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2017-09ORDINANCE NO. 2017-09 AN ORDINANCE AWARDING A PRIME LEASE TO EFFECT THE FINANCING OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF A FIRE STATION WHEREAS, the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Fairfax, Virginia (the "City"), has determined that it is in the best interests of the City and its residents to undertake the design, construction and equipping of a new fire station (the "Fire Station Project"); WHEREAS, the Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City and its residents to finance (a) the Fire Station Project, (b) the related transition costs, (c) certain improvements to a temporary fire station facility and (d) the acquisition of certain public safety radio equipment (collectively, the "Project") through a financing lease structure pursuant to which the City will lease the real property and the improvements (both existing and future) thereon owned by the City and located at 10101 Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 (Tax Parcel No. 47-4-03-000-B) (such leased parcel, the "Collateral Property"); WHEREAS, pursuant to an advertisement made in the manner prescribed by law, the Council has received bids from the entities described on Exhibit A hereto offering to act as prime lessee under a prime lease and to act as financing lessor, or as a beneficiary under a trust agreement established in connection with, the lease financing of the Project, a summary of which bids has been read aloud and further details of which are shown in the bidding documents on file in the office of the City Clerk; WHEREAS, the Council has, after having followed the procedures required by general law, received recommendations from City staff as to the bids submitted to the City and has conducted such other investigation as the Council deemed fit to make; and WHEREAS, the Council, after such consideration, analysis and deliberation, has approved and found sufficient the qualification of the hereinafter named bidder as the bidder that provides the lowest overall cost and most favorable terms to the City to effect the lease financing; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that: 1. It is the intention of the City to award to Raymond James Capital Funding, Inc., or a corporate trust entity or affiliate acting for its benefit, the lease of the Collateral Property in accordance with the terms referenced above and pursuant to a prime lease (the "Prime Lease"), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Prime Lease shall be for a period not to exceed thirty (30) years, being one of the documents relating to the lease financing of the Project and the related transaction costs. 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately. Introduced: September 5, 2017 Adopted: September 26, 2017 Mayor �7 Date ATTEST: City Clerk FW17 Votes Councilmember DeMarco Aye Councilman Greenfield Aye Councilmember Miller Aye Councilmember Passey Aye Councilmember Schmidt Nay Councilmember Stehle Aye