HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-152 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1992/10/051
RESOLUTION NO. 92-152
RESOLUTION AUTHORING THE EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY OF AMENDMENTS TO THE INDENTURE OF TRUST
AND LOAN AGREEMENT EXECUTED AND DELIVERED
IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE
CITY OF"ST. LOUIS PARK MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
REVENUE BONDS (BRIARWOOD WEST PROJECT), SERIES 1985
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council (the 'City Council')
of the City of St. Louis Park, Minnesota (the "City"), as
follows;
Section 1. recitals.
1.01. The City is and was at the time of the issuance of
the "City of St. Louis Park Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
(Briarwood West Project) Series, 1985", (the "Bonds"),
authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462C, as amended (the
"Act"), to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the
acquisition and preparation of sites for, and construction of,
multifamily rental housing development pursuant to the
provisions of the Act.
1.02. The City assisted in financing a 186 unit
multifamily rental housing development developed and operated by
Briarwood West Partnership (with its successor hereinafter
described the "Developer") in the City and known as Briarwood
West Apartments (the "Project"), by providing funds to finance a
loan to the Developer (the "Loan"), the repayment of which is
secured by a Trustee Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of
Leases and Rents, and Fixture Financing Statement (the "Trustee
Mortgage").
1.03. The Loan was made to the Developer pursuant to
that certain Loan Agreement dated as of December 1, 1985,
between the City and the Developer (the "Loan Agreement").
1.04. On or about August 20, 1991, the Loan Agreement
was assumed by GHH Investments, a Wyoming general partnership
(also referred to as the Developer), as successor to Briarwood
West Partnership.
1.05. In order to finance the Loan, the City issued the
Bonds under the provisions of that certain Indenture of Trust
dated as of December 1, 1985 (the "Indenture") between the City
and First Trust National Association, as successor trustee to
First Trust Company, Inc. (the "Trustee"), in the aggregate
principal amount of Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000.00) of
which $8,000,000 is currently outstanding.
1.06. Midwest Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Minneapolis, a federally chartered savings and loan association
organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America ("Midwest Federal") issued its irrevocable nonrecourse
direct pay letter of credit (the "Initial Credit") to secure
payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, and to
provide funds to enable the Trustee t� purchase the Bonds from
the holders thereof under certain circumstances as provided in
the Indenture.
1.07. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement and
the Indenture, all of the outstanding principal amount of the
Bonds were purchased by the Resolution Trust Corp. as receiver
for Midwest Federal (the "Bank"). The Developer has informed
the City that no payments of principal of or interest on the
Bonds have been made since the purchase of the Bonds by the Bank.
1.08. The Bank has agreed to sell the Bonds to Miller &
Schroeder Financial, Inc. ("Miller & Schroeder") as Unsecured
Bonds (as defined in the Indenture).
1.09. Miller & Schroeder has represented that upon
purchase of the Bonds by Miller & Schroeder, the Initial Credit
will have been terminated and discharged, all amounts payable
under the Reimbursement Agreement entered into in connection
therewith will have been satisfied and the Bank will have
released its interest in the Trustee Mortgage, the Bank
Mortgage, the Collateral Agreement and the Pledged Collateral
(all as defined in the Indenture).
1.10. In order to remarket the Bonds as Unsecured Bonds
and to have the Bonds remain outstanding in the future as
Unsecured Bonds until such time as the Bonds are refunded, the
Developer and Miller & Schroeder have requested that the City
authorize the execution and delivery of certain amendments to
the Indenture and the Loan Agreement as set forth substantially
in the form of the First Amendment to Loan Agreement (the "First
Amendment") and the First Supplement to Indenture of Trust (the
"First Supplement') attached hereto.
1.11. The First Amendment and the First Supplement
require the written consent of the City, the Developer, the
Trustee and 100% of the Bondholders of the outstanding Bonds, as
the case may be.
1.12. The consent of the Bank is not required in
connection with the First Amendment and the First Supplement
since at the time of execution and delivery of such documents,
no Credit (as defined in the Indenture) will secure the
repayment of the Bonds.
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1.13. A public hearing, duly noticed and held on
September 8, 1992, on the proposal of the Developer to undertake
a refunding of the Bonds by the issuance by the City of one or
more series of its multifamily revenue refunding bonds was held
to give all parties who appeared at the hearing an opportunity
to express their views with respect to the proposal.
1.14. The Developer has informed the City that it now
desires to effect the first refunding of the Bonds through the
amendment of the Indenture, the Loan Agreement and the Bonds.
Section 2. Authorization of First Amendment and First
5unvlement.
2.01. The forms of First Amendment and the First
Supplement attached hereto ure hereby approved in substantially
the form attached hereto with such variations, insertions and
additions as the City Attorney may here after deem appropriate
and are hereby authorized to be executed in the name and on
behalf of the City by the Mayor and City Manager, with or
without the official seal of the City impressed thereon and
attested to by the City Clerk. In the absence of the Major, the
Acting Major, or in the absence of the Acting Mayor, any member
of the City Council, may execute such documents. In the absence
of the City Manager, any Acting City Manager or other official
authorized to act on behalf of the City Manager may execute such
documents.
2.02. The variations, insertions and additions to the
forms of the First Amendment and First Supplement approved
hereby may include, without limitation, completion of or changes
in the mandatory sinking fund, the principal redemption schedule
for the Bonds, the amendment of other redemption provisions for
the Bonds, changes in the interest rates for the Bonds, the
inclusion of the option for the Bondholders to tender all but
not less than all of the Bonds to the Developer or its agent for
mandatory repurchase, provisions to change the interest rate to
a then current market interest rate in connection with the
remarketing of the Bonds upon a tender, and such other business
terms and conditions as are reasonably necessary to comply with
requirements, if any, imposed by Resolution Trust Corp. or
requested by Miller & Schroeder in connection with the initial
remarketing of the Bonds, provided however, no such amendment
change, addition or insertion shall increase the principal
amount of the Bonds in excess of the $8 million outstanding,
delay the final maturity of any Bond beyond December 1, 2015,
increase the interest rate borne by any Bond to a rate greater
than 10% per annum or give rise to any pecuniary liability of
the City or charge against its general credit or taxing powers
or in any fashion obligate the City pecuniarily in any way
except with respect to the application of revenues of the
Project derived from the Loan Agreement (including the security
expressly pledged by or on behalf of the Developer) or in any
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fashion subject the City to liability for any claim for damages,
costs or other pecuniary charge except to the extent that the
same can be paid or recovered from the Projects or revenues
derived from the Loan Agreement.
2.03. The Mayor, City Manager, City Clerk and other
officers of the City are authorized and directed to prepare,
execute and furnish certified copies of all proceedings and
records of the City relating to the amendments herein authorized
and such other affidavits and certificates as may be required to
show the facts relating thereto as such facts appear from the
books and records of the officers in the officers' custody and
control or as otherwise known to them and all such certified
copies, certificates and affidavits, including any heretofore
furnish, may be executed by one or more of such officers and
shall constitute representations of the City as to the truth of
all statements contained therein.
2.04. 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 thereof.
Section 3. Miscellaneous.
3.01. The First Amendment to Loan Agreement and First
Supplement shall not be executed and delivered by and on behalf
of the City until all written consents, as required by the
Indenture and Loan Agreement, are obtained and delivered to the
City. The City shall, and shall be entitled to, rely upon the
consents delivered to it without independent investigation on
the part of the City.
3.02. The City Council hereby finds and determines,
based upon representations to the City by the Developer, that
at the time of the original issuance of the Bonds, the final
maturity of the Bonds did not exceed the reasonable life
expectancy of the Project and as of the date of this Resolution,
the final maturity of the Bonds established pursuant to the
First Supplement will not exceed the reasonable life expectancy
of the Project.
3.03. This Resolution shall be effective immediately
upon its final adoption.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park,
Minnesota this 5th day of October, 1992.
ATTES
Beverly A. Flanag
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration:
Lyl4 W. Hanks, Mayor
c.)
Approved as to form and
execution:
W. C. Dixon, City Manager Suesan Pace -Shapiro, City
Attorney
The motion for adoption of the foregoing Resolution was
made by Member Meland and was duly seconded by
Member Jacobs and the following voted in favor thereof:
Jeff Jacobs
George Haun
Allen Friedman
Keith Meland
Larry Mitchell
Gail Dorfman
Lyle Hanks
and the following voted against the same:
No one
whereupon said Resolution was declared passed and adopted
and was presented to the Mayor who approved and signed the same
which was attested by the City Clerk.
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