RES 24-49city of
El
River
City of Elk River
City Council
Resolution 24-49
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River Approving an
Amended and Restated Development Assistance Agreement and
Subordination Agreements related to the Heritage Millwork Project
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk
River, Minnesota, as follows:
Section 1. Recitals.
1.01. The City intends to convey certain property in the City (the "Development
Property") to Developer, a Minnesota limited liability company (the "Developer"), pursuant
to a certain Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") for the purposes of
constructing an approximately 110,000 square foot industrial warehouse facility (the
"Project") to be operated by Heritage Millwork, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the
"Company"). PLM Properties, LLC ("PLM") has assigned its interest in the Purchase
Agreement to Developer, pursuant to a certain Assignment of Purchase Agreement, by and
between the Developer and Developer and consented to by the City. The City has
previously approved a certain Development Assistance Agreement (the "Development
Assistance Agreement"), by and among the City, PLM (the predecessor to the Developer)
and the Company, pursuant to which the City has agreed to accept a purchase price note in
the amount of $1,378,020.60 as payment (the "Purchase Price Note") for a portion of the
purchase price for the Development Property. The Purchase Price Note will be paid
pursuant to its terms and the terms of the Development Assistance Agreement by tax
increments derived from the Development Property and the improvements thereon.
1.02. To finance the Project, Developer has received (i) construction loans from
First Bank Elk River, a Minnesota state banking corporation (the `Bank"), in the estimated
principal amount of $17,554,000 (collectively, the "Bank Loan"), and (ii) a loan (the "SBA
Loan" and, together with the Bank Loan, the "Bank Loans") from Twin Cities -Metro
Certified Development Company, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation (the "SBA Lender"
and, together with the Bank, the "Lenders"), assigned to the U.S. Small Business
Administration, in an amount not to exceed $4,824,000, and the Lenders, and as a condition
of giving Developer the Bank Loans, require that the City subordinate its rights under the
Development Assistance Agreement and related documents pursuant to (i) a certain Debt
Subordination Agreement by and between the City and the Bank (the "Bank Subordination
Agreement"), a form of which is presented to the City Council, and (ii) a certain
Subordination Agreement, made by the City for the benefit of the SBA Lender (the "SBA
Subordination Agreement" and, together with the Bank Subordination Agreement, the
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"Subordination Agreements"), a form of which is presented to the City Council.
1.03. The City, Developer and the Company wish to amend and restate the
Development Assistance Agreement to update certain terms of the Agreement to provide
additional security to the City and have presented a form of the Amended and Restated
Development Assistance Agreement is presented to the City Council (the "Amended and
Restated Agreement").
Section 2. Development Documents A 2proved.
2.01. The City hereby approves the assignment of the Purchase Agreement to the
Developer, the Subordination Agreements and the Amended and Restated Agreement
substantially in accordance with the terms set forth in the forms presented to the City
Council, together with any related documents necessary in connection therewith, including
without limitation all documents, exhibits, certifications or consents referenced in or
attached to the Subordination Agreements and the Amended and Restated Agreement,
including, but not limited to, the Purchase Price Note, the Assessment Agreement, the
Personal Guaranty, the Corporate Guaranty and the Mortgages (all as defined in the
Amended and Restated Agreement) (collectively, the "Development Documents"), and
hereby authorizes City Administrator to negotiate the final term thereof and, in their
discretion and at such time as they may deem appropriate, to execute the Development
Documents on behalf of the City, and to carry out, on behalf of the City, the City's
obligations thereunder when all conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied.
2.02. The approval hereby given to the Development Documents includes
approval of such additional details therein as may be necessary and appropriate and such
modifications thereof, deletions therefrom and additions thereto as may be necessary and
appropriate and approved by legal counsel to the City and by the City Administrator and the
Mayor; and said officers are hereby authorized to approve said changes on behalf of the City.
The execution of any instrument by the appropriate officers of the City herein authorized
shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of such document in accordance with the terms
hereof. This Resolution shall not constitute an offer and the Development Documents shall
not be effective until the date of execution thereof as provided herein. In the event of
absence or disability of the officers, any of the documents authorized by this Resolution to
be executed may be executed without further act or authorization of the City Council by any
duly designated acting official, or by such other officer or officers of the City Council as, in
the opinion of the City Attorney, may act in their behalf.
2.03. Upon execution and delivery of the Development Documents, the officers
and employees of the City are hereby authorized and directed to take or cause to be taken
such actions as may be necessary on behalf of the City to implement the Development
Documents.
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Adopted on August 19, 2024, by the City Council of the City of Elk River,
Minnesota.
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ATTEST:
Tina Allard, City Clerk
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