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84-08 ,-~ .~. .. ,~ . RESOLUTION 84-08 e A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA GIVING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO THE MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT, OF A ~-ROOM HOTEL AND CONVENTION FACILITY TO BE ACQUIRED AND CONSTRUCTED IN THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FACILITY TO THE MINNESOTA ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; AND RELATED MATTERS. WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota (the "City") is authorized pursuant to the Minnesota Municipal Industrial Development Act, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 474, as amended (the "Act"), to issue its revenue bonds for the purpose of financing certain "projects", as defined in the Act, and thereby promote the welfare of the inhabitants of the City and State of Minnesota by attracting and encouraging the development of economically sound industry and commerce and preventing the emergence of blighted and marginal lands and areas of chronic unemployment; and e WHEREAS, SUNNYBROOK VENTURES , a Minnesota 1imi ted partnership to be formed bYSUNNYBRQ.OK DEVELbp~NT GRouj!.he "Company"), has submitted an application to the LiLY pLoposing that the City undertake the financing of a Project (as hereinafter described) on behalf of the Company through the issuance of its Revenue Bond or Bonds or Revenue Note or Notes, in one or more series (such Revenue Bonds or Notes being hereinafter referred to as the "Revenue Bonds"), in an aggregate face amount of up to $2.900.000 , pursuant to the Act; and WHEREAS, the "Project" to be financed by the Revenue Bonds consists of the acquisition and construction by the Company of a ;5 -room hotel and convention facility, together with related food and beverage service facilities, to be located in the City on a site bordered by HWYS. #5 & #17 i and e WHEREAS, the Company's application to the City indicates that the Project, if and when completed, will further the general purposes contemplated in Section 474.01 of the Act in that it will add to the tax base of the City and County and school district in which the Project is located, and will increase employment opportunities for residents of the City and the surrounding area by providing employment for approximately 100 persons; and WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Revenue Bonds, the Company will be required to agree with the City to give preference in employment oppqrtunities to qualified individuals who are unemployed or economically disadvantaged, and, therefore, the financing of the Project ''!l ... e e e .,,~ - ~I -, by the City will promote employment opportunities for persons who are unemployed or economically disadvantaged within the meaning of Section 474.01, Subdivision 11 of the Act; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City conducted a public hearing with respect to the project on the date hereof, after publication of notice thereof as required by the Act, and a draft application to the Minnesota Energy and Economic Development Authority for approval of the Project has been available for inspection by the public in the Office of the City Manager of the City at all times since the publication of such notice; and WHEREAS, the Revenue Bonds, if and when issued, will not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance upon any property of the City and such Revenue Bonds will not be a charge against the City's general credit or taxing power, but will be payable solely from amounts derived fro~ a revenue agreement to be entered into between the City and the Company; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City; Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, as follows: (1) On the basis of information provided to the City to date, and the views expressed at the public hearing held on the date hereof with respect to the Project, it is hereby found and determined (a) that the Project constitutes a "project" within the meaning of Section 474.02, Subdivision la of the Act, in that the Project will be used in connection with a revenue producing enterprise, (b) that the Project furthers the purposes set forth in Section 474.01 of the Act, in that the Project will tend to add to the tax base of the City and the County and school district in which it is located, will increase employment opportunities for residents of the City and the surrounding area, and in particular, employment opportunities for persons who are unemployed or economically disadvantaged, and will promote the development of economically sound industry in the City, and (c) that, as an inducement to the Company to acquire and construct the Project in the City, it is in the best interest of the City to issue its Revenue Bonds in an aggregate face amount of up to $ 2,900,000 , pursuant to the Act, to finance costs of the Project and to pay necessary costs incidental to the issuance of said Revenue Bonds. (2) It is hereby determined by the City Council of the City that it is desirable to proceed with the Project and the financing thereof and said City Council hereby declares its present intention to have the City issue the Revenue Bonds in an aggregate face amount of up to $ 2.900,000 , pursuant to the Act, to finance the Project. All details of said Revenue Bonds and the provision for payment ..( . e e e . \' thereof shall be subject to final approval by one or more resolutions of the City Council of the City, and the issuance of said Revenue Bonds shall be subject to the approval of the Project by the Minnesota Energy and. Economic Development Authority and may be subject to such further conditions as the City may specify. (3) If the Revenue Bonds are issued and sold, the City and the Company shall enter into a lease, mortgage, direct or installment sale contract, loan agreement, take or payor similar agreement, secured or unsecured, satisfying the requirements of the Act (the "Revenue Agreementll). The amounts payable by the Company to the City under the Revenue Agreement shall be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest and redemption premium, if any, on the Revenue Bonds as and when the same shall become due and payable, and the Revenue Agreement shall otherwise comply with the require- ments of the Act. (4) If the Revenue Bonds are issued and sold, the City and the Company shall also enter into an agreement concerning employment recruitment, referral and placement (the llEmployment Preference Agreementll), under which the Company will give preference to such persons as employees for the Project when completed, it being the intention of the City Council that the execution and performance of such E~ployment Preference Agreement will further the policies of Section 474.01, Subdivision 11 of the Act. (5) In accordance with the Act, the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to submit an application to the Minnesota Energy and Economic Development Authority for approval of the Project. The Mayor, City Clerk, City manager, City Attorney and other officers, employees and agents of the City are hereby authorized to provide said Authority with any preliminary information necessary for this purpose, and such officers are hereby authorized to assist in the preparation of the Revenue Agreement, the Employment Preference Agreement, and such other documents as may be appropriate in connection with the Project and the issuance of the Revenue Bonds. (6) It is hereby determined that any and all direct and indirect costs incurred by the City in connection I with the Project, whether or not the Project is approved by the Minnesota Energy and Economic Development Authority and whether or not the City by resolution authorizes the issuance' of the Revenue Bonds, shall be paid by the Company upon request. .,. - - e .l,. (7) Doherty, Rumble & Butler Professional Association, St. Paul, Minnesota, as bond counsel, is hereby authorized to prepare all necessary documents relating to the Project and the issuance of the Revenue Bonds and to submit such documents to the City Attorney and the City Council of the City for final approval. (8) This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage. Said Resolution was passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, on this 27th day of February , 1984 by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor Hamilton, Councilmembers Horn, Swenson and Watson. Nays: ,"," ( I ".' "J . 'J L <J~41~~;! ~.ji '~ 'Mayor ~ v Ij ,I' "' , (' .'" / :'( SEI~L) 1,1 \ " 1~~1r-re~.","/,,: (l "I),. .....';.A.:{ I '1 .-- Ci'tyClerk /l/1~ Lfj--./C7 CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, the duly qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an excerpt of minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota held on ;'J1L(y ';''7 , 1984, and of a Resolution adopted at said meeting, as recorded in the official records of said City Council. this IN :;,l9~ WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand day of ~~Ul/'lJ- ,1984. d2 Qa-b~ City Clerk . ~