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Resolution No. 71491 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 7149 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ELECTRICAL SERVICE CREDIT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON AND CROWN POLY, INC. WHEREAS, Crown Poly, Inc. ("Company") is a manufacturer of high density plastic bags, currently located at 4168 Bandini Boulevard in the City of Vernon, California; and WHEREAS, Company has expanded its production facility by rehabilitating and occupying vacant space in order to add new production lines and new machinery, thereby increasing the value of its property and creating new employment opportunities within the City of Vernon and the Vernon Industrial Redevelopment Project Area; and WHEREAS, Company's expansion and investment in new production machinery has required the installation of new electrical service facilities to serve said new machinery and said increase in electrical service facilities will cause Company to use an increased amount of electricity; and WHEREAS, Company presented a request to the City in February, 1997, for financial assistance in meeting the cost of installing such new electrical service facilities, and since that time, Company and City have engaged in discussions concerning what form such assistance might take; and WHEREAS, City has conducted a due diligence examination of the expenses incurred by Company in installing the new electrical service facilities; and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, the City of Vernon, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Agency") and Company intend to enter into an Electrical Service Credit Agreement to establish the terms and conditions for Company (i) to receive a credit against future electric bills during the first twelve (12) months of Company's operation in order to reimburse the Company for funds spent in the installation of electrical service facilities which will support the redevelopment of the Property; and (ii) to purchase electricity from the City of Vernon; and WHEREAS, the installation of new electrical service facilities to serve the machinery at Company's Vernon facility will contribute to the implementation of the redevelopment program for the City of Vernon, will contribute to the redevelopment of the project area, and will benefit the health, safety, and public welfare of the City of Vernon. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true and correct. SECTION 2: The City Council hereby approves the Electrical Service Credit Agreement, a copy of which has been presented to the City Council concurrently with this resolution, and the City Council hereby orders said Agreement to be received and filed by the City Clerk. SECTION 3: The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute said Agreement for, and on behalf of, the City of Vernon. -2- > i 1 SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall 2 certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and 3 thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. 4 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of June, 1998. 5 f _ 6 EONIS C. MAL URG, MaIyor 7 ATTEST: 8 BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -3- i .. • S a. r r L • 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss 2 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) 3 I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City Council 4 of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing 5 Resolution, being Resolution No. 7149, was duly adopted by the 6 City Council of the City of Vernon (hereinafter "City Council") at 7 an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council duly held on 8 Thursday, June 25, 1998, and thereafter was duly signed by the 9 Mayor of the City of Vernon. 10 11 BRUCE V. MA KLKENHORST, City Clerk 12 13 (SEAL) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -4- 1 2 3 Ell 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ELECTRICAL SERVICE CREDIT AGREEMENT Execution Copy THIS ELECTRICAL SERVICE CREDIT AGREEMENT is made, entered into and executed in duplicate originals, either copy of which may be considered and used as the original hereof for all purposes, as of this �day of�1998, BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON, a municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "CITY"), 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, California, 90058 AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON, a municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "AGENCY"), 4305 Santa Fe.Avenue Vernon, California, 90058 AND CROWN POLY, INC., a California corporation (hereinafter referred to as "COMPANY") 4168 Bandini Blvd. .Vernon CA 90023 RECITALS AGENCY, CITY and COMPANY enter into this Electrical ,Service Credit Agreement (hereinafter "Agreement") in recognition of, and concurrence in, the followings A. COMPANY is a manufacturer of high density plastic bags, currently located at 4168 Bandini Blvd. in the City of Vernon, California, which is located within the Vernon Industrial Redevelopment Project Area. B. COMPANY has expanded its production facility by rehabilitating and occupying vacant space in order to add new production lines, thereby increasing the value of its property and creating new employment opportunities within the Project Area. 1 C. COMPANY's expansion and investment in new production 2 machinery has required the installation of new electrical service 3 facilities to serve said new machinery. 4 D. COMPANY presented a request to the Agency in 5 February, 1997, for financial assistance in meeting the cost of 6 installing such new electrical service facilities, and since that 7 time, COMPANY and Agency have engaged in discussions concerning 8 what form such assistance might take. 9 E. AGENCY and CITY have conducted a due diligence 10 examination of the expenses incurred by COMPANY in installing the 11 -new electrical service facilities. 12 F. CITY, AGENCY and COMPANY have agreed that the 13 AGENCY will provide a credit not to exceed NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS 14 AND NO CENTS ($90,000.00) against future electric bills during the 15 first twelve (12) months of operation in order to pay for a 16 portion of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of electrical 17 facilities to serve the new machinery which will be located at the 18 COMPANY facilities. 19 G. CITY is a chartered municipal corporation of the 20 State of California that owns and operates a system for the 21 generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of 22 electric capacity and energy. CITY serves electricity to 23 consumers at retail from the CITY's distribution system located 24 within its municipal boundaries; and 25 H. The AGENCY was created by the CITY in 1986 in 26 order to assist in the redevelopment of blighted areas and to 27 support the reconstruction and rehabilitation of real property and 28 buildings located in the Project Area; and -2- 1 2 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 I. COMPANY has agreed to make investments in additional manufacturing equipment in the CITY and agrees to purchase electricity (capacity and energy) from CITY for use in its industrial process to be conducted at the Property for the next seven (7) years in consideration for the CITY providing said credit. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HERETO DO MUTUALLY AGREE AS SET FORTH HEREIN: 1. EFFECTIVE DATE AND OBLIGATIONS. The Agreement shall be effective on the date of execution. The obligations of the CITY and COMPANY to purchase and sell electricity service hereunder will start on July 1, 1998, hereinafter "Date of Operation." This Agreement and the obligations hereunder shall expire seven (7) years after the Date of Operation unless an Event of Default occurs. A. During the term of this Agreement, CITY will supply, and COMPANY will purchase, the full requirements of the COMPANY for electricity at the Property. COMPANY will not itself generate electricity or otherwise obtain any electricity from any source other than the CITY. B. AGENCY shall pay CITY on COMPANY's behalf a credit not to exceed NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($90,000.00) for electrical service used by COMPANY during the first twelve (12) months only following the Date of Operation. This credit obligation will terminate after said period and any unused credit will be canceled. Said credit shall be granted on a monthly basis equivalent to the demand charge, but not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of each month's electrical billing. Said -3- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15' 16 17 181 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 credit shall be deemed a loanby the AGENCY to the COMPANY and shall accrue interest at the rate of five and one-half percent (5 1/2%) per year compounded monthly, which loan and interest shall be forgiven on a proportional basis during the eighty-four (84) month term of the Agreement upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Any Event of Default as set forth in Section 4 hereof shall cause AGENCY's credit obligation to terminate. In such Event of Default, COMPANY will repay to AGENCY for the amount of any credit previously advanced plus interest on a proportional basis for the remainder of the eighty-four (84) month term. C. Agency shall pay to the City the cost to install upgraded electrical service facilities to the customer's meter. This amount to be THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO I CENTS ($31,500.00). 2. CONDITION PRECEDENT TO ELECTRICAL SERVICE CREDIT. AGENCY's obligation to provide the electrical service credit is subject to the following conditions: A. Prior to the Date of Operation, COMPANY shall have delivered to AGENCY and. CITY, a fully executed copy of this Agreement. B. COMPANY shall have installed all of its new equipment and begun operation of said new equipment. C. COMPANY shall have obtained and paid for all necessary local and state licenses and permits for operation of its manufacturing business including City of Vernon building, electrical and mechanical permits, health permit, certificate of occupancy, business license, etc. -4- 1, 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 121 13 14 15 16 17 18 E9'll 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 D. COMPANY shall have paid for all electrical services used during the prior period and shall have paid for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the electrical service facilities. 3. PRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. COMPANY represents and warrants that: A. COMPANY is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California with its principal place of business at 4168 Bandini Boulevard, Vernon, California. B. COMPANY has the power to own property and to carry on business as it is now being conducted. C. COMPANY is duly qualified and authorized to do business and is in good standing in every state, country, or other jurisdiction in which the nature of its business and properties makes such qualification necessary. D. COMPANY has full power and authority (corporate and other) to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform and observe the terms and provisions of this Agreement. E. All corporate action by COMPANY, its directors or stockholders, necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement has been duly taken. F. The officers of COMPANY executing this Agreement are duly and properly in office and fully authorized to execute said agreement. G. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by COMPANY, and is a legal, valid, and binding agreement of COMPANY, enforceable against it in accordance -5- 1 with its terms. 2 H. There is no charter, bylaw, or capital stock 3 provision of COMPANY, and no provision of any indenture or 4 agreement, written or oral, to which COMPANY is a party or under 5 which COMPANY is obligated, nor is there any statute, rule, or 6 regulation, or any judgment, decree, or order of any court or 7 agency binding on COMPANY which would be contravened by the 8 execution and delivery of this Agreement. .9 I. All financial statements, information, and other 10 data furnished by COMPANY to AGENCY and CITY are complete and 11 correct, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted 12 accounting principles and practices consistently applied. Such 13 financial statements, information, and data accurately and fairly 14 represent the financial condition and results of operations of 15 COMPANY as of the date shown thereon. Since that date there has 16 been no material adverse change in COMPANY's financial condition 17 or results of operations sufficient to impair COMPANY's ability to 18 perform the terms of this Agreement. COMPANY has no contingent 19 obligations, liabilities for taxes, or other outstanding financial 20 obligations which are material in the aggregate, except as 21 disclosed in such financial statements, information, and data. 22 4. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. 23 The occurrence of any of the events set forth below (an 24 Event of Default) shall be grounds for AGENCY to terminate its 25 obligation to make or continue to provide credit for electric 26 bills during the first twelve (12) months of operation, at the 27 option of AGENCY or to demand repayment of all the credit advanced 28 prior to such default. AGENCY shall give COMPANY ten (10) days -6- 1 written notice of any Event of Default and request that COMPANY 2 cure said Default. The termination of the credit obligation by 3 AGENCY will not terminate the obligation of COMPANY under Section 4 1.A until COMPANY has repaid AGENCY for any credit amounts 5 previously advanced. Each of the following shall constitute an 6 Event of Default: 7 A. Any representation or warranty by COMPANY in this 8 Agreement proves to be false or misleading in any material respect 9 at the time made. 10 B. If COMPANY relocates outside the City of Vernon. 11 C. If COMPANY ceases taking its full requirement of 12 electric service during the term hereof. 13 D. If COMPANY breaches or defaults under any 14 material term, condition, provision, representation, or warranty 15 in this Agreement, if that breach or default shall continue for 16 ten (10) days after its occurrence, or after notice of the breach 17 or default to COMPANY from AGENCY, whichever is later. 18 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 19 A. Any communications between the parties or notices 20 provided for in this Agreement may be given by mailing them, first 21 class, postage prepaid, to AGENCY and CITY or to COMPANY at the 22 address first above indicated, or to such other address as any 23 party may indicate to the other in writing after the date of this 24 Agreement. 25 B. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the 26 benefit of the parties and their respective successors and 27 assigns; provided, however, that COMPANY shall not assign this. 28 Agreement or any of its rights, duties, or obligations without the -7- 1 prior written consent of AGENCY and CITY. 2 C. No delay or omission to exercise any right, 3 power, or remedy accruing to a party on any breach or default of 4 the other party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, 5 power, or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any 6 such breach or default, or an acquiescence in such breach or 7 default, or waiver of or acquiescence in any similar breach or 8 default occurring later; nor shall any waiver of any single breach 9 or default be considered a waiver of any other prior or subsequent 10 breach or default. Any waiver, permit, consent, or approval of 11 any kind by a party of any breach or default under this Agreement,. 12 or any waiver of any provision or condition of this Agreement, 13 must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent 14 specifically set forth in that writing. All remedies, either 15 under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to a party, 16 shall be cumulative and not alternative. 17 D. In the event of any legal action or suit in 18 relation to this Agreement or any note or other instrument 19 required under this Agreement, or in the event that a party incurs 20 any legal expense in protecting its rights under this Agreement or 21 under any security agreement in any legal proceeding, the other 22 party, in addition to all other sums which such party may be 23 called on to pay, if the other party prevails in such action, will 24 pay the other party a reasonable sum for attorney's fees and all 25 other legal costs and expenses. 26 6. BINDING EFFECT. 27 This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the -28 benefit of and be enforceable by the parties to it and their -8- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 respective successors, assigns, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives. 7. SEVERABILITY. If any portion of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, void or enforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, void, or unenforceable. 8. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California. 9. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject hereof and contains all of the covenants and agreements between the parties with respect to said matter. Each party to this agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein, and that no other agreement, statement, or promise not contained in this agreement, except for the Commercial Loan Agreement, shall be valid or binding. Any modification of this agreement will be effective only if it is in 1 writing signed by the party to be charged. 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have 3 executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers 4 effective as of the day and year first above written. 5 CITY OF VERNON 6 BY: '✓�Z>' 7 .. L ONIS C. MAL URG, M yor ATTEST: 9 BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk 10 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 11 BY:; 12 DAVID B. BREARLEY, City At orney REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE 13 CITY OF VERNON 14 BY : s 15 ONIS C. MALBU G, Chair an .__. " ATTEST: 17 BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, Secretary 18 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 19 BY: �-- w_� DAVID B. BREARLEY, Leg 1 Counsel 20 CROWN POLY, INC. 21 A California Corporation 22 BY: v A0-47� 2tBRAHAM SINHAEE, President 23 24 �l�R�tlrn ��'✓! HC Secretary 25 26 27 28 -10- CITY COUNCIL LEONIS C. MALBURG Mayor THOMAS A. YBARRA Mayor Pro -Tern Wm. 'BILL" DAVIS Councilman H. "LARRY" GONZALES Councilman W. MICHAEL McCORMICK Councilman BRUCE V. MALKENHORST City Administrator/City Clerk FAX: (213) 581-7924 Mr. Ebrahim Simhaee President Crown Poly, Inc. 4168 Bandini Blvd. Vernon, CA 9 90058 Dear Simhaee: CITY HALL 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058 TELEPHONE (213) 583-8811 August 17, 1998 DAVID B. BREARLEY City Attorney FAX: (818) 330-5818 KEVIN WILSON Director of Community Services & Water FAX: (213) 588-2761 KENNETH J. DeDARIO Director of Light & Power FAX: (213) 583-1983 DAVE TELFORD Fire Chief FAX: (213) 581-1385 LOUIS ROSENKRANTZ Police Chief FAX: (213) 581-1178 Enclosed herewith is the agreement by and between the City of Vernon and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon and Crown Poly, Inc. which was approved by the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency on June 23, 1998. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact this office. Very truly yours, CITY,; VERNON ' . �'�..��✓ Lei is J. Or sco Chief Depu City Clerk /gjo :FormLtr OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK INTER -DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM DATE: August 4, 1998 TO: Ken DeDario, Director of Utilities FROM: Gloria J. Oros o hief Deputy City Clerk RE: Approved Agreement - Crown. Poly Inca & City of Vernon & The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon Dear Ken: Attached hereto a fully executed duplicate original of the above referenced agreement which was approved by City Council at their meeting held July 7. At your request I am submitting this to you to forward directly to Mr. Abraham Simahee at Crown Poly. Duplicate originals for each agency have been retained in this office. Thank you. P.S. For future reference if and when they move on the commercial loan agreement for Crown Poly it will be handled by Messrs. Malkenhorst and Brearley. If there are any questions of Mr. Simahee on that issue you can refer him to this office. cc: agreement file(s) /gjo :SndOkdAgmntMemo MEMORANDUM TO: Bruce V. Malkenhorst, Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon FROM: Carol Dacey, Cust. Svc. & Info. System Mgr. DATE: December 14, 1998 SUBJECT: CROWN POLY, INC. Per section 1.B of the "Electrical Service Credit Agreement" between Crown Poly, Inc. and the City of Vernon and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon, a credit for $2544.47 has been issued to Crown Poly, Inc. for the billing period 11/12/98 11/30/98 and the attached bill is now due and payable from the Redevelopment Agency. CC: Martha Valenzuela, Office Manager 1 U Information to be entered when assigning new agreement# to system. CATEGORY (circle one only) : L & P, GAS., GENERAL, LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY # 1. Approval date: #2. Title of Agreement/Contract: # 1 a. Agreement # f- �S% #3. Effective Date: (if different from approval date) #4. Expiration Date: (if applicable) oIS' -OR #5. Expiration Date: NONE Ag t ata