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Resolution No. 7642r 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 RESOLUTION NO. 7642 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 R.B.R. MEAT CO., INC. WHEREAS, R.B.R. Meat Co., Inc. ("Company") is a meat packer which operates a beef boning plant currently located at 5151 Alcoa Avenue in the City of Vernon, California, and another meat processing [facility in Torrance, California; and WHEREAS, Company's parent=, RRR Real Estate LLC ("RRR"), recently purchased property in the City of Vernon, California (hereinafter referred to as the "Property"), which is located within the Vernon Industrial Redevelopment Project Area; and WHEREAS, RRR controls several meat packing companies, among them R.B.R. Meat Co., Inc., Rite -Way Meat Packers, Inc. and Rose -Store Meat Co., Inc.; and WHEREAS, RRR, Company and its affiliates relocated its operations to the Property in order to develop it into a food processing and distribution facility, thereby increasing the value of the 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 the facility required the installation of new electrical service facilities in order to serve the new facility and said increase in electrical service facilities will cause Company to use an increased amount of electricity; and WHEREAS, the City of Vernon, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon and Company intend to enter into an Electrical Service 1 2 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 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 after October 1, 2000, in order to reimburse the Company for a portion of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of electrical service facilities which will support the redevelopment of the Property, and (ii) to purchase electricity from the City of Vernon; land WHEREAS, the relocation of Company's food processing and distribution facility to the Property and the installation of new electrical service facilities in order to serve Company's new 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; and WHEREAS, by letter dated October 11, 2000, the City Administrator/City Clerk has recommended the approval of the Electrical Service Credit Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true and correct. SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby approves the Electrical Service Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof. SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute said Agreement for, and on behalf of, the City of Vernon. - 2 - 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 SECTION 4: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby directs the City Clerk, or his designee, to transmit one fully executed Agreement to: R.B.R. Meat Co., Inc. Attn: Irwin Miller, President 5151 Alcoa Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 SECTION 5: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of October, 2000. ATTES BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk IS C . MALBUPG , - 3 - 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 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 7642, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Tuesday, October 17. 2000, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the City of Vernon. BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk (SEAL) - 4 - EXHIBIT 0 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 ELECTRICAL SERVICE CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS ELECTRICAL SERVICE CREDIT AGREEMENT is made, entered into and executed in triplicate originals, any copy of which may be considered and used as the original hereof for all purposes, as of this day of October, 2000, BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON, a municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "CITY"), 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON, a public body, corporate and politic (hereinafter referred to as the "AGENCY"), 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 AND R.B.R. MEAT CO., INC. (hereinafter referred to as "COMPANY"), 5151 Alcoa Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 RECITALS AGENCY, CITY and COMPANY enter into this Electrical Service Credit Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") in recognition of, and concurrence in, the following: A. COMPANY is a meat packer which operates a beef boning plant, currently located at 5151 Alcoa Avenue in the City of Vernon, California, and another meat processing facility in Torrance, California. M 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 B. COMPANY's parent, RRR Real Estate LLC (hereinafter referred to as "RRR"), recently purchased property in the City of Vernon, California (hereinafterr referred to as the "Property"), which is located within the Vernon Industrial Redevelopment Project Area (hereinafter referred to as the "Project Area"). C. RRR controls several meat packing companies, among them IR.B.R. Meat Co., Inc., Rite -Way Meat Packers, Inc. and Rose -Store Meat Co., Inc. D. RRR, COMPANY and its affiliates relocated its operations to this Property in order to develop it into a food processing and distribution facility, thereby increasing the value of the Property and creating new employment opportunities within the Project Area. E. COMPANY's expansion and investment in the facility required the installation of new electrical service facilities in order to serve the new facility. F. COMPANY and its affiliates presented a request to the CITY in March of 1999, for financial assistance in meeting the cost of installing these new electrical service facilities, and since that time, COMPANY, CITY and AGENCY have engaged in discussions concerning what form such assistance might take. G. CITY has conducted a due diligence examination of the expenses incurred by COMPANY in installing the new electrical service facilities. H. CITY, AGENCY and COMPANY have agreed that the AGENCY will provide a credit of sixty percent (60%) of the demand charge portion of the electrical bill during the first twelve (12) months after October 1, 2000, in order to reimburse the COMPANY for a portion of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of electrical facilities to _serve - 2 - 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 4l Ithe new processing equipment which will be located at the COMPANY facilities (hereinafter referred to as "Credit"). I. CITY is a chartered municipal corporation of the State of California that owns and operates a system for the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric capacity and energy. CITY serves electricity to consumers at retail from the CITY's distribution system located within its municipal boundaries; and J. The AGENCY was created by the CITY in 1986 in order to assist in the redevelopment of blighted areas and to support the reconstruction and rehabilitation of real property and buildings located in the Project Area; and K. COMPANY agreed to make investments in additional processing equipment in the CITY and agrees to purchase electricity (capacity and energy) from CITY for use in its industrial meat packing 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 pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will begin on the first day of the month immediately following the execution of this Agreement. This day will hereinafter be referred to as "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. - 3 - 1 21' 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 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 of sixty percent (60%) of the demand charge portion of the electricity bill for electrical service used by COMPANY for twelve (12) months from October 1, 2000. This Credit obligation will terminate after said period. Said Credit shall be granted on a monthly basis. Said Credit shall be deemed a loan by the AGENCY to the COMPANY and shall accrue interest at the rate of five percent (5%) 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. C. COMPANY will perform the following obligations: (1) During the first twelve (12) months following October 1, 2000, COMPANY will pay CITY the difference between its total electricity bill and the sixty percent (60%) of the demand charge Credit paid to the CITY by the AGENCY. (2) COMPANY will purchase all of its electrical requirements from CITY and from no other source for a period of seven (7) years from the date this Agreement is fully executed. (3) COMPANY shall not relocate its facilities outside the City of Vernon for seven (7) years -from the date this Agreement is fully executed. D. Any Event of Default as set forth in Section 4 hereof Ishall cause AGENCY's and CITY's obligations hereunder to terminate. Ini - 4 - 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 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. 2. CONDITION PRECEDENT TO ELECTRICAL SERVICE CREDIT. AGENCY's and CITY's obligations under this Agreement are subject to the following conditions: A. 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 food processing business including, but not limited to, City of Vernon building, electrical and mechanical permits, health permit, certificate', of occupancy, business license. 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 5151 Alcoa Avenue, 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 - 5 l 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 (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 1performance 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 with its terms. H. There is no charter, bylaw, or capital stock provision of COMPANY, and no provision of any indenture or agreement, written or oral, to which COMPANY is a party or under which COMPANY is obligated, nor is there any statute, rule, or regulation, or any judgment, decree, or order of any court or agency binding on COMPANY which would be contravened by the execution and delivery of this Agreement. I. All financial statements, information, and other data furnished by COMPANY to AGENCY and CITY are complete and correct, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices consistently applied. Such financial statements, information, and data accurately and fairly represent the financial condition and results of operations of COMPANY as of the date shown thereon. Since that date, there has been no material adverse change in COMPANY's financial condition or results of operations sufficient to impair COMPANY's ability to perform the terms of this 1 Agreement. COMPANY has no contingent obligations, liabilities for 2 taxes, or other outstanding financial obligations which are material in 3 the aggregate, except as disclosed in such financial statements, 4 information, and data., 5 4. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. 6 The occurrence of any of the events set forth below (an Event 7 of Default) shall be grounds for CITY and/or AGENCY to terminate their 8 obligations under this Agreement and, at the option of CITY and/or 9 AGENCY, to demand repayment of all the Credit advanced prior to such 10 default. COMPANY shall be given ten (10) days written notice of any 11 Event of Default and request that COMPANY cure said Default. The 12 termination of the obligations of CITY and AGENCY under this Agreement .13 will not terminate the obligation of COMPANY under Section 1.A until 14 COMPANY has repaid AGENCY for any Credit amounts previously advanced. 15 Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default: 16 A. Any representation or warranty by COMPANY in this 17 Agreement proves to be false or misleading in any material respect at 18 the time made. 19 B. If COMPANY relocates outside the City of Vernon. 20 C. If COMPANY ceases taking its full requirement of 21 electric.service during the term hereof. 22 D. If COMPANY breaches or defaults under any material 23 term, condition, provision, representation, or warranty in this 24 Agreement, if that breach or default shall continue for ten (10) days 25 after its occurrence, or after notice of the breach or default to 26 COMPANY from CITY or AGENCY, whichever is later. 27 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 28 A. Any communications between the parties or notices 7 - 1 provided for in this Agreement may be given by mailing them, first 2 class, postage prepaid, to AGENCY and CITY or to COMPANY at the address 3 first above indicated, or to such other address as any party may 4 indicate to the other in writing after the date of this Agreement. 5 B. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of 6 the parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided, 7 however, that COMPANY shall not assign this Agreement or any of its 8 rights, duties, or obligations without the prior written consent of 9 AGENCY and CITY. 10 C. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or 11 remedy accruing to a party on any breach or default of the other party .12 under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power, or remedy, nor 13 shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or 14 an acquiescence in such breach or default, or waiver of or acquiescence 15 in any similar breach or default occurring later; nor shall any waiver 16 of any single breach or default be considered a waiver of any other 17 prior or subsequent breach or default. Any waiver, permit, consent, or 18 approval of any kind by a party of any breach or default under this 19 Agreement, or any waiver of any provision or condition of this 20 Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent 21 specifically set forth in that writing. All remedies, either under 22 this Agreement'or by law or otherwise afforded to a party, shall be 23 cumulative and not alternative. 24 D. In the event of any legal action or suit in relation 25 to this Agreement or any note or other instrument required under this 26 Agreement, or in the event that a party incurs any legal expense in 27 protecting its rights under this Agreement or under any security 28 agreement in any legal proceeding, the other party, in addition to all 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 other sums which such party may be called on to pay, if the other party prevails in such action, will pay the other party a reasonable sum for attorney s fees and all other legal costs and expenses. 6. 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. 7. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California. 8. 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 any representations, inducements, promises, statements or agreements, orally or otherwise, that have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not contained in this Agreement shall not be valid or binding. Any modification of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing signed by the party to be charged. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers effective as of the day and year first above written. CITY OF VERNON ATTEST: BY: BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: BY: . EDUARDO OLIVO, City Attorney ATTEST: BY: BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: BY: EDUARDO OLIVO, Legal Counsel BY: .LEONIS C. MALBURG, Mayor REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON BY: LEONIS C. MALBURG, Chairman R.B.R. MEAT CO., INC. BY • P'4-w IRWIN MILLER, President BY: to P� (S Print Name Print Title - 10 - SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ELECTRICAL SERVICE CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS ELECTRICAL SERVICE CREDIT AGREEMENT is made, entered into and executed in triplicate originals, any copy of which may be considered and used as the original hereof for all purposes, as of this day of October, 2000, BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON, a municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "CITY"), 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON, a public body, corporate and politic (hereinafter referred to as the "AGENCY"), 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 AND R.B.R. MEAT CO., INC. (hereinafter referred to as "COMPANY"), 5151 Alcoa Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 RECITALS AGENCY, CITY and COMPANY enter into this Electrical Service Credit Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") in recognition of, and concurrence in, the following: A. COMPANY is a meat packer which operates a beef boning plant, currently located at 5151 Alcoa Avenue in the City of Vernon, California, and another meat processing facility in Torrance, California. l 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 B. COMPANY's parent, RRR Real Estate LLC (hereinafter referred to as "RRR"), recently purchased property in the City of Vernon, California (hereinafter referred to as the "Property"), which is located within the Vernon Industrial Redevelopment Project Area (hereinafter referred to as the "Project Area"). C. RRR controls several meat packing companies, among them R.B.R. Meat Co., Inc., Rite -Way Meat Packers, Inca and Rose -Store Meat ICo., Inc. D. RRR, COMPANY and its affiliates relocated its operations to this Property in order to develop it into a food processing and distribution facility, thereby increasing the value of the Property and creating.new employment opportunities within the Project Area. E. COMPANY's expansion and investment in the facility required the installation of new electrical service facilities in order to serve the new facility. F. COMPANY and its affiliates presented a request to the CITY in March of 1999, for financial assistance in meeting the cost of installing these new electrical service facilities, and since that time, COMPANY, CITY and AGENCY have engaged in discussions concerning what form such assistance might take. G. CITY has conducted a due diligence examination of the expenses incurred by COMPANY in installing the new electrical service Ifacilities. H. CITY, AGENCY and COMPANY have agreed that the AGENCY will provide a credit of sixty percent (60%) of the demand charge portion of the electrical bill during the first twelve (12) months after October 1, 2000, in order to reimburse the COMPANY for a portion of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of electrical facilities to serve - 2 - • l 2 3 4 5 6 71 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 the new processing equipment which will be located at the COMPANY facilities (hereinafter referred to as "Credit"). I. CITY is a chartered municipal corporation of the State of California that owns and operates a system for the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric capacity and energy. CITY serves electricity to consumers at retail from the CITY's distribution system located within its municipal boundaries; and J. The AGENCY was created by the CITY in 1986 in order to assist in the redevelopment of blighted areas and to support the reconstruction and rehabilitation of real property and buildings located in the Project Area; and K. COMPANY agreed to make investments in additional processing equipment in the CITY and agrees to purchase electricity (capacity and energy) from CITY for use in its industrial meat packing 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. r The Agreement shall be effective on the date of execution. The obligations of the CITY and COMPANY to purchase and sell electricity service pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will begin on the first day of the month immediately following the execution of this Agreement. This day will hereinafter be referred to as ".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. - 3 - 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 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 of sixty percent (60%) of the demand charge portion of the electricity bill for electrical service used by COMPANY for twelve (12) months from October 1, 2000. This Credit obligation will terminate after said period. Said Credit shall be granted on a monthly basis. Said Credit shall be deemed a loan by the AGENCY to the COMPANY and shall accrue interest at the rate of five percent (5%) 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. C. COMPANY will perform the following obligations: (1) During the first twelve (12) months following October 1, 2000, COMPANY will pay CITY the difference between its total electricity bill and the sixty percent (60%) of the demand charge Credit paid to the CITY by the AGENCY. (2) COMPANY will purchase all of its electrical requirements from CITY and from no other source for a period of seven (7) years from the date this Agreement is fully executed. (3) COMPANY shall not relocate its facilities outside the City of Vernon for seven (7) years from the date this Agreement is fully executed. D. Any Event of Default as set forth in Section 4 hereof shall cause AGENCY's and CITY's obligations hereunder to terminate. In - 4 - 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 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. 2. CONDITION PRECEDENT TO ELECTRICAL SERVICE CREDIT. AGENCY's and CITY's obligations under this Agreement are subject to the following conditions: A. 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 food processing business including, but not limited to, City of Vernon building, electrical and mechanical permits, health permit, certificate of occupancy, business license. 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 5151 Alcoa Avenue, 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 - 5 - 1 such qualification necessary. 2 D. COMPANY has full power and authority (corporate and 3 other) to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform and observe 4 the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 5 E. All corporate action by COMPANY, its directors or 6 stockholders, necessary for the authorization, execution., delivery, and 7 performance of this Agreement has been duly taken. 8 F. The officers of COMPANY executing this Agreement are 9 duly and properly in office and fully authorized to execute said 10 Agreement. 11 G. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and 12 delivered by COMPANY, and is a legal, valid, and binding agreement of 13 COMPANY, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. 14 H. There is no charter, bylaw, or capital stock provision 15 of COMPANY, and no provision of any indenture or agreement, written or 16 oral, to which COMPANY is a party or under which COMPANY is obligated, 17 nor is there any statute, rule, or regulation, or any judgment, decree, 18 or order of any court or agency binding on COMPANY which would be 19 contravened by the execution and delivery of this Agreement. 20 I. All financial statements, information, and other data 21 furnished by COMPANY to AGENCY and CITY are complete and correct, have 22 been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting 23 principles and practices consistently applied. Such financial 24 statements, information, and data accurately and fairly represent the 25 financial condition and results of operations of COMPANY as of the date 26 shown thereon. Since that date, there has been no material adverse 27 change in COMPANY's financial condition or results of operations 28 sufficient to impair COMPANY's ability to perform the terms of this - 6 - 11 1 Agreement. COMPANY has no contingent obligations, liabilities for 2 taxes, or other outstanding financial obligations which are material in 3 the aggregate, except as disclosed in such financial statements, 4 information, and data. 5 4. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. 6 The occurrence of any of the events set forth below (an Event 7 of Default) shall be grounds for CITY and/or AGENCY to terminate their 8 obligations under this Agreement and, at the option of CITY and/or 9 AGENCY, to demand repayment of all the Credit advanced prior to such 10 default. COMPANY shall be given ten (10) days written notice of any 11 Event of Default and request that COMPANY cure said Default. The 12 termination of the obligations of CITY and AGENCY under this Agreement 13 will not terminate the obligation of COMPANY under Section 1.A until 14 COMPANY has repaid AGENCY for any Credit amounts previously advanced. 15 Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default: 16 A. Any representation or warranty by COMPANY in this 17 Agreement proves to be false or misleading in any material respect at 18 the time made. 19 B. If COMPANY relocates outside the City of Vernon. 20 C. If COMPANY ceases taking its full requirement of 21 electric.service during the term hereof. 22 D. If COMPANY breaches or defaults under any material 23 term, condition, provision, representation, or warranty in this 24 Agreement, if that breach or default shall continue for ten (10) days 25 after its occurrence, or after notice of the breach or default to 26 COMPANY from CITY or AGENCY, whichever is later. 27 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 28 A. Any communications between the parties or notices - 7 - .• 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 provided for in this Agreement may be given by mailing them, first class, postage prepaid, to AGENCY and CITY or to COMPANY at the address first above indicated, or to such other address as any party may indicate to the other in writing after the date of this Agreement. B. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that COMPANY shall not assign this Agreement or any of its rights, duties, or obligations without the prior written consent of AGENCY and CITY. C. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to a party on any breach or default of the other party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power, or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence in such breach or default, or waiver of or acquiescence in any similar breach or default occurring later; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be considered a waiver of any other prior or subsequent breach or default. Any waiver, permit, consent, or approval of any kind by a party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver of any provision or condition of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in that writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to a party, shall be cumulative and not alternative. D. In the event of any legal action or suit in relation to this Agreement or any note or other instrument required under this Agreement, or in the event that a party incurs any legal expense in protecting its rights under this Agreement or under any security agreement in any legal proceeding, the other party, in addition to all • 1 2 3 4, 5 6 7 8 ►- 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 other sums which such party may be called on to pay, if the other party prevails in such action, will pay the other party a reasonable sum for attorney's fees and all other legal costs and expenses. 6. 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. 7. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California. 8. 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 any representations, inducements, promises, statements or agreements, orally or otherwise, that have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not contained in this Agreement shall not be valid or binding. Any modification of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing signed by the party to be charged. /// II 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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers effective as lof the day and year first above written. ATTEST: BY: BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk APPROVEDAS TO FORM: ) BY: 6ZqA.C"'11-t1 rQf,- EDUARDO OLIVO, City --Attorney CITY OF VERNON BY: EONIS C. MALAqRG, M yor REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON BY L ONIS C. MALBG, Chairman ATTEST: BY: BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: « BY: EDUARDO OLIVO, Lega ounsel R.B.R. MEAT CO., INC. BY: 4W Lfpa. PJL� IRWIN MILLER, President BY: -ciW(ti Pr cs Print Name Print Title - 10 -