SANTA CRUZ VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL - SUMMARY REPORT LETTER ($85 MILLION).PDF
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A P R O F E S S I O N A L C O R P O R A T I O N 3200 North Central Avenue, Suite 1600 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 P 602.440.4800 F 602.257.9582 www.rcalaw.com John J. Fries Direct Line: 602-440-4819 Direct Fax: 602-257-6902 E-mail: jfries@rcalaw.com February 23, 2021 To: Board of Supervisors Board of Directors of Maricopa County, Arizona The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa Re: Not to Exceed $85,000,000 The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa Hospital Revenue Bonds (Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital Project) Taxable Series 2021 Ladies and Gentlemen: At the next scheduled meeting of The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa (the “Authority”), the Authority Board will be asked to grant approval to the financing for Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital Project, and to adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of not to exceed $85,000,000 in bonds (the “2021 Bonds”). This letter provides a summary review of the proposed transaction. THE AUTHORITY The Authority is an Arizona nonprofit corporation, formed with the permission of Maricopa County and incorporated under and pursuant to the Arizona Industrial Development Financing Act, Title 35, Chapter 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended (the “Act”), and the Authority is designated by law to be a political subdivision of the State of Arizona. THE APPLICANT/BORROWER SCVRH LLC (the “Borrower”) is a duly organized and validly existing Delaware limited liability company that owns and operates the Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital at 4455 I-19 Frontage Rd, Green Valley, AZ 85614, as a regional, acute care hospital serving Green Valley and surrounding communities (the “Hospital”). At present, the Hospital employs nearly 300 employees and expects to hire additional medical and other staff in the immediate future. The Borrower has requested that the Authority issue revenue bonds for the purpose of assisting the Borrower with the financing and refinancing of the costs of the acquisition, construction, improvement, equipping and operation of the Hospital. 4801359.1 02/23/21 Board of Supervisors Maricopa County, Arizona Board of Directors of The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa February 23, 2021 Page 2 THE PROJECT The proceeds of the 2021 Bonds will be loaned by the Authority to Borrower to be used, together with other available moneys, to (i) the finance or refinance the acquisition, construction, renovations and improvements to, and furnishing and equipping of health care facilities owned and operated by the Borrower; ii) establish any required reserves, including a debt service reserve fund for the benefit of the Bonds, (iii) pay capitalized interest, if any, and (iv) pay certain costs of issuance relating to the Bonds (the “Project”). NOTICE TO ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL As required by the provisions of Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 35-721.F, the Authority will notify the Arizona Attorney General of the Authority’s intention to issue the 2021 Bonds. Under this statute, the Attorney General has 10 days to provide notice to the Authority that the Project sought to be financed does not come within the purview of the statute. PUBLIC HEARING As a taxable issue a public hearing pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), relating to the issuance of the 2021 Bonds, will not be required ALLOCATION FOR TAX EXEMPT FINANCING No allocation of the Arizona “volume cap” is required for the issuance of the 2021 Bonds. FINANCING PARTICIPANTS The major participants in the financing are as follows: Issuer: The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa Issuer Counsel: Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, a professional corporation Applicant/Borrower: SCVRH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Bond Underwriter: Oppenheimer & Co. Inc Bond Trustee UMB Bank National Association or other qualified financial institution Bond Counsel: Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Board of Supervisors Maricopa County, Arizona Board of Directors of The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa February 23, 2021 Page 3 Underwriter Counsel: Ice Miller, LLP PRINCIPAL FINANCING DOCUMENTS Documents Parties Bond Indenture Issuer and Trustee Loan Agreement and Promissory Note Issuer and Borrower Limited Offering Memorandum (Preliminary and Borrower and Bond Underwriter Final) Bond Purchase Agreement Borrower, Issuer and Bond Underwriter Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and other Borrower Security Documents on the Hospital Facilities PLAN OF FINANCING The 2021 Bonds will be issued in one or more taxable series under a Trust Indenture and the proceeds loaned to the Borrower under the Loan Agreement, evidence by a Promissory Note and secured by a blanket lien on the Hospital’s facilities and revenues. The 2021 Bonds will be purchased by the Underwriters under and in accordance with the terms and provisions of a Bond Purchase Agreement and sold to qualified institutional investors and accredited investors utilizing a Limited Offering Memorandum. AUTHORITY APPROVAL At the Authority Board meeting, the Board will be asked by the Applicant/Borrower to grant approval to the application for financing and to adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of the 2021 Bonds. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVAL If the Authority Board acts to grant final approval for the financing and to adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of the 2021 Bonds, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will be requested, at its meeting on March 10, 2021, to act as required by law to adopt a resolution approving the proceedings of the Authority for the issuance of the 2021 Bonds. Board of Supervisors Maricopa County, Arizona Board of Directors of The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa February 23, 2021 Page 4 NO LIABILITY ON THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA Under the provisions of A.R.S. § 35-742, the County of Maricopa shall not in any event be liable for the payment of the principal or interest on the bonds of the Authority or for the performance by the Authority of any of its obligations with respect to its bonds nor shall any agreements or obligations of the Authority constitute an indebtedness of the County of Maricopa within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever. TRANSACTION CLOSING Assuming the satisfaction of all conditions to the issuance of the 2021 Bonds and the required approvals of the Authority and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors are received, it is anticipated that the 2021 Bonds will be issued in April, 2021. LEGAL COUNSEL RECOMMENDATION As counsel to the Authority, we have reviewed the Borrower’s application for financing, its financial reports, drafts of the Indenture, Loan Agreement, and other disclosure information. The principal financing documents will be put in substantially final form prior to the Authority’s adoption of an approving resolution and presentation to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Based upon our review of such and our review of the proceedings of the Authority to date relating to the proposed issuance of the 2021 Bonds, we believe the financing documents and proceedings are in substantial conformance with the policies and guidelines of the Authority and will be in both form and substance acceptable for the Authority Board to act upon and that the Resolution presented to the Authority Board relating to authorizing the issuance and sale of the 2021 Bonds, and related matters, is in form and substance acceptable for the Authority Board to adopt.