02. LOC Agreement LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
AND
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Dated as of September 15, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITION OF TERMS
SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS....................................................................................2
SECTION 1.02. INTERPRETATION ..........................................................................8
SECTION 1.03. TITLES AND HEADINGS................................................................8
ARTICLE 11
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS; SECURITY FOR
NOTES
SECTION 2.01. REPRESENTATIONS BY THE COUNTY......................................9
SECTION 2.02. GENERAL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF THE NOTEHOLDER..................................10
SECTION 2.03. PROVISION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION.........10
SECTION 2.04. MASTER NOTE AND DRAWS NOT TO BE
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COUNTY OR STATE ..................10
SECTION 2.05. GRANT PROCEEDS ACCOUNT; PAYMENT COVENANT ......I I
SECTION 2.06. RATE COVENANT.........................................................................12
SECTION 2.07. ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS...................................................12
SECTION 2.08 OTHER COVENANTS....................................................................12
ARTICLE III
DESCRIPTION OF MASTER NOTE AND DRAWS; PAYMENT TERMS;
OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT; INTEREST RATE REPLACEMENT;
DETERMINATION OF TAXABILITY
SECTION 3.01. DESCRIPTION OF THE MASTER NOTE AND DRAWS ...........14
SECTION 3.02. OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT; MANDATORY
PREPAYMENT ..........................................................................16
SECTION 3.03. INTEREST RATE REPLACEMENT PROVISIONS. ....................17
SECTION 3.04. DETERMINATION OF TAXABILITY..........................................18
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS FOR DRAWS
SECTION 4.01. CONDITIONS FOR DRAWS..........................................................19
ARTICLE V
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
SECTION 5.01. EVENTS OF DEFAULT..................................................................21
SECTION 5.02. REMEDIES ......................................................................................22
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ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 6.01. AMENDMENTS, CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO
THIS AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS, CHANGES OR
MODIFICATIONS TO THE BOND RESOLUTION................23
SECTION 6.02. COUNTERPARTS...........................................................................23
SECTION 6.03. SEVERABILITY..............................................................................23
SECTION 6.04. TERM OF AGREEMENT................................................................23
SECTION 6.05. NOTICE OF CHANGES IN FACT .................................................24
SECTION6.06. NOTICES..........................................................................................24
SECTION 6,07. APPLICABLE LAW........................................................................24
SECTION 6.08. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE...........................................24
SECTION 6.09. ASSIGNMENT.................................................................................24
SECTION 6.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; APPLICABLE LAW AND
JURISDICTION..........................................................................24
SECTION 6.11. USA PATRIOT ACT COMPLIANCE NOTIFICATION. ..............25
SECTION 6.12. NO ADVISORY OR FIDUCIARY ROLE......................................25
SECTION 6.13. BUSINESS DAYS............................................................................26
EXHIBITS
A - FORM OF DRAW CERTIFICATE
B - FORM OF MASTER NOTE
C - FORM OF DRAW REQUEST
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This LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered
into as of September 15, 2022, by and between MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, a
political subdivision of the State of Florida duly organized and validly existing under the
laws of the State of Florida, and its successors and assigns (the "County"), and PNC
BANK,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the United States of America and authorized to do
business in the State of Florida, and its successors and assigns (the "Noteholder");
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the County has determined to acquire, construct and equip various
capital improvements at the Key West International Airport in connection with the
Concourse A Expansion, as more particularly described in the plans and specifications on
file with the County (the "Project");
WHEREAS, there is a need by the County to finance a portion of the Costs (as
defined herein) of the Project with a shorter-term debt instrument secured by, among other
sources of security, proceeds of certain anticipated grants;
WHEREAS, the County is authorized by the provisions of Chapter 125, Florida
Statutes, and other applicable provisions of law (the "Act") to, among other things, borrow
money to finance and refinance Costs of the Project;
WHEREAS, the Notcholder is willing to make available to the County, and the
County is willing to enter into, a non-revolving line of credit arrangement pursuant to the
terms and provisions of this Agreement in an aggregate principal amount of not exceeding
$10,000,000 (unless such not to exceed amount is subsequently reduced. by a written
amendment hereto pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof) under which the County may draw
moneys from time to time to finance or refinance Costs of the Project; and
WHEREAS, any indebtedness incurred by the County pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall not be or constitute an indebtedness of the County, the State of Florida or
any political subdivision or agency thereof, within the meaning of any constitutional,
statutory or charter limitations of indebtedness, but shall be solely secured by and payable
from the Grant Proceeds, Net Revenues and Eligible PFC Revenues (as such capitalized
terms are defined herein), as herein provided, and the Noteholder shall never have the right
to compel the exercise of the ad valorem taxing power of the County, or taxation in any
form on any property therein to pay any amounts due hereunder or the interest thereon.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH:
That the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby and in consideration of
the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, DO HEREBY AGREE as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITION OF TERMS
SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for
all purposes of this Agreement, have the meanings in this Article I specified, unless the
context clearly otherwise requires.
"Act" shall mean Chapter 125, Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions of
law.
"Agreement" shall mean this Line of Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15,
2022, by and between the County and the Noteholder and any and all modifications,
alterations, amendments and supplements hereto made in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
"Airport" shall mean the real property and airport and aviation facilities
constituting the existing Key West International Airport, the Project, and all additional
projects and capital improvements to the Airport.
"Airport Director" shall mean the Senior Director of Airports for the County, or
his or her duly authorized designee.
"Applicable Rate" shall mean the Term SOFR Rate for the Term SOFR Interest
Period for the relevant Term SOFR Determination Date with said Term SOFR Rate to be
adjusted thereafter based on the Term SOFR Rate for each subsequent Term SOFR
Determination Date, which rate shall be effective on the commencement of the next
succeeding Term SOFR Interest Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will
the Applicable Rate be less than the Floor.
"Authorized Officer" shall mean the Mayor, the Clerk, the County Administrator
or the Airport Director.
"Base Rate" shall mean the higher of(A) the Prime Rate, and (B) the sum of the
Overnight Bank Funding Rate plus 50 basis points (0.50%);provided, however, if the Base
Rate as determined above would be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed to be
zero. If and when the Base Rate as determined above changes, the rate of interest with
respect to any amounts hereunder to which the Base Rate applies will change automatically
without notice to the Borrower, effective on the date of any such change.
"Benchmark" shall mean, at any time, any interest rate index (or tenor of an
interest rate index) then used in the determination of an interest rate under the terms of this
Agreement. Once a Benchmark Replacement becomes effective under this Agreement, it
is a Benchmark.
"Benchmark Replacement" shall mean, for any Benchmark, the sum of (a) an
alternate benchmark rate and (b) an adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value
or zero), in each case that has been selected by the Noteholder as the replacement for such
Benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market
convention, including any applicable recommendations made by the official sector or any
official sector-sponsored committee or working group, for U.S. dollar-denominated credit
facilities at such time; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as determined
pursuant to the foregoing would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will
be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of the Draws, the Master Note, and this
Agreement.
"Benchmark Transition Event" shall mean a public statement or publication by
or on behalf of the administrator of a Benchmark, the regulatory supervisor of such
administrator, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, NYFRB, an
insolvency official or resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such
Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the
administrator for such Benchmark., announcing or stating that (a) such administrator has
ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark permanently or indefinitely, provided that
at the time of such statement or publication there is no successor administrator that will
continue to provide such Benchmark or (b) such Benchmark is or will no longer be
representative.
"Board" shall mean the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida.
"Bond Counsel" shall mean Nabors, Giblin &Nickerson, P.A., Tampa, Florida, or
any other attorney at law or firm of attorneys of nationally recognized standing in matters
pertaining to the federal tax exemption of interest on obligations issued by states and
political subdivisions, and duly admitted to practice law before the highest court of any
state of the United States of America.
"Bond Resolution" shall mean Resolution No. 206A-2022 adopted by the Board
on August 17, 2022, as supplemented, and as the same may be amended or supplemented
from time to time.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal
holiday on which the Noteholder is authorized or required by law to be closed for business
in Florida.
"Clerk" shall mean the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in and for
Monroe County, Florida and ex-officio Clerk to the Board, or his or her authorized
designee, including any Deputy Clerk.
"Conversion Date" shall mean September 15, 2025.
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"Costs," when used in connection with the Project, shall mean all expenses
associated with the acquisition, construction, installation, reconstruction, renewal or
replacement thereof, including without limitation: (i) land and interests therein, property
rights, and easements of any nature whatsoever; (ii) physical construction, reconstruction,
renewal, replacement or completion; (iii) acquisition and installation of machinery,
equipment and other tangible personal property; (iv) planning, architectural, engineering,
surveying, legal, environmental. and other consultant services; (v) fees and expenses
associated with the issuance County debt; (vi) interest accruing on County debt for such
period of time as the County deems appropriate; and (vii) all other expenses that are
properly attributable thereto under generally accepted accounting principles, including
reimbursement to the County for any moneys advanced for such purpose and interest on
any interfund loan for such purposes.
"County" shall mean Monroe County, Florida, a political subdivision of the State
of Florida duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Florida.
"County Administrator" shall mean the County Administrator of the County, or
his or her authorized designee.
"Date of Issuance" shall mean, in the case of each Draw the date such Draw is
funded. The Date of Issuance for each Draw will be set forth in the corresponding Draw
Request.
"Default Rate" shall mean the lesser of(i) the greater of(A) the Prime Rate plus
three percent (3%)per annum, or(B)the Overnight Bank Funding Rate plus three and one-
half percent(3.5%)per annum, or (C) seven percent(7%)per annum, or(ii) the maximum
rate permitted by applicable law.
"Determination of Taxability" shall mean the circumstance of interest paid or
payable on a Draw against the Tax-Exempt Master Note becoming includable for federal
income tax purposes in the gross income of the Noteholder as a consequence of any act or
omission of the County. A Determination of Taxability will be deemed to have occurred
upon (a) the receipt by the County or the Noteholder of an original or a copy of an Internal
Revenue Service Technical Advice Memorandum or Statutory Notice of Deficiency or
other official letter or correspondence from the Internal Revenue Service which holds that
any interest payable on such Draw is includable in the gross income of such Noteholder;
(b) the issuance of any public or private ruling of the Internal Revenue Service that any
interest payable on such Draw is includable in the gross income of the Noteholder; or (c)
receipt by the County or the Noteholder of an opinion of a Bond Counsel that any interest
on such Draw has become includable in the gross income of the Noteholder for federal
income tax purposes. For all purposes of this definition, a Determination of Taxability will
be deemed to occur on the date as of which the interest on such Draw is deemed includable
in the gross income of the Noteholder.
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"Draw" or "Drawing" shall mean a borrowing of money against either of the
Master Notes in accordance with this Agreement.
"Draw Certificate" shall mean the certificate of the County required to be
delivered with respect to each Draw pursuant to Section 4.01(a) hereof, the form of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
"Draw-Down Period" shall mean the period commencing on the date of this
Agreement and ending on the Business Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date.
"Draw Request" shall mean the written request of the County to the Noteholder to
make a Draw against either of the Master Notes pursuant to Section 4.01(a) hereof and
approved by the Noteholder, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
"Eligible PFC Revenues" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Bond
Resolution.
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.01 hereof.
"Final Maturity Date" shall mean September 15, 2028.
"Fiscal Year" shall mean the 12-month period commencing on October I of any
year and ending on September 30 of the immediately succeeding year.
"Floor" shall mean a rate of interest equal to 0 basis points (0.00%) per annum.
"Grant Proceeds" shall mean the proceeds of any Airport Improvement Program
entitlement grants allocated to, programmed for, awarded in, or received by the County in
Fiscal Years 2026 through and including Fiscal Year 2028, the proceeds of any Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law entitlement grants allocated to, programmed for, awarded in, or
received by the County in Fiscal Year 2026 and the proceeds of any Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law competitive airport terminal grants allocated to, programmed for,
awarded in, or received by the County in Fiscal Years 2023 through and including Fiscal
Year 2028.
"Interest Rate" shall mean the Tax-Exempt Interest Rate or Taxable Interest Rate,
whichever is applicable, with respect to a particular Draw.
"Master Notes" shall mean, collectively, the Tax-Exempt Master Note and the
Taxable Master Note.
"Mayor" shall mean the Mayor of the Board or, in his or her absence or
unavailability, the Mayor Pro Tem of the Board or such other person as may be duly
authorized to act on either's behalf.
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"Net Revenues" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Bond Resolution.
"Noteholder" shall mean PNC Bank, National Association and its successors and
assigns.
"Note Resolution" shall mean Resolution No. 241-2022 adopted by the Board on
August 17, 2022, which, among other things, authorized the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the issuance of the Master Note.
"NYFRB" shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
"Overnight Bank Funding Rate" shall mean, for any day, the rate comprised of
both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurocurrency borrowings by U.S.-managed
banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by
the NYFRB, as set forth on its public website from time to time, and as published on the
next succeeding Business Day as the overnight bank funding rate by the NYFRB (or by
such other recognized electronic source (such as Bloomberg) selected by the Noteholder
for the purpose of displaying such rate); provided, that if such day is not a Business Day,
the Overnight Bank Funding Rate for such day shall be such rate on the immediately
preceding Business Day; provided, further, that if such rate shall at any time, for any
reason, no longer exist, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Noteholder at
such time(which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error). If the Overnight
Bank Funding Rate determined as above would be less than zero, then such rate shall be
deemed to be zero. The rate of interest charged shall be adjusted as of each Business Day
based on changes in the Overnight Bank Funding Rate without notice to the County.
"Person" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a
joint stock company, a trust, any unincorporated organization, governmental entity or other
legal entity.
"Prime Rate" means the rate publicly announced by the Noteholder from time to
time as its prime rate. The Prime Rate is determined from time to time by the Noteholder
as a means of pricing some loans to its borrowers. The Prime Rate is not tied to any external
rate of interest or index and does not necessarily reflect the lowest rate of interest actually
charged by the Noteholder to any particular class or category of customers.
"Repayment Period" shall mean the period commencing on the Conversion Date
and ending on the Final Maturity Date.
"Series 2022 Bonds" shall mean the Monroe County, Florida Airport Revenue
Bonds (Key West International Airport), Series 2022 (AMT) issued pursuant to the Bond
Resolution.
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"SOFR" shall mean a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as
administered by the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight
financing rate).
"SOFR Reserve Percentage" shall mean, for any day, the maximum effective
percentage in effect on such day, if any, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements
(including, without limitation, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve
requirements) with respect to SOFR funding.
"State" shall mean the State of Florida.
"Taxable Interest Rate" shall mean the sum of the Applicable Rate, as the same
shall be adjusted monthly as provided in Section 3.01(d) hereof, plus 0.79%per annum, as
the same may be adjusted as provided in Section 3.03 and Section 5.02(c) hereof. The
Taxable Interest Rate shall apply with respect to Draws against the Taxable Master Note.
"Taxable Master Note" shall mean the Monroe County, Florida Taxable Master
Airport Revenue Note (PNC Bank, National Association Line of Credit), Series 2022
authorized to be issued by the Note Resolution and more particularly described in Section
3.01. hereof.
"Tax-Exempt Interest Rate" shall mean the per annum rate equal to the sum of
seventy-nine percent (79%) of the Applicable Rate, as the same shall be adjusted monthly
as provided in Section 3.01(d) hereof, plus 0.73% per annum, and as the same may be
adjusted as provided in Section 3.03, Section 3.04 and Section 5.02(c) hereof. The Tax-
Exempt Interest Rate shall apply with respect to Draws against the 'Fax-Exempt Master
Note.
"Tax-Exempt Master Note" shall mean the Monroe County, Florida Tax-Exempt
Master Airport Revenue Note (PNC Bank, National Association Line of Credit),
Series 2022 (AMT) authorized to be issued by the Note Resolution and more particularly
described in Section 3.01 hereof.
"Term SOFR Administrator" shall mean CME Group Benchmark
Administration Limited(CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference
Rate selected by the Noteholder in its reasonable discretion).
"Term SOFR Determination Date" shall mean a day that is two(2).Business Days
prior to the first day of each Term SOFR Interest Period.
"Term SOFR Interest Period" shall mean (a) initially, the period commencing on
September 15, 2022 and ending on October 2, 2022, and (b) thereafter, a period
commencing on the first Business Day of each month, commencing October 3, 2022 and
ending on the day immediately preceding the first Business Day of the next calendar month.
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Each successive calendar month period (or portion thereof with respect to the final Term
SOFR Interest Period) during the term of this Agreement (including any extensions
thereof) shall constitute a separate Term SOFR Interest Period.
"Term SOFR Rate" shall mean for any Term SOFR Interest Period, the interest
rate per annurn determined by the Noteholder by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded
upwards, at the Noteholder's discretion, to the nearest 1/100th or 1%) (a) the Term SOFR
Reference Rate, as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the Term SOFR
Determination Date, by (b) a number equal to 1.00 minus the SOFR Reserve Percentage.
If the Tenn SOFR Reference Rate has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark
Replacement by 5:00 p.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the Term SOFR
Determination Date, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate shall be the Term SOFR
Reference Rate on the first Business Day preceding such Term SOFR Determination Date
for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published in accordance herewith, so long
as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three Business Days prior to such
Tenn SOFR Determination Date. If the Term SOFR Rate, determined as provided above,
would be less than the Floor, then the Term SOFR Rate shall be deemed to be the Floor.
The Term SOFR Rate shall be adjusted automatically without notice to the County on and
as of the first day of each Term SOFR Interest Period.
"Term SOFR Reference Rate" the forward-looking one-month term rate based on
SOFR.
SECTION 1.02. 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
Agreement and all the terms and provisions hereof shall be construed to effectuate the
purpose set forth herein and to sustain the validity hereof.
SECTION 1.03. TITLES AND HEADINGS. The titles and headings of the
articles and sections of this Agreement, which have been inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not to be considered a part hereof, shall not in any way modify or
restrict any of the terms and provisions hereof, and shall not be considered or given any
effect in construing this Agreement or any provision hereof or in ascertaining intent, if any
question of intent should arise.
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ARTICLE 11
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS;
SECURITY FOR NOTES
SECTION 2.01. REPRESENTATIONS BY THE COUNTY. The County
represents, warrants and covenants that:
(a) The County is a political subdivision of the State. Pursuant to the Note
Resolution, the County has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the Master Notes, the performance by the County of all of its obligations hereunder
and under the Master Notes, and the issuance of the Master Notes.
(b) The County has complied with all of the provisions 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 Note Resolution, this Agreement, or
under the Master Notes, and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and under the
Master Notes. To the best knowledge of the County, 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 County is a party or by which the
County is bound.
(c) The County is duly authorized and entitled to issue the Master Notes and
execute and deliver this Agreement and, when this Agreement is executed and delivered
and the Master Notes are issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, this
Agreement and the Master Notes will each constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation
of the County enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject as to
enforceability to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally, or by the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance
with general principles of equity.
(d) There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge
of the County, threatened against or affecting the County, at law or in equity, or before or
by any governmental authority, that, if adversely determined, would materially impair the
ability of the County to perform the County's obligations under this Agreement or under
the Master Notes.
(e) The financial information concerning the Airport heretofore delivered to the
Noteholder is complete and correct and fairly presents the financial condition of the Airport
for the period(s) referred to and has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the period(s)
involved. 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 Airport as of the date of such financial information which are
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not reflected therein. There has been no material adverse change in the financial condition
or operations of the Airport since the date of such information (and no such material
adverse change is pending or threatened, to the County's knowledge), and the County has
not guaranteed the obligations of, or made any investment in or loans to, any Person from
any portion of the Grant Proceeds or the Net Revenues or the Eligible PFC Revenues except
as the Net Revenues and Eligible PFC Revenues have been pledged on a senior basis as
security with respect to the Series 2022 Bonds in the manner and to the extent provided in
the Bond Resolution and except as otherwise disclosed to the Noteholder.
(f) As of the date hereof, the County is in compliance with all covenants
contained in this Agreement and the Bond Resolution and there is no Event of Default
occurring hereunder or thereunder.
SECTION 2.02. GENERAL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF THE NOTEHOLDER. The Noteholder hereby represents, warrants
and agrees that it is authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its
obligations hereunder, and such execution and delivery will not constitute a violation of its
articles of incorporation or bylaws. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement,
the Noteholder agrees to establish a non-revolving line of credit on behalf of the County
pursuant to which it will make one or more loans to the County for the purpose of financing
or refinancing or reimbursing certain Costs of the Project.
SECTION 2.03. PROVISION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL
INFORMATION. The County covenants and agrees to provide the following financial
information to the Noteholder so long as a Master Note is outstanding hereunder:
(a) Within 210 days after the close of each Fiscal Year, annual audited financial
statements of both the Airport itself and the County which shall include, as an enterprise
fund, financial information concerning the Airport.
(b) With the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to Section 2.03(a), a
certificate executed by an Authorized Officer certifying that the County is in compliance
with all covenants contained in this Agreement and in the Bond Resolution and that there
is no Event of Default then occurring hereunder or thereunder.
(c) Within 30 days after the close of each Fiscal Year, the adopted annual budget
of the County which shall include, as an enterprise fund, financial information concerning
the Airport.
(d) Upon reasonable request of the Noteholder, such other financial information
regarding the Airport or the County as may be requested by the Noteholder.
SECTION 2.04. MASTER NOTES AND DRAWS NOT TO BE
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COUNTY OR STATE. The Master Notes, when delivered
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by the County pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and the Draws made thereagainst,
shall not be or constitute an indebtedness of the County,the State of Florida or any political
subdivision or agency thereof,within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter
limitations of indebtedness, but shall be solely secured by and payable from a senior lien
on and pledge of the Grant Proceeds and ajunior and subordinate lien on the Net Revenues
and Eligible PFC Revenues. The pledge of and lien on the Net Revenues and Eligible PFC
Revenues shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to the pledge and lien granted with
respect thereto for the benefit of the Series 2022 Bonds and any Additional Bonds (as
defined in the Bond Resolution) that are subsequently issued pursuant to the Bond
Resolution, all in the manner and to the extent provided in the Bond Resolution. With
respect to the Net Revenues and Eligible PFC Revenues, the Master Notes and all Draws
made hereunder shall be considered Subordinated Indebtedness (as defined in the Bond
Resolution) and any payments required to be made hereunder from Net Revenues shall be
made pursuant to Section 4.05(D)(5) of the Bond Resolution after the payments required
by Sections 4.05(B) and 4.05(D)(1), (2), (3) and (4) have been made and satisfied. Any
payments required to be made hereunder from eligible PFC Revenues shall be made
pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Bond Resolution. The Noteholder shall never have the right
to compel the exercise of the ad valorem taxing power of the County, or taxation in any
form on any property therein to pay the Draws or the interest thereon. The Draws and the
Master Notes are special and limited obligations solely payable as to principal and interest
from the Grant Proceeds and the Net Revenues and Eligible PFC Revenues in the manner
and to the extent provided herein and. in the Bond Resolution. The County does hereby
irrevocably pledge the Grant Proceeds, Net Revenues and Eligible PFC Revenues to the
payment of the principal of and interest on the Draws in accordance with the provisions
hereof, in the manner and to the extent provided herein. Such pledge of and lien on such
proceeds and revenues shall attach with respect to each Draw at the time it is made.
SECTION 2.05. GRANT PROCEEDS ACCOUNT; PAYMENT
COVENANT. (a) The County covenants and agrees to establish an account to be known
as the Key West International Airport Grant Proceeds Account (the "Grant Proceeds
Account") which Grant Proceeds Account will be held and maintained at the designated
office of the Noteholder. The County shall deposit all Grant Proceeds to the Grant Proceeds
Account promptly upon receipt. Until expended as provided herein, all amounts on deposit
in the Grant Proceeds Account shall be subject to a pledge and. senior lien for the benefit
of the Noteholder to secure the County's payment obligations hereunder. The County does
hereby irrevocably pledge the amounts on deposit in the Grant Proceeds Account to the
payment of the Draws made hereunder and to the payment of the Non-Use Fee (as defined
in Section 3.01(t) hereof) in accordance with the provisions hereof. Amounts on deposit
in the Grant Proceeds Account shall be applied only to pay principal and interest with
respect to the Draws made hereunder and to pay the Non-Use Fee. Amounts on deposit in
the Grant Proceeds Account may or shall, as the case may be, be applied by the County to
prepay any Draw made hereunder in accordance with Section 3.02 hereof.
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(b) The County covenants and agrees that it shall duly and punctually pay, or
cause to be paid, the principal of and interest on the Draws at the dates and place and to the
extent and in the manner provided herein and in the Master Notes according to the true
intent and meaning hereof and thereof and all other amounts due under this Agreement.
Failure to comply with this Section 2.05 shall result in an Event of Default under Section
5.01(a) hereof.
SECTION 2.06. RATE COVENANT. Section 5.03 of the Bond Resolution is
hereby incorporated herein by reference. The County covenants and agrees to comply with
said Section 5.03 and this Section 2.06 in all respects.
If, in any Fiscal Year, the County shall fail to comply with the requirements
contained in Section 5.03 of the Bond Resolution as incorporated herein by reference the
County shall cause the Airport Consultant (as defined in the Bond Resolution) to review
its rates, fees,rentals, charges, income, Gross Revenues, PFCs, Operating and Maintenance
Costs (as such capitalized terms are defined in the Bond Resolution) and methods of
operation and to make written recommendations as to the methods by which the County
may promptly seek to comply with the requirements set forth in Section 5.03 of the Bond
Resolution. The County shall forthwith commence to implement such recommendations
to the extent required so as to cause it to thereafter comply with said requirements. So long
as the County implements such recommendations within 120 days of the receipt thereof,
the County's failure to comply with Section 5.03 of the Bond Resolution shall not be
considered an Event of Default under Section 5.01 hereof or under Section 7.01 of the
Bond Resolution.
SECTION 2.07. ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS. The County will not
issue or incur any indebtedness that is secured by and payable from the Grant Proceeds
without the prior written consent of the Noteholder. Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 2.07, the County will not issue or incur any indebtedness that is secured by and
payable from the Net Revenues or the Eligible PFC Revenues which is on parity with the
pledge thereof and lien thereon granted hereunder for the benefit of the Noteholder without
the prior written consent of the Noteholder. The County may, without the consent of the
Noteholder, issue any Additional Bonds pursuant to the Bond Resolution to the extent it
complies in all respects with Section 6.02 of the Bond Resolution. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the County may issue any indebtedness secured by the Grant Proceeds or the
Net Revenues or the Eligible PFC Revenues if the proceeds of such additional indebtedness
will be applied to pay, in full, all amounts due to the Noteholder with respect to the Master
Notes. The County covenants and agrees to comply with said Section 6.02 and this Section
2.07 in all respects.
SECTION 2.08 OTHER COVENANTS. All of the covenants contained in
Article V of the Bond Resolution are incorporated herein by reference for the benefit of the
Noteholder as if expressly stated herein and will continue to apply so long as a Master Note
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remains outstanding hereunder. The County covenants and agrees to comply with said
Article V in all respects.
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ARTICLE III
DESCRIPTION OF MASTER NOTES AND DRAWS; PAYMENT TERMS;
OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT; INTEREST RATE REPLACEMENT;
DETERMINATION OF TAXABILITY
SECTION 3.01. DESCRIPTION OF THE MASTER NOTES AND
DRAWS. (a) At or prior to the date the County makes the initial Draw against the Tax-
Exempt Master Note pursuant to Section 4.01(b) of this Agreement, the County shall,
pursuant to the authority granted under the Note Resolution, issue and deliver a note to the
Noteholder, which note shall be in an amount equal to not exceeding TEN MILLION AND
00/1.00 DOLLARS ($10,000,000) and shall be designated as the "Monroe County, Florida
Tax-Exempt Master Airport Revenue Note (PNC Bank, National Association Line of
Credit), Series 2022 (AMT)". At or prior to the date the County makes the initial Draw
against the Taxable Master Note pursuant to Section 4.01(c) of this Agreement,the County
shall, pursuant to the authority granted under the Note Resolution, issue and deliver a note
to the Noteholder,which note shall be in an amount equal to not exceeding TEN MILLION
AND 001100 DOLLARS ($10,000,000) and shall be designated as the "Monroe County,
Florida Taxable Master Airport Revenue Note (PNC Bank., National Association Line of
Credit), Series 2022". Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the aggregate
principal amount of Draws that may be made against the Master Notes is limited to
$10,000,000; provided, however, the aggregate principal amount of Draws that may
be made against the Tax-Exempt Master Note may not exceed $8,660,000, unless and
until the public approval requirements of Section 147(f) of the Code and the Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder are met to the Noteholder's satisfaction with
respect to the issuance by the County of tax-exempt debt in excess thereof for the
Project. The text of each Master Note shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B,with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be necessary and desirable
to reflect the particular terms of each Master Note. The provisions of the form of Master
Note are hereby incorporated in this Agreement.
(b) Each Master Note shall be dated the date of its delivery. Each Master Note
shall be executed in the name of the County by the manual signature of the Mayor and the
official seal of the County shall be affixed thereto and attested by the manual signature of
the Clerk. In case any one or more of the officers who shall have signed or sealed.a Master
Note shall cease to be such officer of the County before such Master Note so signed and
sealed shall have been actually delivered, such Master Note may nevertheless be delivered
as herein provided and may be issued as if the person who signed or sealed such Master
Note had not ceased to hold such office. Each Master Note may be signed and sealed on
behalf of the County by such person who at the actual time of the execution of the Master
Note shall hold the proper office, although at the date the Master Note shall actually be
delivered, such person may not have held such office or may have been so authorized.
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(c) The County shall be entitled to borrow from the Noteholder from time to
time in accordance with the terms hereof provided that the aggregate principal amount
borrowed hereunder does not exceed TEN MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($10,000,000). The County and the Noteholder may mutually agree in writing to reduce
the aggregate principal amount that may be borrowed hereunder pursuant to Section 6.01
hereof. In such event, the County shall execute and deliver a new Master Note to evidence
such reduction. Each Draw made against a Master Note shall be designated as "[Tax-
exempt] [Taxable] Draw Number All Draws shall be made by the County in
accordance with Article IV hereof. All Draws made against the Tax-Exempt Master Note
in accordance with Article IV hereof shall bear interest from the respective Date of Issuance
of such Draws, at the Tax-Exempt Interest Rate. All Draws made against the Taxable
Master Note in accordance with Article IV hereof shall bear interest from the respective
Date of Issuance of such Draws at the Taxable Interest Rate.
(d) The Interest Rate shall be adjusted as of the first day of each Term SOFR
Interest Period to reflect changes in the Term SOFR Reference Rate as of the applicable
Term SOFR Determination Date or any applicable Benchmark Replacement that may be
in effect pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof. If the Default Rate is in effect, it shall be adjusted
as any of the applicable indices thereof change. During the Draw-Down Period, interest
on all Draws made against a Master Note shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first
Business Day of January, April, July and October of each year(each a "Payment Date") so
long as any amount under such Master Note remains outstanding, interest on a particular
Draw commencing on the first Payment Date which next succeeds the date of such Draw.
During the Draw-Down Period, no principal payments are scheduled or due.
During the Repayment Period, interest on all Draws made against a Master Note
shall continue to be payable quarterly in arrears on each Payment Date, so long as any
amount under such Master Note remains outstanding. The County shall also pay principal
payments on each Payment Date in an amount equal to the amount on deposit in the Grants
Proceeds Account as of the Business Day immediately preceding such Payment Date.
Each Draw must be in a principal amount no less than $100,000 and must be made
in integral multiples of$10,000 in excess thereof. When all Draws have been paid in full
in accordance with the terms hereof and no other Draws may be made hereunder, the
Noteholder shall cancel the Master Notes and deliver them to the County or shall otherwise
provide evidence to the County that the Master Notes have been cancelled. Interest on all
Draws made against a Master Note shall be calculated based upon a year of 360 days and
the actual number of days elapsed.
(e) All payments of principal of and interest on Draws made against the Master
Notes shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States which, at the time of
payment, is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts and shall be made to
the Noteholder (i) in immediately available funds, (ii) by delivering to the Noteholder no
later than the Payment Date a check or draft of the County, or (iii) in such other manner as
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the County and the Noteholder shall. agree upon in writing. During the Repayment Period,
the County shall instruct the Noteholder to debit principal payments on each scheduled
Payment Date directly from the Grant Proceeds Account to repay principal on the Draws
made hereunder.
(f) During the Draw-Down Period, whenever the aggregate principal amount of
Draws that are outstanding hereunder is less than 100% of the maximum aggregate
principal amount that may be drawn hereunder, the County will be charged a non-use fee
equal to 12 basis points (0.12%) per annum (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and
the actual number of days elapsed) of the principal amount not drawn against the Master
Note for each day (the "Non-Use Fee"). Such Non-Use Fee shall be due and payable
quarterly in arrears on each Payment Date commencing the first Business Day of January
2023, so long as the outstanding principal amount of Draws hereunder is less than 100%
of the maximum aggregate principal amount that may be drawn hereunder. In accordance
with Section 3.01(c) and Section 6.01 hereof, the County and the Noteholder may agree in
writing to reduce the maximum aggregate principal amount of Draws that may be made
hereunder at any time and the Non-Use Fee described hereunder shall be adjusted
accordingly. If the County terminates its right to make any further Draws hereunder
pursuant to Section 6.04 hereof, the Non-Use Fee shall no longer accrue from the date
specified in the County's notice. Except as provided in this Section 3.01(t) and Section
6.01, the Noteholder shall pay for all of its costs, including any legal fees and expenses,
relating to servicing and enforcing the line of credit. The County shall pay legal fees of
Bryant Miller Olive P.A., counsel for the Noteholder, in the amount not to exceed $12,500
in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and not to exceed $2,500
in connection with the initial Draw against the Tax-Exempt Master Note if not made on
the date hereof.
SECTION 3.02. OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT; MANDATORY
PREPAYMENT. (a) On or after September 15, 2023,the County may prepay and redeem
any Draw or all Draws made against a Master Note, in whole or in part, on any date by
paying to the Noteholder the principal amount of the Draw to be prepaid, together with the
unpaid interest accrued on the amount of principal so prepaid to the date of such
prepayment, without any prepayment premium or penalty. Each prepayment of a Draw
shall be made on such date and in such principal amount as shall be specified by the County
in a notice delivered to the Noteholder not less than five (5) Business Days prior thereto
specifying the principal amount of the Draw or Draws to be prepaid and the date of such
prepayment. Notice having been given as aforesaid, the principal amount of the Draw
stated in such notice or the whole thereof,as the case may be, shall become due and payable
on the prepayment date stated in such notice, together with interest accrued and unpaid to
the prepayment date on the principal amount then being paid. If on the prepayment date
moneys for the payment of Draw or portion thereof to be prepaid, together with interest to
the prepayment date on such amount, shall have been paid to the Noteholder as above
provided, then from and after the prepayment date interest on such portion of the Draw
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shall cease to accrue. If said moneys shall not have been so paid on the prepayment date,
such principal amount of such Draw or portion thereof shall continue to bear interest until
payment thereof at the rate or rates provided for in this Agreement.
(b) During the Repayment Period, the County shall cause the principal amounts
outstanding hereunder to be paid on each Payment Date in an amount equal to the amount
on deposit in the Grants Proceeds Account as of the Business Day immediately preceding
such Payment Date. Such amounts shall be first applied to amounts outstanding under the
Taxable Master Note and then to amounts outstanding under the Tax-Exempt Master Note.
SECTION 3.03. INTEREST RATE REPLACEMENT PROVISIONS.
(a) If the Interest Rate under a Master Note is based on a Benchmark and the Noteholder
determines (which determination shall be final and conclusive) that (i) such Benchmark
cannot be determined pursuant to its definition other than as a result of a Benchmark
Transition Event, or (ii) any enactment, promulgation or adoption of or any change in any
applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration
thereof by a governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Noteholder with any
guideline, request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such
authority, central bank or comparable agency shall make it unlawful or impracticable for
the Noteholder to make or maintain or fund loans based on that Benchmark, then the
Noteholder shall give notice thereof to the County. Thereafter, until the Noteholder notifies
the County that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist, the
Interest Rate for such Master Note shall be converted to the Base Rate either (X) on the
last day of the current Term SOFR Interest Period if the Noteholder may lawfully continue
to maintain or fund loans based on that Benchmark to such day, or (Y) immediately if the
Noteholder may not lawfully continue to maintain or fund loans based on that Benchmark.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Noteholder
deten-nines (which determination shall be final and conclusive) that a Benchmark
Transition Event has occurred with respect to a Benchmark, the Noteholder may require
an amendment to this Agreement to replace such Benchmark with a Benchmark
Replacement. Any such amendment shall be in writing, shall specify the date that the
Benchmark Replacement is effective and shall be executed by the County and the
Noteholder. Until the Benchmark Replacement is effective, amounts bearing interest with
reference to a Benchmark will continue to bear interest with reference to such Benchmark
as long as such Benchmark is available, and otherwise such amounts automatically will
bear interest as provided in Section 3.03(a) above.
(c) The Noteholder shall have the right to make any technical, administrative or
operational changes from time to time that the Noteholder decides may be appropriate to
reflect the adoption and implementation of SOFR or of any other Benchmark or to permit
the use and administration thereof by the Noteholder in a manner substantially consistent
with market practice or in such other manner as the Noteholder decides is reasonably
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necessary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any amendments
implementing such technical, administrative or operational changes will become effective
without any further action or consent of the County. The Noteholder shall provide notice
to the County of any such amendment reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes
effective.
(d) The Noteholder shall notify the Issuer in writing of any adjustments pursuant
to this Section 3.03. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 3.03 to the contrary, in
no event shall the Interest Rate for either of the Master Notes exceed the maximum rate
allowed by applicable law.
SECTION 3.04. DETERMINATION OF TAXABILITY. In the event of a
Determination of Taxability, the Tax-Exempt Interest Rate on all Draw amounts
outstanding under the Tax-Exempt Master Note, whether then outstanding or funded after
the Determination of Taxability, shall be immediately increased to the Taxable Interest
Rate; provided, however, such Taxable Interest Rate shall never exceed the maximum rate
allowable by law. Immediately upon a Determination of Taxability, the County agrees to
pay to the Noteholder, the Additional Amount. "Additional Amount" means (i) the
difference between (A) interest on the outstanding drawn amount (which may have
increased or decreased during the hereinafter defined Taxable Period) for the period
commencing on the date on which the interest on such drawn amount (or portion thereof)
is deemed to have lost its tax-exempt status and ending on the effective date of the
adjustment of the Tax-Exempt Interest Rate to the Taxable Interest Rate (the "Taxable
Period") at a rate per annum equal to the Taxable Interest Rate and (B) the aggregate
amount of interest paid on such drawn amount during the Taxable Period at the Tax-
Exempt Interest Rate applicable to such drawn amount prior to the adjustment to the
Taxable Interest Rate, plus (ii) any penalties, fines, fees, costs and interest paid or payable
by the Noteholder to the Internal Revenue Service by reason of such Determination of
Taxability.
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ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS FOR DRAWS
SECTION 4.01. CONDITIONS FOR DRAWS. (a) In connection with any
Draw, the Noteholder shall not be obligated to make any loan under this Agreement unless
at or prior to the date specified for the making thereof the County delivers to the Noteholder
a Draw Request of the County's intention to make a Draw at least five (5) Business Days
prior to the date specified for such Draw. Such Draw Request shall be substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C. Such Draw Request must be signed by an Authorized
Officer in connection with each Draw. On or prior to the date of any Draw, the County
shall provide the Noteholder with a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(b) On or before the date the initial Draw is made against the Tax-Exempt Master
Note, the County shall have caused to be delivered to the Noteholder the Tax-Exempt
Master Note and the following items in form and substance acceptable to the Noteholder:
(i) An opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that(A)this Agreement and
the Tax-Exempt Master Note, as the case may be, have been duly authorized by the
County and are enforceable obligations in accordance with their terms
(enforceability of such instruments may be subject to standard bankruptcy
exceptions and the like), and(B) subject to certain standard assumptions, interest on
the Tax-Exempt Master Note and initial Draw shall be excluded from gross income
for federal income tax purposes and will not be treated as a preference item for
purposes of computing the alternative minimum tax imposed by Section 55 of the
Code (however, the interest on the Tax-Exempt Master Note is subject to the
alternative minimum tax and, with respect to certain corporations, interest on the
Tax-Exempt Master Note is taken into account in determining the annual adjusted.
financial statement income for the purpose of computing the alternative minimum
tax imposed on corporations for tax years beginning after December 31, 2022);
(ii) An opinion of the County Attorney in form and substance acceptable
to the Noteholder and Bond Counsel;
(iii) A fully executed Tax Certificate relating to the Tax-Exempt Master
Note;
(iv) A copy of a completed and executed Form 803 8-G to be filed with the
Internal Revenue Service; and
(v) Such additional certificates, instruments and other documents as the
Noteholder or its Counsel or Bond Counsel, or the County Attorney may deem
necessary or appropriate.
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(c) On or before the date the initial Draw is made against the Taxable Master
Note, the County shall have caused to be delivered to the Noteholder the Taxable Master
Note and the following items in form and substance acceptable to the Noteholder:
(i) An opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that the Agreement and the
Taxable Master Note, as the case may be, have been duly authorized by the County
and are enforceable obligations in accordance with their terms (enforceability of
such instruments may be subject to standard bankruptcy exceptions and the like);
(ii) An opinion of the County Attorney in form and substance acceptable
to the Noteholder and Bond Counsel; and
(iii) Such additional certificates, instruments and other documents as the
Noteholder or its Counsel or Bond Counsel, or the County Attorney may deem
necessary or appropriate.
(d) Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in paragraph (a) and (b) and/or
(c) above, the County may borrow funds from the Noteholder in accordance with the terms
hereof provided that the aggregate principal amount which may be drawn under this
Agreement and against the Master Notes may not exceed TEN MILLION AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($10,000,000) and; provided further, the aggregate principal amount of
Draws that may be made against the Tax-Exempt Master Note may not exceed
$8,660,000, unless and until the public approval requirements of Section 147(f) of the
Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder are met to the
Noteholder's satisfaction with respect to the issuance by the County of tax-exempt
debt in excess thereof for the Project. The County shall apply the proceeds of each Draw
only to finance or refinance, or reimburse itself for prior expenditures incurred for, Costs
of the Project that are eligible to be paid for or reimbursed from Grant Proceeds and costs
related to the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of the
Master Notes.
(e) Each Draw Request shall constitute a covenant and reaffirmation of the
County that the warranties and representations in this Agreement and the Master Notes are
still true and correct, that the Note Resolution, the Bond Resolution, the Master Notes and
this Agreement are in full force and effect and have not been amended, modified or
superseded except as provided pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof, that all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement have been and are being complied with, and that no
Determination of Taxability and no Event of Default or event which, with the giving of
notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder has
occurred as of the date of the Draw.
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ARTICLE V
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
SECTION 5.01. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. An "Event of Default" shall be
deemed to have occurred under this Agreement if:
(a) The County shall fail to make timely payment of principal or interest then
due on any Draw;
(b) Any representation or warranty of the County contained in this Agreement
or any certificate provided the Noteholder under Article IV shall prove to be untrue in any
material respect on the date made or deemed made;
(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, any covenant of the County contained
in this Agreement shall be breached or violated for a period of thirty (30) days after the
County's notice of such breach or violation, unless the Noteholder shall agree in writing to
an extension of such time prior to its expiration;
(d) The County shall be in default under the Bond Resolution;
(f) There shall occur the dissolution or liquidation of the County, or the filing
by the County of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or the commission by the County of
any act of bankruptcy, or adjudication of the County as a bankrupt, or assignment by the
County for the benefit of its creditors, or appointment of a receiver for the County, or the
entry by the County into an agreement of composition with its creditors, or the approval
by a court of competent jurisdiction of a petition applicable to the County in any proceeding
for its reorganization instituted under the provisions of the Federal bankruptcy Act, as
amended, or under any similar act in any jurisdiction which may now be in effect or
hereafter amended;
(g) Final judgment for the payment of money in the amount of $2,500,000 or
more is rendered against the County relating to activities at the Airport, and the County is
liable to pay such judgment pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 768, Florida Statutes, or
other applicable law, the payment of which would materially adversely affect the County's
ability to meet its obligations hereunder (it being agreed that, if insurance or adequate
reserves are available to make such payment, such judgment would not materially affect
the County's ability to meet its obligation hereunder) and at any time after 90 days from
the entry thereof, (i) such judgment shall not have been discharged, or (ii) the County shall
not have taken and be diligently prosecuting an appeal therefrom and, to the extent that any
final process or proceeding supplementary to enforce such judgment is lawfully available,
such process or proceeding has not been stayed pending determination of such appeal;
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(h) The County shall have taken or permitted to be taken any official action, or
shall have duly enacted any ordinance or adopted any resolution, which repudiates, or
otherwise denies, that the County has any further liability or obligation under or with
respect to any provision hereunder or this Agreement or any material provision of this
Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid by any court; or
(i) This Agreement is determined to be unenforceable by a competent court of
law.
SECTION 5.02. REMEDIES. (a) If any Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Noteholder or any trustee or receiver acting for the Noteholder may
either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings in any court of
competent jurisdiction, protect and enforce any and all rights under the Laws of the State
of Florida, or granted and contained in this Agreement, and may enforce and compel the
performance of all duties required by this Agreement or by any applicable statutes to be
perfon,ned by the County or by any officer thereof, including but not limited to specific
performance. No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Noteholder is intended
to be exclusive of any other remedy or remedies, and each and every such remedy shall be
cumulative, and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute. No failure or delay by the Noteholder
to insist upon the strict performance of any term, covenant or agreement contained herein
or in the Master Notes, or to exercise any right,power or remedy consequent upon a breach
thereof, shall constitute a waiver of any such term, covenant or agreement or of any such
breach, or preclude the Noteholder from exercising any such right, power or remedy at any
later time or times. Except as provided in Section 6.01 hereof, the Noteholder shall never
have the right to declare either of the Master Notes or any Draws thereunder immediately
due and payable.
(b) If an Event of Default occurs, the County shall also be obligated to pay as
part of the indebtedness evidenced by the Master Notes and Draws thereunder solely from
the Grant Proceeds, Net Revenues and Eligible PFC Revenues, all costs of collection and
enforcement hereof, including such reasonable attorneys' fees as may be incurred by any
Noteholder, including on appeal or incurred in any proceeding under bankruptcy laws as
they now or hereafter exist.
(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, in
addition to other remedies provided for hereunder, the entire outstanding principal amount
of all Draws made against the Master Notes shall bear interest at the Default Rate., the Non-
Use Fee shall continue to accrue (only during the Draw-Down Period) so long as the
County has not terminated its right to make Draws pursuant to Section 6.04 hereunder, and
the Noteholder shall not be obligated to honor any further Draws hereunder.
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ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 6.01. AMENDMENTS, CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO
THIS AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS, CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO
THE BOND RESOLUTION. (A) This Agreement shall not be amended, changed or
modified without the prior written consent of the Noteholder and the County, it being
understood that the fees and expenses of the Noteholder relating to any amendments which
are requested by the County shall be borne by the County. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if, in connection with the issuance of any additional indebtedness of the County that is
secured by or payable from the Grant Proceeds, Net Revenues or Eligible PFC Revenues,
the County provides the lender of such additional indebtedness acceleration rights as a
remedy to any event of default, then such provision shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and upon the request of the Noteholder, the County and the Noteholder
shall promptly amend this Agreement so as to provide the Noteholder with the same
provisions.
(B) The Bond Resolution shall not be amended, changed or modified without the
prior written consent of the Noteholder.
SECTION 6.02. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be an
original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Agreement,
and, in making proof of this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for
more than one such counterpart.
SECTION 6.03. SEVERABILITY. This Agreement and the Master Notes
constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede all prior and contemporaneous writings or agreements. If any clause, provision
or section of this Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid by any court, the invalidity of
such provisions or sections shall not affect any other provisions or sections hereof, and this
Agreement shall be construed and enforced to the end that the transactions contemplated
hereby be effected and the obligations contemplated hereby be enforced, as if such illegal
or invalid clause, provision or section had not been contained herein.
SECTION 6.04. TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be in full
force and effect from the date hereof and shall continue in effect as long as any amount is
outstanding against either of the Master Notes. The commitment of the Noteholder to
honor Draws in accordance with the terms hereof shall expire the Conversion Date. The
County may terminate its right to make Draws hereunder by providing the Noteholder with
no less than ten (10) days prior written notice signed by an Authorized Officer, which
notice shall indicate the date on which Draws may no longer be made. The County may
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make such termination at any time regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred
or is continuing.
SECTION 6.05. NOTICE OF CHANGES IN FACT. Within 10 days of
becoming aware of the same, the County will notify the Noteholder of(a) any change in
any material fact or circumstance represented or warranted by the County in this
Agreement or in connection with the issuance of the Master Notes, and (b) any default or
event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, could become an Event of Default under
this Agreement, specifying in each case the nature thereof and what action the County has
taken, is taking and/or proposed to take with respect thereto.
SECTION 6.06. NOTICES. Any notices or other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be sufficiently given if delivered personally or sent registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, to 3491 South Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, Florida
33040, Attention: Senior Director of Airports, with a copy to: County Administrator, 1100
Simonton Street, Suite 205, Key West, Florida 33040, and a copy to: Clerk of Court, 500
Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040, and to the Noteholder, PNC Bank, National
Association, 16740 San Carlos Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida 33908, or at such other
address as shall be furnished in writing by any such party to the other, and shall be deemed
to have been given as of the date so delivered or deposited in the United States mail.
SECTION 6.07. APPLICABLE LAW. The substantive laws of the State of
Florida shall govern this Agreement.
SECTION 6.08. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. All of the terms
and obligations of the Note Resolution are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if
said Note Resolution was fully set forth in this Agreement.
SECTION 6.09. ASSIGNMENT. The rights and obligations of the Noteholder
hereunder and under the Master Notes may be assigned in whole to another "qualified
institutional buyer" (as that term is defined in the regulations promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended)prior to the end of the period during which Draws may
be made, and to any person that is an "accredited investor" (as that ten-n is defined in the
regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), after the end of
such period, without the consent of the County. The rights and obligations of the County
hereunder and under the Master Notes may not be assigned, transferred, conveyed or
encumbered without the consent of the Noteholder. The County shall maintain a register
of assigns of this Agreement and the Master Notes. This Agreement and the Master Notes
shall be binding on the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
SECTION 6.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; APPLICABLE LAW AND
JURISDICTION. (a) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the County and the
Noteholder knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally waive any right it may have to a trial
by jury in respect of any litigation based on, or arising out of, under or in connection with
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the Note Resolution,the Master Notes or this Agreement, or any course of conduct, course
of dealing, statements (whether verbal or written) or actions of the County or the
Noteholder.
(b) The parties hereto submit to the jurisdiction of Florida courts and federal
courts and agree that venue for any suit concerning this Agreement or the Master Notes
shall be in Monroe County, Florida and the Southern District of Florida.
SECTION 6.11. USA PATRIOT ACT COMPLIANCE NOTIFICATION.
The Noteholder hereby notifies the County that pursuant to the provisions of the USA
PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the
County. The County will provide the Noteholder with all documentation and other
information the Noteholder requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under
applicable "know your customer" and anti-money laundering regulations, including the
USA PATRIOT Act.
SECTION 6.12. NO ADVISORY OR FIDUCIARY ROLE. The County
acknowledges and agrees that(a)the Noteholder has not assumed any advisory or fiduciary
responsibility to the County with respect to the transaction contemplated hereunder and the
discussions, undertakings and procedures leading thereto (irrespective of whether the
Noteholder has provided other services or is currently providing other services to the
County on other matters), (b) the only obligations the Noteholder has to the County with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder are expressly set forth in the Proposal
and this Agreement, and (c) the County has consulted its own legal, accounting, tax,
financial and other advisors, as applicable, to the extent it has deemed appropriate.
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SECTION 6.13. BUSINESS DAYS. In any case where the due date of interest
on or principal of the Master Notes is not a Business Day, then payment of such principal
or interest need not be made on such date but may be made on the next succeeding Business
Day, with the same force and effect if made on the nominal payment date; provided that
credit for payments made shall not be given until the payment is actually received by the
Noteholder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the date first set forth herein.
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
(SEAL)
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By:
Mayor
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Attest: Kevin Madok, Clerk
By:
as Deputy Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL, SUFFICIENCY:
By:
County Attl°�rney's Offi-c-
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASS `IA'-.r1ON
By:
Name: Nick Ayotte
Title: Senior Vice President, Public Finance
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF DRAW CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, on behalf of Monroe County, Florida (the "County"), in
connection with a Draw (this "Draw") to be funded on the day of
in the amount of $ , pursuant to that certain Line of Credit
Agreement dated as of September 15, 2022 (the "Agreement"), between the County and
PNC Bank, National Association (the "Noteholder"), HEREBY CERTIFIES as follows:
1. The capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
2. The Note Resolution is in full force and effect and has not been rescinded,
repealed, modified or amended since the date of its adoption except as otherwise described
herein.
3. The Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been terminated,
modified or amended since the date of its execution except as otherwise described herein.
4. The County has complied in all respects with the terms and provisions of the
Bond Resolution,the Note Resolution,the Master Notes and the Agreement and the County
is not in default under any provisions of either the Note Resolution or the Agreement.
5. No Determination of Taxability has occurred and is continuing with respect
to the Tax-Exempt Master Note and, taking into account this Draw, the aggregate principal
amount of Draws made against the Tax-Exempt Master Note will not exceed $8,660,000,
unless and until the public approval requirements of Section 147(t) of the Code and the
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder are met to the Noteholder's satisfaction with
respect to the issuance by the County of tax-exempt debt in excess thereof for the Project.
6. [This Draw is against the Tax-Exempt Master Note and all conditions set
forth in Section 4.01(b) of the Agreement have been satisfied.] [This Draw is against the
Taxable Master Note and all conditions set forth in Section 4.01(c) of the Agreement have
been satisfied.]
7. All of the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement, the
Master Notes, the Bond Resolution and the Note Resolution are true and correct as of the
date hereof.
8. The Costs of the Project to be financed or refinanced with proceeds of this
Draw has been duly authorized and approved by the Board and are limited to those that are
eligible to be paid or reimbursed with Grant Proceeds.
9. The County has delivered to the Noteholder a Draw Request with respect to
this Draw in accordance with and in compliance with the Agreement; all necessary
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approvals of or by the County which are required as a condition precedent to making the
Draw have been satisfied.
10. The proceeds of this Draw will be used solely to finance or refinance Costs
of the Project to be funded by this Draw and described in the Draw Request referred to in
Paragraph 7 above.
11. All terms, conditions, representations, warranties and covenants contained in
the Agreement, the Note Resolution and the Master Note are incorporated by reference as
if fully restated herein.
Executed as of this day of
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF FLORIDA
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
[TAX-EXEMPT][TAXABLE]MAS'FER AIRPORT REVENUE NOTE
(PNC Bank, National Association Line of Credit), Series 2022 [(AMT)]
Final
Interest Rate Date of Issuance Maturity Date
Variable September 15, 2022 September 15, 2028
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA (the "County"), for value received, hereby
promises to pay, solely from the funds described in the within mentioned Agreement, to
the order of PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, or its successors or assigns (the
"Noteholder"), the lesser of the principal sum of TEN MILLION AND 001100 DOLLARS
($10,000,000.00) or so much thereof as may be advanced and outstanding (the "Advanced
Amount") pursuant to that certain Line of Credit Agreement by and between the
Noteholder and the County, dated as of September 15, 2022 (the "Agreement"), and to pay
interest on such Advanced Amount from the dates amounts are advanced hereunder and
under the Agreement from time to time, or from the most recent date to which interest has
been paid, at the Interest Rate (as determined and defined in the Agreement and subject to
adjustment as provided in the Agreement) quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day (as
defined in the Agreement) of January, April, July and October of each year (each a
"Payment Date"), commencing with respect to each advance hereunder on the first
Payment Date that follows the date of such advance until such Advanced Amount shall
have been paid. Interest shall be calculated based upon a year of 360 days and the actual
number of days elapsed. The outstanding Advanced Amount as of September 15, 2025,
shall be paid on each Payment Date in an amount equal to the amount on deposit in the
Grant Proceeds Account as of the Business Day which immediately succeeds such Payment
Date in the manner and to the extent provided in the Agreement. [Notwithstanding the
foregoing,the Advanced Amount with respect to this Note may not exceed$8,660,000,
unless and until the public approval requirements of Section 147(f) of the Code and
the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder are met to the Noteholder's
satisfaction with respect to the issuance by the County of tax-exempt debt in excess
thereof for the Project (as defined in the Agreement)].
All payments of principal of and interest on the Advanced Amount shall be payable
in any coin or currency of the United States which, at the time of payment, is legal tender
for the payment of public and private debts and shall be made to the Noteholder (1) in
immediately available funds, (2) by delivering to the Noteholder no later than the payment
date a check or draft of the County, or (3) in such other manner as the County and the
Noteholder shall agree upon in writing. During the Repayment Period (as defined in the
Agreement), the County shall instruct the Noteholder to debit principal payments on each
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scheduled Payment Date directly from the Grant Proceeds Account (as defined in the
Agreement) to pay scheduled principal on the Advanced Amount.
This Note is issued under the authority of and in full compliance with the
Constitution and statutes of the State of Florida, including, particularly, Chapter 125,
Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions of law, Resolution No. 241-2022 duly
adopted by the County on August 17, 2022 (the "Resolution"), as such Resolution may be
amended and supplemented from time to time, and is subject to all terms and conditions of
the Note Resolution and the Agreement. Any capitalized term used in this Note and not
otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Agreement.
This Note is being issued.to finance or refinance Costs of the Project, as described
in the Agreement. This Note is solely secured by and payable from a senior lien on and
pledge of the Grant Proceeds (as defined in the Agreement) and a junior and subordinate
lien on and pledge of the Net Revenues and Eligible PFC Revenues (as such capitalized
terms are defined in the Agreement), all in the manner and to the extent provided in the
Agreement.
The Noteholder shall provide to the County upon request such documentation to
evidence the amount of interest due with respect to any Draw against the Note. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, this Note shall bear interest
at the Default Rate. In the event the secured overnight financing rate is no longer available
or in certain other circumstances described in the Agreement, the Interest Rate will be
determined in accordance with Section 3.03 of the Agreement.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Note to the contrary, in no event shall the
interest contracted for, charged or received in connection with this Note (including any
other costs or considerations that constitute interest under the laws of the State of Florida
which are contracted for,charged or received) exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed
under the State of Florida as presently in effect.
All payments made by the County hereon shall apply first to accrued interest, and
then to the principal amount then due on this Note.
IT IS EXPRESSLY AGREED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS NOTE
THAT THIS NOTE AND THE DRAWS MADE THEREAGAINST, SHALL NOT BE
OR CONSTITUTE AN INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COUNTY, THE STATE OF
FLORIDA OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY THEREOF, WITHIN
THE MEANING OF ANY CONSTITUTIONAL, STATUTORY OR CHARTER
LIMITATIONS OF INDEBTEDNESS, BUT SHALL BE SOLELY SECURED BY AND
PAYABLE FROM A SENIOR LIEN ON AND PLEDGE OF THE GRANT PROCEEDS
AND A JUNIOR AND SUBORDINATE LIEN ON AND PLEDGE OF NET REVENUES
AND ELIGIBLE PFC REVENUES, IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT
PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT. THE NOTEHOLDER SHALL NEVER HAVE
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THE RIGHT TO COMPEL THE EXERCISE OF THE AD VALOREM TAXING
POWER OF THE COUNTY, OR TAXATION IN ANY FORM ON ANY PROPERTY
THEREIN TO PAY THE DRAWS OR THE INTEREST THEREON. THE DRAWS
AND THIS NOTE ARE SPECIAL AND LIMITED OBLIGATIONS SOLELY
PAYABLE AS TO PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST FROM THE GRANT PROCEEDS,
NET REVENUES AND ELIGIBLE PFC REVENUES.
The rights and obligations of the Noteholder hereunder and under the Agreement
may be assigned in whole to a "qualified institutional buyer" (as that term is defined in the
regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) prior to the end of
the period during which Draws may be made, and to any person that is an "accredited
investor" (as that term is defined in the regulations promulgated under the Securities Act
of 1.933, as amended), after the end of such period, without the consent of the County.
On or after September 15, 2023, the County may prepay and redeem the Advanced
Amount, in whole or in part, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.02 of the
Agreement. During the Repayment Period, the County shall cause the principal amounts
outstanding hereunder to be paid on each Payment Date in an amount equal to the amount
on deposit in the Grants Proceeds Account as of the Business Day immediately preceding
such Payment Date.
Reference to the Note Resolution and the Agreement and any and all resolutions
supplemental thereto and modifications and amendments thereof and to the Act is made
for a description of the provisions and covenants securing this Note, the nature, manner
and extent of enforcement of such provisions and covenants, and the rights, duties,
immunities and obligations of the County.
It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and prerequisites
required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the execution, delivery and
the issuance of this Note do exist, have happened and have been performed in due time,
form and manner as required by law, and that the issuance of this Note is in full compliance
with and does not exceed or violate any constitutional or statutory limitation.. It is further
certified that all of the representations, warranties, terms, conditions, and covenants made
and set forth in the Agreement, the Note Resolution and in the ancillary and closing
documents relevant to this Note are remade and incorporated fully by reference herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County caused this Note to be signed by the
manual signature of the Mayor and the seal of the County to be affixed hereto or imprinted
or reproduced hereon, and attested by the manual signature of the Clerk, and this Note to
be dated the Date of Issuance set forth above.
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
(SEAL)
By:
Mayor
Attest:
By:
Clerk of the Circuit Court and
Ex-Officio Clerk to the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
By:
County Attorney's Office
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF DRAW REQUEST
The undersigned, on behalf of Monroe County, Florida (the "County"), hereby
makes this Draw Request in accordance with Section 4.01(a) of that certain Line of Credit
Agreement dated as of September 15, 2022 (the "Agreement"), between the County and
PNC Bank, National Association (the "Noteholder") and in connection with the Monroe
County, Florida [Tax-Exempt][Taxable] Master Airport Revenue Note (PNC Bank,
National Association Line of Credit), Series 2022 [(AMT)], dated as of September 15,
2022 (the "Note").
Type of Draw: [Tax-Exempt] [Taxable]
Draw Amount: $
Undrawn Amount (taking into account the amount of this Draw)*: $
* With respect to Draws against the Tax-Exempt Master Note, the County may only Draw
up to $8,660,000, unless and until the public approval requirements of Section 147(t) of
the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder are met to the Noteholder's
satisfaction with respect to the issuance by the County of tax-exempt debt in excess thereof
for the Project.
Date of Draw:
Wire Instructions:
Description of Project Costs to be financed with Draw (attach invoices if available):
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO THIS DRAW REQUEST IS SET FORTH ON THE
IMMEDIATELY SUCCEEDING PAGE]
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO DRAW REQUEST]
Executed and made a part of the Agreement and the Note as of this _ day of
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
Title:
APPROVED:
By:
Title: