HomeMy WebLinkAbout16-019RESOLUTION NO. 2016-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AMENDING AND RESTATING
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-191 IN ITS ENTIRETY;
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE
BOND, SERIES 2016 (PARKLAND MSBU PROJECT) IN THE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $339,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FINANCING, REFINANCING AND/OR REIMBURSING THE
COST OF POTABLE WATER AND FIRE PROTECTION
IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVE THE REAL PROPERTY
COMPRISING THE PARKLAND MUNICIPAL SERVICES
BENEFIT UNIT; PROVIDING THAT SUCH BOND SHALL BE
A LIMITED OBLIGATION OF THE COUNTY PAYABLE
FROM AND SECURED SOLELY BY CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS
AS DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS,
SECURITIES AND REMEDIES FOR THE OWNER OF SUCH
BOND; MAKING CERTAIN COVENANTS AND
AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution of the State of Florida, Chapter 125, Florida Statutes, the
Assessment Ordinance and other applicable provisions of law, and the Original Resolution.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases shall have the
following meanings when used herein:
"Act" means the Constitution of the State of Florida, Chapter 125 Florida Statutes, the
Assessment Ordinance, and other applicable provisions of law.
"Assessment Ordinance" means Article IV of Chapter 40 of the County Code of
Ordinances, as may be amended from time to time, or its successor in function.
"Assessment Resolution" means Resolution No. 2015-172 adopted by the Board on
September 15, 2015, as amended and supplemented from time to time, and as particularly
supplemented by Resolution No. 2015-188 adopted by the Board on October 6, 2015.
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"Assessments" means special assessments (sometimes characterized as non -ad valorem
assessments) imposed by the Issuer against the real property comprising the Parkland MSBU to
fund the costs of the Project and related expenses, computed in the manner described in the
Assessment Resolution.
"Board" means the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, the
governing body of the Issuer.
"Bond" means the St. Lucie County, Florida Special Assessment Revenue Bond, Series
2016 (Parkland MSBU Project) of the Issuer authorized by Section 4 hereof.
"Bond Counsel" means, for purposes of the Bond, Bryant Miller Olive P.A., or another
nationally recognized bond counsel firm appointed by the Issuer.
"Business Day" means any day except any Saturday or Sunday or day on which the
Principal Office of the Original Purchaser is closed.
"Chair" means the Chairman or Chairwoman of the Issuer, or in his or her absence or
inability to act, the Vice Chairman or Vice Chairwoman of the Issuer.
"County Administrator" means the duly appointed and acting County Administrator of
the Issuer, or any duly authorized deputy or assistant County Administrator of the Issuer.
"County Attorney" means the duly appointed and acting County Attorney of the Issuer
or any duly authorized deputy thereof.
"County Clerk" means the duly elected County Clerk or any duly authorized deputy or
assistant thereof.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any Treasury
Regulations, whether temporary, proposed or final, promulgated thereunder or applicable
thereto.
"Debt Service Fund" means the Debt Service Fund established in Section 9 hereof.
"Debt Service Reserve Account" means the Debt Service Reserve Account within the
Debt Service Fund.
"Default Rate" means the lesser of (a) 18% simple interest per annum, or (b) the
maximum rate of interest permitted by applicable law.
"Federal Securities" shall mean direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and
interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, which are
not redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the obligor.
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"Issuer" or "County" means St. Lucie County, Florida.
"Maturity Date" means September 1, 2031.
"Original Purchaser" means Seacoast National Bank, the original purchaser of the Bond.
"Original Resolution" means Resolution No. 2015-191 adopted by the Board on October
6, 2015
"Owner" or "Holder" means the Person in whose name or names the Bond shall be
registered on the books of the Issuer kept for that purpose in accordance with provisions of this
Resolution.
"Parkland MSBU" means the Parkland Municipal Services Benefit Unit established by
the Assessment Resolution.
"Person" means natural persons, firms, trusts, estates, associations, corporations,
partnerships and public bodies.
"Pledged Revenues" means (i) the Assessments, and (ii) any moneys on deposit in the
Debt Service Fund and the Project Fund established herein, including investment earnings on
moneys on deposit in such funds, if any.
"Principal Office" means, with respect to the Original Purchaser, the office located at
815 Colorado Avenue, Stuart Florida 34994, or such other office as the Owner may designate in
writing to the Issuer.
"Project" means the potable water and fire protection improvements financed through
issuance of the Bond which will serve and specially benefit the real property comprising the
Parkland MSBU.
"Project Costs" means all costs associated with design, acquisition, construction and
financing of the Project, including reimbursements to the Issuer, if any, and payment of
capitalized interest on the Bond. It is intended that this definition be broadly construed to
encompass all costs, expenses and liabilities of the Issuer which on the date of this Resolution or
in the future shall be permitted to be funded with the proceeds of the Bond.
"Project Fund" shall mean the Project Fund established in Section 9 herein.
"Refunding Obligations" means any bonds, note or other debt obligations issued to
refund and/or refinance all or a portion of the principal balance of the Bond.
"Resolution" means the Original Resolution, as amended and restated in its entirety by
this Resolution pursuant to which the Bond is authorized to be issued, including any
Supplemental Resolution(s) adopted pursuant to Section 12 hereof.
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"State" means the State of Florida.
"Supplemental Resolution" means any resolution amendatory or supplemental to this
Resolution adopted by the Issuer in accordance with Section 12 hereof.
SECTION 3. FINDINGS. It is hereby ascertained, determined and declared
as follows:
(A) The Issuer previously adopted the Original Resolution authorizing the issuance
of the Bond in the principal amount of not to exceed $450,000 for the purpose of financing,
refinancing and/or reimbursing the Project Cost.
(B) Section 18 of the Original Resolution provided for and directed the institution of
bond validation proceedings pursuant to Chapter 75, Florida Statutes. On December 7, 2015,
the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida, in and for St. Lucie
County, Florida, entered a Final Judgment validating the Issuer's authority to issue the Bond
and related matters in Case No. 2015 -CA -1943, and the appeal period has expired without any
appeal having been filed.
(C) The Original Resolution provided for the adoption of a Supplemental Resolution
determining the Original Purchaser of the Bond and certain other terms and provisions thereof,
including but not limited to interest rate, payment and maturity dates.
(D) Instead of fixing such details pursuant to Supplemental Resolution, the Issuer
desires to amend and restate in its entirety the Original Resolution hereby in order to, amongst
other things, fix such details including modifications of the Series designation from "2015" to
"2016."
(E) For the benefit of its inhabitants, the Issuer finds, determines and declares that it
is necessary for the continued preservation of the health, welfare, convenience and safety of the
Issuer, its inhabitants and the owners of real property located in the Parkland MSBU, and in the
public interest to provide for the financing, refinancing and/or reimbursing of the Project Costs
through the issuance of the Bond. Issuance of the Bond to finance, refinance or reimburse such
Project Costs satisfies a paramount public purpose.
(F) Debt service on the Bond will be payable from and secured solely by the Pledged
Revenues.
(G) The issuance of the Bond to provide for the financing of the Project and the
pledge of the Assessments to repayment of the Bond are authorized by the Act and by Section
40-103(e) of the Assessment Ordinance.
(H) The Issuer has received a proposal from the Original Purchaser to purchase the
Bond, and the Issuer desires to accept such offer.
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(I) Such proposal requires creation of a debt service reserve fund in an amount
equal to the maximum annual debt service of the Bond.
(J) In consideration of the purchase and acceptance of the Bond authorized to be
issued hereunder by those who shall be the Owner thereof from time to time, this Resolution
shall constitute a contract between the Issuer and the Owner.
SECTION 4. AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECT AND BOND.
(A) There is hereby authorized the design, permitting, acquisition and construction
of the Project.
(B) Subject and pursuant to the provisions of this Resolution, an obligation of the
Issuer to be known as St. Lucie County, Florida Special Assessment Revenue Bond, Series 2016
(Parkland MSBU Project) is hereby authorized to be issued under and secured by this
Resolution, in the principal amount of $339,000, with a final maturity date of the Maturity Date
for the purpose of financing, refinancing and/or reimbursing the Project Costs, including the
costs of issuing the Bond.
(C) Because of the characteristics of the Bond, prevailing market conditions, and
additional savings to be realized from an expeditious sale of the Bond, it is in the best interest of
the Issuer to accept the offer of the Original Purchaser to purchase the Bond at a private
negotiated sale. Prior to the issuance of the Bond, the Issuer shall receive a Purchaser's
Certificate from the Original Purchaser in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B
and a Disclosure Letter from the Original Purchaser containing the information required by
Section 218.385, Florida Statutes, in substantially the form is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
SECTION 5. DESCRIPTION OF BOND. The Bond shall be dated the date of
its delivery, which shall be a date agreed upon by the Issuer and the Original Purchaser, subject
to the following terms:
(a) Interest Rate. The Bond shall have a fixed interest rate equal to 3.73% per annum
(subject to adjustment as described below, the "Interest Rate"), calculated on a 30/360 day count
basis; provided, however, that such Interest Rate shall in no event exceed the maximum interest
rate permitted by law.
(b) Adjustments of Interest Rate. If any interest on the Bond becomes includable in
the gross income of the Holder for Federal income tax purposes (an "Event of Taxability"), then
the Interest Rate should be adjusted to 5.74% per annum, retroactive to the date of the Event of
Taxability. This adjustment shall survive payment of the Bond until such time as the federal
statute of limitations under which the interest on the Bond could be declared taxable under the
Code shall have expired.
(c) Princi al and Interest Payment Dates. Interest on the Bond shall be paid
semi-annually, on each March 1 and September 1 until maturity, commencing on September 1,
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2016 and thereafter until the Maturity Date. Principal on the Bond shall amortize on March 1
and September 1 of the years and in the amounts to be set forth in Bond, commencing on March
1, 2017; provided, however, the final maturity of the Bond shall be the Maturity Date.
(d) The Bond shall be subject to prepayment prior to maturity at the option of the
Issuer in the manner as provided in the Bond.
(e) The Bond is to be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto,
together with such non -material changes as shall be approved by the Chair, such approval to be
conclusively evidenced by the execution thereof by the Chair. The Bond shall be executed on
behalf of the Issuer with the manual signature of the Chair and the official seal of the Issuer, and
be attested and countersigned with the manual signature of the Clerk, to be approved as to
form by the County Attorney. In case any one or more of the officers who shall have signed or
sealed the Bond shall cease to be such officer of the Issuer before the Bond so signed and sealed
has been actually sold and delivered, such Bond may nevertheless be sold and delivered as
herein provided and may be issued as if the person who signed or sealed such Bond had not
ceased to hold such office. The Bond may be signed and sealed on behalf of the Issuer by such
person who at the actual time of the execution of such Bond shall hold the proper office of the
Issuer, although, at the date of such Bond, such person may not have held such office or may
not have been so authorized.
SECTION 6. REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF THE BOND;
PERSONS TREATED AS OWNER. The Bond is to be initially registered to the Original
Purchaser. So long as the Bond shall remain unpaid, the Issuer will keep books for the
registration and transfer of the Bond. The Bond shall be transferable only upon such
registration books and only in accordance with the limitations contained in the Bond.
The Person in whose name the Bond shall be registered shall be deemed and regarded as
the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and payment of principal and interest on the Bond
shall be made only to or upon the written order of the Owner. All such payments shall be valid
and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such Bond to the extent of the sum or
sums so paid.
SECTION 7. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST; LIMITED
OBLIGATION. The Issuer promises that it will promptly pay the principal of and interest on
the Bond at the place, on the dates and in the manner provided therein according to the true
intent and meaning hereof and thereof. The Bond shall not be or constitute a general obligation
or indebtedness of the Issuer as a "bond" within the meaning of Article VII, Section 12 of the
Constitution of Florida, but shall be payable from and secured solely by the Pledged Revenues
in accordance with the terms hereof. No Holder of the Bond issued hereunder shall ever have
the right to compel the exercise of any ad valorem taxing power or the use of ad valorem tax
revenues to pay such Bond, or be entitled to payment of such Bond from any funds of the Issuer
except from the Pledged Revenues as described herein.
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SECTION 8. PLEDGED REVENUES; REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS.
(A) The Issuer hereby pledges the Pledged Revenues to the payment of amounts due
on the Bond.
(B) The Issuer shall take such actions and adopt such resolutions as may be
necessary to provide for collection of the Assessments each year until such time as the Bond and
any interest due thereupon shall have been paid in full.
(C) For so long as the Bond shall be unpaid, except with the written consent of the
Owner of the Bond, the Issuer will not issue any other obligations or incur any other
indebtedness payable from the Pledged Revenues, except for Refunding Obligations which may
be payable from the Pledged Revenues on a parity basis if the combined annual debt service for
the Bond and the Refunding Obligations is less than the annual debt service which would have
been paid on the Bond had the Refunding Obligations not been issued.
SECTION 9. DEBT SERVICE FUND; PROJECT FUND.
(A) Debt Service Fund. There is hereby created an account to be known as the "St.
Lucie County, Florida Special Assessment Revenue Bond, Series 2016 (Parkland MSBU Project)
Debt Service Fund" (the 'Debt Service Fund"), The Debt Service Fund shall be held by a
depository in the State which is eligible under the laws of the State to receive public funds.
(1) Upon receipt, the Issuer shall deposit all proceeds of the Assessments (including
Assessment prepayments), after payment of any collection costs and administration costs
associated therewith (whether imposed by the Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, or otherwise),
into the Debt Service Fund.
(2) Moneys on deposit in the Debt Service Fund shall be used solely to pay the
principal of and interest on the Bond as it becomes due.
(3) There is hereby created an account within the Debt Service Fund to be known as the
"St. Lucie County, Florida Special Assessment Revenue Bond, Series 2016 (Parkland MSBU
Project) Debt Service Reserve Account" (the "Debt Service Reserve Account").
(B) Project Fund. There is hereby created an account to be known as the "St. Lucie
County, Florida Special Assessment Revenue Bond, Series 2016 (Parkland MSBU Project) Project
Fund" (the "Project Fund"). Within the Project Fund there is hereby created an account to be
known as the "St. Lucie County, Florida Special Assessment Revenue Bond, Series 2016
(Parkland MSBU Project) Capitalized Interest Account" (the "Capitalized Interest Account"). The
Project Fund shall be held by a depository in the State which is eligible under the laws of the
State to receive public funds.
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(1) Moneys on deposit in the Project Fund shall be used solely to finance, refinance
and/or reimburse Project Costs, including the costs of issuing the Bond.
(2) When the acquisition of the Project has been completed and all Project Costs and
costs of issuance have been paid in full, all funds remaining in the Project Fund shall be
transferred to the Debt Service Fund and used to pay debt service on the Bond.
(C) All moneys deposited in the funds and accounts established hereunder shall be
and constitute trust funds created for the purposes herein stated, and there is hereby created a
lien upon such funds in favor of the Holders of the Bond until the moneys therein shall have
been applied in accordance with this Resolution.
SECTION 10. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF BOND. At the time of
delivery of the Bond herein authorized, all of the proceeds from the sale of the Bond shall be
deposited as follows:
(A) An amount equal to $30,152.70 shall be deposited into the Debt Service Reserve
Account.
(B) An amount equal to $7,024.83 shall be deposited into the Capitalized Interest
Account, which amount shall be used to pay capitalized interest on the Bond.
(C) The remaining proceeds of the Bond shall be deposited into the Project Fund,
SECTION 11. TAX COVENANT. The Issuer covenants to the Holder of the
Bond provided for in this Resolution that the Issuer will not make any use of the proceeds of the
Bond at any time during the term of the Bond which, if such use had been reasonably expected
on the date the Bond was issued, would have caused such Bond to be an "arbitrage bond"
within the meaning of the Code. The Issuer will comply with the requirements of the Code and
any valid and applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder necessary to ensure the
exclusion of interest on the Bond from the gross income of the Holders thereof for purposes of
federal income taxation.
SECTION 12. AMENDMENT. Prior to the issuance of the Bond, this Resolution
can be modified or amended at any time without limitation pursuant to Supplemental
Resolution. Thereafter, this Resolution, or any Supplemental Resolution relating hereto, shall
not be modified or amended in any respect pursuant to Supplemental Resolution except with
the written consent of the Owner of the Bond.
SECTION 13. LIMITATION OF RIGHTS. With the exception of any rights
herein expressly conferred, nothing expressed or mentioned in or to be implied from this
Resolution or the Bond are intended or shall be construed to give to any Person other than the
Issuer and the Owner any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this
Resolution or any covenants, conditions and provisions herein contained; this Resolution and
all of the covenants, conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the
sole and exclusive benefit of the Issuer and the Owner.
SECTION 14. BOND MUTILATED, DESTROYED, STOLEN OR LOST. In
case the Bond shall become mutilated, or be destroyed, stolen or lost, the Issuer shall issue and
deliver a new Bond of like tenor as the Bond so mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost, in exchange
and in substitution for such mutilated Bond, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Bond
destroyed, stolen or lost and upon the Owner furnishing the Issuer proof of ownership thereof
and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer and complying with such other reasonable
regulations and conditions as the Issuer may prescribe and paying such expenses as the Issuer
may incur. The Bond so surrendered shall be canceled.
SECTION 15. IMPAIRMENT OF CONTRACT. The Issuer covenants with the
Owner of the Bond that it will not, without the written consent of the Owner of the Bond, enact
any ordinance or adopt any resolution which repeals, impairs or amends in any manner
materially adverse to the Owner the rights granted to the Owner of the Bond hereunder.
SECTION 16. DEFEASANCE. If, at any time, the Issuer shall have paid, or shall
have made provision for payment of, the principal, interest and prepayment premium, if any
and if applicable, with respect to the Bond herein authorized, then, and in that event, the lien on
Pledged Revenues described herein in favor of the Owner of the Bond shall be no longer in
effect. For purposes of the preceding sentence, deposit of sufficient cash and/or Federal
Securities or bank certificates of deposit fully secured as to principal and interest by Federal
Securities (or deposit of any other securities or investments which may be authorized by law
from time to time and sufficient under such law to effect such a defeasance) in irrevocable trust
with a banking institution or trust company, for the sole benefit of the Owner of the Bond in an
aggregate principal amount which, together with interest to accrue thereon, will be sufficient to
make timely payment of the principal of and a prepayment premium, if any, and interest on the
Bond in accordance with their terms, and any other expenses occasioned by escrow
arrangements. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Issuer to prepay the Bond prior to
maturity pursuant to any applicable optional prepayment provisions, or to impair the discretion
of the Issuer in determining whether to exercise any such option for early redemption.
SECTION 17. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES OF OWNER. The
following shall constitute Events of Default,
(A) if the Issuer fails to make any payment of principal of or interest on the Bond as
the same becomes due and payable (a "Payment Default");
(B) if the Issuer defaults in the performance or observance of any covenant or
agreement contained in this Resolution or the Bond (other than as set forth in (a) above) and
fails to cure the same within thirty (30) days;
(C) if the Issuer fails to pay the principal of or interest on any other loan or obligation
for the repayment of money to the Original Purchaser when due; or
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(D) filing of a petition by or against the Issuer relating to bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement or readjustment of debt of the Issuer or for any other relief relating to the Issuer
under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or any other insolvency act or law now
or hereafter existing, or the involuntary appointment of a receiver or trustee for the Issuer, and
the continuance of any such event for 90 days undismissed or undischarged.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, the Owner of
the Bond may, in addition to any other remedies set forth in this Resolution or the Bond, either
at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding in any court of competent
jurisdiction, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the State of Florida, or
granted or contained in this Resolution, and may enforce and compel the performance of all
duties required by this Resolution, or by any applicable statutes to be performed by the Issuer
or by any officer thereof. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Payment
Default, the Bond shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
SECTION 18. BUDGET AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION. The Issuer shall
provide the Owner with a copy of the Issuer's audited financial statements within 270 days of
the close of the Issuer's fiscal year. The Issuer shall also provide the Owner with a copy of the
Issuer's annual budget within 30 days of the adoption by the Issuer and such other financial
information regarding the Issuer as the Owner may reasonably request.
SECTION 19. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Resolution shall be held
or deemed to be or shall, in fact, be illegal, inoperative or unenforceable in any context, the same
shall not affect any other provision herein or render any other provision (or such provision in
any other context) invalid, inoperative or unenforceable to any extent whatever.
SECTION 20, BUSINESS DAYS. In any case where the due date of interest on
or principal of a Bond is not a Business Day, then payment of such principal or interest need not
be made on such date but may be made on the next succeeding business Day, provided that
credit for payments made shall not be given until the payment is actually received by the
Owner.
SECTION 21. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF LAW. This Resolution shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State.
SECTION 22. RULES OF INTERPRETATION. Unless expressly indicated
otherwise, references to sections or articles are to be construed as references to sections or
articles of this instrument as originally executed. Use of the words "herein," "hereby,"
"hereunder," "hereof," "hereinbefore," "hereinafter" and other equivalent words refer to this
Resolution and not solely to the particular portion in which any such word is used.
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SECTION 23. CAPTIONS. The captions and headings in this Resolution are for
convenience only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provisions or
sections of this Resolution.
SECTION 24. BOARD MEMBERS EXEMPT FROM PERSONAL LIABILITY.
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Resolution or the
Bond or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any
Board members, officials or employees of the Issuer, past, present or future, either directly or
through the Issuer, it being expressly understood (a) that no personal liability whatsoever shall
attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the Board members, officials or employees of the Issuer,
under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Resolution or
implied therefrom, and (b) that any and all such personal liability, either at common law or in
equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and claims against, every
such Board member, as such, are waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration
for, the adoption of this Resolution and the issuance of the Bond, on the part of the Issuer.
SECTION 25. AUTHORIZATIONS. The Chair and any member of the Board,
the County Administrator, the County Attorney, the County Clerk and such other officials and
employees of the Issuer as may be designated by the Issuer are each designated as agents of the
Issuer in connection with the issuance and delivery of the Bond and are authorized and
empowered, collectively or individually, to take all actions and steps and to execute all
instruments, documents, and contracts on behalf of the Issuer that are necessary or desirable in
connection with the validation, execution and delivery of the Bond, and which are specifically
authorized or are not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Resolution.
SECTION 26. FEES AND EXPENSES. The Issuer agrees to pay the fees and
expenses of the Original Purchaser on the date of issuance of the Bond.
SECTION 27. REPEALER. Any resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 28. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Except such other
persons as may be expressly described in this Resolution or in the Bond, nothing in this
Resolution or in the Bond, expressed or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer
upon any person, other than the Issuer and the Owner, any right, remedy or claim, legal or
equitable, under and by reason of this Resolution, or any provision thereof, or of the Bond, all
provisions thereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Issuer
and the person who shall from time to time be the Owner.
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SECTION 29. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
AFTER MOTION AND SECOND, the vote on this Resolution was as follows:
Chairman Kim Johnson
AYE
Vice Chairman Chris Dzadovsky
AYE
Commissioner Tod Mowery
AYE
Commissioner Paula A. Lewis
AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 9th day of February, 2016.
ATTEST:
Deputy Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRE&NESS: „ _K'
County Attorney
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BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF BOND
ANY HOLDER SHALL, PRIOR TO BECOMING A HOLDER, EXECUTE A
PURCHASER'S CERTIFICATE IN THE FORM ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION (HEREIN
DEFINED) CERTIFYING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT SUCH HOLDER IS AN
"ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, AND REGULATION D THEREUNDER.
September 1, 2031
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE BOND, SERIES 2016
(PARKLAND MSBU PROJECT)
$339,000
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that St. Lucie County, Florida (the "Issuer"), a
political subdivision of the State of Florida created and existing pursuant to the Constitution
and the laws of the State of Florida, for value received, promises to pay from the sources
hereinafter provided, to the order of Seacoast National Bank or registered assigns (hereinafter,
the "Owner"), the principal sum of Three Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand Dollars ($339,000),
together with interest on the principal balance outstanding at the rate per annum of 3.73% (as
the same may be adjusted as described herein) based upon a year of 360 days consisting of
twelve 30 day months. .
If interest on the Bond becomes includable in the gross income of the Holder for Federal
income tax purposes (an "Event of Taxability"), then the Interest Rate shall be adjusted to 5.74%
per annum, retroactive to the date of the Event of Taxability. This adjustment shall survive
payment of the Bond until such time as the federal statute of limitations under which the
interest on the Bond could be declared taxable under the Code shall have expired.
Principal of and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United States
of America at such place as the Owner may designate to the Issuer in writing.
Interest shall be payable semi --annually to the Owner on each March 1 and September 1,
commencing on September 1, 2016.
years:
Principal on this Bond shall amortize on March 1 and September 1 of the following
Payment Date: Principal Payment Amount:
March 1, 2017 $5,000.00
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September 1, 2017
$9,000.00
March 1, 2018
$8,000.00
September 1, 2018
$10,000.00
March 1, 2019
$10,000.00
September 1, 2019
$9,000.00
March 1, 2020
$9,000.00
September 1, 2020
$10,000.00
March 1, 2021
$9,000.00
September 1, 2021
$11,000.00
March 1, 2022
$11,000.00
September 1, 2022
$10,000.00
March 1, 2023
$10,000.00
September 1, 2023
$11,000.00
March 1, 2024
$11,000.00
September 1, 2024
$11,000.00
March 1, 2025
$11,000.00
September 1, 2025
$12,000.00
March 1, 2026
$12,000.00
September 1, 2026
$12,000.00
March 1, 2027
$12,000.00
September 1, 2027
$13,000.00
March 1, 2028
$13,000.00
September 1, 2028
$13,000.00
March 1, 2029
$14,000.00
September 1, 2029
$13,000.00
March 1, 2030
$14,000.00
September 1, 2030
$14,000.00
March 1, 2031
$15,000.00
September 1, 2031
$14,000.00
As described above, the final installment of the entire unpaid principal balance, together
with all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, is due and payable on September 1, 2031.
If any date for the payment of principal and interest hereon shall fall on a day which is
not a Business Day (as defined in the Resolution (hereinafter defined)} the payment due on such
date shall be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day, but the Issuer shall not
receive credit for the payment until it is actually received by the Owner.
All payments by the Issuer pursuant to this Bond shall apply first to accrued interest,
then to other charges due the Owner, and the balance thereof shall apply to principal.
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Any payment of principal of or interest on this Bond not paid when due shall bear
interest from the due date until paid at the lesser of (a) 18% simple interest per annum, or (b)
the maximum rate of interest permitted by applicable law. If any payment required to be made
hereunder is not paid within ten (10) days of when due, the Issuer shall pay to the Owner a late
charge equal to five percent (5%) of the late payment.
This Bond shall be prepayable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer on any
date without penalty or premium. The Issuer shall provide the Owner with at least five (5) days
advance written notice of its intent to prepay.
THIS BOND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A GENERAL INDEBTEDNESS OF THE
ISSUER WITHIN THE MEANING OF ANY CONSTITUTIONAL, STATUTORY OR CHARTER
PROVISION OR LIMITATION, AND IT IS EXPRESSLY AGREED BY THE HOLDER OF THIS
BOND THAT SUCH BONDHOLDER SHALL NEVER HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE OR
COMPEL THE EXERCISE OF THE AD VALOREM TAXING POWER OR USE OF AD
VALOREM TAXES OF THE ISSUER OR TAXATION OF ANY REAL OR PERSONAL
PROPERTY THEREIN FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON
THIS BOND OR THE MAKING OF ANY OTHER PAYMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN THE
RESOLUTION.
This Bond is issued pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Florida, Chapter 125,
Florida Statutes, the Assessment Ordinance and Resolution No. 2015-191 adopted by the Board
of the Issuer on October 6, 2015, as amended and restated by Resolution No. 2016-_ adopted by
the Board of the Issuer on February 9, 2016 (collectively, the "Resolution"), and is subject to all
the terms and conditions of the Resolution. All terms, conditions and provisions of the
Resolution including without limitation remedies upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
are by this reference thereto incorporated herein as a part of this Bond. Payment of this Bond is
secured solely by the Assessments and moneys on deposit in certain funds and accounts
established by the Resolution. Terms used herein in capitalized form and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Resolution.
This Bond may be exchanged or transferred in whole but not in part by the Owner
hereof, but only upon the registration books maintained by the Issuer and in the manner
provided in the Resolution.
It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and prerequisites
required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the execution, delivery and the
issuance of this Bond do exist, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and
manner as required by law, and that the issuance of this Bond is in full compliance with and
does not exceed or violate any constitutional or statutory limitation.
THE OWNER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS BOND, AND THE ISSUER, BY ITS
ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROCEEDS OF THIS BOND, VOLUNTARILY AND
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INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT EITHER MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN
RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS BOND, THE RESOLUTION OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT
CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION HEREWITH, OR ANY COURSE
OF CONDUCT, COURSE OR DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN)
OR ACTIONS OF EITHER PARTY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, St. Lucie County, Florida has caused this Bond to be executed
in its name by the manual signature of its Chair, attested and countersigned by the manual
signature of its Clerk and approved as to form by the manual signature of the County Attorney,
and its seal to be impressed hereon, all as of this 11th day of February, 2016.
ATTEST:
Deputy Clerk
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BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Chairman
APPROVED AS TO FORM:.
County Attorney
CERTIFICATE OF VALIDATION
This Bond was validated by judgment of the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial
Circuit Court of the State of Florida, in and for St. Lucie County, Florida rendered on December
7, 2015.
BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Chairman
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF PURCHASER'S CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Seacoast National Bank (the "Purchaser") has not required St. Lucie
County, Florida (the "Issuer") to deliver any offering document and has conducted its own
investigation, to the extent it deems satisfactory or sufficient, into matters relating to business
affairs or conditions (either financial or otherwise) of the Issuer in connection with the issuance
of the $339,000 St. Lucie County, Florida Special Assessment Revenue Bond, Series 2016
(Parkland MSBU Project) dated February 11, 2016 (the "Bond") and no inference should be
drawn that the Purchaser, in the acceptance of said Bond, is relying on Bryant Miller Olive P.A.,
Bond Counsel or Daniel S. McIntyre, County Attorney, as to any such matters other than the
legal opinions rendered by Bond Counsel and by the County Attorney. Any capitalized
undefined terms used herein not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in
Resolution No. 2015-191 adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of the Issuer (the
"Board") on October 6, 2015, as amended and restated by Resolution No. 2016- adopted by
the Board on February 9, 2016 (the "Resolution").
We are aware that investment in the Bond involves various risks, that the Bond is not a
general obligation of the Issuer or payable from ad valorem tax revenues, and that the payment
of the Bond is secured solely from the sources described in the Resolution (the "Pledged
Revenues").
We have made such independent investigation of the Pledged Revenues as we, in the
exercise of sound business judgment, consider to be appropriate under the circumstances. In
making our investment decision, we have relied upon the accuracy of information which has
been provided to us by the Issuer.
We have knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and are capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Bond and can bear the economic risk of
our investment in the Bond.
We acknowledge and understand that the Resolution is not being qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the 1939 Act"), and is not being registered in reliance
upon the exemption from registration under Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section
517.051(1), Florida Statutes, and/or Section 517.061(7), Florida Statutes, and that neither the
Issuer, Bond Counsel nor the County Attorney shall have any obligation to effect any such
registration or qualification.
We are not acting as a broker or other intermediary, and are purchasing the Bond as an
investment for our own account and not with a present view to a resale or other distribution to
the public. We understand that the Bond may be transferred in whole but not in part.
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We are a bank, trust company, savings institution, insurance company, dealer,
investment company, pension or profit-sharing trust, or qualified institutional buyer as
contemplated by Section 517.061(7), Florida Statutes. We are not purchasing the Bond for the
direct or indirect promotion of any scheme or enterprise with the intent of violating or evading
any provision of Chapter 517, Florida Statutes.
We are a "national bank" under the laws of the United States of America.
DATED this 11th day of February, 2016.
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK
By:_
Name:
Its:
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF DISCLOSURE LETTER
The undersigned, as purchaser, proposes to negotiate with St. Lucie County, Florida (the
"Issuer") for the private purchase of its $339,000 St. Lucie County, Florida, Special Assessment
Revenue Bond, Series 2016 (Parkland MSBU Project) dated February 11th, 2016 (the 'Bond").
Prior to the award of the Bond, the following information is hereby furnished to the Issuer:
1. Set forth is an itemized list of the nature and estimated amounts of expenses to
be incurred for services rendered to us (the 'Bank") in connection with the issuance of the Bond
(such fees and expenses to be paid by the Issuer):
Legal Fees:
Greenspoon Marder, PA
$6,000
2. (a) No other fee, bonus or other compensation is estimated to be paid by the
Bank in connection with the issuance of the Bond to any person not regularly employed or
retained by the Bank (including any "finder" as defined in Section 218.386(1)(a), Florida
Statutes), except as specifically enumerated as expenses to be incurred by the Bank, as set forth
in paragraph (1) above.
(b) No person has entered into an understanding with the Bank, or to the
knowledge of the Bank, with the Issuer, for any paid or promised compensation or valuable
consideration, directly or indirectly, expressly or implied, to act solely as an intermediary
between the Issuer and the Bank or to exercise or attempt to exercise any influence to effect any
transaction in the purchase of the Bond.
3. The amount of the underwriting spread expected to be realized by the Bank is $0.
4. The management fee to be charged by the Bank is $0.
5. Truth -in -Bonding Statement:
This Bond is being issued primarily to finance, refinance and/or reimburse the cost of
potable water and fire protection improvements to serve the real property comprising the
Parkland Municipal Services Benefit Unit.
The Bond is expected to be repaid on September 1, 2031. At a fixed rate of 3.73%, total
interest paid over the life of the Bond is estimated to be $113,833.38.
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The Bond will be payable solely from Pledged Revenues as described in Resolution No.
2015-191 of the Issuer adopted on October 6, 2015, as amended and restated by Resolution No.
2016-_ of the Issuer adopted on February 9, 2016 (the "Resolution"). See the Resolution for a
definition of Pledged Revenues. Issuance of the Bond is estimated to result in a maximum of
approximately $30,152.70 of revenues of the Issuer not being available to finance the services of
the Issuer any year during the life of the Bond.
The name and address of the Bank is as follows:
Seacoast National Bank
$15 Colorado Avenue
Stuart, FL 34994
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Disclosure Statement on
behalf of the Bank this 11th day of February, 2016.
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK
By:_
Name:
Its:
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