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Eagle Window & Otto DA Amendment_1ORIGINAL AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT This Amendment to Development Agreement (the "Amendment") is made on or as of the a Th day of December. 1999, by and among the City of Dubuque. Iowa, a municipality established pursuant to the Code of Iowa and acting under authorization of Chapter 403 thereof (the "City"), Eagle Window & Door, Inc., an Iowa corporation with its principal place of business in Dubuque, Iowa (the "Employer") and Otto A, LLC a Nevada limited liability company with its principal place of business in L VelyAS , /Ueuadt (the "Developer"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City, the Employer and Dubuque -Eagle, LLC (the "Former Developer") are parties to a Development Agreement dated as of February 15, 1999 (the "Original Agreement"), relating to the acquisition from the City of certain real property located within the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park Economic Development Urban Renewal District of the City, upon which there shall be constructed a new manufacturing facility that will thereafter be leased to the Employer; and WHEREAS, the Former Developer has assigned its interest in the Original Agreement, with the consent of the City and the Employer, to the Developer pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Termination and Assignment Agreement dated as of November 1, 1999, and the Developer has thereby succeeded to all of theirights, duties and obligations of the "Developer" under the Original Agreement with respect to the acquisition of the Property and the construction of the Minimum Improvements; and WHEREAS, the City, Developer and Employer now desire to amend the Original Agreement to more clearly set forth their agreements and understandings with respect to the acquisition and development of the Property. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual obligations of the parties hereto, each of them does hereby covenant and agree with the others as follows: 1 Section 1. Description of the Property. Exhibit B to the Original Agreement, setting forth the legal description of the Property to be conveyed to the Developer, is hereby deleted in its entirety from the Original Agreement, and the attached Exhibit B shall be and is hereby inserted as a new Exhibit B in lieu thereof. Section 2. Closing Date. The provisions of Section 2.1 of the Original Agreement establishing a Closing Date of June 30, 1999, and all references to the Closing Date otherwise contained in the Original Agreement, are hereby amended to provide that the Closing Date shall be December 10, 1999. Section 3. Conditions Precedent to Conveyance of Property. The provisions of Section 2.4 of the Original Agreement, providing for the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent on or before the Closing Date, are hereby deleted in their entirety from the Original Agreement and the following provision shall be inserted as a new Section 2.4 in lieu thereof: 2.4 Conditions Precedent to Conveyance of Property. City's obligation to convey title and possession of Property to Developer, and the obligation of the City and the Developer to close on the purchase of the Property pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as well as the obligations of Employer hereunder, shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on Closing Date: (1) Developer shall be in compliance with all the material terms and provisions of this Agreement; (2) Execution of a lease agreement between Developer and Employer pursuant to Section 5.1 of this Agreement; (3) Developer shall have furnished City with evidence, in a form satisfactory to City (such as a letter of commitment from a bank or other lending institution), that Developer has firm commitments (subject to customary lending conditions) for construction financing for Minimum Improvements (as defined herein) in an amount sufficient, together with equity commitments, to complete Minimum Improvements in conformance with Construction Plans (as defined herein), or City shall have received such other evidence of Developer's financial ability as in the reasonable judgment of City is required; (4) Execution of an Assessment Agreement (as defined herein) by the City Assessor and Developer (and, if requested by City, including (8) (9) the consent of the Developer's lender thereto) pursuant to Section 5.2 and Exhibit F of this Agreement; Receipt of an opinion of counsel to Developer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D; That the Developer is satisfied with the results of its inspections of the Property that are permitted by the terms of Section 2.3 of this Agreement; That the City is prepared to and will fund the Acquisition Grant at the closing and the Economic Development Grant to the Developer, subject to the conditions in Section 4 of this Agreement; Execution of the Advance of Construction Loan Proceeds Agreement described m Section 4.3 of this Agreement by the City, the Developer and Dubuque Bank and Trust Company (Exhibit J hereto); Execution of each of the four (4) loan agreements referred to in Section 4.7 of this Agreement by all of the parties thereto (Exhibits K, L, M and N hereto); and (10) Execution of the Tax Revenue Shortfall Agreement described in Section 5.11 of this Agreement by the Developer, thi Employer, Dubuque Bank and Trust Company and American Architectural Products Corporation (Exhibit 0 hereto). Section 4. Economic Development Grant. The provisions of Section 4.3 of the Original Agreement, whereby the City agrees to make an Economic Development Grant to the Developer, are hereby deleted in their entirety from the Original Agreement, and the following provision shall be and is hereby inserted as a new Section 4.3 in lieu thereof: 4.3 Economic Development Grant. For and in consideration of Developer's and Employer's commitments as provided herein, City agrees (subject to the conditions set forth in this Article) to make Economic Development Grant payments to Developer pursuant to, and in accordance with, the temis of an Advance of Construction Loan Proceeds Agreement in substantially the foul' attached hereto as Exhibit J and by this reference made a part hereof. The Economic 3 Development Grant payments shall be in the total amount not to exceed $2,642,597.24 (or such other amount determined as provided in Section 4.4 hereof) and shall be payable solely and only from the proceeds of the sale of urban renewal tax increment revenue bonds or notes by City as described in Section 4.4 hereof, and not from any other source. Section 5. City Loans to Employer. The provisions of Section 4.7 of the Original Agreement, whereby the City agrees to provide certain financial incentives to Employer for the purpose of funding the equipping of the Minimum Improvements on the Property, are hereby deleted in their entirety from the Original Agreement, and the following provision shall be and is hereby inserted as a new Section 4.7 in lieu thereof: 4.7 City Loans to Employer. City shall use its best efforts to make the following financial incentives available to Employer for the purpose of funding the equipping of Minium Improvements on Property: (1) Community Development Block Grant Loan of $500,000 for ten years at 4.5% interest, subject to and in accordance with the terms of an Economic Development Loan Program Loan Agreement No. CDBG #1-99 in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit K and by this reference made a part hereof (2) M108 Loan Guarantee Assistance of $2,030,000, subject to and in accordance with the terms of a M108 Obligor Loan Agreement (M108) in substantially the foam attached hereto as Exhibit L and by this reference made a part hereof. (3) Loan of $104,000 for five years at 4.5% interest from the City's portion of the local EDA Revolving Loan Fund administered by ECIA Business Growth, Inc., subject to and in accordance with the terms of a EDA/RLF Revolving Fund Loan Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit M and by this reference made a part hereof. (4) Forgivable loan of $692,000 subject to City receiving a Public Infrastructure Assistance Program grant from the Iowa Department of Economic Development in the 4 amount of $1,262,000 for costs related to the redevelopment of the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, and further subject to and in accordance with the terms of a Public Infrastructure Assistance Program Loan Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit N and by this reference made a part hereof. All such financing and the terms of the foregoing loan agreements shall be mutually acceptable to City and Employer but subject in all respects to compliance with the applicable loan or grant program requirements and the covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement and with State law, including the holding of public hearings thereof, and may contain terms and covenants that are different from those contained in this Agreement. All such loan agreements shall represent separate obligations of the parties thereto and shall be construed and enforced as provided therein. Section 6. Guaranty Regarding Notes. The provisions of Section 5.11 of the Original Agreement, whereby the Developer agrees to provide a guaranty with respect to collection of tax increment revenues sufficient in amount to pay debt service on the Notes, are hereby deleted in their entirety from the Original Agreement, and the following provision shall be and is hereby inserted as a new Section 5.11 in lieu thereof: 5.11 Guaranty Regarding Notes. The parties reasonably expect that the annual tax increment revenues to be derived from the Property and the Minimum Improvements in any year will exceed the minimum amount needed to pay when due all principal and interest of the Notes maturing and coming due in that year. Developer agrees that if for any reason the tax increment revenues collected by City in respect of the Property and the Minimum Improvements are less than the amount necessary to pay all of the principal and interest on the Notes coming due on the next payment date, then Developer shall pay to the City, promptly upon City's written demand therefor, the difference between (a) the tax increment revenues actually collected by City and available for repayment of the Notes and (b) the amount of principal and interest then due on the Notes, all in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of a Tax Revenue Shortfall Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 0 and by this reference made a part hereof. 5 Section 7. Notices and Demands. The provisions of Section 8.2(2) of the Original Agreement, whereby there is set forth the address of the Developer for purposes of the receipt of any notice or written request by one party to another, are hereby deleted in their entirety from the Original Agreement, and the following provision shall be and is hereby inserted as a new Section 8.2(2) in lieu thereof: (2) In the case of Developer, be addressed to: Otto A, LLC c/o Mr. Herman Ahlers 8000 West Spring Mountain Road Las Vegas, NV 89117 Section 8. Unavoidable Delays. The provisions of Section 8.4 of the Original Agreement, whereby the time frames for the performance of certain obligations under the Original Agreement shall be suspended, are hereby deleted in their entirety from the Original Agreement, and the following provision shall be and is hereby inserted as a new Section 8.4 in lieu thereof: Section 8.4. Unavoidable Delays. The time frames for the performance of all obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended by any delays caused by acts of God including, but not limited to, extreme weather conditions and/or other natural causes, casualty, labor problems (including but not limited to strikes, walk -outs, picketings, boycotts and shutdowns), governmental restrictions upon the availabilityfor use of labor or materials, litigation commenced by third parties, or insurrection, embargos, or delays in providing necessary consents or approvals. The time for perfolinance of such obligations shall be extended only for the period of such delay. Section 9. Miscellaneous. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, or unless the context otherwise requires, all terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Original Agreement. (b) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same document. (c) Except as amended herein, all of the other terms and conditions of the 6 Original Agreement are in all respects ratified, confirmed and approved. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, City has caused this Amendment to be duly executed in its name and behalf by its Mayor and attested by its City Clerk, Employer has caused this Amendment to be duly executed in its name and behalf by its President and attested by its Secretary and Developer has caused this Amendment to be duly executed in its name and behalf by its Manager, on or as of the day first above written. CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA /r, By: T, rrance M. Duggan, . yor Mary . Davis, City Clerk 7 i EAGLE WINDOW & DOOR, INC. B OTTO A, LLC A Nevada limited liability company erman Ahlers, M ager DCORNELL\201898\1\10422050 C:\juliemaiMmendment.doc 8 Secretary