HomeMy WebLinkAbout18-02-13 RESOLUTION NO.18-02-13
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SALE, AND DELIVERY OF A
MULTIFAMILY SENIOR HOUSING REVENUE NOTE UNDER MINNESOTA
STATUTES, CHAPTER 462C; AUTHORIZING THE LOAN OF THE
PROCEEDS OF THE REVENUE NOTE TO GREEN TWIG VILLAS II LLLP;
AND APPROVING THE FORM OF AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY OF THE NOTE AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights, Minnesota (the "City"), is a municipal corporation
and political subdivision of the State of Minnesota duly organized and existing under the Iaws of the State
of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462C, as amended (the "Act"), confers upon cities the
power to issue revenue bonds to finance a program for the purposes of planning,administering, making or
purchasing loans with respect to one or more multi-family housing project developments; and
WHEREAS, in the issuance of the City's revenue bonds and in the making of a loan to finance or
refinance a multifamily housing development the City may exercise, within the corporate limits of the
City, any of the powers that the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency may exercise under Minnesota
Statutes, Chapter 462A, as amended, without limitation under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
Chapter 475, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the City has received a proposal that it issue its Multifamily Senior Housing
Revenue Note(Green Twig Villas II Project), Series 2018, in one or more series, in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $9,300,000 (the "Note") to provide funds to be loaned to Green Twig Villas 11 LLLP, a
Minnesota limited liability limited partnership (the "Borrower") to finance the acquisition, construction,
and equipping of an approximately 72-unit, three-story apartment building with an underground parking
garage and functionally related facilities, to be located at the intersection of Nova Scotia Avenue and
Lower 59th Street North in the City(the"Project"); and
WHEREAS, the City received Certificate of Allocation No. 322, dated January 9, 2018, from
Minnesota Management and Budget allocating volume cap bonding authority to the City in the amount of
$9,300,000 for the issuance of the Note; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared a housing program providing the information required by
Section 462C.03, subdivision I a of the Act (the "Housing Program") regarding the issuance by the City
of one or more revenue obligations in the maximum principal amount of $9,300,000 to finance the
acquisition, construction, and equipping of the Project;and
WHEREAS, a notice of public hearing (the "Public Notice") was published in accordance with
the Act and Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), with respect
to: (i)the required public hearing under the Code; (ii)the required public hearing under Section 462C.04,
subdivision 2, of the Act; (iii) the Housing Program; and (iv) approval of the issuance of the Note and on
this same date, the City Council conducted a public hearing at which a reasonable opportunity was
provided for interested individuals to express their views, both orally and in writing.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights,
Minnesota, as follows:
SECTION 1. LEGAL AUTHORIZATION AND FINDINGS.
1.1 Findings. The City hereby finds, determines and declares as follows:
(a) The issuance and sale of the Note by the City, pursuant to the Act, and the construction of
the Project is in the best interest of the City, and the City hereby determines to issue the Note and to sell
the Note to TCF Investments Management, Inc., or another bank selected by the Borrower (the
"Lender"). The City will Ioan the proceeds of the Note (the "Loan")to the Borrower in order to finance
the Project.
(b) Pursuant to a Loan Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") to be entered into between the
City and Borrower, the City will agree to loan to the Borrower the proceeds of the Note as set forth
therein to pay in full when due the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Note. In addition,
the Loan Agreement contains provisions relating to the construction, maintenance and operation of the
Project, indemnification, insurance, and other agreements and covenants which are required or permitted
by the Act and which the City and Borrower deem necessary or desirable for the financing of the Project.
(c) Pursuant to an Assignment of Loan Agreement between the City and the Lender (the
"Assignment"), the City will pledge and grant a security interest in all of its rights, title, and interest in
the Loan Agreement to the Lender(except for certain rights of indemnification and to reimbursement for
certain costs and expenses).
(d) The obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement and payment of amounts due
under the Note will be secured by a mortgage (the "Mortgage")to be executed by the Borrower in favor
of the City, and assigned to the Lender pursuant to an Assignment of Mortgage to be executed by the
City (the "Assignment of Mortgage"), an Assignment of Leases and Rents, (the "Assignment of Leases
and Rents"), between the Borrower and the Lender, and certain other security instruments required by
the Lender and in forms authorized by the Borrower to be executed by or on behalf of the Borrower in
favor of the Lender which may include: (i) one or more collateral assignments of capital contributions
and assignments of the contracts between the Borrower and the architect and contractor with respect to
the Project; (ii) one or more security agreements and indemnity agreements; (iii) one or more guaranty
agreements in favor of the Lender; and (iv) other security documents that are intended to ensure timely
payment of the Note (collectively,the"Security Documents").
(e) The proceeds of the Note will be disbursed pursuant to a Disbursing Agreement (the
"Disbursing Agreement")by and among the Lender, Borrower and a title insurance company.
(f) Certain rental and occupancy requirements of federal and state law are set forth in a
Regulatory Agreement(the"Regulatory Agreement")by and among the City, Borrower and the Lender.
(g) The Note will be a special, limited obligation of the City. The Note and the interest
thereon: (i) shall be payable solely from the revenues pledged therefor under the Loan Agreement and
the Security Documents; (ii)shall not constitute a debt of the City within the meaning of any
constitutional or statutory limitation; (iii)shall not constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the
City or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers; (iv)shall not constitute a charge, lien, or
encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the City other than the City's interest in the Loan
Agreement and the Mortgage, which will be assigned to the Lender under the Assignment and the
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Assignment of Mortgage, respectively; and (v)shall not constitute a general or moral obligation of the
City.
(h) It is desirable, feasible and consistent with the objects and purposes of the Act to issue
the Note for the purpose of financing the costs of the Project.
(i) The Project constitutes a "qualified residential rental project" within the meaning of
Section 142(d) of the Code, and a "multifamily housing development" authorized by the Act, and
furthers the purposes of the Act.
0) The purpose of the Project is, and the effect thereof will be,to promote the public welfare
by the acquisition and construction of a facility for use as a multifamily housing development designed
primarily for occupancy by persons of low and moderate income.
(k) The Act authorizes(i)the acquisition and construction of the Project, (ii)the issuance and
sale of the Note, (iii) the execution and delivery by the City of the Loan Agreement, Regulatory
Agreement, Assignment, and Assignment of Mortgage (the "City Agreements"),(iv) the performance of
all covenants and agreements of the City contained in the City Agreements and any other documents
reasonably necessary to effectuate the intent of this resolution, and (v) the performance of all other acts
and things required under the constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to make the City
Agreements and the Note valid and binding special, limited obligations of the City in accordance with
their terms.
(1) It is desirable that the Borrower be authorized, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Loan Agreement, which terms and conditions the City determines to be necessary, desirable
and proper, based on representations of the Borrower and the Lender, to complete the acquisition,
construction and installation of the Project by such means as shall be available to the Borrower and in
the manner determined by the Borrower, and with or without advertisement for bids as required for the
acquisition and installation of municipal facilities.
(m) The payments under the Loan Agreement are fixed to produce revenue sufficient to
provide for the prompt payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Note when due, and
the Loan Agreement also provides that the Borrower is required to pay all expenses of the operation and
maintenance of the Project, including, but without limitation, adequate insurance thereon and insurance
against all liability for injury to persons or property arising from the operation thereof, and all taxes and
special assessments levied upon or with respect to the Project and payable during the term of the Loan
Agreement.
(n) There is no litigation pending or, to the actual knowledge of the City, threatened against
the City questioning the City's execution or delivery of the Note or the City Agreements or questioning
the due organization of the City, or the powers or authority of the City to issue the Note and undertake
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(o) The execution, delivery and performance of the City's obligations under the Note and the
City Agreements do not and will not violate any order against the City of any court or other agency of
government, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the City is a party or by which it
or any of its property is bound, or be in conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice
or lapse of time or both)a default under any such indenture,agreement or other instrument.
(p) The City, based on representations of the Borrower and the Lender, hereby finds,
determines and declares that it is in the public interest of the residents of the City that the Project be
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undertaken in order to further the public purpose by providing multifamily housing developments for
low or moderate income senior residents of the City and otherwise further the purposes and policies of
the Act.
1.2 Authorization and Ratification of Project. The City has heretofore and does hereby
authorize the Borrower, in accordance with the provisions of the Act and subject to the terms and
conditions imposed by the Lender, to provide for the acquisition and construction of the Project by such
means as shall be available to the Borrower and in the manner determined by the Borrower, and without
advertisement for bids as may be required for the construction and acquisition of other municipal
facilities; and the City hereby ratifies, affirms, and approves all actions heretofore taken by the Borrower
consistent with and in anticipation of such authority.
I.3 Housim, Program. The Housing Program is hereby adopted, ratified, and approved in all
respects. The City Adrninistrator is hereby authorized to do all other things and take all other actions as
may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the Housing Program in accordance with the Act and any
other applicable laws and regulations.
SECTION 2. THE NOTE.
2.1 Authorized Maximum Amount and Form of Note and Interest Rate. The Note issued
pursuant to this Resolution shall mature in the years and amounts and be subject to redemption as therein
specified, as such may be modified by agreement of the Lender, Borrower and City; and the principal
amount of the Note that may be outstanding hereunder is expressly limited to $9,300,000, unless a
duplicate Note is issued pursuant to Section 2.6. The actual amount of the Note shall be determined by
the agreement of the Lender and the Borrower and any of the officers specified in Section 2.3 prior to the
issuance of the Note. The Note will bear interest at the rates and mature on the dates determined by the
Borrower and the Lender and set forth in the Note executed by the Authorized Officers. The sale of the
Note to the Lender at a purchase price equal to its stated amount is hereby accepted.
2.2 The Note. The Note shall be dated as of the date of delivery to the Lender, upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement, and shall be payable at the time and in the
manner and shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as are set forth in the Note.
2.3 Execution of Note. The Note shall be executed on behalf of the City by the Mayor and
the City Administrator(the "Authorized Officers"). In case any Authorized Officer whose signature shall
appear on the Note shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of the Note, such signature shall
nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such signatory had remained in office
until delivery. In the event of the absence or disability of the Authorized Officer, such officers of the City
as, in the opinion of the City Attorney, may act in their behalf, shall without further act or authorization of
the City execute and deliver the Note.
2.4 Disposition of Note Proceeds. Upon delivery of the Note to the Lender, the Lender shal 1.
on behalf of the City,advance the purchase price of the Note and disburse the proceeds thereof to or at the
direction of the Borrower for payment of costs of the Project in accordance with the terms of a Disbursing
Agreement.
2.5 Registration of Transfer. The City will cause to be kept at the office of the City
Administrator of the City a Note Res=ister in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may
prescribe, the City shall provide for the registration of transfers of ownership of the Note. The Note shall
be initially registered in the name of the Lender and shall be transferable upon the Note Register for such
Note by the Lender in person or by its agent duly authorized in writing, upon surrender of such Note
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together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the City Administrator, duly executed by the
Lender or its duly authorized agent. The City may require, as a precondition to any transfer, that the
transferee provide to the City an investor letter or certification in a form satisfactory to the City and other
evidence satisfactory to the City that the transferee is a "qualified institutional buyer" or "accredited
investor"under the securities laws. The following form of assignment shall be sufficient for said purpose.
For value received hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
the attached Note of the City of Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, and
does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney to
transfer said Note on the books of said City, with full power of substitution in the
premises. The undersigned certifies that the transfer is made in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2.8 of the Resolution authorizing the issuance of the Note.
Dated:
Registered Owner
Upon such transfer the City Administrator shall note the date of registration and the name and address of
the successor holder in the Note Register and in the registration blank appearing on the Note. The City
Administrator shall not be held liable for any actions undertaken pursuant to this Section 2.5.
2.6 Mutilated, Lost or Destroyed Note. In case the Note shall become mutilated or be
destroyed or lost, the City shall, if not then prohibited by law, cause to be executed and delivered a new
Note of like outstanding principal amount, number and tenor in exchange and substitution for and upon
cancellation of such mutilated Note, or in lieu of and in substitution for such Note destroyed or lost, upon
the payment by the registered holder thereof of the reasonable expenses and charges of the City in
connection therewith, and in the case of a Note destroyed or lost, the filing with the City of evidence
satisfactory to the City with indemnity satisfactory to it. If the mutilated, destroyed or lost Note has
already matured or been called for redemption in accordance with its terms it shall not be necessary to
issue a new Note prior to payment.
2.7 Ownership of Note. The City may deem and treat the person in whose name the Note is
last registered in the Note Register and by notation on the Note, whether or not such Note shall be
overdue, as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the
Principal Balance, redemption price or interest and for all other purposes whatsoever, and the City shall
not be affected or held liable by any notice to the contrary.
2.8 Limitation on Note Transfers. The Note has been issued without registration under state
or other securities laws, pursuant to an exemption for such issuance, and accordingly the Note may not be
assigned or transferred in whole or part, nor may a participation interest in the Note be given pursuant to
any participation agreement, except to another"qualified institutional buyer" or "accredited investor" in
accordance with an applicable exemption from such registration requirements and with full and accurate
disclosure of all material facts to the prospective purchaser(s) or transferee(s) and any Note shall remain
in a single denomination equal to the entire outstanding principal balance thereof and in accordance with
Section 2.5 hereof.
SECTION 3. MISCELLANEOUS.
3.1 Severability. If any provision of this Resolution shall be held or deemed to be or shall, in
fact, be inoperative or unenforceable as applied in any particular case in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions
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or in all jurisdictions or in all cases because it conflicts with any provisions of any constitution or statute
or rule or public policy, or for any other reason, such circumstances shall not have the effect of rendering
the provision in question inoperative or unenforceable in any other case or circumstance, or of rendering
any other provision or provisions contained herein invalid, inoperative, or unenforceable to any extent
whatever. The invalidity of any one or more phrases, sentences, clauses or paragraphs contained in this
Resolution shall not affect the remaining portions of this Resolution or any part thereof.
3.2 Authentication of Transcript. The officers of the City are directed to furnish to Bond
Counsel certified copies of this Resolution and all documents referred to herein, and affidavits or
certificates as to all other matters which are reasonably necessary to evidence the validity of the Note. All
such certified copies, certificates and affidavits, including any heretofore furnished, shall constitute
recitals of the City as to the correctness of all statements contained therein.
3.3 Authorization to Execute Agreements. The forms of the proposed Note, Loan
Agreement, Regulatory Agreement, Assignment and Assignment of Mortgage are hereby approved in
substantially the forms on file with the City, together with such additional details therein as may be
necessary and appropriate and such modifications thereof, deletions therefrom and additions thereto as
may be necessary and appropriate and approved by Bond Counsel prior to the execution of the
documents, and the Authorized Officers are authorized to execute the Note and the City Agreements in
the name of and on behalf of the City, together with such other documents as Bond Counsel considers
necessary and appropriate in connection with the issuance of the Note, including without limitation a
certificate as to arbitrage and rebate and various certificates of the City, an IRS Form 8038, a letter
prepared in accordance with Section 42(m)(2)(D)of the Code relating to tax credits to be allocated to the
Project and similar documents (collectively, the "Financing Documents"). In the event of the absence or
disability of either of the Authorized Officers, such officers of the City as, in the opinion of the City
Attorney for the City,may act in their behalf shall without further act or authorization of the City Council
of the City do all things and execute all instruments and documents required to be done or executed by
such absent or disabled officers. The execution of any instrument by the appropriate officer or officers of
the City herein authorized shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of such documents in accordance
with the terms hereof.
3.4 Program. The City has established a governmental program of acquiring p«rpose
investments for qualified residential rental projects. The governmental program is one in which the
following requirements of§1.148-1(b) of the federal regulations relating to tax-exempt obligations shall
be met:
(a) the program involves the origination or acquisition of purpose investments;
(b) at least 95% of the cost of the purpose investments acquired under the program
represents one or more loans to a substantial number of persons representing the general public,
states or political subdivisions, 501(c)(3) organizations, persons who provide housing and related
facilities,or any combination of the foregoing;
(c) at least 95% of the receipts from the purpose investments are used to pay
principal, interest, or redemption prices on issues that financed the program, to pay or reimburse
administrative costs of those issues or of the program, to pay or reimburse anticipated future
losses directly related to the program, to finance additional purpose investments for the same
general purposes of the program, or to redeem and retire governmental obligations at the next
earliest possible date of redemption;
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(d) the program documents prohibit any obligor on a purpose investment financed by
the program or any related party to that obligor from purchasing bonds of an issue that finances
the program in an amount related to the amount of the purpose investment acquired from that
,obligor, and
(e) the City shall not waive the right to treat the investment as a program investment.
3.5 Costs, Indem ification by„ Borrower. The Borrower has agreed and it is hereby
determined that any and all costs incurred by the City in connection with the financing of the Project
whether or not the Project is carried to completion will be paid by the Borrower. It is understood and
agreed that the Borrower shall indemnify the City against all liabilities, losses, damages, costs and
expenses (including attorney's fees and expenses incurred by the City)arising with respect to the Project
or the Note and shall pay the City's administrative fees, all as further provided for and agreed to by and
between the Borrower and the City in the Loan Agreement.
3.6 Headings; Terms. Paragraph headings in this resolution are for convenience of reference
only and are not a part hereof, and shall not limit or define the meaning of any provision hereof
Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meanings given them in, or pursuant to, the
Loan Agreement.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, on this 27th day of
February, 2018.
Mayo
Attest:
City A in st Lr
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