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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1981-441CITY OF PLYMOUTH Pursuant to due call and notice thereof. arhe ular meeting of the City Council of the City of Plymouth,M nnei rota, was he d on the 20th day of July , 19 81 . The following members were present:Mavor Davenport, ounce mem ers Hoyt,---ffe-ils, Schneider and Threjnen The following members were absent: none Councilmember Neils introduced the following Resolution and moved is adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 81-441 RESOLUTION DETERMINING TO PROCEED WITH A PROJECT AND ITS FINANCING 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 Plymouth, 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 an existing facility, the construction thereto and equipping the same for use as an office and printing facility (the Project) to be .leased by Aggressive Investors, a Minnesota general partnership (the Borrower) to Watt/Peterson, Inc. 1.2. At a public hearing, duly noticed and held on Juiy 2n , 1981, 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 the public 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 unemployment, and the State of Minnesota 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 Resolution No. 81-441 Pager 2 increased opportunities for employment for residents of the Municipality and surrounding area. (d) This Council has been advised by representatives 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 representatives of the Borrower 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 Determination to Proceed with the Project and its Financing 2.1. On the basis of the 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 estimated total amount of $ 950,000 2.2. It is hereby determined to proceed with the Project and its financing and this Council hereby declares its present intent to have the Municipality issue its revenue bonds under the Act to finance the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the adoption of this resolution shall not be deemed to establish a legal obligation on the part of the Municipality or its City Council to issue or to cause the issuance of such revenue bonds. All details of such revenue bond issue and the provisions for payment thereof shall be subject to final Resolution No. 81- 441 Page 3 approval of the Project by the Minnesota Commissioner of Securities and may be subject to such further conditions as the Municipality may specify. The revenue bonds, if issued, 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 within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation. 2.3. 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. 2.4. In accordange with Section 474.10, Subdivision 7a of the Act, the Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized and directed to cause the 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 informatior the Comirissioner 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 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 Resolution No. 81-441 Page 4 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. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember Hoyt , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Davenport, Councilmembers Hoyt, Neils, Schneider and Threinen The following voted against or abstained: none Whereupon the Resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.