DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
By and Among,
CITY OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.
and‘TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Definitions
ARTICLE I, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1. Representations and Warranties of the City
Section 2.2. Representations and Warranties of Developer ..,
ARTICLE III, CONDITION, PREPARATION AND CONVEYANCE
OF DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY
Section 3.1. Condition of Development Property
Section 3.2. Inspection by Developer Prior to Closing.
Seetion 3.3. Work tobe Performed by City
Section 3.4. Purchase Price
Section 3.3. Form of Deed
Section 3.6. Abstract of Title
Section 3.7. Tax and Assessments .
Section 3.8, Time and Place for Closing and Delivery of Deed
‘Section 3.9. Recordation of Deed
Section 3.10. Conditions Precedent to Conveyance of Property «
Section 3.11. City's Responsibilities for Certain Other Actions
ARTICLE IV, CONSTRUCTION OF MINIMUM IMPROVEMENTS.
Section 4.1. Construction of Minimum Improvements .
Section 4.2. Construction Plans.
Section 4.3, Commencement and Completion of Construct
Section 4.4. Cerificate of Completion
ARTICLE V. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Section 5.1. Economie Development Grant.
Section 5.2. Source of Grant Funds LimitedSection 5.3. Conditions Precedent to Funding by City
12ARTICLE VI. COVENANTS
Section 6.1. Covenants of the Developer.
Section 6.2. Execution of Assessment Agreement
ARTICLE VIL. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Section 7.1. Public Improvements ..
ARTICLE VIII, INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1. Release and Indemnification Covenants
ARTICLE IX. ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER
Section 9.1. Status of the Developer; No Transfer or Assignment 17
Section 9.2. Prohibition Against Use as Non-Taxable or Centrally-Assessed
Property : ane ”
ARTICLE X, DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 10.1. Events of Default Defined
Section 10.2. Remedies on Default
Section 10.3. Revestng Title inthe City Upon Happening of Event
‘Subsequent to Conveyance to the Developer
Section 104. Resale of Resoquied Property; Dispston of Proceeds
Section 10.5. No Remedy Exclusive
Section 10.6. No Implied Waiver «oo.
Section 10.7, Agreement to Pay Attomeys’ Fees and Expenses
ARTICLE XI, MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1. Notices ..
Section 11.2. Governing Law...
Section 11.3. Entire Agreement
Section 11.4. Severability
Section 11.5. Performance by City
Section 11.6. No Third Party Beneficiaries -
Section 11.7. InterpretationSection 11.8, Amendment; Waiver
Section 11.9. Successors and Assigns
Section 11.10. Agreement
Section 11.11. Termination Date
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A - Development Property
Exhibit B- Minimum Improvements
Exhibit C- Minimum Assessment Agreement
Exhibit D - Public Improvements
Exhibit E- Form of Legal Opinion
Exhibit F - Form of DeedDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
‘This Development Agreement ("Agreement") is made as of the _day of
20___, by and among the City of Sioux City, Lowa, a municipal
‘corporation with its principal offices located at 405 - 6th Street, Sioux City, lowa 51102
(the "City”), and sa with its principal offices
located at (the "Developer’).
win
ETH:
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the objectives of Chapter 403 of the Code of Lowa,
2009, as amended (the "Urban Renewal Act”), the City is engaged in carrying out urban
renewal project activities in an area known as the Urban
Renewal Area ("Urban Renewal Area”); and
WHEREAS, the City owns certain property located within the foregoing Urban
Renewal Area, as more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a
ppart hereof (which property as so described is hereinafter referred to as the "Development
Property"); and.
WHEREAS, the Developer is willing to purchase and cause certain building
improvements to be constructed on the Development Property (defined herein as the
"Minimum Improvements"); and
WHEREAS, the parties have determined that certain public improvements are
required to enable the development of the foregoing project, which are conceptually
described hercin (the "Public Improvements"); and
WHEREAS, the City has agreed to pay the costs and expenses of the design and
construction of the Public Improvements to the extent provided herein and construct the
same as hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the City anticipates issuing municipal bonds to finance the Public
Improvements and an Economic Development Grant to the Developer and using
incremental taxes to make certain other payments as described herein, and Developer has
agreed to pay, or cause to be paid, certain projected real estate taxes by execution of a
Minimum Assessment Agreement; andWHEREAS, the parties desire to memorialize their understandings with respect to
the foregoing Project and the Public Improvements, and other matters related to this
development; and
WHEREAS, the City believes that the development of the Development Property
is in the vital and best interests of the City and in accordance with the public purposes
‘and provisions of the applicable State and local laws and requirements under which the
project has been undertaken and is being assisted.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
set forth herein, and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, itis agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Definitions. In addition to other definitions set forth in this
‘Agreement, all capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
‘Agreement means this Agreement and all Exhibits hereto, as the same may be from
time to time modified, amended or supplemented.
‘Assessment Agreement means the Minimum Assessinent Agreement, substantially
the form of the Agreement contained in Exhibit C attached hereto and hereby made a
part of this Agreement, among the Developer, City and the Assessor, entered into
‘pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement,
‘Assessor's Minimum Actual Value means the agreed minimum actual value of the
‘Minimum Improvements and the Development Property for calculation and assessment
of real property taxes, as set forth in the Assessment Agreement,
Bonds mean the general obligation or tax increment revenue bonds or notes to be
issued by the City to fund the Economie Development Grant and the costs of the Public
Improvements
City means the City of Sioux City, Towa.
Code means the Code of Iowa, 2011, as amended.
‘Construction Plans means the plans, specifications, drawings and related documents
reflecting the construction work to be performed by the Developer on the Development
Property; the Construction Plans shall be as detailed as the plans, specifications, drawings
2and related documents which are submitted to the building inspector of the City as
required by applicable City codes.
County means Woodbury County, Lowa,
Developer means __ a
‘and its successors and assigns.
Development Property means that portion of the
Urban Renewal Area ofthe City described in
Exhibit A hereto.
Economie Development Grant means the economic development grant payments to
‘be made by the City to the Developer under the provisions of Article V hereof.
Event of Default means any of the events described in Section 10.1 of this
Agreement.
First Mortgage means any Mortgage granted to secure any loan made pursuant to
either a mortgage commitment obtained by the Developer from a commercial lender or
other financial institution to fund any portion of the construction costs and initial
‘operating capital requirements of the Minimum Improvements, or all such Mortgages as.
appropriate, which is recorded prior to the recording of the Assessment Agreement.
Full Time Employees means either () "full ime" employee who works atleast 40
hours per week or 2,080 hours per year or (ii) any combination of "part-time" employees
who, in the aggregate, work at least 2,080 hours per year.
Funding Date means each of the dates of payment of a portion of the Economic
Development Grant to the Developer, described in Section 5.1 hereof.
‘Minimum Improvements shall mean the tobe
constructed by the Developer on the Development Property, together with all related site
improvements described in the Construction Plans, as described in Exhibit B hereto.
Mortgage means any morigage or security agreement in which the Developer has
granted a mortgage or other security interest in the Development Property, or any portion
‘of parcel thereof, or any improvements constructed thereon.
Project shall mean the construction of the Minimum Improvements on the
Development Property, as described in this Agreement.