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09-05-1989 Regular MeetingSeptember 5, 1989 The Downtown Smyrna Development Authority met September 5, 1989 at 6:00 p.m. at Smyrna City Hall. Members present were Hubert Black, C. J. Fouts, Jim Pitts, Willouise Spivey, Pete Wood and Max Bacon. Also present was Attorney Chuck Camp, City Administrator John Patterson, Council members Kathy Jordan and Wade Lnenicka and Gordon Mortin from Lex Jolley and Associates. Gordon Mortin explained the cost of land acquisition for the Library and Community Center, or Phase I, will be paid by the City initially. When the DSDA sells the bonds, the authority will reimburse the City from the bond proceeds, then lease the property back to the City. Attorney Camp advised this meeting should be made a special called meeting of the DSDA for the purpose of adopting a lease agreement between the Authority and the City of Smyrna and a Bond Resolution. C. J. Fouts made a motion to adopt the lease contract between the Downtown Smyrna Development Authority and the City of Smyrna. Hubert Black seconded the motion which carried 5-0. Pete Wood made a motion the Bond Resolution be approved. Hubert Black seconded the motion which carried 5-0. The bond forms were validated (to be made a part of these minutes) and with no further business, meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m. BOND RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION AND EQUIPMENT OF BUILDINGS AND RELATED FACILITIES FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY OF SMYRNA; TO PROVIDE FOR CAPITALISED INTEREST DURING CONSTRUCTION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF DOWNTOWN SMYRNA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 19891 TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO BE APPLIED TOWARD THE COST OF THE OVERALL UNDERTAKING NOW CONTEMPLATED; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL PARI PASSU OBLIGATIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN FUNDS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMEDIES OF THE OWNERS OF SAID BONDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES: WHEREAS, pursuant to an amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945 (Georgia Laws 1970, p. 1117 et seq.) and now specifically continued pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly (Georgia Laws 1986, p. 3957 et seq.) as a part of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1986, and under the provisions of Georgia Laws 1988, p. 4382, et seq., known as the "Downtown Smyrna Development Authority Act" there was created a body corporate and politic, designated as the "Downtown Smyrna Development Authority" (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Authority") and the Authority is deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia and a public corporation thereof, which Authority has been duly activated and organized and its members are now performing their duties and are serving in the furtherance of the purpose for which the Authority was created; and WHEREAS, the Authority is authorized to undertake the acquisition, construction, remodeling, altering, renovating, equipping, maintaining, and operating of buildings, both private and public, and the usual and convenient facilities appertaining to such undertakings and extension and improvement of such buildings; the acquisition of parking facilities or parking areas in connection therewith; the construction, reconstruction, alteration, changing, and closing of streets, roads, and alleys; the acquisition of the necessary property therefor, both real and personal; and the lease and sale of any part or all of such buildings, including real and personal property, so as to assure the efficient and proper development, maintenance, and operation of such buildings, streets, roads, and alleys deemed by the Authority to be necessary, convenient or desirable in connection therewith; and WHEREAS, the City of Smyrna, after an investigation and study of the current capital needs and the desirability for the redevelopment of the downtown Smyrna area, have heretofore determined that there is an urgent need for certain capital improvements to be made; and WHEREAS, the investment banking firm of Lex Jolley & Co., Inc., Atlanta, Georgia (hereafter sometimes referred to as "investment banker") has recommended to the City that, in order to accomplish the foregoing objective, the Authority should undertake, to acquire, construct and equip such capital improvement and lease same (hereinafter referred to as "Leased Facilities") to the City, which would then operate and maintain or cause to be operated and maintained said Leased Facilities, and the City and the Authority, after their own independent study, have concurred in such recommendations; and WHEREAS, the City and the Authority have determined that such undertaking can be accomplished, in accordance with, or substantially in accordance with, the report entitled Smyrna Master Plan, Phase I: Community Center and Library Project No. 88190, dated September, 1989, prepared by. Sizemore Floyd Architects, Atlanta, Georgia, said report being hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Capital Improvement Program"; and WHEREAS, the Authority has determined that the best method of raising the moneys required to finance the undertaking now contemplated is by the issuance and sale of its revenue bonds for such purpose; and WHEREAS, said investment banker has recommended to the Authority that provision should be made to capitalize interest on such revenue bonds during a portion of the construction period; and 'WHEREAS, to finance the undertaking now contemplated the Authority proposes to issue the $6,430,000 principal amount of its Revenue Bonds, Series 1989 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Series 1989 Bonds") hereinafter authorized to be issued and it is contemplated that said bonds will be sold in the near future and in awarding the Series 1989 Bonds to the purchaser thereof, the Authority will adopt a resolution supplementing this resolution and said supplemental resolution, among other things, will set forth the interest rate or rates that the bonds hereinafter authorized to be issued will bear, will specify the maturities of said bonds which will be designated as term bonds and subject to mandatory redemption, will designate the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent for said bonds, will designate the representative of the original purchasers of said bonds and will provide for the actual issuance and delivery of the bonds to the purchaser upon payment of the agreed purchase price therefor by said purchaser; and WHEREAS, the Authority and the City of Smyrna, pursuant to resolutions duly adopted, will enter into a Lease Contract, dated as of September 1, 1989 (the "Lease"), pursuant to which the Authority has leased to the City on a net lease basis and -2- I the City will make Basic Lease Payments directly to the Sinking Fund Custodian for the account of the Authority in amounts sufficient to enable the Authority to pay the principal of and interest on the Series 1989 Bonds as same become due and payable, all as more fully set forth in said Lease, an executed duplicate original of said Lease being duly recorded in the Minute Book of the Authority, which Minute Book is kept in the office of the Secretary and Treasurer of the Authority, and said Lease, by this reference thereto, is incorporated herein and made a part hereof; and WHEREAS, prior to the actual issuance and delivery of the Series 1989 Bonds hereinafter authorized to be issued, the Authority will enter into a contract with a bank located in Atlanta, Georgia, pursuant to which such bank will agree to act as Paying Agent and as Bond Registrar for the Series 1989 Bonds hereinafter authorized to be issued, and to perform various but not limited functions with respect to the bonds, including, to, the authentication of the bonds of this issue by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Bank, as Bond Registrar, the registration, transfer, exchange and related mechanical and clerical functions, as well as the prpa cf ithe signing and issuance of checks or drafts in payment principal of and interest on the Series 1989 Bonds as same become due and payable; and WHEREAS, the Authority intends to issue additional revenue bonds early in 1990 to provide funds to complete the overall undertaking now contemplated in accordance with the Capital Improvement Program and, in addition in order to provide for future additions, extensions and improvements to the Leased Facilities, provision should hereinafter be made for the issuance of additional revenue bonds for such purposes, such bonds to stand on a parity with and be of equal dignity as lien on the revenues of the to Authority u . hornwith the Series 1989 Bonds hereinafter authorized NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Downtown Smyrna Development Authority, and it is hereby resolved by authority of the same, as follows: MIC ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS In addition to the terms hereinabove defined, whenever the following terms are used in this indicateresolution, anotherthe or same, unless the context shall cleintent, rly shall be construed or used and different meaning or intent, are intended to have the meaning as follows: I "Additional Bon shall mean any revenue bonds of the Bonds Authority ranking on a parity with theant torArticle9VI section which may hereafter be issued p !�4 hereof. ,l Authority ll shall mean the Downtown Smyrna Development Authority, its successors or assigns. 1 � "Authority Acts' shall mean Georgia Laws 1988, p. 4328 et seq. llBasic Lease Payment" means the aggregate amount equal due on to the principal of and interisandntheecoming Bonds interest on Bonds againsithe next succeeding February August 1 in each year; coming due on the next succeeding provided, however, the Ltosthesextentreceive moneysaarecredit on deposit !any Basic Lease Payment t credited to a Basic in the Sinking Fund and not previously each Basic Lease Payment. In addition to the foregoing, ;Lease Payment shall include t a )harge, ofsectionas l3edArticlelV in subparagraphs (e), (f) deficit in any preceding Basic of this resolution and any Lease Payment. nondholderil and "bondholder" means the registered (owner of any of the outstanding Bonds. "Bond Registrars means the commercial bank appointed by j the Authority to maintain, in accordance with the provisions 'of this resolution and any supplemental resolution, registration books of the Authority for any series of Bonds (secured by this resolution. "Bonds'$ shall mean any revenue bonds authorized by and issued pursuant to this resolution, including the Series �1989.Bonds and any Additional Bonds of the Authority issued ;,pursuant to this resolution. I-1 I vicapital Improvement Programer shall mean the Smyrna Master Plan, Phase I: Community Center and Library Project No. 88190, dated September, 1989, prepared by the Sizemore Floyd Architects, Atlanta, Georgia, for the Authority and the City. locity" or "Lessee" means the City of Smyrna, its successors and assigns. IlLeasell or ,contract" means the Lease Contract, dated as of September 1, 1989, by and between the Authority and City of Smyrna, as same from time to time may be amended. Leased Facilities" means the facilities and real property financed with the proceeds.of the Series 1989 Bonds and Additional Bonds issued by the Authority. "Paying Agentli means the commercial bank or banks appointed by the Authority to serve as paying agent, in accordance with the terms of this resolution and any supplemental resolution, for 'any series of Bonds secured by this resolution. ispermitted Encumbrances" means liens and encumbrances existing on the date of acquisition by the Authority of any Leased Facilities. "Permitted Investments" shall mean and include any of the following securities, if and to the extent the same are at the time legal for investment of Authority funds: (i) any bonds or other obligations of the City of Smyrna, Cobb County or bonds or obligations of the State of Georgia or of other counties, municipal corporations and political subdivisions of the State of Georgia which are rated "A" or better by Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Corporation; (ii) any bonds or other obligations which as to principal and interest constitute direct obligations of, or are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, including obligations of any of the Federal agencies set forth in clause (iii) below to the extent unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America; (iii) obligations of the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Government National Mortgage Associa- tion, the Federal Financing Bank, the Federal Interme- 1-2 diate Credit Banks, Federal Banks for Cooperatives, Federal Home Loan Banks, Farmers Home Administration and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association; (iv) negotiable certificates of deposit issued by any bank or trust company organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America or any national banking association, provided that such certi- ficates of deposit must be purchased directly from such bank, trust company or national banking association and must be either (a) continuously and fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or (b) con- tinuously and fully secured by such securities as are described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above which (1) have a market value (exclusive of accrued interest) at all times at least equal to the principal amount of such certificates of deposit, (2)rare lodged with the particular fund custodian or an agent acting solely on behalf of the particular fund custodian, and (3) are subject to a security interest in favor of the particu- lar fund custodian and not subject to any security interest in favor of any other person. Additionally, the bank, trust company or national banking association issuing each such certificate of deposit required to be so secured must furnish the particular fund custodian with an undertaking satisfactory to it that the aggre- gate market value of all such obligations securing each such certificate of deposit will at all times be an amount equal to the principal amount of each such certificate of deposit; (v) any repurchase agreement with any bank organ- ized under the laws of any state of the United States of America or any national banking association, pro- vided if such bank's or association's principal office is located outside Gwinnett County, such bank or association either (a) has a long term debt rating by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation either equivalent to or higher than "A," or (b) has a capital and surplus at least equal to $100,000,000; provided that such repurchase agreement is secured by any one or more of the securities described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above and in the manner described in clause (iv) above; and (vi) pooled investment programs sponsored by the State of Georgia for the investment of local government funds. I-3 "Project Fund" shPro Project mean the Downtown Fund created in ZV, Development Authority j Section 2 of the Resolution. "Project Fund Depository" means initially Smyrna Bank and Trust Co., Smyrna, Georgia, its successors and assigns, or any successor depository for the Project Fund hereafter the Authority with the approval of the City; :appointed by Depository shall at all .provided, however, the Project Fund times be a commercial bank. "Resolutimeans fromthis bond t resolution, and as same to may be supplemented "Revenue Bond Law" means the Revenue Bond Law, Title 3 ofia 36, Chapter 82, Article and astsamefficmaylhereal afterfbeea ended Annotated, as amended, ' from time to time. 118eries 1989 Bonds" means the revenue bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to Article II of this resolution. istSinking Fund" shall mean the Downtown Smyrna Development Authority Sinking Fund created in Article V, 1 Section 1 of this resolution. ,Sinking Fund Custodian" means initially Smyrna Bank and Trust Co., Smyrna, Georgia, its successors and assigns, or any successor custodian for the Sinking the Sinking appointed by the Authority; preafter ovided, however, commercial bank. Fund Custodian shall at all times be a l'Sinking Fund Year" shall mean the period commencing on in each year and extending through the 2nd day of February in the next year. the 1st day of February Whenever used in this resolution, the singular shall � include the plural and the plural shall include the singular, unless the context otherwise indicates. i I-4 12 u� SUTHERLAND, ASBILL & BRENNAN 3100 FIRST ATLANTA TOWER ,I CABLE: SUTAB ATLANTA ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30383-3001 1275 PEN NSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W. TELECOPIER: (404) 658-8914 WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20004-24%4 TELEX: 54-2672 (404) 658-8700 (202) 383-0100 -' December 8, 1989 Mr. John C. Patterson City Administrator Downtown Smyrna Development Authority Post Office Box 1226 Smyrna, Georgia 30081 Re: $6,430,000 Downtown Smyrna Development Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 1989 Dear Mr. Patterson: Enclosed for the Authority's minute book is the Form 8038-G as filed with the Internal Revenue Service, and proof of receipt by them. 1' JVery truly yours, Alice B. Mabry Legal Assistant ABM:lrr Enclosure cc: Mr. Gordon K. Mortin Form 8038-G Information Return for Tax -Exempt (December 1986) Governmental Bond Issues GMB No. 1545-0720 Department of the Treasury ► Under Section 149(e) Expires 12-31-89 Internal Revenue Service (Use Form 8038-GC if issue price is under $100,000.) Reporting Authority _ Check box if Amended Return ► 1 Issuer's name - 2 Issuer's employer identification Downtown Smyrna Development Authority None 3 Number and street 4 Report number Post Office Box 1226 G198 9 _ 1 5 City or town, state, and ZIP code 6 Date of issue Smyrna, Georgia 30081 November 21, 1989 Type of Issue (check box(es) that applies) _ 7 Check box if bonds are tax or other revenue anticipation bonds ► ❑ Issue Pace 8 Check box if bonds are in the form of a lease or installment sale ► ❑ 9 ❑ Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ❑ Health and hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 ❑ Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ❑ Public safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ❑ Environment (including sewage bonds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ❑ Housing .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ❑ Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ® Other. Describe (see instructions) ► Downtown Redevelopment 6 416 250.00 Description of Bonds s I (d) I (e) I O I (g)erest () (b) (o) Stated redemption Weighted Net int rity date Interest rate Issue price once at maturity averave maturity Yield rnst 17 Final maturity 2-1-2016 17.125%1$ 542,275 545,000 6 416 250 HL6,430,000 18. 088years N/A 17.013% 18 Entire issue . underwriters' discount Uses of Original Proceeds of Issue(including 19 Proceeds used for accrued interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 24 712.92 20 183 542.00 20 Proceeds used for bond issuance costs (including underwriters' discount) . . . . . . . . . . . 21 —0— 21 Proceeds used for credit enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 —0- 22 Proceeds allocated to reasonably required reserve or replacement fund . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Proceeds used to refund prior issues 24 6 232 708.00 24 Nonrefunding proceeds of the issue subtract lines 20, 21, 22, and 23 from line 18, column c)) Descri tion of Refunded Bonds (complete this part only for refunding bonds) N/A 25 Enter the remaining weighted average maturity of the bonds to be refunded . . . . . . . . . ► years 26 Enter the last date on which the refunded bonds will be called . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ► 27 Enter the dates the refunded bonds were issued ► Miscellaneous 28 Enter the amount (if any) of the state volume cap allocated to this issue . . . . . . . . . . ► None 29 Arbitrage rebate: a b Check box if the small governmental unit exception to the arbitrage rebate requirement applies . . . . . . . . . Check box if the 6-month temporary Investment exception to the arbitrage rebate requirement is expected to apply . . r, . . . I1 . . . ❑ c 30 31 Check box if you expect to earn and rebate arbitrage profits to the U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ❑ Enter the amount of the bonds designated by the issuer under section 265(b)(3)(B)(ii) . . . . . ► $ 6 , 430 , 000.00 Pooled financings: N/A a Check box if any of the proceeds of this issue are to be used to make loans to other governmental units ► ❑ and b enter the amount No Check box if this issue is a loan made f .m the proceeds of another tax-exempt issue P. ❑ and enter the name of the issuer ► and the date of the issue No, Please Sign Here�`Sighature Under penalties of perjury, II declare-amined this return and accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and _e Ci - they are true, corrto ��^'Chairman, Downtown November 21, 1989 ' Smyrna Development ofofficer Date Title Authority For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 1 of the Instructions. ou s. oo"mrmnt,/rintlns omm i9e7- i*i."7/4oees Form 8038-G -- P 795 412 8 01 5 RECEIPT FOR CERTIFIED MAIL NO INSURANCE COVERAGE PROVIDED NOT FOR INTERNATIONAL MAIL (See Reverse) sent to Internal Revenue Service Street an ce Center P O., Stal?hi"dedciflhia, PA 19255 Postage Certified Fee 's Special Dehve, p �esv c;eu Ge,w F �j y to to __ Date. ar, ]i ,re59 Deer. m d j TQTAL P:s;ay^e a�j Fee � 2 O � CO Pcstmarw cr Date Nov. 21, 19 9 1 E JR Owens — S 0 N Form 8038-G, 41** *SENDER: complete Items 1 end 2 when eddltionel services We desired, and complete 1tern03 end 4. 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