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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-12-8207181547 ORDINANCE NO. 2014 —12 — 8207 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY AND THE PADUCAH-MCCRACKEN COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU FOR THE COOPERATIVE FINANCING OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY WHEREAS, the Paducah -McCracken County Convention and Visitors Bureau (the "Bureau") have determined that it wishes to assist the City of Paducah in the repayment of the City's Taxable General Obligation Bonds, Series 2014D in the approximate aggregate principal amount of $4,325,000, which bonds are being issued by the City for the purpose of financing a portion of the costs of the acquisition, construction, installation and equipping of an upscale hotel (the "Project") on City owned property adjacent to the publically owned convention center, generally known as the Julian Carroll and Paducah Expo Convention Center; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 65.210 to 65.300, inclusive, of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, as amended (the "Interlocal Cooperative Act"), the City and the Bureau may join together for the financing of the Project and their agreement as to same is memorialized into an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recitals and Authorization. The City of Paducah, Kentucky, hereby approves the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement between the City and the Bureau in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof.. It is hereby found and determined that the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement furthers the public purposes of the City and it is in the best interest of the citizens, residents and inhabitants of the City that the City enter into the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement for the purposes therein specified and the execution and delivery of the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement is hereby authorized and approved. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement, together with such other agreements, instruments or certifications which may be necessary to accomplish the transaction contemplated by the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with such changes in the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement not inconsistent with this Ordinance and not substantially adverse to the City as may be approved by the official executing the same on behalf of the City. The approval of such changes by said official, and that such are not substantially adverse to the City, shall be conclusively evidenced by the execution of such Interlocal Cooperative Agreement by such official. Section 2. Severability. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. Section 3. Compliance With Open Meetings Laws. The City Commission hereby finds and determines that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this Ordinance were taken in an open meeting of this City Commission, and that all deliberations of this City Commission and of its committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in full compliance with applicable legal requirements. Section 4. Conflicts. All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed and the provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail and be given effect. Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424. ..1-.r-rur.T..ITT...lr�F,T- ...nTi=-F-PTr-r:::I L, I —L--14— 1 _ - '1 — s- 1. = i I A L .J,. u I 1 . ..a. , - I I i I i I ,-I., Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, December 9, 2014 Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, December 16, 2014 Recorded by Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk, December 16, 2014 Published by The Paducah Sun, December 22, 2014 \ord\downtown dev\agree-interlocal-convention & visitors bureau EXHIBIT A INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT I- iiT -;,, 177 lw 1 Ali I i�i:.11b,LL µ..,.4L. I• ^ LryL 4 -M I • ,.L1 _ . I _: J 1 - I I 1 180535wr3don INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT THIS INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement') made and entered into as of this day of ; 2014, by and between the CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY ("City") and the PADUCAH-McCRACKEN COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU ("Bureau"). WITNESSETH WHEREAS, Bureau have determined that it is necessary and desirable to assist the City in the repayment of approximately $4,000,000.00 of the City's Taxable General Obligation Bonds, Series of 2014D ("Bonds"), which bonds are to be issued by the City to finance (i) the costs of constructing, installing and equipping of facilities and support structures, including infrastructure and related appurtenances, connected with the construction and development of an upscale hotel and (ii) a portion of the costs of the construction and development of an upscale hotel (the "Project') on City owned property adjacent to the publically owned convention center, generally known as the Julian Carroll and Paducah Expo Convention Center (the "Convention Center"); and WHEREAS, the parties hereto understand that the City's goal is the delivery of an upscale and professionally designed hotel which advances the purposes of the Bureau; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 65.210 to 65.300, inclusive, of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, as amended (the "Interlocal Cooperation Act"), the City and the Bureau may join together to accomplish what each may accomplish individually; and WHEREAS, the City and the Bureau now wish to establish their respective rights and duties in connection with the financing of the Project and memorialize their arrangements for the allocation of the Room Tax, as hereinafter defined, in order to provide for the orderly payment and retirement of the Bonds, all in accordance with the Interlocal Cooperation Act; NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL COVENANTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS: "ACT" or "CONVENTION ACT" means KRS 91A.350 through 91A.394, as amended. "BOND DEBT SERVICE" means the aggregate annual principal and interest requirements of the Bonds. "BONDS" means the aggregate principal amount of the City's Taxable General Obligation Bonds, Series 2014D, which will be issued in an approximate amount of $4,000,000.00, authorized pursuant to the provisions of KRS 66.011 et seq. "BUREAU" means the Paducah -McCracken County Convention and Visitors Bureau, a quasi -governmental entity formed jointly by the City of Paducah and McCracken County pursuant to authority under KRS 91A.350 -91A.392, with the purpose of promoting and developing convention and tourist activities and facilities. BUREAU'S SHARE OF ROOM TAX" means 50% of the aggregate Room Tax authorized under the Act and distributed by the McCracken County to the Bureau (or the 3% of �- the authorized 6% Room Tax, which 3% is allocated to provide funds for the operation of the Bureau). "CITY" means the City of Paducah, Kentucky acting by and through its City Commission. "DEVELOPER" means the Paducah Convention Hotel, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, David M. Puckett, Todd M. Clark, John M. Clark, David B. Jones, Glenn R. Malone, Eddie Corley, and Garret Forbes Mathieu. "DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT" means the agreement between the Developer and the City for the construction, development and management of an upscale hotel on City owned property adjacent to the Convention Center. "DUE DATE" means collectively the Interest Due Date and the Principal Due Date over the Term of Bonds. "INTEREST DUE DATE" means bi-annual dates which fall on the fifteenth (15th) day preceding the date when interest installments become due, on the Bonds as reflected in the New Debt Service Schedule. "INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT" means KRS 65.210 through 65.300. "KRS" means the Kentucky Revised Statutes, as amended. "PLEDGED TAX" means a portion of the Bureau's Share of Room Tax equal to $500,000.00 together with interest thereto, calculated at the interest rate established for the Bonds following advertised, competitive sale, of the Bond Debt Service paid over the Term of Bonds. "PRINCIPAL DUE DATE" means annual dates which fall on the fifteenth (15th) day preceding the date when principal installments become due on the Bonds as reflected in the New Debt Service Schedule. "PROJECT" means the (i) construction, installation and equipping of facilities and support structures, including infrastructure and related appurtenances connected with the construction and development of an upscale hotel and (ii) the construction and development of an upscale hotel on City owned property adjacent to the Convention Center in Paducah, Kentucky. "ROOM TAX" or "TAX" means the special transient room tax authorized to be levied by the County in accordance with KRS 91A.390 and 91A.392, in the aggregate authorized amount of 6%. ,. -L-- - L.L -1--d 'I L -- -:�.- 1 L .- - sz s] c1 1 r :A_ - z_. I 1 1 1 1 __I I J "TERM OF BONDS" means the period beginning with the dated date of the Bonds and running until the last principal maturity of the Bonds is paid and retired, including all interest thereon. GENERAL FINANCING PLAN It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement to set forth their respective rights and duties in connection with financing certain portions of the Project. A portion of the financing will be provided by the City and Bureau to the Developer and shall be supplied from the proceeds of the City's Bonds which shall supplement other monies available to the Developer from other sources. The City shall issue its Bonds in the aggregate amount of approximately $4,000,000.00 which shall be disbursed in accordance with the Development Agreement and other definitive agreements to be entered into by and between the City and the Developer. The Bonds shall be secured by the full faith, credit and taxing power of the City; provided; however, $500,000.00 of these Bonds shall be used exclusively for construction, installation and equipping of facilities and support structures, including infrastructure and related appurtenances necessary for the construction and development of an upscale hotel (the "Non - Hotel Improvements). Pursuant to this Interlocal Cooperation Agreement, the Bureau hereby consents and agrees to assist the City in repayment of the portion of the Bonds used for the Non -Hotel Improvements by pledging the Pledged Tax. The Bureau will recoup their contribution through increased Room Tax revenues generated once the Project is complete. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY The City shall issue its Bonds and shall disburse the proceeds of the Bonds in accordance with the Development Agreement and other definitive agreements to be entered into by and between the City and the Developer. Upon receipt of the Bureau's Pledged Tax, the City shall apply such payments to the Bond Debt Service. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE BUREAU The Bureau hereby consents and agrees to the issuance of Bonds by the City for the Project. The Bureau hereby pledges the Pledged Tax exclusively to the City to repay $500,000.00 together with interest thereto, calculated at the interest rate established for the Bonds following advertised, competitive sale, of the Bond Debt Service. The Pledged Tax shall be paid to the City in bi-annual interest only installments on the Interest Due Date and annual principal installments on the Principal Due Date over the Term of Bonds, which installments shall be paid in accordance with the Net Debt Service Schedule to be provide by the Director of Finance for the City of Paducah, which shall be appended to and made a part of this executed Agreement as Exhibit A by the aforesaid Director of Finance, upon the issuance of the Bonds, provided, however, the first installments of bi-annual interest and annual principal shall not commence until the expiration of the eighteenth (18th) month following the dated date of the Bonds. This delay in the commencement of the Bureau's interest and principal installments is designed to allow the Bureau sufficient time to receive an increase in the Bureau's Share of Room Tax, if any, resulting from the operation of the Project. Bureau shall promptly pay the Pledged Tax when due to the Director of Finance for the City of Paducah, at Post Office Box 2267, Paducah, Kentucky 42002-2267, or at such other location as may be designated by the City in writing. In the event the Pledged Tax is more than the Bureau's Share of the Room Tax on any Due Date, this shortage shall be bore by the Bureau. PLEDGE OF ROOM TAX The City and the Bureau each covenant and agree that the Pledged Tax is hereby assigned to the City and pledged solely to the payment of the Bond Debt Service, which is $500,000.00 together with interest thereto, calculated at the interest rate established for the Bonds following advertised, competitive sale. Said assignment of the Pledged Tax shall remain in effect without alteration for Term of Bonds. AGREEMENT AS CONTRACT; OWNERS OF BONDS AS THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES This Agreement is made for the benefit and security of all those who may become the registered owners of the City's Bonds (the "Bondholders"), and no change, alteration or amendment shall be made to the terms hereof so long as said Bonds remain outstanding. MISCELLANEOUS This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and upon their respective permitted successors and transferees. Nothing expressed or implied herein is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person, firm or corporation other than the parties hereto and the Bondholders, any right, remedy or claim by reason of this Agreement or any term hereof, and all terms contained herein shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto, and their successors and permitted transferees and said Bondholders. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. If one or more provisions of this Agreement, or the applicability of any such provisions for any set of circumstances shall be determined to be invalid or ineffective for any reason, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or the applicability of the provisions found to be invalid or ineffective for a specific set of circumstances to other circumstances. This Agreement may be amended or any of its terms modified only by a written document authorized, executed and delivered by each of the parties hereto. : - i , " I' --f 1 -r'- I ! ' --i- --F-tl ' ,- f 1- f -r.. 7-7 f=7-7,II-_.'TFC:I 1 11 -L L _:_ L_J-1 - -J-1---- --- J I<:LII i 1 J I- �- - I 1 I 1_ , 1:I This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and when each party hereto has executed at least one counterpart, this Agreement shall become binding on all parties and such counterparts shall be deemed to be one and the same document. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written. CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, Authorized by Action of the City Commission of the City on Mayor Attest: City Clerk STATE OF KENTUCKY ) COUNTY OF McCRACKEN ) 2014 The foregoing instrument was subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me on this day of , 2014 by, Gayle Kaler, Mayor of the City of Paducah, Kentucky. My commission expires NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE AT LARGE 5 PADUCAH-McCRACIKEN COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, on 2014 Ghatrpersori STATE OF KENTUCKY COUNTY OF McCRACKEN The foregoing instrument was subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me on this day. Of 2014 by�t . kw_�J.Ar,", 6 e'Paducah-McCrackin ounfyVrsft6rs Bureau My commission expires__ Ida,; 6 I [ [;; , ::.I,i I I 1 I ,, , 1 v I- -'j-_7 , --------- - 7--- - --..,: , .i :_ r Zf:- - 77: ., 17-7777-7,11 � -11 1 - ­­FT�� ; This Interlocal Cooperation Agreement is in proper form, and is compatible with the Laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; therefore, it is approved this _ day of , 2014. By: Attorney General The fgregoin" ume `t was prepared by: D ;TtT'ON & K>JOL16% LLP P. O. Box 929 Paducah, KY 42002-0929 7 EXHIBIT A Net Debt Service Schedule To be provided by the Director of Finance for the city of Paducah upon the issuance of the Bonds. I [ , , I I r I , I 1 1: 1. 1 , I '1 r : . bra --.1 , I