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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-035RESOLUTION NO. 26- 035 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROVIDING CONSENT TO THE FLORIDA DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION TO THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS ON BEHALF OF COASTAL WASTE & RECYCLING, INC. AND/OR CERTAIN AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES OR RELATED ENTITIES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA (THE "BOARD"): WHEREAS, the Florida Development Finance Corporation (the "Issuer") was created by the Florida Development Finance Corporation Act, Chapter 288, Part VIII, Florida Statutes (the "Act"), which provides, in part, that the Issuer may issue bonds to finance and refinance projects for the benefit of Florida businesses to enhance the economic development of the State of Florida (the "State"), provided that the Issuer has entered into an interlocal agreement with the local governmental agency in which the project will be located; and WHEREAS, the Issuer and. the Board have previously entered into a joinder to interlocal agreement, as amended (the "Interlocal Agreement") pursuant to the Act and the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969, as amended, which Interlocal Agreement remains in full force and effect, to permit the Issuer to issue revenue bonds to finance and refinance projects located within the jurisdictional limits of Indian River County, Florida (the "County"), subject to the Board's reserved right to consent to each such project; and WHEREAS, Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc. and/or one or more of its affiliates, subsidiaries or related entities (collectively, the "Borrower") has requested the issuance of the Issuer's revenue bonds in the amount of up to $250,000,000 (the "Bonds"), to directly or indirectly finance, refinance or reimburse, the eligible costs of the design, development, acquisition, 71573331OVI RESOLUTION NO. 26- 0 3 5 construction, installation, and equipping of certain solid waste disposal facilities (collectively, the "Project") located throughout the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, a portion of the Project to be financed with the proceeds of the Bonds is or will be located in the County (the "Indian River County Facilities"); and WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Issuer have requested that the Board consent to the Issuer's issuance of the Bonds, a portion of which are expected to be used to finance or refinance all or a portion of the costs of the Indian River County Facilities, in compliance with the provisions of the Interlocal Agreement; and WHEREAS, as a result of the anticipated economic benefits associated with the Indian River County Facilities, the issuance of the Bonds for the purposes of financing and refinancing the Indian River County Facilities is deemed to be in the best interests of the citizens of the County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida as follows: Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. Consent to Issuance of the Bonds. Based upon the foregoing, and pursuant to the terms of the Interlocal Agreement, the Board hereby consents to the issuance by the Issuer of the Bonds for the purposes of, among other things, financing or refinancing the Indian River County Facilities. Section 3. Limitation. The County shall have no responsibility with respect to the repayment of the Bonds. The Bonds and the interest thereon shall not constitute an indebtedness or pledge of the general credit or taxing power of the County but shall be payable solely from the revenues pledged therefore pursuant to financing agreements entered into by and among the Issuer 715733310v1 RESOLUTION NO. 26- 035 and the Borrower and/or parties other than the County prior to or contemporaneously with the issuance of the Bonds. The approval given herein shall not be construed as (a) an endorsement of the creditworthiness of the Borrower or the financial viability of the Project or the Indian River County Facilities, (b) a recommendation to any prospective purchaser of the Bonds, (c) an evaluation of the likelihood of the repayment of the debt service on the Bonds, or (d) an approval of any necessary rezoning applications nor for any other regulatory permits relating to the Indian River County Facilities or the Project and the County shall not be construed by reason of its adoption of this Resolution to have made any such endorsement, finding or recommendation or to have waived any of the County's rights or estopping the County from asserting any rights or responsibilities it may have in that regard. Section 4. Repealing Clause. All restrictions or resolutions or portions thereof in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby superseded and repealed. Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. This Resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner josenh F. Fl PcchPx and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Susan Adams , and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: Chairman Deryl Loar AYE Vice Chairman Laura Moss AYE Commissioner Susan Adams AYE Commissioner Joseph H. Earman AYE Commissioner Joseph E. Flescher AVE RESOLUTION NO. 26- 035 The Chairman thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and adopted this 5th day of May 2026. Attest: Ryan L. Butler, Clerk of Court and Comptroller By: 2w M)Md&�2 — Deputy Approved as to form and legal sufficiency By :21 W . s gfifer . Shuler, County Attorney 7157333100 BOARD OF COUNTY CON MISSIQ.[E] INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FF�s Deryl Loar, Chairman