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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-170 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2003/11/17CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 03-170 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SALE, AND DELIVERY OF ITS REVENUE BONDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES, METHODIST HOSPITAL, PARK NICOLLET INSTITUTE, PARK NICOLLET CLINIC, PNMC HOLDINGS, AND PARK NICOLLET HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS; PAYABLE SOLELY FROM REVENUES PLEDGED PURSUANT TO THE INDENTURE; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE REVENUE BONDS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SECURITY, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO THE REVENUE BONDS WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park, Minnesota (the "City"), is a home rule city and political subdivision duly organized and existing under its Charter and the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.152-469.165, as amended (the "Act"), the City is authorized to issue revenue bonds to finance, in whole or in part, the cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of a project, defined in the Act as including any properties, real or personal, used or useful in connection with a revenue producing enterpnse, whether or not operated for profit, engaged in providing health care services, including hospitals, nursing homes, and related medical facilities; and WHEREAS, Park Nicollet Health Services, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation, Methodist Hospital, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation, Park Nicollet Institute, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation, Park Nicollet Clinic, a Minnesota association that has elected to be treated as a nonprofit corporation, PNMC Holdings, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation, and Park Nicollet Health Care Products, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation (collectively, the "Obligated Group"), submitted an application to the City requesting the issuance by the City ofrevenue bonds pursuant to the Act, in the approximate aggregate principal amount not to exceed $290,000,000, for the following purposes: (i) to finance (A) the construction and equipping of its Heart and Vascular Center at Methodist Hospital located at 6500 Excelsior Boulevard in the City of St. Louis Park, the construction of a parking ramp and other improvements at Methodist Hospital, the construction of public infrastructure improvements with respect to the foregoing, and the acquisition and installation of equipment for Methodist Hospital, and (B) the acquisition and installation of (1) a computed tomography scanner ("CT Scanner") at the facilities of the Obligated Group located at 1400 Fairview Drive in the City of Burnsville, Minnesota, (2) a CT Scanner at the facilities of the Obligated Group located at 15800 95th Avenue North in the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota, and (3) a CT Scanner and a magnetic resonance imaging scanner ("MRI Scanner") at the facilities of the Obligated Group located at 250 North Central Avenue in the City of Wayzata, Minnesota (collectively, the "Project"); (ii) to redeem and prepay the outstanding principal amount of (A) the Hospital Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds (Methodist Hospital Project), Series 1990-B, issued by the City on November 15, 1990, (B) the Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (HealthSystem Minnesota Resolution No. 03-170 -2- Obligated Group), Series 1993A (Fixed Rate), issued by the City on September 30, 1993, (C) the Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (HealthSystem Minnesota Obligated Group), Series 1993B (Variable Auction Rate), issued by the City on September 30, 1993; and (D) the Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (HealthSystem Minnesota Obligated Group), Series 1993C (Inverse Variable Auction Rate), issued by the City on September 30, 1993 (collectively, the "Prior Bonds"); and (iii) to fund a reserve fund to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on the revenue bonds, to pay the costs of issuing the revenue bonds, and to pay certain financing costs related to the revenue bonds; and WHEREAS, following the publication of a notice (the "Public Notice") of a public hearing (in which a general, functional descnption of the Project was provided, as well as the maximum aggregate face amount of the obligations to be issued for the purposes referenced above, the identity of the initial owner, operator, or manager of the facilities to be financed and refinanced with the proceeds of the bonds, and the location of the facilities to be financed with the proceeds of the bonds by street address) in a newspaper circulating generally in the City at least fourteen (14) days before the regularly -scheduled meeting of the City Council of the City on September 15, 2003, the City Council conducted a public hearing at which a reasonable opportunity was provided for interested individuals to express their views, both orally and in writing, on the Project, the redemption and prepayment of the Prior Bonds, and the proposed issuance of such revenue bonds; and WHEREAS, on September 15, 2003, the City Council of the City adopted Resolution No. 03-117 and Resolution 03-117 authorizing the issuance of variable rate revenue bonds of the City in a principal amount not to exceed $290,000,000 for the foregoing purposes; and WHEREAS, on November 13, 2003, pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution No. 03-117 and Resolution No. 03-118, the City issued its Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (Park Nicollet Health Services), Series 2003A, Periodic Auction Reset Securities (PARS) (the "Series 2003A Bonds"), in the original aggregate principal amount of $231,525,000, the proceeds of which are to be applied to the redemption and prepayment of the Prior Bonds, the payment of a portion of the costs of the Project, the payment of a portion of the interest on the Series 2003A Bonds during the construction of the Project, the payment of the costs of issuing the Series 2003A Bonds, and the payment of a bond insurance premium and other financing costs with respect to the Series 2003A Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Obligated Group has requested that the City issue an additional series of revenue bonds to be designated the Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (Park Nicollet Health Services), Series 2003B (the "Series 2003B Bonds"), subject to such changes in such designation as elected by the Obligated Group with the consent of the City, in an original aggregate principal amount not to exceed $45,000,000, to be issued as uninsured, fixed-rate revenue bonds of the City; and WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Series 2003B Bonds are to be applied to the payment of a portion of the costs of the Project, the payment of a portion of the interest on the Series 2003B Bonds during the construction of the Project, the payment of the costs of issuing the Series 2003B Bonds, and the payment of financing costs with respect to the Series 2003B Bonds; and Resolution No. 03-170 -3- WHEREAS, the Series 2003B Bonds are to be issued under an Indenture of Trust, dated on or after December 1, 2003 (the "Indenture"), between the City and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), and the proceeds derived from the sale of the Series 2003B Bonds are to be loaned to the Obligated Group pursuant to the terms of a Loan Agreement, dated on or after December 1, 2003 (the "Loan Agreement"), between the City and the Obligated Group; and WHEREAS, in consideration of the loan by the City of the proceeds of the Series 2003B Bonds to the Obligated Group and to secure the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Series 2003B Bonds when due, the Obligated Group will issue a supplemental note (the "Supplemental Note") to the City pursuant to a Supplemental Indenture, dated on or after December 1, 2003 (the "Supplemental Indenture") to a Master Trust Indenture (the "Master Indenture"), between the Obligated Group and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, as master trustee (the "Master Trustee"), which will be in the same aggregate principal amount and bear interest at the same rates as the Series 2003B Bonds, will have redemption provisions corresponding to those of the Series 2003B Bonds, and will be payable in installments equal to the maturities and mandatory redemptions of the Series 2003B Bonds; and WHEREAS, the loan repayments required to be made by the Obligated Group under the terms of the Loan Agreement will be assigned to the Trustee under the terms of the Indenture and the Supplemental Note will be assigned by the City to the Trustee under the terms of the Indenture; and WHEREAS, the Senes 2003B Bonds and the interest and any premium on the Series 2003B Bonds: (i) shall be payable solely from the revenues pledged therefor; (ii) shall not constitute a debt of the City within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation; (iii) shall not constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the City or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers; and (iv) shall not constitute a charge, lien, or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the City other than the City's interest in the Loan Agreement, the Supplemental Note, and the Project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The City acknowledges, finds, determines, and declares that: (i) the issuance of the Series 2003B Bonds is authorized by the Act; (ii) the application of the proceeds of the Series 2003B Bonds to the acquisition, construction, and equipping of the Project, the funding of a reserve fund to secure the Bonds, and the payment of certain expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds is consistent with and furthers the purposes of the Act; and (ii) the facilities financed with the proceeds of the Series 2003B Bonds constitute a "project" within the meaning of Section 469.153, subdivision 2(b) and (d), of the Act. 2. For the purposes set forth above, there is hereby authorized the issuance, sale and delivery of the Series 2003B Bonds in one or more series in the approximate aggregate principal amount not to exceed $45,000,000. The Series 2003B Bonds shall bear interest at fixed rates and shall be designated, shall be numbered, shall be dated, shall mature, shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity, shall be in such form, and shall have such other terms, details, and Resolution No. 03-170 -4- provisions as are prescribed in the Indenture, in the form now on file with the City, with the amendments referenced herein. The City hereby authorizes the Senes 2003B Bonds to be issued as "tax-exempt bonds" the interest on which is not includable in gross income for federal and State of Minnesota income tax purposes. All of the provisions of the Series 2003B Bonds, when executed as authorized herein, shall be deemed to be a part of this resolution as fully and to the same extent as if incorporated verbatim herein and shall be in full force and effect from the date of execution and delivery thereof. The Series 2003B Bonds shall be substantially in the form or forms set forth in the Indenture, which form or forms are hereby approved, with such necessary and appropriate variations, omissions and insertions (including changes to the name of the Series 2003B Bonds, the aggregate principal amount of the Series 2003B Bonds, the stated maturities of the Series 2003B Bonds and the maturity dates of the Series 2003B Bonds, the interest rates on the Series 2003B Bonds, and the terms of optional and mandatory redemption of the Series 2003B Bonds) as the Mayor of the City and the City Manager of the City (the "Mayor" and "City Manager"), in their discretion, shall determine. The execution of the Series 2003B Bonds with the manual or facsimile signatures of the Mayor and the City Manager and the delivery of the Series 2003B Bonds by the City shall be conclusive evidence of such determination. 3. The Series 2003B Bonds shall be special limited obligations of the City the proceeds of which shall be disbursed pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and the Loan Agreement, and the principal, premium, and interest on the Series 2003B Bonds shall be payable solely from the proceeds of the Series 2003B Bonds, the revenues derived from the Obligated Group pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement and the Supplemental Note, and other funds pledged pursuant to the Indenture. The Series 2003B Bonds shall also be secured by the Reserve Fund established by the terms of the Indenture and funded with a portion of the proceeds of the Series 2003B Bonds (the "Reserve Fund"). 4. The City Council of the City hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor and the City Manager to execute and deliver the Indenture, and hereby authorizes and directs the execution of the Series 2003B Bonds in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and hereby provides that the Indenture shall provide the terms and conditions, covenants, rights, obligations, duties and agreements of the owners of the Series 2003B Bonds, the City and the Trustee as set forth therein. All of the provisions of the Indenture, when executed as authorized herein, shall be deemed to be a part of this resolution as fully and to the same extent as if incorporated verbatim herein and shall be in full force and effect from the date of execution and delivery thereof. The Indenture shall be substantially in the form on file with the City, which is hereby approved, with such necessary and appropriate variations, omissions and insertions as do not materially change the substance thereof, or as the Mayor and the City Manager, in their discretion, shall determine, and the execution and delivery thereof by the Mayor and the City Manager shall be conclusive evidence of such determination. 5. The Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Loan Agreement, the Purchase Contract, dated on or after November 17, 2003 (the "Purchase Contract"), between Goldman, Sachs & Co. (the "Underwriter") and the City, and the Letter of Representations and Indemnification, dated on or after November 17, 2003 (the "Letter • Resolution No. 03-170 -5- of Representations"), between the Issuer, the Underwriter, and the Obligated Group. All of the provisions of the Loan Agreement, the Purchase Contract, and the Letter of Representations, when executed and delivered as authorized herein, shall be deemed to be a part of this resolution as fully and to the same extent as if incorporated verbatim herein and shall be in full force and effect from the date of execution and delivery thereof. The Loan Agreement, the Purchase Contract, and the Letter of Representations shall be substantially in the forms on file with the City which are hereby approved, with such omissions and insertions as do not materially change the substance thereof, or as the Mayor and the City Manager, in their discretion, shall determine, and the execution thereof by the Mayor and the City Manager shall be conclusive evidence of such determination. 6. The Trustee is hereby appointed as the initial Bond Registrar with respect to the Series 2003B Bonds. 7. The proceeds of the Series 2003B Bonds shall be disbursed for the payment of the costs of the Project and related costs in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Loan Agreement; provided, however, that the proceeds of the Series 2003B Bonds shall not be disbursed for any purpose (other than the payment of the costs of issuing the Series 2003B Bonds) prior to the date of approval by the City Council of the City of the planned unit development application submitted by one or more of the Obligated Group with respect to the Project. 8. The Mayor and City Manager of the City are hereby authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the City, such other documents as are necessary or appropriate in connection with the issuance, sale, and delivery of the Series 2003B Bonds, including a Tax Certificate, a Tax Exemption Agreement, an Information Return for Tax -Exempt Private Activity Bond Issues, Form 8038, and all other documents and certificates as shall be necessary and appropriate in connection with the issuance, sale, and delivery of the Series 2003B Bonds. The City hereby approves the execution and delivery by the Trustee of the Indenture and all other instruments, certificates, and documents prepared in conjunction with the issuance of the Series 2003B Bonds that require execution by the Trustee. The City hereby authorizes Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, as bond counsel of the City, to prepare, execute, and deliver its approving legal opinion with respect to the Series 2003B Bonds. 9. The City has not participated in the preparation of the Official Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Series 2003B Bonds (the "Official Statement"), and has made no independent investigation with respect to the information contained therein, including the appendices thereto, and the City assumes no responsibility for the sufficiency, accuracy, or completeness of such information. Subject to the foregoing, the City hereby consents to the distribution and the use by the Underwriter in connection with the sale of the Series 2003B Bonds of the Official Statement. The Official Statement is the sole material consented to by the City for use in connection with the offer and sale of the Series 2003B Bonds. The City hereby approves the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, dated on or after December 1, 2003 (the "Continuing Disclosure Agreement"), to be executed and delivered by the Obligated Group and the Trustee, in the form now on file with the City. Resolution No. 03-170 -6- 10. Except as otherwise provided in this resolution, all rights, powers and privileges conferred and duties and liabilities imposed upon the City or the City Council by the provisions of this resolution or of the aforementioned documents shall be exercised or performed by the City or by such members of the City Council, or such officers, board, body or agency thereof as may be required or authorized by law to exercise such powers and to perform such duties. No covenant, stipulation, obligation or agreement herein contained or contained in the aforementioned documents shall be deemed to be a covenant, stipulation, obligation or agreement of any member of the City Council of the City, or any officer, agent or employee of the City in that person's individual capacity, and neither the City Council of the City nor any officer or employee executing the Series 2003B Bonds shall be liable personally on the Series 2003B Bonds or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof. No provision, covenant or agreement contained in the aforementioned documents, the Series 2003B Bonds or in any other document relating to the Series 2003B Bonds, and no obligation therein or herein imposed upon the City or the breach thereof, shall constitute or give rise to any pecuniary liability of the City or any charge upon its general credit or taxing powers. In making the agreements, provisions, covenants and representations set forth in such documents, the City has not obligated itself to pay or remit any funds or revenues, other than funds and revenues derived from the Loan Agreement and the Supplemental Note which are to be applied to the payment of the Series 2003B Bonds, as provided therein and in the Indenture. 11. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, nothing in this resolution or in the aforementioned documents expressed or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person or firm or corporation, other than the City or any holder of the Series 2003B Bonds issued under the provisions of this resolution, any right, remedy or claim, legal or equitable, under and by reason of this resolution or any provisions hereof, this resolution, the aforementioned documents and all of their provisions being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of the City and any holder from time to time of the Series 2003B Bonds issued under the provisions of this resolution. 12. In case any one or more of the provisions of this resolution, other than the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section 3 hereof, or of the aforementioned documents, or of the Series 2003B Bonds issued hereunder shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this resolution, or of the aforementioned documents, or of the Series 2003B Bonds, but this resolution, the aforementioned documents, and the Series 2003B Bonds shall be construed and endorsed as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained therein. 13. The Series 2003B Bonds, when executed and delivered, shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to the Act, and such recital shall be conclusive evidence of the validity of the Series 2003B Bonds and the regularity of the issuance thereof, and that all acts, conditions, and things required by the laws of the State of Minnesota relating to the adoption of this resolution, to the issuance of the Series 2003B Bonds, and to the execution of the aforementioned documents to happen, exist and be performed precedent to the execution of the aforementioned documents have happened, exist and have been performed as so required by law. • • • • Resolution No. 03-170 -7- 14. The officers of the City, bond counsel, other attorneys, engineers, and other agents or employees of the City are hereby authorized to do all acts and things required of them by or in connection with this resolution, the aforementioned documents, and the Series 2003B Bonds for the full, punctual and complete performance of all the terms, covenants and agreements contained in the Series 2003B Bonds, the aforementioned documents and this resolution. In the event that for any reason the Mayor of the City is unable to carry out the execution of any of the documents or other acts provided herein, any persons delegated the duties of the Mayor shall be authorized to act in the capacity of the Mayor and undertake such execution or acts on behalf of the City with full force and effect, which execution or acts shall be valid and binding on the City. If for any reason the City Manager of the City is unable to execute and deliver the documents referred to in this Resolution, such documents may be executed by any person delegated the duties of the City Manager, with the same force and effect as if such documents were executed and delivered by the City Manager of the City. 15. The City understands that the Obligated Group will pay directly or through the City any and all costs paid or incurred by the City in connection with the transactions authorized by this resolution, whether or not the Series 2003B Bonds are issued. 16. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. Adopted by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, this November 17, 2003. Reviewed for Administration: it4V1A y Manager Attest: C. y Clerk Adopted by the City Council November 17, 2003