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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRA Res 2012-007 Interfund Load Southdale 2 TIF District RESOLUTION NO. 2012-7 EDINA HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY • CITY OF EDINA HENNEPIN COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA Commissioner Sprague introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INTERFUND LOAN FOR ADVANCE OF CERTAIN COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOUTHDALE 2 TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners (the "Board") of the Edina Housing and Redevelopment Authority (the "HRA") and the City of Edina (the "City") that City Council (the "Council") of the City of Edina, Minnesota (the "City"), as follows: Section 1. Background. 1.01. The City and HRA intend to establish the Southdale 2 Tax Increment Financing District (the "TIF District") within the Southeast Edina Redevelopment Project Area (the "Project"), and will adopt a Tax Increment Financing Plan (the "TIF Plan") for the purpose of financing certain improvements within the Project. 1.02. The City and HRA have determined to pay for certain costs identified in the TIF Plan consisting of site improvements, other qualifying improvements, interest and administrative costs (collectively, the "Qualified Costs"), which costs may be financed on a temporary basis from City or HRA funds available for such purposes. 1.03. Under Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.178, Subd. 7, the City and HRA are authorized to advance or loan money from its general funds or any other fund from which such advances may be legally authorized, in order to finance the Qualified Costs. 1.04. The City and HRA intend to reimburse themselves for the Qualified Costs from tax increments derived from the TIF District in accordance with the terms of this resolution (which terms are referred to collectively as the "Interfund Loan"). Section 2. Terms of Interfund Loan. 2.01. The City and HRA hereby authorize the advance of up to $5,100,000, or so much thereof as may be paid as Qualified Costs, from the Centennial Lakes Tax Increment District fund or such other fund identified by the City or HRA. The total advances of City and HRA, when added together, shall not exceed $5,100,000. 2.02 The City and HRA shall reimburse themselves such advances together with interest at the rate stated below. Interest accrues on the principal amount from the date of each advance. The maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged is limited to the greater of the rates specified under Minnesota Statutes, Section 270C.40 or Section 549.09 as of the date the loan or advance is authorized, unless the written agreement states that the maximum interest rate will fluctuate as the interest rates • specified under Minnesota Statutes, Section 270C.40 or Section 549.09 are from time to time adjusted. The interest rate shall be 4%and will not fluctuate. 2.03. Principal and interest ("Payments") on the Interfund Loan shall be paid semi-annually on • ,L each August 1 and February 1 (each a "Payment Date"), commencing on the first Payment Date on which the Authority has Available Tax Increment (defined below), or on any other dates determined by the Finance Director, through the date of last receipt of tax increment from the TIF District. 2.04. Payments on this Interfund Loan are payable solely from "Available Tax Increment," which shall mean, on each Payment Date, tax increment available after other obligations have been paid, or as determined by the Finance Director, generated in the preceding six (6) months with respect to the property within the TIF District and remitted to the City and HRA by Hennepin County, all in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.174 to 469.1799, all inclusive, as amended. Payments on this Interfund Loan may be subordinated to any outstanding or future bonds, notes or contracts secured in whole or in part with Available Tax Increment, and are on parity with any other outstanding or future interfund loans secured in whole or in part with Available Tax Increment. 2.OS. The principal sum and all accrued interest payable under this Interfund Loan are pre- payable in whole or in part at any time by the City and p penalty. p prepayment shall affect the amount or timing of any other regular payment otherwise required to be made under this Interfund Loan. 2.06. This Interfund Loan is evidence of an internal borrowing by the City or HRA in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.178, Subd. 7, and is a limited obligation payable solely from Available Tax Increment pledged to the payment hereof under this resolution. This Interfund Loan and the interest hereon shall not be deemed to constitute a general obligation of the State of Minnesota or any political subdivision thereof, including, without limitation, the City. Neither the State of Minnesota, nor any political subdivision thereof shall be obligated to pay the principal of or interest on this Interfund Loan or other costs incident hereto except out of Available Tax Increment, and neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of Minnesota or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on this Interfund Loan or other costs incident hereto. The City and HRA shall have no obligation to pay any principal amount of the Interfund Loan or accrued interest thereon, which may remain unpaid after the final Payment Date. 2.07. The HRA may amend the terms of this Interfund Loan at any time by resolution of the Board, including a determination to forgive the outstanding principal amount and accrued interest to the extent permissible under law. Section 3. Effective Date. This resolution is effective upon the date of its approval. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Commissioner Brindle, and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Commissioners Brindle, Sprague, Swenson and Chair Hovland; and the following voted against the same: Commissioner Bennett. Adopted this 17th day of April 2012 Chair ATTEST: f Executive Director