Economic Development Commission
Regular MeetingFishers, IN · August 1, 2023
Minutes
Fishers Economic Development Commission
Minutes
8/1/2023
BOARD/COMMISSION: Economic Development Commission Meeting
DATE: 8/1/2023
DIRECTIONS: Fishers City Services Building- Controllers Conference Room, Fishers,
Indiana 46038
1. Executive Session
None
a. To conduct interviews and negotiations with industrial or commercial prospects or
agents of industrial or commercial prospects under Indiana Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(4)
2. Call to Order
The regular meeting of the Economic Development Commission was called to order at 4:00 p.m.
by Ms.Nieves. EDC Members Present: Jamie Nieves and Lindsey Anderson. Other Attendees:
Lawrence Summers, Jennifer Messer, Jordan Willy, Kay Prange, and Jennifer Messer via Teams
3. Confirmation of Quorum and Proper Notice of Meeting
A quorum was confirmed. Proper public notice of the meeting was confirmed.
4. Consent of Previous Meeting Minutes
a. 6-1-23
Consent of Meeting Minutes from the 6/1/23 meeting was given
5. CityView
a. Resolution and Agreement
Jennifer Messer presented the Agreement for the project at 116th and Lantern Road. This city
corridor project has 184 luxury apartments for the 55+ community. Financing is from a
developer-backed TIF Bond and a City-backed Bonds. Concept drawings were reviewed. Ms.
Nieves asked for a Motion. Ms. Anderson made a Motion to approve, seconded by Ms. Nieves.
The Motion was approved, 2-0.
6. District South
a. Resolution and Agreement
Jennifer Messer presented the Agreement for the project on South Street. The project will be for
multifamily and commercial spaces for small businesses. The Annex group is relocating to this
location. Heritage Meadows is adjacent, and Rebar has held neighborhood meetings. Financing
is Developer and City-backed Bonds. Concept plan was reviewed. Ms. Nieves asked for a
Motion. Ms. Anderson made a Motion to approve, seconded by Ms. Nieves. The Motion was
approved, 2-0.
7. New Business
8. Adjournment
Being no other items before the Commission, Ms. Nieves adjourned the meeting at 4:09 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Kay Prange, Recording Secretary
Agenda
CITY OF FISHERS AGENDA
BOARD/COMMISSION: Economic Development Commission Meeting
DATE: 8/1/2023, at 4:00 PM
DIRECTIONS: City Services Building - Controller's Conference Room, 3 Municipal Drive,
Fishers, IN 46038
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City of Fishers will, upon
request, provide appropriate aid (i.e. interpreters) and/or assistance leading to effective
participation for people with disabilities. Anyone who requires such assistance should email
Kelly Lewark, Office Manager, no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event or call at
(317) 595-3487.
1. Executive Session
a. To conduct interviews and negotiations with industrial or commercial prospects or
agents of industrial or commercial prospects under Indiana Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(4)
2. Call to Order
3. Confirmation of Quorum and Proper Notice of Meeting
4. Consent of Previous Meeting Minutes
a. 6-1-23
5. CityView
a. Resolution and Agreement
6. District South
a. Resolution and Agreement
7. New Business
8. Adjournment
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CITY OF FISHERS AGENDA
BOARD/COMMISSION: Economic Development Commission Meeting
DATE: 8/1/2023, at 4:00 PM
DIRECTIONS: City Services Building - Controller's Conference Room, 3 Municipal Drive,
Fishers, IN 46038
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City of Fishers will, upon
request, provide appropriate aid (i.e. interpreters) and/or assistance leading to effective
participation for people with disabilities. Anyone who requires such assistance should email
Kelly Lewark, Office Manager, no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event or call at
(317) 595-3487.
1. Executive Session
a. To conduct interviews and negotiations with industrial or commercial prospects or
agents of industrial or commercial prospects under Indiana Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(4)
2. Call to Order
3. Confirmation of Quorum and Proper Notice of Meeting
4. Consent of Previous Meeting Minutes
a. 6-1-23
5. CityView
a. Resolution and Agreement
6. District South
a. Resolution and Agreement
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7. New Business
8. Adjournment
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MEETING OF THE CITY OF FISHERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (EDC)
June 1, 2023
EXECUTIVE SESSION – NONE
REGULAR MEETING:
The regular meeting of the Economic Development Commission was called to order at 3:30 p.m. by Ms.
Nieves.
EDC Members Present: Jamie Nieves and Lindsey Anderson.
Other Attendees: Megan Baumgartner, Lawrence Summers, and Jennifer Messer
A quorum was confirmed. Proper public notice of the meeting was confirmed.
Consent of Meeting Minutes from the 2/8/23 meeting was given.
City Walk Project Agreement-
Megan Baumgartner presented the City Walk on NPT/Village Holdings project agreement. Tree clearing
has begun on the property on Lantern Road. This project has developer-owned bonds. The project
consists of multi-family, condos and townhouses with rooftop decks, and a courtyard with amenities.
The development will sit on the Nickel Plate Trail.
Ms. Nieves asked for a Motion. Ms. Anderson made a Motion to approve, seconded by Ms. Nieves. The
Motion was approved, 2-0.
Old Business: None
Being no other items before the Commission, Ms. Nieves adjourned the meeting at 3:40 pm.
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PROJECT AGREEMENT
This Project Agreement (the “Agreement”) is executed as of the ___ day of ____, 2023, by
and among HighGround Fishers I, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“Developer”),
HighGround Fishers I, Inc., an Indiana corporation (“Owner” and together with the Developer, the
“Company”), the City of Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana, an Indiana municipal corporation
(“City”), the City of Fishers Economic Development Commission, the Economic Development
Authority for the City of Fishers (the “EDC”), the City of Fishers Redevelopment Commission, a
commission of the City authorized and existing pursuant to Ind. Code § 36-7-14 et. seq. (the
“RDC”), and the Fishers Town Hall Building Corporation, an Indiana nonprofit corporation (the
“Building Corp.”), on the following terms and conditions:
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WHEREAS, Company is an Indiana real estate development company with a reputation of
delivering complex multi-family, office, retail and community amenities across Indiana, including
large, multi-use developments such as the Spark in Fishers,IN, the Barlow in Plainfield, IN, the
Levinson in Noblesville, IN and the Linc in Valparaiso,IN among others;
WHEREAS, the City continues to work to fulfill its master development plan, first set out
in the City’s Nickel Plat District Code, originally adopted February 17, 2014, to create a
sustainable, pedestrian friendly downtown district where residents live, work and play and that
drives jobs and investment in the City (the “Plan”);
WHEREAS, as part of the Plan, the City has (a) worked with companies to develop
multiple mixed-use developments that include apartments, condominiums, townhomes, office
space and retail; (b) incented multiple high-growth, high-technology businesses to locate to the
City; and (c) developed a life sciences corridor;
WHEREAS, as part of its Plan, the City desires to incentivize the development of age
restricted, multi-family and higher density development within its downtown Nickel Plate District;
WHEREAS, Company submitted a proposal to City Bodies for a mixed-use development
consisting of (i) approximately one hundred eighty-four (184) luxury, age restricted, active adult
(55 and over in conformance with the Housing for Older Persons Act, as amended from time to
time) residential units and (ii) approximately sixteen thousand, five hundred square feet (16,500
sq. ft.) of commercial/retail and restaurant space along 116th Street adjacent to the First Internet
Bank building;
WHEREAS, Company has submitted a proposal to City Bodies for the development of the
Project on the Project Site, and the City Bodies have determined that Company's proposal was
submitted pursuant to and consistent with the Plan;
WHEREAS, as a result, City Bodies have agreed to provide certain incentives to assist
Company in the construction of the Project pursuant to this Agreement;
WHEREAS, Company expects that its total investment in the Project will be approximately
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Eighty-Nine Million and no/100 Dollars ($89,000,000.00); and
WHEREAS, to stimulate and induce the development of the Project on the Project Site, the
City Bodies have agreed, subject to further proceedings required by law, to provide the economic
development incentives described herein.
Agreement
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms.
Additional Bond(s) shall mean one or more series of taxable economic development revenue
bonds to be issued under Ind. Code § 36-7-12 et. seq., the sale of such Additional Bonds shall be
solely the responsibility of City, and Company shall not guaranty the repayment of the Bonds.
Additional Bond Proceeds shall mean that portion of the net proceeds of the Additional Bonds
in an amount that is the lesser of (a) Seventeen Million, One Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand, Four
Hundred Sixty-Four and no/100 Dollars ($17,159,464.00); or (b) an amount that, when added to
the TIF Bond Proceeds, makes the sum of the Bonds Proceeds Twenty-Three Thousand, Six
Hundred Nineteen, Five Hundred Forty-Seven and no/100 Dollars ($23,619,547.00), which
Additional Bond Proceeds shall be made available to Company for Approved Costs, pursuant to
the Funding Agreement.
Allocation Area shall mean a separate and distinct tax allocation area established by City Bodies
pursuant to Ind. Code § 36-7-14 et seq. for the Project Site, which Allocation Area shall be
established prior to Closing.
Ancillary Agreements shall mean, individually or collectively, the instruments and agreements
referenced or contemplated herein, including, without limitation, the Funding Agreement,
Taxpayer Agreement, Bond Documents, Garage Lease, and any other agreements or reservations
set forth therein and other documents needed to effectuate the intent of this Agreement.
Approved Costs shall mean all Hard Costs and Soft Costs (including capitalized interest on the
Bonds) related to the Project.
Assessments shall mean all general and special governmental and utility assessments.
Bonds shall mean, jointly, the Additional Bonds and the TIF Bonds.
Bond Documents shall mean the documents evidencing and/or securing the Bonds.
Bond Proceeds shall mean, jointly, the TIF Bond Proceeds and Additional Bond Proceeds.
Bond Term shall mean, with respect to the Additional Bonds and the TIF Bonds, twenty-five (25)
years from the date of issuance of such Additional Bonds or TIF Bonds.
Change Order shall mean a change order executed by the City (or its designee) and Company
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finalizing the inclusion into the Final Documents of a change proposed in a Change Order Request
by Company that is approved by the City (or its designee); provided that, in the case of a Permitted
Change, such change order shall be effective if executed only by Company.
Change Order Request shall mean a written request for a change to the Final Documents.
City Body or City Bodies shall mean the City, Building Corp., EDC and/or RDC, as applicable.
City Parcel shall mean the real property depicted in Exhibit A, which City Parcel shall not be
included as collateral for the Project Loan and shall not be subject to the Project Loan
Documents.
City Parking Spaces shall mean parking spaces in the Garage that shall be available for the City
to hold open as public parking free of charge on weekdays (Monday – Friday) 8:00a.m. -
5:00p.m. The number of City Parking Spaces shall equal the final total number of parking
spaces in the garage less the final total number of residential units in the Mixed-Use Building.
The City shall not be entitled to charge for use of the City Parking Spaces or grant and record
easements or provide licenses to other entities for use of the City Parking Spaces. Use of the
City Parking Spaces shall be governed by the Garage Lease and the Declaration.
Claims shall mean claims, liabilities, damages, injuries, losses, liens, costs, and/or expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees); provided that in no event shall Claims
include consequential or punitive damages.
Closing shall mean the completion of the following: (a) Company’s acquisition of all parcels
comprising the Project Site; (b) recordation of the Construction Phase Plat (if such recordation has
not previously occurred); (c) execution (if such execution has not previously occurred) of all
Ancillary Agreements; (d) the City’s issuance of the TIF Bonds and the purchase of the TIF Bonds
by the Company or a related entity; and (d) Project Lender issuing the Project Loan to Company
(and Company authorized to draw upon such Project Loan subject to the satisfaction of customary
draw conditions).
Closing Costs shall mean all recording fees, escrow closing costs, and such other closing fees,
costs, and charges customarily associated with closing of the TIF Bonds.
Closing Date shall mean, the date on which the Closing occurs, which date shall be by or before
the Outside Closing Date.
Company Parcel shall mean the portion of the Project Site depicted on Exhibit B, on which the
Company will construct that portion of the Project that does not sit atop the Garage.
Concept Plan shall mean the plan for the Project. The Concept Plan is attached as Exhibit C and
may be updated from time to time upon mutual agreement of Company and the City.
Construction Schedule shall mean, for the Project, the portion of the Final Documents comprised
of the scheduled date for Substantial Completion of such Project.
Construction Drawings shall mean construction drawings with respect to the construction of the
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exterior components of the Project that are approved pursuant to the Plan Refinement Process.
Construction Phase Plat shall mean the plat of the land prepared by Company that has received
all final approvals on or before Closing and is recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Hamilton
County, Indiana prior to or contemporaneous with other documents needed for Closing, which, at
a minimum creates the Garage Parcel and Company Parcel.
Cure Period shall mean a period of: (a) ten (10) days after receipt of written notice of such default
given in the case of any monetary default; and (b) thirty (30) days after a party failing to perform
or observe any other term or condition of this Agreement to be performed or observed by it receives
written notice specifying the nature of the default; provided that, if such default is of such a nature
that it cannot be remedied within thirty (30) days, despite commercially reasonable diligent efforts,
then the thirty (30) day cure period shall be extended as may be reasonably necessary for the
defaulting party to remedy the default, so long as the defaulting party: (i) commences to cure the
default within the thirty (30) day period; and (ii) diligently pursues such cure to completion;
provided that in no event shall a Cure Period extent more than ninety (90) days after the date of
default.
Declaration shall mean the “Declaration” described in Section 13(c) that governs the Project,
creates the HPR and is recorded contemporaneously with the HPR Plat, all as consistent with the
FORM HPR Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit I . The Declaration shall, among other
obligations and commitments (a) establish standards and responsibility for maintenance and repair
of the Garage; (b) state that Company is exclusively responsible for the (i) management, (ii)
maintenance, (iii) operation, (iv) insurance, (v) utilities, (vi) taxes, to the extent owed, and (vii)
repair and reconstruction of the Garage; and (c) address the following with respect to the Garage:
(i) use and operation of the City Parking Spaces, (ii) required signage, and (iii) such other terms
as may be agreed upon by the parties.
Design Development Drawings shall mean the design development drawings for the exterior
components of the Project that are approved pursuant to the Plan Refinement Process.
Diligence Period shall mean one hundred twenty (120) days commencing on the Execution Date
and terminating one hundred twenty (120) days thereafter.
Event of Default shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.
Execution Date shall mean the date set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.
Final Document(s) shall mean the final Construction Schedule and the final Construction
Drawings for the Project, as each is finalized and approved or reviewed by the City in accordance
with the Plan Refinement Process described in Section 12 and, as each may be amended, by
Permitted Changes and Change Orders.
Final Inspection shall mean an inspection of the Project after Substantial Completion thereof.
Force Majeure shall mean, with respect to Company or City Bodies, any cause that is not within
the reasonable control of Company or City Bodies, respectively, including, without limitation: (a)
an act or omission of one of the other parties hereto who is not the party claiming force majeure;
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(b) unusually inclement weather but not cold, ice, sleet, snow or hail in amounts typical in Indiana;
(c) the unusual unavailability of materials, equipment, services, or labor; and (d) utility or energy
shortages or acts or omissions of public utility providers; provided that a party’s failure to
anticipate normal and customary delays due to weather or normal and customary time periods to
obtain Required Permits shall not be deemed Force Majeure.
Funding Agreement shall mean an agreement pursuant to which the Bond Proceeds and Public
Infrastructure Proceeds shall be disbursed to Company in a commercially reasonable manner for
Approved Costs. Company shall be responsible for all costs to design and construct the Project in
excess of the Bond Proceeds and Public Infrastructure Proceeds.
Garage shall mean: (a) the parking facility to be constructed by Company within the Garage
Parcel as shown on Exhibit D containing approximately two hundred eighty (280) total parking
spaces, including the City Parking Spaces, to be constructed by Company; (b) garage entrances
and exits, ramps, elevators, stairwells, elevator lobbies, and all related facilities; and (c) all
facades, exterior walls, roofs, foundations and other structural and aesthetic components thereof
(but not including the connectors between the Garage and the Mixed-Use Building), as shown
generally on the Concept Plan.
Garage Condominium Unit shall mean that certain condominium unit, which shall be created by
the Declaration and HPR Plat, within which the Garage is to be constructed, which Garage
Condominium Unit shall be identified by a property identification number separate and distinct
from the Retail Condominium Unit and from the Multi-Family Condominium Unit.
Garage Condominium Unit Deed shall mean a limited warranty deed by which the Building
Corp. takes title to the Garage Condominium Unit, together with all improvements thereon, which
deed shall be subject only to (a) the Permitted Exceptions; and (b) matters created or consented to
by City Bodies or its successor or contemplated herein.
Garage Lease shall mean the lease by and among Building Corp., RDC, and Company pursuant
to which Building Corp. (a) shall lease the Garage Parcel to Company effective upon Closing and
continuing through the date the Declaration and HPR Plat are recorded and the Garage
Condominium Unit is transferred to the City pursuant to the Garage Condominium Unit Deed, and
(b) after creation of the Garage Condominium Unit, shall lease the Garage Condominium Unit to
Company for the Lease Term, and which lease shall: (x) be subject only to the Permitted
Exceptions; and (y) include (i) an environmental indemnity from Company; and (ii) such other
terms as are consistent with this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. The rental payments
under the Garage Lease shall be the sole liability and obligation of RDC. The Garage Lease shall
be further subject to the terms and conditions of the Declaration to be executed on or before
Closing.
Garage Owner shall mean the owner of the Garage Condominium Unit.
Garage Parcel shall mean that portion of the Project Site generally depicted on Exhibit D on
which the Garage is to be constructed.
Garage Parcel Deed shall mean a limited warranty deed by which Developer shall convey its
interest in the Garage Parcel to Building Corp. at Closing, together with all improvements thereon,
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which deed shall be subject only to (a) Permitted Exceptions; and (b) matters created or consented
to by City Bodies at Closing.
Hard Costs shall mean the costs incurred in connection with construction of the Project, which
costs are customarily known in the industry as “hard costs”.
HPR shall mean a horizontal property regime established pursuant to and consistent with Ind.
Code §32-25 et. seq.
HPR Plat shall mean the plat prepared by Company that has received all final approvals and is
recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana, which, at a minimum creates
the Garage Condominium Unit, Retail Condominium Unit and Multi-Family Condominium Unit.
Incurred Costs shall mean, if this Agreement is terminated (a) after expiration of the Diligence
Period; (b) prior to the Closing, or (c) after the Outside Closing Date, all actual, out-of-pocket,
third-party costs and expenses incurred by a party through the date of such termination, to the
extent not previously paid or reimbursed by the other party (not to exceed $100,000.00).
Inspector shall mean such party designated by the City as its inspector.
Latent Defect shall mean a Material Defect with respect to the Project that: (a) is not discovered,
and reasonably is not discoverable, by the City or Inspector during a Permitted Inspection and/or
the Final Inspection; and (b) has a material and adverse effect on the use, operation, structure, or
longevity of the Project.
Laws shall mean all applicable laws, statutes, and/or ordinances, building codes, and any
applicable governmental or judicial rules, regulations, guidelines, judgments, orders, and/or
decrees, including without limitation the City’s Unified Development Ordinance, the Nickel Plate
Code and all applicable environmental laws.
Lease Term shall mean a period of time running concurrently with the Bond Term of the
Additional Bond.
Material Defect(s) shall mean any item or component of the exterior of the Project that: (a)
contains a material defect in workmanship or materials; (b) deviates materially from the Final
Documents; or (c) has not been performed materially in accordance with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
Mixed-Use Building shall mean a mixed-use building that consists of the (a) Multi-Family
Condominium Unit; (b) Retail Condominium Unit; and (c) Garage Condominium Unit.
Multi-Family Condominium Unit shall mean that certain condominium unit, which shall be
created by the Declaration and HPR Plat, within which approximately one hundred eighty-four
(184) upscale, luxury, active adult (55 and over) residential units are located, which Multi-Family
Condominium Unit is identified by a property identification number separate and distinct from the
Retail Condominium Unit and Garage Condominium Unit.
Non-Compliance Notice shall mean a written notice identifying any Material Defect discovered
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during a Permitted Inspection or a Final Inspection.
Outside Closing Date shall mean June 30, 2024.
Permitted Change shall mean a change to a Final Document for the Project that: (a) is not material
in the overall scope and design of the Project; (b) is in conformity with the Laws; (c) does not
result in the Final Document containing a Material Defect; and (d) does not make it unlikely,
impracticable, or impossible for Company to complete and open the Project, or any component
thereof, by the applicable date set forth in a Construction Schedule. In addition to the foregoing,
any change required by the Laws shall constitute a Permitted Change.
Permitted Exceptions shall mean: (a) the lien of Current Year Taxes and Assessments not
delinquent; (b) this Agreement, together with any Ancillary Agreements including, without
limitation, the Declaration and the Taxpayer Agreement; and (c) such other matters as are accepted
by the City Bodies (as applicable) in writing or which Company or City Bodies (as applicable) is
deemed to have waived pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Plan Refinement Process shall mean the process described in Section 12 hereof.
Plan Review Panel shall mean a plan review panel comprised of the City’s Economic
Development Director and such other parties as may hereafter be designated by the City in a
written notice to Company.
Pledged Increment shall mean one hundred (100%) of the tax increment revenue generated within
the Allocation Area.
Project shall mean the development and construction of the (a) Mixed-Use Building on the Project
Site; and (b) the Public Infrastructure, which Project is expected to represent an aggregate
investment of approximately Eighty-Nine Million and no/100 Dollars ($89,000,000.00) in the
City.
Project Lender shall mean a financial institution that is not affiliated with Company making the
Project Loan, and any successor or assignee thereof.
Project Loan(s) shall mean one (1) or more construction loans to Company, the proceeds of
which, along with the Bond Proceeds and Public Infrastructure Proceeds shall be used to fund
development and construction of the Project. The Project Loan shall be disbursed pursuant to the
Project Loan Documents (and not pursuant to the Funding Agreement), and the proceeds available
at Closing (subject to the satisfaction of customary draw conditions).
Project Loan Documents shall mean, individually or collectively and for the Project, the
documents evidencing or securing the Project Loan(s).
Property Inspections shall mean surveys, borings, tests, inspections, examinations, studies, and
investigations, including, without limitation, environmental assessments.
Project Site shall mean the six (6_) parcels of real property identified on Exhibit E .
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Public Infrastructure Improvements shall mean, individually or collectively, (a) Public
Streetscape Improvements; and (b) the Utility Relocation.
Public Infrastructure Proceeds shall mean not more than _______________ Thousand and
no/100 Dollars ($_____________) disbursed to Company to pay for a portion of the Public
Infrastructure Improvements pursuant to the Funding Agreement.
Public Streetscape Improvements shall mean all streetscape and other infrastructure
improvements required by and consistent with the Laws (including the Nickel Plate Code) for the
Project that shall be constructed by Company and generally (but not always) are located in the
areas between the curb (not including the curb) and the Multi-Family Building as shown on
Exhibit F.
Real Estate Taxes shall mean all real estate taxes levied on, against, or with respect to all or any
specified portion of the Project and Project Site.
Required Permits shall mean all permits, licenses, approvals, and consents required by the Laws
for construction, occupancy and use of the Project.
Retail Condominium Unit shall mean a condominium unit, which shall be created by the
Declaration and the HPR Plat, within the Mixed-Use Building containing approximately sixteen
thousand, five hundred square feet (16,500 sq. ft.) of commercial and/or retail and restaurant
space along 116th Street adjacent to the First Internet Bank building, which Retail Condominium
Unit shall be identified by a property identification number separate and distinct from the Multi-
Family Condominium Unit and the Garage Condominium Unit.
Schematic Design Drawings shall mean for the Project the schematic design drawings for the
exterior components of the Project that are approved as a result of the Plan Refinement Process.
Site Plan shall mean the site plan for the Project that is approved pursuant to the Plan Refinement
Process.
Soft Costs shall mean costs incurred in connection with the Project, which costs are customarily
known in the industry as “soft costs”.
Substantial Completion shall mean, with respect to the Project, the later of the date that: (a)
Company receives a final or temporary certificate of occupancy for such Project; and (b) the date
that Company’s architect certifies, per AIA Form G704, that the construction of the Project is
substantially complete in material compliance with all Laws, this Agreement, the Final Documents
(subject to Permitted Changes and Change Orders), and the Required Permits subject only to tenant
improvements, certificates of occupancy for individual tenant spaces, landscaping and minor
punch list items that do not materially interfere with the use or operation thereof.
Survey shall mean an ALTA survey of the Project Site, certified as of a current date by a reputable
licensed surveyor; which Survey does not show any matters that would: (a) materially and
adversely interfere with the construction and/or use of the Project; or (b) render construction of
the Project unusually difficult or costly.
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Taxpayer Agreement shall mean the agreement described in Section 14 hereof.
TIF Bond(s) shall mean one or more series of taxable or tax exempt (as determined by the City
Bodies, in their sole reasonable discretion) economic development revenue bonds to be issued
under Ind. Code § 36-7-12 et. seq. in a maximum par amount that Company and City Bodies jointly
determine will ensure that, including a three percent (3%) annual increase in Real Estate Taxes for
the Project Site during each year of the Bond Term, one hundred percent (100%) of all tax
increment revenue generated in the Allocation Area is utilized to pay debt service on the TIF
Bonds. The TIF Bonds shall be payable solely from the Pledged Increment, and City Bodies shall
not be obligated to provide any other source of payment or security for the TIF Bonds. The TIF
Bonds are estimated to be issued in the par amount of __________ and no/100 Dollars
($__________.00) and produce the net Bond Proceeds as set forth and described on Exhibit G
attached hereto; provided, however, such amounts are subject to change based on the date on which
the structures on the Project Site are demolished, the date on which the Bonds are issued and other
relevant variables.
TIF Bond Proceeds shall mean the proceeds of the TIF Bond(s), which TIF Bond Proceeds shall
be used to pay (a) Approved Costs, (b) Closing Costs, and (c) reasonably incurred and documented
administrative costs of the City associated with maintaining the TIF Bond.
TIF Bond Interest Rate shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11(d).
Title Insurer shall mean First American Title Insurance Company, Gina Longere.
Utility Relocation shall mean the location and/or relocation of utilities serving, or that will serve,
the Project Site at adequate pressures, and in sufficient quantities and volumes, for the construction
and use of the Project in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
2. Interpretation; Term and Other General Matters.
(a) The terms "include", "including" and "such as" shall each be construed as if
followed by the phrase "without being limited to".
(b) Whenever a Party’s consent, approval, agreement or election is required or
permitted by this Agreement, such consent, approval, agreement or election shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(c) The term of this Agreement shall be for the period commencing on the Execution
Date and continuing through the first to occur of (i) Substantial Completion of the Project, or (ii)
termination of this Agreement. Except as expressly set forth otherwise herein, this Agreement
shall terminate upon the expiration of this term of this Agreement; provided, however, the
obligation of the Parties (i) to pay any money owed pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii) pursuant to
Section 12(l) (for a period of ten (10) years from Substantial Completion), shall survive
termination of this Agreement.
3. City’s Obligations. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the applicable City
Body shall: (a) in connection with Company, jointly submit the Construction Phase Plat for final
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approval and recordation at or prior to Closing; (b) execute and perform (or cause the applicable
City Bodies to execute and perform) the Ancillary Agreements; (c) at Closing, issue the TIF Bonds
and, consistent with the Funding Agreement, make available the TIF Bond Proceeds for Approved
Costs together with Closing Costs (thereafter, disbursement of TIF Bond Proceeds shall not be
made more frequently than monthly); (d) within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date, (i) issue the
Additional Bond, and (ii) consistent with the Funding Agreement, make available the Additional
Bond Proceeds for Approved Costs (disbursement of Additional Bond Proceeds shall not be made
more frequently than monthly); (e) prior to Closing, create the Allocation Area and pledge the
Pledged Increment to repayment of the TIF Bonds; (f) beginning at Closing and consistent with
the Funding Agreement make available the Public Infrastructure Proceeds for Company’s cost to
complete the Public Infrastructure (disbursement of Public Infrastructure Proceeds shall not be
made more frequently than monthly); (g) provide all stormwater improvements necessary to allow
the Project to connect into a stormwater system at one or more points in the right-of-way
immediately adjacent to the Project Site so that no stormwater detention or stormwater quality
infrastructure is required to be constructed on the Project Site; (h) immediately after the recording
of the Declaration and the HPR Plat, transfer and convey any and all of its title, rights and interests
in the Multi-Family Condominium Unit to Company by Limited Warranty Deed: (i) provide
reasonable assistance to Company in connection with any zoning changes or variances determined
to be necessary or appropriate by Company for the construction and use of the Project in
accordance with the Final Documents (subject to Permitted Changes and Change Orders);
provided, however, City Bodies shall not be obligated to incur any expenses in connection with
such assistance; (j) convey all title, rights and interests in its property parcel to Company known
as “Rotary Park” and having the Parcel ID: 15-15-06-01-01-001.000, and (k) execute or have
executed the Garage Lease which includes, but is not limited to, construction phase easements
benefitting the Company, and (l) exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cause the review and
timely issuance of the City’s development and permit applications necessary to develop and
construct the Project on the Project Site, including, whenever reasonably possible, coordinating
with Company to lower the Project’s costs by supporting the issuance of interim, partial, and/or
conditional approvals to allow project critical activities to occur while reserving final approval of
less critical activities, to the extent allowed by the Laws; provided, however, City Bodies shall not
be obligated to incur expenses related to such assistance.
4. Company’s Obligations. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company
shall: (a) at or before Closing, acquire (either by purchase by the Company or by contribution by
the current owner(s) to the Company) all parcels of the Project Site to the extent not currently
owned by Company; (b) in connection with the City, jointly submit the Construction Phase Plat
for final approval and recordation; (c) at Closing, transfer the Garage Parcel to the City; (d) at
Closing, acquire or cause a related entity to acquire the TIF Bond; (e) complete the Project,
including, without limitation, the Public Infrastructure, substantially in accordance with the Final
Documents (subject to Change Orders and Permitted Changes); (f) at it sole cost and expense,
complete the HPR; (g) if applicable, within thirty (30) days of the recording of the Declaration and
the HPR Plat, transfer and convey any and all of its title, rights and interests in the Garage
Condominium Unit to the Building Corp. by a Limited Warranty Deed; (h) pay, when due, all Real
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Estate Taxes and Assessments on the Project and the Project Site; (i) make or cause to be made
the payments required by the Taxpayer Agreement; (j) obtain the Project Loan and ensure that
proceeds of the Project Loans are available on the Closing Date (subject to the satisfaction of
customary draw conditions); and (k) execute and perform the Ancillary Agreements.
5. Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
(a) Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Closing shall occur
(i) on a date designated by Company that is by or before the Outside Closing Date, and (ii) at the
office of the Title Insurer or at such other place as the City and Company mutually may agree.
(b) Deliveries - Closing. At Closing, unless another time is specifically stated, or the
act has previously occurred:
(i) Company shall execute and deliver to the City evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the City that it has closed the Project Loan and is entitled to draw on the Project
Loan beginning on such Closing Date (subject to the satisfaction of customary draw conditions);
(ii) The applicable City Bodies and the Company shall execute and deliver the
Ancillary Agreements;
(iii) The applicable City Bodies and the Company shall execute and deliver the
Bond Documents for the TIF Bonds;
(iv) The applicable City Bodies and the Company shall execute and deliver
copies of such resolutions, consents of members, partners, officers and/or shareholders and other
evidence as the City Bodies, Company, or the Title Insurer reasonably may request;
(v) The applicable City Bodies and the Company shall execute and deliver such
other customary documents or instruments as the City Bodies, Company or the Title Insurer may
request in connection with the Closing;
(vi) The Company shall deliver certificates of policies of insurance required
pursuant to Exhibit H;
(vii) Company shall be exclusively responsible for all Closing Costs; provided,
however, TIF Bond Proceeds may be used to pay such Closing Costs; and
(viii) Each Party shall be responsible for its own legal fees incurred in connection
with negotiation of this Agreement and the Closing contemplated by this Agreement.
6. Taxes. At all times during Company’s ownership of the Project and the Project Site, Company
assumes and agrees to pay or cause to be paid all Real Estate Taxes and Assessments becoming a
lien against the Project Site whenever due and payable without challenging or appealing the
assessed value of the Project, the applicable tax rate, or the application of the tax rate to the
assessed value provided, however, the foregoing shall not operate to prohibit an appeal based upon:
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(a) the application of the incorrect tax rate; (b) mathematical error or (c) after the Project has been
fully assessed, the taxes billed for any calendar year have (i) increased by more than five percent
(5%) over the taxes billed for the prior calendar year, and (ii) the assessment for the Project in the
year of such increase is inconsistent with assessment of other real property similar to the Project
in age, size, use and other relevant factors.
7. Conditions to Company Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, the obligations of Company with respect to the Project Closing are subject to the
satisfaction or waiver in writing, of the following prior to the applicable period specified in this
Section 7:
(a) Environmental Condition. Prior to expiration of the Diligence Period, Company
shall have conducted all Property Inspections that it deems to be necessary or appropriate and has
determined that there: (i) is no contamination or pollution of the Project Site, or any groundwater
thereunder, by any hazardous waste, material, or substance in violation of any Laws; (ii) are no
underground storage tanks located on the Project Site; and (iii) are no wetlands on the Project Site.
(b) Physical Condition. Prior to expiration of the Diligence Period, Company shall
have determined that no test, inspection, examination, study, or investigation of the Project Site
establishes that there are conditions that would interfere materially with the construction and use
of the Project or require unusually costly development techniques, in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
(c) Zoning. Prior to the Closing, Company shall determine that the Project Site is
appropriately zoned for the Project.
(d) Utility Availability. Prior to the expiration of the Diligence Period, Company shall
have determined that gas, electricity, telephone, cable, water, storm and sanitary sewer, and other
utility services are or will be: (i) in adjoining public rights-of-way or properly granted utility
easements; and (ii) serving, or will serve, the Project Site at adequate pressures, and in sufficient
quantities and volumes, for the construction and use of the Project in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
(e) Required Permits. Prior to the Closing, Company shall have (i) obtained; or
(ii) determined that it shall be able to obtain, all Required Permits then available for the Project;
(f) Financial Ability. Prior to the Closing, Company shall have determined that it has
adequate funds (Project Loan proceeds, Bond Proceeds, Public Infrastructure Proceeds and/or cash
on hand) to construct the Project.
(g) Ancillary Agreements. On or before the Closing Date, the City (or the applicable
City Bodies) and Company, each exercising commercially reasonable discretion, shall have
approved and executed (or execute at the Closing) the Ancillary Agreements.
(h) Bond Proceeds/Public Infrastructure Proceeds. On or before the Closing Date, City
Bodies, using commercially reasonable efforts, shall have: (i) taken all action necessary to
authorize the Bonds; and (ii) demonstrated that the (1) Bond Proceeds, and (2) Public
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Infrastructure Proceeds, shall be made available to Company in accordance with the Funding
Agreement.
(i) Financing Documents. On or before the Closing Date, the Project Loan shall be
closed, and in connection therewith, the Project Loan Documents, and any additional documents
relating thereto, shall be fully executed by all parties thereto and the proceeds of the Project Loan
shall be immediately available to Company without Company’s satisfaction of any additional
conditions (except for the satisfaction of customary draw conditions).
(j) Construction Phase Plat. On or before the Closing Date, the Construction Phase
Plat shall have received final approval from the Transfer and Mapping Department of the office of
the Auditor of Hamilton County, Indiana, and be recorded.
(k) City Body Approvals. As of the Closing Date, City Bodies shall have obtained all
consents and approvals, and adopted all resolutions, required to be obtained and/or adopted in
connection with the execution of, and the performance of its obligations under, this Agreement,
the Ancillary Agreements, and any Bond Documents to which it is a party.
(l) Compliance. As of the Closing Date, this Agreement, and compliance with the
terms hereof, are not in violation of any applicable Laws and no claims or causes of action asserting
any violation of Laws shall have been asserted or threatened by any third party.
(m) No Breach. As of the Closing Date: (i) there shall be no breach of this Agreement
by City Bodies that the applicable City Body has failed to cure within the Cure Period; and (ii) all
the representations in Section 10(a) shall be true and accurate in all material respects.
Subject to Section 9, if any of the conditions set forth in this Section are not, or cannot be,
timely and completely satisfied, then, as its sole and exclusive remedy, Company either may elect
to: (A) waive in writing satisfaction of the conditions and proceed to the Closing; or (B) terminate
this Agreement and any executed Ancillary Agreements by delivery of written notice to City
Bodies; provided, that, with respect to any unsatisfied conditions resulting from a breach of this
Agreement by a City Body, Company shall have all of the rights and remedies set forth in Section
15. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Company shall (1) work diligently
and in good faith to satisfy the conditions set forth in this Section, and (2) if Company fails to
terminate this Agreement for any unsatisfied condition on or before the expiration of the time
period specified for satisfaction of such condition, Company shall be deemed to have waived such
condition and shall proceed to Closing.
8. Conditions to City Bodies’ Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, the obligations of City Bodies with respect to proceeding to the Closing are subject to the
satisfaction or waiver in writing, of the following prior to the applicable period specified in this
Section:
(a) Required Permits. Prior to Closing, Company shall have obtained, or City Bodies
shall have determined that Company shall be able to obtain, all Required Permits then available
for the Project.
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(b) Financial Ability. Prior to Closing, Company shall have demonstrated to City
Bodies that it has adequate funds (Project Loan proceeds, Bond Proceeds, Public Infrastructure
Proceeds and/or cash on hand) to construct the Project.
(c) Environmental Condition. Prior to the expiration of the Diligence Period,
Company shall have demonstrated to City Bodies that there: (i) is no contamination or pollution
of the Project Site or any groundwater thereunder by any hazardous waste, material, or substance
in violation of any Laws; (ii) are no underground storage tanks located on the Project Site; and (iii)
are no wetlands on the Project Site. As of the expiration of the Diligence Period, there shall not
have been any material adverse change in the environmental condition of the Project Site.
(d) Physical Condition. Prior to the expiration of the Diligence Period, City Bodies
shall have determined that no test, inspection, examination, study, or investigation of the Project
Site establishes that there are conditions that would interfere materially with the construction and
use of the Project in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(e) Ancillary Agreements. Prior to Closing, the City (or the applicable City Bodies)
and Company, each exercising commercially reasonable discretion, shall have approved and
executed (or at Closing will execute) the Ancillary Agreements.
(f) Financing Documents. On or before the Closing Date, the Project Loan shall be
closed, and in connection therewith, the Project Loan Documents, and any additional documents
relating thereto shall be fully executed by all parties thereto and the proceeds of the Project Loan
shall be immediately available to Company without Company’s satisfaction of any additional
conditions (except for the satisfaction of customary draw conditions).
(g) Procedure. Prior to the expiration of the Diligence Period, the Parties have agreed
on the terms on which the Bonds will be issued, and each of the City Bodies has completed all
procedures required by the Laws in connection with consummating the transaction contemplated
herein, including that all recommendations, approvals, authorizations, resolutions, and/or
ordinances required to be completed, obtained, and/or adopted in connection with: (i) the issuance
and sale of the Bonds on the terms to which the Parties have agreed; (ii) the use of the Bond
Proceeds to pay Approved Costs incurred in connection with the Project; (iii) the pledging of the
Pledged Increment to the payment of debt service on the TIF Bonds; (iv) the Allocation Area has
been established; and (v) the City has available the Public Infrastructure Proceeds.
(h) Construction Phase Plat. On or before the Closing Date, the Plat shall have received
final approval from the Transfer and Mapping Department of the office of the Auditor of Hamilton
County, Indiana, and be recorded.
(i) Company Approvals. On or before the Closing Date, Company has obtained all
consents and approvals, and adopted all resolutions, required to be obtained and/or adopted in
connection with the execution of, and the performance of its obligations under, this Agreement,
the Ancillary Agreements, and any Bond Documents to which it is a party.
(j) Compliance. As of the Closing Date, this Agreement, and compliance with the
terms hereof, are not in violation of any applicable Laws and no claims or causes of action asserting
any violation of Laws shall have been asserted or threatened by any third party.
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(k) No Breach. As of the Closing Date: (i) there shall be no breach of this Agreement
by Company that Company has failed to cure within the Cure Period; and (ii) the representations
and warranties set forth in Subsections 10(b) and (c) shall be true and accurate in all material
respects.
Subject to Section 9, if one or more of the conditions set forth in this Section is not, or
cannot be, timely and completely satisfied, then, as their sole and exclusive remedy, City Bodies
either may elect to: (i) waive in writing satisfaction of the conditions and proceed to the Closing;
or (ii) terminate this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by a written notice to Company;
provided, that, with respect to any unsatisfied conditions resulting from a breach of this Agreement
by Company, City Bodies shall have all of the rights and remedies set forth in Section 15. If City
Bodies terminate pursuant to this Section, City shall pay Company its Public Infrustructure
Improvement costs expended and committed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, (1) City Bodies shall work diligently and in good faith to satisfy the conditions set forth in
this Section; and (2) if the applicable City Body fails to terminate this Agreement for any
unsatisfied condition on or before the expiration of the time period specified for satisfaction of
such condition, such City Body shall be deemed to have waived such condition and shall proceed
to Closing.
9. Incurred Costs and Failure to Close. Each of the City Bodies and Company is entering into
this Agreement, and incurring significant expense, under the good-faith assumption that the other
party will proceed to Closing on or before the Outside Closing Date, unless otherwise mutually
agreed in writing by the Company and City. Accordingly, if, after expiration of the Diligence
Period, Closing does not occur on or before the Outside Closing Date:
(a) due to (i) a continuing Event of Default by one of the City Bodies, (ii) failure of the
applicable City Body to satisfy the condition included in Sections 8(e), (g) or (j) (provided that, in
any instance, the parties have agreed on the terms) or (iii) failure of any City Body to comply with
the representations and warranties included in Section 10(a), then City Bodies shall reimburse
Company for its Incurred Costs.
(b) due to (i) a continuing Event of Default by Company, (ii) failure of Company to
satisfy the conditions included in Section 7(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) (i), (j) or (l), or (iii) failure
of Company to comply with the representations and warranties included in Sections 10(b) or (c),
then Company shall reimburse the City for its Incurred Costs.
(c) If this Agreement is terminated for any reason other than those set forth above, then
each party shall be responsible for paying its own costs and expenses.
(d) Any reimbursement or action required under this Section 9 shall be paid or
performed, as applicable, by such party within thirty (30) days after receipt of written invoice or
notice therefor, together with reasonable evidence supporting the amount set forth in such invoice.
10. Representations and Warranties
(a) City Bodies. Each City Body represents and warrants to Company that: (i) it shall
not enter into any contracts or undertakings that would limit, conflict with, or constitute a breach
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of this Agreement; (ii) the City is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Indiana; (iii) RDC is the governing body of the City of Fishers Redevelopment
Department organized and existing under the laws of the State of Indiana; (iv) EDC is the
governing body of the City of Fishers Economic Development Department organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Indiana; (v) Building Corp., is an Indiana nonprofit corporation; (vi)
subject to completion of the applicable proceedings required by Laws, it has the power: (A) to
enter into this Agreement; and (B) to perform its obligations hereunder; (vii) it has been duly
authorized by proper action: (A) to execute and deliver this Agreement; and (B) to perform its
obligations hereunder, (viii) this Agreement is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of it; and
(ix) it has not engaged or dealt with any real estate broker or agent in connection with the Project,
Project Site, or this transaction and no person or entity is entitled to claim a commission or fee in
connection with this transaction or otherwise by, through, or as a result of, the acts or omissions
of a City Body.
(b) Company. Company represents and warrants to each City Body that: (i) Developer
is an Indiana limited liability company, duly existing and validly formed under the laws of the
State of Indiana; (ii) Owner is an Indiana corporation, duly existing and validly formed under the
laws of the State of Indiana; (iii) it shall not enter into any contracts or undertakings that would
limit, conflict with, or constitute a breach of this Agreement; (iv) it has the authority: (A) to enter
into this Agreement; and (B) to perform its obligations hereunder, (v) it duly has been authorized
by proper action: (A) to execute and deliver this Agreement; and (B) to perform its obligations
hereunder; (vi) this Agreement is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of Company; (vii) neither
it nor any party affiliated with it has engaged or dealt with any real estate broker or agent in
connection with the Project, the Project Site, or this transaction and no person or entity is entitled
to claim a commission or fee in connection with this transaction by, through, or as a result of, the
acts or omissions of Company or any party affiliated with Company; and (viii) it will not
discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion,
sex, sexual identification, sexual orientation, or national origin. If Company has employees,
Company agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for
employment, notices setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause; and, if Company
has employees, Company will state, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by
or on behalf of Company, that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual identification, sexual orientation, or national
origin. Company states that it does not currently have employees.
(c) E-Verify. All terms defined in IND. CODE § 22-5-1.7 et seq. are adopted and
incorporated into this Section. Pursuant to IND. CODE § 22-5-1.7 et seq., if Company has
employees, Company covenants to enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all of its
employees using the E-Verify program, if it has not already done so as of the Execution Date. If
Company has employees, within ten (10) days after the Execution Date, Company shall execute
an affidavit affirming that: (i) it is enrolled and is participating in the E-Verify program; and (ii) it
does not knowingly employ any unauthorized aliens. In support of the affidavit, Company shall
provide the City with documentation that it has enrolled and is participating in the E-Verify
program if it has employees. This Agreement shall not take effect until said affidavit is signed by
Company and delivered to the City’s authorized representative if Company has employees.
Company states that it does not currently have employees.
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11. Allocation Area and Pledged Increment.
(a) Allocation Area. Subject to (i) all procedures required by the Laws, and (ii) the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, prior to Closing, City Bodies shall establish the Allocation
Area, and RDC shall pledge the Pledged Increment to the repayment of the TIF Bonds for the
Bond Term. Pledged Increment will be utilized first to make current payments of interest and
principal on the Bonds, second, to remedy any prior shortfalls with respect to payments of interest
and principal on the TIF Bonds, and third, to redeem the TIF Bonds prior to their maturity. City
Bodies shall not pledge to the repayment of the TIF Bonds any tax revenues or other funds of the
City, except the Pledged Increment. City Bodies shall not be liable for any shortfall in the Pledged
Increment. Any amounts due and owing on the TIF Bonds at the expiration of the Bond Term
shall be forgiven. For the avoidance of doubt, the Allocation Area shall be established prior to
Closing.
(b) TIF Revenue Shortfalls. In the event Pledged Increment is, in any given period,
insufficient to make payment on the TIF Bonds, such shortfall shall accrue and be payable from
future Pledged Increment during the Bond Term and no other source of City Bodies. In the event
and to the extent Company or any affiliate makes any payment on the TIF Bonds, Company or
such affiliate will be subrogated to the rights of City Bodies to receive Pledged Increment in excess
of current amounts payable on the Bonds in any subsequent time period. Such amounts payable
to Company or such affiliate will bear interest at the same rate or rates as the TIF Bond.
(c) Excess Pledged TIF Revenue. To the extent Pledged Increment is available in
amounts in excess of the amount to make the then due or past due payments on the TIF Bonds
(pursuant to Subsection 11(b) above), such excess Pledged Increment shall be used to redeem the
TIF Bonds prior to their maturity. Thereafter, any tax increment revenue generated within the
Allocation Area shall be used for any purpose determined by the RDC, in its sole discretion.
(d) Interest During Construction. At the option and discretion of Company, the TIF
Bonds may bear interest (i) at zero percent from their date of issuance until Substantial Completion
(and, thereafter, at the TIF Bond Interest Rate (as hereinafter defined)); or (ii) at the Bond Interest
Rate from their date of issuance throughout the Bond Term. After the Project has been assessed
and is generating increment, the TIF Bonds will (i) bear interest at the Bond Interest Rate and (ii)
be in accordance with the City authorizations relating to the TIF Bonds. For purposes of this
Agreement, the “TIF Bond Interest Rate” shall mean a rate intended to be equal to or less than
eight percent (8.0%) (except for the potential of a zero percent (0%) rate until Substantial
Completion), as determined jointly by the Parties, each in the exercise of its reasonable discretion.
(e) Costs of Issuance and Administrative Fees. Company shall be solely liable for all
bond issuance costs and administrative fees, including bond and other counsel fees for both City
Bodies and Company, which amounts shall be paid from Bond Proceeds.
(f) Bond Structuring. The TIF Bonds may be structured in one or more series to
support the multi-component and phased nature of the Project.
(g) Garage Tax-Exempt. It is the Parties intent in structuring the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement that the Garage shall be exempt from real property taxes during
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the Bond Term. If at any time during the Bond Term real property taxes related to the Garage are
due and are paid by Company pursuant to Section 13(c)(ii), prior to such payment by the Company,
the City Bodies shall (i) provide reasonable assistance to Company in its request to Hamilton
County to recognize the Garage as tax exempt; provided, however, City Bodies shall not be
obligated to incur any expenses in connection with such assistance and shall not be liable for the
result of any such request; and (ii) reimburse Company for any money actually received by City
Bodies as a result of the Garage being taxes, which amount will not include any referenda or
taxable amounts resulting from the base assessment for the Project Site.
12. Plan Refinement Process.
This Plan Refinement Process shall govern development and construction of the Project.
At its sole cost and expense, Company shall submit for review and approval the following
documents, which documents shall be submitted to the City in the order listed below, with respect
to the Project:
(a) Site Plan.
(b) Schematic Design Drawings.
(c) Design Development Drawings.
(d) Construction Drawings and Construction Schedule.
(e) Approval of Submitted Document. Within fourteen (14) days after the City receives each of
the Site Plan, the Schematic Design Drawings, the Design Development Drawings, the
Construction Drawings and the Construction Schedule (each, a “Submitted Document”), the City
shall deliver to Company written notice that it approves or rejects the Submitted Document;
provided that, if the City rejects all or any part of a Submitted Document, then such notice shall:
(i) specify the part or parts that City is rejecting; and (ii) include the specific basis for such
rejection. Upon the City’s approval of a Submitted Document, or if the City fails to respond within
the time period provided above, any such Submitted Document shall be deemed approved.
Provided that a Submitted Document complies with the Laws, the City shall approve each
Submitted Document if it is materially consistent with the immediately preceding Submitted
Document approved by the City. For example, and without limitation, if the Design Development
Drawings comply with the Laws and are materially consistent with the Schematic Design
Drawings, the City shall approve the Design Development Drawings.
(f) Resubmitted Documents. If, at any stage of the Plan Refinement Process, the City, rather than
approving any Submitted Document, instead notifies Company that it rejects a Submitted
Document (each, a “Rejected Document”), then Company shall promptly: (i) revise the Rejected
Document; and (ii) resubmit the foregoing to the City. The City shall follow the review procedure
described in foregoing Subsection (e), and Company shall revise and resubmit any Rejected
Document in accordance with the preceding sentence until such Rejected Document is approved
(each, a “Resubmitted Document”). Upon approval of any Resubmitted Document or if the City
fails to respond within the time period provided above, the Resubmitted Document shall become
final and part of the Project, subject to modifications by Change Order approved by the City and
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Permitted Changes. Notwithstanding the involvement of the City in the Plan Refinement Process,
Company shall be responsible for ensuring that Resubmitted Documents and Change Orders
approved by the City in writing are implemented in design for the Project.
(g) Change Orders and Permitted Changes.
(i) If Company desires to make changes to the Final Documents (that are not a
Permitted Change), then Company shall submit a Change Order Request to the City for
review and approval. Within fourteen (14) days after the City receives the Change Order
Request, the City shall deliver to Company written notice that it approves or rejects the
Change Order Request; provided that, if the City rejects all or any part of a Change Order
Request, then such notice shall: (A) specify the part or parts that City is rejecting; and (B)
include the specific basis for such rejection. Upon the City’s approval of a Change Order
Request, or if the City fails to respond within the time period provided above, any such
Change Order Request (and the Change Order) shall be deemed approved. Change Order
Requests shall be deemed to be Submitted Documents.
(ii) Company shall not be required to obtain the approval of the City with
respect to a Permitted Change.
(h) Permits. Company acknowledges that the Plan Refinement Process is in addition
to, and not in lieu of, any plan review or Required Permits required under applicable Laws, and it
shall not be deemed a warranty or representation of any kind by City Bodies that Submitted
Documents or Resubmitted Documents comply with, or are approved under, applicable Laws.
Prior to commencing construction, Company shall obtain Required Permits for the Project that are
available prior to commencement and shall obtain the remainder of the Required Permits upon
availability. The City shall use reasonable efforts to assist Company in its efforts to obtain the
Required Permits. Company acknowledges that City Bodies cannot (and do not) guarantee that it
will be able to obtain the Required Permits.
(i) Review Panel. Consistent with the Laws and notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein, the City, at its option, may delegate all or any part of its review, approval,
or rejection obligations pursuant to this Section 12 to the Plan Review Panel; provided, that no
such delegation shall extend any of the timing deadlines set forth in this Section 12. Any
determination by the Plan Review Panel shall be binding on City Bodies.
(j) Permitted Inspection. Upon reasonable written notice delivered to Company,
which notice shall specify the portion of the construction to be inspected, the City may perform a
Permitted Inspection; provided, however, Permitted Inspections shall not typically occur more than
one (1) time per calendar month. Within seven (7) business days after a Permitted Inspection, the
City may deliver to Company, a Non-Compliance Notice. If the City timely delivers a Non-
Compliance Notice, then Company shall correct, or cause to be corrected, as soon as is
commercially practicable, all Material Defects identified in the Non-Compliance Notice, except
and to the extent that any such Material Defect previously have been accepted, or deemed to have
been accepted, by the City. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, all items or
components of the Project with respect to which no Material Defect is identified in a timely
Non-Compliance Notice shall be deemed to be accepted by the City.
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(k) Final Inspection. If Company delivers to the City a written request for a Final
Inspection, then, on or before the later of the date that is ten (10) business days after: (i) receipt of
such request; or (ii) the date specified in such request as the Substantial Completion date; the City
shall: (A) conduct the Final Inspection; and (B) deliver a Non-Compliance Notice (if applicable)
to Company; provided that: (1) upon receipt of a Non-Compliance Notice, Company shall correct,
or cause to be corrected, as soon as is commercially practicable, all Material Defects identified in
the Non-Compliance Notice; and (2) all then-completed items or components of the Project with
respect to which no Material Defects are identified in a timely Non-Compliance Notice shall be
deemed to be accepted by the City. If the City fails to conduct a Final Inspection within the time
period provided above, the Project shall be deemed to be accepted by the City. All Material
Defects shall be completed as soon as commercially practicable; and, upon correction of all
Material Defect identified in the Non-Compliance Notice, the applicable work shall be deemed
completed. Upon: (y) correction of all Material Defects identified in the Non-Compliance Notice;
or (z) deemed acceptance pursuant to this Subsection; the City shall have no further inspection
rights except to ensure compliance by Company with the Required Permits and as permitted by
the Laws.
(l) Failure to Cure. If Company fails to cure any item in a Non-Compliance Notice or
any Latent Defect identified in writing by the City, within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of
such notice, then the City, in addition to any other right or remedy provided herein (and regardless
of any Cure Period provided herein), shall be entitled to Two Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars
($250.00) per day from Company for each day after the expiration of such 45-day period that any
items in any (i) Non-Compliance Notice remain incomplete; or (ii) other notice of any Latent
Defect remain incomplete; provided that, if such Material Defect or Latent Defect is of such a
nature that it cannot be remedied within forty-five (45) days, despite reasonably diligent efforts,
then the forty-five (45) day period shall be extended as may be reasonably necessary for Company
to remedy such Material Defect or Latent Defect (not to exceed ninety (90) days) so long as
Company commences to remedy such Material Defect or Latent Defect within the forty-five (45)
day period and thereafter continuously and diligently pursues such remedy to completion.
(m) General. In the case of a Permitted Inspection or the Final Inspection, the Parties
shall: (i) comply with all health and safety rules of which such party has been informed that have
been established for personnel present on the construction site; and (ii) coordinate the inspections
so that the inspections do not interfere with the performance of construction. The City and
Company each shall have the right to accompany, and/or have its construction manager
accompany, the inspecting party during any Permitted Inspection and/or the Final Inspection.
(n) No Waiver of Police Power. The foregoing rights in favor of the City shall be
addition to, and not in lieu of, any rights and remedies the City may have under this Agreement or
applicable Laws; and nothing set forth herein shall be deemed to waive any authority, right,
remedy, or power vested in any City Bodies under applicable Laws.
(o) Information Review. Upon City’s request, Company agrees to permit the the City
to review and inspect copies of the following: (i) any third-party inspections and reports related to
the construction of the Project; or (ii) receipts, invoices or other financial documents related to
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construction of the Project.
13. Garage Condominium Unit Conveyance & Declaration.
(a) So long as there is no default by Company under the Garage Lease that has not been
cured within the applicable cure period thereunder, then upon expiration of the Garage Lease,
City shall execute and deliver (or cause Building Corp. to execute and deliver): (i) a limited
warranty deed conveying the Garage Condominium Unit and all improvements to Company or
its designee (subject to any matters existing as of the Closing Date; any matters created by,
caused by, consented to, or suffered by, Company or contemplated hereby, including any
security interests for the Project Loan and any subsequent loans on the Project obtained by
Company (or its successors hereunder); the Declaration; and any liens arising in due course
under any Ancillary Agreements or from any labor or materials provided to the Project for or on
behalf of Company or any party acting for, or on behalf of, Company; and (ii) such other
instruments with respect to the Garage Condominium Unit as City and Company reasonably
agree are necessary.
(b) Whether concerning the conveyance of the Garage Condominium Unit from Company to
the Building Corp. pursuant to Section 4(f) or from the Building Corp. to the Company pursuant
to Section 13(a), the City Bodies shall bear no costs or expenses in connection with the closing
of the conveyances of the Garage Condominium Unit, including, without limitation, any
obligation with regard to any expenses associated with the Garage Condominium Unit, survey
costs, closing costs, or the payment of any Real Estate Taxes or Assessments; provided that, City
shall be responsible for payment of its legal fees and expenses and any title insurance (in the
instance of the conveyance under Section 4(f)).
(c) Declaration.
(i) Pursuant to the Declaration and consistent with completing the HPR, City Bodies
and Company shall make, create, or reserve easements for: (1) vertical and horizontal support
with respect to Garage and the other portions of the Mixed-Use Building; (2) vehicular access,
ingress, and egress; (3) parking (including, without limitation, that the Declaration shall address
the use of the City Parking Spaces); (4) use of vertical transportation facilities (such as stairs and
elevators); (5) pedestrian access; (6) venting, utility, drainage, control and communications
facilities; (7) maintenance obligations, including the Company’s obligation to maintain the
Garage and the other portions of the Mixed-Use Building in a structurally sound condition such
that they provide the support that they are intended and designed to provide; (8) amenities that
are located in the Garage and benefit the Mixed-Use occupants and (9) such necessary utility
easements across each condominium unit to the extent not addressed by the Plat; provided that
the Declaration also may include such other easements as the parties may deem to be necessary
or appropriate.
(ii) The Declaration shall also include provisions requiring Company, at its sole cost
and expense, to (1) manage and operate the Garage (or its agent) subject to customary City
standards; (2) provide routine and capital maintenance and repair (including that the applicable
standard for maintenance by Company (or its agent) of the Garage shall be at least as high as the
standards for maintenance by City of other public areas and amenities); (3) provide insurance
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and utilities; and (4) if applicable, pay all Real Estate Taxes and Assessments when due.
(iii) The Declaration shall include provisions governing casualty and damage events if
the Project is partially or totally destroyed.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties acknowledge and agree that Declaration will be
completed as part of the HPR process; provided, however, the Declaration shall include the terms
included in this Section 13 or terms to which the Parties mutually agree that have the same effect
as the terms included herein. The City Bodies and owner of the Garage Condominium Unit will
not be a part of the future Project Association formed by the Declaration as a) it is not
contemplated by this Agreement that the City Bodies would have assessments for any Project-
related expenses and costs and b) all rights and obligations between the parties will flow from the
easements created therein to the burdened and benefitted parties; however, if there should be any
contradiction in terms between this Agreement and the Declaration, then the terms of this
Agreement shall control.
14. Taxpayer Agreement Company agrees to enter into a Taxpayer Agreement for the TIF Bonds
mutually acceptable to the City Bodies that (a) states that beginning the calendar year following
the first January 1 after Substantial Completion of the Project and continuing through each
calendar year of the Bond Term, Company agrees to (i) annually (in semi-annual payments on the
dates that are five days prior to the next-due payment of debt service on the Bonds) pay RDC the
positive difference, if any, between: (1) the amount required to satisfy debt service on the TIF
Bonds and (2) the Real Estate Taxes due and owing for the Project and Project Site for the
applicable year; (b) provides that the payments due by Company thereunder are secured by an
annually renewable lien against the Project Site that is the same in nature and priority to (but
different from and in addition to) the lien of Real Estate Taxes and, accordingly, shall: (i) be prior
to any mortgage or other lien or encumbrance on such Project Site other than the lien of Real Estate
Taxes, and (ii) renew automatically every January 1 during the Bond Term in its same priority;
and (c) shall be recorded and run with the Project Site. City Bodies and Company shall execute
and record the Taxpayer Agreement at the Closing. Nothing in this Agreement or the Taxpayer
Agreement shall be deemed to release Company from any obligation to pay Real Estate Taxes on
the Project Site regardless of when payable or assessed.
15. Default.
(h) Events of Default. It shall be an “Event of Default” if either Party fails to perform
or observe any term or condition of this Agreement to be performed or observed by it if such
default or failure is not cured within the applicable Cure Period.
(i) General Remedies. During the continuance of an Event of Default, the non-
defaulting party may take whatever actions at law or in equity are necessary or appropriate to: (i)
collect any payments due under this Agreement; (ii) protect the rights granted to the non-defaulting
party under this Agreement; (iii) enforce the performance or observance by the defaulting Party of
any term or condition of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the right to specifically
enforce any such term or condition); or (iv) cure, for the account of the defaulting party, any failure
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of the defaulting party to perform or observe a material term or condition of this Agreement to be
performed or observed by it.
(j) No Remedy Exclusive; Limitation. No right or remedy herein conferred upon, or
reserved to, a non-defaulting party is intended to be exclusive of any other available right or
remedy, unless otherwise expressly stated; instead, every such right or remedy shall be cumulative
and in addition to every other right or remedy given under this Agreement or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission by a non-defaulting party to exercise any right
or remedy upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy, or be construed to be
a waiver thereof, and any such right or remedy may be exercised from time to time, and as often
as may be deemed to be expedient. To entitle a non-defaulting party to exercise any of its rights
or remedies, it shall not be necessary for the non-defaulting party to give notice to the defaulting
party, other than such notice as may be required by this Agreement or by the Laws. In no event
shall any party hereunder be liable to the other for punitive or consequential damages as a result
of an Event of Default by such party. In the event either party hereto employs an attorney in
connection with Claims by one party against the other arising from the operation of this
Agreement, the non-prevailing party shall pay the prevailing party all reasonable fees and
expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with such Claims. The term
“prevailing party” as used in this Agreement shall include, but not be limited to, a party who
obtains legal counsel or brings an action against the other by reason of the other’s breach or default
and obtains substantially the relief sought whether by compromise, mediation, settlement,
judgment or otherwise.
16. Mutual Indemnification.
(k) City Bodies. To the extent permitted by applicable Laws, City Bodies shall
indemnify and hold harmless Company from and against all Claims arising from the breach by
City Bodies of any term or condition of this Agreement.
(l) Company. Company shall indemnify and hold harmless City Bodies from and
against any and all Claims arising from: (i) breaches by Company under contracts to which
Company is a party, to the extent that such contracts relate to the performance of any work on the
Project Site by Company or any party acting by, under, through or on behalf of Company; (ii)
injury to, or death of, persons or loss of, or damage to, property, suffered in connection with
performance of any work on the Project Site by Company or any party acting by, under, through
or on behalf of Company; (iii) the negligence or willful misconduct of Company or any party
acting by, under, through, or on behalf of Company; or (iv) the breach by Company of any term
or condition of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, City Bodies’ and Company’s
obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
17. Assignment.
(m) Upon Closing, this Agreement shall run with the Project Site and shall be binding
on successors in title to the Project Site. Prior to Substantial Completion of the Project, Company
shall not assign this Agreement without the approval of the City, and the City Bodies shall not
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assign this Agreement without the prior written approval of the Company; provided that: (i)
without the prior written approval of Company, City Bodies may assign this Agreement to another
agency or instrumentality of the City that legally is able to perform the respective obligations
hereunder; and (ii) without the prior written approval of City, Company may assign, partially or in
its entirety, this Agreement to (A) a third party controlling, controlled by or under common control
with Company, or (B) collaterally assign this Agreement (or portion hereof) to a Project Lender.
(n) Notwithstanding any assignment permitted under this Section, the applicable City
Bodies or Company, as the case may be, shall remain liable to perform all of the terms and
conditions to be performed by it under this Agreement, and the approval by the other party of any
assignment shall not release any City Bodies or Company, as the case may be, from such
performance; provided that, if any City Body assigns this Agreement to another agency or
instrumentality of the City that: (i) has full power and authority to accept an assignment of this
Agreement and carry out the respective obligations hereunder; and (ii) expressly assumes all such
obligations in writing; then the applicable City Bodies shall be released from liability under this
Agreement for all obligations to be performed after the date of such assignment and assumption.
18. Notice. Any notice required or permitted to be given by any party to this Agreement shall be
in writing, and shall be given (and deemed to have been given) when: (a) delivered in person to
the other party; (b) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. Certified Mail, Return Receipt
Requested; or (c) the following business day after being sent by national overnight delivery
service, with confirmation of receipt. Notice shall be provided as follows: if to (x) the City Bodies:
City of Fishers, Attn: Lindsey Bennett, City Attorney, 3 Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana 46038,
with copies (via email, only) to: Jennifer Messer, jennifercmesserlaw@gmail.com, and (z)
Company at Hageman Group, 12821 East New Market Street, Suite 200, Carmel, Indiana 46032
Attn: Tom Dickey, with copies (via email, only) to: Steph Kilpatrick
steph.kilpatrick@hagemangroup.com. Each of the Parties may change its address for notice from
time to time by delivering notice to the other party as provided above.
19. Authority. Each undersigned person executing this Agreement on behalf of the City, EDC,
RDC, Building Corp. and Company represents and certifies that: (a) he or she has been empowered
and authorized by all necessary action of the City, EDC RDC, Building Corp. or Company,
respectively, to execute and deliver this Agreement; (b) he or she has full capacity, power, and
authority to enter into and carry out this Agreement; and (c) the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement duly have been authorized by the City, RDC, EDC, Building Corp.
and Company, respectively; provided, however, each of the City’s, EDC’s, Building Corp.’s
RDC’s ability to perform under this Agreement is subject to completion of certain procedures
required by Laws which the City, EDC, Building Corp. and RDC agree to undertake with diligence
and in good faith.
20. Force Majeure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if any Party is
delayed in, or prevented from, observing or performing any of its obligations (other than the
obligation to pay money, including any payment required pursuant to the Taxpayer Agreement (if
required by Company) under, or satisfying any term or condition of, this Agreement as a result of
Force Majeure, then: (a) the party asserting Force Majeure shall deliver written notice to the other
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party; (b) such observation, performance, or satisfaction shall be excused for the period of days
that such observation, performance, or satisfaction is delayed or prevented; and (c) the deadlines
for observation, performance, and satisfaction, as applicable, shall be extended for the same period.
The Parties acknowledge the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and agree: (y) to exercise
commercially reasonable, good-faith efforts to: (i) consider all then-current information with
respect to; and (ii) adjust for shortages that reasonably can be anticipated with respect to materials,
equipment, services, and/or labor that reasonably are likely to occur as a result of; the COVID-19
pandemic; and (z) that, notwithstanding that the COVID-19 pandemic falls within the definition
of “Force Majeure”, the protections of this Section shall not apply to a claim of Force Majeure
based on COVID-19 if the applicable party fails to comply with the foregoing requirement.
21. Merger. All prior agreements, understandings, and commitments with respect to the
transaction contemplated herein are hereby superseded, terminated, and merged herein, and shall
be of no further force or effect. Absent an amendment to, or modification of, this Agreement in
accordance with this section, in no event shall City Bodies be obligated to perform any work, incur
any expenses, or provide any incentives (whether with respect to the Project Site, the Project, or
any site or improvements adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, the Project Site) other than as
specifically set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended or modify only by
written instrument executed by City Bodies and Company.
22. Miscellaneous. Subject to Section 17, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be
binding upon, City Bodies and Company, and their respective successors and assigns. This
Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the
same instrument. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of Indiana. All proceedings arising in connection with this Agreement shall be
tried and litigated only in the state courts in Hamilton County, Indiana, or the federal courts with
venue that includes Hamilton County, Indiana. Company waives, to the extent permitted under
applicable law: (a) the right to a trial by jury; and (b) any right Company may have to: (i) assert
the doctrine of “forum non conveniens”; or (ii) object to venue. This Agreement may be modified
only by a written agreement signed by the City, EDC, Building Corp., RDC, and Company. All
Exhibits to this Agreement are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Time is of
the essence in this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement or application to any party or
circumstances shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid and
unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such provision
to such person or circumstances, other than those as to which it is so determined invalid or
unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision hereof shall be valid and shall be
enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided that, in lieu of such invalid or
unenforceable provision, there will be added to this Agreement a provision as similar to the invalid
or unenforceable provision as is possible to reflect the intent of the Parties and still be valid and
enforceable. The captions in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for
reference and in no way define, limit, or describe the scope of this Agreement or the scope or
content of any of its provisions. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create
a partnership, employment relationship or joint venture between Company, the City, EDC,
Building Corp., and RDC or their successors in interest. Unless otherwise specified, in computing
any period of time described herein, the day of the act or event after which the designated period
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of time begins to run is not to be included and the last day of the period so computed is to be
included, unless such last day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday for national banks in Fishers,
in which event the period shall run until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday,
Sunday, or legal holiday. Any amounts due or to be paid hereunder shall bear interest at the prime
rate as published in The Wall Street Journal plus five percent (5%) per annum from the date due
until paid.
23. Execution of Agreement. Upon City Bodies’ approval and execution of this Agreement, the
City shall provide to Company the executed Agreement (the “City-Executed Agreement”). Within
ten (10) days of Company’s receipt of the City-Executed Agreement , Company shall execute this
Agreement and provide the City a copy of such fully executed Agreement. Failure to strictly
comply with this Section 23 shall terminate and automatically revoke any offer made by City
Bodies herein, and shall, without further action of any of City Bodies, nullify and render of no
force or effect City Bodies’ approval of this Agreement.
Index of Exhibits:
Exhibit A: City Parcel
Exhibit B Company Parcel
Exhibit C: Concept Plan
Exhibit D: Garage Parcel
Exhibit E: Project Site
Exhibit F: Public Streetscape Improvements
Exhibit G: TIF Bond Summary/Financials
Exhibit H: Insurance
Exhibit I: FORM HPR Agreement
[signatures on following pages]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City, EDC, RDC, Building Corp. and Company have
executed this Project Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
“CITY”
CITY OF FISHERS, INDIANA
By:
Scott Fadness, Mayor
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“EDC”
CITY OF FISHERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION
By:
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“RDC”
FISHERS REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
By:_________________________________
Damon Grothe, President
ATTEST:
By:
Brad Johnson, Secretary
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“BUILDING CORP.”
FISHERS TOWN HALL BUILDING
CORPORATION
By:
Its: _____________________________
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“OWNER”
By:
Its: _____________________________
“DEVELOPER”
By:
Its: _____________________________
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Exhibit A
City Parcel
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Exhibit B
Company Parcel
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Exhibit C
Concept Plan
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Exhibit D
Garage Parcel
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Exhibit E
Project Site
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Exhibit F
Public Streetscape Improvements
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Exhibit G
TIF Bond Summary
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Exhibit H
Company Insurance Requirements
Company shall obtain and maintain and require any general contractor or subcontractor(s) to obtain and
maintain the below listed policies of insurance written by a Company reasonably acceptable to the City
and for which certificates of insurance shall be provided to the City prior to commencement of any work
on the Project. The City and the Redevelopment Commission shall be named as additional insureds on
Company’s Commercial General Liability policies of insurance.
1. Workers Compensation insurance coverage in accordance with statutory
requirements.
2. Employers Liability Insurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000.00
each accident; $1,000,000.00 Disease- each employee; and $1,000,000.00
Disease Policy Limit.
3. Commercial General Liability Insurance on ISO form GC0001 10 01 (or a
substitute form providing equivalent coverage) and General Contractor and
Subcontractors shall provide the Company with Certificate of Insurance and
Additional Insured Endorsement on ISO form GC2010 11 85 (or a substitute
form providing equivalent coverage) and CG2037 10 01 (or substitute forms
providing equivalent coverage) naming the City and the Redevelopment
Commission as additional insureds thereunder. Additional insured coverage
shall apply as primary insurance with respect to any other insurance
afforded the City and the Redevelopment Commission per the follows:
$1,000,000.00 Each Occurrence (BI & PD Combined Single Limit);
$2,000,000.00 General Occurrence (subject to per project general aggregate
provision); and
4. Business Automobile Liability Insurance: Written in the amount of not less
than $1,000,000.00 each accident to include the City and the
Redevelopment Commission as additional insureds.
5. Umbrella Liability: $2,000,000.00.
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PROJECT AGREEMENT
This Project Agreement (the “Agreement”) is executed as of the ___ day of ____, 2023,
by and among Rebar South Street, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“Developer”),
Rebar South Street, Inc., an Indiana corporation (“Owner” and together with the Developer, the
“Company”), the City of Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana, an Indiana municipal corporation
(“City”), the City of Fishers Economic Development Commission, the Economic Development
Authority for the City of Fishers (the “EDC”), the City of Fishers Redevelopment Commission, a
commission of the City authorized and existing pursuant to Ind. Code § 36-7-14 et. seq. (the
“RDC”), and the Fishers Town Hall Building Corporation, an Indiana nonprofit corporation (the
“Building Corp.”), on the following terms and conditions:
Recitals
WHEREAS, Company is an Indiana real estate development company with a reputation
of delivering complicated multi-family, office, retail and community amenities across Indiana,
including large, multi-use developments like the Levinson in Noblesville, Founders Square in
Speedway, the Barlow in Plainfield and the Ellsworth in Lafayette, Indiana, among others;
WHEREAS, the City continues to work to fulfill its master development plan, first
included in the City’s Nickel Plat District Code, originally adopted February 17, 2014, to create a
sustainable, pedestrian friendly downtown district where residents live, work and play and that
drives jobs and investment in the City (the “Plan”);
WHEREAS, as part of the Plan, the City has (a) worked with companies to develop
multiple mixed-use developments that include apartments, condominiums, townhomes, office
space and retail; (b) incented multiple high-growth, high-technology businesses to locate to the
City; and (c) developed a life sciences corridor;
WHEREAS, as part of its Plan, the City desires to incent the development of additional
multi-family and commercial and office spaces within the City’s Nickel Plate District;
WHEREAS, Company has assembled seven (7) properties on South Street and has
submitted a proposal to City Bodies to redevelop the Project Site (as defined herein) as five (5)
buildings that are, collectively, approximately 133,320 sq. ft., in size and include approximately
(a) 82 multifamily units, and (b) 28,760 sq. ft of commercial and office space;
WHEREAS, the Project (as defined herein) will result in (a) The Annex Group and
additional proposed office tenants (i) relocating approximately eighty-three (83) FTEs (as
defined herein) with an average annual salary of Ninety-Four Thousand and no/100 Dollars
($94,000.00) to the Project Site, and (ii) those companies hiring an additional approximately
forty (40) new FTEs by January 1, 2028; (b) seven (7) small business units for local companies;
and (c) the Company’s investment of $23 Million in the City’s Nickel Plate District;
WHEREAS, the City Bodies have determined that Company's proposal was submitted
pursuant to and consistent with the Plan;
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WHEREAS, as a result, City Bodies have agreed to provide certain incentives to assist
Company in the construction of the Project pursuant to this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, to stimulate and induce the development of the Project on the Project Site,
the City Bodies have agreed, subject to further proceedings required by law, to provide the
economic development incentives described herein.
Agreement
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms.
Ancillary Agreements shall mean, individually or collectively, the instruments and agreements
referenced or contemplated herein, including, without limitation, the Funding Agreement, Multi-
Party Agreement, Taxpayer Agreement, Bond Documents and any other agreements or
reservations set forth therein and other documents needed to effectuate the intent of this
Agreement.
Approved Costs shall mean all Hard Costs and Soft Costs (including capitalized interest on the
Bonds) related to the Project.
Assessments shall mean all general and special governmental and utility assessments.
Bond(s) shall mean one or more series of taxable economic development revenue bonds to be
issued under Ind. Code § 36-7-12 et. seq., the sale of such Bonds shall be solely the
responsibility of City, and Company shall not guaranty the repayment of the Bonds.
Bond Documents shall mean the documents evidencing and/or securing the Bonds.
Bond Proceeds shall mean that portion of the net proceeds of the Bonds in the amount of Nine
Million, Four Hundred Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($9,400,000.00), which Bond Proceeds
shall be made available to Company for Approved Costs, pursuant to the Funding Agreement.
Bond Term shall mean twenty-five (25) years from the date of issuance of such Bonds.
Buildings shall mean five (5) multi-use buildings that are each three (3) stories or four (4) stories
tall and collectively include (a) eighty-two (82) multi-family units, (b) approximately 8,244 sq.
ft. of small business units, and (c) 20,516 sq. ft. of additional commercial office space.
Change Order shall mean a change order executed by the City (or its designee) and Company
finalizing the inclusion into the Final Documents of a change proposed in a Change Order
Request by Company that is approved by the City (or its designee); provided that, in the case of a
Permitted Change, such change order shall be effective if executed only by Company.
Change Order Request shall mean a written request for a change to the Final Documents.
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City Body or City Bodies shall mean the City, Building Corp., EDC and/or RDC, as applicable.
City Fees shall mean all local fees assessed by City in connection with Company’s development
and construction of the Projects on the Project Site, including but not limited to inspection fees,
impact fees, improvement location fees, permit fees, sign permit fees, sewer and stormwater fees
(such as capacity, connection, impact, and tap fees associated with initial construction, but not
including post-occupancy monthly user fees, variance requests, and inspection fees).
City Parcel shall mean the real property depicted in Exhibit A.
City Deed shall mean, a limited warranty deed by which the RDC shall convey its interest in the
City Parcel to Company, which City Deed shall be subject only to: (a) the Permitted Exceptions;
and (b) matters created or consented to by Company.
Claims shall mean claims, liabilities, damages, injuries, losses, liens, costs, and/or expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees); provided that in no event shall Claims
include consequential or punitive damages.
Closing shall mean the completion of the following: (a) Company’s acquisition of all parcels
comprising the Project Site; (b) execution (if such execution has not previously occurred) of all
Ancillary Agreements; (c) the RDC conveying the City Parcel to the Company; and (d) Project
Lender issuing the Project Loan to Company (and Company authorized to draw upon such
Project Loan subject to the satisfaction of customary draw conditions), which Closing shall occur
by or before the Outside Closing Date.
Closing Costs shall mean all recording fees, escrow closing costs, and such other closing fees,
costs, and charges customarily associated with the transfer of real property.
Closing Date shall mean, the date on which the Closing occurs, which date shall be by or before
the Outside Closing Date.
Concept Plan shall mean the plan for the Project. The Concept Plan is attached as Exhibit B
and may be updated from time to time upon mutual agreement of Company and the City.
Construction Schedule shall mean, for the Project, the portion of the Final Documents
comprised of the scheduled date for Substantial Completion of such Project.
Construction Drawings shall mean construction drawings with respect to the construction of the
exterior components of the Project that are approved pursuant to the Plan Refinement Process.
Cure Period shall mean a period of: (a) ten (10) days after receipt of written notice of such
default given in the case of any monetary default; and (b) thirty (30) days after a party failing to
perform or observe any other term or condition of this Agreement to be performed or observed
by it receives written notice specifying the nature of the default; provided that, if such default is
of such a nature that it cannot be remedied within thirty (30) days, despite commercially
reasonable diligent efforts, then the thirty (30) day cure period shall be extended as may be
reasonably necessary for the defaulting party to remedy the default, so long as the defaulting
party: (i) commences to cure the default within the thirty (30) day period; and (ii) diligently
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pursues such cure to completion; provided that in no event shall a Cure Period extent more than
ninety (90) days after the date of default.
Current Year Taxes shall mean, with respect to the applicable parcel of real estate, the Real
Estate Taxes assessed for, and first becoming a lien against, the applicable real estate during the
year in which such real estate is acquired by the applicable party.
Design Development Drawings shall mean the design development drawings for the exterior
components of the Project that are approved pursuant to the Plan Refinement Process.
Diligence Period shall mean one hundred twenty (120) days commencing on the Execution Date
and terminating one hundred twenty (120) days thereafter.
Divestiture Payment shall mean in the case of the exercise of the Power of Termination as a
result of (a) a default by Developer under Section 16(a), One Dollar ($1.00); and/or (b) a default
by Developer under Section 16(b), an amount equal to the sum of (i) Project Loan proceeds
disbursed by the Project Lender for construction and development of the Project, plus (ii)
Company’s actual purchase price to acquire the parcels comprising the Project Site, if Project
Lender has not reimbursed Company for such land acquisition costs. For the avoidance of doubt,
the Divestiture Payment pursuant to Section16(b) shall solely include the purchase price for each
of the parcels comprising the Project Site and shall not include closing costs, fees or any other
costs to acquire the parcels.
Event of Default shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.
Execution Date shall mean the date set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.
Final Document(s) shall mean the final Construction Schedule and the final Construction
Drawings for the Project, as each is finalized and approved or reviewed by the City in
accordance with the Plan Refinement Process described in Section 12 and, as each may be
amended, by Permitted Changes and Change Orders.
Final Inspection shall mean an inspection of the Project after Substantial Completion thereof.
Force Majeure shall mean, with respect to Company or City Bodies, any cause that is not within
the reasonable control of Company or City Bodies, respectively, including, without limitation:
(a) an act or omission of one of the other parties hereto who is not the party claiming force
majeure; (b) unusually inclement weather but not cold, ice, sleet, snow or hail in amounts typical
in Indiana; (c) the unusual unavailability of materials, equipment, services, or labor; and (d)
utility or energy shortages or acts or omissions of public utility providers; provided that a party’s
failure to anticipate normal and customary delays due to weather or normal and customary time
periods to obtain Required Permits shall not be deemed Force Majeure.
FTEs shall mean full time employees.
Funding Agreement shall mean an agreement pursuant to which the Bond Proceeds shall be
disbursed to Company in a commercially reasonable manner for Approved Costs. Company
shall be responsible for all costs to design and construct the Project in excess of the Bond
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Proceeds.
Hard Costs shall mean the costs incurred in connection with construction of the Project, which
costs are customarily known in the industry as “hard costs”.
Incurred Costs shall mean, if this Agreement is terminated (a) after expiration of the Diligence
Period and prior to the Closing, or (b) after the Outside Closing Date, all actual, out-of-pocket,
third-party costs and expenses incurred by a party through the date of such termination, to the
extent not previously paid or reimbursed by the other party (not to exceed $100,000.00).
Inspector shall mean such party designated by the City as its inspector.
Latent Defect shall mean a Material Defect with respect to the Project that: (a) is not discovered,
and reasonably is not discoverable, by the City or Inspector during a Permitted Inspection and/or
the Final Inspection; and (b) has a material and adverse effect on the use, operation, structure, or
longevity of the Project.
Laws shall mean all applicable laws, statutes, and/or ordinances, building codes, and any
applicable governmental or judicial rules, regulations, guidelines, judgments, orders, and/or
decrees, including without limitation the City’s Unified Development Ordinance, the Nickel
Plate Code and all applicable environmental laws.
Material Defect(s) shall mean any item or component of the exterior of the Project that: (a)
contains a material defect in workmanship or materials; (b) deviates materially from the Final
Documents; or (c) has not been performed materially in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
Multi-Party Agreement shall mean an agreement by and among the applicable City Bodies and
the Project Lender pursuant to which (a) the Project Lender agrees to give to the City Bodes: (i)
notices of material defaults by Company under the Project Loan Documents; and (ii) the right
(but not obligation) to cure defaults by Company under the Project Loan Documents;
(b) provides for the release of the Project Loan in the event of the exercise of the Power of
Termination and upon payment of the Divestiture Payment under Sections 16(a) and 16(b); and
(c) the City Bodies agree to give the Project Lender notices of any defaults by Developer under
this Project Agreement and any Ancillary Agreements with the right (but not obligation) to cure
such defaults. The Multi-Party Agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to the City Bodies, Company and Project Lender and shall specifically state that in the event of
conflict between any term or provision of the Multi-Party Agreement and any term or provision
included in the Project Loan Documents, the terms of the Multi-Party Agreement shall control.
Non-Compliance Notice shall mean a written notice identifying any Material Defect discovered
during a Permitted Inspection or a Final Inspection.
Notice shall mean a notice given pursuant to Section 18 hereof.
Outside Closing Date shall mean December 1, 2023.
Permitted Change shall mean a change to a Final Document for the Project that: (a) is not
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material in the overall scope and design of the Project; (b) is in conformity with the Laws; (c)
does not result in the Final Document containing a Material Defect; and (d) does not make it
unlikely, impracticable, or impossible for Company to complete and open the Project, or any
component thereof, by the applicable date set forth in a Construction Schedule. In addition to the
foregoing, any change required by the Laws shall constitute a Permitted Change.
Permitted Exceptions shall mean: (a) the lien of Current Year Taxes and Assessments not
delinquent; (b) this Agreement, together with any Ancillary Agreements including, without
limitation, the Taxpayer Agreement; and (c) such other matters as are accepted by or that are
deemed to have waived by Company or City Bodies, as applicable, pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
Permitted Inspection shall mean, as applicable, an inspection by the Inspector of any item or
component of the Projects when reasonably deemed to be necessary or appropriate by any City
Bodies and/or the Inspector.
Plan Refinement Process shall mean the process described in Section 12 hereof.
Plan Review Panel shall mean a plan review panel comprised of the City’s Economic
Development Director and such other parties as may hereafter be designated by the City in a
written notice to Company.
Plat shall mean the plat that has received all final approvals on or before Closing and is recorded
in the Office of the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana contemporaneous with other
documents needed for Closing, which Plat shall, at a minimum, create three (3) Parcels. The
parties acknowledge that the final parcels as platted may vary from the current boundaries of the
parcels.
Power of Termination shall mean the right, which shall be included in the City Deed,
permitting the RDC to enter the Project Site and, upon payment of the Divestiture Payment.
divest the Company of title thereto and cause title to the City Parcel to vest in the RDC in the
event of a default described in Section 16(a) or (b), which vesting shall be free and clear of all
matters; provided, however, any revesting of the City Parcel may be subject to those matters (a)
to which title was subject upon the RDC’s delivery of the City Parcel Deed to the Company;
and (b) easements provided for or required by the Project. The Power of Termination shall
lapse and expire by its own terms upon Substantial Completion of the Project, and, upon
request from Company, the City Bodies shall cause a mutually acceptable release of the Power
of Termination to be recorded in the Office of the Hamilton County Recorder.
Project shall mean (a) development and construction of (i) the Buildings on the Project Site, (ii)
the Public Streetscape Improvements; and (c) making a good faith effort to work with Heritage
Meadows and adjacent property owners on open-green space programming and design, which
Project is expected to represent Company’s aggregate investment of approximately Twenty-
Three Million and no/100 Dollars ($23,000,000.00) in the City.
Project Lender shall mean a financial institution that is not affiliated with Company making the
Project Loan, and any successor or assignee thereof.
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Project Loan(s) shall mean one (1) or more construction loans to Company, the proceeds of
which, along with the Bond Proceeds, shall be used to fund development and construction of the
Project. The Project Loan shall be disbursed pursuant to the Project Loan Documents (and not
pursuant to the Funding Agreement), and the proceeds available at Closing (subject to the
satisfaction of customary draw conditions).
Project Loan Documents shall mean, individually or collectively and for the Project, the
documents evidencing or securing the Project Loan(s).
Property Inspections shall mean surveys, borings, tests, inspections, examinations, studies, and
investigations, including, without limitation, environmental assessments.
Project Site shall mean the eight (8) parcels of real property identified on Exhibit C.
Public Streetscape Improvements shall mean all streetscape and other infrastructure
improvements required by and consistent with the Laws, including, without limitation, the
Nickel Plate Code, for the Project that shall be constructed by Company and generally (but not
always) are located in the areas between the curb (not including the curb) and Buildings as
shown on Exhibit D.
Real Estate Taxes shall mean all real estate taxes levied on, against, or with respect to all or any
specified portion of the Project and Project Site.
Required Permits shall mean all permits, licenses, approvals, and consents required by the
Laws for construction, occupancy and use of the Project.
Schematic Design Drawings shall mean for the Project the schematic design drawings for the
exterior components of the Project that are approved as a result of the Plan Refinement Process.
Site Plan shall mean the site plan for the Project that is approved pursuant to the Plan
Refinement Process.
Soft Costs shall mean costs incurred in connection with the Project, which costs are customarily
known in the industry as “soft costs”.
Substantial Completion shall mean, with respect to the Project, the later of the date that: (a)
Company receives a final or temporary certificate of occupancy for such Project; and (b) the date
that Company’s architect certifies, per AIA Form G704, that the construction of the Project is
substantially complete in material compliance with all Laws, this Agreement, the Final
Documents (subject to Permitted Changes and Change Orders), and the Required Permits subject
only to tenant improvements, certificates of occupancy for individual tenant spaces, landscaping
and minor punch list items that do not materially interfere with the use or operation thereof.
Survey shall mean an ALTA survey of the Project Site, certified as of a current date by a
reputable licensed surveyor; which Survey does not show any matters that would: (a) materially
and adversely interfere with the construction and/or use of the Project; or (b) render construction
of the Project unusually difficult or costly.
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Taxpayer Agreement shall mean the agreement described in Section 13 hereof.
Title Commitment shall mean, as applicable, a commitment for an owner’s policy of title
insurance with respect to the Project Site, that: (i) is issued by the Title Insurer; and (ii) commits
to insure marketable, indefeasible fee simple title in the name of the Company.
Title Defects shall mean conditions disclosed in the Title Commitment or by the Survey that, in
the reasonable determination of Company that: (a) materially and adversely will interfere with
the construction and/or use of the Projects; or (b) will render construction of the Projects
unusually difficult or costly.
Title Insurer shall mean First American Title Insurance Company, Gina Longere.
2. Interpretation; Term and Other General Matters.
(a) The terms "include", "including" and "such as" shall each be construed as if
followed by the phrase "without being limited to".
(b) Whenever a Party’s consent, approval, agreement or election is required or
permitted by this Agreement, such consent, approval, agreement or election shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(c) The term of this Agreement shall be for the period commencing on the Execution
Date and continuing through the first to occur of (i) Substantial Completion of the Project, or (ii)
termination of this Agreement. Except as expressly set forth otherwise herein, this Agreement
shall terminate upon the expiration of this term of this Agreement; provided, however, the
obligation of the Parties (i) to pay any money owed pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii) pursuant
to Section 12(l) (for a period of ten (10) years from Substantial Completion), shall survive
termination of this Agreement.
3. City’s Obligations. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the applicable
City Body shall: (a) in connection with Company, jointly submit the Plat for final approval and
recordation at or prior to Closing; (b) execute and perform (or cause the applicable City Bodies
to execute and perform) the Ancillary Agreements; (c) within thirty (30) days of the Closing
Date, (i) issue the Bond, and (ii) consistent with the Funding Agreement, make available the
Bond Proceeds for Approved Costs (disbursement of Bond Proceeds shall not be made more
frequently than monthly); (d) at Closing, transfer the City Parcel to the Company; (e) provide
reasonable assistance to Company in connection with any zoning changes or variances
determined to be necessary or appropriate by Company for the construction and use of the
Project in accordance with the Final Documents (subject to Permitted Changes and Change
Orders); provided, however, City Bodies shall not be obligated to incur any expenses in
connection with such assistance; and (f) exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
review and timely issuance of the City’s development and permit applications necessary to
develop and construct the Project on the Project Site, including, whenever reasonably possible,
coordinating with Company to lower the Project’s costs by supporting the issuance of interim,
partial, and/or conditional approvals to allow project critical activities to occur while reserving
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final approval of less critical activities, to the extent allowed by the Laws; provided, however,
City Bodies shall not be obligated to incur expenses related to such assistance.
4. Company’s Obligations. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company
shall: (a) at or before Closing, acquire all parcels of the Project Site (with the City Parcel to be
conveyed at Closing) to the extent not currently owned by Company; (b) in connection with the
City, jointly submit the Plat for final approval and recordation; (c) complete the Project,
including, without limitation, the Public Streetscape Improvements and make a good faith effort
to work with Heritage Meadows and adjacent neighbors to design and program the open green
space, substantially in accordance with the Final Documents (subject to Change Orders and
Permitted Changes); (d) pay, when due, all Real Estate Taxes and Assessments on the Project
and the Project Site; (e) make or cause to be made the payments required by the Taxpayer
Agreement; (f) obtain the Project Loan and ensure that proceeds of the Project Loans are
available on the Closing Date (subject to the satisfaction of customary draw conditions); (g) pay
all City Fees; and (h) execute and perform the Ancillary Agreements.
5. Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
(a) Closing. Closing shall occur (i) on a date mutually determined by the Parties that
is by or before the Outside Closing Date, and (ii) at the office of the Title Insurer or at such other
place as the City and Company mutually may agree.
(b) Deliveries - Closing. At Closing, unless another time is specifically stated, or the
act has previously occurred:
(i) Company shall execute and deliver to the City evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the City that it has closed the Project Loan and is entitled to draw on the Project
Loan beginning on the Closing Date (subject to the satisfaction of customary draw conditions);
(ii) The applicable City Bodies and the Company shall execute and deliver the
Ancillary Agreements;
(iii) [intentionally omitted]
(iv) The applicable City Bodies and the Company shall execute and deliver
copies of such resolutions, consents of members, partners, officers and/or shareholders and other
evidence as the City Bodies, Company, or the Title Insurer reasonably may request;
(v) The applicable City Body or Company, as applicable shall execute and
deliver the following:
(A) the City Deed conveying to Company fee simple title to the
City Parcel;
(B) a vendor's affidavit in form and substance such that the Title
Insurer agrees to delete the standard exceptions for non-survey
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matters for the City Parcel;
(C) an affidavit that Company is not a “foreign person”, in form and
substance required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
and
(D) a certification by the City Bodies and Company that all
representations and warranties set forth in Subsection 10(a) and
(b), respectively, remain true and accurate in all material respects
as of the Closing Date.
(vi) The Company shall deliver certificates of policies of insurance required
pursuant to Exhibit F;
(vii) Company shall be exclusively responsible for all Closing Costs; and
(viii) Each Party shall be responsible for its own legal fees and/or broker fees
incurred in connection with negotiation of this Agreement and the Closing
contemplated hereby.
6. Taxes. At all times during Company’s ownership of the Project and the Project Site,
Company assumes and agrees to pay or cause to be paid all Real Estate Taxes and Assessments
becoming a lien against the Project Site whenever due and payable without challenging or
appealing the assessed value of the Project, the applicable tax rate, or the application of the tax
rate to the assessed value provided, however, the foregoing shall not operate to prohibit an
appeal based upon: (a) the application of the incorrect tax rate; (b) mathematical error or (c) after
the Project has been fully assessed, the taxes billed for any calendar year have (i) increased by
more than five percent (5%) over the taxes billed for the prior calendar year, and (ii) the
assessment for the Project in the year of such increase is inconsistent with assessment of other
real property similar to the Project in age, size, use and other relevant factors.
7. Conditions to Company Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, the obligations of Company with respect to the Project Closing are subject to the
satisfaction or waiver in writing, of the following prior to the applicable period specified in this
Section 7:
(a) Environmental Condition. Prior to expiration of the Diligence Period, Company
shall have conducted all Property Inspections that it deems to be necessary or appropriate and
has determined that there: (i) is no contamination or pollution of the Project Site, or any
groundwater thereunder, by any hazardous waste, material, or substance in violation of any
Laws; (ii) are no underground storage tanks located on the Project Site; and (iii) are no wetlands
on the Project Site.
(b) Physical Condition. Prior to expiration of the Diligence Period, Company shall
have determined that no test, inspection, examination, study, or investigation of the Project Site
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establishes that there are conditions that would interfere materially with the construction and use
of the Project or require unusually costly development techniques, in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
(c) Zoning. Prior to the Closing, Company shall determine that the Project Site is
appropriately zoned for the Project.
(d) Utility Availability. Prior to the expiration of the Diligence Period, Company
shall have determined that gas, electricity, telephone, cable, water, storm and sanitary sewer, and
other utility services are or will be: (i) in adjoining public rights-of-way or properly granted
utility easements; and (ii) serving, or will serve, the Project Site at adequate pressures, and in
sufficient quantities and volumes, for the construction and use of the Project in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(e) Required Permits. Prior to the Closing, Company shall have (i) obtained; or
(ii) determined that it shall be able to obtain, all Required Permits then available for the Project;
(f) Financial Ability. Prior to the Closing, Company shall have determined that it has
adequate funds (Project Loan proceeds, Bond Proceeds and/or cash on hand) to construct the
Project.
(g) Ancillary Agreements. On or before the Closing Date, the City (or the applicable
City Bodies) and Company, each exercising commercially reasonable discretion, shall have
approved and executed (or execute at the Closing) the Ancillary Agreements.
(h) Bond Proceeds. On or before the Closing Date, City Bodies, using commercially
reasonable efforts, shall have: (i) taken all action necessary to authorize the Bonds; and
(ii) demonstrated that the Bond Proceeds shall be made available to Company in accordance with
the Funding Agreement.
(i) Financing Documents. On or before the Closing Date, the Project Loan shall be
closed, and in connection therewith, the Project Loan Documents, and any additional documents
relating thereto, shall be fully executed by all parties thereto and the proceeds of the Project Loan
shall be immediately available to Company without Company’s satisfaction of any additional
conditions (except for the satisfaction of customary draw conditions).
(j) Plat. On or before the Closing Date, the Plat shall have received final approval
from the Transfer and Mapping Department of the office of the Auditor of Hamilton County,
Indiana, and be recorded.
(k) City Body Approvals. As of the Closing Date, City Bodies shall have obtained all
consents and approvals, and adopted all resolutions, required to be obtained and/or adopted in
connection with the execution of, and the performance of its obligations under, this Agreement,
the Ancillary Agreements, and any Bond Documents to which it is a party.
(l) Compliance. As of the Closing Date, this Agreement, and compliance with the
terms hereof, are not in violation of any applicable Laws and no claims or causes of action
asserting any violation of Laws shall have been asserted or threatened by any third party.
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(m) No Breach. As of the Closing Date: (i) there shall be no breach of this Agreement
by City Bodies that the applicable City Body has failed to cure within the Cure Period; and (ii)
all the representations in Section 10(a) shall be true and accurate in all material respects.
Subject to Section 9, if any of the conditions set forth in this Section are not, or cannot
be, timely and completely satisfied, then, as its sole and exclusive remedy, Company either may
elect to: (A) waive in writing satisfaction of the conditions and proceed to the Closing; or (B)
terminate this Agreement and any executed Ancillary Agreements by delivery of written notice
to City Bodies; provided, that, with respect to any unsatisfied conditions resulting from a breach
of this Agreement by a City Body, Company shall have all of the rights and remedies set forth in
Section 14. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Company shall (1) work
diligently and in good faith to satisfy the conditions set forth in this Section, and (2) if Company
fails to terminate this Agreement for any unsatisfied condition on or before the expiration of the
time period specified for satisfaction of such condition, Company shall be deemed to have
waived such condition and shall proceed to Closing.
8. Conditions to City Bodies’ Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, the obligations of City Bodies with respect to proceeding to the Closing are subject to the
satisfaction or waiver in writing, of the following prior to the applicable period specified in this
Section:
(a) Required Permits. Prior to Closing, Company shall have obtained, or City Bodies
shall have determined that Company shall be able to obtain, all Required Permits then available
for the Project.
(b) Financial Ability. Prior to Closing, Company shall have demonstrated to City
Bodies that it has adequate funds (Project Loan proceeds, Bond Proceeds and/or cash on hand) to
construct the Project.
(c) Environmental Condition. Prior to the expiration of the Diligence Period,
Company shall have demonstrated to City Bodies that there: (i) is no contamination or pollution
of the Project Site or any groundwater thereunder by any hazardous waste, material, or substance
in violation of any Laws; (ii) are no underground storage tanks located on the Project Site; and
(iii) are no wetlands on the Project Site. As of the expiration of the Diligence Period, there shall
not have been any material adverse change in the environmental condition of the Project Site.
(d) Physical Condition. Prior to the expiration of the Diligence Period, City Bodies
shall have determined that no test, inspection, examination, study, or investigation of the Project
Site establishes that there are conditions that would interfere materially with the construction and
use of the Project in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(e) Ancillary Agreements. Prior to Closing, the City (or the applicable City Bodies)
and Company, each exercising commercially reasonable discretion, shall have approved and
executed (or at Closing will execute) the Ancillary Agreements.
(f) Financing Documents. On or before the Closing Date, the Project Loan shall be
closed, and in connection therewith, the Project Loan Documents, and any additional documents
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relating thereto shall be fully executed by all parties thereto and the proceeds of the Project Loan
shall be immediately available to Company without Company’s satisfaction of any additional
conditions (except for the satisfaction of customary draw conditions).
(g) Procedure. Prior to the expiration of the Diligence Period, the Parties have agreed
on the terms on which the Bonds will be issued, and each of the City Bodies has completed all
procedures required by the Laws in connection with consummating the transaction contemplated
herein, including that all recommendations, approvals, authorizations, resolutions, and/or
ordinances required to be completed, obtained, and/or adopted in connection with: (i) the
issuance and sale of the Bonds on the terms to which the Parties have agreed; and (ii) the use of
the Bond Proceeds to pay Approved Costs incurred in connection with the Project.
(h) Plat. On or before the Closing Date, the Plat shall have received final approval
from the Transfer and Mapping Department of the office of the Auditor of Hamilton County,
Indiana, and be recorded.
(i) Company Approvals. On or before the Closing Date, Company has obtained all
consents and approvals, and adopted all resolutions, required to be obtained and/or adopted in
connection with the execution of, and the performance of its obligations under, this Agreement,
the Ancillary Agreements, and any Bond Documents to which it is a party.
(j) Compliance. As of the Closing Date, this Agreement, and compliance with the
terms hereof, are not in violation of any applicable Laws and no claims or causes of action asserting
any violation of Laws shall have been asserted or threatened by any third party.
(k) No Breach. As of the Closing Date: (i) there shall be no breach of this Agreement
by Company that Company has failed to cure within the Cure Period; and (ii) the representations
and warranties set forth in Subsections 10(b) shall be true and accurate in all material respects.
Subject to Section 9, if one or more of the conditions set forth in this Section is not, or
cannot be, timely and completely satisfied, then, as their sole and exclusive remedy, City Bodies
either may elect to: (i) waive in writing satisfaction of the conditions and proceed to the Closing;
or (ii) terminate this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by a written notice to Company;
provided, that, with respect to any unsatisfied conditions resulting from a breach of this
Agreement by Company, City Bodies shall have all of the rights and remedies set forth in
Section 14. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (1) City Bodies shall work
diligently and in good faith to satisfy the conditions set forth in this Section; and (2) if the
applicable City Body fails to terminate this Agreement for any unsatisfied condition on or before
the expiration of the time period specified for satisfaction of such condition, such City Body
shall be deemed to have waived such condition and shall proceed to Closing.
9. Incurred Costs and Failure to Close. Each of the City Bodies and Company is entering into
this Agreement, and incurring significant expense, under the good-faith assumption that the other
party will proceed to Closing on or before the Outside Closing Date, unless otherwise mutually
agreed in writing by the Company and City. Accordingly, if, after expiration of the Diligence
Period, Closing does not occur on or before the Outside Closing Date:
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(a) due to (i) a continuing Event of Default by one of the City Bodies, (ii) failure of
the applicable City Body to satisfy the condition included in Sections 8(e), (g) or (j) (provided
that, in any instance, the parties have agreed on the terms) or (iii) failure of any City Body to
comply with the representations and warranties included in Section 10(a), then City Bodies shall
reimburse Company for its Incurred Costs.
(b) due to (i) a continuing Event of Default by Company, (ii) failure of Company to
satisfy the conditions included in Section 7(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) (i), (j) or (l), or (iii) failure
of Company to comply with the representations and warranties included in Sections 10(b) or (c),
then Company shall reimburse the City for its Incurred Costs.
(c) If this Agreement is terminated for any reason other than those set forth above,
then each party shall be responsible for paying its own costs and expenses.
(d) Any reimbursement or action required under this Section 9 shall be paid or
performed, as applicable, by such party within thirty (30) days after receipt of written invoice or
notice therefor, together with reasonable evidence supporting the amount set forth in such
invoice.
10. Representations and Warranties
(a) City Bodies. Each City Body represents and warrants to Company that: (i) it shall
not enter into any contracts or undertakings that would limit, conflict with, or constitute a breach
of this Agreement; (ii) the City is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Indiana; (iii) RDC is the governing body of the City of Fishers Redevelopment
Department organized and existing under the laws of the State of Indiana; (iv) EDC is the
governing body of the City of Fishers Economic Development Department organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Indiana; (v) Building Corp., is an Indiana nonprofit
corporation; (vi) subject to completion of the applicable proceedings required by Laws, it has the
power: (A) to enter into this Agreement; and (B) to perform its obligations hereunder; (vii) it has
been duly authorized by proper action: (A) to execute and deliver this Agreement; and (B) to
perform its obligations hereunder, (viii) this Agreement is the legal, valid, and binding obligation
of it; and (ix) it has not engaged or dealt with any real estate broker or agent in connection with
the Project, Project Site, or this transaction and no person or entity is entitled to claim a
commission or fee in connection with this transaction or otherwise by, through, or as a result of,
the acts or omissions of a City Body.
(b) Company. Company represents and warrants to each City Body that: (i)
Developer is an Indiana limited liability company, duly existing and validly formed under the
laws of the State of Indiana; (ii) Owner is an Indiana corporation, duly existing and validly
formed under the laws of the State of Indiana; (iii) it shall not enter into any contracts or
undertakings that would limit, conflict with, or constitute a breach of this Agreement; (iv) it has
the authority: (A) to enter into this Agreement; and (B) to perform its obligations hereunder, (v)
it duly has been authorized by proper action: (A) to execute and deliver this Agreement; and (B)
to perform its obligations hereunder; (vi) this Agreement is the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of Company; (vii) neither it nor any party affiliated with it has engaged or dealt with
any real estate broker or agent in connection with the Project, the Project Site, or this transaction
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and no person or entity is entitled to claim a commission or fee in connection with this
transaction by, through, or as a result of, the acts or omissions of Company or any party affiliated
with Company; and (viii) it will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual identification, sexual orientation, or
national origin. If Company has employees, Company agrees to post in conspicuous places,
available to employees and applicants for employment, notices setting forth the provisions of this
nondiscrimination clause; and, if Company has employees, Company will state, in all
solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of Company, that all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual identification, sexual orientation, or national origin. Company states that it
does not currently have employees.
(c) E-Verify. All terms defined in IND. CODE § 22-5-1.7 et seq. are adopted and
incorporated into this Section. Pursuant to IND. CODE § 22-5-1.7 et seq., if Company has
employees, Company covenants to enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all of its
employees using the E-Verify program, if it has not already done so as of the Execution Date. If
Company has employees, within ten (10) days after the Execution Date, Company shall execute
an affidavit affirming that: (i) it is enrolled and is participating in the E-Verify program; and (ii)
it does not knowingly employ any unauthorized aliens. In support of the affidavit, Company
shall provide the City with documentation that it has enrolled and is participating in the E-Verify
program if it has employees. This Agreement shall not take effect until said affidavit is signed
by Company and delivered to the City’s authorized representative if Company has employees.
Company states that it does not currently have employees.
11. [Intentionally Omitted].
12. Plan Refinement Process.
This Plan Refinement Process shall govern development and construction of the Project.
At its sole cost and expense, Company shall submit for review and approval the following
documents, which documents shall be submitted to the City in the order listed below, with
respect to the Project:
(a) Site Plan.
(b) Schematic Design Drawings.
(c) Design Development Drawings.
(d) Construction Drawings and Construction Schedule.
(e) Approval of Submitted Document. Within fourteen (14) days after the City receives each of
the Site Plan, the Schematic Design Drawings, the Design Development Drawings, the
Construction Drawings and the Construction Schedule (each, a “Submitted Document”), the City
shall deliver to Company written notice that it approves or rejects the Submitted Document;
provided that, if the City rejects all or any part of a Submitted Document, then such notice shall:
(i) specify the part or parts that City is rejecting; and (ii) include the specific basis for such
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rejection. Upon the City’s approval of a Submitted Document, or if the City fails to respond within
the time period provided above, any such Submitted Document shall be deemed approved.
Provided that a Submitted Document complies with the Laws, the City shall approve each
Submitted Document if it is materially consistent with the immediately preceding Submitted
Document approved by the City. For example, and without limitation, if the Design Development
Drawings comply with the Laws and are materially consistent with the Schematic Design
Drawings, the City shall approve the Design Development Drawings.
(f) Resubmitted Documents. If, at any stage of the Plan Refinement Process, the City, rather than
approving any Submitted Document, instead notifies Company that it rejects a Submitted
Document (each, a “Rejected Document”), then Company shall promptly: (i) revise the Rejected
Document; and (ii) resubmit the foregoing to the City. The City shall follow the review procedure
described in foregoing Subsection (e), and Company shall revise and resubmit any Rejected
Document in accordance with the preceding sentence until such Rejected Document is approved
(each, a “Resubmitted Document”). Upon approval of any Resubmitted Document or if the City
fails to respond within the time period provided above, the Resubmitted Document shall become
final and part of the Project, subject to modifications by Change Order approved by the City and
Permitted Changes. Notwithstanding the involvement of the City in the Plan Refinement Process,
Company shall be responsible for ensuring that Resubmitted Documents and Change Orders
approved by the City in writing are implemented in design for the Project.
(g) Change Orders and Permitted Changes.
(i) If Company desires to make changes to the Final Documents (that are not a
Permitted Change), then Company shall submit a Change Order Request to the City for
review and approval. Within fourteen (14) days after the City receives the Change Order
Request, the City shall deliver to Company written notice that it approves or rejects the
Change Order Request; provided that, if the City rejects all or any part of a Change Order
Request, then such notice shall: (A) specify the part or parts that City is rejecting; and (B)
include the specific basis for such rejection. Upon the City’s approval of a Change Order
Request, or if the City fails to respond within the time period provided above, any such
Change Order Request (and the Change Order) shall be deemed approved. Change Order
Requests shall be deemed to be Submitted Documents.
(ii) Company shall not be required to obtain the approval of the City with
respect to a Permitted Change.
(h) Permits. Company acknowledges that the Plan Refinement Process is in addition
to, and not in lieu of, any plan review or Required Permits required under applicable Laws, and it
shall not be deemed a warranty or representation of any kind by City Bodies that Submitted
Documents or Resubmitted Documents comply with, or are approved under, applicable Laws.
Prior to commencing construction, Company shall obtain Required Permits for the Project that are
available prior to commencement and shall obtain the remainder of the Required Permits upon
availability. The City shall use reasonable efforts to assist Company in its efforts to obtain the
Required Permits. Company acknowledges that City Bodies cannot (and do not) guarantee that it
will be able to obtain the Required Permits.
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(i) Review Panel. Consistent with the Laws and notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein, the City, at its option, may delegate all or any part of its review, approval,
or rejection obligations pursuant to this Section 12 to the Plan Review Panel; provided, that no
such delegation shall extend any of the timing deadlines set forth in this Section 12. Any
determination by the Plan Review Panel shall be binding on City Bodies.
(j) Permitted Inspection. Upon reasonable written notice delivered to Company,
which notice shall specify the portion of the construction to be inspected, the City may perform a
Permitted Inspection; provided, however, Permitted Inspections shall not typically occur more than
one (1) time per calendar month. Within seven (7) business days after a Permitted Inspection, the
City may deliver to Company, a Non-Compliance Notice. If the City timely delivers a Non-
Compliance Notice, then Company shall correct, or cause to be corrected, as soon as is
commercially practicable, all Material Defects identified in the Non-Compliance Notice, except
and to the extent that any such Material Defect previously have been accepted, or deemed to have
been accepted, by the City. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, all items or
components of the Project with respect to which no Material Defect is identified in a timely
Non-Compliance Notice shall be deemed to be accepted by the City.
(k) Final Inspection. If Company delivers to the City a written request for a Final
Inspection, then, on or before the later of the date that is ten (10) business days after: (i) receipt of
such request; or (ii) the date specified in such request as the Substantial Completion date; the City
shall: (A) conduct the Final Inspection; and (B) deliver a Non-Compliance Notice (if applicable)
to Company; provided that: (1) upon receipt of a Non-Compliance Notice, Company shall correct,
or cause to be corrected, as soon as is commercially practicable, all Material Defects identified in
the Non-Compliance Notice; and (2) all then-completed items or components of the Project with
respect to which no Material Defects are identified in a timely Non-Compliance Notice shall be
deemed to be accepted by the City. If the City fails to conduct a Final Inspection within the time
period provided above, the Project shall be deemed to be accepted by the City. All Material
Defects shall be completed as soon as commercially practicable; and, upon correction of all
Material Defect identified in the Non-Compliance Notice, the applicable work shall be deemed
completed. Upon: (y) correction of all Material Defects identified in the Non-Compliance Notice;
or (z) deemed acceptance pursuant to this Subsection; the City shall have no further inspection
rights except to ensure compliance by Company with the Required Permits and as permitted by
the Laws.
(l) Failure to Cure. If Company fails to cure any item in a Non-Compliance Notice or
any Latent Defect identified in writing by the City, within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of
such notice, then the City, in addition to any other right or remedy provided herein (and regardless
of any Cure Period provided herein), shall be entitled to Two Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars
($250.00) per day from Company for each day after the expiration of such 45-day period that any
items in any (i) Non-Compliance Notice remain incomplete; or (ii) other notice of any Latent
Defect remain incomplete; provided that, if such Material Defect or Latent Defect is of such a
nature that it cannot be remedied within forty-five (45) days, despite reasonably diligent efforts,
then the forty-five (45) day period shall be extended as may be reasonably necessary for Company
to remedy such Material Defect or Latent Defect (not to exceed ninety (90) days) so long as
Company commences to remedy such Material Defect or Latent Defect within the forty-five (45)
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day period and thereafter continuously and diligently pursues such remedy to completion.
(m) General. In the case of a Permitted Inspection or the Final Inspection, the Parties
shall: (i) comply with all health and safety rules of which such party has been informed that have
been established for personnel present on the construction site; and (ii) coordinate the inspections
so that the inspections do not interfere with the performance of construction. The City and
Company each shall have the right to accompany, and/or have its construction manager
accompany, the inspecting party during any Permitted Inspection and/or the Final Inspection.
(n) No Waiver of Police Power. The foregoing rights in favor of the City shall be
addition to, and not in lieu of, any rights and remedies the City may have under this Agreement or
applicable Laws; and nothing set forth herein shall be deemed to waive any authority, right,
remedy, or power vested in any City Bodies under applicable Laws.
(o) Information Review. Upon City’s request, Company agrees to permit the the City
to review and inspect copies of the following: (i) any third-party inspections and reports related to
the construction of the Project; or (ii) receipts, invoices or other financial documents related to
construction of the Project.
13. Taxpayer Agreement. Company agrees to enter into a Taxpayer Agreement with the RDC
that, among other general terms and provisions, (a) states that beginning the calendar year
following the first January 1 after Substantial Completion of the Project and continuing through
each calendar year of the Bond Term, Company agrees to (i) annually (in semi-annual payments
on the dates that real estate taxes are due in Indiana (currently May and November 10th)) pay
RDC the positive difference, if any, between: (1) Three Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand and no/100
Dollars ($356,000.00)(annually, and $178,000.00, semi-annually) minus (2) the Real Estate
Taxes due and owing for the Project and Project Site for the applicable year; (b) provides that the
payments due by Company thereunder are secured by an annually renewable lien against the
Project Site that is the same in nature and priority to (but different from and in addition to) the
lien of Real Estate Taxes and, accordingly, shall: (i) be prior to any mortgage or other lien or
encumbrance on such Project Site other than the lien of Real Estate Taxes, and (ii) renew
automatically every January 1 during the Bond Term in its same priority; and (c) shall be
recorded and run with the Project Site. City Bodies and Company shall execute and record the
Taxpayer Agreement at the Closing. Nothing in this Agreement or the Taxpayer Agreement shall
be deemed to release Company from any obligation to pay Real Estate Taxes on the Project Site
regardless of when payable or assessed.
14. Default.
(a) Events of Default. It shall be an “Event of Default” if either Party fails to perform
or observe any term or condition of this Agreement to be performed or observed by it if such
default or failure is not cured within the applicable Cure Period.
General Remedies. During the continuance of an Event of Default, the non-defaulting party may
take whatever actions at law or in equity are necessary or appropriate to: (i) collect any payments
due under this Agreement; (ii) protect the rights granted to the non-defaulting party under this
Agreement; (iii) enforce the performance or observance by the defaulting Party of any term or
condition of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the right to specifically enforce any
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such term or condition); or (iv) cure, for the account of the defaulting party, any failure of the
defaulting party to perform or observe a material term or condition of this Agreement to be
performed or observed by it.
(b) No Remedy Exclusive; Limitation. No right or remedy herein conferred upon, or
reserved to, a non-defaulting party is intended to be exclusive of any other available right or
remedy, unless otherwise expressly stated; instead, every such right or remedy shall be
cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy given under this Agreement or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission by a non-defaulting party to exercise
any right or remedy upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy, or be
construed to be a waiver thereof, and any such right or remedy may be exercised from time to
time, and as often as may be deemed to be expedient. To entitle a non-defaulting party to
exercise any of its rights or remedies, it shall not be necessary for the non-defaulting party to
give notice to the defaulting party, other than such notice as may be required by this Agreement
or by the Laws. In no event shall any party hereunder be liable to the other for punitive or
consequential damages as a result of an Event of Default by such party. In the event either party
hereto employs an attorney in connection with Claims by one party against the other arising from
the operation of this Agreement, the non-prevailing party shall pay the prevailing party all
reasonable fees and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with such
Claims. The term “prevailing party” as used in this Agreement shall include, but not be limited
to, a party who obtains legal counsel or brings an action against the other by reason of the other’s
breach or default and obtains substantially the relief sought whether by compromise, mediation,
settlement, judgment or otherwise.
15. Mutual Indemnification.
(a) City Bodies. To the extent permitted by applicable Laws, City Bodies shall
indemnify and hold harmless Company from and against all Claims arising from the breach by
City Bodies of any term or condition of this Agreement.
Company.
(b) Company. Company shall indemnify and hold harmless City Bodies from and
against any and all Claims arising from: (i) breaches by Company under contracts to which
Company is a party, to the extent that such contracts relate to the performance of any work on
the Project Site by Company or any party acting by, under, through or on behalf of Company; (ii)
injury to, or death of, persons or loss of, or damage to, property, suffered in connection with
performance of any work on the Project Site by Company or any party acting by, under, through
or on behalf of Company; (iii) the negligence or willful misconduct of Company or any party
acting by, under, through, or on behalf of Company; or (iv) the breach by Company of any term
or condition of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, City Bodies’ and Company’s
obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
16. Special Remedies.
(a) No Commencement. Subject to Force Majeure and after offering in writing to
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meet with Company to discuss Company’s failure to commence, if Company has not
commenced construction of the Project within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, then, at
any time until Company commences construction of the Project, City may elect, in addition to
any other legal and equitable remedies available to City, to (i) unilaterally terminate this
Agreement; and (ii) re-enter the Project Site and exercise its Power of Termination and cause
title to the City Parcel to vest in the RDC, without any liability or obligation to Company. The
Power of Termination and foregoing rights shall be deemed exercised upon delivery to Company
of Notice delivered at any time after such ninety (90) day period but prior to Commencement of
Construction (as defined herein below) of the Project. Upon delivery of such Notice to
Company, Company shall surrender possession of the City Parcel to the RDC and title to the
City Parcel shall automatically, and without further action, vest in the RDC; provided, however,
if title to the property cannot automatically vest in the RDC, Company acknowledges and agrees
that it shall execute a limited warranty deed and take all other required action under the Laws or
by the Title Insurer to reconvey the City Parcel to the RDC. Any such re-vesting shall be free
and clear of all encumbrances, liens, mortgages, easements, agreements, and other matters of
record other than those existing immediately prior to Closing. No delay or failure by City
Bodies to enforce any of the covenants, conditions, reservations and rights contained in this
Section 16(a) or to invoke any available remedy with respect to an Event of Default by Company
shall under any circumstances be deemed or held to be a waiver by City Bodies of the right to do
so thereafter, or an estoppel of City Bodies to assert any right available to it upon the occurrence,
recurrence of continuation of any violation or violations hereunder. For purposes of this Section
16(a), “Commencement of Construction” shall mean material and substantial work on the Project
pursuant to Required Permits such as installation of footings and foundations and shall not be
deemed to occur as a result of (1) mere excavation work, or (2) work related to working with
Heritage Meadows and adjacent property owners on open-green space programming and design.
(b) Work Stop. After Commencement of Construction, subject to Force Majeure, if
all construction work of a material nature ceases with respect to the Project for a period of at
least one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days or for more than a total of two hundred (200)
days during any three hundred sixty (360) day period, then, at any time until construction work
of a material nature resumes and is continuing, City may elect, in addition to any other legal and
equitable remedies available to City, to (i) unilaterally terminate this Agreement; (ii) re-enter the
Project Site and exercise its Power of Termination and cause title to the Project Site to vest in the
RDC, without any liability or obligation to Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Power of
Termination and foregoing rights shall be deemed exercised upon delivery to Company of Notice
prior to material resumption of the construction work. Such Notice together with evidence of
remittance of the Divestiture Payment to Project Lender and Company, if applicable, may be
recorded by the RDC contemporaneously with, or at any time after, its delivery of such Notice
and payment to Project Lender. Upon delivery of such Notice and payment, if applicable,
Company shall surrender possession of the Project Site to the RDC and title to the Project Site
shall automatically and without further action of the parties’ vest in the RDC; provided, however,
if title to the property cannot automatically vest in the RDC, Company acknowledges and agrees
that it shall execute a limited warranty deed and take all other required action under the Laws or
by the Title Insurer to convey the Project Site to the RDC. Any such vesting of shall be free and
clear of any, and all encumbrances, liens, mortgages, easements, agreements, and other matters
of record other than existing immediately prior to Closing. No delay or failure by City Bodies to
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enforce any of the covenants, conditions, reservations and rights contained in this Section 16(b),
or to invoke any available remedy with respect to an Event of Default by Company shall under
any circumstances be deemed or held to be a waiver by City Bodies of the right to do so
thereafter, or an estoppel of City Bodies to assert any right available to it upon the occurrence,
recurrence of continuation of any violation or violations hereunder.
If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Sections 16(a) or 16(b), the Ancillary Documents
shall likewise terminate.
17. Assignment. Upon Closing, this Agreement shall run with the Project Site and shall be
binding on successors in title to the Project Site. Prior to Substantial Completion of the Project,
Company shall not assign this Agreement without the approval of the City, and the City Bodies
shall not assign this Agreement without the prior written approval of the Company; provided
that: (i) without the prior written approval of Company, City Bodies may assign this Agreement
to another agency or instrumentality of the City that legally is able to perform the respective
obligations hereunder; and (ii) without the prior written approval of City, Company may assign,
partially or in its entirety, this Agreement to (A) a third party controlling, controlled by or under
common control with Company, or (B) collaterally assign this Agreement (or portion hereof) to a
Project Lender. Notwithstanding any assignment permitted under this Section, the applicable
City Bodies or Company, as the case may be, shall remain liable to perform all of the terms and
conditions to be performed by it under this Agreement, and the approval by the other party of
any assignment shall not release any City Bodies or Company, as the case may be, from such
performance; provided that, if any City Body assigns this Agreement to another agency or
instrumentality of the City that: (i) has full power and authority to accept an assignment of this
Agreement and carry out the respective obligations hereunder; and (ii) expressly assumes all
such obligations in writing; then the applicable City Bodies shall be released from liability under
this Agreement for all obligations to be performed after the date of such assignment and
assumption.
18. Notice. Any notice required or permitted to be given by any party to this Agreement shall
be in writing, and shall be given (and deemed to have been given) when: (a) delivered in person
to the other party; (b) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. Certified Mail, Return Receipt
Requested; or (c) the following business day after being sent by national overnight delivery
service, with confirmation of receipt. Notice shall be provided as follows: if to (x) the City
Bodies: City of Fishers, Attn: Lindsey Bennett, City Attorney, 3 Municipal Drive, Fishers,
Indiana 46038, with copies (via email, only) to: Jennifer Messer,
jennifercmesserlaw@gmail.com, and (z) Company at Rebar Development, 8700 North Street,
Suite 120, Fishers, Indiana 46032 Attn: Shelby Bowen, with copies (via email, only) to: Liz
Bowen (liz@rebardev.com). Each of the Parties may change its address for notice from time to
time by delivering notice to the other party as provided above.
19. Authority. Each undersigned person executing this Agreement on behalf of the City, EDC,
RDC, Building Corp. and Company represents and certifies that: (a) he or she has been empowered
and authorized by all necessary action of the City, EDC RDC, Building Corp. or Company,
respectively, to execute and deliver this Agreement; (b) he or she has full capacity, power, and
authority to enter into and carry out this Agreement; and (c) the execution, delivery, and
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performance of this Agreement duly have been authorized by the City, RDC, EDC, Building Corp.
and Company, respectively; provided, however, each of the City’s, EDC’s, Building Corp.’s
RDC’s ability to perform under this Agreement is subject to completion of certain procedures
required by Laws which the City, EDC, Building Corp. and RDC agree to undertake with diligence
and in good faith.
20. Force Majeure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if any Party is
delayed in, or prevented from, observing or performing any of its obligations (other than the
obligation to pay money, including any payment required pursuant to the Taxpayer Agreement (if
required by Company) under, or satisfying any term or condition of, this Agreement as a result of
Force Majeure, then: (a) the party asserting Force Majeure shall deliver written notice to the other
party; (b) such observation, performance, or satisfaction shall be excused for the period of days
that such observation, performance, or satisfaction is delayed or prevented; and (c) the deadlines
for observation, performance, and satisfaction, as applicable, shall be extended for the same period.
21. Merger. All prior agreements, understandings, and commitments with respect to the
transaction contemplated herein are hereby superseded, terminated, and merged herein, and shall
be of no further force or effect. Absent an amendment to, or modification of, this Agreement in
accordance with this section, in no event shall City Bodies be obligated to perform any work, incur
any expenses, or provide any incentives (whether with respect to the Project Site, the Project, or
any site or improvements adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, the Project Site) other than as
specifically set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended or modify only by
written instrument executed by City Bodies and Company.
22. Miscellaneous. Subject to Section 17, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be
binding upon, City Bodies and Company, and their respective successors and assigns. This
Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the
same instrument. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of Indiana. All proceedings arising in connection with this Agreement shall be
tried and litigated only in the state courts in Hamilton County, Indiana, or the federal courts with
venue that includes Hamilton County, Indiana. Company waives, to the extent permitted under
applicable law: (a) the right to a trial by jury; and (b) any right Company may have to: (i) assert
the doctrine of “forum non conveniens”; or (ii) object to venue. This Agreement may be modified
only by a written agreement signed by the City, EDC, Building Corp., RDC, and Company. All
Exhibits to this Agreement are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Time is of
the essence in this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement or application to any party or
circumstances shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid and
unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such provision
to such person or circumstances, other than those as to which it is so determined invalid or
unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision hereof shall be valid and shall be
enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided that, in lieu of such invalid or
unenforceable provision, there will be added to this Agreement a provision as similar to the invalid
or unenforceable provision as is possible to reflect the intent of the Parties and still be valid and
enforceable. The captions in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for
reference and in no way define, limit, or describe the scope of this Agreement or the scope or
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content of any of its provisions. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create
a partnership, employment relationship or joint venture between Company, the City, EDC,
Building Corp., and RDC or their successors in interest. Unless otherwise specified, in computing
any period of time described herein, the day of the act or event after which the designated period
of time begins to run is not to be included and the last day of the period so computed is to be
included, unless such last day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday for national banks in Fishers,
in which event the period shall run until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday,
Sunday, or legal holiday. Any amounts due or to be paid hereunder shall bear interest at the prime
rate as published in The Wall Street Journal plus five percent (5%) per annum from the date due
until paid.
23. Execution of Agreement. Upon City Bodies’ approval and execution of this Agreement, the
City shall provide to Company the executed Agreement (the “City-Executed Agreement”). Within
ten (10) days of Company receiving the City-Executed Agreement, Company shall execute this
Agreement and provide the City a copy of such fully executed Agreement. Failure to strictly
comply with this Section 23 shall terminate and automatically revoke any offer made by City
Bodies herein, and shall, without further action of any of City Bodies, nullify and render of no
force or effect City Bodies’ approval of this Agreement.
Index of Exhibits:
Exhibit A: City Parcel
Exhibit B: Concept Plan
Exhibit C: Project Site
Exhibit D: Public Streetscape Improvements
Exhibit E: Insurance
[signatures on following pages]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City, EDC, RDC, Building Corp. and Company have
executed this Project Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
“CITY”
CITY OF FISHERS, INDIANA
By:
Scott Fadness, Mayor
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“EDC”
CITY OF FISHERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION
By:
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“RDC”
FISHERS REDEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION
By:_________________________________
Damon Grothe, President
ATTEST:
By:
Brad Johnson, Secretary
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“BUILDING CORP.”
FISHERS TOWN HALL BUILDING
CORPORATION
By:
Its: _____________________________
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“OWNER”
REBAR SOUTH STREET, INC.
By:
Shelby M. Bowen, President
“DEVELOPER”
REBAR SOUTH STREET, LLC
By:
Shelby M. Bowen, Manager
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Exhibit A
City Parcel
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Exhibit B
Company Parcel
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Exhibit C
Project Site
• 8767 South Street
• 8745 South Street
• 8723 South Street
• 8713 South Street
• 8705 South Street
• 8697 South Street
• 8667 South Street
• 8620 Morgan Drive (City Property)
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Exhibit D
Public Streetscape Improvements
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Exhibit E
Company Insurance Requirements
Company shall obtain and maintain and require any general contractor or subcontractor(s) to obtain and
maintain the below listed policies of insurance written by a Company reasonably acceptable to the City
and for which certificates of insurance shall be provided to the City prior to commencement of any work
on the Project. The City Bodies shall be named as additional insureds on Company’s Commercial
General Liability policies of insurance.
1. Workers Compensation insurance coverage in accordance with statutory
requirements.
2. Employers Liability Insurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000.00
each accident; $1,000,000.00 Disease- each employee; and $1,000,000.00
Disease Policy Limit.
3. Commercial General Liability Insurance on ISO form GC0001 10 01 (or a
substitute form providing equivalent coverage) and General Contractor and
Subcontractors shall provide the Company with Certificate of Insurance and
Additional Insured Endorsement on ISO form GC2010 11 85 (or a substitute
form providing equivalent coverage) and CG2037 10 01 (or substitute forms
providing equivalent coverage) naming the City Bodies as additional
insureds thereunder. Additional insured coverage shall apply as primary
insurance with respect to any other insurance afforded the City Bodies per
the follows:
$1,000,000.00 Each Occurrence (BI & PD Combined Single Limit);
$2,000,000.00 General Occurrence (subject to per project general aggregate
provision); and
4. Business Automobile Liability Insurance: Written in the amount of not less
than $1,000,000.00 each accident to include the City Bodies as additional
insureds.
5. Umbrella Liability: $2,000,000.00.
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