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80-19 .,~~. e e e CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER & HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION Date: June 16, 1980 Resolution No. 80- 19 Motion by Councilman Seconded by Councilman Neveaux Pearson RESOLUTION NO. 80-19 RESOLUTION GIVING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO A PROJECT UNDER THE MUNICIPAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT; REFERRING THE PROPOSAL TO THE COMMISSIONER OF SECURITIES FOR APPROVAL; AND AUTHORIZING PREPARATION OF NECESSARY DOCUMENTS BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota (the Municipality), as follows: SECTION 1 Recitals and Findings 1.1. This Council has received a proposal that the Municipality finance a portion or all of the cost of a proposed project under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 474 (the Act), consisting of the acquisition of land and the construction and equipping thereon of a 60,000 square foot office/warehouse building to be owned by Flouroware, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (hereinafter the Borrower), for its manufacturing operations (the Project). 1.2. At a public hearing, duly noticed and held on June 16, 1980, in accordance with the Act, on the proposal to undertake and finance the Project, all parties who appeared at the hearing were given an opportunity to express their views with respect to the proposal to undertake and finance the Project. Based on such hearing and such other facts and circumstances as this Council deems relevant, this Council hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: (a) The welfare of the State of Minnesota requires active promotion, attraction, encouragement and development of economically sound industry and commerce through governmental acts to prevent, so far as possible, emergence of blighted lands and areas of chronic .~-6 e e e unemployment, and the State has encouraged local government units to act to prevent such economic deterioration. (b) The Project would further the general purposes contemplated and described in Section 474.01 of the Act. (c) The existence of the Project would add to the tax base of the Municipality, the County and School District in which the Project is located and would provide increased opportunities for employment for residents of the Municipality and surrounding area. (d) This Council has been advised by Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis, on behalf of the Borrower, that conventional, commercial financing to pay the cost of the Project is available only on a limited basis and at such high costs of borrowing that the economic feasibility of operating the Project would be significantly reduced, but that with the aid of municipal borrowing, and its resulting lower borrowing cost, the Project is economically more feasible. (e) This Council has also been advised by Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis, that on the basis of their discussions with potential buyers of tax-exempt bonds, revenue bonds of the Municipality (which may be in the form of a commercial development revenue note or notes) could be issued and sold upon favorable rates and terms to finance the Project. (f) The Municipality is authorized by the Act to issue its revenue bonds to finance capital projects consisting of properties used and useful in connection with a revenue producing enterprise, such as that of the Borrower, and the issuance of such bonds by the Municipality would be a substantial inducement to the Borrower to acquire and construct the Project. SECTION 2 Preliminary Approval of the Project 2.1. On the basis of information given the Municipality to date, it appears that it would be desirable for the Municipality to issue its revenue bonds under the provisions of the Act to finance the Project in an amount not exceeding $1,200,000. -2- "'t:i. .I' .. · e e . 2.2. It is hereby determined to proceed with the Project and its financing and the Project is hereby given preliminary approval by the Municipality and the issuance of revenue bonds of the Municipality in such amount is hereby approved, subject to the approval of the Project by the Commissioner of Securities, the fulfillment of such other conditions as the Municipality may require with respect to the issuance of its bonds in connection with the Project, and the mutual agreement of this Council and the Borrower as to the details of the bond issue and provisions for their payment, and subject further to the reservation of the right by the Municipality to deny the application of the Borrower at any stage of the ---- proceedings prior to the adoption of the final resolution authorizing issuance of the Bonds. 2.3. In all events, it is understood, however, that the bonds of the Municipality shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the Municipality, except the Project, and each bond, when, as and if issued, shall recite in substance that the bond, including interest thereon, is payable solely from the revenues received from the Project and property pledged to the payment thereof, and shall not constitute a debt of the Municipality. 2.4. The form of the Application to the Commissioner of Securities, with attachments, is hereby approved, and the Mayor and City Manager are authorized to execute said documents in behalf of the Municipality. 2.5. In accordance with Section 474.10, Subdivision 7a of the Act, the Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized and directed to cause said Application to be submitted to the Commissioner of Securities for approval of the Project. The Mayor, City Manager, City Attorney and other officers, employees and agents of the Municipality are hereby authorized and directed to provide the Commissioner with any preliminary information the Commissioner may need for this purpose, and the City Attorney is authorized to initiate and assist in the preparation of such documents as may be appropriate to the Project, if it is approved by the Commissioner. SECTION 3 General 3.1. If the bonds are issued and sold, the Municipality will enter into a lease, sale or loan agreement or similar agreement satisfying the requirements of the Act (the -3- .., ...~. ..'-'" " e Revenue Agreement) with the Borrower. The lease rentals, installment sale payments, loan payments or other amounts payable by the Borrower to the Municipality under the Revenue Agreement shall be sufficient to pay the principal, interest and redemption premium, if any, on the bonds as and when the same shall become due and payable. 3.2. The Borrower has agreed and it is hereby determined that any and all direct and indirect costs incurred by the Municipality in connection with this Project, whether or not the Project is carried to completion, and whether or not approved by the Commissioner of Securities, and whether or not the Municipality by resolution authorizes the issuance of the bonds, will be paid by the Borrower upon request. 3.3. The Mayor and City Manager are directed, if the bonds are issued and sold, thereafter to comply with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 474.01, Subdivision 8. Attest: 1]) ~c;;;;b City Manager Passed and adopted Chanhassen this 16thctay of e YES NO Mayor Hobbs Councilman :S\'ifenSOn Councilman Neveaux Councilman Pearson Councilman Geving . -4- ,.;A . , e CERTIFICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA) ) COUNTY OF CARVER ) ss I, Don Ashworth , duly appointed, qualified and acting City Manager for the City of Chanhassan, Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have compared the fore- going copy of Resolution 80- 19 with the original minutes of the proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, at their session held on the 16th day of June, 1980, now on file in my office, and have found the same to be a true and correct copy thereof and as e approved by the City Council. Witness my hand and official seal at Chanhassen, Minnesota, this 7th day of July , 1980. City Manager . . . '\ 0, ~ " e The Mayor stated that this was the time and place fixed by Resolution No. 80- of this Council, adopted on May 20, 1980, for a public hearing on the proposal that the City undertake and finance a Project on behalf of Flouroware, Inc. a Minnesota corporation (the Borrower) pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 474. The City Manager presented an affidavit showing publication of the notice of the public hearing at least once not less than 15 nor more than 30 days prior to the date fixed for the public hearing, in the Carver County Herald, being the official newspaper of the City and in the Minneapolis Tribune, being a newspaper of general circulation throughout the City. The affidavits were examined, found e to be satisfactory and ordered placed on file with the City Manager. The Mayor then opened the meeting for the public hearing on the proposal to undertake and finance the project on behalf of the Borrower. The purpose of the hearing was explained, the nature of the project and of the proposed revenue bonds were discussed, the draft copy of the Application to the Commissioner of Securities with all attachments and exhibits were available, and all persons present who desired to do so were afforded an opportunity to express their views with respect to the proposal to undertake and finance the project, in response . .' .- ,~ e e . .. .,.,. " . to which the fOllowing persons appeared, were recognized their respective names: and made statements, summaries of which appear opposite Name of Speaker William Gullickson, Chairman Chanhassen Housing and Redevelopment Authority Representatives of Fluoroware, Inc. Summary of Views In support of application. In support of Application. After all persons who wished to do so had stated their views on the proposal, the Mayor declared the public hearing to be closed. After some discussion, motion for the following Resolution was made by Member Pearson