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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-079
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, APPROVING THE REFINANCING OF THE SPRING CREEK
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY BY THE STATE OF ALASKA BY
AMENDING AND RESTATING THE LEASE AGREEMENT AND
ASSIGNING THE SAME TO A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO AN
AMENDED AND RESTATED FACILITY LEASE AND TRUST
AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska (the "State") and the City of Seward, Alaska (the
"City") entered into an Agreement of Lease, dated as of October 1, 1985 (the" 1985 Lease"),
providing for the construction of a correctional facility located in Seward, Alaska, commonly
known as the Spring Creek Correctional Facility (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the terms of the 1985 Lease provide for the State to pay rent to the City at
the times and in the amounts as specified in the Lease; and
WHEREAS, the City assigned its rights under the 1985 Lease to Rainier National Bank
as trustee pursuant to the terms of a Trust Indenture and Assignment of Lease dated as of
October 1, 1985 (the "1985 Indenture"); and
WHEREAS, certificates of participation in the 1985 Lease (the "COPs") evidencing the
right to receive payments from the State pursuant to the 1985 Lease were sold; and
WHEREAS, the City and the State effected the defeasance of the COPs under the terms
and conditions of a First Supplemental Trust Indenture and Assignment of Lease, dated as of
May 28,1987 (the "1987 Indenture"), by entering into a new Agreement of Lease, dated May 28,
1987 (the "1987 Lease"), and assigning the City's interest in the Refinancing Lease for value; and
WHEREAS, Ford Motor Credit Company ("FMCC") purchased the City's interest in the
1987 Lease pursuant to the Assignment of Lease and Security Agreement, dated May 28, 1987
(the "1987 Assignment"); and
WHEREAS, FMCC agreed to an amendment to the 1987 Lease on December 21, 1993
reducing the rentals payable thereunder; and
WHEREAS, the Project can now be refinanced through the issuance of refunding
certificates of participation, by executing a Deed (the "Deed") and an Amended and Restated
Facility Lease and Trust Agreement (the "1998 Facility Lease and Trust Agreement") and such
execution will be viewed under federal tax law as a refinancing and will generate present value
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-079
savings and lower lease payments for the benefit ofthe State of Alaska; and
WHEREAS, Alaska Statutes 36.30.080 authorizes the State to refinance lease purchase
obligations without legislative approval; and
WHEREAS, the State Bond Committee of the State of Alaska has by resolution passed
June 12, 1998, attached hereto as Exhibit A, approved the refinancing of the Project (the "State
Resolution"); and
WHEREAS, the City is agreeable to refinancing the existing financing of the Project by
executing the Deed and the 1998 Facility Lease and Trust Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, as follows:
Section 1. That the refinancing of the Project by the 1998 Facility Lease and Trust
Agreement will serve the public interest and is hereby approved in accordance with the terms set
forth in the State Resolution; provided that all costs and expenses of the refinancing, including
but not limited to any transferred proceeds penalty, shall be the responsibility of the State and
further provided that all expenses incurred by the City in the refinancing shall be the
responsibility of the State. The City shall not be liable or responsible for the payment of any rent
or other amounts under the 1998 Facility Lease and Trust Agreement nor shall it have any
liability or responsibility with respect to any certificates of participation issued thereunder. Upon
payment of all amounts due under the 1998 Facility Lease and Trust Agreement, title to the
Project shall be delivered to the State. The City shall execute a deed in favor of the State and
deliver the same to the Trustee under the 1998 Facility Lease and Trust Agreement, to be
recorded by the Trustee upon satisfaction of all obligations by the State under the Facility Lease
and Trust Agreement.
Section 2. That the form and content of the Deed and the 1998 Facility Lease and
Trust Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibits Band C respectively, be and the same hereby are in
all respects authorized, approved and confirmed, and the Manager or Assistant City Manager and
Finance Director by and each hereby is authorized, empowered and directed to execute and
deliver each said document to the counterparty for and on behalf ofthe City in substantially the
form and content now before this meeting but with such changes, modifications, additions and
deletions therein as shall to them seem necessary, desirable or appropriate, the execution thereof
to constitute conclusive evidence of the approval of any and all changes, modifications, additions
or deletions therein from the form and content of the said documents now before the meeting,
and that, from and after the execution and delivery of the said documents, the Manager, Assistant
City Manager, Finance Director and the Clerk ofthe City are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to do all such acts and things to execute all documents as may be necessary to carry out
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and comply with the provisions of the documents as executed.
Section 3. That the Manager, Assistant City Manager, Finance Director and the Clerk
of the City or any other person authorized by the City be and each hereby is authorized to
execute and deliver for and on behalf of the City any and all additional certificates, documents,
opinions or other papers and perform all other acts as they may deem necessary or appropriate in
order to implement and carry out the intent and purposes of this Resolution.
Section 4. That the provisions of this Resolution are hereby declared to be separable
and if any section, phrase or provision shall for any reason be declared to be invalid such
declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder ofthe sections, phrases or provisions.
Section 5.
That this resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward, Alaska, this 13th
day ofJuly, 1998.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Lowell R. Satin, Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Blatchford, Callahan, Clark, Gage, King, Orr, Satin
None
None
None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wohlforth, Argetsinger, Johnson & Brecht,
Attorneys for the City of Seward, Alaska
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