FIRST AMENDMENT TO BASE LEASE
This First Amendment to Base Lease Is dated as of NLM 2005 by and between the
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Inc., as lessor (the "Lessor" or "Center’), and the
State of Ohio (the *State"), acting by and through the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission, fka the ‘Ohio
Arts and Sports Faciities Commission, as lessee (the "Lessee" or the "Commission").
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as such ferms are
defined in the Base Lease, hereinafter defined.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Center and the Commission entered into a Base Lease, dated as of March 25, 2003
{the "Base Lease’) fo provide for the lease from the Center to the Commission of certain property,
iescibed in Exhibit C attached to the Base Lease, and the improvements to be constructed thereon,
being a museum (the "Project");
WHEREAS, pursuant to H.B. 16 adopted by the 126" General Assembly of the State of Ohio, an
dditional $4,150,000 has been appropriated to pay for costs of construction of the Project;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-05-07 of the Commission adopted on May 26, 2005, the
Commission authorized the expenditure of up to $12,650,000, representing the additional $4,150,000,
to pay for costs of construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to amend certain provisions of the Base Lease to reflect the
additional funding and make certain other changes;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the
parties agree as follows:
Section 1. Amendments to Recitals. Recital 1 of the Base Lease is hereby deleted in its
entirety and is amended to read as follows:
"4, Pursuant to O.R.C. Chapter 152, Article Vill, Section 2i of the Ohio Constitution, the
Ohio Building Authority (the "Authority") has Issued its State of Ohio (Ohio Building
‘Authority) State Faciities Bonds (Arts and Sports Facilties Building Fund Projects) and
the Treasurer of the State of Ohio (the "Treasurer”) has issued or will issue its State of
‘Ohio Cultural Capltal Facilities Bonds (collectively, the "Bonds") for the purpose of
providing moneys to pay the costs of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing,
fehabililating, renovating, enlarging and otherwise improving, equipping and furnishing
‘apttal faciities, which are Ohio cultural faciiies, as defined in O.R.C. Section
3383.01(K);"
New Reoilals 3 and 4 of the Base Lease are added and shall read as follows:
"3, Pursuant to H.B. No. 16 of the 126" General Assembly, effective July 1, 2005, the
Treasurer shall (a) succeed to and replace the Authority as the issuing authority in all
matters relating to the issuance of obligations for the financing of Ohio cultural facilities
and (b) succeed to and have and perform all of the duties, powers, obligations and
functions, and have all of the rights of the Authority provided for in or pursuant to
resolutions, rules, and agreements previously entered into by the Authority,
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v4 in eccordance with a Trust Indenture betwoen the Treasurer and TST COMMPOM, N-A.
dated ‘the Ohio Public Faciities Commission (the *OPFC") wil laase
Serta eecer fotthe Commission which will, in turn, use proceeds from the Bonds to
finance Improvements to capital facillies, including those owned by the Lessor,”
Recital 9 (now renumbered as Recital 11 in accordance with the provisions ofthis Section) ofthe Base
Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and is amended to read as follows:
“11, tt is estimated that the total cost of the Cultural Project is approximately
$115,844,000. The Commission shall pay for a portion of the Lessee Improvements
included in the Cultural Project from tha proceeds of the Bonds (the "Facility Bonds").
‘The Lessee Improvements are described in Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part
hereof. The Lessor shall pay the remaining costs of the Cultural Project from the Local
Share, as defined in the management Agreement.
‘All other Recitals, not otherwise amended pursuant to this Section, shall be renumbered
accordingly.
Section 2. Change in Terms. Wherever the term *Authorty,” being the Ohio Building Authority,
is used in the body of the Base Lease (exclusive of the Recitals), such word shall now be
amended to "OPFC and the Treasurer" except in Article X, Sections 1(e) and 1(f) and Article
Xi, Sections 1 and 6 where no change shall be made. Wherever the tarm *Ohio Arts & Sports
Facilities Commission" appears, such term shall be amended to "Ohio Cultural Facilities
Commission.” Wherever the terms “art," “arts project,” “arts faciity" or “arts organization”
appear in the Base Lease, such words shall now be amended to “culture,
“cultural faclity’ or “cultural organization", respectively.
Section 3, Acknowadgement. The parties hereto acknawiedge that effective July 1, 2005, the
Treasurer succeeds to, has, and shall perform all of the duties, powers, obligations and
functions, and have all of the rights, of the Authority provided for in or pursuant to resolutions,
rules, or agreements previously entered into by the Authorit
Section 4. AlLOther Terms. All other terms and provisions of the Base Lease shall remain in
full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Center and the Commission have caused this First Amendment
to Base Lease to be executed as of the date set forth above.
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The foregoing First Amendment to Oo eae before me on lug a.
2008, by the £ of the National Underground Rgllroad
Freedom enter, inc. who acknowledged that he/she executed the foregoing for and on behalf of the
corporation and that he/she did so as his/her and the tion's fre act and deed.
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7 SHIRLEY R. ANNEKEN
My Commission Expires: __woTaRYBUBLIC, STATE OF O#10
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 12-26-0
‘STATE OF OHIO, by and through the
OHIO CULTURAL FACILITIES
COMMISSION
STATE OF OHIO
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
‘The foregoing First Amendment to Base Lease was acknowledged before me on Aegest AS
2005 by Kathleen M. Fox, Executive Director of the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission, who
‘acknowledged that she executed the foregoing for and on behalf of the Commission and the State of
Ohio and that she did so 2s her and the Commission's and the State's free act and deed.
Laue tn Faklicln.
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
ANNA M, FULLERTON
NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF OHO
MY COWMMISSION EXPIRES 12-28-05
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Jim Petro, Ohio Attorney General
‘On attached approval form date:
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To: Lori Payne
Assistant Ohio Attorney General
From Thx J *Donneee
Project Manager
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission
Re: [prejectnama] A/c C_
Attached Is a Iname-ofdocurent lt- fir (base. Lease :
As the Assistant Attomey General assigned to Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission,
please review the above referenced document and indicate either: (a) that this is a
preliminary document review requlring changes and/or revisions; or (b) that this is a
final review, in which case, you are approving the form of this document. If you indicate
below that this is a final review, the document will be forwarded to all parties to the
document for execution. Please retum this document to the Commission for processing
according to your instructions.
We understand that you are only reviewing the document for approval as to form and ‘
are not rendering an opinion as to the appropriateness of the terms of this document.
THIS IS A PRELIMINARY DOCUMENT REVIEW REQUIRING
CHANGES OR REVISIONS.
J THIS IS A FINAL REVIEW. THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED
BY THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL ASSIGNED TO THE
OHIO CULTURAL FACILITIES COMMISSION AND 1S APPROVED.
AS TO FORM.
JIM PETRO
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OHIO
G 2 ‘Assistant Attorney General
Date: gz WD [te eee
‘8AProject Manager lemelForns and Exhibis\AG Approval of Do.dos 08-02-05