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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2024-045 Line of Credit to Fund Capital Improvement Projects 1RESOLUTION NO. 2024-.WS- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2024 OF THE ISSUER IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $6,000,000.00 TO FINANCE CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECTS ; PROVIDING THAT THE NOTE SHALL BE PAY ABLE FROM PLEDGED REVENUES; AUTHORIZING AND DELEGATING TO THE MAYOR OR CITY MANAGER THE SALE OF THE NOTE TO THE LENDER PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH THE LENDER; APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF SAID LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS, SECURITIES AND REMEDIES FOR THE OWNER OF THE NOTE; MAKING CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Dania Beach, Florida (the "Issuer") is a municipal corporation duly created and existing pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, the Issuer determined that it is necessary and desirable and in the best interest of the inhabitants of the Issuer to finance for the Issuer the costs and expenses associated with the construction of stormwater utility projects, including but not limited to, the Southeast Drainage Project, Phase I, in accordance with the plans on file with the Issuer (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, it is determined to be in the best interest of the Issuer to issue its not to exceed $6,000,000 Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2024 (the "Note") pursuant to a Line of Credit Agreement (the "Line Credit Agreement") between the Issuer and Truist Commercial Equity, Inc. (the "Lender") in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to finance the Project; and WHEREAS, debt service on the Note w ill be secured by Pledged Revenues, as defined in the Line of Credit Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Pledged Revenues shall be suffic ient to pay all principal of and interest and prepayment premium, if any, on the Note, as the same becomes due, and to make all deposits or payments required by this Resolution and the Line of Credit Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Issuer shall never be required to levy ad valorem taxes to pay debt service on the Note or to make any other payments under this Resolution or the Line of Credit Agreement. The Note shall not constitute a lien on any property owned by or situated within the limits of the Issuer; and WHEREAS, the Issuer has received a proposal from the Lender, and it is hereby found, determined and declared that a negotiated sale of the Note to the Lender, is in the best interest of the Issuer because a bank loan and consequent impact of duration of maturity of the Note will save the Issuer considerable time and expense as compared to selling the Note in a public sale; and WHEREAS, it is hereby ascertained , determined and declared that it is in the best interest of the Issuer to authorize the Mayor or City Manager to accept the offer from the Lender to purchase the Note at a negotiated sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Resolution and the Line of Credit Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Lender will provide to the Issuer, prior to the sale of the Note, a disclosure statement regarding the Note containing the information required by Section 218 .385(6), Florida Statutes, in substantially the fmm attached hereto as Exhibit C. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA: ""S..;a.e"""'ct __ io=n;;;;..;;;;1.;;.... _....;RE='--'C:;.;;I=--T=AL==S . That the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference. Section 2. AUTHORITY. That thi s Resolution is enacted pursuant to the Florida Constitution; Chapter. 166, Florida Statutes; the Charter of the Issuer; and other applicable provisions of law. Section 3. AUTHORIZATION OF THE NOTE. That subject and pursuant to the provisions of this Resolution, an obligation of the Issuer to be known as "City of Dania Beach, Florida, Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2024" is hereby authorized to be issued under and secured by this Resolution and the Line of Credit Agreement in the principal amount of not to exceed $6,000 ,000.00, for the purposes of (i) financing the cost of the Project; and (ii) paying the transaction costs associated with the Note. Section 4. AUTHORIZATION OF THE PROJECT. That the financing of the Project is hereby approved. 2 RESOLU TION #2024 -~ Section 5. SALE OF THE NOTE. That because of the characteristics of the Note, prevailing market conditions, the ability of the Issuer to access direct purchase with the Lender and for the Issuer to receive the benefits of lower interest rates and issuance costs, it is hereby determined that it is in the best interest of the Issuer to accept the offer of the Lender to purchase the Note at a private negotiated sale pursuant to the terms of the Proposal. Prior to the issuance of the Note, the Issuer shall receive from the Lender a Lender's Ce1iificate, the f01m of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B and the Disclosure Letter containing the information required by Section 218.385, Florida Statutes, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C. Section 6. DESCRIPTION OF NOTE. That the amount of the Note shall not exceed $6,000,000. The Note shall be made as a tax-exempt bonowing, which shall include co sts of issuance incuned by the Issuer and shall bear interest and shall be repayable according to the te1ms and conditions set forth in the Line of Credit Agreement with such changes, insetiions and omissions as may be approved by the Mayor or City Manager. The Issuer promises that it will promptly pay the principal of and interest on the Note at the place, on the dates and in the manner provided therein according to the true intent and meaning hereof and thereof. The Note shall not be or constitute a general ob ligation or indebtedness of the Issuer as a "bond" within the meaning of Atiicle VII, Section 12 of the Florida Constitution, but shall be payable solely from the Pledged Revenues in accordance with the te1ms of this Resolution and the Line of Credit Agreement. No holder of the Note issued hereunder shal l ever have the right to compel the exercise of any ad valorem taxing power or taxation of any real or personal prope1iy thereon or be entitled to payment of the Note from any funds of the Issuer except from the Pledged Revenues as described in the Line of Credit Agreement. Section 7. APPROVAL OF LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT. That the Mayor or City Manager, as attested by the City Clerk and approved as to form and correctness by the City Attorney , or any other appropriate officers of the Issuer, are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver a Line of Credit Agreement to evidence the Note, to be entered into by and between the Issuer and the Lender in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A with such changes, insertions and omissions as may be approved by the Mayor or City Manager, the execution thereof being conclusive evidence of such approval. 3 RESOLUTION #2024 -045' Section 8. OTHER INSTRUMENTS. That the Mayor, the City Manager, the City Clerk, the City Attorney and other officers, attorneys and other agents and employees of the Issuer are hereby authorized to perform all acts and things required of them by this Reso lution and the Line of Credit Agreement or desirable or consistent with the requirements hereof for the full, punctual and complete performance of all of the te1ms , covenants and agreements contained in the Note, this Resolution and the Line of Credit Agreement and they are hereby authorized to execute and deliver all documents which shall be required by Note Counsel or the Lender to effectuate the sale of the Note. All action taken to date by the officers , attorneys and any other agents and employees of the Issuer in furtherance of the issuance of the Note is hereby approved , confirmed and ratified. Section 9. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. That the Note and Line of Credit Agreement shall not be executed and delivered unless and until the Issuer has received all information required by Section 218.385 , Florida Statutes. Section 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. That this Reso lution shall be effective immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED on f\yf \ \ q , 2024. Motion bil,mm, S:c:-1CY11i' J arru $ , second by ~-, c( MUA-f r LtweJ l,c.n . FINAL VOTE ON ADOPTION : Unanimous ✓ Yes No Commissioner Joyce L. Davis Commissioner Tamara James Com.missioner Marco Salvino Vice Mayor Lori Lewellen Mayor Archibald J. Ryan IV SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW 4 RESOLUTION #2024-U-15 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 5 ARCHI MAYOR RESOLUTION #2024-045 EXHIBIT A FORM OF LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT by and between CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA and TRUIST COMMERCIAL EQUITY, INC Dated as of April~ 2024 NOT TO EXCEED $6,000,000 CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2024 BMO Draft#2 4/3/2024 SECTION 1. SECTION 2. SECTION 3. SECTION 4. SECTION 5. SECTION 6. SECTION 7. SECTIONS. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................. 1 INTERPRETATION ........................................................................................................ 6 1HE LOAN ...................................................................................................................... 6 DESCRIPTION OF 1HE NOTE .................................................................................... 6 EXECUTION OF NOTE. ................................................................................................ 9 REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF NOTE ........................................................ 10 NOTE MUTILATED, DESTROYED, STOLEN OR LOST ....................................... 11 FORM OF NOTE ........................................................................................................... 11 SECTION 9. SECURITY FOR NOTE; NOTE NOT DEBT OF THE ISSUER ............................... 11 SECTION 10. COVENANT TO BUDGET, APPROPRIATE AND DEPOSIT ............................... 11 SECTION 11. DEBT SERVICE FUND ................................................................................................ 12 SECTION 12. APPLICATION OF NOTE PROCEEDS .................................................................... 13 SECTION 13. COVENANTS OF 1HE ISSUER. ................................................................................ 13 SECTION 14. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF 1HE ISSUER. ............................. 14 SECTION 15. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE LENDER. .......................... 15 SECTION 16. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT ...................................................................................... 16 SECTION 17. NOTICES ....................................................................................................................... 17 SECTION 18. EVENTS OF DEFAULT DEFINED ............................................................................ 18 SECTION 19. REMEDIES ..................................................................................................................... 18 SECTION 20. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY ........................................................................................ 19 SECTION 21. PAYMENTS DUE ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS .................. 19 SECTION 22. AMENDMENTS, CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS ......................................... 19 SECTION 23. BINDING EFFECT ........................................................................................................ 19 SECTION 24. SEVERABILITY ............................................................................................................. 19 SECTION 25. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS .......................................................................... 19 SECTION 26. APPLICABLE LAW ...................................................................................................... 19 SECTION 27. VENUE; TRIAL BYJURY ............................................................................................ 19 SECTION 28. PATRIOT ACT .............................................................................................................. 20 SECTION 29. NO ADVISORY OR FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP ............................................... 20 EXHIBIT A -FORM OF NOTE ii LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT This LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of April~ 2024 by and between CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA (the "Issuer"), and TRUIST COMMERCIAL EQUITY, INC. (together with its successors and/or assigns, the "Lender"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Issuer has previously determined that it is necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the Issuer and in the best interest of its inhabitants to fund the Project (as hereinafter defined). Issuance of the Note (as hereinafter defined) satisfies an essential public purpose. WHEREAS, the Issuer received a proposal from the Lender and the Lender has agreed to make a not to exceed $6,000,000 revolving line of credit available to the Issuer; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Resolution, the Issuer has determined that it is in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the Issuer and the inhabitants thereof that the Issuer pledge the Pledged Revenues to secure the obligations of the Issuer to repay the principal of and interest on the Note when due; and WHEREAS, the obligation of the Issuer to repay principal of and interest on the Note will not constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the Issuer as a "bond" within the meaning of any provision of the Constitution or laws of the State, but shall be and is hereby declared to be a special, limited obligation of the Issuer, secured solely by the Pledged Revenues; and WHEREAS, the Issuer is not authorized to levy taxes on any property of or in the Issuer to pay the principal of or interest on the Note or to make any other payments provided for herein; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used in this Line of Credit Agreement and not defined in this Section 1 shall have the meanings assigned in the Resolution. The following terms shall have the following meanings herein, unless the text otherwise expressly requires: "Act" means Chapter 166, Part II, Florida Statutes, as amended, and other applicable provisions of law. "Adjusted Essential Expenditures" means essential expenditures for general government and public safety as shown in the Issuer's audited financial statements less any revenues derived from ad valorem taxation on real and personal property that are legally available to pay for such expenditures. "Adjusted SOFR Rate" means the rate of interest per annum equal to the product of (a) 79% and (b) the sum of (i) the Benchmark (provided that if said rate would be less than 0%, then it shall be deemed to be 0%), plus (ii) the Spread [79% *(Benchmark+ Spread%)], which shall be adjusted with changes in the Benchmark. The Adjusted SOFR Rate shall adjust monthly on the first day of each Interest Period. Any change in the Adjusted SOFR Rate due to a change in the Benchmark shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Benchmark without notice to Issuer. "Advance" means deposit by wire transfer or credit from the Lender to/for the account of the Issuer of a portion of the Loan by Lender to the Issuer. "Alternative Benchmark Rate" means a rate of interest per annum equal to the Prime Rate minus two and 5/10 percent (2.5%) which shall adjust daily with changes in the Prime Rate. "Authorized Officer" or "Authorized Officers" shall mean the Mayor, the City Manager, the Finance Director or any officer or employee of the Issuer authorized to perform specific acts or duties hereunder by resolution duly adopted by the City Commission. "Available Amount" means, for any day, the Maximum Commitment Amount net of the aggregate principal amount of Advances honored by the Lender at any time. "Benchmark" means initially Term SOFR, and upon Lender's determination under Section 2(a) hereof, will thereafter be the then-current Successor Rate. "Bond Counsel" means Bryant Miller Olive P.A., or other nationally recognized bond counsel firm. "Business Day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking institutions within the State of Florida are authorized or required by law to remain closed. "City Clerk" means the City Clerk or, in the City Clerk's absence, any Deputy City Clerk duly authorized to execute documents or take other action, as the case may be, on the City Clerk's behalf. "City Commission" means the City Commission of the City of Dania Beach, Florida, the governing body of the City. "City Manager" means the City Manager, as the chief operating officer of the Issuer. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "Conforming Changes" means, with respect to any Successor Rate, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definitions such as "U.S. Government Securities Business Day," "Interest Period," timing and frequency of detennining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions and 2 other technical, administrative or operational matters) that Lender decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by Lender in a manner Lender decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of the Note and the Line of Credit Agreement. "Date of Delivery" means April UZJ, 2024. "Debt Service Fund" means the Debt Service Fund established with respect to the Note pursuant to Section 11 hereof. "Default" means an event that, with the passage of time or the giving notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default under Section 18 hereof. "Default Rate" means the greater of (i) a fluctuating interest rate equal to 2.00% per annum above the Prime Rate in effect from time to time and (ii) 6.00% per annum. "Determination Day" means that date which is (i) two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of the Interest Period if such day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day or (ii) if the first day of the Interest Period is not a U.S. Government Se=ities Business Day then two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of the Interest Period. "Determination of Taxability" means the oc=rence after the date hereof of a final decree or judgment of any Federal court or a final action of the Internal Revenue Service determining that interest paid or payable on all or a portion of the Note is or was includable in the gross income of the Lender for Federal income tax purposes; provided, that no such decree, judgment, or action will be considered final for this purpose, however, unless the Issuer has been given written notice and, if it is so desired and is legally allowed, has been afforded the opportunity at the Issuer's own expense to contest the same, either directly or in the name of the Lender, and until the conclusion of any appellate review, if sought. A Determination of Taxability does not include and is not triggered by a change in law by Congress that causes the interest to be includable under Lender's gross income. For all purposes the of this definition, the effective date of any Determination of Taxability will be the first date as of which interest is deemed includable in the gross income of the registered owner of the Note. "Event of Default" means an Event of Default as defined and described in Section 18 hereof. "Finance Director" means the Finance Director of the Issuer. "Fiscal Year" means the period from each October 1 to the succeeding September 30. "Issuer" means the City of Dania Beach, Florida. 3 "Line of Credit Agreement" means this agreement between the Lender and the Issuer setting forth the terms and details of the Loan. "Loan" means the advance of moneys from the Lender to the Issuer pursuant to this Line of Credit Agreement. "Maturity Date" means twelve months from the Date of Delivery (April~ 2025). "Maximum Commitment Amount" means $6,000,000. "Net Non-Ad Valorem Revenues Available For Debt Service" means the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues minus Adjusted Essential Expenditures. "Non-Ad Valorem Revenues" means all revenues and taxes of the Issuer derived from any source whatsoever, other than ad valorem taxation on real and personal property, which are legally available to make the payments required herein. "Note" means the Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2024, of the Issuer. "Notice of Advance" means a notice given by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.D. in the form of Exhibit B. "Owner" means the Person in whose name the Note shall be registered on the books of the Issuer kept for that purpose in accordance with provisions of the Line of Credit Agreement. The Lender shall be the initial Owner. "Permitted Lender" means any affiliate of the Lender or any bank, trust company, savings institution, insurance company, accredited investor, or qualified institutional buyer under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. "Person" or words importing persons, means firms, associations, partnerships (including without limitation, general and limited partnerships), joint ventures, societies, estates, trusts, corporations, public or governmental bodies, other legal entities, and natural persons. "Pledged Revenues" means the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues budgeted, appropriated and deposited as provided herein, and amounts on deposit from time to time in the Debt Service Fund as provided herein. "Prime Rate" means the interest rate announced by Truist Bank from time to time as its prime rate. Any change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the date such change is announced by Truist Bank. "Principal Balance" means the amount of principal outstanding under the Note at any time which amount shall equal the sum of all Advances less any prepayments of principal. "Project" means the construction of stormwater utility projects, including but not limited to, the Southeast Drainage Project, Phase I, in accordance with the plans on file with the Issuer. 4 "Register" means the books maintained by the Registrar in which are recorded the name and address of the Registered Owner of the Note. "Registered Owner" means the Person in whose name the ownership of the Note is registered on the books maintained by the Registrar. The initial Registered Owner shall be the Lender. "Registrar" means the Person maintaining the Register. The Registrar shall initially be the City Clerk. "Relevant Governmental Body" means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto. "Relevant Governmental Body Recommended Rate" means, in respect of any relevant day, the rate (inclusive of any spreads or adjustments which may be positive or negative) recommended as the replacement for the Benchmark by the Relevant Governmental Body (which rate may be produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or another administrator). "Resolution" means Resolution No. ___ adopted by the Issuer on April 9, 2024, as may be amended and supplemented from time to time. "Spread" means (i) while the Note accrues interest at the Adjusted SOFR Rate, 0.95% per annum, and (ii) while the Note accrues interest at the Taxable Adjusted SOFR Rate, 0.95% per annum. "State" means the State of Florida. "Taxable Adjusted SOFR Rate" means the rate of interest per annum equal to the sum obtained by adding (i) the Benchmark (provided that if said rate would be less than 0%, then it shall be deemed to be 0%), plus (ii) the ~read, which shall be adjusted with changes in the Benchmark. If checked here~ the Taxable Ad"usted SOFR Rate will not decrease below a fixed minimum rate of .95%. The Taxable Adjusted SOFR Rate shall adjust monthly on the first day of each Interest Period. Any change in the Taxable Adjusted SOFR Rate due to a change in the Benchmark shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Benchmark without notice to Issuer. "Term SOFR" means the Term SOFR reference rate for a one month tenor as administered by the Term SOFR Administrator and quoted by Bloomberg Finance L.P., or any quoting service or commonly available source utilized by Lender on the Determination Day; provided that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Determination Day, Term SOFR for such tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator, then the rate used will be Term SOFR for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator for the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day on which such rate was published on the 5 Term SOFR Administrator's website so long as such immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Determination Day. "Term SOFR Administrator" means the CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of One-Month Term SOFR selected by the Lender in its sole discretion). "Term SOFR Interest Period" means the one-month period commencing on the first day of each month and each subsequent period shall commence on the first day of each month; provided that the first Interest Period shall commence on the date the Note is first issued and end on the last day of the month in which the Note is issued. "U.S. Government Securities Business Day" means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday, or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities. SECTION 2. INTERPRETATION. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, words of masculine gender shall be construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and words of the singular number shall be construed to include correlative words of the plural number and vice versa. This Line of Credit Agreement and all the terms and provisions hereof (a) have been negotiated between the Issuer and the Lender; (b) shall not be construed strictly in favor of or against either party hereto; and ( c) shall be construed to effectuate the purpose set forth herein and to sustain the validity hereof. SECTION 3. THE LOAN. A. Loan. The Lender hereby makes and the Issuer hereby accepts the Loan, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. B. Disbursement of Proceeds. Proceeds of the Loan shall be made available to the Issuer in one or more Advances, as set forth herein. The proceeds of each Advance shall be used for the Project or the costs of issuance of the Note. SECTION 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTE. The obligation of the Issuer to repay the Loan shall be evidenced by the Note. The Note shall be dated as of the Date of Delivery; shall mature on the Maturity Date; and shall be in registered form. A. Amount of Note. The Principal Balance of the Note shall be equal to the aggregate amount of all Advances requested by the Issuer and disbursed by the Lender less the amounts repaid by the Issuer and applied to principal by the Lender, provided however, that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time shall not exceed Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000). 6 B. Interest Rate. (1) The Note shall bear interest at the Adjusted SOFR Rate and be calculated based on an actual/360 day basis. Each Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the date such Advance is made until it is paid in full, at a rate per annum equal to the Variable Rate. (2) Application of Interest Rate. (a) From the date hereof to the date of a Determination of Taxability, if any, interest on the Note shall be calculated based on the Adjusted SOFR Rate. Upon the occurrence of a Determination of Taxability, then, from and after the date of a Determination of Taxability, the interest rate used to calculate interest on the Note shall be the Taxable Adjusted SOFR Rate. From and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, until such time as the Event of Default has been remedied or otherwise waived by the Lender, the Note shall bear interest at the Default Rate. (c) In the event Lender determines in its sole discretion that Lender cannot make, fund, or maintain a loan based upon the Benchmark due to illegality or the inability to ascertain or determine said rate on the basis provided for herein ("Unavailability Period") and a Benchmark Transition Event has not occurred, then at the election of Lender the Benchmark shall convert to the Alternative Benchmark Rate for purposes of calculating the Adjusted SOFR Rate and, if applicable, the Taxable Adjusted SOFR Rate, on the then outstanding principal balance and for interest accruing on any fundings or advances requested by Issuer and, thereafter, the Adjusted SOFR Rate and, if applicable, the Taxable Adjusted SOFR Rate, shall adjust simultaneously with any fluctuation in the Alternative Benchmark Rate. In the event Lender determines that the circumstances giving rise to the Unavailability Period have ended, at such time as determined by Lender, the Benchmark will revert to the prior Benchmark (provided a Benchmark Transition Event has not occurred). Lender shall provide notice, which may be after the implementation of the Alternative Benchmark Rate as contemplated hereunder, to Issuer of any Benchmark change that is made pursuant to this subsection (c). For avoidance of doubt, following conversion to the Alternative Benchmark Rate under this subsection (c), the reference to "Benchmark" in the definitions of "Adjusted SOFR Rate" and "Taxable Adjusted SOFR Rate" shall be deemed and interpreted to mean the Alternative Benchmark Rate. The Spread and minimum rate, if any, shall continue to apply. ( d) In no instance will the applicable interest rate on the Note exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. (3) Effect of Benchmark Transition Event. (a) In the event Lender determines in its sole discretion that (i) there is a public announcement by the administrator of a Benchmark or a Relevant Governmental Body that such Benchmark will cease or has ceased to be published; (ii) a public announcement is made by the administrator of a Benchmark or any Relevant Governmental Body that the Benchmark is no longer representative; or (iii) a Relevant Governmental Body has determined that Lender may no 7 longer utilize the Benchmark for purposes of setting interest rates ( each a "Benchmark Transition Event"); Lender will have no obligation to make, fund or maintain a loan based on the Benchmark and on a date and time determined by Lender, without any further action or consent of by Issuer or amendment to the Note or the Line of Credit Agreement, the first available alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by Lender shall replace the Benchmark (the "Successor Rate"): (x) Relevant Governmental Body Recommended Rate; or (y) Alternative Benchmark Rate. (b) In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, Lender will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Line of Credit Agreement, any amendments implementing such Successor Rate or Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of Issuer. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero percent (0%), the Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero percent (0%). For avoidance of doubt, following the implementation of a Successor Rate, the reference to "Benchmark" in the definitions of "Adjusted SOFR Rate" and "Taxable Adjusted SOFR Rate" shall be deemed and interpreted to mean the Successor Rate. The Spread and minimum rate, if any, shall continue to apply. (c) Lender will notify (in one or more notices) Issuer of the implementation of any Successor Rate. Any determination or decision that may be made by Lender pursuant to this Section, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in Lender's sole discretion and without consent from Issuer. C. Payments. Interest on the Note shall be paid monthly on the first day of the month commencing June 1, 2024 until the Maturity Date, unless earlier repaid. In the event the Date of Delivery is any other day other than the first day of a calendar month, interest shall be pro-rated and paid on the basis of a 30-day month. Principal shall be paid on the Maturity Date together with all accrued and unpaid interest. D. Advances under the Note. The Issuer may request Advances commencing on the Date of Delivery through the Maturity Date. (1) Upon three (3) Business Days' written notice to the Lender, the Issuer may borrow an aggregate principal amount from time to time up to the Available Amount, by submitting a Notice of Advance, and provided further that not more than four (4) Advances may be made during any month. Amounts may be advanced under the Note, repaid by the Issuer to the Lender and then advanced again, so long as no more than $6,000,000 in principal shall be outstanding at any time, so that the Note shall constitute a revolving line of credit note. Each Advance must be in an amount in an integral multiple of $1,000 and equal to or greater than 8 $500,000 or such lesser amount equal to the Available Amount (with the exception of the initial Advance which shall be in the principal amount of $, __ _)• The Issuer's obligation to pay the principal of, and interest on the Advances made hereunder shall be evidenced by the Note and the records of the Lender, updated for each Advance and each principal repayment, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Any Notice of Advance received by the Lender after 2:00 p.m. Eastern time shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. (2) The Lender shall not be obligated to make any Advances unless (i) there shall be no Default or Event of Default; (ii) the representations and warranties of the Issuer in this Agreement shall be true and correct on the date of such Advance and (iii) the Issuer delivers to the Lender a Notice of Advance, executed by an Authorized Officer, indicating the principal amount of the Advance requested, the date on which such Advance is to be made, and certifying as to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii). No Advances are permitted during a Default or the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default. (3) Upon the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth herein, the Lender will make the proceeds of each Advance available to the Issuer on the date specified in the applicable request for an Advance by effecting a wire transfer of such amount by the Lender's close of business of the date of such Advance in immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Issuer to the Lender, or in such other manner as requested in the request for the Advance. E. Prepayments. (a) Optional Prepayment. The Issuer may prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Note, without penalty or premium, in whole or in part at any time, or from time to time. (b) Mandatory Repayment. The Issuer shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Note upon the earlier of the first issuance of public debt for the Project and the Maturity Date. If the outstanding principal amount of the Note is paid the issuance of public debt, no more Advances may be requested by the Issuer and the Maximum Commitment Amount shall be zero ($0.00). (c) Whenever the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Note is less than 100% of the maximum aggregate principal amount permitted to be outstanding thereunder, the Issuer shall pay a non-use fee equal to 25 basis points (0.25%) per annum ( calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed) of the difference between the maximum permitted principal amount of SIX MILLION DOLLARS ($6,000,000) and the daily average principal amount outstanding under the Note (the "Non-Use Fee"). Such Non-Use Fee shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter commencing on ___ 2024. SECTION 5. EXECUTION OF NOTE. The Note shall be executed in the name of the Issuer by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, and its corporate seal shall be affixed thereto thereon. The Note may be signed and sealed on behalf of the Issuer by any person who at the 9 actual time of the execution of the Note shall hold the appropriate office in the Issuer, although at the date thereof the person may not have been so authorized. SECTION 6. REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF NOTE. The Note shall be and shall have all the qualities and incidents of a negotiable instrument under the commercial laws and Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Florida, and each Registered Owner, in accepting the Note, shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed that such Note shall be and have all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments thereunder. There shall be a Registrar who shall be responsible for maintaining the Register. The person in whose name ownership of a Note is shown on the Register shall be deemed the Registered Owner thereof by the Issuer and the Registrar, who may treat the Registered Owner as the absolute owner of the Note for all purposes, whether or not the Note shall be overdue, and any notice to the contrary shall not be binding upon the Issuer or the Registrar. Ownership of the Note may be transferred or assigned only upon the Register. Upon surrender to the Registrar for transfer or exchange of the Note accompanied by an assigrunent or written authorization for exchange, whichever is applicable, duly executed by the Registered Owner or its attorney duly authorized in writing, the Registrar shall deliver in the name of the Registered Owner or the transferee or transferees, as the case may be, a new fully registered Note of the same amount, maturity and interest rate as the Note surrendered. Provided however, any assigrunent or transfer by the Registered Owner of the Note shall be in whole and not in part to a Permitted Lender. The Note presented for transfer or exchange, shall be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer or authorization for exchange, in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney, Bond Counsel, or the Registrar, duly executed by the Registered Owner or by his duly authorized attorney. No presentment shall be required for any payment on the Note except upon final maturity. Upon payment the Holder shall mark the Note canceled and promptly following payment provide a copy of the canceled Note to the Issuer. The Registrar may charge the Registered Owner a sum sufficient to reimburse them for any expenses incurred in making any exchange or transfer after the first such exchange or transfer following the delivery of such Note. The Registrar may also require payment from the Registered Owner or his transferee, as the case may be, of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, fee or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto by a governmental entity other than the Issuer. Such charges and expenses shall be paid before any such new Note shall be delivered. The new Note delivered upon any transfer or exchange shall be a valid obligation of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt as the Note surrendered, shall be secured under this Line of Credit Agreement, and shall be entitled to all of the security and benefits hereof to the same extent as the Note surrendered. 10 Whenever a Note shall be delivered to the Registrar for cancellation, upon payment of the principal amount thereof, or for replacement, transfer or exchange, such Note shall be cancelled and destroyed by the Registrar, and counterparts of a certificate of destruction evidencing such destruction shall be furnished to the Issuer. SECTION 7. NOTE MUTILATED, DESTROYED, STOLEN OR LOST. In case the Note shall be mutilated, or be destroyed, stolen or lost, upon the Registered Owner furnishing, upon request of the Issuer, the Registrar indemnity reasonably satisfactory and complying with such other reasonable regulations and conditions as the Issuer may prescribe and paying such expenses as the Issuer may incur, the Registrar shall issue and deliver a new Note of like tenor as the Note so mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost, in lieu of or substitution for the Note, if any, destroyed, stolen or lost, or in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Note, upon surrender of such mutilated Note, if any, to the Registrar and the cancellation thereof. Any Note surrendered under the terms of this Section 7 shall be cancelled by the Registrar. Any such new Note issued pursuant to this section shall constitute an original, additional contractual obligation on the part of the Issuer whether or not, as to the new Note, the lost, stolen or destroyed Note be at any time found by anyone, and such new Note shall be entitled to equal and proportionate benefits and rights as to security for payment to the same extent as the Note originally issued hereunder. SECTION 8. FORM OF NOTE. The Note shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, with such variations, omissions and insertions as may be necessary, desirable and authorized or permitted by this Line of Credit Agreement. SECTION 9. SECURITY FOR NOTE; NOTE NOT DEBT OF THE ISSUER. The payment of the principal of and interest on the Note shall be secured forthwith solely by a lien upon and pledge of the Pledged Revenues. The principal of and interest on the Note shall not constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the Issuer, but shall be a limited obligation of the Issuer payable solely from the Pledged Revenues, as provided herein. The Registered Owner shall never have the right to compel the levy of taxes upon any property of or in the Issuer for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Note. SECTION 10. COVENANT TO BUDGET, APPROPRIATE AND DEPOSIT. (A) The Issuer covenants to budget and appropriate in each Fiscal Year such amount of Non-Ad Valorem Revenues sufficient to provide for the timely payment of the principal of and interest on the Note. Subject to the next paragraph, the Issuer covenants and agrees and has a positive and affirmative duty to appropriate in its annual budget, by amendment, if necessary, from Non-Ad Valorem Revenues, and to deposit into the Debt Service Fund (hereinafter created) amounts sufficient to pay principal of and interest on the Note and all other payments due hereunder as the same shall become due. Such covenant and agreement on the part of the Issuer to budget, appropriate and deposit such amounts of Non-Ad Valorem Revenues shall be cumulative to the extent not paid, and shall continue until such Non-Ad Valorem Revenues or other legally available funds in amounts sufficient to make all such required payments shall have been 11 budgeted, appropriated, deposited and actually paid. No lien upon or pledge of such budgeted Non-Ad Valorem Revenues shall be in effect until such monies are budgeted, appropriated and deposited as provided herein. The Issuer further acknowledges and agrees that the obligations of the Issuer to include the amount of such amendments in each of its annual budgets and to pay such amounts from Non-Ad Valorem Revenues may be enforced in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the remedies set forth herein. (B) Until such monies are budgeted, appropriated and deposited as provided herein, such covenant to budget and appropriate does not create any lien upon or pledge of such Non-Ad Valorem Revenues, nor does it preclude the Issuer upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 13C hereof from pledging in the future its Non-Ad Valorem Revenues, nor does it require the Issuer to levy and collect any particular Non-Ad Valorem Revenues, nor does it give the Owner of the Note a prior claim on the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues as opposed to claims of general creditors of the Issuer. Such covenant to budget and appropriate Non-Ad Valorem Revenues is subject in all respects to the prior payment of obligations secured by a pledge of such Non-Ad Valorem Revenues heretofore or hereafter entered into (including the payment of debt service on bonds and other debt instruments). Anything in this Line of Credit Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and agreed that all obligations of the Issuer hereunder shall be payable from the portion of Non-Ad Valorem Revenues budgeted, appropriated and deposited as provided for herein and nothing herein shall be deemed to pledge ad valorem taxing power or ad valorem tax revenues or to permit or constitute a mortgage or lien upon any assets owned by the Issuer and no Owner of the Note nor any other Person, may compel the levy of ad valorem taxes on real or personal property within the boundaries of the Issuer or the use or application of ad valorem tax revenues in order to satisfy any payment obligations hereunder. The obligation of the Issuer to budget, appropriate, deposit and make payments hereunder from its Non-Ad Valorem Revenues is subject to the availability of Non-Ad Valorem Revenues after the satisfaction of the funding requirements for obligations having an express lien on or pledge of such revenues and the funding requirements for essential governmental services of the Issuer. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Line of Credit Agreement or the Note to the contrary, the Issuer shall never be obligated to maintain or continue any of the activities of the Issuer which generate user service charges, regulatory fees or any Non-Ad Valorem Revenues. Until such monies are budgeted, appropriated and deposited as provided herein, neither this Line of Credit Agreement nor the obligations of the Issuer hereunder shall be construed as a pledge of or a lien on all or any legally available Non-Ad Valorem Revenues of the Issuer, but shall be payable solely as provided herein and is subject to the payment of services and programs which are for essential public purposes affecting the health, welfare and safety of the inhabitants of the Issuer and is further subject in all respects to the restrictions of Section 166.241, Florida Statutes insofar as there are not sufficient Non-Ad Valorem Revenues to comply with such covenant after the satisfaction of the funding requirements for obligations having an express lien on or pledge of such revenues and the funding requirements for essential governmental services of the Issuer. SECTION 11. DEBT SERVICE FUND. There is hereby created and established the "City of Dania Beach, Florida Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2024 Debt Service 12 Fund" (the "Debt Service Fund"). The Issuer shall deposit all Non-Ad Valorern Revenues budgeted and appropriated for the payment of debt service on the Note into the Debt Service Fund at least three (3) Business Days before the date such amounts are needed to pay the principal, interest, or other obligations corning due on the Note. Such fund shall be a trust fund held by the Issuer, which shall be held solely for the benefit of the Owner as provided herein and shall be continuously secured in the same manner as state and municipal deposits are authorized to be secured by the laws of the State. The designation and establishment of the Debt Service Fund in and by this Line of Credit Agreement shall not be construed to require the establishment of a completely independent, self-balancing fund as such term is commonly defined and used in governmental accounting, but rather is intended solely to constitute an earmarking of certain revenues and assets of the Issuer for certain purposes and to establish certain priorities for application of such revenues and assets as herein provided. Until applied in accordance with this Line of Credit Agreement, the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues of the Issuer on deposit in the Debt Service Fund and other amounts on deposit from time to time in the funds and accounts established herein, plus any earnings thereon, shall be pledged to the repayment of the Note. SECTION 12. APPLICATION OF NOTE PROCEEDS. At the time of delivery of the Note herein authorized, the proceeds from the sale of the Note shall be applied to any Advances shall be applied solely to fund the Project and held in escrow by the Issuer for the benefit of the Project. SECTION 13. COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER. Until the principal of and interest on the Note shall have been paid in full or provision for payment of the Note shall have been made in accordance with the provisions of this Line of Credit Agreement, the Issuer covenants with the Registered Owner of the Note as follows: A. Financial Statements. The Issuer shall provide to the Lender its audited year-end financial statements no later than 270 days after the end of each Fiscal Year prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. B. Annual Budget and Other Information. The Issuer will prepare its annual budget in accordance with the Act, and will provide to the Lender a copy of its final annual budget for each Fiscal Year within 30 days of adoption thereof by the City Commission, and the Issuer will provide the Lender such other financial or public information as the Lender may reasonably request. C. Additional Debt. The Issuer will not issue any additional obligations payable from Non-Ad Valorem Revenues, nor voluntarily create or cause to be created any debt, lien, pledge, assignment, encumbrance or other charge against Non-Ad Valorem Revenues, or any part thereof, except as set forth below and with certification of the Issuer that: 13 (i) No additional indebtedness payable from or secured by Non-Ad Valorem Revenues shall be issued by the Issuer unless the Issuer certifies that the average annual Net Non-Ad Valorem Revenues Available For Debt Service for the two prior Fiscal Years equals at least 150%of the maximum annual debt service on all debt payable from such Non-Ad Valorem Revenues, including the maximum annual debt service on the debt proposed to be issued. For purposes of calculating maximum annual debt service on a revolving line of credit, such indebtedness shall be deemed to be fully drawn and amortized over a five-year period, assuming level debt service based on the fixed interest rate on such loan or the assumptions for variable rate indebtedness. Within this Section, for the purpose of calculating annual debt service on any indebtedness which bears interest at a variable rate, such indebtedness shall be deemed to bear interest at 1.25 times the most recently published Revenue Bond Index of The Bond Buyer. (ii) In the event any additional obligations are issued for the purpose of refunding any debt then outstanding, the conditions of this anti-dilution shall not apply, provided that the issuance of such additional obligations shall result in a reduction of the aggregate debt service on the applicable debt obligation. D. Tax Compliance. Neither the Issuer, nor any third party over whom the Issuer has control, will make any use of the proceeds of the Note at any time during the term of the Note which would cause the Note to be (a) a "private activity bond" within the meaning of Section 103(b)(l) of the Code, or (b) an "arbitrage bond" within the meaning of Section 103(b)(2) of the Code. The Issuer covenants throughout the term of the Note to comply with the requirements of the Code and the Regulations, as amended from time to time, and to take all actions necessary to maintain the exclusion from gross income for purposes of the Code of interest on the Note. E. Notice of Defaults. The Issuer shall within five days after it acquires knowledge thereof, notify the Owner in writing at its notice address provided in Section 17 hereof (a) upon the happening, occurrence, or existence of any Event of Default, and (b) any event or condition which with the passage of time or giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, and shall provide the Owner, with such written notice, a detailed statement by a responsible officer of the Issuer of all relevant facts and the action being taken or proposed to be taken by the Issuer with respect thereto. Regardless of the date of receipt of such notice by the Owner, such date shall not in any way modify the date of occurrence of the actual Event of Default. SECTION 14. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER. The Issuer represents and warrants to the Lender that: A. Organization. The Issuer is a municipal corporation, duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida. B. Authorization of Line of Credit Agreement and Related Documents. The Issuer has the power and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution and delive1y of and 14 the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under, this Line of Credit Agreement and the Note in accordance with their respective terms. This Line of Credit Agreement and the Note have been duly executed and delivered by the Issuer and are valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by laws regarding bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or moratorium applicable to the Issuer or by general principles of equity regarding the availability of specific performance. C. Pledged Revenues. The Issuer currently receives the Pledged Revenues and is legally entitled to pledge from such Pledged Revenues amounts necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the Note when due as provided herein. The Issuer estimates that the Pledged Revenues will be available in amounts sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Note as the same becomes due prior to the Maturity Date and, to pay all principal of and interest on the Note on the Maturity Date. The Issuer shall take all lawful action necessary to enable the Issuer to continue to receive the Pledged Revenues in at least the amounts necessary to pay principal and interest on the Note to the extent not paid from some other source. D. Financial Statements. The audited financial statements of the Issuer for the Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2022 (the "Financial Statements"), previously provided to the Lender were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are correct and present fairly the financial condition of the Issuer as of such date and the results of its operations for the period then ended. E. Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against or affecting the Issuer, at law or in equity, or before or by any governmental authority, that, if adversely determined, would materially impair the ability of the Issuer to perform the Issuer's obligations under this Line of Credit Agreement or under the Note or in any way contesting the proceedings of the Issuer with respect to the authorization or issuance of the Note, the pledge of the Pledged Revenues, the titles of officers of the Issuer to their respective offices, or which could have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Issuer. F. Compliance. The Issuer has complied with all of the prov1s1ons of the Constitution and laws of the State, including the Act, and has full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by the Resolution, this Line of Credit Agreement, or under the Note, and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and under the Note. The transactions contemplated hereby do not conflict with the terms of any statute, order, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, agreement, instrument, or, commitment to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound. SECTION 15. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE LENDER. The Lender represents and warrants to the Issuer as follows: 15 A. Existence. The Lender is authorized to enter into thls Line of Credit Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to make the Loan. B. Validity. This Line of Credit Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the Lender enforceable against the Lender in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be subject to valid bankruptcy, insolvency, financial emergency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or from time to time affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights and except to the extent that the availability of certain remedies may be precluded by general principles of equity. SECTION 16. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The obligation of the Lender to make the Loan is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent on or before the Date of Delivery: A. Action. The Lender shall have received a copy of the Resolution certified as complete and correct as of the closing date, together with an executed Line of Credit Agreement, the executed Note, and the customary closing certificates. B. Incumbency of Officers. The Lender shall have received an incumbency certificate of the Issuer in respect of each of the officers who is authorized to sign this Line of Credit Agreement, the Note, and the related financing documents on behalf of the Issuer. C. Bond Counsel Opinion. The Lender shall receive have received a written opinion Bond Counsel as the tax-emption of the Note [and exemption from 33 Act and Trust Indenture Act of 1939] with a reliance letter to the Lender. D. Opinion of City Attorney. The Lender shall have received a written opinion of the City Attorney as to (1) the valid existence of the Issuer as a municipal corporation of the State; (2) the due adoption of the Resolution; (3) the due authorization and execution of this Line of Credit Agreement and the Note, and the transaction contemplated hereby and thereby; ( 4) the Line of Credit Agreement and the Note constituting valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer, in accordance with their respective terms; and (5) the absence of litigation against the Issuer relating to (a) its existence or powers, (b) its authority to issue the Note and pledge the Pledged Revenues, and (c) the procedures governing the authorization and issuance of the Note, there is no litigation of any nature is now pending or, to our knowledge, threatened, restraining or enjoining the issuance, sale, execution or delivery of the Note, affecting in any way the payment of the principal of or interest thereon or otherwise affecting the carrying out of the terms and provisions of the Resolution and thls Line of Credit Agreement and the covenants and agreements therein and herein, and each or any of them with respect to the Note and this Line of Credit Agreement, or in any manner affecting the proceedings and authority for the issuance, sale, execution or delivery of the Note or affecting directly or indirectly the validity of the Note and thls Line of Credit Agreement or of any provisions made or authorized for payment of the Note, or contesting the powers of the Issuer to collect the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues as provided in this Line of Credit Agreement or any authority for 16 the issuance of the Note or the adoption of the Resolution or the corporate existence or boundaries of the Issuer, or the title to office of any officer whose signature appears on the Note, the Resolution or this Line of Credit Agreement, or which could have a material adverse impact on the Issuer (financial or otherwise), in a form and substance satisfactory to the Lender. E. Certificate of Finance Director. The Lender s hall have received a certification from the Finance Director that: (1) since the date of the Financial Statements referred to in Section 14.D. above, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, revenues, properties or operations of the Issuer; (2) there are no liabilities ( of the type required to be reflected on balance sheets prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), direct or indirect, fixed or contingent, of the Issuer as of the date of such financial information which are not reflected therein; (3) there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition or operations of the Issuer since the date of such Financial Statements (and to the Finance Director's knowledge no such material adverse change is pending or threatened); and ( 4) the Issuer has not guaranteed the obligations of, or made any investment in or loans to, any person except as disclosed in such information. F. Representations and Warranties; No Default. The representations and warranties made by the Issuer herein shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Date of Delivery, as if made on and as of such date; no Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the Date of Delivery or will result from the consummation of the Loan; and the Lender shall have received a certificate from the Issuer to the foregoing effect. G. Other Documents. The Lender shall have received such other documents, certificates and opinions as the Lender or its counsel shall have reasonably requested. SECTION 17. NOTICES. All notices, certificates or other communications hereunder shall be sufficiently given and shall be deemed given when hand delivered, delivered by telecopier, mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or delivered by courier service to the parties at the following addresses: Issuer: Lender: City of Dania Beach, Florida 100 W. Dania Beach Boulevard Dania Beach, Florida 33004 Attention: Finance Director E-mail: fdipaolo@daniabeachfl.gov Trui.st Commercial Equity, Inc. 515 E Las Olas Blvd., 7th Floor Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Attention: David K. Ross, Senior Vice President E-mail: David .k.ross@truist.com 17 Any of the above parties may, by notice in writing given to the others, designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates or other communications shall be sent. Communication via telecopier shall be confirmed by delivery by hand, mail, or courier, as specified above, of an original promptly after such communication by telecopier. SECTION 18. EVENTS OF DEFAULT DEFINED. The following shall be "Events of Default" under this Line of Credit Agreement, and the term "Events of Default" shall mean ( except where the context clearly indicates otherwise), any one or more of the following events: A. Failure by the Issuer to make any payment of principal of or interest on the Note or any other amount due under this Line of Credit Agreement when due. B. Failure by the Issuer to observe and perform any other covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed under this Line of Credit Agreement for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) written notice of such default or failure was or was by the terms hereof required to be delivered to the Issuer by the Lender or (ii) the date written notice specifying such failure and requesting it to be remedied is given to the Issuer by the Lender, unless the Lender shall agree in writing to an extension of such time prior to its expiration. C. The making of any warranty, representation or other statement by the Issuer or by an officer or agent of the Issuer in this Line of Credit Agreement, the Resolution, the Note or in any instrument furnished in compliance with or in reference to this Line of Credit Agreement which is false or misleading in any material adverse respect. D. The filing of a petition against the Issuer under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect, if an order for relief is entered under such petition or such petition is not dismissed within sixty (60) days of such filing. E. The filing by the Issuer of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or seeking relief under any provision of any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by the Issuer to the filing of any petition against it under such law. F. The admission by the Issuer of its insolvency or bankruptcy or its inability to pay its debts as they become due or that it is generally not paying its debts as such debts become due, or the Issuer's becoming insolvent or bankrupt or making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the appointment by court order of a custodian (including without limitation a receiver, liquidator or trustee) of the Issuer or any of its property taking possession thereof and such order remaining in effect or such possession continuing for more than sixty ( 60) days. SECTION 19. REMEDIES. For all Events of Default the Lender may sue to protect and enforce any and all rights, including the right to specific performance, existing under the laws of the State of Florida, of the United States of America, or granted and contained in this Line of 18 Credit Agreement, and to enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this Line of Credit Agreement or by any applicable laws to be performed by the Issuer, the City Commission or by any officer thereof, and may take all steps to enforce this Line of Credit Agreement to the full extent permitted or authorized by the laws of the State of Florida or the United States of America. SECTION 20. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY. No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Note or for any claim based on the Note or on this Line of Credit Agreement, against any present or former member or officer of the City Commission or any person executing the Note. SECTION 21. PAYMENTS DUE ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. In any case where the date for making any payment or the last date for performance of any act or the exercise of any right, as provided in this Line of Credit Agreement, shall be other than a Business Day, then such payment or performance shall be made on the succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if done on the nominal date provided in this Line of Credit Agreement, provided that interest on any monetary obligation hereunder shall accrue at the applicable rate to and including the date of such payment. SECTION 22. AMENDMENTS, CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS. This Line of Credit Agreement may be amended only by a writing approved with the same formality as this Agreement, signed by both parties hereto. SECTION 23. BINDING EFFECT. To the extent provided herein, this Line of Credit Agreement shall be binding upon the Issuer and the Lender and shall inure to the benefit of the Issuer and the Lender and their respective successors and assigns. This Line of Credit Agreement shall be discharged and neither the Issuer nor the Lender shall have any further obligations hereunder or under the Note upon the Maturity Date. SECTION 24. SEVERABILITY. In the event any court of competent jurisdiction shall hold any provision of this Line of Credit Agreement invalid or unenforceable such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable, any other provision hereof. SECTION 25. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Line of Credit Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. SECTION 26. APPLICABLE LAW. This Line of Credit Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State. SECTION 27. VENUE; TRIAL BY JURY. The parties agree that jurisdiction and venue for the enforcement of this Line of Credit Agreement shall be in the state and/or federal courts of Broward County, Florida. The Issuer and the Lender each waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to trial by jury in respect of any litigation based upon the Note or arising out of, under or in conjunction with the Note or this Line of Credit Agreement. 19 SECTION 28. PATRIOT ACT. The Issuer has been notified by the Lender that pursuant to the requirement of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 signed into law October 26, 2001) (the "PATRIOT Act"), the Lender may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Issuer, which information includes the name and address of the Issuer and other information that will allow the Lender to identify the Issuer in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. SECTION 29. NO ADVISORY OR FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereunder (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other documents related hereto), the Issuer acknowledges and agrees, that: (a) (i) it has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, (ii) it is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and any other loan documents, (iii) the Lender is not acting as a municipal advisor or financial advisor to the Issuer and (iv) the Lender has no fiduciary duty pursuant to Section 15B of the Securities Exchange Act to the Issuer with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and the discussions, undertakings and procedures leading thereto (irrespective of whether the Lender has provided other services or is currently providing other services to the Issuer on other matters); (b) (i) the Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal in an arm's length commercial lending transaction and has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Issuer, or any other person and (ii) the Lender has no obligation to the Issuer, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; (c) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is the intention of the Issuer and the Lender that the loan documents represent a commercial loan transaction not involving the issuance and sale of a municipal security, and that any bond, note or other debt instrument that may be delivered to the Lender is delivered solely to evidence the repayment obligations of the Issuer under the loan document; and ( d) the Lender may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Issuer, and the Lender has no obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Issuer. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Issuer hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transactions contemplated hereby. If the Issuer would like a municipal advisor in this transaction that has legal fiduciary duties to the Issuer, the Issuer is free to engage a municipal advisor to serve in that capacity. The transactions contemplated herein and the Note are delivered, pursuant to and in reliance upon the bank exemption and/or the institutional buyer exemption provided under the municipal advisor rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Rule 15Bal-1 et seq, to the extent that such rules apply to the transactions contemplated hereunder. 20 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Line of Credit Agreement as of the date first above written. ATTEST: ELORA RlERA, MMC CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS EVE A. BOUTSIS CITY ATTORNEY 21 CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, a Florida municipal corporation ARCHIBALD J. RYAN IV MAYOR ANA M. GARCIA, ICMA-CM CITY MANAGER [Signature page to Line of Credit Agreement] TRUIST COMMERCIAL EQUITY, INC. By:--------------- Name: David K. Ross Title: Authorized Agent 22 No. R-1 EXHIBIT A FORM OF NOTE Not to Exceed $6,000,000 CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2024 INTEREST RA TE MATURITY DATE DATE OF ISSUE (As described herein) --~2025 April___, 2024 REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: NOT TO EXCEED SIX MILLION DOLLARS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the City of Dania Beach, Florida (the "Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner designated above, or registered assigns, solely from the special funds hereinafter mentioned, on the Maturity Date, or sooner as provided herein, not to exceed the principal sum of $6,000,000 or the aggregate amount so advanced and not previously repaid and the interest on the outstanding principal hereof from the date of this Note or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid, whichever is applicable, until payment of such principal, with all unpaid interest being due on the Maturity Date or upon the earlier payment of principal hereunder. The principal of, and interest on this Note shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Interest on the Note shall be payable from the Date of Issue through and including the Maturity Date and shall bear :interest at the Variable Rate ( as defined in the Line of Credit Agreement) and be calculated based on an actual/360 day basis. Interest shall be payable monthly on the first day of each month, commencing June 1, 2024. No presentment shall be required except upon final maturity. This Note is being issued in the not to exceed aggregate principal amount $6,000,000 to fund the Project under the authority of and in full compliance with the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Florida, including particularly Chapter 166, Part II, Florida Statutes, as amended, and other applicable provisions of law, and Resolution No. --~ duly adopted by the City Commission on April~ 2024 (the "Resolution"), and pursuant to a Line of Credit Agreement between the Issuer and the Registered Owner, dated April ___, 2024 (the "Line of Credit Agreement"), to which reference should be made to ascertain those terms and conditions. The terms and provisions of the Line of Credit Agreement and the Resolution, including without limitation, the definitions therein, are hereby incorporated as a part of this Note. The principal of A-1 this Note shall be disbursed by the Registered Owner hereof to the Issuer in one or more Advances, all in accordance with the Line of Credit Agreement. This Note is payable from and secured solely by the Pledged Revenues, as defined in and in the manner provided in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Resolution and the Line of Credit Agreement. This Note shall not constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the Issuer, but shall be a limited obligation of the Issuer payable solely from the Pledged Revenues as provided in the Line of Credit Agreement. The Registered Owner hereof shall never have the right to compel the levy of taxes upon any property of or in the Issuer for the payment of the principal of and interest on this Note. Reference is made to the Line of Credit Agreement for the provisions relating to the security for payment of this Note and the duties and obligations of the Issuer hereunder. The Registered Owner may sue to protect and enforce any and all rights, including the right to specific performance, existing under the laws of the State of Florida, of the United States of America, or granted and contained in the Line of Credit Agreement, and to enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by the Line of Credit Agreement or by any applicable laws to be performed by the Issuer, the City Commission or by any officer thereof, and may take all steps to enforce the Line of Credit Agreement to the full extent permitted or authorized by the laws of the State of Florida or the United States of America. The Issuer waives its right to trial by jury in the event of any proceedings in state or federal courts to enforce the terms of this Note or of the Line of Credit Agreement, and the Registered Owner, by its acceptance of this Note, waives its right to trial by jury in any such proceedings. This Note is subject to all the terms of the Line of Credit Agreement. It is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida to be performed, to exist and to happen precedent to and in the issuance of this Note, have been performed, exist and have happened in regular and due form and time as so required. [Remainder of page left intentionally blank] A-2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, City of Dania Beach, Florida, has caused this Note to be executed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, and its seal affixed, impressed, imprinted, lithographed or reproduced hereon, all as of the Date of Issue above. ATTEST: ELORA RIERA, MMC CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS EVE A. BOUTSIS CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, a Florida municipal corporation ARCHIBALD J. RY AN IV MAYOR ANA M. GARCIA, ICMA-CM CITY MANAGER A-3 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This Note is issued under the provisions of the within mentioned Resolution. Date of Authentication: ~2024 City Clerk of the City of Dania Beach, Florida, as Authenticating Agent By:. __________ _ Authorized Officer A-4 ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER For value received the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto (Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of transferee) _________ the attached Note of the City of Dania Beach, Florida, and does hereby constitute and appoint, _________ _ attorney, to transfer the said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. Date: Signature Guaranteed by [member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank or a trust company.] By: Title: A-5 NOTICE: No transfer will be registered and no new Note will be issued in the name of the Transferee, unless the signature to this assignment corresponds with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever and the Social Security or Federal Employer Identification Number of the Transferee is supplied. EXHIBITB FORM OF NOTICE OF ADVANCE NOTICE OF ADVANCE Truist Commercial Equity, Inc. 515 E Las Olas Blvd. 7th Floor Fort Lauderdale, Florida 32202 [DATE] Attention: David K. Ross, Senior Vice President E-mail: David.k.ross@truist.com The undersigned, the City of Dania Beach, Florida, refers to the Line of Credit Agreement dated as of April __J 2024 (the "Line of Credit Agreement") by and between the undersigned and Truist Commercial Equity, Inc. (the "Lender"), and hereby reques ts pursuant to Section 4.D. of the Line of Credit Agreement that the Lender make an Advance to the undersigned under the Line of Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Advance as required by Section 4.D. of the Line of Credit Agreement: Amount Requested: $ ________ _ Date Advance to be made: _______ _ Proceeds of the Advance t o be distributed as follows: □ Wire Transfer (Account Nwnber ---------~ Routing Nwnber ____________ _ □ Check sent to City of Dania Beach, Florida, ------~ or such other address as attached hereto. □ Account Transfer (Account Number ____________ ) All representations and statements made herein are for the benefit of the Lender and the other parties related to the issuance of the Note and may not be relied upon by third parties. The undersigned certifies that: (i) No Default or Event of Default under the Line of Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing; and B-1 (ii) All representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in the Line of Credit Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof ( except for the representations made as of a specific date). Very truly yours, CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA By: ______________ _ Name: _____________ _ Authorized Officer Acknowledged and accepted: TRUIST COMMERCIAL EQUITY, INC. By: Name: _____________ _ Authorized Agent By: Name: -------------- Alexander G. Johnston Senior Vice President B-2 EXHIBITB FORM OF LENDER'S CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Truist Commercial Equity, Inc. (the "Lender") has not required the City of Dania Beach, Florida (the "Issuer") to deliver any offering document and has conducted its own investigation, to the extent it deems satisfactory or sufficient, into matters relating to business affairs or conditions ( either financial or otherwise) of the Issuer in connection with the issuance of the $ ____ City of Dania Beach, Florida Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2024 (the "Note"), and no inference should be drawn that the Lender, in the acceptance of said Note, is relying on Bryant Miller Olive P.A. ("Note Counsel") or Eve A. Boutsis, Esq. ("Issuer's Counsel") as to any such matters other than the legal opinions rendered by Note Counsel or Issuer's Counsel. Any capitalized undefined terms used herein not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Line of Credit Agreement, dated as of April ___ , 2024, by and between the Issuer and the Lender (the "Line of Credit Agreement"). We acknowledge that the loan of the proceeds of the Note involves various risks, and that the Note is secured solely from the Pledged Revenues as described in the Line of Credit Agreement (the "Note Security"). We have made such independent investigation of the Note Security as we, in the exercise of sound business judgment, consider to be appropriate under the circumstances. In making our loan decision, we have relied upon the accuracy of information which has been provided to us by the Issuer. We have knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Note and can bear the economic risk of our loan of the proceeds of the Note. We acknowledge that the Line of Credit Agreement is not being qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "1939 Act"), and is not being registered in reliance upon the exemption from registration under Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 517.051(1), Florida Statutes, and/or Section 517.061(7), Florida Statutes, and that neither Note Counsel nor the Issuer's Counsel shall have any obligation to effect any such registration or qualification. The Note has been purchased for the account of the Lender for investment purposes only and not with a present view to the distribution, transfer or resale thereof. The Lender cwTently intends to hold and book the Note as a loan in its loan portfolio; the Lender acknowledges that the use of the word "Note" in the name of the debt instrument is not intended to indicate that the instrument is or is not a security within the meaning of the Securities Act of I 933. The Lender currently intends to hold such Note for its own account and for an indefinite period of time and does not cmTently intend to dispose of all or any portion of such Note. The Note is subject to transfer restrictions set forth in the Note. B-1 We are a bank (or affiliate thereof), trust company, savings institution, insurance company, dealer, investment company, pension or profit-sharing trust, or qualified institutional buyer as contemplated by Section 517.061(7), Florida Statutes. We are not purchasing the Note for the direct or indirect promotion of any scheme or enterprise with the intent of violating or evading any provision of Chapter 517, Florida Statutes. DATED this __ day of ___ , 2024. TRUIST COMMERICIAL EQUITY, INC. By: ____________ _ Name: David K. Ross Title: Authorized Agent B-2 EXHIBITC FORM OF DISCLOSURE LETTER The undersigned, as Lender, has negotiated with the City of Dania Beach, Florida (the "Issuer") for the private purchase of its Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2024 (the "Note") in the principal amount of $ _______ . Prior to the award of the Note, the following information is hereby furnished to the Issuer: I. Set forth is an itemized list of the nature and estimated amounts of expenses to be incurred for services rendered to us (the "Lender") in connection with the issuance of the Note (such fees and expenses to be paid by the Issuer): Lender Counsel Fees -$15,000 2. (a) No other fee, bonus or other compensation is estimated to be paid by the Lender in connection with the issuance of the Note to any person not regularly employed or retained by the Lender (including any "finder" as defined in Section 218.386(1)(a), Florida Statutes), except as specifically enumerated as expenses to be incurred by the Lender, as set forth in paragraph (I) above. (b) No person has entered into an understanding with the Lender, or to the knowledge of the Lender, with the Issuer, for any paid or promised compensation or valuable consideration, directly or indirectly, expressly or implied, to act solely as an intermediary between the Issuer and the Lender or to exercise or attempt to exercise any influence to effect any transaction in the purchase of the Note. 3. The amount of the underwriting spread expected to be realized by the Lender is $ __ 4. The management fee to be charged by the Lender is $ __ _ 5. Truth-in-Bonding Statement: The Note is being issued primarily to finance for the Issuer the _______ (the "Project"). Unless earlier redeemed, the Note is expected to be repaid by ___ I, 2025; The Note is a revolving line of credit and bears interest at variable interest rates; therefore, the total interest paid over the life of the Note cannot be estimated. The Note will be payable solely from the Pledged Revenues, as such tenn is defined in the Line of Credit Agreement, dated as of April _, 2024, between the Issuer and the undersigned (the "Line of Credit Agreement"). The Note is a revolving line of credit note and bears interest at variable interest rates; therefore, the amount of Pledged Revenues of the Issuer not being available to finance other projects of the Issuer during the life of the Note carmot be determined. C-1 7. The name and address of the Lender is as follows: Truist Commercial Equity, Inc. 515 E. Las Olas Blvd., 7th Floor Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Disclosure Letter on behalf of the Lender this~--day of __ , 2024. TRUIST COMMERCIAL EQUITY, INC. By: _____________ _ Name: David K. Ross Title: Authorized Agent C-2