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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-05-08 Publi hearingNP�ICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF INTENTP=' TO I. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVEN._._BONDS (PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS, INC. PROJECT) Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be conducted before the Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, in the Council Chambers at the Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30 P.M. on June 5, 1984, on the proposal to issue not to exceed $3,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the City's Industrial Develop- ment Revenue Bonds (Pharmaceutical Development Systems, Inc. Project) pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 419 of the Code of Iowa and Section 103(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, for the purpose of assisting Pharmaceutical Development Systems, Inc. (the "Company"), an Iowa corporation, in financing all or a portion of the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping a new approximately 30,000 square foot industrial facility for the purpose of manufacturing, storing and distributing pharmaceutical products, located on approximately 7.9 acres of land at 320 Heinz Road, Iowa City, Iowa (the "Project"). The proposed Project will be owned and operated by the Company. It is contemplated that a Loan Agreement will be entered into between the City and the Company under which the City would loan to the Company the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds in return for loan payments from the Company sufficient to pay the princi- pal of, interest and premium, if any, on such Bonds as the same shall fall due. Such Bonds, if issued, and the interest thereon will be payable solely out of the revenues derived from the said Loan Agreement and shall never constitute an indebtedness of said City within the meaning of any state constitutional provision or statutory limitation, and shall not constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of said City or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers. All local residents who appear at said hearing shall be given an opportunity to express their views for or against the proposal to issue said Bonds and, at said hearing or any adjournment thereof, the Council of said City shall adopt a resolution determining whether or not to proceed with the issuance of said Bonds. By Order of the City Council. I al 14 Mar an K. Karr, C erKof the City of Iowa City, Iowa $ya Section 3. The City recognizes that regulations promulgated under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, may require the taking by this City Council of official action or "some other similar official action", if interest on Industrial Development Revenue Bonds issued by the City and used to acquire, construct, improve and equip such project is to be exempt from federal income taxes. In order to preserve such exemption, this Resolution is intended to constitute, solely for federal income tax purposes, official action or "some other similar official action" with respect to the issuance of such Bonds. Section 4. That in order to assure the acquisition, con- struction, improving and equipping of the proposed Project in the City of Iowa City, Iowa, with the resulting public benefits which will flow from the operation thereof, it is deemed necessary and advisable that the Memorandum of Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A", be approved and that the Mayor of the City be and hereby is authorized and directed to execute said Memorandum of Agreement and the City Clerk of the City be and hereby is authorized to attest the same and to affix the seal of the City thereto and said Memorandum of Agreement is hereby made a part of this Resolution. Section 5. In order that the Project will not be unduly delayed, Company is hereby authorized to make such commitments, expenditures and advances toward payment of the costs of the Project as it considers appropriate, subject to reimbursement from the proceeds of the Bonds when and if delivered, but otherwise without liability on the part of the City. Section 6. That officials of the City are hereby authorized to take such further action as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of the Memorandum of Agreement. Section 7. All Resolutions and Orders or parts thereof in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed, and this Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption. Adopted and approved May 8, 1984. City of Iowa City, Iowa (SEAL) By ohn McDonald, Mayor Attest: 7ftan J � Cit J Ma 'an K. Karr, City Clerk -7- j CLERK'S CERTIFICATE I, Marian K. Karr, being first duly sworn, do hereby depose duly qualified, and acting 7 and certify that I am the appointed, City Clerk of the City of Iowa City, in the County of Johnson, State of Iowa; that as such I have in my possession, or have of said City and of aceess to, the complete corporate records its Council and officers; that I have carefully compared the 9 transcript hereto attached with the aforesaid corporate records; and that said transcript hereto attached is a true, all the corporate records showing correct and complete copy of the taken by the City Council of said City at a meeting action open to the public on May 8, 1984, regarding the issuance of S not to exceed $3,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Pharmaceutical City, Development Systems, Inc. Project) of the City of Iowa t Iowa, directing publication of notice of intention to issue, issue Bonds calling a public hearing on the proposal to said of a Memorandum of Agreement; that A and authorizing execution said proceedings remain in full force and effect and have not been amended or rescinded in any way; that said meeting and all the action thereat was duly and publicly held, with members of notice of meeting f public in attendance, in accordance with a which was timely served on each and tentative agenda, a copy of of the Council and posted on a bulletin board or other member prominent place easily accessible to the public and clearly the designated for that purpose at the principal office of agenda being attached Council (a copy of the face sheet of said hereto) pursuant to the local rules of the Council and the provisions of Chapter 28A, Code of Iowa, and upon reasonable ; advance notice to the public and media at least twenty-four the meeting as required by hours prior to the commencement of said law. Witness my hand and the Corporate Seal of said City hereto affixed this R�11 day of May, 1984. a (SEAL) Marian K. Karr, City Clerk State of Iowa ) SS: County of Johnson ) Subscribed and sworn to before me this day, the date last above written. for the Notary Pu011c ;n ancY (SEAL) State of Iowa -8- yak 0 7"myr-�3-vsy ". %'Sbpm mRK: �.eryto-o-ct9 5-9•B'1 3:Mel (This Notice to be Posted) NOTICE AND CALL OF COUNCIL MEETING Governmental Body: The City Council of Iowa City, Iowa. Date of Meeting: May 8, 1984 Time of Meeting: 7:30 P.M. Place of Meeting: Council Chambers Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above-mentioned governmental body will meet at the date, time and place above set out. The tentative agenda for said meeting is as follows: 1..A Resolution Regarding the Issuance of Not To Exceed $3,000,000 in Aggregate Principal Amount of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Pharmaceutical Development Systems, Inc. Project) of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, Directing Publication of Notice of Intention to Issue, Calling a Public Hearing on the Proposal to Issue Said Bonds and Authorizing Execution of a Memorandum of Agreement. 2. Such additional matters as are set forth on the additional. 18 paqe(s) attached hereto (attach copy of agenda). This notice is given at the direction of the Mayor, pursuant to Chapter 28A, Iowa Code, as amended, and the local rules of said governmental body. Marl,an K. Karr, Clerk of the City of Iowa City, Iowa ..9- Wk EXHIBIT "A" MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THIS MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT is between the City of Iowa City, in Johnson County, Iowa, party of the first part (hereinafter referred to as the "City"), and Pharmaceutical Development Systems, Inc., an Iowa corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Iowa, party of the second part (hereinafter referred to as "Company"). 1. Preliminary Statement. Among the matters of mutual inducement which have resulted in the execution of this Agreement are the following: (a) The City is an incorporated municipality of the State of Iowa, authorized and empowered by the provisions of Chapter 419 of the Code of Iowa (the "Act"), to issue Industrial Development Revenue Bonds for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the cost of acquiring and improving land, buildings and improvements suitable for industrial projects, as defined therein; and (b) In order to provide for industrial development and maintain and improve employment opportunities for the inhabit- ants of the City and to add to the welfare and prosperity of the City and of such inhabitants, the City proposes to loan to the Company funds to assist in financing all or a portion of the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping a new approximately 30,000 square foot industrial facility for the purpose of manufacturing, storing and distributing pharmaceutical products, located on approximately 7.9 acres of land at 320 Heinz Road, Iowa City, Iowa (hereinafter referred to as the "Project"); and (c) It is considered essential that acquisition and construction related to the Project commence at the earliest practicable date, and that orders be placed for acquiring the necessary improvements and equipment. However, before commencing the Project, the Company desires satisfactory assur- ances from the City that the proceeds from the sale of the City's Industrial Development Revenue Bonds which, when issued, will be used to finance the Project, will be made available in an amount sufficient to finance all or a portion of the cost of the Project. The amount of the Bonds requested to be issued is presently estimated not to exceed $3,000,000. -1- ra" (d) Representatives of the City have indicated the will- ingness of the City to proceed with and effect such financing as an inducement to the Company to locate the Project in the City and the City has advised the Company that, subject to due compliance with all requirements of law and the obtaining of all necessary consents and approvals and to the happening of all acts, conditions and things required to exist, happen and be -performed precedent to and in connection with such financing in due time, form and manner as required by law, the City, by 1 virtue of such statutory authority as may now exist or may hereafter be conferred, will issue and sell its Bonds in an amount sufficient to finance all or a portion of the cost of the Project. (e) The City considers that the undertaking of the Project will promote industrial development of the City, provide employment opportunities for the inhabitants of the City, enhance the tax base of the City and overlapping taxing jurisdictions, increase the City's commerce and add to the welfare and prosperity of the City and that of its inhabitants. 2. Undertakings on the Part of the City. The City agrees as follows: (a) That it will authorize, or cause to be authorized, the issuance and sale of an issue of its Bonds to be issued and sold for the purpose of financing the Project, pursuant to the terms of the Act as then in force, in an aggregate principal I amount presently estimated not to exceed $3,000,000. (b) That it will cooperate with Company to sell the Bonds upon mutually agreeable terms and it will adopt, or cause to be • adopted, such proceedings and authorize the execution of such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the autho- rization, issuance and sale of the Bonds and the financing of the Project as aforesaid, and the entering into a Loan Agree- ment with the Company with respect to the Project, all as shall be authorized by law and mutually satisfactory to the City and the Company. (c) That the aggregate basic payments (i.e., the payments to be used to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds) payable under the Loan Agreement shall be such sums as shall be sufficient to pay the principal of, interest and redemption premium, if any, on the Bonds as and when the same shall become due and payable. (d) That it will take or cause to be taken such other acts and adopt such further proceedings as may be required to implement the aforesaid undertakings or as it may deem appro- priate in pursuance thereof. -2- 8y� 3. Undertakings on the Part of the Company, The Company covenants and agrees as follows: (a) That it will cooperate with the City to sell the Bonds in an aggregate principal amount as above stated; provided, I however, that the terms of the Bonds and of the sale and delivery thereof shall be mutually satisfactory to the City and the Company. (b) That it has not, prior to the execution of this agree- ment and the taking of "official action" toward the issuance of the Bonds by the City, acquired or commenced construction of the Project, or any part thereof, and has not entered into any contracts or paid or incurred any costs related thereto, which will be paid or reimbursed from the proceeds of the Bonds, when and if issued. The Company does, however, represent that it now intends to enter into a contract or contracts for the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of the Project and take, with reasonable diligence, the other necessary steps toward the realization of the Project. (c) That contemporaneously with the sale of the Bonds it will execute a Loan Agreement with the City under the terms of which the Company will obligate itself to pay to the City sums sufficient in the aggregate to pay the principal of, interest and redemption premium, if any, on the Bonds as and when the same shall become due and payable, such instrument to contain other provisions required by law and such other provisions as shall be mutually acceptable to the City and the Company. (d) That it will take such further action and adopt such II further proceedings as may be required to implement its aforesaid undertakings or as it may deem approRriate in pursuance thereof. j 4. General Provisions. (a) All commitments of the City under paragraph 2 hereof and of the Company under paragraph 3 hereof are subject to the condition that on or before December 31, 1986 (or such other date as shall be mutually satisfactory to the City and the Company), the City and the Company shall have agreed to mutually acceptable terms for the Bonds and of the sale and delivery thereof, and mutually acceptable terms and conditions of the documents referred to in paragraph 3 and the proceedings referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 hereof. (b) Whether or not the events set forth in (a) of this paragraph take place within the time set forth or any extension thereof, the Company agrees that it will reimburse the City for -3- IM all reasonable and necessary direct out-of-pocket expenses which the City may incur, including, but not limited to, legal fees, printing and publication costs and filing fees arising from the execution of this Agreement and the performance, or preparation to perform by the City of its obligations here- under, or done at the request of the Company. (c) It is expressly understood by both parties to this Memorandum of Agreement that its execution by the City is intended both as an expression of the City's current intention to proceed with the issuance of the Bonds and to constitute "some other similar official action" for purposes of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as'amended. The execution of this Memorandum of Agreement by the City is not intended to nor does it create a binding commitment of the City to proceed with the issuance of the Bonds. It is further understood that the issuance of the Bonds is subject to further review by the City Council of the City and is conditioned upon, among other things, full compliance of all provisions of the Industrial n .. ..e n.. A n„i;r., and Procedures For The City Of Iowa_Cit , (d) All commitments of the City hereof are further subject to the conditions that the City, and its elected and appointed officials, shall in no event incur any liability for any act or omission hereunder, and that the Bonds described herein shall not constitute an indebtedness of the City within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision and shall not constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the City or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement by their representatives thereunto duly authorized as of the 8th day of May, 1984. C' y of Iowa City, Iowa (Seal of City) By ohn Mc onald, Mayor Attest: 1 1Yn n X / �1�-- M�rian K. Karr, City Clerk Pharmaceutica Deve ent Systems, Inc. Charles E. Newhouse , Executive Vice -President ame i e -4- ?YR City of Iowa Cit=es f - MEMORANDUM Date: May 3, 1984 To: City Council p From: Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Finance Re: Pharmaceutical Development Application for Industrial Revenue Bonds Pharmaceutical Development Systems, Inc, submitted an application for Industrial Revenue Bonds to be used for financing the construction and equipping of a new 30,000 square foot facility for the purpose of manufac- turing, storing and distributing a pre -mixed liquid bicarbonate concen- trate solution. Eventually the company anticipates manufacturing a full line of pharmaceutical products. The facility will be constructed on an eight acre site in B.D.I. More detailed information on the products to be manufactured by the company is attached to this memo. The staff has reviewed the application and finds no legal problems. The financial analysis shows that all funding sources for the project are still pending. Funding is to come from the IRBs, the.sale of equity stock and venture capital from the Iowa Product Development Corporation (appl- ication has been submitted but has not yet been approved). In addition, the Company will be securing a bank loan for working capital to cover initial operating costs. The Company now needs the City's initial support for the bond issue in order to proceed with the finalization of their total financing package. Since approval of the Memorandum of Agreement does not legally bind the City to issue the bonds, staff recommends that Council approve the Memorandum of Agreement. Staff will continue to monitor the progress on the other financing sources and does recommend that their status be reviewed by Council prior to future action on the bonds for this project. The next formal Council action is scheduled for June 5, 1984, at which time a public hearing will be held and Council will decide whether to approve a resolution which authorizes proceeding with the issuance of the bonds. The application states that the following will be added to the project as a result of using IRB financing: "Reduced interest will allow Pharmaceu- tical Development Systems to of Per product pricing which is competitive with firms in other geographic areas, whose cost of capital is comparable to the Industrial Revenue Bond rate. Without this lower interest, Pharmaceutical Development Systems would not be competitive and would either have to locate elsewhere or abandon the project entirely." The attached five pages are excerpts taken from the application received from Pharmaceutical Development. This information provides further explanation of the products to be manufactured by this Company. bc4 EXHIBIT F Background and Rationale At present approximately 14 million gallons of hemodialysis dialysate concentrate solutions are used annually (for artificial kidney treatment) in the United States. Of this amount, four million gallons are hand mixed bicarbonate solutions. Bicarbonate -containing dialysate is recognized as therapeutically superior to sodium acetate dialysate. The dialysate needs to be produced in a concentrated form to be compatible with dialysis machines. The concentration requirement has made it impossible to manufacture a liquid bicarbonate solution. As a consequence, the only usable bicarbonate dialysate is a two-part kit containing powdered chemicals which must be hand mixed prior to use. The mixing must be done in a painstaking and lengthy manner. At best, the accuracy and reliability of this inconvenient product form is marginal. This accounts for the relatively small percentage of bicarbonate dialysate currently used. Almost four years ago a premixed liquid bicarbonate concen- trate solution was perfected by Dr. John Lach, Jerry Fangman and Charles Newhouse. The solution has undergone careful study and has been successfully used for patients treated at the University of Iowa Dialysis Center and the Veterans Administration Dialysis Center during the last three and one-half years. Although no previous attempt to market the solution was made, news of its existence led to countless phone calls from gyp Exhibit F Page 2 dialysis programs across the country requesting its sale. In addition, the world's largest dialysis products company, Gambro, Inc., has expressed a desire to market the concentrate and negotiations are presently underway, (see Marketing Analysis, Section XII). Pharmaceutical Development Systems, Inc., (PDS), was formed on October 19th, 1983, to manufacture and distribute this premixed liquid bicarbonate concentrate. On November 15th, 1983, Pharmaceutical Development Systems was incorporated under the laws of Iowa. An office at 10.27 Hollywood Boulevard was opened on November 21st, to facilitate the planning needed to implement the formation of the firm. It appears certain that a firm manufacturing the liquid bicarbonate concentrate would capture the majority of current sales and would greatly expand the use of bicarbonate dialysate by providing a safe, reliable, convenient form of a product which is already known to be therapeutically superior. The company would be an exclusive source for this superior product and have immediate expansion capabilities. This, combined with the balanced expertise of the persons involved, their established relationship with The University of Iowa Hospitals, the College of Pharmacy and the current favorable climate for new "high-tech" industries in Iowa present a most optimistic forecast for the future of Pharmaceutical Development Systems. $4101 If Exhibit F Page 4 Additional Products Although the production of dialysate solutions is a sound enterprise in itself, it is a means to an end. The end being a full line pharmaceutical manufacturing facility working in conjunction with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, governmental agencies and major manufacturers of pharmaceuticals. We anticipate that dialysate production will provide. sufficient revenue to allow construction and equipping of the small volume parenterals (S.V.P.'s), and solid dose formulation (tablets, capsules), production areas. Sales of SVP's and solid dose formulations are expected to soon eclipse the revenue from dialysate solution. The decision to develop a small volume parenteral (SVP) and solid dose formulation area and subsequent phases of the pharmaceutical development system facility is predicated on the fact that there is currently no facility in the United States that can provide mid range manufacturing of sophisticated investigational new drugs or novel dosage forms. There is however, a verifiable need for such a facility to enable large, established pharmaceutical firms to produce quantities of drugs and compounds for large scale clinical trial. At present, these firms must set up their own pilot production lines for these products which greatly increases their cost. ■ Exhibit F Page 5 Pharmaceutical Development Systems will not compete with large manufacturers. our ability to contract with them for the relatively low cost production of Investigational New Drugs (IND), novel dose forms and new pharmaceutical products for large scale clinical trial, will be a source of support to these firms. In addition, we will pursue contracts through the Food and Drug Administration and other governmental agencies, for the production of "orphan drugs." These are drugs which are diagnostically or therapeutically required for disease entities which are uncommon but_severe.enough to warrant research into their causes and treatments. At the present time, major pharmaceutical producers are unwilling to produce these drugs due to the relatively low volume of potential sales. In short, they do not wish to diminish their large scale production capacity by fragmenting it into lower volume products, even though these products are salable at a substantial profit. For a mid range size manufacturer such as PDS however, these drugs would be very profitable. Both the executive and legislative branches of the federal government have indicated their awareness and concern over the "orphan drugs" problem. Steps have been and are being taken to allow companies such as PDS to acquire the IND (Investigational New Drug) number for these products at no cost and with minimum red tape so that their testing and production can more easily I SyA ■ Exhibit F page 6 begin. In addition, the granting of the IND number allows the manufacturer to retain production rights to these drugs indefinitely. As a consequence, a high degree of product protection is achieved and a long term profit situation would develop. Pharmaceutical Development Systems plans to construct SVP and solid dose areas (see attached plan), sizable enough to generate approximately 10 to 15 million dollars in gross sales if operating at capacity. The industry standard for profit in this type of production is 408. Thus, if full capacity is achieved, a profit of four to six million dollars per annum would be possible. Dr. John Lach, Director of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Services at the University of Iowa college of Pharmacy; presently contracts for small scale production of the types of drugs and compounds described above. Based on his 30 years experience in this production, he estimates that PDS should realize approximately $500,000 net profit the first year of operation of the SVP and solid dose facility. He further estimates that the second 12 months of operation should generate in excess of one million dollars in net profit. Subsequent years would approach the four to six million dollar profitability range. 34/1