11-13-2019 Community Redevelopment Authority Regular Meeting Packet
Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting Packet
Board Members:
Tom Gdowski - Chairman
Glen Murray – Vice Chairman
Sue Pirnie
Glenn Wilson
Krae Dutoit
4:00 PM
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Call to Order
Roll Call
A - SUBMITTAL OF REQUESTS FOR FUTURE ITEMS
Individuals who have appropriate items for City Council consideration should complete the Request for
Future Agenda Items form located at the Information Booth. If the issue can be handled administratively
without Council action, notification will be provided. If the item is scheduled for a meeting or study
session, notification of the date will be given.
B - RESERVE TIME TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS
This is an opportunity for individuals wishing to provide input on any of tonight's agenda items to reserve
time to speak. Please come forward, state your name and address, and the Agenda topic on which you will
be speaking.
DIRECTOR COMMUNICATION
This is an opportunity for the Director to comment on current events, activities, and issues of interest to
the commission.
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Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting
Item A1
Agenda
Staff Contact:
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Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting
Item B1
Meeting Minutes
Staff Contact:
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
MINUTES OF
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
MEETING OF
October 9, 2019
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Authority of
the City of Grand Island, Nebraska was conducted on October 9, 2019 at City Hall, 100 E. First
Street. Notice of the meeting was given in the October 2, 2019 Grand Island Independent.
1. CALL TO ORDER.
Chairman Gdowski called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. The following members were
present: Tom Gdowski, Glen Murray, Glenn Wilson, and Sue Pirnie. Also present were:
Director Chad Nabity, Planning Administrative Assistant Norma Hernandez, Council
President Vaughn Minton, Finance Director Patrick Brown, and Accountant Brian Schultz
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
A motion for approval of the Minutes for the September 18, 2019 meeting was made by
Wilson and second by Murray. Upon roll call vote, all present voted aye.
Motion carried 4-0
3. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORTS.
Brian Schultz reviewed the financials from September 1, 2019 to September 31, 2019. A
motion was made by Pirnie and second by Wilson. Upon roll call vote, all present voted
aye. Motion carried 4-0.
4. APPROVAL OF BILLS.
The bills were reviewed by Brian Schultz. A motion was made by Murray and second by
Wilson to approve the bills in the amount of $204,234.42. Upon roll call vote, all present
voted aye. Motion carried 4-0.
5. REVIEW OF COMMITTED PROJECTS & CRA PROPERTY.
The committed projects and CRA properties were reviewed by Nabity.
Façade Projects –Bosselman – is getting close to getting done. Looking at the November
or December meeting. Hedde Building – is making progress. Old City Hall building –
Payment was not made. Some delays with the rain. Anticipate to have payment at the
November meeting. Life Safety Grants – Peaceful Root – Should be moving forward.
Rawr Holdings – will be moving forward. Dean Peg with Wing Properties – will not be
moving forward with his project. Dean will be sending a letter to release the funds.
Desert Rose property – will be closing on the property sold to Talon tomorrow.
6. Redevelopment Plan Amendment for CRA Area #12-Copper Creek Phase 3.
a. Consideration of Resolution 318 – Forward a Redevelopment Plan Amendment
to the Grand Island City Council for Phase 3 of the Copper Creek Development –
Guarantee Group
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Nabity stated last month this was forwarded to the Planning Commission. Planning
Commission met last Wednesday and recommend approval that it is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan. Nabity mentioned there is one change in the redevelopment plan
from last time in the formatting. Mike Beacon said there needs to be a separate heading
for the Impact on Schools was changed. Phase 3 of Copper Creek – Guarantee Group is
asking for 9.2 million in TIF for the next 212 – 226 units to be complete over the next 8-
12 years.
A motion was made by Pirnie and second by Murray to approve Resolution 316 and
Resolution 317. Upon roll call vote all, voted aye. Motion carried 4-0.
7. Redevelopment Plan Amendment for CRA Area #2- Bosselman Kings Crossing.
a. Consideration of Resolution 319 – Forward a Redevelopment Plan Amendment
to Hall County Regional Planning Commission for Lot 2 of Kings Crossing
Subdivision – Bosselman Pump and Pantry Inc.
b. Consideration of Resolution 320 - Resolution of intent to enter into a Site
Specific Redevelopment Contract and Approval of related actions 30-day notice
to city council for Lot 2 of Kings Crossing Subdivision – Bosselman Pump and
Pantry Inc.
Nabity this project would be across from Walmart on South Locust, in front of the hotel
going up. Bosselman is requesting $506,000 in TIF.
A motion was made by Murray and second by Wilson to approve Resolution 319 and
Resolution 320. Upon roll call vote all, voted aye. Motion carried 4-0.
8. Redevelopment Plan Amendment for CRA Area # 17 – Prairie Commons
Phase 2.
a. Consideration of Resolution 321 – Forward a Redevelopment Plan
Amendment to the Hall County Regional Planning Commission for
Phase 2 of the Prairie Commons Development – Prataria Ventures
b. Consideration of Resolution 322 – Resolution of Intent to enter into a
Site Specific Redevelopment Contract and Approval of related actions
30-day notice to city council for Phase 2 of the Prairie Commons
Development – Prataria Ventures
Nabity explained this project is 3 lots immediately to the west by the hospital
being built. Chief is proposing to build 3 office buildings. They are requesting
1.8 million dollars in TIF.
A motion was made by Pirnie and second by Wilson to approve Resolution 321
and Resolution 322. Upon roll call vote. 3 voted aye and Gdowski – abstained.
9. Director’s Report
Nabity mentioned the December meeting is scheduled for December 10th. Nabity
would like to change the meeting any time before 10th or after December 18th.
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An email will be going out to check on dates with everyone.
10. Adournment
Gdwoski adjourned the meeting at 4:22p.m.
The next meeting is scheduled, Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Respectfully Submitted,
Norma Hernandez
Administrative Assistant
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Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting
Item C1
Financials October 2019
Staff Contact:
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MONTH ENDED 2019-2020 2020 REMAINING % OF BUDGET
October-19 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE USED
CONSOLIDATED
Beginning Cash 809,122 622,763
REVENUE:
Property Taxes - CRA 29,037 29,037 529,646 500,609 5.48%
Property Taxes - Lincoln Pool 10,161 10,161 194,229 184,068 5.23%
Property Taxes -TIF's 50,520 50,520 2,500,000 2,481,074 2.02%
Loan Income (Poplar Street Water Line) - - 13,000 13,000 0.00%
Interest Income - CRA 2,707 2,707 10,000 7,293 27.07%
Interest Income - TIF'S 167 167 - -
Land Sales 37,884 37,884 200,000 162,116 18.94%
Other Revenue - CRA 273 273 300,000 299,727 0.09%
Other Revenue - TIF's - - - -
TOTAL REVENUE 130,750 130,750 3,746,875 3,647,886 3.49%
TOTAL RESOURCES 939,872 130,750 4,369,638 3,647,886
EXPENSES
Auditing & Accounting - - 3,000 3,000 0.00%
Legal Services - - 3,000 3,000 0.00%
Consulting Services - - 5,000 5,000 0.00%
Contract Services 4,218 4,218 75,000 70,782 5.62%
Printing & Binding - - 1,000 1,000 0.00%
Other Professional Services - - 16,000 16,000 0.00%
General Liability Insurance - - 250 250 0.00%
Postage - - 200 200 0.00%
Legal Notices 17 17 500 483 3.35%
Travel & Training - - 4,000 4,000 0.00%
Other Expenditures - - - -
Office Supplies - - 1,000 1,000 0.00%
Supplies - - 300 300 0.00%
Land - - 100,000 100,000
Bond Principal - Lincoln Pool - - 180,000 180,000 0.00%
Bond Interest - - 14,229 14,229 0.00%
Husker Harvest Days - - 200,000 200,000 0.00%
Façade Improvement - - 220,000 220,000 0.00%
Building Improvement 200,000 200,000 715,000 515,000 27.97%
Other Projects - 220,000 220,000 0.00%
Bond Principal-TIF's - - 2,500,000 2,500,000 0.00%
Bond Interest-TIF's - - - -
Interest Expense - - - -
TOTAL EXPENSES 204,234 204,234 4,258,479 4,054,245 4.80%
INCREASE(DECREASE) IN CASH (73,484) (73,484) (511,604)
ENDING CASH 735,638 (73,484) 111,159 -
CRA CASH 449,081
Lincoln Pool Tax Income Balance 188,829
TIF CASH 97,728
Total Cash 735,638
GENERAL OPERATIONS:
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2019
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MONTH ENDED 2019-2020 2020 REMAINING % OF BUDGET
October-19 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE USED
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2019
Property Taxes - CRA 29,037 29,037 529,646 500,609 5.48%
Property Taxes - Lincoln Pool 10,161 10,161 194,229 184,068 5.23%
Interest Income 2,707 2,707 10,000 7,293 27.07%
Loan Income (Poplar Street Water Line) - 13,000 13,000 0.00%
Land Sales 37,884 37,884 200,000 162,116 18.94%
Other Revenue & Motor Vehicle Tax 273 273 300,000 299,727 0.09%
TOTAL 80,063 80,063 1,246,875 1,166,812 6.42%
WALNUT HOUSING PROJECT
Property Taxes - -
Interest Income 167 167 -
Other Revenue - - -
TOTAL 167 167 - -
GIRARD VET CLINIC
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
GEDDES ST APTS-PROCON
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
SOUTHEAST CROSSING
Property Taxes 1,602 1,602 -
TOTAL 1,602 1,602 - -
POPLAR STREET WATER
Property Taxes 87 87 -
TOTAL 87 87 - -
CASEY'S @ FIVE POINTS
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
SOUTH POINTE HOTEL PROJECT
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
TODD ENCK PROJECT
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
JOHN SCHULTE CONSTRUCTION
Property Taxes 3,837 3,837 -
TOTAL 3,837 3,837 - -
PHARMACY PROPERTIES INC
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
KEN-RAY LLC
Property Taxes 22,838 22,838 -
TOTAL 22,838 22,838 - -
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MONTH ENDED 2019-2020 2020 REMAINING % OF BUDGET
October-19 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE USED
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2019
TOKEN PROPERTIES RUBY
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
GORDMAN GRAND ISLAND
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
BAKER DEVELOPMENT INC
Property Taxes 1,849 1,849 -
TOTAL 1,849 1,849 - -
STRATFORD PLAZA INC
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
COPPER CREEK 2013 HOUSES
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
FUTURE TIF'S
Property Taxes - 2,500,000 2,500,000
TOTAL - - 2,500,000 2,500,000
CHIEF INDUSTRIES AURORA COOP
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
TOKEN PROPERTIES KIMBALL ST
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
GI HABITAT OF HUMANITY
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
AUTO ONE INC
Property Taxes 6,876 6,876 (6,876)
TOTAL 6,876 6,876 - (6,876)
EIG GRAND ISLAND
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
TOKEN PROPERTIES CARY ST
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
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MONTH ENDED 2019-2020 2020 REMAINING % OF BUDGET
October-19 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE USED
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2019
WENN HOUSING PROJECT
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
COPPER CREEK 2014 HOUSES
Property Taxes 4,918 4,918 (4,918)
TOTAL 4,918 4,918 - (4,918)
TC ENCK BUILDERS
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
SUPER MARKET DEVELOPERS
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
MAINSTAY SUITES
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
TOWER 217
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
COPPER CREEK 2015 HOUSES
Property Taxes - - -
TOTAL - - - -
NORTHWEST COMMONS
Property Taxes 7,132 7,132 - (7,132)
TOTAL 7,132 7,132 - (7,132)
HABITAT - 8TH & SUPERIOR
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
KAUFMAN BUILDING
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
TALON APARTMENTS
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
VICTORY PLACE
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
THINK SMART
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
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MONTH ENDED 2019-2020 2020 REMAINING % OF BUDGET
October-19 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE USED
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2019
BOSSELMAN HQ
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
TALON APARTMENTS 2017
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
WEINRICH DEVELOPMENT
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
WING WILLIAMSONS
Property Taxes 1,382 1,382 (1,382)
TOTAL 1,382 1,382 - (1,382)
HATCHERY HOLDINGS
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
FEDERATION LABOR TEMPLE
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
MIDDLETON PROPERTIES II
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
COPPER CREEK 2016 HOUSES
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
EAST PARK ON STUHR
Property Taxes - -
TOTAL - - - -
TOTAL REVENUE 130,750 130,750 3,746,875 3,647,886 3.49%
- -
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MONTH ENDED 2019-2020 2020 REMAINING % OF BUDGET
October-19 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE USED
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2019
EXPENSES
CRA
GENERAL OPERATIONS:
Auditing & Accounting - 3,000 3,000 0.00%
Legal Services - 3,000 3,000 0.00%
Consulting Services - 5,000 5,000 0.00%
Contract Services 4,218 4,218 75,000 70,782 5.62%
Printing & Binding - 1,000 1,000 0.00%
Other Professional Services - 16,000 16,000 0.00%
General Liability Insurance - 250 250 0.00%
Postage - 200 200 0.00%
Legal Notices 17 17 500 483 3.35%
Travel & Training - 4,000 4,000 0.00%
Office Supplies - 1,000 1,000 0.00%
Supplies - 300 300 0.00%
Land - 100,000 100,000
Bond Principal - Lincoln Pool - 180,000 180,000 0.00%
Bond Interest - Lincoln Pool - 14,229 14,229 0.00%
PROJECTS
Husker Harvest Days - 200,000 200,000 0.00%
Façade Improvement - 220,000 220,000 0.00%
Building Improvement 200,000 200,000 715,000 515,000 0.00%
Other Projects - 220,000 220,000 0.00%
TOTAL CRA EXPENSES 204,234 204,234 1,758,479 1,554,245 11.61%
WALNUT HOUSING PROJECT
Bond Principal - - -
Bond Interest - - -
TOTAL - - - -
GIRARD VET CLINIC
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
GEDDES ST APTS - PROCON
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
SOUTHEAST CROSSINGS
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
POPLAR STREET WATER
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
CASEY'S @ FIVE POINTS
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
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MONTH ENDED 2019-2020 2020 REMAINING % OF BUDGET
October-19 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE USED
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2019
SOUTH POINTE HOTEL PROJECT
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
TODD ENCK PROJECT
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
JOHN SCHULTE CONSTRUCTION
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
PHARMACY PROPERTIES INC
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
KEN-RAY LLC
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
TOKEN PROPERTIES RUBY
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
GORDMAN GRAND ISLAND
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
BAKER DEVELOPMENT INC
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
STRATFORD PLAZA LLC
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
COPPER CREEK 2013 HOUSES
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
CHIEF INDUSTRIES AURORA COOP
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
TOKEN PROPERTIES KIMBALL STREET
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
GI HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
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MONTH ENDED 2019-2020 2020 REMAINING % OF BUDGET
October-19 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE USED
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2019
AUTO ONE INC
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
EIG GRAND ISLAND
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
TOKEN PROPERTIES CARY STREET
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
WENN HOUSING PROJECT
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
COPPER CREEK 2014 HOUSES
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
TC ENCK BUILDERS
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
SUPER MARKET DEVELOPERS
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
MAINSTAY SUITES
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
TOWER 217
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - - -
COPPER CREEK 2015 HOUSES
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
NORTHWEST COMMONS
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
HABITAT - 8TH & SUPERIOR
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
KAUFMAN BUILDING
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
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MONTH ENDED 2019-2020 2020 REMAINING % OF BUDGET
October-19 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BALANCE USED
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2019
TALON APARTMENTS
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
VICTORY PLACE
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
FUTURE TIF'S
Bond Principal - 2,500,000 2,500,000
TOTAL - - 2,500,000 2,500,000
THINK SMART
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
BOSSELMAN HQ
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
TALON APARTMENTS 2017
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
WEINRICH DEVELOPMENT
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
WING WILLIAMSONS
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
HATCHERY HOLDINGS
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
FEDERATION LABOR TEMPLE
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
MIDDLETON PROPERTIES II
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
COPPER CREEK 2016 HOUSES
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
EAST PARK ON STUHR
Bond Principal - - -
TOTAL - - -
TOTAL EXPENSES 204,234 204,234 4,258,479 4,054,245 4.80%
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Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting
Item D1
Bills - October 2019
Staff Contact:
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Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting
Item E1
Committed Projects October 2019
Staff Contact:
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COMMITTED PROJECTS REMAINING
GRANT
AMOUNT
2020 FISCAL YR 2021 FISCAL YR 2022 FISCAL YR ESTIMATED
COMP
Bosselman-1607 S. Locust (11-14-18) $ 50,000.00 $ 50,000.00 Fall 2019
Hedde Building 201-205 W. 3rd (10-18-
17)
$ 300,000.00 $ 300,000.00 Spring 2020
Old City Hall -208 N. Pine St (12-12-18) $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 Fall 2019
Total Committed $ 450,000.00 $ 450,000.00 $ - $ -
FIRE & LIFE SAFETY GRANT TOTAL
AMOUNT
2019 FISCAL YR 2020 FISCAL YR 2021 FISCAL YR ESTIMATED
COMP
201-203 W. 3rd St. Anson (8-24-16) $ 310,000.00 $ 310,000.00 Spring 2020
Peaceful Root 217 N Locust (9/18/19) $ 70,000.00 $ 70,000.00
Rawr Holdings 110 W 2nd (12/12/18) $ 35,000.00 $ 35,000.00 Winter 2019
Wing Properties 112 E 3rd (12/12/18) $ 20,000.00 $ 20,000.00 Winter 2019
Total Committed F&L Safety Grant $ 435,000.00 $ 435,000.00 $ - $ -
BUDGET COMMITTED LEFT
Façade Budgeted 2020 $ 220,000.00 $ - $ 220,000.00
Other Projects Budgeted 2020 $ 220,000.00 $ - $ 220,000.00
Land - Budgeted 2020 $ 100,000.00 $ - $ 100,000.00
Land Sales Budgeted 2020 $ (200,000.00) $ - $ (200,000.00)
subtotal $ - $ 340,000.00
Less committed ($885,000.00)$0.00
Balance remaining $ (885,000.00) $ 340,000.00
BUDGET PAID LEFT
Building Improvements * $ 715,000.00 $ 200,000.00 $ 515,000.00
*Includes Life Safety, Façade, Other grants made in previous fiscal years
CRA PROPERTIES
Address Purchase Price Purchase Date Demo Cost Status
3235 S Locust (Desert Rose) $450,000 4/2/2010 $39,764 Surplus
October 31, 2019
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Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting
Item F1
Facade Request - Sherwin Williams
Staff Contact:
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Façade Improvement Program Application
Project Redeveloper Information
I. Applicant Name: T Squared Properties LLC
Address: 3444 S Stuhr Rd, Grand Island NE
Telephone No.: (308) 390-2424
Contact: Tom Bednar
II. Legal Street Address of Project Site: 504 W 3rd
III. Zoning of Project Site: Commercial
IV. Current and Contemplated Use of Project: Sherwin Williams/ CASA/Farmhouse
V. Present Ownership of Project Site: T Squared Properties LLC
VI. Proposed Project: Describe in detail; attach plans and specifications:
Remove existing awning, clean and paint stone, install stucco and other exterior
finishes, install new signs.
VI. Estimated Project Costs:
Acquisition Costs:
A. Land $ 0
B. Building $ 470,000
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Construction Costs:
A. Renovation or Building Costs Attributable
to Façade Improvements (attach detail): $ 110,000
B. Other Construction Costs: $ 0
VIII. Source of Financing:
A. Developer Equity: $ 480,000
B. Commercial Bank Loan: $
C. Historic Tax Credits $
D. Tax Increment Assistance: $
E. Other (Describe: Facade grant ) $ 100,000
IX. Name, Address of Architect, Engineer and General Contractor:
General Contractor: Amos Anson, Empire Development, PO Box 1665 Grand Island NE 68802 308-390-2455
Architect: Stacy J Spotanski/ Toby Gay, Gay & Associates, 1470 31st Ave, Columbus, NE (308) 850-8186
X. Project Construction Schedule:
A. Construction Start Date: Upon CRA approval
B. Construction Completion Date: Q2 2020
FINANCING REQUEST INFORMATION
I. Describe Amount and Purpose for Which Façade Improvement Program funds is
Requested: The amount of Façade dollars being asked for is $100,000. These
funds will be used to renovate the front of the buildings.
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II. Statement Identifying Financial Gap and Necessity for use of Façade
Improvement Program Funds for Proposed Project: All of the available funds
have already been used for the purchase thus creating a financial gap. Without a
Façade grant, the storefront will sit as is due to the expensive nature of downtown
building renovation.
III. Application of Grant Funds:
______________X__________________Grant to Redeveloper; or
________________________________Interest Rate Buy-Down
Post Office Box 1968
Grand Island, Nebraska 68802-1968
Phone: 308 385-5240
Fax: 308 385-5423
Email: cnabity@grand-island.com
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Façade build-out costs Soft costs $1,800 Carpentry $33,324 Demo $8,000 Materials $17,029 Architect/ Design $1,500 Signage $20,990 Misc. $7,357 O&P $20,000 Total $110,000
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Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting
Item F2
Facade Request - Edwards Audio
Staff Contact:
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Façade Improvement Program Application
Project Redeveloper Information
I. Applicant Name: Edwards Audio
Address: 618 West 3rd Grand Island NE 68801
Telephone No.: (308) 381-8888
Contact: Brian Bohrer
II. Legal Street Address of Project Site: 618 West 3rd st.
III. Zoning of Project Site: Commercial
IV. Current and Contemplated Use Of Project: Edwards Audio/ Future Commercial
V. Present Ownership of Project Site: LB Audio LLC
VI. Proposed Project: Describe in detail; attach plans and specifications:
Remove existing awning & storefront glass, clean brick, replace storefront
windows with more historically accurate glass, install new door in middle bay to
prepare for future unknown tenant & install new signs.
VI. Estimated Project Costs:
Acquisition Costs:
A. Land $ 100,000
B. Building $ 160,000
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Construction Costs:
A. Renovation or Building Costs Attributable
to Façade Improvements (attach detail): $ 66,213
B. Other Construction Costs: $ 35,000
VIII. Source of Financing:
A. Developer Equity: $ 37,000
B. Commercial Bank Loan: $258,000
C. Historic Tax Credits $
D. Tax Increment Assistance: $
E. Other (Describe: Facade grant ) $ 66,213
IX. Name, Address of Architect, Engineer and General Contractor:
General Contractor: Amos Anson, Empire Development, PO Box 1665 Grand Island NE 68802 308-390-2455
Architect: Stacy J Spotanski/ Toby Gay, Gay & Associates, 1470 31st Ave, Columbus, NE (308) 850-8186
X. Project Construction Schedule:
A. Construction Start Date: Upon CRA approval
B. Construction Completion Date: Q4 2019
FINANCING REQUEST INFORMATION
I. Describe Amount and Purpose for Which Façade Improvement Program funds is
Requested: The amount of Façade dollars being asked for is $66,213. These funds
will be used to renovate the front of the building.
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II. Statement Identifying Financial Gap and Necessity for use of Façade
Improvement Program Funds for Proposed Project: All of the available funds
have all ready been used for the purchase and startup costs thus creating a
financial gap. Without a Façade grant, the storefront will sit as is due to the
expensive nature of downtown building renovation. The hope is with the façade
of the building getting a new fresh look, it will attract a new tenant to fill the
vacant store front on the east side of the building.
III. Application of Grant Funds:
______________X__________________Grant to Redeveloper; or
________________________________Interest Rate Buy-Down
Post Office Box 1968
Grand Island, Nebraska 68802-1968
Phone: 308 385-5240
Fax: 308 385-5423
Email: cnabity@grand-island.com
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Façade build-out costs Soft costs $1,800 Carpentry $12,330 Demo $4,000 Materials $21,548 Architect/ Design $1,500 Granite $20,753 Signs $14,000 O&P $11,036 Total $66,213
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Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting
Item F3
Facade Request - Suerra Arends
Staff Contact:
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Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting
Item I1
Redevelopment Plan - Copper Creek Phase 3
Staff Contact:
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MASTER REDEVELOPMENT CONTRACT
COPPER CREEK PHASE III
This Redevelopment Contract is made and entered into as of the _____day of November,
2019, by and between the Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand Island,
Nebraska ("Authority"), and The Guarantee Group, L.L.C., a Nebraska limited liability company
("Redeveloper").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Island, Nebraska (the "City'), in furtherance of the
purposes and pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article VIII of the Nebraska
Constitution and Sections 18-2101 to 18-2154, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 2012, as
amended (collectively the "Act"), has designated an area within the City as blighted and
substandard;
WHEREAS, the Authority has adopted, after approval by the Mayor and Council of the
City, that redevelopment plan entitled “Redevelopment Plan Amendment CRA Area #12
September 2019 (the “Redevelopment Plan”);
WHEREAS, Authority and Redeveloper desire to enter into this Redevelopment Contract
in order to implement the Redevelopment Plan and provide for the redevelopment of lots and
lands located in a blighted and substandard area by the installation of required infrastructure and
the construction of houses;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein set
forth, Authority and Redeveloper do hereby covenant, agree and bind themselves as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.01 Terms Defined in this Redevelopment Contract.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following
meanings for all purposes of this Redevelopment Contract, such definitions to be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms and masculine, feminine and neuter gender of
any of the terms defined:
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"Act" means Section 12 of Article VIII of the Nebraska Constitution, Sections 18-2101
through 18-2154, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 2012, as amended, and acts amendatory
thereof and supplemental thereto.
"Authority" means the Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand Island,
Nebraska.
"City" means the City of Grand Island, Nebraska.
"Governing Body" means the Mayor and City Council of the City.
"Holder(s)" means the registered owner or owners of Indebtedness issued by the Authority
from time to time outstanding.
"Indebtedness" means any bonds, notes, loans, and advances of money or other
indebtedness, including interest and premium, if any, thereon, incurred by the Authority pursuant
to the Resolution and Article III hereof to provide financing for a portion of the Project Costs
and secured in whole or in part by TIF Revenues. The Indebtedness as initially issued by the
Authority shall consist of the Authority's Tax Increment Development Revenue Note (The
Guarantee Group Development Project Phase III), Series 2019, to be issued in an amount not to
exceed $9,200,624.00.00 in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit C and the various
Redevelopment Contract Amendments, and purchased by the Redeveloper as set forth in Section
3.04 of this Redevelopment Contract.
"Liquidated Damages Amount' means the amounts to be repaid to Authority by
Redeveloper pursuant to Section 6.02 of this Redevelopment Contract.
"Lot" or "Lots" shall mean the separately platted and subdivided lots within the
Redevelopment Project Area as described Exhibit A attached hereto as platted and subdivided
from time to time.
"Project" means the improvements to the Redevelopment Project Area, as further
described in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference and, as used herein,
shall include the Redevelopment Project Property and additions and improvements thereto. The
Project shall include improvements related to Project Infrastructure Costs and site preparation
costs, all as described in Section 3.04 of this Redevelopment Contract.
"Project Cost Certification" means a statement prepared and signed by the Redeveloper
(and, if required by the Authority, certified by a qualified consulting engineer or accountant)
verifying the Redeveloper has been legally obligated for the payment of Project Costs identified
on Exhibit D.
"Project Costs" means only costs or expenses incurred by Redeveloper for the purposes
set forth in §l8-2103(28)(a) through (g), inclusive, including the providing for such costs by the
exercise of the powers set forth in §18-2107 of the Act, all as identified on Exhibit D.
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"Redeveloper" means The Guarantee Group, L.L.C., a Nebraska limited liability
company.
"Redevelopment Project Area" means that certain real property situated in the City of
Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska which has been declared blighted and substandard by the
City pursuant to the Act, and which is more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference. All such legal descriptions are subject to change based
upon any platting or re-platting requested by the Redeveloper and approved by the City.
"Redevelopment Project Property" means that part of the Redevelopment Project Area
which is the site for the improvements constituting the Project, as more particularly described on
Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
"Redevelopment Contract" means this redevelopment contract between the Authority and
Redeveloper with respect to the Project, as the same may be amended from time to time,
including, without limitation, by Redevelopment Contract Amendments executed from time to
time in connection with the separate Phases of the Project.
"Redevelopment Contract Amendment" shall mean an amendment to this Redevelopment
Contract, for the purpose of establishing the effective date for the division of ad valorem taxes
pursuant to section 18-2147 of the Act as to each Phase, as defined in Section 3.01 hereof, of lots
in the Redevelopment Project Area. The form of the Redevelopment Contract Amendment is
attached hereto as Exhibit F.
"Redevelopment Plan" means the Redevelopment Plan Amendment CRA Area #12
September 2019 (also defined in the recitals hereto) for the Redevelopment Project Area related
to the Project, as attached hereto as Exhibit B, prepared by the Authority, approved by the City
and adopted by the Authority pursuant to the Act.
"Resolution" means the Resolution of the Authority authorizing the issuance of the
Indebtedness, as supplemented from time to time, and also approving this Redevelopment
Contract.
"TIF Revenues" means incremental ad valorem taxes generated on the Redevelopment
Project Property by the Project which are to be allocated to and paid to the Authority pursuant to
the Act.
Section 1.02 Construction and Interpretation.
The provisions of this Redevelopment Contract shall be construed and interpreted in
accordance with the following provisions:
(a) Whenever in this Redevelopment Contract it is provided that any person may
do or perform any act or thing the word 'may" shall be deemed permissive and not
mandatory and it shall be construed that such person shall have the right, but shall not be
obligated, to do and perform any such act or thing.
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(b) The phrase "at any time" shall be construed as meaning at any time or from
time to time.
(c) The word "including" shall be construed as meaning "including, but not
limited to".
(d) The words "will" and "shall" shall each be construed as mandatory.
(e) The words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder", "hereinafter" and words of
similar import shall refer to the Redevelopment Contract as a whole rather than to any
particular paragraph, section or subsection, unless the context specifically refers thereto.
(f) Forms of words in the singular, plural, masculine, feminine or neuter shall be
construed to include the other forms as the context may require.
(g) The captions to the sections of this Redevelopment Contract are for
convenience only and shall not be deemed part of the text of the respective sections and
shall not vary by implication or otherwise any of the provisions hereof.
ARTICLE II
FINDINGS AND REPRESENTATIONS
Section 2.01 Findings of Authority.
The Authority makes the following findings:
(a) The Authority is a duly organized and validly existing community
Redevelopment Authority under the Act.
(b) The Redevelopment Plan has been duly approved by the City and adopted by
the Authority pursuant to Section 18-2109 through 18-2117 of the Act.
(c) The Authority deems it to be in the public interest and in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act to accept the proposal submitted by Redeveloper as specified herein.
(d) The Redevelopment Project is expected to achieve the public purposes of the
Act by among other things, increasing employment, improving public infrastructure,
increasing the tax base, and lessening blighted and substandard conditions in the
Redevelopment Project Area and other purposes set forth in the Act.
(e) (1) The Redevelopment Plan is feasible and in conformity with the general
plan for the development of the City as a whole and the Redevelopment Plan is in
conformity with the legislative declarations and determinations set forth in the Act, and
(2) Based solely on representations made by the Redeveloper:
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(i) the Project would not be economically feasible without the use of
funds authorized in §18-2147 of the Act,
(ii) the Project would not occur in the Redevelopment Project Area
without the use of funds authorized in §18-2147 of the Act,
(iii) the costs and benefits of the Project, including costs and benefits
to other affected political subdivisions, the economy of the community, and
the demand for public and private services have been analyzed by the
Authority and have been found to be in the long-term best interest of the
community impacted by the Project, and
(iv) the Authority has documented such findings in the Background
Information Relative to Tax Increment Financing Request provided by the
Redeveloper.
(f) The Authority has determined that the proposed land uses and building
requirements in the Redevelopment Area are designed with the general purpose of
accomplishing, in conformance with the general plan, a coordinated, adjusted, and
harmonious development of the City and its environs which will, in accordance with
present and future needs, promote health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity,
and the general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development:
including, among other things, adequate provision for traffic, vehicular parking, the
promotion of safety from fire, panic, and other dangers, adequate provision for light and
air, the promotion of the healthful and convenient distribution of population, the provision
of adequate transportation, water, sewerage and other public utilities, schools, parks,
recreational and community facilities, and other public requirements, the promotion of
sound design and arrangement, the wise and efficient expenditure of public funds, and the
prevention of the recurrence of insanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations, or
conditions of blight.
Section 2.02 Representations of Redeveloper.
The Redeveloper makes the following representations:
(a) The Redeveloper is a Nebraska limited liability company, having the power
to enter into this Redevelopment Contract and perform all obligations contained herein
and by proper action has been duly authorized to execute and deliver this Redevelopment
Contract. Prior to the execution and delivery of this Redevelopment Contract, the
Redeveloper has delivered to the Authority a certificate of good standing, a certified copy
of the Redeveloper's Operating Agreement and a certified copy of the company resolution
or resolutions authorizing the execution and delivery of this Redevelopment Contract.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Redevelopment Contract and the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with or constitute
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a breach of or default under any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness
or any contract, loan agreement or lease to which Redeveloper is a party or by which it is
bound, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance of any
nature upon any of the property or assets of the Redeveloper contrary to the terms of any
instrument or agreement.
(c) There is no litigation pending or to the best of its knowledge threatened
against Redeveloper affecting its ability to carry out the acquisition, construction,
equipping and furnishing of the Project or the carrying into effect of this Redevelopment
Contract or in any other matter materially affecting the ability to Redeveloper to perform
its obligations hereunder.
(d) The Project would not be economically feasible without the use of funds
authorized in §18-2147 of the Act.
(e) The Project would not occur in the Redevelopment Project Area without the
use of funds authorized in §18-2147 of the Act.
(f) The Redeveloper hereby certifies:
(1) the Redeveloper has not filed and does not intend to file an application
with the Department of Revenue to receive tax incentives under the Nebraska
Advantage Act for a project located or to be located within the Redevelopment
Project area;
(2) no application for incentives of any kind will include a refund of the
city’s local option sales tax revenue; and
(3) no Redeveloper application has been approved under the Nebraska
Advantage Act.
ARTICLE III
OBLIGATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY
Section 3.01 Division of Taxes.
In accordance with Section 18-2147 of the Act and the terms of the Resolution, the
Authority hereby provides that any ad valorem tax on any Lot or Lots located in the
Redevelopment Project Area identified from time to time by the Redeveloper (such Lot or Lots
being referred to herein as a "Phase") as identified in a written notice from the Redeveloper to
the Authority in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (each, a "Redevelopment
Contract Amendment Notice") for the benefit of any public body be divided for a period of
fifteen years after the effective date of the provision as set forth in the Redevelopment Contract
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Amendment Notice and reflected in a Redevelopment Contract Amendment, consistent with the
Redevelopment Plan. Said taxes shall be divided as follows:
(a) That portion of the ad valorem tax on real property in each Phase which is
produced by levy at the rate fixed each year by or for each public body upon the
"redevelopment project valuation" (as defined in the Act) of the Lots within such Phase
shall be paid into the funds of each such public body in the same proportion as all other
taxes collected by or for the bodies; and
(b) That portion of the ad valorem tax on real property in each Phase in excess
of such amount (the "Incremental Ad Valorem Tax"), if any, shall be allocated to, is
pledged to, and, when collected, paid into a special fund of the Authority (designated in
the Resolution as the "Note Fund") to pay the principal of, the interest on, and any
premium due in connection with the Indebtedness. When such Indebtedness, including
interest and premium due have been paid, the Authority shall so notify the County
Assessor and County Treasurer and all ad valorem taxes upon real property in such Phase
shall be paid into the funds of the respective public bodies.
Provided a Redevelopment Contract Amendment Notice (together with a Redevelopment
Contract Amendment in form satisfactory to the Authority and signed by the Redeveloper, and a
proposed form of “Notice to Divide Tax for Community Redevelopment Project”, all prepared in
accordance with this Redevelopment Contract and the Act) is delivered to the Authority no later
than July 1 of any year, the Authority shall: (a) execute the Redevelopment Contract
Amendment, and (b) file before August 1 of such year a "Notice to Divide Tax for Community
Redevelopment Project" for such Phase with the office of the Hall County Treasurer and Hall
County Assessor, without requirement of additional hearings or public notice. No
Redevelopment Contract Amendment providing for the division of taxes pursuant to this
Redevelopment Contract and Section 18-2147 of the Act shall be made after July 1, 2036.
Section 3.02 Issuance of Indebtedness
The Authority shall authorize the issuance of the Indebtedness in the form and stated
principal amount and bearing interest and being subject to such terms and conditions as are
specified in the Resolution and this Redevelopment Contract; provided, at all times the
maximum amount of the Indebtedness shall be limited to the lesser of (i) the stated face amount
of the Indebtedness, or (ii) the sum of all Project Costs incurred by the Redeveloper as set forth
on Exhibit D. No Indebtedness will be issued until Redeveloper has acquired fee title to the
Redevelopment Project Property and become obligated for construction of the additions and
improvements forming a part of the Project as described in the Plan.
Prior to May 1, 2020, the Authority shall issue one Tax Increment Development Revenue
Note, in one taxable series, in a maximum principal amount of Nine Million Two Hundred
Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Four and no/100 Dollars ($9,200,624.00.00), in substantially the
form shown on the attached Exhibit C (“TIF Note”), for net funds available to be purchased by
Redeveloper (“TIF Note Purchaser”), in a written form acceptable to Redeveloper’s attorney, and
receive Note proceeds from the TIF Note Purchaser in said amount. At the option of the
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Redeveloper, the Authority shall make a grant to Redeveloper in such amount, and such grant shall
offset TIF Note Purchaser’s obligation to purchase the TIF Note. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement and the Resolution, the Authority’s Treasurer on behalf of the Authority shall have
the authority to determine the timing of issuing the Indebtedness and all the other necessary
details of the Indebtedness.
The Redeveloper agrees to purchase the Indebtedness at a price equal to the principal
amount thereof, in a private placement satisfactory to the Authority as to its terms and
participants (including any pledgee thereof). Neither the Authority nor the City shall have any
obligation to provide for the sale of the Indebtedness. It is the sole responsibility of the
Redeveloper to effect the sale of the Indebtedness by purchasing the Indebtedness in accordance
with the terms of this Redevelopment Contract and the Resolution. Redeveloper acknowledges
that it is its understanding and the Authority's understanding that interest on the Indebtedness
will be includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes and subject to Nebraska State
income taxation.
Section 3.03 Pledge of Revenues.
Under the terms of the Resolution, the Authority pledges 100% of the available annual
TIF Revenues derived from the Redevelopment Project Property as security for and to provide
payment of the Indebtedness as the same fall due (including payment of any mandatory
redemption amounts set for the Indebtedness in accordance with the terms of the Resolution).
Section 3.04 Purchase and Pledge of Indebtedness/Grant of Net Proceeds of Indebtedness.
The Redeveloper has agreed to purchase the Indebtedness from the Authority for a price
equal to the principal amount thereof, payable as provided in Section 3.02. The Redevelopment
Plan provides for the Redeveloper to receive a grant under this Redevelopment Contract. In
accordance with the terms of the Redevelopment Plan the Redeveloper is to receive a grant
sufficient to pay the costs for reimbursement of site acquisition, including easements, site and
preparation costs and utilities for including only those items as described on Exhibit D (the
"Project Costs"), in the aggregate maximum amount of $9,200,624.00.00, as and to the extent
that the Project will support the issuance of additional indebtedness. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the aggregate amount of the grant advances shall not exceed the amount of Project
Costs as certified pursuant to Section 4.02 of this Redevelopment Contract. Such grant(s) shall
be made to the Redeveloper upon execution of this Redevelopment Contract and payment
purchase of the Indebtedness as provided in Section 3.02, but limited to the net proceeds of
Indebtedness issued from time to time which may be reasonably calculated to be repaid from the
division of taxes mentioned in Section 18-2147 of the Act and generated by the Project. The
Authority shall have no obligation to provide grant funds from any source other than the
purchase price paid to the Authority for the Indebtedness.
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Section 3.05 Creation of Fund.
In the Resolution, the Authority has provided for the creation of a the following funds and
accounts which funds shall be held by the Authority separate and apart from all other funds and
moneys of the Authority and the City:
(a) a special trust fund called the “The Guarantee Group Redevelopment Project Note Fund
Phase III” (the “Note Fund”). All of the TIF Revenues shall be deposited into the Note Fund. The
TIF Revenues accumulated in the Note Fund shall be used and applied on the Business Day prior to
each Interest Payment Date (i) to make any payments to the City or the Authority as may be
required under the Redevelopment Contract and (ii) to pay principal of or interest on the Note to the
extent of any money then remaining the Note Fund on such Interest Payment Date. Money in the
Note Fund shall be used solely for the purposes described herein and in the Resolution. All
Revenues received through and including December 31, 2051 shall be used solely for the payments
required herein and by the Resolution; and
(b) a special trust fund called the “The Guarantee Group Redevelopment Project Fund Phase III”
(the “Project Fund”) The Authority shall disburse any money on deposit in the Project Fund from
time to time to pay or as reimbursement for payment made for the Project Costs in each case within
5 Business Days after completion of the steps set forth herein and in the Resolution. If a sufficient
amount to pay a properly completed Disbursement Request (as defined in Section 4.02) is not in the
Project Fund at the time of the receipt by the Authority of such request, the Authority shall notify
the owner of the Note and such owner may deposit an amount sufficient to pay such request with
the Authority for such payment. As set forth in the Resolution, if the Redeveloper is the owner of
the Note and the Authority so elects, the Authority shall make a grant to Redeveloper in the amount
of an approved Disbursement Request; in such event, the approved Disbursement Request amount
shall offset funding of the Note.
ARTICLE IV
OBLIGATIONS OF REDEVELOPER
Section 4.01 Construction of Project; Insurance.
(a) Redeveloper will complete the Project and install all infrastructure, improvements,
buildings, fixtures, equipment and furnishings necessary to operate the Project. Redeveloper
shall be solely responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary to acquire, construct
and equip the Project. Until construction of the Project has been completed, Redeveloper shall
make reports in such detail and at such times as may be reasonably requested by the Authority as
to the actual progress of Redeveloper with respect to construction of the Project. Promptly after
completion by the Redeveloper of each Phase of the Project, the Redeveloper shall furnish to the
Authority a Certificate of Completion (supported by such architect's or engineer's certificates as
are required under the terms of the contract documents) for such Phase, including each structure
or element of infrastructure completed in such Phase.
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(b) Any general contractor chosen by the Redeveloper or the Redeveloper itself shall be
required to obtain and keep in force at all times until completion of construction, policies of
insurance including coverage for contractors' general liability and completed operations and a
penal bond or bonds as required by the Act or as is otherwise required by law. The City, the
Authority and the Redeveloper shall be named as additional insureds. Any contractor chosen by
the Redeveloper or the Redeveloper itself, as owner, shall be required to purchase and maintain
property insurance upon the Project to the full insurable value thereof. This insurance shall
insure against the perils of fire and extended coverage and shall include 'All Risk" insurance for
physical loss or damage. The contractor with respect to any specific contract or the Redeveloper
shall also carry insurance on all stored materials. The contractor or the Redeveloper, as the case
may be, shall furnish the Authority and the City with a Certificate of Insurance evidencing
policies as required above. Such certificates shall state that the insurance companies shall give
the Authority prior written notice in the event of cancellation of or material change in any of any
of the policies.
Section 4.02 Cost Certification.
Proceeds of the Note may be advanced and disbursed in the manner set forth below:
(a) There shall be submitted to the Authority a grant disbursement request (the
“Disbursement Request”), executed by the City’s Clerk and an authorized representative of the
Redeveloper, (i) certifying that a portion of the Project has been substantially completed and (ii)
certifying the actual costs incurred by the Redeveloper in the completion of such portion of the
Project.
(b) If the costs requested for reimbursement under the Disbursement Request are
currently reimbursable under Exhibit D of this Redevelopment Contract and the Community
Redevelopment Law, the Authority shall evidence such allocation in writing and inform the owner
of the Note of any amounts allocated to the Note.
(c) Upon notification from the Authority as described in Section 4.02(b), deposits to the
accounts in the Project Fund may be made from time to time from funds received by the Authority
from the owner of the Note (if other than the Redeveloper) in the amounts necessary to pay amounts
requested in properly completed, signed and approved written Disbursement Requests as described
herein. Such amounts shall be proceeds of the Note and the Treasurer of the Authority shall inform
the Registrar (as defined in the Note Resolution) in writing of the date and amount of such deposits.
At the option of the Authority, if the Redeveloper is the owner of the Note, the Authority shall make
a grant to Redeveloper in the amount of the approved Disbursement Request; in such event, the
approved Disbursement Request amount shall offset funding of the Note. The Registrar shall keep
and maintain a record of the amounts deposited into the Project Fund from Note proceeds pursuant
to the terms of this Resolution as “Principal Amount Advanced” and shall enter the aggregate
principal amount then Outstanding as the “Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount” on its
records maintained for the Note. The aggregate amount deposited into the Project Fund from
proceeds of the Note shall not exceed $9,200,624.00.00.
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Section 4.03 Authority Costs
Redeveloper shall reimburse the Authority (and the City, as applicable) on the date of the
closing of the purchase of the Indebtedness for legal and accounting fees and costs incurred or
expected to be incurred in connection with this Redevelopment Contract and the issuance of the
Indebtedness.
Section 4.04 No Discrimination.
Redeveloper agrees and covenants for itself its successors and assigns that it will not
discriminate against any person or group of persons on account of race, sex, color, religion,
national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status or receipt of public assistance in connection
with the Project. Redeveloper, for itself and its successors and assigns, agrees that during the
construction of the Project, Redeveloper will not discriminate against any employee or applicant
for employment because of race, religion, sex, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital
status or receipt of public assistance. Redeveloper will comply with all applicable federal, state
and local laws related to the Project.
Section 4.05 Real Estate Tax Base; Payments in Lieu of Taxes.
Redeveloper agrees to make payments in lieu of taxes, immediately upon receipt of
notice from City or the Authority, if for any reason at any time TIF Revenues are not sufficient
to pay principal and interest on the Indebtedness when due. This payment in lieu of tax
obligation may be represented by a note or other evidence of indebtedness.
Section 4.06 Assignment or Conveyance.
This Redevelopment Contract shall not be assigned by the Redeveloper without the
written consent of the Authority. Any transfer (including any lease for a term longer than one
year) or conveyance of the any portion of the Redevelopment Project Property, except for
individual lot sales, prior to the termination of the 15 year period commencing on the last
effective date specified in Section 3.01 hereof by the Redeveloper shall be subject to the terms
and conditions of this Redevelopment Contract. Redeveloper agrees that it shall not convey any
Lot or any portion thereof or any structures thereon to any person or entity that would be exempt
from payment of real estate taxes, and that it will not make application for any structure, or any
portion thereof, to be taxed separately from the underlying land of any Lot.
Section 4.07 Federal Immigration Verification System.
The Redeveloper agrees that Redeveloper and any contractor for the improvements to be
reimbursed as a part of the Project Infrastructure Costs shall be required to agree to use a federal
immigration verification system (as defined in §4-114, R.R.S. 2012) to determine the work
eligibility status of new employees physically performing services on the Project and to comply
with all applicable requirements of §4-114, R.R.S., 2012.
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Section 4.08 Public Right-of-Way.
All streets within the Redevelopment Project Area boundaries shall be public streets and
dedicated to the public as part of the re-platting of the Redevelopment Project Area.
Section 4.09 Records.
Redeveloper agrees that it shall retain all records related to invoices for Project Cost
Certification for a period of 18 years after the last effective date provided in the last
Redevelopment Contract Amendment executed pursuant to this Contract. Such records shall be
made available to the Authority upon request.
ARTICLE V
FINANCING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Section 5.01 Financing
Redeveloper shall pay all costs related to the redevelopment of the Redevelopment
Project Area and the Redevelopment Project Property which are in excess of the amounts paid
from the proceeds of the grant provided for from the proceeds of the Indebtedness and granted to
Redeveloper. Prior to issuance of the Indebtedness, Redeveloper shall provide Authority with
evidence satisfactory to the Authority that private funds have been committed to the Redeveloper
in amounts sufficient to complete all portions of the Project included in the Project Infrastructure
Costs. Redeveloper shall timely pay all costs, expenses, fees, charges and other amounts
associated with the Project.
ARTICLE VI
DEFAULT, REMEDIES; INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.01 General Remedies of Authority and Redeveloper.
Subject to the further provisions of this Article VI, in the event of any failure to perform
or breach of this Redevelopment Contract or any of its terms or conditions, by any party hereto
or any successor to such party, such party, or successor, shall, upon written notice from the other,
proceed immediately to commence such actions as may be reasonably designed to cure or
remedy such failure to perform or breach which cure or remedy shall be accomplished within a
reasonable time by the diligent pursuit of corrective action. In case such action is not taken, or
diligently pursued, or the failure to perform or breach shall not be cured or remedied within a
reasonable time, this Redevelopment Contract shall be in default and the aggrieved party may
institute such proceedings as may be necessary or desirable to enforce its rights under this
Redevelopment Contract, including, but not limited to, proceedings to compel specific
performance by the party failing to perform or in breach of its obligations. The Redeveloper
hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Authority shall have completed its required
performances and satisfied all of its obligations under this Redevelopment Contract upon the
issuance of the Indebtedness and the subsequent payment of grant amounts to the Redeveloper as
set forth in Section 3.04.
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Section 6.02 Additional Remedies of Authority
In the event that (each such event an "event of default"):
(a) the Redeveloper, or its successor in interest, shall fail to commence the
construction of the improvements included in the Public Infrastructure Costs for the first
Phase of the Redevelopment Project on or before December 1, 2020, or shall abandon
construction work related to the Public Infrastructure Costs and housing construction,
once commenced, for any period of 180 days, excepting delays caused by inclement
weather,
(b) the Redeveloper, shall fail to pay real estate taxes or assessments on the
Redevelopment Project Property owned by the Redeveloper or any part thereof when due;
and
(c) there is a violation of any other provision of this Redevelopment Contract,
and such failure or action by the Redeveloper has not been cured within 90 days following
written notice from Authority, then the Redeveloper shall be in default of this
Redevelopment Contract.
In the event of such failure to perform, breach or default occurs and is not cured in the
period herein provided, the parties agree that the damages caused to the Authority would be
difficult to determine with certainty and that a reasonable estimation of the amount of damages
that could be incurred is the amount of the grant to Redeveloper pursuant to Section 3.04 of this
Redevelopment Contract, less any reductions in the principal amount of the Indebtedness, plus
interest on such amounts as provided herein (the "Liquidated Damages Amount"). Upon the
occurrence of an event of default, the Liquidated Damages Amount shall be paid by Redeveloper
to Authority within 30 days of demand from Authority given to the Redeveloper.
Interest shall accrue on the Liquidated Damages Amount at the rate of seven percent (7%)
per annum and interest shall commence from the date that the Authority gives notice to the
Redeveloper demanding payment.
Payment of the Liquidated Damages Amount shall not relieve Redeveloper of its
obligation to pay real estate taxes or assessments with respect to the Redevelopment Project
Property and the Project.
Redeveloper, on or before contracting for work included within the Public Infrastructure
Costs, shall furnish to the Authority copies of labor and materials payment bonds and
performance bonds for each contract entered into by Redeveloper related to Public Infrastructure
Costs. Each such bond shall show the Authority and the City as well as the Redeveloper as
beneficiary of any such bond, as and to the extent commercially obtainable (as determined in the
discretion of the Authority). In addition, the Redeveloper shall provide a penal bond with good
and sufficient surety to be approved by the Authority, conditioned that the Redeveloper shall at
all times promptly make payments of all amounts lawfully due to all persons supplying or
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furnishing to any contractor or his or her subcontractors (for each contract entered into by
Redeveloper related to Public Infrastructure Costs) with labor or materials performed or used in
the prosecution of the work provided for in such contract, and will indemnify and save harmless
the Authority to the extent of any payments in connection with the carrying out of such contracts
which the Authority may be required to make under the law.
Section 6.03 Remedies in the Event of Other Redeveloper Defaults.
In the event the Redeveloper fails to perform any other provisions of this Redevelopment
Contract (other than those specific provisions contained in Section 6.02), the Redeveloper shall
be in default. In such an instance, the Authority may seek to enforce the terms of this
Redevelopment Contract or exercise any other remedies that may be provided in this
Redevelopment Contract or by applicable law; provided, however, that any defaults covered by
this Section shall not give rise to a right or rescission on termination of this Redevelopment
Contract, and shall not be covered by the Liquidated Damages Amount.
Section 6.04 Forced Delay Beyond Party's Control.
For the purposes of any of the provisions of this Redevelopment Contract, neither the
Authority nor the Redeveloper, as the case may be, nor any successor in interest, shall be
considered in breach of or default in its obligations with respect to the conveyance or preparation
of the Redevelopment Area or any part thereof for redevelopment, or the beginning and
completion of construction of the Project, or progress in respect thereto, in the event of forced
delay in the performance of such obligations due to unforeseeable causes beyond its control and
without its fault or negligence, including, but not restricted to, acts of God, or of the public
enemy, acts of the Government, acts of the other party, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine
restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, and unusually severe weather or delays in subcontractors
due to such causes; it being the purpose and intent of this provision that in the event of the
occurrence of any such forced delay, the time or times for performance of the obligations of the
Authority or of the Redeveloper with respect to construction of the Project, as the case may be,
shall be extended for the period of the forced delay: Provided, that the party seeking the benefit
of the provisions of this section shall, within thirty (30) days after the beginning of any such
forced delay, have first notified the other party thereto in writing, and of the cause or causes
thereof and requested an extension for the period of the forced delay.
Section 6.05 Limitations of Liability; Indemnification.
Notwithstanding anything in this Article VI or this Redevelopment Contract to the
contrary, neither the City, the Authority, nor their respective elected officials, officers, directors,
appointed officials, employees, agents or their governing bodies shall have any pecuniary
obligation or monetary liability under this Redevelopment Contract. The sole obligation of the
Authority under this Redevelopment Contract shall be the issuance of the Indebtedness and
granting of a portion of the proceeds thereof to Redeveloper, as specifically set forth in Sections
3.02 and 3.04 and payment of TIF Revenues pledged pursuant to the Resolution. The obligation
of the City and Authority on any Indebtedness shall be limited solely to the payment of the TIF
Revenues and other funds pledged on the Indebtedness as set forth in the Resolution.
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Specifically, but without limitation, neither the City nor Authority shall be liable for any costs,
liabilities, actions, demands, or damages for failure of any representations, warranties or
obligations hereunder. The Redeveloper releases the City and Authority from, agrees that neither
the City nor Authority shall be liable for, and agrees to indemnify and hold the City and
Authority harmless from any liability for any loss or damage to property or any injury to or death
of any person that may be occasioned by any cause whatsoever pertaining to the Project.
The Redeveloper will indemnify and hold each of the City and Authority and their
respective elected officials, directors, officers, appointed officials, agents, employees and
members of their governing bodies free and harmless from any loss, claim, damage, demand, tax,
penalty, liability, disbursement, expense, including litigation expenses, attorneys' fees and
expenses, or court costs arising out of any damage or injury, actual or claimed, of whatsoever
kind or character, to property (including loss of use thereof) or persons, occurring or allegedly
occurring in, on or about the Project during the term of this Redevelopment Contract or arising
out of any action or inaction of Redeveloper, whether or not related to the Project, or resulting
from or in any way connected with specified events, the Project, or in any way related to the
enforcement of this Redevelopment Contract or any other cause pertaining to the Project.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.01 Governing Law.
This Redevelopment Contract shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nebraska,
including but not limited to the Act.
Section 7.02 Binding Effect: Amendment.
This Redevelopment Contract shall be binding on the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. The Redevelopment Contract shall not be amended except by a writing
signed by the party to be bound.
Section 7.03 Notices to Parties.
Notices to Parties shall be mailed by U. S. Mail to the following addresses:
Redeveloper:
The Guarantee Group, LLC
P.O. Box 5916
Grand Island, NE 68802
Authority and City:
Director
Grand Island Community Redevelopment Authority
Hall County Regional Planning Department
100 E 1st Street
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P.O. Box 1968
Grand Island, NE 68802
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Authority and Redeveloper have signed this Redevelopment
Contract as of the date and year first above written.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
ATTEST: GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
____________________________ By:________________________
Secretary Chairman
THE GUARANTEE GROUP, L.L.C.
By:______________________
Manager
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
) SS
COUNTY OF HALL )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ______ day of ______ by
________________ and ________________, Chairman and Secretary, respectively, of the
Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, on behalf of the
Authority.
____________________________
Notary Public
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
) SS
COUNTY OF HALL )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ______ day of _____,2019, by
__________________ Manager of The Guarantee Group, L.L.C., on behalf of the limited
liability company.
________________________
Notary Public
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EXHIBIT A
DESCRIPTION OF REDEVELOPMENT AREA
A TRACT LOCATED IN PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 11
NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST OF THE 6TH PM, IN THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, HALL COUNTY,
NEBRASKA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT 1,059.29' FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
SECTION 23 TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA ALSO
BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF COPPER CREEK ESTATES EIGHTH SUBDIVSION;
THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID COPPER CREEK ESTATES
EIGHTH SUBDIVISION TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 17, COPPER CREEK
ESTATES EIGHTH SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID
LOT 17 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 17, COPPER CREEK ESTATES
SUBDIVISION, ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF INDIAN GRASS ROAD AND
THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF COPPER CREEK ESTATES SUBDIVISION; THENCE EAST
ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID INDIAN GRASS ROAD TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER
OF LOT 1, COPPER CREEK ESTATES SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST
LINE OF SAID LOT 1, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1 COPPER CREEK
SUBDIVISION; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LOTS 1-7 OF SAID COPPER
CREEK ESTATES SUBDIVISION TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 7 COPPER CREEK
SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL AND 35' WESTERLY OF THE EAST LINE OF
THE NORHTWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 23 TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH RANGE 10
WEST TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER AND 35' FEET
WESTERLY OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE
WESTERLY TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 2, COPPER CREEK ESTATES NINTH
SUBDIVISION; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LOTS 1 & 2, COPPER
CREEK ESTATES NINTH SUBIDIVISION AND THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST
QUARTER TO SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23;
THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER TO
THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL OF COPPER CREEK NINTH
SUBDIVISION.
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EXHIBIT B
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
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EXHIBIT C
(FORM OF NOTE)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF NEBRASKA
COUNTY OF HALL
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
TAX INCREMENT DEVELOPMENT REVENUE NOTE
(THE GUARANTEE GROUP REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASE III), SERIES 2019
No. R-1 Up to $9,200,624.00.00
(subject to reduction as described herein)
Date of Date of Rate of
Original Issue Maturity Interest
December 31, 2051* 9.0%
REGISTERED OWNER: The Guarantee Group, LLC
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: SEE SCHEDULE 1 ATTACHED HERETO
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THE
NOTE SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, WHICH FURTHER PROVISIONS
SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH AT
THIS PLACE.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA has caused this Note to
be signed by the manual signature of the Chairman of the Authority, countersigned by the
manual signature of the Secretary of the Authority, and the City’s corporate seal imprinted
hereon.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND
ISLAND, NEBRASKA
[S E A L]
By: (manual signature)
Chairman
* or, if sooner, fifteen years after the last effective date established for a Phase under the terms of the
Redevelopment Contract
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By: (manual signature)
Secretary
The COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (the “Authority”) acknowledges itself indebted to, and for
value received hereby promises to pay, but solely from certain specified tax revenues and other
funds hereinafter specified, to the Registered Owner named above, or registered assigns, on the
Date of Maturity stated above (or earlier as hereinafter referred to), the Principal Amount on
Schedule 1 attached hereto upon presentation and surrender hereof at the office of the registrar
and paying agent herefor, the Treasurer of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska (the “Registrar”),
and in like manner to pay interest on the Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount reflected in
Schedule 1 at the Rate of Interest stated above, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve, 30-day months, from the Date of Original Issue stated above, or the most
recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as specified
below, to maturity or earlier redemption, payable semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of
each year until payment in full of such Principal Amount, beginning June 1, 2022, by check or
draft mailed to the Registered Owner hereof as shown on the Note registration books maintained
by the Registrar on the 15th day of the month preceding the month in which the applicable
interest payment date occurs, at such Owner’s address as it appears on such Note registration
books. The principal of this Note and the interest hereon are payable in any coin or currency
which on the respective dates of payment thereof is legal tender for the payment of debts due the
United States of America.
This Note is issued by the Authority under the authority of and in full compliance with the
Constitution and statutes of the State of Nebraska, including particularly Article VIII, Section 12 of
the Nebraska Constitution, Sections 18-2101 to 18-2153, inclusive, Reissue Revised Statutes of
Nebraska, as amended, and under and pursuant to Resolution No. ________ duly passed and
adopted by the Authority on __________2019, as from time to time amended and supplemented
(the “Resolution”).
THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE IS SET FORTH IN SCHEDULE 1
ATTACHED HERETO. THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE IS
$9,200,624.00.00.
This Note is a special limited obligation of the Authority payable as to principal and
interest solely from and is secured solely by the Revenue (as defined in the Resolution) and certain
other money, funds and securities pledged under the Resolution, all on the terms and conditions set
forth in the Resolution. The Revenue represents that portion of ad valorem taxes levied by public
bodies of the State of Nebraska, including the City, on real property in the Project Area (as defined
in this Resolution) which is in excess of that portion of such ad valorem taxes produced by the levy
at the rate fixed each year by or for each such public body upon the valuation of the Project Area as
of a certain date and as has been certified by the County Assessor of Hall County, Nebraska to the
City in accordance with law.
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Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for the provisions, among others, with respect
to the collection and disposition of certain tax and other revenues, the special funds charged with
and pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on this Note, the nature and extent of
the security thereby created, the terms and conditions under which this Note has been issued, the
rights and remedies of the Registered Owner of this Note, and the rights, duties, immunities and
obligations of the City and the Authority. By the acceptance of this Note, the Registered Owner
assents to all of the provisions of the Resolution.
The principal of and interest hereon shall not be payable from the general funds of the City
nor the Authority nor shall this Note constitute a legal or equitable pledge, charge, lien, security
interest or encumbrance upon any of the property or upon any of the income, receipts, or money
and securities of the City or the Authority or of any other party other than those specifically
pledged under the Resolution. This Note is not a debt of the City or the Authority within the
meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter limitation upon the creation of general
obligation indebtedness of the City or the Authority, and does not impose any general liability
upon the City or the Authority and neither the City nor the Authority shall be liable for the
payment hereof out of any funds of the City or the Authority other than the Revenues and other
funds pledged under the Resolution, which Revenues and other funds have been and hereby are
pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on this Note in accordance with the
provisions of this Resolution.
The Registered Owner may from time to time enter the respective amounts advanced
pursuant to the terms of the Resolution under the column headed “Principal Amount Advanced” on
Schedule 1 hereto (the “Table”) and may enter the aggregate principal amount of this Note then
outstanding under the column headed “Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount” on the Table.
On each date upon which a portion of the Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount is paid to the
Registered Owner pursuant to the redemption provisions of the Resolution, the Registered Owner
may enter the principal amount paid on this Note under the column headed “Principal Amount
Redeemed” on the Table and may enter the then outstanding principal amount of this Note under
the column headed “Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount” on the Table. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the records maintained by the Trustee as to the principal amount issued and principal
amounts paid on this Note shall be the official records of the Cumulative Outstanding Principal
Amount of this Note for all purposes.
Reference is hereby made to the Resolution, a copy of which is on file in the office of the
City Clerk, and to all of the provisions of which each Owner of this Note by its acceptance hereof
hereby assents, for definitions of terms; the description of and the nature and extent of the security
for this Note; the Revenue and other money and securities pledged to the payment of the principal
of and interest on this Note; the nature and extent and manner of enforcement of the pledge; the
conditions upon which the Resolution may be amended or supplemented with or without the
consent of the Owner of this Note; the rights, duties and obligations of the Authority and the
Registrar thereunder; the terms and provisions upon which the liens, pledges, charges, trusts and
covenants made therein may be discharged at or prior to the maturity or redemption of this Note,
and this Note thereafter no longer be secured by the Resolution or be deemed to be outstanding
thereunder, if money or certain specified securities shall have been deposited with the Registrar
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sufficient and held in trust solely for the payment hereof; and for the other terms and provisions
thereof.
This Note is subject to redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the Authority, in
whole or in part at any time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount being
redeemed, plus accrued interest on such principal amount to the date fixed for redemption.
Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for a description of the redemption procedures and the
notice requirements pertaining thereto.
In the event this Note is called for prior redemption, notice of such redemption shall be
given by first-class mail to the Registered Owner hereof at its address as shown on the registration
books maintained by the Registrar not less than 10 days prior to the date fixed for redemption,
unless waived by the Registered Owner hereof. If this Note, or any portion thereof, shall have
been duly called for redemption and notice of such redemption duly given as provided, then upon
such redemption date the portion of this Note so redeemed shall become due and payable and if
money for the payment of the portion of the Note so redeemed and the accrued interest thereon to
the date fixed for redemption shall be held for the purpose of such payment by the Registrar,
interest shall cease to accrue and become payable hereon from and after the redemption date.
This Note is transferable by the Registered Owner hereof in person or by its attorney or
legal representative duly authorized in writing at the principal office of the Registrar, but only in
the manner, subject to the limitations and upon payment of the charges provided in the Resolution,
and upon surrender and cancellation of this Note. Upon such transfer, a new Note of the same
series and maturity and for the same principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange
therefor. The Authority and the Registrar may deem and treat the Registered Owner hereof as the
absolute owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of principal of and
interest due hereon and for all other purposes.
This Note is being issued as fully a registered Note without coupons. This Note is subject
to exchange as provided in the Resolution.
It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and things required to
have happened, to exist and to have been performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Note
have happened, do exist and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner; that
this Note does not exceed any constitutional, statutory or charter limitation on indebtedness; and
that provision has been made for the payment of the principal of and interest on this Note as
provided in this Resolution.
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(FORM OF ASSIGNMENT)
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
___________________________________________________________________________
Print or Type Name, Address and Social Security Number
or other Taxpayer Identification Number of Transferee
the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
_______________ agent to transfer the within Note on the Note register kept by the Registrar for
the registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: _______________ ____________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this Assignment
must correspond with the name of the
Registered Owner as it appears upon the
face of the within Note in every particular.
Signature Guaranteed By:
____________________________________
Name of Eligible Guarantor Institution as
defined by SEC Rule 17 Ad-15 (17 CFR
240.17 Ad-15)
By:________________________________
Title:_______________________________
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SCHEDULE 1
TABLE OF CUMULATIVE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
THE GUARANTEE GROUP REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASE III
TAX INCREMENT DEVELOPMENT REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2019
Date
Principal
Amount
Advanced
Principal
Amount
Redeemed
Cumulative
Outstanding
Principal
Amount
Notation
Made
By
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Exhibit D
Project Costs
Redevelopment Project Costs
Sanitary sewer $1,517,587.00
Water main $1,636,454.00
Paving and storm sewer $3,163,352.00
Planning (Arch & Eng) $ 860,745.00
Site preparation $1,967,486.00
Legal, Audit, Authority $ 55,000.00
TOTAL 9,200,624.00
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EXHIBIT F
REDEVELOPMENT CONTRACT AMENDMENT NOTICE
Notice is hereby given by The Guarantee Group, LLC, ("Redeveloper") to the Community
Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska ("Authority"), pursuant to
Section 3.01 of that certain Redevelopment Contract between Redeveloper and Authority dated
___________, 2019 as follows:
Amendment: Redeveloper hereby presents to Authority a proposed amendment to the
Redevelopment Contract ("Redevelopment Contract Amendment"), which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference.
Notice: As required in the Redevelopment Contract, Redeveloper hereby gives notice to
Authority of the following information related to such Redevelopment Contract Amendment
(capitalized terms used herein and not defined have the same meaning as set forth in the
Redevelopment Contract):
(a) The Redevelopment Contract Amendment incorporates a new Phase to the
Project which shall include the following Lot(s) in the Redevelopment Project Area:
[identification of such Lot(s) including the legal description of each]
(b) The effective date of the Redevelopment Contract Amendment shall be
___________, 20___.
(c) The division date for the applicable Phase shall be ___________, 20___; and a
proposed form of Notice of Division is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
(d) The base year valuation for such Phase shall be 20___.
(e) The initial sale price for each lot with a completed house is set forth hereafter.
Lot description House model Sale price
Dated _______
The Guarantee Group, LLC
_______________________
Manager
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Redevelopment Plan Amendment
Grand Island CRA Area #12
September 2019
The Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) of the City of Grand Island
intends to approve a Redevelopment Plan for Area #12 within the city, pursuant to
the Nebraska Community Development Law (the “Act”) and provide for the
financing of a specific infrastructure related project in Area #12.
Executive Summary:
Project Description
THE ORIGINAL PLAN FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT CALLED FOR THE
COSTRUCTION OF UP TO 620 UNITS OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING WITH UP
TO 239 WITH THE FIRST PHASE TO BE DEVELOPED AT MARKET DEMAND
ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 30 UNITS PER YEAR. THE FINAL COUNT OF THE FIRST
PHASE WAS 208 INSTEAD OF 239 AS THE LOT SIZES WERE INCREASED
SLIGHTLY. THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT ANTICIPATES THE
USE OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FOR THE NEXT 80 UNITS OF SINGLE
FAMILY HOUSING. THE PROPOSED THIRD PHASE OF THE PROJECT WILL BE
BETWEEN 212 AND 226 HOMES. THIS WILL FINISH THE PROJECT WITH A
MAXIMUM NUMBEROF 514 UNITS, 106 LESS THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
IT WAS ANTICIPATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROJECT THAT THERE
WOULD BE ADDITIONAL PHASES THAT WOULD NEED APPROVAL. THE
DEVELOPER HAS INDICATED THAT
THE CONSTRUCTION OF 212-226 UNITS OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THE
HOMES TO BE CONSTRUCTED WILL HAVE AN INTIAL SALE PRICE OF
BETWEEN $189,500 AND $218,850 IN 2019 THAT MEET THESE MINIMUM
SPECIFICATIONS
1200-1,450 SQUARE FEET FINISHED FIRST FLOOR, FULL UNFINISHED
BASEMENT, KITCHEN APPLIANCES, CENTRAL HEATING AND AIR
CONDITIONING, LANDSCAPING AND SPRINKLED LAWN.
THE HOUSES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE COPPER CREEK
SUBDIVISION LOCATED SOUTH OF OLD POTASH HIGHWAY AND EAST OF
ENGLEMAN ROAD. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THIS DEVELOPMENT
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INSTALLATION OF STREET,
STORMWATER FACILITIES, WATER AND SANITARY SEWER UITILITIES,
ENGINEERING, SURVENYING, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
AS NECESSARY. THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL UNITS AND ANY AD
VALORUM REVENUE GENERATED BY THOSE ADDITIONAL UNITS SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE CITY AND SUBSEQUENT CONTRACTS
BETWEEN THE CRA AND THE DEVELOPER.
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The developer intends to use Tax Increment Financing to aid in site development
including necessary site work, installation of streets, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water,
other utilities and engineering, surveying and other consultant costs associated with and
necessary for the redevelopment of this property. The developer intends to build single
family homes ranging from 1300 to 1450 square feet on each lot. The 2019 sale price of
these homes will be range from $189,850 for homes built on 40’ wide lots in the R3-SL
zoning district to $218,850 for lots in the R2 zoning district. The developer expects to
build between 212 and 226 units in as many as fifteen phases of development. The
original approved preliminary plat for this project anticipated 620 homes. Some changes
have been made to the proposed development. Phase 1 was reduced from 239 homes
(plus the 5 house from the first attempt at developing this property) to 213 homes by
increasing the lot sizes. Phase two anticipates 80 additional lots, the water tower site has
reduced the number of lots in the southwest corner. The proposed plan to develop this
with 514 units of housing is largely consistent with current approved preliminary plat for
the Copper Creek Subdivision.
The developer intends to install the infrastructure for phase three of this project in as
many as fifteen intervals to create the 212 to 226 additional lots south of the existing
streets. The third phase is designed to serve the next 226 lots and finish out the
development. The tax increment from the new home construction will be used to make
necessary site improvements and utility extensions to support this development. This
project would not be possible in an affordable manner without the use of TIF.
The site is owned by Guarantee Group, LLC. All site work, demolition, streets and
utilities will be paid for by the developer. The developer is responsible for and will
provide evidence that they can secure adequate debt financing to cover the costs
associated with the acquisition, site work, engineering, surveying and utility and street
infrastructure. The Grand Island Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) intends to
pledge the ad valorem taxes generated beginning January 1, 2021 towards the allowable
costs and associated financing for the acquisition, site work, streets and utility
infrastructure. The CRA also intends to continue pledging ad valorem taxes generated by
future phases of this development in future contracts for Tax Increment Financing during
the life of this project.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING TO PAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
PROPERTY WITH STREETS, SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER, WATER
OTHER UTILITIES AND RELATED SITE WORK WILL COME FROM THE
FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY:
Property Description (the “Redevelopment Project Area”)
This property is located south of Old Potash Highway and east of Engleman Road in
northwest Grand Island. The attached map identifies the subject property and the
surrounding land uses:
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Legal Descriptions
A TRACT LOCATED IN PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP
11 NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST OF THE 6TH PM, IN THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, HALL
COUNTY, NEBRASKA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT 1,059.29' FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
SECTION 23 TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA
ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF COPPER CREEK ESTATES EIGHTH
SUBDIVS ION; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID COPPER
CREEK ESTATES EIGHTH SUBDIVISION TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 17,
COPPER CREEK ESTATES EIGHTH SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE
EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 17 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 17,
COPPER CREEK ESTATES SUBDIVISION, ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE SOUTH
LINE OF INDIAN GRASS ROAD AND THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF COPPER
CREEK ESTATES SUBDIVISION; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID
INDIAN GRASS ROAD TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1, COPPER CREEK
ESTATES SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 1,
TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1 COPPER CREEK SUBDIVISION; THENCE
EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LOTS 1-7 OF SAID COPPER CREEK ESTATES
SUBDIVISION TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 7 COPPER CREEK
SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL AND 35' WESTERLY OF THE EAST LINE
OF THE NORHTWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 23 TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH
RANGE 10 WEST TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST
QUARTER AND 35' FEET WESTERLY OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID
NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE WESTERLY TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
LOT 2, COPPER CREEK ESTATES NINTH SUBDIVISION; THENCE WESTERLY
ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LOTS 1 & 2, COPPER CREEK ESTATES NINTH
SUBIDIVISION AND THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER TO
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23; THENCE
NORTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER TO
THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL OF COPPER CREEK NINTH
SUBDIVISION.
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Existing Land Use
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The tax increment will be captured for the tax years the payments for which become
delinquent beginning in years 2021 and ending upon expiration of the final contract for
construction of affordable housing.
The increase will come from the development single family homes on this property.
Increases are anticipated from the next 212-226 houses to be built. The anticipated
taxable valuation of this project at completion of the phase three, 212-226 homes is
$41,340,000. The actual final valuation will be subject to appreciation and inflationary
forces over the course of the development timeframe.
Statutory Pledge of Taxes.
Pursuant to Section 18-2147 of the Act, any ad valorem tax levied upon real property in
the Redevelopment Project Area shall be divided, for the period not to exceed 15 years
after the effective date of the provision, which effective date shall be January 1, 2020 and
the effective date of each subsequent contract and or contract amendment associated with
this redevelopment plan.
a. That portion of the ad valorem tax which is produced by levy at the rate
fixed each year by or for each public body upon the redevelopment project valuation shall
be paid into the funds, of each such public body in the same proportion as all other taxes
collected by or for the bodies; and
b. That portion of the ad valorem tax on real property in the
redevelopment project in excess of such amount, if any, shall be allocated to and, when
collected, paid into a special fund of the Authority to pay the principal of; the interest on,
and any premiums due in connection with the bonds, loans, notes, or advances on money
to, or indebtedness incurred by, whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise,such
Authority for financing or refinancing, in whole or in part, a redevelopment project.
When such bonds, loans, notes, advances of money, or indebtedness including interest
and premium due have been paid, the Authority shall so notify the County Assessor and
County Treasurer and all ad valorem taxes upon real property in such redevelopment
project shall be paid into the funds of the respective public bodies.
Pursuant to Section 18-2150 of the Act, the ad valorem tax so divided is hereby pledged
to the repayment of loans or advances of money, or the incurring of any indebtedness,
whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise, by the CRA to finance or refinance, in
whole or in part, the redevelopment project, including the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on such bonds, loans, notes, advances, or indebtedness.
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Redevelopment Plan Amendment Complies with the Act:
The Community Development Law requires that a Redevelopment Plan and Project
consider and comply with a number of requirements. This Plan Amendment meets the
statutory qualifications as set forth below.
1. The Redevelopment Project Area has been declared blighted and substandard by
action of the Grand Island City Council on May 14, 2013. [§18-2109] Such
declaration was made after a public hearing with full compliance with the public
notice requirements of §18-2115 of the Act.
2. Conformation to the General Plan for the Municipality as a whole. [§18-2103 (13)
(a) and §18-2110]
Grand Island adopted a Comprehensive Plan on July 13, 2004. This redevelopment plan
amendment and project are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, in that no changes in
the Comprehensive Plan elements are intended. This plan merely provides funding for
the developer to install the required public infrastructure needed to develop the property
in a manner consistent with the comprehensive plan and previously approved
development plans.The Hall County Regional Planning Commission held a public
hearing at their meeting on October 2, 2019 and passed Resolution 2020-01 confirming
that this project is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Grand Island
3. The Redevelopment Plan must be sufficiently complete to address the following
items: [§18-2103(13) (b)]
a. Land Acquisition:
This amended Redevelopment Plan for Area #12 does not provide for real property
acquisition. There is no proposed acquisition by the authority. The developer acquired
the property as an expense included in the first redevelopment plan after approval of the
first TIF contract.
b. Demolition and Removal of Structures:
The project to be implemented with this plan amendment does not call for the demolition
and removal of any existing structures.
c. Future Land Use Plan
See the attached map from the 2004 Grand Island Comprehensive Plan. The site is
planned for residential use consistent with R2 zoning district and the approved
preliminary and final plats for this site. [§18-2103(b) and §18-2111] The attached map
also is an accurate site plan of the area after redevelopment. [§18-2111(5)]
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City of Grand Island Future Land Use Map
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d. Changes to zoning, street layouts and grades or building codes or ordinances or
other Planning changes.
The area is zoned R2 Low Density Residential. It is anticipated that the developer may
request that portions of this property be rezoned to R3-SL Medium Density Small Lot
Residential Zone to accommodate houses with a 2019 price point of under $190,000.
This will depend on market conditions. Additional streets will be constructed in a manner
consistent with the approved preliminary and final plats for the property. No changes are
anticipated in street layouts or grades. No changes are anticipated in building codes or
ordinances. Nor are any other planning changes contemplated. The prosed single family
residential uses are permitted in the current zoning district. [§18-2103(b) and §18-2111]
e. Site Coverage and Intensity of Use
The R2 zoning district allows for the development of 1 dwelling unit per 6000 square
foot of lot area. The platted and proposed lots are more than 6000 square feet in size but
less than the 12,000 square feet that would be required for a 2 family dwelling. The R3-
SL zoning district would permit one dwelling unit per 3000 square foot lot. [§18-2103(b)
and §18-2111]
f. Additional Public Facilities or Utilities
This site has full service to municipal utilities. No utilities would be impacted by the
development. Water and sewer will need to be extended throughout the site. Extension
of utilities is one of the planned uses for Tax Increment Financing.
Electric, gas, phone and cable utilities will be extended through the site as necessary to
serve the development through agreements between those providers and the developer.
No other utilities would be impacted by the development. [§18-2103(b) and §18-2111]
4. The Act requires a Redevelopment Plan provide for relocation of individuals and
families displaced as a result of plan implementation.
This property is in private ownership. This is vacant property that has been used for
agricultural purposes. No individuals or families will be relocated as a result of this
project. Additional housing will be created by the project. [§18-2103.02]
5. No member of the Authority, nor any employee thereof holds any interest in any
property in this Redevelopment Project Area. [§18-2106]
Tom Gdowski a member of the CRA Board does not hold any interest in this property
but works for Equitable Bank in Grand Island and may be involved in the financing of
this project or houses sold within the project.
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6. Section 18-2114 of the Act requires that the Authority consider:
a. Method and cost of acquisition and preparation for redevelopment and estimated
proceeds from disposal to redevelopers.
The developer owns the entire site. The developer is estimating the costs TIF eligible for
Phase 3 activities as shown below:
Cost for Tax Increment Financing Eligible Activities
Planning (Architecture and Engineering) 860,745
Land Acquired with Phase 1 $561,190
Legal/Developer/Audit Fees 51,900
City Fees 3,100
Subtotal 915,745
Grading and Infrastructure Phase 3
Sanitary Sewer 1,517,587.76
Water Main 1,636,454.27
Paving and Storm 3,163,352.73
Grading and Fill 1,967,486.13
Subtotal 8,284,881
Total Eligible Expenses 9,200,626
The estimated costs for the eligible activities of this project are $9,203,726. Site
improvements including: utility improvements and site grading and fill of $8,284,881
Architectural and Engineering planning services of $860,745 and are included as a TIF
eligible expense. Legal, Developer and Audit Fees including a reimbursement to the City
and the CRA of $55,000 are included as TIF eligible expense. The total of eligible
expenses for this project is $9,200,626.
No property will be transferred to redevelopers by the Authority. The developer
will provide and secure all necessary financing.
b. Statement of proposed method of financing the redevelopment project.
The developer will provide all necessary financing for the project. The Authority will
assist the project by granting an estimated sum of $9,200,626 from the proceeds of the
TIF Indebtedness issued by the Authority. This indebtedness will be repaid from the Tax
Increment Revenues generated from the project. TIF revenues shall be made available to
repay the original debt and associated interest after January 1, 2021 for a period that may
extend through 15 years from the date of the final contract for this project.
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c. Statement of feasible method of relocating displaced families.
No families will be displaced as a result of this plan.
7. Section 18-2113 of the Act requires:
Prior to recommending a redevelopment plan to the governing body for approval, an
authority shall consider whether the proposed land uses and building requirements in the
redevelopment project area are designed with the general purpose of accomplishing, in
conformance with the general plan, a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development
of the city and its environs which will, in accordance with present and future needs,
promote health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and the general welfare, as
well as efficiency and economy in the process of development, including, among other
things, adequate provision for traffic, vehicular parking, the promotion of safety from
fire, panic, and other dangers, adequate provision for light and air, the promotion of the
healthful and convenient distribution of population, the provision of adequate
transportation, water, sewerage, and other public utilities, schools, parks, recreational and
community facilities, and other public requirements, the promotion of sound design and
arrangement, the wise and efficient expenditure of public funds, and the prevention of the
recurrence of insanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations or conditions of blight.
The Authority has considered these elements in proposing this Plan Amendment. This
amendment, in and of itself will promote consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, in
that it will allow for development consistent with the future land use plan for the City of
Grand Island and the previously approved development of this site. The development of
single family residential on this property is consistent with the property development
along the north side of Old Potash Highway. This will have the intended result of
preventing recurring elements of unsafe buildings and blighting conditions such as
incomplete infrastructure.
8. Time Frame for Development
Development of this project is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2020. Infrastructure
for this phase of the development, including the final 226 lots is expected to be complete
with the phasing of the development. The developer expects to complete between 15 and
30 affordable single family dwelling units each year until completion of the subdivision.
Expected completion of Phase two of the project will occur sometime between 2025 and
2035. Excess valuation should be available for this project beginning with the 2020 tax
year.
9. Justification of Project
The housing vacancy rate in Grand Island has been hovering between 2% and 3% since at
least 2000 Since the late 1980’s, every housing study done in Grand Island has indicated
a lack of housing and housing options in Grand Island. The market is providing for
houses in the $250,000 plus price range and almost 300 market rate apartments have been
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built in the last 3 years and there are currently plans for upwards of 250 new additional
market rate apartments. Plans have been approved for 88 subsidized duplex units.
Providers of elderly housing supported by Low Income Housing Tax Credits all have
waiting lists and applications for new projects are submitted to NIFA every year.
As of today (September 6, 2019), there 107 housing units (single family) on the market
based on the Multiple Listing Service, at all price ranges ($69,900 to $2,300,000). Grand
Island has more than 13,300 single family housing units, so less than 0.8% of the total
units are currently available and on the market.
The projected price range of the houses to be built with this project puts them within the
reach of people earning a family income of $22 an hour and above. This price puts these
houses within reach of people working at JBS Swift, many of the retail stores in the
community, incoming teachers and many others that have trouble finding housing in
Grand Island. The cost to develop lots in Grand Island, even the smaller lots that are
proposed in this subdivision makes the development and sale of houses in this price range
prohibitive without some kind of public private partnership.
10. Cost Benefit Analysis Section 18-2113 of the Act, further requires the Authority
conduct a cost benefit analysis of the plan amendment in the event that Tax Increment
Financing will be used. This analysis must address specific statutory issues.
As authorized in the Nebraska Community Development Law, §18-2147, Neb. Rev. Stat.
(2012), the City of Grand Island has analyzed the costs and benefits of the proposed
Redevelopment Project, including:
Project Sources and Uses. Public funds from tax increment financing in the amount of
$9,200,626 provided by the Grand Island Community Redevelopment Authority will be
required to complete the project. This investment by the Authority will leverage
$49,802,443 in private sector equity investment plus interest on the financing; a private
investment of $5.41 for every TIF dollar invested.
Use of Funds.
Description TIF Funds Private Funds Total
Site Acquisition Acquired with Phase I value of 561,190
Site Improvements/Utilities $8,284,881 $8,284,881
New Construction Costs $47,008,000 $47,008,000
Legal and Plan $51,900 $51,900
Engineering/Arch $860,075 $860,075
City Fees/Reimbursements $3,100 $3,100
Financing Fees/Interest $2,794,443 $2,794,443
TOTALS $9,200,626 $49,802,443 $59,002,399
Tax Revenue. The property to be redeveloped has January 1, 2019, valuation of
approximately $316,500 for the approximately 60 acres of undeveloped land in phase 2.
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Based on the 2018 levy this would result in a real property tax of approximately $7100.
It is anticipated that the assessed value will increase by $41,000,000 upon full
completion, as a result of the site redevelopment. This development will result in an
estimated tax increase of over $924,000 annually. The tax increment gained from this
Redevelopment Project Area would not be available for use as city general tax revenues,
for a period of 15 years, or such shorter time as may be required to amortize the TIF
bond, but would be used for eligible private redevelopment costs to enable this project to
be realized.
Estimated 2019 assessed value: $ 316,000
Estimated taxable value after completion $ 41,340,000
Increment value $ 41,024,000
Annual TIF generated (estimated) $ 916,000
TIF bond issue $ $9,200,626
(a) Tax shifts resulting from the approval of the use of Tax Increment Financing;
The proposed development of these houses will result in an estimated additional
$41,340,000 of taxable valuation based on an initial 2019 sale price of homes between
$189,850 and $218,850 including the value of the lot to bring total valuation to between
$225,000 and $255,000 per unit. No tax shifts are anticipated from the project. The
project creates additional valuation that will support taxing entities for life of those
homes after the completion of the TIF contracts.
(b) Public infrastructure and community public service needs impacts and local tax
impacts arising from the approval of the redevelopment project;
No additional public service needs have been identified. Existing water and waste
water facilities will need to be extended through the site but have sufficient capacity to
support the development. The electric utility has sufficient capacity to support the
development. This development will have an impact on the Grand Island School
system as it will likely result in increased attendance at all grade levels. The average
number of persons per household in Grand Island for 2013 to 2017 according the
American Community Survey is 2.6. Two Hundred and Twenty-Six additional
household would house 588 people. According to the 2010 census 19.2% of the
population of Grand Island was between the ages of 5 and 18. If the averages hold it
would be expected that there would be an additional 113 school age children generated
by this development. These numbers are consistent with the 99 students that were
generated according to the information provided by the Grand Island Public School
system in a map dated October 1, 2018 as attached.
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics1 the 2016-17 enrollment
for GIPS was 9,905 students and the cost per student in 2015-16 was $13,104 of that
$5,936 is generated locally. The Grand Island Public School District was notified of this
request by letter and email on September 9, 2019.
1 https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=3100016
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Fire and police protection are available. Additional houses and people throughout the
city may impact response times and will over time result in the need to add additional
staffing for emergency response teams.
(c) Impacts on employers and employees of firms locating or expanding within the
boundaries of the area of the redevelopment project;
The proposed development will provide jobs for persons employed by the contractors
that will be involved with the project. In 2015 the National Association of Home
Builders estimated the impacts of each single family home built in a community at 3.94
FTE’s 2.37 of which are direct impact employees. (NAHB Housing Policy Department,
20152). Using that number and an estimated construction schedule of 15 units per year,
the direct impact of this project is the equivalent of a manufacturing facility employee
base of 35.55 FTE’s. This project will also supply housing at a price point that is
attainable for those at the median income in Grand Island. The median income in Grand
Island for 2017 according to the U.S. Census is $51,6273.
(d) Impacts on other employers and employees within the city or village and the
immediate area that are located outside of the boundaries of the area of the
redevelopment project; and
This should not have any measurable negative impacts on other employers or
employees in the city.
(e) Impacts on the student populations of school districts within the city or
village;
This development will have an impact on the Grand Island School system as it
will likely result in increased attendance at all grade levels. The average number of
persons per household in Grand Island for 2013 to 2017 according the American
Community Survey is 2.6. Two Hundred and Twenty-Six additional household would
house 588 people. According to the 2010 census 19.2% of the population of Grand Island
was between the ages of 5 and 18. If the averages hold it would be expected that there
would be an additional 113 school age children generated by this development. These
numbers are consistent with the 99 students that were generated according to the
information provided by the Grand Island Public School system in a map dated October
1, 2018 as attached.
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics4 the 2016-17 enrollment
for GIPS was 9,905 students and the cost per student in 2015-16 was $13,104 of that
2 https://www.nahb.org/-/media/Sites/NAHB/economic-studies/1-
REPORT_local_20150318115955.ashx?la=en&hash=EC5B551CA8B53B1526B423BF22542B55AF2053
E5
3 https://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US3119595-grand-island-ne/
4 https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=3100016
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$5,936 is generated locally. The Grand Island Public School District was notified of this
request by letter and email on September 9, 2019.
(f) Any other impacts determined by the authority to be relevant to the
consideration of costs and benefits arising from the redevelopment project.
This will provide housing for residents of Grand Island in a much needed price range
that is not being provided by the housing market. The 2014 housing study identified a
need for over 1,700 new housing units including over 1000 owner occupied units (usually
single family) by the end of 2019. Between 2015 and July of 2019 a total of 455 permits
were issued for new single family homes in Grand Island. Even with the TIF for the first
two phases of the Copper Creek development almost 300 housing units (about 270 of the
455 permits) the total number of new owner occupied housing units built in Grand Island
is less than ½ of the projected need over the same time period. The market is not capable
of producing new housing at a price that is attainable by the average working family in
Grand Island without some form of assistance. The recently completed 2019 housing
study identified a need for 1,361 new and rehabilitated units by the end of 2024 including
740 owner occupied and 621 rental units.
The cost for the required infrastructure for these 212-226 lots is estimated at
$9,200,626 or between $43,399 and $40,710 plus the cost of the land. The estimated cost
of construction of these houses is $178,000 to $208,000. This project is not economically
feasible without the use of TIF and can positively impact persons at or below the median
income level within the City of Grand Island.
Time Frame for Development
Development of this project is anticipated to begin in Spring of 2020. Infrastructure for
this phase of the development, including completing streets and utilities for these 226 lots
is expected to be complete by 2028. The base tax year should be calculated beginning in
2020 and each subsequent contract should be set in the year during which it is anticipated
construction on the houses will begin. The developer expects to complete between 15 and
30 affordable single family dwelling units each year until completion of the subdivision.
Expected completion of this project will occur sometime between 2025 and 2030. Excess
valuation should be available for this project beginning with the 2021 tax year. Excess
valuation will be used to pay the TIF Indebtedness issued by the CRA per each contract
between the CRA. Contract periods shall not exceed 15 years. The amount of TIF
excess distributed shall not exceed the actual cost of the TIF eligible expenses incurred
for this project including streets, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water, other necessary
utilities, engineering, architecture and surveying, legal fees and interest associated with
the TIF bonds.
Proposed Development Attached Subject to Final Platting and Approval
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Copper Creek Phase 3 Bond Resolution 323 Page 1
RESOLUTION NO. 323
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA; AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF A TAX INCREMENT REVENUE BOND, NOTE OR OTHER
OBLIGATION; PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF SAID BOND,
NOTE OR OTHER OBLIGATION; PLEDGING CERTAIN REVENUES OF THE
AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LAW;
AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF SAID BOND, NOTE OR OTHER OBLIGATION;
PROVIDING FOR A GRANT OF THE PROCEEDS OF SAID BOND, NOTE OR OTHER
OBLIGATION; PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS AND THE SALE OF THE BOND, NOTE
OR OTHER OBLIGATION; PROVIDING FOR PREPAYMENT OF SAID BOND, NOTE
OR OTHER OBLIGATION; PAYING THE COSTS OF ISSUANCE THEREOF;
PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND CERTAIN DETAILS OF THE BOND, NOTE OR
OTHER OBLIGATION; PLEDGING CERTAIN TAX REVENUE AND OTHER
REVENUE TO THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE
BOND, NOTE OR OTHER OBLIGATION AS THE SAME BECOME DUE; LIMITING
PAYMENT OF THE BOND, NOTE OR OTHER OBLIGATION TO SUCH TAX
REVENUES; CREATING AND ESTABLISHING FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS;
DELEGATING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE TREASURER OF THE
AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE HIS OR HER INDEPENDENT DISCRETION AND
JUDGMENT IN DETERMINING AND FINALIZING CERTAIN TERMS AND
PROVISIONS OF THE BOND, NOTE OR OTHER OBLIGATION NOT SPECIFIED
HEREIN; APPROVING THE REDEVELOPMENT CONTRACT; TAKING OTHER
ACTIONS AND MAKING OTHER COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING; PROVIDING FOR THIS RESOLUTION TO
TAKE EFFECT; AND RELATED MATTERS
BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Community Redevelopment Authority of the
City of Grand Island, Nebraska, as follows:
Section 1. The members of the Community Redevelopment Authority of Grand Island,
Nebraska (the “Authority”) hereby find and determine (a) that The Community Redevelopment
Authority of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, (the “City”) has been duly created by ordinance for
purposes of assisting with redevelopment of blighted and substandard real estate located within the
City; that the Authority has and may exercise all of the powers of a redevelopment authority
provided for under the Community Development Law of the State of Nebraska; that there has been
prepared a redevelopment plan, entitled “REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT CRA
AREA #12 SEPTEMBER 2019” (the “Plan”) for the redevelopment of the real estate described in
the Plan as the “Project Area” (hereinafter in this Resolution referred to as the “Redevelopment
Project Area”); (b) that prior to the recommendation or approval of the Plan the Redevelopment
Project Area was declared blighted and substandard by action of the Mayor and Council of the City;
(c) that the City has had in effect its general plan for the development of the City from the time prior
to the preparation of the Plan; (d) that the Plan was prepared by the Redeveloper (as defined below)
and submitted to the Planning Commission of the City which commission held a public hearing on
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the Plan with notice was given by publication prior to such hearing strictly in accordance with the
Nebraska Community Development Law and approved after such hearing and thereafter
recommended by the Authority to the Mayor and Council of the City; (e) that on the ____ day of
__________, 2019, the Mayor and Council of the City held a public hearing on the Plan for which
notice was given by publication prior to such hearing strictly in accordance with the Nebraska
Community Development Law and, after such hearing, the Mayor and Council gave their approval
to the Plan; (f) that the Plan, among other things, calls for the redevelopment of the Redevelopment
Project Area by the subdivision of undeveloped and vacant land and construction of related
improvements including site preparation and infill and related street, storm and sanitary sewers,
water lines and other utility extensions and parking facilities (all as described in the Plan, the
“Project”); (g) that The Guarantee Group, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (hereafter
referred to as the “Redeveloper”) is interested in the redevelopment of the Redevelopment Project
Area and the Redeveloper has undertaken and is currently incurring costs and is undertaking
preliminary steps related to construction and rehabilitation as provided for in the Plan and the
Authority has previously communicated its willingness to assist such redevelopment in order to
encourage the providing of employment and the economic development of the City as well as for
the redevelopment of a blighted and substandard area of the City; (h) that the Authority and the
Redeveloper are about to enter into an agreement entitled “Redevelopment Contract” (as approved
in Section 13 of this Resolution and incorporated by reference herein) and under the terms of the
Redevelopment Contract, the Authority agrees to assist the Redeveloper with grant assistance to pay
part of the cost of the Project and for such purpose it is necessary for the Authority to authorize the
issuance and sale of its tax increment revenue note, with principal purchase price to be paid by the
Redeveloper in accordance with the terms of the Redevelopment Contract; (i) that all conditions,
acts and things required by law to exist or to be done precedent to the authorizing of the Authority’s
tax increment revenue note as provided for in this Resolution do exist and have been done as
provided by law.
Section 2. Pursuant to and in full compliance with the Community Development Law,
Section 18-2125, R.R.S. Neb. 2012, and this Resolution, and for purpose of providing funds to pay
for completing the Project and for costs of issuing the Note, the Authority shall issue the Note in a
principal amount not to exceed $9,200,624. The Note shall be designated as “Tax Increment
Development Revenue Note of the Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand
Island, Nebraska (The Guarantee Group Redevelopment Project Phase III),” shall have an
appropriate series designation as determined by the Treasurer of the Authority (the “Agent”), shall
be dated the date the Note is initially issued and delivered, which shall be the date of the first deposit
of proceeds of that series in the Project Fund (defined below) as further described below “Date of
Original Issue,” shall mature, subject to right of prior redemption, not later than December 31,
2051, and shall bear interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve, 30-day
months) at an annual rate of Nine percent (9.0%). The Note shall be issued as a single Note as
further described below. Any Note issued pursuant to this Resolution shall only be due and payable
to the extent moneys are available therefor in accordance with the terms of this Resolution.
The Note, together with the interest thereon, is a special, limited obligation of the Authority
payable solely from the Revenue (defined as (a) those tax revenues referred to (1) in the last
sentence of the first paragraph of Article VIII, Section 12 of the Constitution of the State of
Nebraska, and (2) in Section 18-2147, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, as amended, and (b)
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all payments made in lieu thereof) and the amounts on deposit in the funds and accounts established
by this Resolution. The Note shall not in any event be a debt of the Authority (except to the extent
of the Revenue and other money pledged under this Resolution), the State, nor any of its political
subdivisions, and neither the Authority (except to the extent of the Revenue and other money
pledged under this Resolution), the City, the State nor any of its political subdivisions is liable in
respect thereof, nor in any event shall the principal of or interest on the Note be payable from any
source other than the Revenue and other money pledged under this Resolution. The Note does not
constitute a debt within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory, or charter limitation upon the
creation of general obligation indebtedness of the Authority and does not impose any general
liability upon the Authority. Neither any official of the Authority nor any person executing the Note
shall be liable personally on the Note by reason of its issuance. The validity of the Note is not and
shall not be dependent upon the completion of the Project or upon the performance of any
obligation relative to the Project.
The Revenue and the amounts on deposit in the funds and accounts established by this
Resolution are hereby pledged and assigned for the payment of the Note, and shall be used for no
other purpose than to pay the principal of or interest on the Note, except as may be otherwise
expressly authorized in this Resolution. The Note shall not constitute a debt of the Authority or the
City within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory, or charter limitation upon the creation of
general obligation indebtedness of the Authority, and neither the Authority nor the City shall be
liable for the payment thereof out of any money of the Authority or the City other than the Revenue
and the other funds referred to herein.
Nothing in this Resolution shall preclude the payment of the Note from (a) the proceeds of
future notes issued pursuant to law or (b) any other legally available funds. Nothing in this
Resolution shall prevent the City or the Authority from making advances of its own funds
howsoever derived to any of the uses and purposes mentioned in this Resolution.
The Note shall be dated the Date of Original Issue and shall be issued in installments to the
purchaser thereof, as the person(s) identified as the owner(s) of the Note from time to time, as
indicated on the books of registry maintained by the “Registrar” (the Treasurer of the Authority, in
his or her capacity as registrar and paying agent for the Note). The Note shall be issued as a single
Note.
Proceeds of the Note may be advanced and disbursed in the manner set forth below:
(a) There shall be submitted to the Authority a grant disbursement request (the
“Disbursement Request”), executed by the Planning Director of the City and an authorized
representative of the Redeveloper, (i) certifying that a portion of the Project has been substantially
completed and (ii) certifying the actual costs incurred by the Redeveloper in the completion of such
portion of the Project.
(b) If the costs requested for reimbursement under the Disbursement Request are
currently reimbursable under Exhibit D of Redevelopment Contract and the Community
Development Law, the Authority shall evidence such allocation in writing and inform the owner of
the Note of any amounts allocated to the Note.
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(c) Upon notification from the Authority as described in Section 2(b), deposits to the
accounts in the Project Fund may be made from time to time from funds received by the Authority
from the owner of the Note (if other than the Redeveloper) in the amounts necessary to pay amounts
requested in properly completed, signed and approved written Disbursement Requests as described
herein. Such amounts shall be proceeds of the Note and the Authority shall inform the Registrar in
writing of the date and amount of such deposits. At the option of the Authority, if the Redeveloper
is the owner of the Note, the Authority shall make a grant to Redeveloper in the amount of the
approved Disbursement Request; in such event, the approved Disbursement Request amount shall
offset funding of the Note. The Registrar shall keep and maintain a record of the amounts deposited
into the Project Fund from Note proceeds pursuant to the terms of this Resolution as “Principal
Amount Advanced” and shall enter the aggregate principal amount then Outstanding as the
“Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount” on its records maintained for the Note. The aggregate
amount deposited into the Project Fund from proceeds of the Note shall not exceed $9,200,624.
The records maintained by the Registrar as to principal amount advanced and
principal amounts paid on the Note shall be the official records of the Cumulative Outstanding
Principal Amount for all purposes.
The Note shall be dated the Date of Original Issue, which shall be the initial date of a
deposit of the proceeds of the Note in the Project Fund.
Interest on the Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount of the Note from the Date of
Original Issue or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for on each respective series, is payable on each Interest Payment Date until the principal
of the Note has been paid, whether at maturity or upon earlier redemption; provided, however, if
any interest on the Note is in default, such Note shall bear interest from the date to which interest
has been paid.
Both the principal of and interest on the Note shall be payable in any coin or currency of the
United States of America which on the respective dates of payment thereof is legal tender for the
payment of public and private debts. Payments of interest on the Note due prior to maturity or
earlier redemption and payment of any principal upon redemption price to maturity shall be made
by check mailed by the Registrar on each Interest Payment Date to the owners, at the owners’
address as it appears on the books of registry maintained by the Registrar on the Record Date. The
principal of the Note and the interest thereon due at maturity or upon earlier redemption shall be
payable upon presentation and surrender of the Note to the Registrar. When any portion of the Note
shall have been duly called for redemption and payment thereof duly made or provided for, interest
thereon shall cease on the principal amount of such Note so redeemed from and after the date of
redemption thereof.
In the event that payments of interest due on the Note on an Interest Payment Date are not
timely made, such interest shall cease to be payable to the owner thereof as of the Record Date for
such Interest Payment Date and shall be payable to the owner as of a special record date for
payment of defaulted interest to be designated by the Registrar whenever money for the purpose of
paying such defaulted interest becomes available.
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The Note shall be executed by the manual signatures of the Chair and Secretary of the
Authority and the original, official seal of the City shall be impressed or printed thereon. In case
any officer whose signature shall appear on any Note shall cease to be such officer before the
delivery of such Note, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the
same as if s/he had remained in office until such delivery, and the Note may be signed by such
persons as at the actual time of the execution of such Note shall be the proper officers to sign such
Note although at the date of such Note such persons may not have been such officers.
The Agent is hereby authorized to hereafter, from time to time, specify, set, designate,
determine, establish and appoint, as the case may be, and in each case in accordance with and
subject to the provisions of this Resolution, (1) the Date of Original Issue, the principal amount of
the Note as set forth above, (2) the maturity date of the Note, which shall be not later than
December 31, 2051, (3) the initial Interest Payment Date and (4) any other term of the Note not
otherwise specifically fixed by the provisions of this Resolution.
Any Note issued upon transfer or exchange of any other Note shall be dated as of the Date
of Original Issue.
The Note shall be issued to such owner as shall be mutually agreed between the
Redeveloper and the Authority for a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof. No Note
shall be delivered to any owner unless the Authority shall have received from the owner thereof
such documents as may be required by the Authority to demonstrate compliance with all applicable
laws. The Authority may impose such restrictions on the transfer of any Note as may be required to
ensure compliance with all requirements relating to any such transfer.
The Note shall be issued in registered form. The Agent is hereby designated as paying agent
and registrar for the Note (the “Agent” or “Registrar”). The Registrar shall have only such duties
and obligations as are expressly stated in this Resolution and no other duties or obligations shall be
required of the Registrar. The interest due on each interest payment date prior to maturity shall be
payable to the registered owner of record as of the fifteenth day of the calendar month immediately
preceding the calendar month in which such interest payment date occurs (the “Record Date”),
subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof. Payments of interest due on the Note, except for
payments due on final maturity date, or other final payment, shall be made by the Authority by
mailing or delivering a check or draft in the amount then due for interest on the Note to the
registered owner of the Note, as of the Record Date for such interest payment date, to such owner’s
registered addresses as shown on the books of registration as required to be maintained in Section 3
hereof. Payments of principal and interest due at final maturity or other final payment shall be made
by the Authority to the registered owner upon presentation and surrender of the Note to the
Authority at the Authority’s offices at City Hall in the City of Grand Island, Nebraska. The
Authority and the Agent may treat the registered owner of the Note as the absolute owner of the
Note for the purpose of making payments thereon and for all other purposes and neither the
Authority nor the Agent shall be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary, whether the
Note or any installment of interest due thereon shall be overdue or not. All payments on account of
interest or principal made to the registered owner of the Note in accordance with the terms of this
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Resolution shall be valid and effectual and shall be a discharge of the Authority and the Agent, in
respect of the liability upon the Note or claims for interest to the extent of the sum or sums so paid.
Section 3. The Agent shall keep and maintain for the Authority books for the registration
and transfer of the Note at the Authority’s offices at City Hall in Grand Island, Nebraska. The name
and registered address of the registered owner of the Note (including notation of any pledgee as may
be requested by the Redeveloper) shall at all times be recorded in such books.
The transfer of the Note may be registered only upon the books kept for the registration and
registration of transfer of the Note upon (a) surrender thereof to the Registrar, together with an
assignment duly executed by the Owner or its attorney or legal representative in such form as shall
be satisfactory to the Registrar and (b) evidence acceptable to the Authority that the assignee is a
bank or a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Prior to any transfer and assignment, the Owner will obtain and provide to
the Authority, an investor’s letter in form and substance satisfactory to the Authority evidencing
compliance with the provisions of all federal and state securities laws, and will deposit with the
Authority an amount to cover all reasonable costs incurred by the Authority, including legal fees, of
accomplishing such transfer. A transfer of any Note may be prohibited by the Authority if (1) a
default then exists under the Redevelopment Contract, or (2) a protest of the valuation of the
Redevelopment Project Area is ongoing. Upon any such registration of transfer the Authority shall
execute and deliver in exchange for such Note a new Note, registered in the name of the transferee,
in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Note surrendered or exchanged, of the
same series and maturity and bearing interest at the same rate.
In all cases in which any Note shall be exchanged or a transfer of a Note shall be registered
hereunder, the Authority shall execute at the earliest practicable time execute and deliver a Note in
accordance with the provisions of this Resolution. The Note surrendered in any such exchange or
registration of transfer shall forthwith be canceled by the Registrar. Neither the Authority nor the
Registrar shall make a charge for the first such exchange or registration of transfer of any Note by
any owner. The Authority or the Registrar, or both, may make a charge for shipping, printing and
out-of-pocket costs for every subsequent exchange or registration of transfer of such Note sufficient
to reimburse it or them for any and all costs required to be paid with respect to such exchange or
registration of transfer. The Authority and the Agent shall not be required to transfer the Note
during any period from any Record Date until its immediately following interest payment date or to
transfer the Note when called for redemption, in whole or in part, for a period of 15 days next
preceding any date fixed for redemption or partial redemption.
Section 4. In the event that payments of interest due on the Note on any interest payment
date are not timely made, such interest shall cease to be payable to the registered owner as of the
Record Date for such interest payment date and shall be payable to the registered owner of the Note
as of a special date of record for payment of such defaulted interest as shall be designated by the
Authority whenever monies for the purpose of paying such defaulted interest become available.
Section 5. At any time, the Authority shall have the option of prepaying in whole or in part
principal of the Note. Any such optional prepayment of principal shall be accompanied by an
amount equal to all accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount being prepaid. Notice of
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any optional redemption for the Note shall be given at the direction of the Authority by the Agent
by mail not less than 15 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, first class, postage prepaid, sent
to the registered owner of the Note at said owner’s registered address. Notice of call for redemption
may be waived in writing by any registered owner. In the event of prepayment in whole the Note
shall be cancelled. The determination of the amount and timing of any optional redemption of the
Note shall be in the absolute discretion of the Authority. The records of the Authority shall govern
as to any determination of the principal amount of the Note outstanding at any time and the
registered owner shall have the right to request information in writing from the Authority at any
time as to the principal amount outstanding upon the Note.
Section 6. The Note shall be in substantially the following form, with such appropriate
variations, omissions and insertions as are permitted or required by this Resolution and with such
additional changes as the Agent may deem necessary or appropriate:
(FORM OF NOTE)
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE PROPOSED ASSIGNEE IS A BANK OR A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A PROMULGATED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND THE OWNER HAS OBTAINED
AND PROVIDED TO THE AUTHORITY, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER AND
ASSIGNMENT, AN INVESTOR’S LETTER IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE
SATISFACTORY TO THE AUTHORITY EVIDENCING THE COMPLIANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF ALL FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND
CONTAINING SUCH OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AS THE AUTHORITY MAY
REQUIRE.
THIS NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN THE MANNER AND ON THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS STATED IN
RESOLUTION NO. ____________ OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF NEBRASKA
COUNTY OF HALL
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
TAX INCREMENT DEVELOPMENT REVENUE NOTE
(THE GUARANTEE GROUP REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASE III), SERIES 2019
No. R-1 Up to $9,200,624.00
(subject to reduction as described herein)
Date of Date of Rate of
Original Issue Maturity Interest
December 31, 2051* 9.0%
REGISTERED OWNER: The Guarantee Group, LLC
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: SEE SCHEDULE 1 ATTACHED HERETO
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THE
NOTE SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, WHICH FURTHER PROVISIONS
SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH AT
THIS PLACE.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA has caused this Note to
be signed by the manual signature of the Chair of the Authority, countersigned by the manual
signature of the Secretary of the Authority, and the City’s corporate seal imprinted hereon.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND
ISLAND, NEBRASKA
[S E A L]
By: (manual signature)
Chair
By: (manual signature)
Secretary
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* or, if sooner, fifteen years after the last effective date established for a Phase under the terms of the
Redevelopment Contract and amendments thereto.
The COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (the “Authority”) acknowledges itself indebted to, and for
value received hereby promises to pay, but solely from certain specified tax revenues and other
funds hereinafter specified, to the Registered Owner named above, or registered assigns, on the
Date of Maturity stated above (or earlier as hereinafter referred to), the Principal Amount on
Schedule 1 attached hereto upon presentation and surrender hereof at the office of the registrar
and paying agent herefor, the Treasurer of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska (the “Registrar”),
and in like manner to pay interest on the Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount reflected in
Schedule 1 at the Rate of Interest stated above, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve, 30-day months, from the Date of Original Issue stated above, or the most
recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as specified
below, to maturity or earlier redemption, payable semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of
each year until payment in full of such Principal Amount, beginning June 1, 2022, by check or
draft mailed to the Registered Owner hereof as shown on the note registration books maintained
by the Registrar on the 15th day of the month preceding the month in which the applicable
interest payment date occurs, at such Owner’s address as it appears on such note registration
books. The principal of this Note and the interest hereon are payable in any coin or currency
which on the respective dates of payment thereof is legal tender for the payment of debts due the
United States of America.
This Note is issued by the Authority under the authority of and in full compliance with the
Constitution and statutes of the State of Nebraska, including particularly Article VIII, Section 12 of
the Nebraska Constitution, Sections 18-2101 to 18-2153, inclusive, Reissue Revised Statutes of
Nebraska, as amended, and under and pursuant to Resolution No. ________ duly passed and
adopted by the Authority on __________, 2019, as from time to time amended and supplemented
(the “Resolution”).
THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE IS SET FORTH IN SCHEDULE 1
ATTACHED HERETO. THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE IS
$9,200,624.
This Note is a special limited obligation of the Authority payable as to principal and
interest solely from and is secured solely by the Revenue (as defined in the Resolution) and certain
other money, funds and securities pledged under the Resolution, all on the terms and conditions set
forth in the Resolution. The Revenue represents that portion of ad valorem taxes levied by public
bodies of the State of Nebraska, including the City, on real property in the Project Area (as defined
in this Resolution) which is in excess of that portion of such ad valorem taxes produced by the levy
at the rate fixed each year by or for each such public body upon the valuation of the Project Area as
of a certain date and as has been certified by the County Assessor of Hall County, Nebraska to the
City in accordance with law.
Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for the provisions, among others, with respect
to the collection and disposition of certain tax and other revenues, the special funds charged with
and pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on this Note, the nature and extent of
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the security thereby created, the terms and conditions under which this Note has been issued, the
rights and remedies of the Registered Owner of this Note, and the rights, duties, immunities and
obligations of the City and the Authority. By the acceptance of this Note, the Registered Owner
assents to all of the provisions of the Resolution.
The principal of and interest hereon shall not be payable from the general funds of the City
nor the Authority nor shall this Note constitute a legal or equitable pledge, charge, lien, security
interest or encumbrance upon any of the property or upon any of the income, receipts, or money
and securities of the City or the Authority or of any other party other than those specifically
pledged under the Resolution. This Note is not a debt of the City or the Authority within the
meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter limitation upon the creation of general
obligation indebtedness of the City or the Authority, and does not impose any general liability
upon the City or the Authority and neither the City nor the Authority shall be liable for the
payment hereof out of any funds of the City or the Authority other than the Revenues and other
funds pledged under the Resolution, which Revenues and other funds have been and hereby are
pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on this Note in accordance with the
provisions of this Resolution.
The Registered Owner may from time to time enter the respective amounts advanced
pursuant to the terms of the Resolution under the column headed “Principal Amount Advanced” on
Schedule 1 hereto (the “Table”) and may enter the aggregate principal amount of this Note then
outstanding under the column headed “Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount” on the Table.
On each date upon which a portion of the Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount is paid to the
Registered Owner pursuant to the redemption provisions of the Resolution, the Registered Owner
may enter the principal amount paid on this Note under the column headed “Principal Amount
Redeemed” on the Table and may enter the then outstanding principal amount of this Note under
the column headed “Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount” on the Table. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the records maintained by the Treasurer of the City as to the principal amount issued
and principal amounts paid on this Note shall be the official records of the Cumulative Outstanding
Principal Amount of this Note for all purposes.
Reference is hereby made to the Resolution, a copy of which is on file in the office of the
City Clerk, and to all of the provisions of which each Owner of this Note by its acceptance hereof
hereby assents, for definitions of terms; the description of and the nature and extent of the security
for this Note; the Revenue and other money and securities pledged to the payment of the principal
of and interest on this Note; the nature and extent and manner of enforcement of the pledge; the
conditions upon which the Resolution may be amended or supplemented with or without the
consent of the Owner of this Note; the rights, duties and obligations of the Authority and the
Registrar thereunder; the terms and provisions upon which the liens, pledges, charges, trusts and
covenants made therein may be discharged at or prior to the maturity or redemption of this Note,
and this Note thereafter no longer be secured by the Resolution or be deemed to be outstanding
thereunder, if money or certain specified securities shall have been deposited with the Registrar
sufficient and held in trust solely for the payment hereof; and for the other terms and provisions
thereof.
This Note is subject to redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the Authority, in
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whole or in part at any time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount being
redeemed, plus accrued interest on such principal amount to the date fixed for redemption.
Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for a description of the redemption procedures and the
notice requirements pertaining thereto.
In the event this Note is called for prior redemption, notice of such redemption shall be
given by first-class mail to the Registered Owner hereof at its address as shown on the registration
books maintained by the Registrar not less than 10 days prior to the date fixed for redemption,
unless waived by the Registered Owner hereof. If this Note, or any portion thereof, shall have
been duly called for redemption and notice of such redemption duly given as provided, then upon
such redemption date the portion of this Note so redeemed shall become due and payable and if
money for the payment of the portion of the Note so redeemed and the accrued interest thereon to
the date fixed for redemption shall be held for the purpose of such payment by the Registrar,
interest shall cease to accrue and become payable hereon from and after the redemption date.
This Note is transferable by the Registered Owner hereof in person or by its attorney or
legal representative duly authorized in writing at the principal office of the Registrar, but only in
the manner, subject to the limitations and upon payment of the charges provided in the Resolution,
and upon surrender and cancellation of this Note. Upon such transfer, a new Note of the same
series and maturity and for the same principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange
therefor. The Authority and the Registrar may deem and treat the Registered Owner hereof as the
absolute owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of principal of and
interest due hereon and for all other purposes.
This note is being issued as a registered note without coupons. This note is subject to
exchange as provided in the Resolution.
It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and things required to
have happened, to exist and to have been performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Note
have happened, do exist and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner; that
this Note does not exceed any constitutional, statutory or charter limitation on indebtedness; and
that provision has been made for the payment of the principal of and interest on this Note as
provided in this Resolution.
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(FORM OF ASSIGNMENT)
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
___________________________________________________________________________
Print or Type Name, Address and Social Security Number
or other Taxpayer Identification Number of Transferee
the within note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
_______________ agent to transfer the within Note on the note register kept by the Registrar for
the registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: _______________ ____________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this Assignment
must correspond with the name of the
Registered Owner as it appears upon the
face of the within note in every particular.
Signature Guaranteed By:
____________________________________
Name of Eligible Guarantor Institution as
defined by SEC Rule 17 Ad-15 (17 CFR
240.17 Ad-15)
By:________________________________
Title:_______________________________
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SCHEDULE 1
TABLE OF CUMULATIVE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
THE GUARANTEE GROUP REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASE III
TAX INCREMENT DEVELOPMENT REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2019
Date
Principal
Amount
Advanced
Principal
Amount
Redeemed
Cumulative
Outstanding
Principal
Amount
Notation
Made
By
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Section 7. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 18-2147, R.R.S. Neb. 2012, and the terms
of the Redevelopment Contract, effective dates for each Phase of the Project are to be determined by
amendment to the Redevelopment Contract, and such effective date(s) are hereby confirmed (as
determined pursuant to and set forth in the Redevelopment Contract, as amended) as the effective
date(s) after which ad valorem taxes on real property located within each Phase of the Project Area
may be apportioned pursuant to said Section 18-2147. From and after said effective date(s) that
portion of the ad valorem taxes on all real estate located within each Phase of the Project Area
which is described in subdivision (1)(b) of Section 18-2147, R.R.S. Neb. 2012, as amended (the
“Project Area Tax Receipts”), shall be paid into the Note Fund (as defined in Section 16. below) to
be held by the Agent. The Authority hereby pledges for the payment of the Note both principal and
interest as the same fall due, equally and ratably, all Project Area Tax Receipts as so paid into the
Note Fund as a prior and first lien upon said receipts for the security and payment of the Note.
Monies held in the Note Fund shall be invested to the extent practicable and investment earnings on
such monies shall be applied in the same manner as all other funds held in the Note Fund. The
Authority hereby agrees that so long as any principal of the Note remains outstanding it will not
issue any additional notes payable from the Project Area Tax Receipts without the written consent
of the registered owner (including any pledgee) of the Note as then outstanding. The Authority
further reserves the right to provide for payment of principal and interest on the Note from the
proceeds of a refunding note or refunding notes. Monies held in the Note Fund shall be invested to
the extent practicable and investment earnings on such monies shall be applied in the same manner
as all other funds held in the Note Fund. As effective date(s) are determined pursuant to the terms
of the Redevelopment Contract (and amendments), the Authority’s Secretary (the City Clerk) is
hereby authorized and directed to give notice to the County Assessor and Treasurer of the provision
of the Redevelopment Contract (and amendments) for dividing ad valorem taxes in accordance with
the requirements of subdivision (3) of Section 18-2147, R.R.S. 2012.
Section 8. The Note shall be executed on behalf of the Authority by its Chair and Secretary.
Upon execution of the Note and compliance with all other provisions of this Resolution and the
Redevelopment Contract, the Note shall be registered by the Agent in the name of the Redeveloper
or its designee as the initial registered owner and shall be delivered in consideration of payment of
the principal amount thereof to the Authority’s Treasurer in current bankable funds. The
Redeveloper may request notation of a pledge interest in the Note on the records of the Agent. The
initial purchaser (and any pledgee) shall be required to deliver an investment representation letter to
the Agent. Such letter shall be satisfactory in form to the officers of the Authority, or any one or
more of them, as advised by the Authority’s attorneys. Subject to Section 2 above, from such
purchase price, the Authority is to make a grant to the Redeveloper in accordance with the terms of
the Redevelopment Contract.
Section 9. If the date for payment of the interest or principal on the Note shall be a Saturday,
Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of Grand Island, Nebraska,
are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date for such payment shall be the next
succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which such banking
institutions are authorized to close, and payment on such day shall have the same force and effect as
if made on the nominal date of payment.
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Section 10. The Secretary of the Authority shall make and certify one or more copies of the
transcript of the proceedings of the Authority precedent to the issuance of the Note one of which
copies shall be delivered to the City and held in its records pertaining to the Authority.
Section 11. The Chair, Secretary and City Planning Director or any one of them are hereby
authorized to take any and all actions, and to execute any and all documents deemed by them
necessary to effect the transactions authorized by this Resolution.
Section 12. The authorization for the Note provided for in this Resolution is based upon
expectations as to completion of construction, valuation and proposed tax rates suggested by the
Redeveloper. The Authority has given and hereby gives no assurances that such expectations will
in fact be fulfilled and the Note is being issued with the understanding that the Redeveloper is the
initial purchaser of the Note and any pledgee of the Redeveloper accepts and understands the risks
related thereto.
Section 13. The Redevelopment Contract between the Authority and the Redeveloper in the
form presented is hereby approved. Notice of such contract shall be given immediately by the
Authority’s Secretary to the Mayor and Council of the City of Grand Island and such contract
proposal shall be executed and delivered by the Authority. The Chair (or in his absence, the Vice
Chair), is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the Redevelopment Contract, in substantially the
form presented but with any such changes as such executing officer shall determine appropriate, on
behalf of the Authority.
Section 14. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Resolution shall be held
invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other
provisions of this Resolution.
Section 15. Without in any way limiting the power, authority or discretion elsewhere herein
granted or delegated, the Authority hereby (a) authorizes and directs the Planning Director, Agent,
Clerk, Finance Director, City Attorney and all other officers, officials, employees and agents of the
City to carry out or cause to be carried out, and to perform such obligations of the Authority and
such other actions as they, or any of them, in consultation with their counsel, the owner and its
counsel shall consider necessary, advisable, desirable or appropriate in connection with this
Resolution, including without limitation the execution and delivery of all related documents,
instruments, certifications and opinions, and (b) delegates, authorizes and directs the Agent the
right, power and authority to exercise his or her independent judgment and absolute discretion in (1)
determining and finalizing all terms and provisions to be carried by the Note not specifically set
forth in this Resolution and (2) the taking of all actions and the making of all arrangements
necessary, proper, appropriate, advisable or desirable in order to effectuate the issuance, sale and
delivery of the Note. The execution and delivery by the Agent or by any such other officers,
officials, employees or agents of the Authority of any such documents, instruments, certifications
and opinions, or the doing by them of any act in connection with any of the matters which are the
subject of this Resolution, shall constitute conclusive evidence of both the Authority’s and their
approval of the terms, provisions and contents thereof and of all changes, modifications,
amendments, revisions and alterations made therein and shall conclusively establish their absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable authority with respect thereto from the Authority and the
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authorization, approval and ratification by the Authority of the documents, instruments,
certifications and opinions so executed and the actions so taken.
All actions heretofore taken by the Agent and all other officers, officials, employees and
agents of the Authority, including without limitation the expenditure of funds and the selection,
appointment and employment of counsel and financial advisors and agents, in connection with
issuance and sale of the Note, together with all other actions taken in connection with any of the
matters which are the subject hereof, be and the same is hereby in all respects authorized, adopted,
specified, accepted, ratified, approved and confirmed.
Section 16. There is hereby created and established by the Authority the following funds and
accounts which funds shall be held by the Authority separate and apart from all other funds and
moneys of the Authority and the City:
(a) a special trust fund called the “The Guarantee Group Redevelopment Project Phase III Note
Fund” (the “Note Fund”). All of the Revenue shall be deposited into the Note Fund. The Revenue
accumulated in the Note Fund shall be used and applied on the Business Day prior to each Interest
Payment Date (i) to make any payments to the City or the Authority as may be required under the
Redevelopment Contract and (ii) to pay principal of or interest on the Note to the extent of any
money then remaining the Note Fund on such Interest Payment Date. Money in the Note Fund shall
be used solely for the purposes described in this Section 16. All Revenues received through and
including December 31, 2051 shall be used solely for the payments required by this Section 16; and
(b) a special trust fund called the “The Guarantee Group Redevelopment Project Phase III Fund”
(the “Project Fund”)The Authority shall disburse any money on deposit in the Project Fund from
time to time to pay or as reimbursement for payment made for the Project Costs in each case within
5 Business Days after completion of the steps set forth in Section 2. If a sufficient amount to pay a
properly completed Disbursement Request is not in the Project Fund at the time of the receipt by the
Authority of such request, the Authority shall notify the owner of the Note and such owner may
deposit an amount sufficient to pay such request with the Authority for such payment. As set forth
in Section 2., if the Redeveloper is the owner of the Note and the Redeveloper so elects, the
Authority shall make a grant to Redeveloper in the amount of an approved Disbursement Request;
in such event, the approved Disbursement Request amount shall offset funding of the Note.
So long as the Note , or any interest thereon, remains unpaid, the money in the foregoing
funds and accounts shall be used for no purpose other than those required or permitted by this
Resolution, any Resolution supplemental to or amendatory of this Resolution and the
Redevelopment Law.
Section 17. The provisions of this Resolution shall constitute a contract between the
Authority and the owner and the provisions thereof shall be enforceable by the owner by
mandamus, accounting, mandatory injunction or any other suit, action or proceeding at law or in
equity that is presently or may hereafter be authorized under the laws of the State in any court of
competent jurisdiction. Such contract is made under and is to be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State.
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After the issuance and delivery of any Note, this Resolution and any supplemental
Resolution shall not be repealable, but shall be subject to modification or amendment to the extent
and in the manner provided in this Resolution, but to no greater extent and in no other manner.
Section 18. With the exception of rights or benefits herein expressly conferred, nothing
expressed or mentioned in or to be implied from this Resolution or the Note is intended or should be
construed to confer upon or give to any person other than the Authority and the owner of the Note
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of or in respect to this Resolution or
any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, agreement or provision herein contained. The
Resolution and all of the covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, agreements and provisions
hereof are intended to be and shall be for and inure to the sole and exclusive benefit of the City, the
Authority and the owner from time to time of the Note as herein and therein provided.
Section 19. No officer or employee of the Authority shall be individually or personally
liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Note. Nothing herein contained shall,
however, relieve any such officer or employee from the performance of any duty provided or
required by law.
Section 20. The Resolution shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of the State of Nebraska. All suits and actions arising out of this Resolution shall be instituted in a
court of competent jurisdiction in the State except to the extent necessary for enforcement, by any
trustee or receiver appointed by or pursuant to the provisions of this Resolution, or remedies under
this Resolution.
Section 21. Any Resolution of the Authority and any part of any resolution, inconsistent
with this Resolution is hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Section 22. This Resolution shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage
by the members of the Community Redevelopment Authority of the City.
Section 23. This Resolution shall be in force and take effect from and after its adoption as
provided by law.
Passed and Approved this ______________, 2019.
(SEAL)
Chair
ATTEST:
Secretary
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Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting
Item I2
Redevelopment Plan Amendment CRA Area # 2-Bosselman Kings
Crossing.
Staff Contact:
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Bosselman Pump and Pantry Inc. Kings Crossing
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 324
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA; RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA;
APPROVING A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR SUCH PROJECT; AND APPROVAL OF
RELATED ACTIONS
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska (the “City”), upon the
recommendation of the Planning Commission of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska (the “Planning
Commission”), and in compliance with all public notice requirements imposed by the Community
Development Law, Chapter 18, Article 21, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, as amended (the “Act”),
duly declared the redevelopment area legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Redevelopment
Area”) to be blighted and substandard and in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in furtherance of the Act, a Redevelopment Plan (the
“Redevelopment Plan”), has been prepared by Community Redevelopment Authority of Grand Island,
Nebraska, (the “Authority”) pursuant to an application by Bosselman Pump and Pantry Inc. (the
“Redeveloper”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, for the purpose of redeveloping Redevelopment
Area legally described on Exhibit A, referred to herein as the Project Area (the “Project Area”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan, the Authority would agree to incur indebtedness
and make a grant for the purposes specified in the Redevelopment Plan (the “Project”), in accordance with
and as permitted by the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Authority has conducted a cost benefit analysis of the Project (the “Cost Benefit
Analysis”) pursuant to Section 18-2113 of the Act, a which is included in the Redevelopment Plan attached
hereto as Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the Authority has made certain findings and pursuant thereto has determined that it
is in the best interests of the Authority and the City to approve the Redevelopment Plan and approve the
Redevelopment Project and to approve the transactions contemplated thereby.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Authority has determined that the proposed land uses and building requirements in
the Redevelopment Plan for the Project Area are designed with the general purposes of accomplishing, and
in conformance with the general plan of the City, a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of
the City and its environs which will, in accordance with present and future needs, promote health, safety,
morals, order, convenience, prosperity and the general welfare, as well as efficiency in economy in the
process of development; including, among other things, adequate provision for traffic, vehicular parking,
the promotion of safety from fire, panic, and other dangers, adequate provisions for light and air, the
promotion of the healthful and convenient distribution of population, the provision of adequate
transportation, water, sewerage, and other public utilities, schools, parks, recreational and communitive
facilities, and other public requirements, the promotion of sound design and arrangement, the wise and
efficient expenditure of public funds, and the prevention of the recurrence of unsanitary or unsafe dwelling
accommodations, or conditions of blight.
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Section 2. The Authority has conducted a Cost Benefit Analysis for the Project, included in the
Redevelopment Plan attached hereto as Exhibit B, in accordance with the Act, and has found and hereby
finds that the Project would not be economically feasible without the use of tax increment financing, the
Project would not occur in the Project Area without the use of tax increment financing and the costs and
benefits of the Project, including costs and benefits to other affected political subdivisions, the economy of
the community, and the demand for public and private services, have been analyzed and have been found
to be in the long term best interests of the community impacted by the Project.
Section 3. In compliance with section 18-2114 of the Act, the Authority finds and determines as
follows: (a) the Redevelopment Area constituting the Redevelopment Project will not be acquired by the
Authority and the Authority shall receive no proceeds from disposal to the Redeveloper; (b) the estimated
cost of project acquisition and the estimated cost of preparation for redevelopment including site work,
onsite utilities and related costs are described in detail in Exhibit B attached hereto; (c) the method of
acquisition of the real estate shall be by private contract by the Redeveloper and not by condemnation; and
(d) the method of financing the Redevelopment Project shall be by issuance of tax increment revenue bond
issued in the approximate amount of $506,184 which shall be granted to the Redeveloper and from
additional funds provided by the Redeveloper. No families will be displaced from the Redevelopment
Project Area as a result of the project.
Section 4. The Authority hereby recommends to the City approval of the Redevelopment Plan and
the Redevelopment Project described in the Redevelopment Plan.
Section 5. All prior resolutions of the Authority in conflict with the terms and provisions of this
resolution are hereby expressly repealed to the extent of such conflicts.
Section 6. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of November, 2019.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND
ISLAND NEBRASKA
ATTEST: By: ___________________________________
Chair
By: ___________________________________
Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
Lot 2 of Kings Crossing Subdivision in the City of Grand Island, Hall County Nebraska
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
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Redevelopment Plan Amendment
Grand Island CRA Area 2
October 2019
The Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) of the City of Grand Island
intends to amend the Redevelopment Plan for Area 2 within the city, pursuant to
the Nebraska Community Development Law (the “Act”) and provide for the
financing of a specific housing related project in Area 2.
Executive Summary:
Project Description
THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT 3436 S LOCUST STREET AND THE
SUBSEQUENT SITE WORK, UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, ENGINEERING,
LANDSCAPING AND PARKING IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY FOR A NEW LATEST GENERATION
PUMP AND PANTRY CONVENIENCE STORE.
The use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to aid in the acquisition of property, necessary
site work and installation of public utilities and utility connections and private street and
drainage improvements necessary to develop this site. The use of TIF makes it feasible to
complete the proposed project within the timeline presented. This project would not be
considered at this time and location without the use of TIF. Financing for the project is
contingent on TIF
The acquisition, site work and construction of all improvements will be paid for by the
developer. The developer is responsible for and has provided evidence that they can
secure adequate debt financing to cover the costs associated with the acquisition, site
work and remodeling. The Grand Island Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA)
intends to pledge the ad valorem taxes generated over the 15 year period beginning
January 1, 2021 towards the allowable costs and associated financing for the acquisition
and site work.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING TO PAY FOR THE ACQUISTION OF THE
PROPERTY AND RELATED SITE WORK WILL COME FROM THE
FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY:
Property Description (the “Redevelopment Project Area”)
This property is located between Locust Street on the east and Tri Street on the west and
between Lake Street on the south and U.S. Highway 34 (Husker Highway) on the north
in southern Grand Island, the attached map identifies the subject property and the
surrounding land uses:
Legal Description Lot 2 of Kings Crossing Subdivision in the City of
Grand Island, Hall County Nebraska
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Existing Land Use
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This plan amendment provides for the issuance TIF Notes, the proceeds of which
will be granted to the Redeveloper. The tax increment will be captured for up to 15
tax years the payments for which become delinquent in years 2021 through 2035
inclusive or as otherwise dictated by the contract.
The real property ad valorem taxes on the current valuation will continue to be paid
to the normal taxing entities. The increase will come from the construction of new
commercial space on this property.
Statutory Pledge of Taxes.
In accordance with Section 18-2147 of the Act and the terms of the Resolution, the
Authority hereby provides that any ad valorem tax on any Lot or Lots located in the
Redevelopment Project Area identified from time to time by the Redeveloper (such Lot
or Lots being referred to herein as a "Phase") as identified in a written notice from the
Redeveloper to the Authority (each, a "Redevelopment Contract Amendment Notice") for
the benefit of any public body be divided for a period of fifteen years after the effective
date of this provision as set forth in the Redevelopment Contract Amendment Notice and
reflected in a Redevelopment Contract Amendment, consistent with this Redevelopment
Plan. Said taxes shall be divided as follows:
a. That portion of the ad valorem tax which is produced by levy at the rate
fixed each year by or for each public body upon the redevelopment project valuation shall
be paid into the funds, of each such public body in the same proportion as all other taxes
collected by or for the bodies; and
b. That portion of the ad valorem tax on real property in the
redevelopment project in excess of such amount, if any, shall be allocated to and, when
collected, paid into a special fund of the Authority to pay the principal of; the interest on,
and any premiums due in connection with the bonds, loans, notes, or advances on money
to, or indebtedness incurred by, whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise,such
Authority for financing or refinancing, in whole or in part, a redevelopment project.
When such bonds, loans, notes, advances of money, or indebtedness including interest
and premium due have been paid, the Authority shall so notify the County Assessor and
County Treasurer and all ad valorem taxes upon real property in such redevelopment
project shall be paid into the funds of the respective public bodies.
Pursuant to Section 18-2150 of the Act, the ad valorem tax so divided is hereby pledged
to the repayment of loans or advances of money, or the incurring of any indebtedness,
whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise, by the CRA to finance or refinance, in
whole or in part, the redevelopment project, including the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on such bonds, loans, notes, advances, or indebtedness.
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Redevelopment Plan Amendment Complies with the Act:
The Community Development Law requires that a Redevelopment Plan and Project
consider and comply with a number of requirements. This Plan Amendment meets the
statutory qualifications as set forth below.
1. The Redevelopment Project Area has been declared blighted and substandard by
action of the Grand Island City Council on September 13, 1999.[§18-2109] Such
declaration was made after a public hearing with full compliance with the public
notice requirements of §18-2115 of the Act.
2. Conformation to the General Plan for the Municipality as a whole. [§18-2103 (26)
(a) and §18-2110]
Grand Island adopted a Comprehensive Plan on July 13, 2004. This redevelopment plan
amendment and project are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, in that no changes in
the Comprehensive Plan elements are intended. This plan merely provides funding for
the developer to acquire the necessary property and provide the necessary site work,
utilities and street improvements needed for the construction of a permitted use on this
property. The Hall County Regional Planning Commission held a public hearing at their
meeting on November 6, 2019 and passed Resolution 2020-02 confirming that this
project is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Grand Island.
3. The Redevelopment Plan must be sufficiently complete to address the following
items: [§18-2103(26) (b)]
a. Land Acquisition:
The Redevelopment Plan for Area 2 provides for real property acquisition and this plan
amendment does not prohibit such acquisition. There is no proposed acquisition by the
authority. The applicant will be acquiring the property from the current owner. It is
further anticipated that the owner will sell a portions of this property to other entities for
further development..
b. Demolition and Removal of Structures:
The project to be implemented with this plan will not require demolition of any existing
structures. Structures on this site were demolished more than 10 years ago and the
property has been sitting undeveloped since that time.
c. Future Land Use Plan
See the attached map from the 2004 Grand Island Comprehensive Plan. The site is
planned for commercial development. [§18-2103(b) and §18-2111] The attached map
also is an accurate site plan of the area after redevelopment. [§18-2111(5)]
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City of Grand Island Future Land Use Map
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d. Changes to zoning, street layouts and grades or building codes or ordinances or
other Planning changes.
The area is zoned B2 General Business zone. No zoning changes are necessary. No
changes are anticipated in street layouts or grades. No changes are anticipated in
building codes or ordinances. Nor are any other planning changes contemplated. [§18-
2103(b) and §18-2111]
e. Site Coverage and Intensity of Use
The developer is proposing the newest generation of Pump and Pantry convenience store
at this location. The proposed development will be limited to either the 65% coverage
allowed in the B2 zoning district. [§18-2103(b) and §18-2111]
f. Additional Public Facilities or Utilities
Sewer and water are available to support this development. Connections for water and
sewer will have to be extended to serve these lots.
The developer will be responsible for replacing any sidewalks damaged during
construction of the project.
No other utilities would be impacted by the development. [§18-2103(b) and §18-2111]
4. The Act requires a Redevelopment Plan provide for relocation of individuals and
families displaced as a result of plan implementation. This amendment does not
provide for acquisition of any residences and therefore, no relocation is
contemplated. [§18-2103.02]
5. No member of the Authority, nor any employee thereof holds any interest in any
property in this Redevelopment Project Area. [§18-2106]
6. Section 18-2114 of the Act requires that the Authority consider:
a. Method and cost of acquisition and preparation for redevelopment and estimated
proceeds from disposal to redevelopers.
The developer is proposing to purchase this property for redevelopment for $1,009,285
provided that TIF is available for the project as defined. The cost of property acquisition
is being included as a TIF eligible expense. Costs for site preparation including, grading
and fill is estimated at $100,000. Utility extensions, storm water, sewer electrical and
water are estimated at $49,000, Building plans and engineering are expected to cost
$90,000. An additional $11,500 of expenses for legal work, fees and financial tracking of
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this project are also included as eligible expenses for a total maximum TIF request of
$1,259,785. It is estimated based on the proposed increased valuation to $1,770,262 will
result in $510,426 of increment generated over a 15 year period. This project should pay
off prior to the end of the 15 year bond period..
No property will be transferred to redevelopers by the Authority. The developer will
provide and secure all necessary financing.
b. Statement of proposed method of financing the redevelopment project.
The developer will provide all necessary financing for the project. The Authority will
assist the project by granting the sum of not less than $510,426 from the proceeds of the
TIF Indebtedness issued by the Authority. This indebtedness will be repaid from the Tax
Increment Revenues generated from the project. This indebtedness will be repaid from
the Tax Increment Revenues generated from the project. TIF revenues shall be made
available to repay the original debt and associated interest according to the approved
contract.
c. Statement of feasible method of relocating displaced families.
No families will be displaced as a result of this plan.
7. Section 18-2113 of the Act requires:
Prior to recommending a redevelopment plan to the governing body for approval, an
authority shall consider whether the proposed land uses and building requirements in the
redevelopment project area are designed with the general purpose of accomplishing, in
conformance with the general plan, a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development
of the city and its environs which will, in accordance with present and future needs,
promote health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and the general welfare, as
well as efficiency and economy in the process of development, including, among other
things, adequate provision for traffic, vehicular parking, the promotion of safety from
fire, panic, and other dangers, adequate provision for light and air, the promotion of the
healthful and convenient distribution of population, the provision of adequate
transportation, water, sewerage, and other public utilities, schools, parks, recreational and
community facilities, and other public requirements, the promotion of sound design and
arrangement, the wise and efficient expenditure of public funds, and the prevention of the
recurrence of insanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations or conditions of blight.
The Authority has considered these elements in proposing this Plan Amendment. This
amendment, in and of itself will promote consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, in
that it will allow for the utilization of vacant property at this location. This lot is
surrounded located at a major intersection is south east Grand Island. The property has
been within a blighted area for more than 20 years and has been vacant for more than 10
years without development. This will have the intended result of preventing recurring
elements of unsafe buildings and blighting conditions.
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8. Time Frame for Development
Development of this project is anticipated to be completed between Fall of 2020 and
Summer of 2021. Excess valuation should be available for this project for 15 years
beginning with the 2021 tax year.
9. Justification of Project
This is infill development in an area with all city services available. It was anticipated by
many that this area of the community would flourish after the Locust Street interchange
from I-80 opened and Wal-Mart built at one corner of this intersection in 2004. Since
that that time there has been very little change in the area. Proposed projects like this one
and the housing project to the north and east area likely to spur the development that was
expected 12 years ago.
10. Cost Benefit Analysis Section 18-2113 of the Act, further requires the Authority
conduct a cost benefit analysis of the plan amendment in the event that Tax Increment
Financing will be used. This analysis must address specific statutory issues.
As authorized in the Nebraska Community Development Law, §18-2147, Neb. Rev. Stat.
(2012), the City of Grand Island has analyzed the costs and benefits of the proposed
project, including:
Project Sources and Uses. A minimum of $510,426 in public funds from tax increment
financing provided by the Grand Island Community Redevelopment Authority will be
required to complete the project. This investment by the Authority will leverage
$3,310,657 in private sector financing and investment; a private investment of $6.49 for
every TIF dollar investment. It is estimated this will pay off in 15 years.
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Use of Funds. Source of Funds
Description TIF Funds Private
Funds
Total
Site Acquisition $506,184 $503,101 $1,009,285
Utilities $49,000 $49,000
Public Sidewalks $15,000 $15,000
Site preparation/Dirt Work $100,000 $100,000
Financing Fees $20,000 $20,000
Legal and Plan $8,500 $8,500
Architecture/Engineering/Permitting $90,000 $90,000
Building Costs $1,957,056 $1,957,056
Developer Fees $3,000 $3,000
Contingency $165,000 $165,000
Personal Property $400,000 $400,000
TOTALS $506,184 $3,310,657 $3,816,841
Tax Revenue. The property to be redeveloped is has a January 1, 2019, valuation of
approximately $259,560. Based on the 2019 levy this would result in a real property tax of
approximately $7,059. It is anticipated that the assessed value will increase by $1,510,702 upon
full completion, as a result of the site redevelopment. This development will result in an
estimated tax increase of over $33,746 annually resulting in approximately $506,184 of increment
over the 15 year period. The tax increment gained from this Redevelopment Project Area would
not be available for use as city general tax revenues, for a period of 15 years, or such shorter time
as may be required to amortize the TIF bond, but would be used for eligible private
redevelopment costs to enable this project to be realized.
Estimated 2019 assessed value: $ 259,560
Estimated value after completion $ 1,770,262
Increment value $ 1,510,702
Annual TIF generated (estimated) $ 33,746
TIF bond issue $ 506,184
(a) Tax shifts resulting from the approval of the use of Tax Increment Financing;
The redevelopment project area currently has an estimated valuation of $259,560.
The proposed extension improvements at this location will result in at least an additional
$1,510,702 of taxable valuation based on the Hall County Assessor’s office evaluation of
the project. No tax shifts are anticipated from the project. The project creates additional
valuation that will support taxing entities long after the project is paid off. The project
will not add any tax burdens to taxing entities. Therefore no tax shifts will occur.
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(b) Public infrastructure and community public service needs impacts and local tax
impacts arising from the approval of the redevelopment project;
No additional public service needs have been identified. Existing water and waste
water facilities will not be impacted by this development. The electric utility has
sufficient capacity to support the development. It is not anticipated that this will impact
schools. Fire and police protection are available and should not be impacted by this
development.
(c) Impacts on employers and employees of firms locating or expanding within the
boundaries of the area of the redevelopment project;
The proposed uses at this site would compete for entry level and part time positions along
with similar travel and entertainment type businesses located in and locating in the City.
(d) Impacts on other employers and employees within the city or village and the
immediate area that are located outside of the boundaries of the area of the
redevelopment project; and
This project is unlikely to have an impact on other employers and employees within
the city.
(e)Impacts on the student population of school districts within the city or village;
and
This project is unlikely to create any direct increase in cost for schools in the area.
(f) Any other impacts determined by the authority to be relevant to the
consideration of costs and benefits arising from the redevelopment project.
This project will utilize a piece of property in the Grand Island City Limits that has been
vacant for at least more than 10 years. This corner was included in one of the original
blight studies for the City of Grand Island because of the development that was located
here and because it is a highly visible entrance corner. These facilities will complement
Fonner Park, the State Fair Grounds, Heartland Event Center, Island Oasis, and similar
civic tourist draws.
Time Frame for Development
Development of this project is anticipated to be completed during between Fall 2020 and
Summer of 2021. The base tax year should be calculated on the value of the property as
of January 1, 2020. Partial excess valuation should be available for this project for 15
years beginning with the 2020 tax year with the full valuation available for the 2021 tax
year. Excess valuation will be used to pay the TIF Indebtedness issued by the CRA per
the contract between the CRA and the developer for a period not to exceed 15 years.
Based on the purchase price of the property and estimates of the expenses of utilities,
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streets and site preparation activities and associated engineering/design fees, the
developer will spend upwards of $1,260,000 on TIF eligible activities. The full amount
of TIF generated over a 15 year period would be $506,184.
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With TIF Without TIF
Gross Revenue 5,077,956 5,077,956
Gross Margin 977,809 977,809
Wages & Benefits 231,047 231,047
Utilities 50,780 50,780
Insurance 5,586 5,586
Repairs 25,390 25,390
Professional Fees 1,016 1,016
Franchise Fees 2,539 2,539
Computer Expenses 4,570 4,570
Advertising 12,695 12,695
Contracted Services 27,929 27,929
Supplies 15,234 15,234
Fees 82,771 82,771
RE Taxes 7,059 40,805
PP Taxes 7,779 7,779
Misc Exp 3,555 3,555
Administrative Expense 233,586 233,586
Dep Exp - Building (25 Years)95,702 95,702
Dep Exp - RE Improv (15 Years)1,000 1,000
Dep Exp - FF & E (7 Years)57,143 57,143
Interest Expense 100,744 100,744
966,123 999,869
Net Income 11,686 (22,060)
Adjustments :
Depreciation 153,845 153,845
Principal on Debt (70,221) (70,221)
Net Cash Disbursements 95,311 61,565
Bosselman Pump & Pantry
King's Crossing Property
First 12 Months of Operation
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Community Redevelopment
Authority (CRA)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Regular Meeting
Item I3
Redevelopment Plan Amendment CRA Area # 17 Prataria Prairie
Commons Phase 2
Staff Contact:
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Prataria LLC Prairie Commons Phase 2
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 325
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA; RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA;
APPROVING A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR SUCH PROJECT; AND APPROVAL OF
RELATED ACTIONS
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska (the “City”), upon the
recommendation of the Planning Commission of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska (the “Planning
Commission”), and in compliance with all public notice requirements imposed by the Community
Development Law, Chapter 18, Article 21, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, as amended (the “Act”),
duly declared the redevelopment area legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Redevelopment
Area”) to be blighted and substandard and in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in furtherance of the Act, a Redevelopment Plan (the
“Redevelopment Plan”), has been prepared by Community Redevelopment Authority of Grand Island,
Nebraska, (the “Authority”) pursuant to an application by Prataria LLC (the “Redeveloper”), in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B, for the purpose of redeveloping Redevelopment Area legally described on
Exhibit A, referred to herein as the Project Area (the “Project Area”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan, the Authority would agree to incur indebtedness
and make a grant for the purposes specified in the Redevelopment Plan (the “Project”), in accordance with
and as permitted by the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Authority has conducted a cost benefit analysis of the Project (the “Cost Benefit
Analysis”) pursuant to Section 18-2113 of the Act, a which is included in the Redevelopment Plan attached
hereto as Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the Authority has made certain findings and pursuant thereto has determined that it
is in the best interests of the Authority and the City to approve the Redevelopment Plan and approve the
Redevelopment Project and to approve the transactions contemplated thereby.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Authority has determined that the proposed land uses and building requirements in
the Redevelopment Plan for the Project Area are designed with the general purposes of accomplishing, and
in conformance with the general plan of the City, a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of
the City and its environs which will, in accordance with present and future needs, promote health, safety,
morals, order, convenience, prosperity and the general welfare, as well as efficiency in economy in the
process of development; including, among other things, adequate provision for traffic, vehicular parking,
the promotion of safety from fire, panic, and other dangers, adequate provisions for light and air, the
promotion of the healthful and convenient distribution of population, the provision of adequate
transportation, water, sewerage, and other public utilities, schools, parks, recreational and communitive
facilities, and other public requirements, the promotion of sound design and arrangement, the wise and
efficient expenditure of public funds, and the prevention of the recurrence of unsanitary or unsafe dwelling
accommodations, or conditions of blight.
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Section 2. The Authority has conducted a Cost Benefit Analysis for the Project, included in the
Redevelopment Plan attached hereto as Exhibit B, in accordance with the Act, and has found and hereby
finds that the Project would not be economically feasible without the use of tax increment financing, the
Project would not occur in the Project Area without the use of tax increment financing and the costs and
benefits of the Project, including costs and benefits to other affected political subdivisions, the economy of
the community, and the demand for public and private services, have been analyzed and have been found
to be in the long term best interests of the community impacted by the Project.
Section 3. In compliance with section 18-2114 of the Act, the Authority finds and determines as
follows: (a) the Redevelopment Area constituting the Redevelopment Project will not be acquired by the
Authority and the Authority shall receive no proceeds from disposal to the Redeveloper; (b) the estimated
cost of project acquisition and the estimated cost of preparation for redevelopment including site work,
onsite utilities and related costs are described in detail in Exhibit B attached hereto; (c) the method of
acquisition of the real estate shall be by private contract by the Redeveloper and not by condemnation; and
(d) the method of financing the Redevelopment Project shall be by issuance of tax increment revenue bond
issued in the approximate amount of $1,800,000 which shall be granted to the Redeveloper and from
additional funds provided by the Redeveloper. No families will be displaced from the Redevelopment
Project Area as a result of the project.
Section 4. The Authority hereby recommends to the City approval of the Redevelopment Plan and
the Redevelopment Project described in the Redevelopment Plan.
Section 5. All prior resolutions of the Authority in conflict with the terms and provisions of this
resolution are hereby expressly repealed to the extent of such conflicts.
Section 6. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of November, 2019.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND
ISLAND NEBRASKA
ATTEST: By: ___________________________________
Chair
By: ___________________________________
Secretary
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Prataria LLC Prairie Commons Phase 2
EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
Lot 1 of Block 1, and Lots 2 and 3 of Block 2 of Prairie Commons Third Subdivision in the City
of Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
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Redevelopment Plan Amendment
Grand Island CRA Area 17
October 2019
The Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) of the City of Grand Island
intends to amend the Redevelopment Plan for Area 17 within the city, pursuant to
the Nebraska Community Development Law (the “Act”) and provide for the
financing of a specific project in Area 17.
Executive Summary:
Project Description
PHASE 2 OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF
HUSKER HIGHWAY AND WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 281 THE PROJECT SITE
CONSISTS OF 3 LOTS WITHING THE PRAIRIE COMMONS 3RD SUBDIVISION
IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE NEW HOSPITAL.. THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST
OF SITE WORK AND GRADING TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE DRAINAGE
ACROSS THE SITE, INTALLATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROADS, SEWER,
WATER AND OTHER UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE. THIS PHASE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL
CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION 3 BUILDINGS FOR MULTIPLE USERS ON 3
LOTS. THE BUILDINGS ARE A COMBINATION OF 1 AND 2 STORY BUIDINGS
RANGING IN SIZE FROM 6400 SQUARE FEET TO 20,500 SQUARE FEET FOR
OFFICE USES.
The use of Tax Increment Financing to aid in necessary infrastructure and grading
improvements to redevelop the southwest corner of Husker Highway and U.S. Highway
281 currently platted as Prairie Commons Third Subdivision in the City of Grand Island.
The use of Tax Increment Financing is an integral part of the development plan and
necessary to make this project economically feasible. The first phase of this development
including the Hospital and Medical Office Building to the east of this site is currently
underway. It was anticipated when that project was approved that subsequent phases of
the remainder of the site would include housing, office space and retail development.
This second phase will extend the office development. The developer has indicated that
this development would not be considered nor financially feasible for at this location
without the use of TIF.
Prataria Ventures L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chief Industries, Inc., owns the
subject property. Chief Industries was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Grand
Island. The developer is responsible for and has provided evidence that they can secure
adequate debt financing to cover the costs associated with the site work and
redevelopment. The Grand Island Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) intends
to pledge the ad valorem taxes generated over the 15 year period beginning January 1,
2021 towards the allowable costs.
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TAX INCREMENT FINANCING TO PAY FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE
PROPERTY WILL COME FROM THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY:
Property Description (the “Redevelopment Project Area”)
Legal Descriptions: Lot 1 of Block 1, and Lots 2 and 3 of Block 2 of Prairie Commons
Third Subdivision in the City of Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska.
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Existing Land Use and Subject Property
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This plan amendment provides for the issuance TIF Notes, the proceeds of which
will be granted to the Redeveloper. The tax increment will be captured for up to 15
tax years the payments for which become delinquent in years 2021 through 2034
inclusive or as otherwise dictated by the contract.
The real property ad valorem taxes on the current valuation will continue to be paid
to the normal taxing entities. The incremental value for the first phase will be
created by the construction commercial/office buildings ranging in size from 6400
square feet to 20,500 square feet. This area is planned for commercial development
with the Grand Island Comprehensive Plan and is currently zoned RO Residential
Office, a variety of office and medical uses are permitted in this district..
Statutory Pledge of Taxes.
In accordance with Section 18-2147 of the Act and the terms of the Resolution
providing for the issuance of the TIF Note, the Authority hereby provides that any ad
valorem tax on the Redevelopment Project Area for the benefit of any public body be
divided for a period of fifteen years after the effective date of this provision as set forth in
the Redevelopment Contract, consistent with this Redevelopment Plan. Said taxes shall
be divided as follows:
a. That portion of the ad valorem tax which is produced by levy at the rate
fixed each year by or for each public body upon the redevelopment project valuation shall
be paid into the funds, of each such public body in the same proportion as all other taxes
collected by or for the bodies; and
b. That portion of the ad valorem tax on real property in the
redevelopment project in excess of such amount, if any, shall be allocated to and, when
collected, paid into a special fund of the Authority to pay the principal of; the interest on,
and any premiums due in connection with the bonds, loans, notes, or advances on money
to, or indebtedness incurred by, whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise,such
Authority for financing or refinancing, in whole or in part, a redevelopment project.
When such bonds, loans, notes, advances of money, or indebtedness including interest
and premium due have been paid, the Authority shall so notify the County Assessor and
County Treasurer and all ad valorem taxes upon real property in such redevelopment
project shall be paid into the funds of the respective public bodies.
Pursuant to Section 18-2150 of the Act, the ad valorem tax so divided is hereby pledged
to the repayment of loans or advances of money, or the incurring of any indebtedness,
whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise, by the CRA to finance or refinance, in
whole or in part, the redevelopment project, including the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on such bonds, loans, notes, advances, or indebtedness.
Redevelopment Plan Amendment Complies with the Act:
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The Community Development Law requires that a Redevelopment Plan and Project
consider and comply with a number of requirements. This Plan Amendment meets the
statutory qualifications as set forth below.
1. The Redevelopment Project Area has been declared blighted and substandard by
action of the Grand Island City Council on June 9, 2015.[§18-2109] Such
declaration was made after a public hearing with full compliance with the public
notice requirements of §18-2115 of the Act.
2. Conformation to the General Plan for the Municipality as a whole. [§18-2103 (13)
(a) and §18-2110]
Grand Island adopted a Comprehensive Plan on July 13, 2004. This redevelopment plan
amendment and project are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, in that no changes in
the Comprehensive Plan elements are intended. This plan merely provides funding for
the developer to rehabilitate the building for permitted uses on this property as defined by
the current and effective zoning regulations.The Hall County Regional Planning
Commission held a public hearing at their meeting on November 6, 2019 and passed
Resolution 2020-03 confirming that this project is consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan for the City of Grand Island.
3. The Redevelopment Plan must be sufficiently complete to address the following
items: [§18-2103(13) (b)]
a. Land Acquisition:
This Redevelopment Plan for Area 17 does not anticipate real property acquisition by the
developer. There is no proposed acquisition by the authority.
b. Demolition and Removal of Structures:
The project does not provide for the demolition or removal of any existing structures.
c. Future Land Use Plan
See the attached map from the 2004 Grand Island Comprehensive Plan. This property is
in private ownership and is planned for commercial uses [§18-2103(b) and §18-2111]. A
site plan of the area after the proposed redevelopment is also attached. [§18-2111(5)]
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City of Grand Island Future Land Use Map
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d. Changes to zoning, street layouts and grades or building codes or ordinances or other
Planning changes.
The property is currently platted as Prairie Commons Third Subdivision. The property
will be developed in substantial compliance with the existing plat. No changes in zoning
are anticipated for the expected uses.
No other planning changes contemplated. [§18-2103(b) and §18-2111]
e. Site Coverage and Intensity of Use
The developer is proposing to build on the site within the constraints allowed by the
current zoning districts. The RO zoning district would allow up to 75% coverage. [§18-
2103(b) and §18-2111]
f. Additional Public Facilities or Utilities
Sewer and water are available to support this development. Sufficient capacity exists
within these systems to support this development at completion. Sewer, water will be
extended throughout the site. The developer will be responsible for engineering and
installation of all required utilities. Said utilities are expected to become part of the city
infrastructure and will be accepted into the city systems after construction and inspection.
Electric infrastructure will be extended throughout the site according to typical
commercial installation requirements. Natural gas and communications infrastructure
will be installed according to the agreements formed with the private companies that
provide those services. The City of Grand Island will secure all necessary easements for
utility infrastructure with the platting and development processes. [§18-2103(b) and
§18-2111]
4. The Act requires a Redevelopment Plan provide for relocation of individuals and
families displaced as a result of plan implementation. No individuals or businesses
will be relocated due to this development. [§18-2103.02]
5. No member of the Authority, nor any employee thereof holds any interest in any
property in this Redevelopment Project Area. [§18-2106] No members of the
authority or staff of the CRA has any ownership interest in this property at this time.
6. Section 18-2114 of the Act requires that the Authority consider:
a. Method and cost of acquisition and preparation for redevelopment and estimated
proceeds from disposal to redevelopers.
The developer is showing a purchase price of this property of 1,147,000. The cost of
property acquisition is not included as a TIF eligible expense but is included in the
sources and uses of funds and overall investment calculations. Costs for site preparation
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including, grading and fill is estimated at $211,500. Utility extensions, storm water,
sewer electrical and water are estimated at $536,000, Building plans and engineering are
expected to cost $595,000. The cost of public roads is $310,000 and private streets is
$222,600. An additional $30,000 of expenses for legal work, fees and financial tracking
of this project are also included as eligible expenses for a total maximum TIF request of
$1,905,100. It is estimated based on the proposed increased valuation to $8,199,624 will
result in $178,697 of increment generated annually. Based on a TIF Bond of $1,800,000
this project should pay off prior to the end of the 15 year period.
No property will be transferred to redevelopers by the Authority. The developer will
provide and secure all necessary financing.
No property will be transferred to redevelopers by the Authority. The developer will
provide and secure all necessary financing.
b. Statement of proposed method of financing the redevelopment project.
The developer will provide all necessary financing for the project. The Authority will
assist the project by granting the sum of $1,800,000 from the proceeds of the TIF
Indebtedness issued by the Authority. This indebtedness will be repaid from the Tax
Increment Revenues generated from the project. TIF revenues shall be made available to
repay the original debt and associated interest after January 1, 2021 through December
2034 or such term as identified within the approved contract with no portion to exceed a
term of 15 years. The developer will use the TIF Note to secure debt financing in an
amount not to exceed $1,800,000 to be paid to the note holder during the term of the
financing.
c. Statement of feasible method of relocating displaced families.
7. Section 18-2113 of the Act requires:
Prior to recommending a redevelopment plan to the governing body for approval, an
authority shall consider whether the proposed land uses and building requirements in the
redevelopment project area are designed with the general purpose of accomplishing, in
conformance with the general plan, a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development
of the city and its environs which will, in accordance with present and future needs,
promote health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and the general welfare, as
well as efficiency and economy in the process of development, including, among other
things, adequate provision for traffic, vehicular parking, the promotion of safety from
fire, panic, and other dangers, adequate provision for light and air, the promotion of the
healthful and convenient distribution of population, the provision of adequate
transportation, water, sewerage, and other public utilities, schools, parks, recreational and
community facilities, and other public requirements, the promotion of sound design and
arrangement, the wise and efficient expenditure of public funds, and the prevention of the
recurrence of insanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations or conditions of blight.
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The Authority has considered these elements in proposing this Plan Amendment. This
amendment, in and of itself will promote consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. This
will have the intended result of preventing recurring elements of blighted and substandard
conditions within the area.
No families will be displaced as a result of this plan.
8. Time Frame for Development
Development of this project is anticipated to be completed between December of 2019
and December of 2020. Excess valuation should be available for this project for 15 years
beginning with the 2021 tax year. This is the second phase of development of this
property and it is anticipated that additional projects will be brought forward for separate
consideration on other lots within this and adjacent subdivisions.
9. Justification of Project
Extension of utilities, substantial site grading and installation of streets are necessary to
facilitate redevelopment of this site. The redevelopment of this property by Prataria
Ventures, LLC, will result in increased employment opportunities. This is development
is a continuation of efforts to extend development south along U.S. Highway 281 toward
U.S. Interstate 80. The Grand Island City Council has made in the past made it clear
through previous decisions that they support development toward the I-80/281
interchange.
10. Cost Benefit Analysis Section 18-2113 of the Act, further requires the Authority
conduct a cost benefit analysis of the plan amendment in the event that Tax Increment
Financing will be used. This analysis must address specific statutory issues.
As authorized in the Nebraska Community Development Law, §18-2147, Neb. Rev. Stat.
(2012), the City of Grand Island has analyzed the costs and benefits of the proposed
project, including:
Project Sources and Uses. A maximum of $1,800,000 in public funds from tax
increment financing provided by the Grand Island Community Redevelopment Authority
will be required to complete the project. This investment by the Authority will leverage
$11,632,000 in private sector financing and investment; a private investment of $6.46 for
every TIF dollar investment. It is estimated this will pay off in less than 15 years.
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Use of Funds. Source of Funds
Description TIF Funds Private Funds Total
Site Acquisition $1,147,000 $1,147,000
Utilities $536,000 $536,000
Public Streets $310,000 $310,000
Private Streets $117,500 $105,100 $222,600
Site preparation/Dirt Work $211,500 $211,500
Façade Enhancement $352,000 $352,000
Financing Fees $645,000 $645,000
Legal and Plan $30,000 $119,000 $149,000
Architecture/Engineering $595,000 $595,000
Building Costs $8,612,000 $8,612,000
Parking Lot $281,900 $281,900
Contingency $270,000 $270,000
Other $100,000 $100,000
TOTALS $1,800,000 $11,632,000 $13,432,000
Tax Revenue. The property to be redeveloped is has a January 1, 2019, valuation of
approximately $34,624. Based on the 2019 levy this would result in a real property tax of
approximately $773. It is anticipated that the assessed value will increase by $8,165,000 upon
full completion, as a result of the site redevelopment. This development will result in an
estimated tax increase of over $182,387 annually resulting in approximately $2,736,000 of
increment over the 15 year period. The tax increment gained from this Redevelopment Project
Area would not be available for use as city general tax revenues, for a period of 15 years, or such
shorter time as may be required to amortize the TIF bond, but would be used for eligible private
redevelopment costs to enable this project to be realized.
Estimated 2019 assessed value: $ 34,624
Estimated value after completion $ 8,199,624
Increment value $ 8,165,000
Annual TIF generated (estimated) $ 178,697
TIF bond issue $ 1,800,000
(a) Tax shifts resulting from the approval of the use of Tax Increment Financing;
The redevelopment project area currently has an estimated valuation of $34,624. The
proposed extension improvements at this location will result in at least an additional
$8,165,000 of taxable valuation based on the Hall County Assessor’s office evaluation of
the project. No tax shifts are anticipated from the project. The project creates additional
valuation that will support taxing entities long after the project is paid off. The project
will not add any tax burdens to taxing entities. Therefore no tax shifts will occur.
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(b) Public infrastructure and community public service needs impacts and local tax
impacts arising from the approval of the redevelopment project;
No additional public service needs have been identified. Existing water and waste
water facilities will not be impacted by this development. The electric utility has
sufficient capacity to support the development. It is not anticipated that this will impact
schools. Fire and police protection are available and should not be impacted by this
development.
(c) Impacts on employers and employees of firms locating or expanding within the
boundaries of the area of the redevelopment project;
The proposed uses at this site would provide for expansion of office jobs within the and
compete with similar located in and locating in the City.
(d) Impacts on other employers and employees within the city or village and the
immediate area that are located outside of the boundaries of the area of the
redevelopment project; and
This project is unlikely to have an impact on other employers and employees within
the city.
(e)Impacts on the student population of school districts within the city or village;
and
This project is unlikely to create any direct increase in cost for schools in the area.
(f) Any other impacts determined by the authority to be relevant to the
consideration of costs and benefits arising from the redevelopment project.
This project will continue growth along the 281 corridor in the direction of I-80.
Time Frame for Development
Development of this project is anticipated to be completed between Winter of 2019 and
Winter of 2020. The base tax year should be calculated on the value of the property as of
January 1, 2020. Excess valuation should be available for this project for 15 years
beginning in 2022 with taxes due in 2021. Excess valuation will be used to pay the TIF
Indebtedness issued by the CRA per the contract between the CRA and the developer for
a period not to exceed 15 years or an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 the projected
amount of increment based upon the anticipated value of the project and current tax rate.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION RELATIVE TO
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REQUEST
Project Redeveloper Information
Business Name: Prataria Ventures, LLC
A wholly owned limited liability company of Chief Industries, Inc.
Address: 3942 W Old Highway 30 P.O. Box 2078
Grand Island, NE 68803 Grand Island, NE 68802
Telephone No.: 308-389-7200 Fax No.: 308-389-7352
Email: Chris.Wissing@chiefind.com
Contact: Chris Wissing
Direct: 308-389-7243
Brief Description of Applicant’s Business:
Prataria Ventures is the development business unit of Chief Industries. This
entity provides development services for projects. Prataria holds the real estate
holding for potential real estate and development investments, and is a premier
real estate developer in the Midwest providing innovative and progressive
developments through public and private partnerships. Our development
portfolio includes projects for public and private institutions as well as for our
own use. Our projects range from small properties to expansive developments
throughout diverse communities from small towns to metropolitan communities.
Chief Industries, Inc. is a diverse company headquartered in Grand Island.
Founded in 1954, Chief has been a community leader in Grand Island and
Central Nebraska and is a privately owned entity.
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Legal Description/Address of Proposed Project
Lot 1, Block 1, Prairie Commons Third Subdivision
Lot 2, Block 2, Prairie Commons Third Subdivision
Lot 3, Block 2, Prairie Commons Third Subdivision
Community Redevelopment Area Number #17
Present Ownership Proposed Project Site:
Prataria Ventures, LLC
C/O Chief Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 2078
Grand Island, NE 68802
Is purchase of the site contingent on Tax Increment Financing Approval?
No
Proposed Project: Building square footage, size of property, description of
buildings – materials, etc. Please attach site plan, if available.
Building square footage: Three (3) buildings total approx. 41,500 SF
Size of property: Phase 2, Approx. 5.00 acres
Description of buildings:
Prataria owns a 96 acre parcel of land that originally included a farm homestead,
farmland and pasture land. Prataria proposes to develop this parcel in multiple separate
phases. The first phase of the redevelopment has commenced pursuant to that
Redevelopment Contract between Prataria and the Community Redevelopment
Authority of the City of Grand Island dated September 26, 2017. This application sets
forth the proposed phase two of the redevelopment of the Prataria property. The
second phase will be on 5 acres that will include multiple office users. The private
improvements will be constructed on Lot 1, Block 1, and Lots 2 and 3, Block 2 of Prairie
Commons Third Subdivision. The private improvements will be constructed in three
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subphases, and Prataria desires to establish a separate effective date for each
lot/subphase, similar to the Phase One Redevelopment Contract.
Lot 2, Block 2, Prairie Commons Third Subdivision
The first office user will house their corporate headquarters in this location and is
comprised of a traditional steel framed building with two stories. The exterior will be a
mix of stone, metal panel, and storefront and will be approximately 14,600 square feet
and sit on 1.25 acres of land with a dedicated parking lot contained on the site. The
selected site enables future growth opportunities for this particular company.
Lot 3, Block 2, Prairie Commons Third Subdivision
The second and third users will be two business that will be housed in the same
building and share a common area. This building will be composed of metal panel,
stone, and storefront that is unique from the other building and will be approximately
20,500 square feet over two stories and sit on 1.65 acres of land with a dedicated
parking lot contained on the site. The selected site enables future growth
opportunities for these particular companies.
Lot 1, Block 1, Prairie Commons Third Subdivision
The fourth user will be approximately 6,400 square feet facility. The exterior materials
will consist of mostly brick and stone with some accent features. This property is about
2.10 acres in size.
Additional phases will be forthcoming. The remainder of the Prairie Commons Third
Subdivision is intended to be redeveloped as one or more additional phases of the
overall redevelopment of the area.
If Property is to be Subdivided, Show Division Planned:
The property has been subdivided as Prairie Commons Third Subdivision. See
conceptual plan submitted and Prairie Commons Third Subdivision final plat (Exhibit A).
VI. Estimated Project Costs:
The estimated project costs set forth below are for all three subphases described in this
TIF application.
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Acquisition Costs:
A. Land $ 1,147,000
B. Building $ 0
Construction Costs:
A. Renovation or Building Costs: $ 8,964,000
B. On-Site Improvements:
Sewer $ 378,000
Water $ 158,000
Electric $ 0
Gas $ 0
Public Streets/Sidewalks $ 310,000
Private Streets $ 504,500
Trails $ 0
Grading/Dirtwork/Fill $ 211,500
Demolition $ 0
Other $ 0
Total $ 11,673,000
Soft Costs:
A. Architectural & Engineering Fees: $ 595,000
B. Financing Fees: $ 645,000
C. Legal $ 149,000
D. Developer Fees: $ 0
E. Audit Fees $ 0
F. Contingency Reserves: $ 270,000
G. Other (Please Specify) Real Estate Taxes $ 100,000
During Construction
TOTAL $ 13,432,000
Total Estimated Market Value at Completion: $ 8,163,592
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Source for Estimated Market Value: Estimated Market Value is based on preliminary
estimates given by Kristi Wold, Hall County Assessor, using schematic drawings of
conceptual designs. The building values were added to the land values to arrive at the
estimated market value.
Source of Financing:
A. Developer Equity: $ 2,908,000
B. Commercial Bank Loan: $ 8,724,000
C. Tax Credits:
1. N.I.F.A. $ 0
2. Historic Tax Credits $ 0
3. New Market Tax Credits $ 0
4. Opportunity Zone $ 0
D. Industrial Revenue Bonds: $ 0
E. Tax Increment Assistance: $ 1,800,000
F. Enhanced Employment Area $ 0
G. Nebraska Housing Trust Fund $ 0
H. Other $ 0
Name, Address, Phone & Fax Numbers of Architect, Engineer and General Contractor:
Architect
Name: Chief Construction
Phone: 308-389-7222
Fax Number: 308-389-7393
Address: 3935 Westgate Road
Grand Island, NE 68803
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Engineer
Name: Olsson Associates
Phone: 308-384-8750
Fax Number: 308-384-8752
Address: 201 E. 2nd Street
Grand Island, NE 68801
General Contractor
Name: Chief Construction
Phone: 308-389-7222
Fax Number: 308-389-7393
Address: 3935 Westgate Road
Grand Island, NE 68803
Estimated Real Estate Taxes on Project Site Upon Completion of Project:
(Please Show Calculations)
Please See Exhibit B
Project Construction Schedule: The Construction shall be completed in phases,
similar to phase one of the overall redevelopment. The construction of the
private improvements shall be completed in three phases, with each lot identified
herein having a separate effective date.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS:
Construction Start Date:
November 2019
Construction Completion Date:
Fall 2020
PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS:
This will be a phased project with multiple individual users. The projects are planned
and the times and sequencing of each respective project will be dependent on market
conditions. Without an approved redevelopment agreement, construction of the project
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(including all the subphases) will not be feasible, and the timing will be determined and
redeveloper cannot proceed with finalizing any scheduling at this time.
If Phased Project:
_______________________ Year ______________________ % Complete
_______________________ Year ______________________ % Complete
XII. Please Attach Construction Pro Forma
Due to confidential nature of the projects, construction proforma available for
discussion.
XIII. Please Attach Annual Income & Expense Pro Forma
(With Appropriate Schedules)
Due to confidential nature of the projects, proforma available for discussion.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REQUEST INFORMATION
Describe Amount and Purpose for Which Tax Increment Financing is Requested:
$1,800,000 dollars of tax increment financing is being requested to assist in the site
preparation, grading, utilities, paving, landscaping, façade enhancements,
architectural, engineering, and legal fees, public parking enhancements, and other
necessary site preparation and development expenditures. This is a green field site
that will need complete site work done before it is ready for any construction to
commence. The TIF funds will enable project completion of phase 2, which will
result in an improvement to the economic condition of the land and become a tax
generating entity for the city of Grand Island. The opportunity to continue
development in south Grand Island down corridor 281 towards the interstate has
been a key objective for the city. This site will not only generate additional taxes for
the city, but it will provide ample employment opportunities and quality of life features.
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Statement Identifying Financial Gap and Necessity for use of Tax Increment
Financing for Proposed Project:
The proposed site work and construction costs will result in an overall improvement
to the area and allow for additional goods and services and employment
opportunities. Tax increment financing is an integral and essential component to
the project completion which is contingent upon receipt of the expected tax
increment assistance. Feasibility is dependent upon TIF funds that will enable the
creation of adequate economics to make the necessary site improvements, utility
extensions and new construction costs at a competitive rate in the area. Without
TIF, the cost of the public improvements is too high to make development of the
project site for any purpose feasible. Additionally, Prataria intends to include
substantial façade enhancements for the public benefit. The façade enhancements
are not required by and exceed local building codes. Because the façade
enhancements are not required by building codes, the costs of these enhancements
are not necessary for the Project and would not occur without the use of tax
increment financing. The aesthetic benefits serve to decrease the blighted and
substandard condition of an area and will benefit all the property in the
Redevelopment Area and the City in general. The beautification of a blighted and
substandard area is a useful tool to combat blight and substandard conditions and it
is further expected to raise the quality and value of other properties in the
Redevelopment Area.
Municipal and Corporate References (if applicable). Please identify all other
Municipalities, and other Corporations the Applicant has been involved with, or
has completed developments in, within the last five (5) years, providing contact
person, telephone and fax numbers for each:
Green Line Redevelopment
Current site of the Chief Construction Campus and Christensen Concrete.
Contact:
David Ostdiek
Chief Industries
Phone: 308-389-7246
David.Ostdiek@Chiefind.com
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Aurora Co-Op Redevelopment
Current site of Goodwill Industries Warehouse and Chief Fabrication.
Contact: Contact:
David Ostdiek Chad Nabity
Chief Industries, Inc. Grand Island Regional Planning Director
Phone 308-389-7246 Phone: 308-385-5444 Ext 210
David.Ostdiek@Chiefind.com ChadN@grand-island.com
Lincoln West Haymarket Phase 1 & Phase 2
Includes Canopy Lofts, The Railyard, The Hobson Place and the Hyatt hotel.
Contact: Contact:
David Ostdiek Hallie Salem
Chief Industries, Inc. Lincoln NE Urban Development
Department Phone 308-389-7246 Phone: 402-441-7864
David.Ostdiek@Chiefind.com hsalem@lincoln.ne.gov
Fountain Point Development
Includes Norfolk Medical Real Estate Medical Office Building / Surgical Center and
Heritage Assisted Living Facility
Contact: Contact: Contact:
David Ostdiek Andy Colvin Steven Rames
Chief Industries, Inc. Norfolk City Administrator Norfolk City Eng.
(308) 389-7246 (402) 844-2000 (402) 844-2035
David.Ostdiek@Chiefind.com acolvin@ci.norfolk.ne.us srames@ci.norfolk.ne.us
Post Office Box 1968
Grand Island, Nebraska 68802-1968
Phone: 308 385-5240
Fax: 308 385-5423
Email: cnabity@grand-island.com
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Total Investment:$13,431,650
Property Tax Basis:$34,624
Total Increment Created (Investment-Current Value):$13,397,026
Assess Tax Base 61%
Total Value:$8,165,000
Tax Rate 2.197896%
Number of Payments (Years)15
Increased Property Tax Revenue $178,697
Current Property Tax Revenue $761
Total Estimated Tax Bill $179,458
Requested TIF Assistance $1,800,000
Private Parking & Paving for Fire Lanes & Truck Access 222,600$
Grading / Dirtwork / Fill 211,500$
Utilities & Storm Drain 536,000$
Façade Enhancement -$
Architecture/Engineering 595,000$
Public Streets 310,000$
Legal 30,000$
Summary Total 1,905,100$
Project TIF Eligible Expenses
Exhibit B
Prataria Ventures, LLC
Tax Increment Financing Request
Estimated Real Estate on Project Site
Existing Assessed Value and Real Estate on Project Site
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PRATARIA VENTURES, LLC
P.O. Box 2078
Grand Island, NE 68802
Prataria Ventures, LLC submits this letter to demonstrate to the City of Grand
Island that the Project that is proposed within the Prairie Commons Subdivison
would not occur at the proposed location if the project was not eligible for the use of
tax increment financing.
The Redevelopment Plan for the project indicates that the incremental tax
revenue generated by the construction of the commercial buildings on the project
site shall be captured to pay for eligible costs as outlined in the Nebraska
Community Development Law. The eligible costs for the project include street and
utility improvements; site preparation and grading; and engineering and design fees.
In accordance with the requirements of the Nebraska Community
Development Law, the project would not be economically feasible, and would not
occur at the proposed location, without the assistance of the City of Grand Island
and the capture of the incremental tax revenue. Specifically, the costs to install the
necessary public street infrastructure and extend public utilities would make the
project, as designed, not economically feasible for the developer, but for the
assistance of tax increment financing to defray eligible costs. These upfront costs
are a barrier to redevelopment, because they would require the redeveloper to charge
land cost that would drive away the potential users, and the redeveloper is not
willing to undertake this project without the users lined up. It is too costly and too
big of an investment to undertake speculatively. Thus, the project as designed will
not be constructed without the use of tax increment financing. This project consist
of three potential users purchasing the properties and constructing buildings for
their own use. Since the buildings will not be used for investment purposed a rate
of return analysis is not warranted.
Please let us know if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Roger Bullington, P.E.
President/General Manager
Chief Construction
4844-1112-9256, v. 1
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