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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1991_10_09_R221'The Town of Leesburg, l Tirginia PRESENTED October 9, 1991 R~SOLUTION NO. 91- 2 21 ADOPTED October 9, 1991 A R~SOLUTION: AUTHORIZING SUBSTITUT~ AGReEMeNTS AND APPROVING SUBSTITUT~ PERFORMANCE BONDS FOR TAVISTOCK FARMS SECTIONS 1, 3, 4, §, 6, 7, 10, 11 AND 12; 13, 19, 20 AND 21; 14, 18, OFFSIT~ WATERLI1N-~, AND OFFSITE SANITARY SEWER WIq_g~, the Town Council approved letters of credit from Perpetual Savings Bank, FSB as performance guarantees for various sections of the Tavistock Farms Planned Residential Development in the omounts listed as follows: Section 1 $ 180,000.00 Section 3 40,426.00 Section 4 122,400.00 Section 5 117,498.00 Section 6 200,556.00 Section 7 400,000.00 Section 10 725,403.00 Sections 11 and 12 882,694.00 Sections 13, 19, 20 and 21 1,637,094.00 Section 14 230,878.45 Section 18 356,004.00 Offsite Waterline 50,663.00 Offsite Sanitary Sewer 31,281.00 WHEREAS, SAD Realty Corporation, the new owner of the Tavistock Farms Planned Development as a result of a loan foreclosure, has presented new contracts for installation of public improvements and new corporate surety bonds from the Homestead Insurance Company of New Jersey to replace the contracts and letters of credit provided by the Tavistock Farms General Partnership, the former owner, in the same amounts as listed above for each section; and WHEREAS, although the Homestead Insurance Company has an A6 Best Key Rating they do not meet the town's minimum requirements for a surety; and WHEREAS, corporate surety bonds issued by Homestead Insurance Company as performance guarantees for public improvements are accepted by neighboring northern Virginia jurisdictions including the Loudoun County Sanitation Authority; and WHEREAS, Perpetual Savings Bank, FSB, the owner of SAD Realty Corporation, has entered the Accelerated Resolution Program administered by the Federal Office of Thrift Supervision and is unable A RESOLUTION: -2- AUTHORIZING SUBSTITUTE AGREEMENTS AND APPROVING SUBSTITUTE PERFORMANCE BONDS FOR TAVISTOCK FARMS SECTIONS 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 AND 12; 13, 19, 20 AND 21; 14, 18 OFFSITE WATERI.INE, AND OFFSITE SANITARY SEWER to renew or extend the letters of credit issued as performance guarantees for Tavistock Farms beyond the current expiration dates; and WHEREAS, SAD Realty Corporation is unable to obtain any surety bond or letter of credit other than the surety bonds from Homestead Insurance Company due to the financial status and pending Federal Government takeover of Perpetual Savings bank; FSB; and WHEREAS, when the Federal Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) takes over the assets of Perpetual Savings Bank, FSB, in accordance with the Accelerated Resolution Program, the letters of credit can be disaffirmed (cancelled) by the RTC; and WHE~, the Town Attorney, Director of Finance, and Director of Engineering and Public Works recommend acceptance of the corporate surety bonds from Homestead Insurance Company as performance guarantees for the above listed sections of Tavistock Farms because of the pending takeover by the RTC of Perpetual Savings Bank~ FSB. THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows: SECTION I. The Town Manager shall execute new contracts for installation of public improvements with SAD Realty Corporation for the sections of Tavistock Farms listed below. SECTION II. Corporate surety bonds issued by Homestead Insurance Company as performance guarantees for the installation of public improvements in various sections of Tavistock Farms in a form approved by the Town Attorney in the amounts listed below are hereby approved: Section 1 $ 180,000.00 Section 3 40,426.00 Section 4 122,400.00 Section 5 117,498.00 Section 6 200,556.00 Sect/on 7 400,000.00 Section 10 Sections 11 and 12 Sections 13, 19, 20 and 21 Section 14 Sect/on 18 Offsite Waterline Offsite Sanitary Sewer 725,403.00 882,694.00 1,637,094.00 230,878.45 356,004.00 50,663.00 31,281.00 A RESOLUTION: -3- AUTHORIZING SUBSTITUTE AGREEMENTS AND APPROVING SUBSTITUTE PERFORMANCE BONDS FOR TAVISTOCK FARMS SECTIONS 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 AND 12; 13, 19, 20 AND 21; 14, 18, OFFSITE WATERLINE, AND OFFSITE SANITARY SEWER SECTION III. The public improvements shown on the plans approved by the Director of Engineering and Public Works for the sections of Tavistock Farms listed in Section I above, shall be completed by June 24, 1993 in accordance with the terms of the contract for installation of public improvements. SECTION IV. The letters of credit issued by Perpetual Savings B~k~ FSB and provided by the Tavistock Farms General Partnership for the sections of Tavistock Farms listed in Section I are hereby released. PASSED this 9th day of October , 1991. ATTEST: Clerk of Council tavistock. 134 Town of Leesburg