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HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-89 w Resolution No. 95-89 RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN INTERESTS IN ELGIN RIVERBOAT RESORT BY CIRCUS CIRCUS WHEREAS, the City of Elgin and Elgin Riverboat Resort have entered into a ( i) Development Agreement dated June 24, 1992 (the "Original Development Agreement" ) , (ii) Ground Lease Agreement dated as of January 20, 1994 (the "Ground Lease" ) , (iii) Amendment to Development Agreement dated as of June 23, 1993, (iv) Second Amendment to Development Agreement and Ground Lease Agreement dated as of January 20, 1994, and (v) Third Amendment to Development Agreement and Ground Lease dated as of June 9, 1994 [the Original Development Agreement together with all amendments thereto are herein referred to collectively as the "Development Agreement" ] ; and WHEREAS, consistent with a resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Elgin on December 16, 1992, the City of Elgin has acknowledged and agreed, pursuant to Section 4 . 02(a) (8) of the Third Amendment to Development Agreement and Ground Lease dated as of June 9, 1994 , that the Developer is Elgin Riverboat Resort, a joint venture consisting of Nevada Landing Partnership as a 50% joint venture partner, and RBG, L.P. , an Illinois limited partnership which is an affiliate of Hyatt Development Corporation, as the other 50% joint venture partner; and WHEREAS, by means of a merger transaction involving corporations wholly owned by them, Messrs . Ensign, Richardson, Belding and Simon have agreed to exchange their respective ownership interests in the corporations comprising Nevada Landing Partnership to Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. , a publicly held Nevada corporation ( "Circus Circus" ) , in exchange for equity interests in Circus Circus; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is in the best interest of the City of Elgin to acknowledge the acquisition of the ownership interests in the corporations comprising Nevada Landing Partnership by Circus Circus . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that the City of Elgin hereby approves and consents to the acquisition, subject to approval of such acquisition by the Illinois Gaming Board, of the ownership interests in the corporations comprising Nevada Landing Partnership by Circus Circus and that the City of Elgin accordingly hereby acknowledges that upon such acquisition, the application of Section IV.A. of the Original Development Agreement henceforth shall require that no less than an aggregate 51% controlling ownership interest in Elgin Riverboat Resort be held at all times by either Hyatt 0 Development Corporation or its affiliates, or by Circus Circus or its affiliates, or by any combination of the same. s/ Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly, Mayor Presented: April 26, 1995 Adopted: April 26, 1995 Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0 Attest: s/ Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk