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HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-01• TOWN OF PULASRI, VIRGINIA RESOLIITION NO. 94-1 • AUTHORIZING A LOAN OF $12,500 IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANT REPAYMENT FUNDS TO ASSIST CHARLES G. AND JOYCE D. TRAVIS FOR WORKING CAPITAL FOR THEIR ORIENTAL RUG AND ACCESSORIES CENTER AT 84 WEST MAIN STREET WHEREAS, the Pulaski Town Council is committed to the revitaliza- tion of the Town's historic downtown business district; and, WHEREAS, Charles G. and Joyce D. Travis have purchased one downtown building for the purpose of establishing a fine quality handmade oriental rugs and accessories store and have requested a working capital loan of $12,500; WHEREAS, Charles G. and Joyce D. Travis received financial assistance in the amount of $29,250 from the Town for the purchase and renovation of an existing commercial building at 84 West Main Street (Tax Map No. 072-051-B022-028A); and, WHEREAS, the Town's financing for purchase and renovation was matched by an equal commitment from NationsBank and a 10% investment by the prospective buyer; and, WHEREAS, Charles G. and Joyce D. Travis established an oriental rug and accessories store as scheduled; WHEREAS, the Town has available certain Urban Development Action Grant Repayment funds, being repaid by Pulaski Furniture Corporation and Magnox-Pulaski, Inc., and these funds have been segregated and designated for specified activities including economic development and downtown revitalization. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, sitting in regular session on January 18, 1994 that: Section 1. The amount of $12,500 from the Urban Development Action Grant Repayment Funds, be, and hereby is, appropriated for expenditure, to be loaned directly to Charles G. and Joyce D. Travis for working capital for the oriental rug and accessories store 84 West Main Street; Section 2. Said loans are contingent upon Charles G. and Joyce D. Travis securing and receiving $12,500 in related financing from NationsBank and contingent upon the Town having a shared first lien on the inventory, proceeds, and receivables and a shared second lien to 84 West Main Street. • • Section 3. Charles G. and Joxce D. Travis shall maintain a minimum inventory of $25,000 at their store at 84 West Main Street for a substantial portion of the term of loan even though the inventory may or may not have been purchased with UDAG funds. Section 4. The loan in the amount of $12,500, for the working capital for the store at 84 West Main Street, shall bear an interest rate of five percent (5%~ per annum and shall be for a term not to exceed seven years. Section 5. The Town Manager and the Town Attorney are hereby authorized to draft, approve, and/or execute appropriate loan documents not inconsistent with the terms of this resolution. Section 6. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a pledge of the full faith or credit of the Town, nor shall it create a general obligation of the Town, nor shall any monies be loaned- from the General Fund of the Town. Section 7. This resolution is effective upon adoption and is hereby adopted this 18th day of January, 1994, by recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, as follows: Charles D. Crispin No Andrew L. Graham Awe J. R. Schrader, Jr. Aye Elbert G. Black, Jr. Awe Roy H. D'Ardenne, Jr. ~e Alma H. Holston A~~ • W.H. Schrader ~ Robert N. Glenn ~~P TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA B ~~ Y Gary Hancoc , Mayor Attest: ~~ Ru A. Harre , C er o Counci •