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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-035 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2001/04/16RESOLUTION NO. 01-035 A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE SALE OF $7,650,000 TAXABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION TAX INCREMENT REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2001A; FIXING THEIR FORM AND SPECIFICATIONS; DIRECTING THEIR EXECUTION AND DELIVERY; -AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR PAYMENT BE IT RESOLVED By the City Council of the City,of St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota (City) as follows: Section 1 Sale of Bonds 1.01. It is hereby determined that: (a) the City has duly established the following project areas and tax increment districts: (i) Excelsior Boulevard Redevelopment Project; (ii) Oak Park Village Redevelopment Project; and (iii) the Highway 7 Development District (collectively referred to herein as the "Districts") pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.001 through 469.047, Chapter 472A, and Sections 469.174 to 469 179 and predecessor statutes (Act); (b) the control, authority and operation of the Districts were transferred to the St. Louis Park Economic Development Authonty (Authority) by Resolution No. 88-134 of the City, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.094; and (c) by Resolution No. 90-4 of the Authority and Resolution No. 90-29 of the City, the geographical areas of the project areas associated with the Districts were expanded and joined (such expanded coterminous area is referred to herein as the "Project Area"); and (d) the City is authorized by Section 469 178 of the TIF Act to issue and sell its general obligations to pay all or a portion of the public development and redevelopment costs (Costs) related to the Project Area as identified in the redevelopment plan and program and tax increment financing plan (Plans) for the Districts; (e) the City is authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475 (Act) and Section 475.67, subdivision 3, of the Act to issue and sell its general obligation bonds to refund obligations and the interest thereon before the due date of the obligations, if consistent with covenants made with the holders thereof, vshen determined by the City Council to be necessary or desirable for the reduction of debt service cost to the City or for the extension or adjustment of maturities in relation to the resources available for their payment, (f) Section 475.67, subdivision 4 of the Act permits the sale of refunding obligations dui mg the six month period prior to the date on which the obligations to be refunded may be called for iedemption; (g) it is necessary and desirable to reduce debt service costs that the City issue $7,650,000 Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series 2001A (Bonds) to refund certain outstanding general obligations of the City, the proceeds of which have been or may be used to pay certain costs in the Project Arca, Resolution No. 01-035 -2- (h) the outstanding bonds to be refur.d ;d (Refunded Bonds) consist of the $13,000,000 Taxable General Obligation Variable Rate Demand Tax Increment Bonds, Series 1997B, dated May 20, 1997, of which $12,290,000 in principal amount is currently outstanding and is callable on any date for which timely notice of redemption is given. (i) the Mayor and City Manager are authorized and directed to execute a Tax Increment Pledge Agreement between the City and the Authority (Pledge Agreement) in substantially the form on file in City Hall, pursuant to which the Authority pledges certain Available Tax Increment (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) to pay principal of and interest on the Bonds. 1 02. The proposal of Cronin & Company, Inc. (Purchaser) to purchase $7,650,000 Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series 2001A (Bonds) of the City described in the Official Terms of Proposal thereof is sound and determined to be a reasonable offer and is accepted, the proposal being to purchase the Bonds at a price of $7,599,564.10 plus accrued interest to date of delivery, for Bonds bearing interest as follows: Date of Interest Date of Interest Maturity Rate Maturity Rate 2/1/2002 5.50% 2/1/2007 6.00% 8/1/2002 5.50% 8/1/2007 6.00% 2/1/2003 5.50% 2/1/2008 6.00% 8/1/2003 5.50% 8/1/2008 6.00% 2/1/2004 5.50% 2/1/2009 6.00% 8/1/2004 5.50% 8/1/2009 6.00% 2/1/2005 5 50% 2/1/2010 6.00% 8/1/2005 5.50% 8/1/2010 6.00% 2/1/2006 5.60% 2/1/2011 6.00% 8/1/2006 6.00% True interest cost: 6.0294% 1.03. The sum of $64,264 10 being the amount proposed by the Purchaser in excess of $7,535,300 will be credited to the Debt Service Fund hereinafter cleated. The City Manager is directed to retain the good faith check of the Purchaser pending completion of the sale of the Bonds, and to return the good faith checks of the unsuccessful proposers forthwith. The Mayor and City Manager are directed to execute a contract with the Purchaser on behalf of the City. 1 04 The City will forthwith issue and sell the Bonds pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 469 (Act) in the total principal amount of $7,650,000, originally dated May 1, 2001, in the denomination of $5,000 each or any integral multiple thereof, numbered No. R-1, upward, bearing interest as above set forth, and maturing serially on February 1 and August 1 in the years and amounts as follows: • • Resolution No. 01-035 -3- Date of Date of Maturity Amount Matunty Amount 2/1/2002 $440,000 2/1/2007 $400,000 8/1/2002 310,000 8/1/2007 410,000 2/1/2003 325,000 2/1/2008 420,000 8/1/2003 330,000 8/1/2008 440,000 2/1/2004 340,000 2/1/2009 450,000 8/1/2004 350,000 8/1/2009 460,000 2/1/2005 360,000 2/1/2010 480,000 8/1/2005 370,000 8/1/2010 490,000 2/1/2006 380,000 2/1/2011 505,000 8/1/2006 390,000 1 05 Optional Redemption The City may elect on February 1, 2008, and on any day thereafter to prepay Bonds due on or after August 1, 2008. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part, at the option of the City and in such manner as the City will determine. If less than all Bonds of a maturity are called for redemption, the City will notify DTC (as defined in Section 7 hereof) of the particular amount of such maturity to be prepaid. DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant's interest in such maturity to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership interests in such maturity to be redeemed. Prepayments will be at a price of par plus accrued interest. 1 06 Term Bonds. To be completed if Term Bonds are requested by the Purchaser. Section 2. Registration and Payment. 2 01. Registered Form. The Bonds will be issued only in fully registered form. The interest thereon and, upon surrender of each Bond, the principal amount thereof, is payable by check or draft issued by the Registrar described herein 2.02 Dates, Interest Payment Dates. Each Bond will be dated as of the last interest payment date preceding the date of authentication to which interest on the Bond has been paid or made available for payment, unless (r) the date of authentication is an interest payment date to which interest has been paid or made available for payment, in which case the Bond will be dated as of the date of authentication, or (n) the date of authentication is prior to the first interest payment date, in which case the Bond will be dated as of the date of original issue. The interest on the Bonds is payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing February 1, 2002, to the registered owners of record thereof as of the close of business on the fifteenth day of Mc Immediately pi cccding month, whether of not such day is a business day. 2.03. Registration. The City will appoint a bond registrar, transfer agent, authenticating agent and paying agent (Registrar). The effect of registration and the rights and duties of the City and the Registrar with respect thereto are as follows. (a) Register The Registrar must keep at its principal corporate trust office a bond register in which the Registrar provides for the registration of ownership of Bonds and the registration of transfeis and exchanges of Bonds entitled to be registered, transfer red or exchanged Resolution No 01-035 -4- (b) Transfer of Bonds. Upon surrender for transfer of a Bond duly endorsed by the registered owner thereof or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Registrar, duly executed by the registered owner thereof or by an attorney duly authorized by the registered owner in writing, the Registrar will authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Bonds of a like aggregate principal amount and maturity, as requested by the transferor. The Registrar may, however, close the books for registration of any transfer after the fifteenth day of the month preceding each interest payment date and until that interest payment date (c) Exchange of Bonds. When Bonds are surrendered by the registered owner for exchange the Registrar will authenticate and deliver one or more new Bonds of a like aggregate principal amount and maturity as requested by the registered owner or the owner's attorney in writing (d) Cancellation. Bonds surrendered upon transfer or exchange will be promptly cancelled by the Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the City (e) Improper or Unauthorized Transfer. When a Bond is presented to the Registrar for transfer, the Registrar may refuse to transfer the Bond until the Registrar is satisfied that the endorsement on the Bond or separate instrument of transfer is valid and genuine and that the requested transfer is legally authorized. The Registrar will incur no liability for the refusal, in good faith, to make transfers which it, in its judgment, deems improper or unauthorized (f) Persons Deemed Owners The City and the Registrar may treat the person in whose name a Bond is registered in the bond register as the absolute owner of the Bond, whether the Bond is overdue or not, for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal of and interest on the Bond and for all other purposes, and payments so made to a registered owner or upon the owner's order will be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon the Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid (g) Taxes. Fees and Charges. The Registrar may impose a charge upon the owner thereof for a transfer or exchange of Bonds sufficient to reimburse the Registrar for any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to the transfer or exchange. (h) Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Bonds. If a Bond becomes mutilated or is destroyed, stolen or lost, the Registrar will deliver a new Bond of like amount, number, maturity date and tenor in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Bond or in lieu of and in substitution for a Bond destroyed, stolen or lost, upon the payment of the reasonable expenses and charges of the Registrar in connection therewith, and, in the case of a Bond destroyed, stolen or lost, upon filing with the Registrar of evidence satisfactory to it that the Bond was destroyed, stolen or lost, and of the ownership thereof, and upon furnishing to the Registrar an appropnate bond or indemnity in form, substance and amount satisfactory to it and as provided by law, in which both the City and the Registrar must be named as obligees. Bonds so surrendered to the Registrar will be cancelled by the Registrar and evidence of such cancellation must be given to the City If the mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost Bond has already matured • • Resolution No. 01-035 -5- or been called for redemption in accordance with its terms it is not necessary to issue a new Bond prior to payment. (i) Redemption. In the event any of the Bonds are called for redemption, notice thereof identifying the Bonds to be redeemed will be given by the Registrar by mailing a copy of the redemption notice by first class mail (postage prepaid) to the registered owner of each Bond to be redeemed at the address shown on the registration books kept by the Registrar and by publishing the notice if required by law. Failure to give notice by publication or by mail to any registered owner, or any defect therein, will not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of Bonds. Bonds so called for redemption will cease to bear interest after the specified redemption date, provided that the funds for the redemption are on deposit with the place of payment at that time. 2 04 Appointment of Initial Registrar The City appoints the City Finance Director of the City of St Louis Park, Minnesota, as the initial Registrar. The City reserves the right to designate a successor Registrar, in which case the following terms apply. The Mayor and the City Manager are authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the City, a contract with the Registrar. Upon merger or consolidation of the Registrar with another corporation, if the iesulting corporation is a bank or trust company authorized by law to conduct such business, the resulting corporation is authorized to act as successor Registrar. The City agrees to pay the reasonable and customary charges of the Registrar for the services performed. -The City reserves the right to remove the Registrar upon 30 days' notice and upon the appointment of a successor Registrar, in which event the predecessor Registrar must deliver all cash and Bonds in its possession to the successor Registiar and must deliver the bond register to the successor Registrar. On or before each principal or interest due date, without further order of this Council, the City Director of Finance must transmit to the Registrar monies sufficient for the payment of all principal and interest then due. 2.05. Execution, Authentication and Delivery The Bonds will be prepared under the direction of the City Manager and executed on behalf of the City by the signatures of the Mayor and the City Manager, provided that those signatures may be printed, engraved or lithographed facsimiles of the originals. If an officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on the Bonds ceases to be such officer before the delivery of a Bond, such signature or facsimile will nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if the officer had remained in office until delivery Notwithstanding such execution, a Bond will not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any security or benefit under this Resolution unless and until a certificate of authentication on the Bond has been duly executed by the manual signature of an authorized representative of the Registrar. Certificates of authentication on different Bonds need not be signed by the same representative. The executed certificate of authentication on a Bond is conclusive evidence that it has been authenticated and delivered under this Resolution. When the Bonds have been so prepared, executed and authenticated, the City Manager will deliver the same to the Purchaser upon payment of the purchase price in accordance with the contract of sale heretofore made and executed, and the Purchaser is not obligated to see to the application of the purchase price 2.06. Temporary Bonds. The City may elect to deliver in lieu of printed definitive Bonds one or more typewritten temporary Bonds in substantially the form set forth in Section 3 with such changes as may be necessary to reflect more than one maturity in a single temporary bond Upon the execution and delivery of definitive Bonds the temporary Bonds will be exchanged therefor and cancelled Resolution No 01-035 -6- Section 3. Form of Bond 3 01 The Bonds will be printed or typewritten in substantially the following form: [Face of the Bond] No. R- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $ STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK TAXABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION TAX INCREMENT REFUNDING BOND, SERIES 2001A Date of Rate Maturity Original Issue May 1, 2001 Registered Owner: Cede & Co CUSIP The City of St Louis Park, Minnesota, a duly organized and existing municipal corporation in Hennepin County, Minnesota (City), acknowledges itself to be indebted and for value received hereby promises to pay to the Registeied Owner specified above or registered assigns, the principal sum of $ on the maturity date specified above, with interest thereon from the date hereof at the annual rate specified above, payable February 1 and August 1 in each year, commencing February 1, 2002, to the person in whose name this Bond is registered at the close of business on the fifteenth day (whether or not a business day) of the immediately preceding month The interest hereon and, upon presentation and surrender hereof, the principal hereof are payable in lawful money of the United States of America by check or draft by the City Finance Director of the City of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, as Bond Registrar, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Authenticating Agent, or its designated successor under the Resolution described herein For the prompt and full payment of such principal and interest as the same respectively become due, the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the City have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. The City may elect on February 1, 2008, and on any day thereafter to prepay Bonds due on or after August 1, 2008. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part, at the option of the City and in such manner as the City will determine. If less than all Bonds of a maturity are called for redemption, the City will notify The Depository Trust Company (DTC) of the particular amount of such maturity to be prepaid. DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant's interest in such maturity to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership interests in such maturity to be redeemed. Prepayments will be at a price of par plus accrued interest. • • Resolution No 01-035 -7- This Bond is one of an issue in the aggregate principal amount of $7,650,000 all of like original issue date and tenor, except as to number, maturity date, redemption privilege, and interest rate, all issued pursuant to a resolution adopted by the City Council on Apnl 16, 2001 (the Resolution), for the purpose of providing money to aid in refinancing public development and redevelopment costs in a redevelopment pioject and development district (Project Area) in the City, pursuant to and in full conformity with the home rule charter of the City and the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, including Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.174 through 469 179, the Minnesota Tax Increment Financing Act, and Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.001 through 469.047, and the pnncipal hereof and interest hereon are payable primanly from tax increments resulting from increases in taxable valuation of real property in certain tax increment financing districts within the Project Area as set forth in the Resolution to which reference is made for a full statement of rights and powers thereby conferred. The full faith and credit of the City are irrevocably pledged for payment of this Bond and the City Council has obligated itself to levy ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City in the event of any deficiency of tax increments pledged, which taxes may be levied without limitation as to rate or amount The Bonds of this series are issued only as fully registered Bonds in denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof of single maturities As provided in the Resolution and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, this Bond is transferable upon the books of the City at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, by the registered owner hereof in person or by the owner's attorney duly authonzed in writing, upon surrender hereof together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Bond Registrar, duly executed by the registered owner or the owner's attorney; and may also be surrendered in exchange for Bonds of other authorized denominations Upon such transfer or exchange the City will cause a new Bond or Bonds to be issued in the name of the transferee or registered owner, of the same aggregate principal amount, bearing interest at the same rate and maturing on the same date, subject to reimbursement for any tax, fee or governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer or exchange. The City and the Bond Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name this Bond is registered as the absolute owner hereof, whether this Bond is overdue or not, for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and neither the City nor the Bond Registrar will be affected by any notice to the contrary. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED, COVENANTED AND AGREED that all acts, conditions and things required by the home rule charter of the City and the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to be done, to exist, to happen and to be performed preliminary to and in the issuance of this Bond in order to make it a valid and binding general obligation of the City in accordance with its terms, have been done, do exist, have happened and have been performed as so required, and that the issuance of this Bond does not cause the indebtedness of the City to exceed any constitutional, statutory or charter limitation of indebtedness. This Bond is not valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any secunty or benefit under the Resolution until the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Bond Registrar by manual signature of one of its authorized representatives. Resolution No. 01-035 Reviewed for Administration• ity Manager Attest. 5(1\--j'y Clerk -8- '/ A�ptcd,py th- City Council April 16, 2001 L7 / ay