does the Issuing Authority intend to carry forward the allocation, applied
for here,past the current calendar year? No
7. Has a preliminary opinion by the Issuing Authority's bond counsel, in
accordance with 24-32-1408, Colorado Revised.Statutes, been included with
this application? Yes
I understand that applications-which are incomplete will not be processed
for allocations of authority to issue Private Activity Bonds; and
To the best of my knowledge, the foregoing information is true and correct.
(Signed) _
n estion above
Officer tiste
Town Manager
Title
9/12/85
Date
STATE OF COLORADO )
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TOWN OF AVON )
A regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Avon-,
Colorado, was held at 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday, September-10, 1985,
at the Avon Municipal Building, 400 Benchmark Road, Avon,
Colorado, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Town'.
Upon roll call the following were_present, constituting a
quorum:
Council Members: Allan R. Nottingham, Mayor
A.J. Wells
Don Buick
Al Connell
Steve Miller
Sheila Davis-
Clint Watkins
The following Council Members were absent:
None
Also present:
.Town Manager:
Town Clerk:
Town Attorney:
William D. James
Barbara R. Joseph, Deputy
John Dunn
The following were also present:
. Thereupon, Council Member Nottingham, introduced a
resolution which was read IXO=xfca XX (by title only) * and is as
follows:
*Strike inapplicable wording.
September. 6, -1985 -
Mr. William D. James -
Town Manager =
P. 0. Box 975
Avon, CO 81620
Dear Bill:
Enclosed is the Resolution with Addendum for the
Landmark project.
Hope to see you again soon.
Sincerely,
JPD:ddd 0 DETHMAN
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STATE OF COLORADO )
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TOWN OF AVON )
A regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Avon,
Colorado, was held-at 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday, September 10, 1985,
at the Avon Municipal 'Building, 400 Benchmark Road, Avon,
Colorado, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Town.
Upon roll call the following were present, constituting a
quorum:
Council Members: Allan R. Nottingham, Mayor
A.J. Wells
Don Buick
Al Connell
Steve Miller
Sheila bavis
Clint Watkins
The following Council Members were absent:
Also present:
Town Manager:
Town Clerk:
Town Attorney:
William D. James
Barbara R. Joseph, Deputy
John Dunn
The following were also present:
Thereupon, Council Member Nottingham introduced a
resolution which was read %X XJtKXX; (by, title only)* and is as
follows:
None
*Strike inapplicable wording.
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RESOLUTION NO. 85-32
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT FOR LANDMARK HOTEL CORPORATION ,
MAKING CERTAIN •FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS, PRELIMI-
NARILY APPROVING _THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $10,000,000
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE'
BONDS ( HOLIDAY INN PROJECT) IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH AND AUTHORIZING REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE TOWN TO TAKE ACTION INCIDENTAL THERETO.
WHEREAS, the Town of Avon, in the State of Colorado (the
Town) is authorized by the County and Municipality Development
Revenue Bond Act, constituting Title 29, Article 3, Colorado
Revised Statutes (the Act), to acquire, own, lease, improve, and
dispose of properties to the end that the Town may be able to
promote industry and develop trade or other, economic activity by
inducing profit or nonprofit corporations, federal governmental
offices, hospitals, and agricultural, manufacturing, industrial,
commercial, or business enterprises to locate, expand, or remain
in the State of Colorado, to mitigate the serious threat , of
extensive unemployment in parts of the State, to secure and
maintain a balanced and stable economy in all parts of the State,
and to further the use of its agricultural products or natural
resources; and
WHEREAS, representatives of Landmark Hotel Corporation ,
a Kansas Corporation (the Company), have met with
officials of the Town and have advised,the Town of the Company's
interest and need in obtaining financing for a project consisting
of the acquisition, construction and equipping of a hotel
consisting of land, building and equipment (the Project) located
or to be located in the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town has considered the Company's proposal and
has concluded that the economic benefit to the Town will be
substantial and it wishes to proceed with the financing of the
Project; and
WHEREAS, the action herein contemplated is not prohibited by
any resolutions, ordinances or rules of the Town;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO:
Section 1. Approval of the Bonds. In order to induce
the Company to complete the Project, the Town, subject to the
terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Agreement (attached
hereto as Exhibit A and by this reference made a part hereof),
shall take all steps, necessary or advisable to effect the
issuance of industrial development revenue bonds or other
obligations in a maximum aggregate principal amount not exceeding
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$10,000,000 or such,. lesser amount as shall be mutually agreed
upon to finance the Project. No costs are to be borne by the
Town in connection with this transaction.
Section 2. Final Authorization of Details. Prior to
execution of the necessary financing documents as shall be
mutually agreed upon in connection with the Project and such
bonds or, other obligations, such documents will be subject to
authorization by ordinance of the Town pursuant to law and any
resolutions and rules of the Town.
Section 3. Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company shall
reimburse the Town for any expenses borne by the Town in
connection with the adoption of this Resolution, the performance
by the Town of its obligations hereunder, the issuance of such
industrial development revenue bonds, the preparation of any
documents relating thereto and any legal or financial consultants
retained in connection therewith.
Section 4. Findings and Determinations. The Town
Council hereby finds and.declares that the Project will meet the
public purposes set forth in the Act.
Section 5. Nature of obligation. Nothing contained in
this Resolution shall constitute the debt or indebtedness of the
Town within the meaning of the Constitution or statutes of the
state of Colorado, nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the
Town or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers.
Section 6. Special Conditions. All commitments of the
Town, under this Resolution are subject to the following
conditions: (1) the bonds which are the subject of this
Resolution shall not be issued unless at least ten (10) days
prior to the second reading (which shall not be later than
December 16, 19851 of the ordinance authorizing such issuance,
the Town shall have agreed with all necessary parties on mutually
acceptable terms for the bonds (including'any letter of credit or
other credit enhancement) and the sale and delivery thereof and
mutually acceptable terms and conditions of any trust instrument
in respect to the bonds and any other documents and actions
referred to herein or otherwise necessary to effect the
provisions of this Resolution; (2) the Town shall have received
all information necessary to satisfy it regarding the
desirability, of the issuance of the bonds, including but not
limited to all information required under Resolution No. 81-8,
all pursuant to terms acceptable to the Town; (3) the Town shall
have received an unqualified approving legal opinion of bond
attorneys acceptable to the Town; and (4) the Project shall
comply with all land use regulations prior to the issuance of the
bonds. If the events set forth in this section as prerequisites
to the issuance of the bonds do not take place, the Company
agrees that it will make payment of all expenses incurred by the
Town, in association with the proposed bond issue. In no event
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shall the Town be represented to be responsible for any expenses
incurred during any phase of the implementation of the within
Resolution or the proposed issuance of the bonds.
Section 7. Assignment of Rights. The Company's rights
to have the Project financed by the Town may be assigned by the
Company with the consent of the Town, which consent shall be
based upon the review and acceptance by the Town of financial
data on the proposed assignee. Furthermore, the Company may add
and/or delete partner(s) with the consent of the Town, which
consent shall be based upon the review and acceptance by the Town
of financial data and other information supplied by the revised
Company group.
Section 8. Repealer. All orders, bylaws and resolu-
tions, or parts thereof, in conflict with this resolution are
hereby repealed. This repealer shall not be construed to revive
any order, bylaw or resolution, or part thereof, heretofore
repealed.
Section 9.
Severability. If any
section,
paragraph,
clause or provision
of this resolution shall for any
reason be
held to be invalid or unenforceable,
the invalidity or
unenforceability of
such section, paragraph,
clause or
provision
shall not affect
any of the remaining
provisions
of this
resolution.
Section 10. No Conflicts of Interest. No member of the
Town Council having acted upon t is Reso ution in his or her
official capacity (i) has a direct or indirect interest in the
Project, loan agreement, mortgage or bonds, (ii) owns any
interest in the Project or the Company, (.iii) is an officer or
employee of the Company, (iv) will be involved in supervising-the
completion of the Project on behalf of the Company, or (v) will
receive any commission, bonus or remuneration for or in respect
to the Project, the loan agreement, the bonds or the mortgage.
Section 11. Tax Reform Act of 1984 Allocation. The Tax
Reform Act of 1984 requires that the bonds contemplated by this
Resolution must have an allocation of the state cap imposed by
that Act. Upon receipt of such an allocation, the Town Council
shall call a public hearing on the issuance of the bonds and
publish notice as required.
Section 12. Information Reporting Under Internal Revenue
Code. The Town shall do all acts necessary to complete the
information reporting requirements required by Section 103 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and all regulations
thereunder.
Section 13. Effective Date. This resolution shall take
effect immediately upon its introduction and passage. It is,
however, the desire of the Town that the Company diligently
pursue the timely issuance of the bonds; to that end, the Town
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may reconsider and repeal this resolution if, upon review, it is
determined that the Company is not proceeding in a diligent and
timely fashion.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED upon the affirmative
vote *of _-5- for and -0- against present.at a regular meeting
of the Td ii - Council he this 10th day of September, 1985 at the
Avon Municipal Building, 400 Benchmark Road, Avon, Colorado.
Town of Avon
State of Colorado
Shei a R. Davis, Mayor Pro-Tem
( S 'E A ,L )
ATTEST:
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Barbara R. Josep Dep y~Town Clerk
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The question being upon the passage and adoption of this
Resolution, the roll was called with the following result:
Those-voting YES: Steve Miller
Don. _ ui c _
Al Connell
Clint Watkins
Sheila Davis
Those voting NO: None
AkNNNkR Abstaining: Allan Nottingham
A.J. Wells
The presiding officer thereupon declared that a majority of
the members of the Town Council elected and present having voted
in favor thereof, the said motion was carried and this Resolution
duly passed and adopted.
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STATE OF COLORADO
TOWN OF AVON
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I, Barbara Joseph, Deputy Town Clerk of the Town of Avon, in the
State of Colorado, do hereby certify that the foregoing pages 1-
5, inclusive,.,constitute a true and correct copy of the Record of
Proceedings of the Town Council of the Town, taken at a regular
meeting of the Council, held at Avon Municipal Building, 400
Benchmark Road, Avon, Colorado, on Tuesday, the 10th. day of
September, 1985, commencing at the hour of 7:30 P.M., as recorded
in the official Record of the Proceedings of the Town kept in My
office, insofar as said proceedings relate to a resolution
approving the issuance of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
( Holiday Inn - Project), in the aggregate
principal amount not to exceed of $10,000,000; that said
proceedings were duly had and taken; that the meeting was duly
held; and that the persons were present at said meeting as
therein shown.
That the original Resolution has been duly authenticated by
the signatures of the Mayor Pro-Tem and myself, Deputy Town Clerk,
and sealed with the corporate seal of the Town.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed the seal-of the Town of Avon, Colorado, this 11th day of
September, 1985.
( S E A L )
Deputy Town Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
This Memorandum- of Agreement is between the Town of Avon,
Colorado, (the Town) and Landmark Hotel Corporation , a
Kansas Corporation (the Company).
.1. Preliminary Statement. Among the matters of mutual
inducement-which have resulted in the execution of this Agreement
are the following:
(a) The town is a duly organized town in the State of
Colorado, a body politic and corporate, authorized and empowered
by 29-3-101, et seq., C.R.S. (the Act) to issue .industrial
development revenue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost
of acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping land,
buildings or other improvements and all necessary and appurtenant
real and personal properties, whether or not now in existence,
suitable for a business enterprise within the Town and to enter
into financing arrangements with respect to such facilities, upon
such terms and conditions as the Town Council (the Council) deems
advisable.
(b) In order to promote sound economic growth and
employment opportunities for citizens of the State of Colorado,
the Company proposes to acquire certain land and to construct and
equip a hotel thereon within the Town (the Project), and pursuant
to a Loan Agreement between the Town and, the Company (the Loan
Agreement), the Town will loan the proceeds of its industrial
revenue bonds (the Bonds) to the Company for such acquisition and
construction and the Company will make loan payments thereunder
sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any and interest
on the Bonds.
(c) The Town has indicated its willingness to proceed
with the issuance of its bonds as provided by the Act to finance
the Project and has advised the Company that, subject to due
compliance with all requirements of law and the obtaining of all
necessary consents and approvals and to the happening of all
acts, conditions and things required precedent to such financing,
the Town, pursuant to the Act, will issue the Bonds in a
principal amount sufficient to pay the costs of such acquisition
and completion of the Project, the funding of any necessary
reserves and the expenses of issuance and sale of the Bonds, not
to exceed an aggregate principal 'amount not to exceed
$10,000,000.
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(d) The Town considers that financing the Project and
entering into the Loan Agreement with the Company with respect to
the Project will promote the sound economic growth of. the State
of Colorado and will meet the public purposes set forth in ,the
Act.
2. Undertakings by the Town. The Town agrees as follows:
(a) The Town will issue the Bonds pursuant to the
terms of the Act in a principal amount sufficient to finance the
Project, the funding of any necessary reserves and the expenses
incident to the authorization, sale and issuance of the Bonds,
and Bonds shall not be issued in an aggregate principal amount in
excess of $10,000,000.
(b) The Town will cooperate in obtaining an allocation
of', the state cap on private activity bonds imposed by the Tax
Reform Act of 1984 and thereafter will hold a public hearing and
adopt such proceedings and authorize (i) the execution and
delivery of such documents as may be reasonably necessary or
advisable for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Bonds,
(ii) acquisition and completion of the Project, and (iii) the
execution 'of the Loan Agreement with the Company and such other
documents relating to the Project and the Bonds as shall be
authorized by the Act or other law and as shall be mutually
satisfactory to the Town and the Company.
(c) The aggregate sums to be paid by the Company under
the Loan Agreement shall be sufficient to pay the principal of,
redemption premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as`and when
the same become due.
(d) The Town will take such other acts and adopt such
further proceedings as may be reasonably required to implement
the aforesaid undertakings and as it may deem appropriate in
pursuance thereof.
(e) The Bonds shall provide that they shall be payable
solely out of the revenues derived from the payments to the Town
by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Loan Agreement,
that they shall never constitute the general obligations of the
Town within the meaning of any provision or limitation of the
Constitution or statutes of the -State and that they shall not
constitute- nor give rise to a pecuniary liability or a charge
against the general credit or taxing powers of the Town, the
State of Colorado or any political subdivision thereof.
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(f) In authorizing the issuance of the Bonds pursuant
to this Agreement, the Town will make no warranty, either
expressed or implied, that the proceeds of the Bonds will be
sufficient to pay all costs of the Project.
3. Undertakings on the Part of the Company. The Company
agrees as follows:
(a) The Company has or will enter into a contract or
contracts for the acquisition of the land and the construction
and completion of the Project.
(b) Prior to the delivery of the Bonds, the Company
will enter into the Loan Agreement with the Town under the terms
of which the Company will obligate itself to complete the
acquisition and completion of the Project and, to the extent not
payable out of proceeds of the Bonds, to pay to the Town sums
sufficient in the aggregate to pay or reimburse the Town for
expenses incurred by it in connection with the authorization,
issuance and sale of the Bonds and to make loan payments
sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
on the Bonds as and when the same shall become due and payable,
all fees and expenses of any trustee for the benefit of the
owners of the Bonds incurred under any trust indenture, all
utility charges, taxes, assessments, casualty and liability
insurance premiums, and any other expense's or charges relating to
the ownership, use, operation, maintenance, occupancy and upkeep
of the' Project, such Loan Agreement to contain such other
provisions as may be required by law and as shall be mutually
acceptable to the Town and Company.
(c) The Company will deposit with the Town on the date
of the signing of this Agreement TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
($10,000.00) as a good faith deposit on which the Town may draw
to pay any expenses it incurs with respect to the authorization
issuance or sale of the Bonds. In the event such deposit, or
future deposits, becomes exhausted, the Company shall deposit an
additional FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00) at' the Town's
request.
(d) The Company will take such further action and
adopt such further proceedings as may be required to implement
its aforesaid undertakings or as it may deem appropriate in
pursuance thereof.
(e) The Town and Company mutually agree that the
Company shall find a purchaser or underwriter of the Bonds;
provided, that the Town shall not incur any liability for the
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payment of the fees and expenses of any legal advisor, 'fiscal
advisor or underwriter except that the same may be paid out of
the proceeds of the sale of-the Bonds.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this
Agreement by their duly authorized officers on this day of
September, 1985.
AT-TEST: TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO -
( S E-A L )
Deputy own rk Mayor Pro=Tem
ATTEST:
( S E A L )
Secretary
President
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Town of Avon P. O. Box 975, Avon, CO 81620 (303) 9494280
September 17, 1985
Mr. Gary Keller
Landmark Hotel Corporation
3802 S. Topeka/Suite 800
Topeka, Kansas 66609
Dear Mr. Keller:
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Enclosed are two signed originals of Resolution 485-32, passed by the
Avon Town Council on September 10, 1985, approving an Industrial
Development Project for the Landmark Hotel Corporation.
Please have both originals executed by the Landmark Hotel Corporation
where indicated, retain one for your files, and return the other to
the Town of Avon with your check in the amount of $10,000.00.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at your
convenience.
Sincerely,
TOWN OF AVON
William D awes,
Town Man ger
WDJ/brj
RESOLUTION NO. 85-32
SERIES OF 1985
RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH THE TOWN OF AVON'S INTENT TO ISSUE INDUS-
TRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS TO FINANCE THE LANDMARK HOTEL
CORPORATION PROJECT.
WHEREAS, representatives of Landmark Hotel Corporation
(the "Corporation"), have met with officials of the Town of Avon,
Colorado (the "Town"), and have advised the Town of the Corpora-
tion's interest in having the Town issue a series of industrial
development revenue bonds pursuant to the Colorado County and
Municipality Development Revenue Bond Act constituting Article 3,
Title 29, Colorado Revised Statutes (the "Act"), to finance the
acquisition, construction, and equipping of a hotel consisting of
land, buildings, and equipment (the "Project"), to be owned by
the Corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has considered the Corpora-
tion's request and has concluded that the application is complete
and that issuance of such bonds for such purpose will promote
trade and produce substantial economic benefit for the Town and
desires to indicate its intent to proceed with the financing of
the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Council of
the Town of Avon, Colorado, that:
SECTION 1. In order to assist and to induce the Corpora-
tion to locate the Project within the boundaries of the Town, on
the site described in Exhibit A, it is the Town Council's intent to
take all necessary or advisable steps to effect the issuance of
industrial development revenue bonds in the maximum aggregate prin-
cipal amount of $10,000,000 or such lesser amount as shall be de-
termined and agreed upon by the Corporation and the Town to finance
the Project.
SECTION 2. The Town shall be reimbursed for any expenses
borne by the Town in connection with the adoption of this Resolu-
tion, the performance by the Town of its obligations hereunder, the
issuance of such industrial development revenue bonds, the prepara-
tion of any documents relating thereto and any legal or financial
consultants retained in connection therewith.
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SECTION 3. Prior to the execution of any financing
agreement, mortgage or indenture of trust, bond purchase agreement,
or any other necessary documents and agreements in connection with
such bonds, such documents and/or agreements shall be subject to
authorization by ordinance of the Town pursuant to law.
SECTION 4. Contemporaneously with the delivery of the
bonds, the Corporation will enter into a financing agreement with
the Town under the terms of which it will be obligated to complete
the acquisition, construction, and installation of the Project, to
use the proceeds of the bonds to pay only the costs of acquiring,
constructing and installing the Project, including payment of
interest on the bonds during the construction period of the Project
(not to exceed three years), the funding of any necessary reserves
and the payment of the expenses incidental to the issuance and sale
of the bonds, and to pay all reasonable expenses of the Town in con-
nection with the bonds. The financing agreement shall contain such
other provisions as may be required by law, and such other provisions
as shall be mutually acceptable to the Town and the Corporation.
SECTION 5. All commitments of the Town under this Resolu-
tion are subject to the following conditions:
1. The bonds which are the subject of this Resolution shall not
be issued until and unless on or before 12 months from the
date of adoption of this Resolution the Town shall have agreed
with all necessary parties on mutually acceptable terms for the
bonds and the sale and delivery thereof and mutually acceptable
terms and conditions of any trust instrument in respect to the
bonds and any other documents and actions referred to herein
or otherwise necessary to effect the provisions of this Resolu-
tion;
2. The Town shall have received all information necessary to satis-
fy it regarding the desirability of the issuance of the bonds,
including but not limited to all information required under
Resolution No. 81-8, all pursuant to terms acceptable to the
Town;
3. The Town shall have received an unqualified approving legal
opinion of bond attorneys acceptable to the Town; and
4. The Project shall comply with all land use regulations prior
to the issuance of the bonds.
If the events set forth in this section as prerequisites to the
issuance of the bonds do not take place, the Corporation agrees
that it will make payment of all expenses incurred by the Town in
association with the proposed bond issue. In no event shall the
Town be represented to be responsible for any expenses incurred
during any phase of the implementation of the within Resolution
or the proposed issuance of the bonds.
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SECTION 6. Any affirmative effort on the part.of the
Corporation toward issuance of the bonds authorized hereunder sub-
sequent to the adoption of this Resolution by the Town shall con-
stitute acceptance by-the Corporation of the conditionsherein'
imposed upon the agreement of the Town established by this Resolution.
SECTION 7. The Corporation's rights to have the Project
financed by the Town may be assigned by the.Corporation with the
consent of the Town, which consent shall be based upon the review
and acceptance by the Town of financial data on the proposed
assignee. Furthermore, the Corporation may add and/or delete part-
ner(s) with the consent of the Town, which consent shall be based
upon the review and acceptance by the Town of financial data and
other information supplied by the revised Corporation group.
- SECTION 8. All orders, bylaws, and resolutions, or
parts thereof, in conflict with this Resolution are hereby repealed.
This repealer shall not be construed to revive any order, bylaw,
or resolution, or part thereof, heretofore repealed.
SECTION 9. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provi-
sion of this Resolution shall for any reason be held to be invalid
or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such sec-
tion, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect any of the
remaining provisions of this resolution.
SECTION 10. This Resolution shall take effect immedi-
ately upon its introduction and passage. It is, however, the de-
sire of the Town that the Corporation diligently pursue the timely
issuance of the bonds; to that end, the Town may reconsider and re-
peal this Resolution if, upon review, it is determined that the
Corporation is not proceeding in a diligent and timely fashion.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED ON September 10, 1985, by
a vote of for and against, at a regular meeting of the Town
Council at 7:30 p.m. at the Avon Municipal Building, 400 Benchmark
Road, Avon, Colorado.
TOWN OF AVON
ATTEST:
Patricia J. Doyle, Town Clerk
BY
Allan R. Nottingham, Mayor
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EXHIBIT A
Lot 1, Wildwood Resort, a Resubdivision of Lots 5, 52A, and 52B,
Block 1, Benchmark at Beaver Creek Subdivision, Town of Avon,
County of Eagle, State of Colorado, as shown on Plat recorded in
Eagle County in Book 411 on Page 961.