File #: 16424    Version: 0 Name: Addendum to Agreement with Oppenheimer - Harry S Truman Sports Complex Project
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/15/2007 In control: Finance and Audit Committee
On agenda: 10/15/2007 Final action: 10/29/2007
Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Addendum to the Investment Banking Services Agreement with Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., of Kansas City, MO, in connection with the sale of Missouri State Tax Credits for use on the Harry S Truman Sports Complex Improvement Project.
Sponsors: Dennis Waits
Indexes: Harry S Truman Sports Complex
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Addendum to the Investment Banking Services Agreement with Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., of Kansas City, MO, in connection with the sale of Missouri State Tax Credits for use on the Harry S Truman Sports Complex Improvement Project.


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RESOLUTION #16424, October 15, 2007

INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator


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WHEREAS, in connection with the Harry S Truman Sports Complex Improvement Project, the State of Missouri has made available $50 million in tax credits, the proceeds from the sale of which can be used to partially fund the costs of the project; and,

WHEREAS, the County is required to engage the service of an investment firm to manage and facilitate this sale, which is to take place in increments in the years 2007, 2008, and 2009; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to an Investment Banking Services Agreement dated December 22, 2004, Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., of Kansas City, MO, provided essential investment banking services in connection with the issuance of the special obligation bonds, the proceeds of which are being used to fund the greatest portion of the project; and,

WHEREAS, that agreement provided that it could be extended, by mutual agreement, if the project financing plan is still in process; and,

WHEREAS, the sale of the state tax credits is an integral part of the project financing plan that remains to be accomplished; and,

WHEREAS, due to its experience with the sport complex project, Oppenheimer & Co. is uniquely qualified to provide investment banking services in connection with the sale of the tax credits; and,

WHEREAS, the estimated fee payable to Oppenheimer for its services for the credits scheduled to be sold in calendar year 2007 is $71,250, due out of the proceeds of the sale and not from County funds; and,

WHEREAS, the attached engagement letter sets out the rights and obligation...

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