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HomeMy WebLinkAbout054 88 . 6; \ (ii ~Ò-s-... _.t ',f¿~H tfj (; /1:)) '¿l6 ;) Ii RESOLUTION NO. 54-88 A RESOLUTION of the Board of Commissioners of Jefferson County approving the issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the Industrial Development Corporation of the Port of Port Townsend pursuant to RCW 39.84.060. WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Washington has provided for the creation of public corporations by municipali- ties, including port districts, pursuant to Chapter 300, Laws of Washington, 1981 (Reg. Sess.) codified as Chapter 39.84 RCW, as amended (the "Act"), for the purpose of facilitating economic development and employment opportunities in the State of Washington; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the Port Commission of the Port of Port Townsend has by resolution created and approved the charter of a public corporation designated as "The Industrial Development Corporation of the Port of Port Townsend" (herein the "Development Corporation") in order to carry out the purposes of the Act; and WHEREAS, the Development Corporation has received an appli- cation from the Port Townsend Paper Corporation (the "Borrower") requesting a loan for the purpose of redeeming, discharging and defeasing three outstanding issues of the Development Corpora- tion's bonds issued for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction and installation of industrial development facilities at the Borrower's pulp and paper mill within the boundaries of the County (the "Project Facilities"); and . VOL 14 r~G~ n 1736 ; WHEREAS, the Development Corporation reviewed the application of the Borrower and, on advice of its Bond Counsel determined that the refunding revenue bonds qualify as refunding bonds within the meaning of the Act and that the other requirements of RCW 39.84 were, or would, prior to sale of the Bonds, be met and by its Resolution 88-2-IDC adopted on May 4, 1988 approved the issuance of its nonrecourse revenue bonds to finance the redemption, payment, defeasance and discharge of all the outstanding revenue bonds of the Development Corporation issued on behalf of the Borrower; and WHEREAS, the Act provides that the county which has planning jurisdiction over the entity proposing to issue revenue bonds under the Act must approve the issuance of such revenue bonds; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has been assured that these will be no financial liability accruing to the County as a resul t of such approval and that this approval shall constitute approval solely for the purpose of permitting the Development Corporation to proceed with the issuance of such revenue bonds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON acting pursuant to Chapter 39.84 RCW as follows: Section 1. The County does hereby approve the issuance of revenue refunding bonds in the amount of not to exceed $8,200,000 by the Development Corporation for the purposes of redeeming, paying, discharging and defeasing three prior outstanding issues -2- LMCI025 88/04/25 , VOL 14 rAGE 0-1737 of the Development Corporation issued to assist the Borrower (the "Bonds") . The Bonds are to be issued by the Development Corporation in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $8,200,000 pur- suant to Resolution No. 88-2-IDC of the Development Corporation, and approved by Resolution No. 52.88 of the Port of Port Townsend. The Bonds are payable solely from the Borrower's repayments of the loan between the Development Corporation and the Borrower pursuant to a loan agreement, and are secured by a Letter of Credit issued by a bank (to be selected by the Borrower) in favor of the trustee for the bond holders. The Bonds do not and shall not con sti tute an obligation of the County, and no tax funds or other revenues of the County are pledged to, or shall ever be used to pay the principal of, pre- mium, if any, or interest on the Bonds. Neither the faith and credit nor any taxing power or revenues of the County are hereby or shall ever be pledged to pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds. '1' he Commissioners of Jefferson County hereby approve the issuance of the Bonds under the Act by the Development Corporation for the purposes set forth herein. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is intended solely to constitute approval of the issuance of revenue bonds within the meaning of RCW 39.84.060 of the Act. This approval shall not constitute approval, be, or be construed to be, a review, comment or approval of any development permit or any other -3- LMCI025 88/04/25 14 \-flef 0 r - 1 738 'J ût permit required from the County by the Borrower for the purpose of carrying out its acquisition, construction or installation of any Project Factilities at its pulp and paper mill in Jefferson County. ADOPTED THIS 1¿J~day of May, 1988. JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ~ Chairman "-M.~ . ,. . r¡&~~, '.. .0' ~'" "/ )'~ .. ~ 0_ ,,-. ., I'. .....1:'1 -.. '\"-7 , ! ' ), (;) <-I ~,~r;~«:h~t;t:a::f:l~ {..- as to i' ~ \101 _ f _ LMC1025 88/04/25 14 rAGE 0' 1 739 -4-