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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.2015-035
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SENIOR HOUSING
REVENUE NOTE (PRESBYTERIAN HOMES OF ARDEN HILLS, INC.
PROJECT), SERIES 2015, IN THE ORIGINAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000,000; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE NOTE, NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, LOAN AGREEMENT, AND CERTAIN RELATED
DOCUMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SECURITY, RIGHTS, AND
REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO THE NOTE; AND AUTHORIZING
AMENDMENTS TO THE NOTES ISSUED IN CALENDAR YEARS 2011 AND
2012 FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESBYTERIAN HOMES OF ARDEN HILLS,
INC.
WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota (the "City" or the "Issuer") is a statutory city
duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, particularly
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462C, as amended (the "Housing Act"), statutory and home rule cities and
other political subdivisions of the State of Minnesota are authorized to carry out the public purposes
described therein and contemplated thereby in the financing of multifamily housing developments by
issuing revenue obligations to defray, in whole or in part, the development costs of multifamily housing
developments, and by entering into any agreements made in connection therewith and by pledging any
such agreements as security for the payment of the principal of and interest on any such revenue
obligations; and
WHEREAS, a multifamily housing development financed under the Act may consist of a
multifamily housing development combined with a new or existing health care facility if. (i) the
multifamily housing development is designed and intended to be used for rental occupancy; (ii) the
multifamily housing development is designed and intended to be used primarily by elderly or physically
disabled persons; and(iii)nursing, medical,personal care,and other health related assisted living services
are available on a twenty-four hour basis in the multifamily housing development to the residents;and
WHEREAS, to finance a program for a multifamily housing development, the Issuer may, upon
approval of a housing program with respect to such proposed multifamily housing development, issue and
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sell revenue bonds or obligations which shall be payable exclusively from the revenues derived from the
program and the multifamily housing development; and
WHEREAS, in the making of multifamily housing loans and the issuance of revenue bonds or
other obligations,the Issuer may exercise any of the powers the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency may
exercise under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462A, as amended,without limitation under the provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475, as amended, including the power to issue bonds or notes for the purpose
of refunding any bonds or notes of the City then outstanding or any bonds or notes then outstanding
issued by an issuer other than the City; and
WHEREAS, at the request of Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills, Inc., a Minnesota nonprofit
corporation(the"Borrower"), in order to finance the costs of the demolition of an existing senior housing
facility and the acquisition,construction, and equipping of a multifamily housing development consisting
of a senior rental housing facility comprised of independent living units, assisted living units, and
memory-care units(a combined total of approximately 166 dwelling units)(the"Phase I Project") located
at 3120 and 3220 Lake Johanna Boulevard in the City, and to pay certain financing and issuance costs
related thereto, (a) in calendar years 2011 and 2012 the City issued the following revenue obligations of
the City: (i) Senior Housing Revenue Note (Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills, Inc. Project), Series
2011A (the "Series 2011A Note"), issued on September 9, 2011, in the original aggregate principal
amount of$10,000,000; and (ii) Senior Housing Revenue Note (Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills, Inc.
Project), Series 2012A (the "Series 2012A Note"), issued on January 3, 2012, in the original aggregate
principal amount of $10,000,000, and (b) in calendar years 2011 and 2012 the City of Little Canada,
Minnesota ("Little Canada") issued the following revenue obligations of Little Canada: (i) Senior
Housing Revenue Note (Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills, Inc. Project), Series 2011B (the "Series
2011B Note"), issued on September 30, 2011, in the original aggregate principal amount of$10,000,000;
and (ii) Senior Housing Revenue Note (Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills, Inc. Project), Series 2012B
(the "Series 2012B Note"), issued on January 19, 2012, in the original aggregate principal amount of
$2,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the Series 2011A Note, Series 2011B Note, Series 2012A Note, and Series 2012B
Note (collectively, the "Prior Notes") were sold to Bremer Bank, National Association (the "Lender");
and
WHEREAS, the proceeds derived from the sale of the Series 2011A Note were loaned to the
Borrower under the terms and conditions of a Loan Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2011 (the
"Series 2011A Loan Agreement"), between the City and the Borrower;the proceeds derived from the sale
of the Series 2011B Note were loaned to the Borrower under the terms and conditions of a Loan
Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2011 (the"Series 2011B Loan Agreement'),between Little Canada
and the Borrower; the proceeds derived from the sale of the Series 2012A Note were loaned to the
Borrower under the terms and conditions of a Loan Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2012 (the "Series
2012A Loan Agreement'),between the City and the Borrower; and the proceeds derived from the sale of
the Series 2012B Note were loaned to the Borrower under the terms and conditions of a Loan Agreement,
dated as of January 1, 2012 (the "Series 2012B Loan Agreement'), between Little Canada and the
Borrower; and
WHEREAS, in order to secure its obligations under the Series 2011A Loan Agreement,the Series
201113 Loan Agreement, the Series 2012A Loan Agreement, and the Series 2012B Loan Agreement
(collectively, the "Prior Loan Agreements"), the Borrower executed and delivered to the City and Little
Canada a Mortgage, Security Agreement, Fixture Financing Statement and Assignment of Leases and
Rents, dated September 9, 2011 (the"First Mortgage"), from the Borrower, as mortgagor,to the City and
Little Canada, as mortgagees;and
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WHEREAS,the City and Little Canada assigned to the Lender their right,title and interest in and
to the First Mortgage pursuant to the terms of an Assignment of Mortgage, Security Agreement, Fixture
Financing Statement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated as of January 1, 2012 (the"Assignment
of First Mortgage"); and
WHEREAS, construction of the Phase I Project has been completed and the Borrower has
requested that the City assist in the development of a senior housing facility comprised of forty (40)
independent-living, rental apartments to be located in two buildings (twenty(20) apartments per
building), together with necessary common areas and community space (the "Phase 11 Project"), to be
located at 3200 Lake Johanna Boulevard in the City;and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the City issue its Senior Housing Revenue Note
(Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills, Inc. Project), Series 2015 (the"Series 2015 Note"or"Note"), in the
original aggregate principal amount of$10,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the Series 2015 Note is proposed to be sold to the Lender, under the terms and
conditions of a Note Purchase Agreement, dated on or after July 1, 2015 (the "Note Purchase
Agreement"),between the City,the Borrower,and the Lender; and
WHEREAS, the proceeds derived from the sale of the Series 2015 Note are proposed to be
loaned to the Borrower under the terms and conditions of a Loan Agreement, dated on or after July 1,
2015 (the"Loan Agreement"),between the City and the Borrower; and
WHEREAS, the interests of the City in the Loan Agreement, including loan repayments to be
made by Borrower thereunder, are proposed to be assigned (subject to the retention of certain reserved
rights of the City)to the Lender under the terms of an Assignment of Loan Agreement, dated on or after
July 1, 2015 (the "Assignment of Loan Agreement"), between the City, the Lender, and the Borrower;
and
WHEREAS, the obligations of the Borrower under the terms of the Loan Agreement and the
Assignment of Loan Agreement will be secured by a Mortgage, Security Agreement, Fixture Financing
Statement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated on or after July 1, 2015 (the "Second Mortgage"),
from the Borrower in favor of the City, an Assignment of Mortgage, Security Agreement, Fixture
Financing Statement, and Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated on or after July 1,2015 (the
"Assignment of Second Mortgage"),from the City in favor of the Lender, and by a Collateral Assignment
of Contract for Private Development, dated on or after July 1,2015 (the"TIF Assignment"), between the
City,the Borrower,and the Lender;and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of an agreement between the Borrower and the Lender,
the Borrower has requested that the City approve certain amendments to the outstanding Series 2011A
Note and Series 2012A, in conjunction with the issuance of the Note; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of an agreement between the Borrower and the Lender,
the Borrower has also requested that Little Canada approve certain amendments to the outstanding Series
2011B Note and Series 2012B, in conjunction with the issuance of revenue obligations of Little Canada;
and
WHEREAS, the City has been advised by Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, as bond counsel to
the City ("Bond Counsel'), that the proposed amendments to the Notes constitute a significant
modification to the Prior Notes and will cause a reissuance of the Prior Notes under federal income tax
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law and regulations and, upon the effective date of such amendments,the Prior Notes will be treated as if
they were refunded on such dates; and
WHEREAS, the Series 2015 Note will constitute a revenue obligation of the City secured solely
by: (i)the revenues derived from the Loan Agreement; and(ii)certain security provided by the Borrower
to the Lender, as the purchaser of the Series 2015 Note, including a mortgage lien on the Phase II Project,
and additional security and collateral required by the Lender; and
WHEREAS, the amended Series 2011A Note (the "Amended Series 201 lA Note")will continue
to constitute a revenue obligation of the City secured by: (i)the revenues derived from the Series 2011A
Loan Agreement; and(ii)certain security including a mortgage lien on the Phase I Project, and additional
security and collateral required by the Lender; and
WHEREAS, the amended Series 2011B Note (the "Amended Series 2011B Note")will continue
to constitute a revenue obligation of Little Canada secured by: (i) the revenues derived from the
Series 201113 Loan Agreement; and (ii) certain security including a mortgage lien on the Phase I Project,
and additional security and collateral required by the Lender; and
WHEREAS, the amended Series 2012A Note (the "Amended Series 2012A Note") will continue
to constitute a revenue obligation of the City secured by: (i)the revenues derived from the Series 2012A
Loan Agreement; and(ii)certain security including a mortgage lien on the Phase I Project, and additional
security and collateral required by the Lender; and
WHEREAS, the amended Series 2012B Note (the "Amended Series 2012B Note")will continue
to constitute a revenue obligation of Little Canada secured by: (i) the revenues derived from the
Series 2012B Loan Agreement; and (ii) certain security including a mortgage lien on the Phase I Project,
and additional security and collateral required by the Lender; and
WHEREAS, the Lender has agreed to purchase the Series 2015 Note in a manner consistent with
the policies of the City relating to the issuance and sale of non-rated conduit revenue bonds; and
WHEREAS, the Series 2015 Note, the interest on the Series 2015 Note, the Amended
Series 2011A Note, and the interest on the Amended Series 2011A Note, the Amended Series 2012A
Note, and the interest on the Amended Series 2012A Note: (i) shall not constitute general or moral
obligations of the City and 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARDEN HILLS,MINNESOTA,AS FOLLOWS:
1. For the purposes described in this resolution, there is hereby authorized the issuance of
the Series 2015 Note in the original aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000. The
Series 2015 Note shall bear interest at such rates, shall be in such denomination, 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 details and provisions as are prescribed in the form of the Series 2015 Note on file with
the City on the date hereof. All of the provisions of the Series 2015 Note, 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.
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2. The Series 2015 Note shall be a special limited obligation of the City payable solely from
revenues of the Project, in the manner provided in this resolution and the Loan Agreement. The Series
2015 Note does not constitute a general or moral obligation of the City, or a pledge of the faith and credit
or any taxing powers of the City, the State of Minnesota, or any political subdivision thereof. The City
hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor of the City (the "Mayor") and the Administrator of the City(the
"City Administrator")to execute the Series 2015 Note, and to deliver the Series 2015 Note to the Lender,
and hereby authorizes and directs the execution of the Series 2015 Note in accordance with its respective
terms and the terms of this resolution. The Mayor and the City Administrator are hereby authorized to
approve the interest rate on the Series 2015 Note, approve changes to the maturity schedule, optional and
mandatory redemption terms, and other terms and provisions of the Series 2015 Note; provided that the
maturity date for the Note shall not be later than the date set forth in the form of the Series 2015 Note on
file with the City on the date hereof.
3. The Note shall contain a recital that it is issued pursuant to the Act, and such recital shall
be conclusive evidence of the validity of the Note 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 Note, and to the execution of the aforementioned documents have
happened, exist, and have been performed as so required by law.
4. The proceeds derived from the sale of the Series 2015 Note shall be loaned by the City to
the Borrower pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement. The loan repayments to be
made by the Borrower under the Loan Agreement are to be determined so as to produce revenues
sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Series 2015 Note when due. The
Loan made pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the City's rights to the loan repayments and certain other
rights under the Loan Agreement shall be assigned to the Lender as security for payment of the Series
2015 Note pursuant to the terms of the Assignment of Loan Agreement. The Series 2015 Note, the Loan
Agreement, and the Assignment of Loan Agreement shall be substantially in the forms on file with the
City on the date hereof, and are hereby approved, with such necessary and appropriate variations,
omissions, and insertions as do not materially change the substance thereof, or as the Mayor and City
Administrator, in their discretion, shall determine, and the execution and delivery thereof by the Mayor
and City Administrator shall be conclusive evidence of such determination. The Series 2015 Note, the
Loan Agreement, and the Assignment are directed to be executed in the name and on behalf of the City by
the Mayor and the City Administrator. All of the provisions of the Loan Agreement and the Assignment
of Loan Agreement,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.
5. The Assignment of Second Mortgage and the TIF Assignment shall be substantially in
the forms on file with the City on the date hereof, and are hereby approved, with such necessary and
appropriate variations, omissions, and insertions as do not materially change the substance thereof, or as
the Mayor and City Administrator, in their discretion, shall determine, and the execution and delivery
thereof by the Mayor and City Administrator shall be conclusive evidence of such determination. The
Assignment of Second Mortgage and the TIF Assignment are directed to be executed in the name and on
behalf of the City by the Mayor and the City Administrator.
6. The offer of the Lender to purchase the Series 2015 Note at a price of par is hereby
accepted. The Mayor and the City Administrator are hereby authorized and directed to execute and
deliver the Note Purchase Agreement. All of the provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement, 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
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execution and delivery thereof. The Note Purchase Agreement shall be substantially in the form now on
file with the City which is hereby approved, with such omissions and insertions as do not materially
change the substance thereof, or as the Mayor and the City Administrator, in their discretion, shall
determine, and the execution of the Note Purchase Agreement by the Mayor and the City Administrator
shall be conclusive evidence of such determination.
7. The City has not participated in the preparation of any disclosure documents relating to
the offer and sale of the Series 2015 Note and has made no independent investigation with respect to the
information contained in any such disclosure documents. The City assumes no responsibility for the
sufficiency, accuracy, or completeness of any information set forth in any such disclosure documents.
8. The Amended Series 2011A Note and Amended Series 2012A Note, in the forms now on
file with the City, are hereby approved. The Mayor and the City Administrator are hereby authorized and
directed to execute the Amended Series 2011A Note, and to deliver the Amended Series 2011 A Note to
the Lender in exchange for the original Series 2011A Note on such date as will ensure that, under
applicable federal income tax law and regulations,the Amended Series 2011A Note will not be deemed to
be part of a single issue of tax-exempt obligations that includes the Amended Series 2011A Note and the
Series 2015 Note, the Amended Series 2012A Note, the Amended Series 2011B Note, or the Amended
Series 2012B Note. The Amended Series 2011A Note shall include such necessary and appropriate
variations, omissions, and insertions as do not materially change the substance thereof, or as the Mayor
and City Administrator, in their discretion, shall determine, and the execution and delivery thereof by the
Mayor and City Administrator shall be conclusive evidence of such determination. The Mayor and the
City Administrator are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Amended Series 2012A Note, and to
deliver the Amended Series 2012A Note to the Lender in exchange for the original Series 2012A Note on
such date as will ensure that, under applicable federal income tax law and regulations, the Amended
Series 2012A Note will not be deemed to be part of a single issue of tax-exempt obligations that includes
the Amended Series 2012A Note and the Series 2015 Note, the Amended Series 2011A Note, the
Amended Series 2011B Note, or the Amended Series 2012B Note. The Amended Series 2012A Note
shall include such necessary and appropriate variations, omissions, and insertions as do not materially
change the substance thereof, or as the Mayor and City Administrator, in their discretion, shall determine,
and the execution and delivery thereof by the Mayor and City Administrator shall be conclusive evidence
of such determination. All of the provisions of the Amended Series 2011 A Note and the Amended Series
2012A Note, 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 Amended Series 2011 A Note and Amended Series 2012A Note
shall continue to constitute special limited obligations of the City payable solely from revenues of the
Phase I Project, in the manner provided in this resolution and the Series 2011A Loan Agreement or the
Series 2012A Loan Agreement. The Amended Series 2011A Note and the Series 2012A Note do not
constitute general or moral obligations of the City, or a pledge of the faith and credit or any taxing power
of the City,the State of Minnesota,or any political subdivision thereof.
9. The City has not participated in the preparation of any disclosure documents relating to
the offer and sale of the Series 2015 Note or the amendments to the Amended Series 2011A Note and
Amended Series 2012A Note and has made no independent investigation with respect to the information
contained in any such disclosure documents. The City assumes no responsibility for the sufficiency,
accuracy,or completeness of any information set forth in any such disclosure documents.
10. The Mayor, the City Administrator, and other officers of the City are authorized and
directed to prepare and furnish to the Lender and to Bond Counsel certified copies of all proceedings and
records of the City relating to the Series 2015 Note, the Amended Series 2011A Note, and the Amended
Series 2012A Note, and such other affidavits and certificates as may be required to show the facts relating
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to the legality of the Series 2015 Note,the Amended Series 2011A Note, and the Amended Series 2012A
Note as such facts appear from the books and records in the officers' custody and control or as otherwise
known to them; and all such certified copies, certificates and affidavits, including any heretofore
furnished, shall constitute representations of the City as to the truth of all statements contained therein.
11. The approval hereby given to the various documents referred to above 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 the
officials authorized herein to execute said documents, which approval shall be conclusively evidenced by
the execution thereof. The Mayor, the City Administrator, and other officers and employees of the City
are hereby authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the City, all other certificates, instruments, and
other written documents that may be requested by Bond Counsel, the Lender, or other persons or entities
in conjunction with the issuance of the Series 2015 Note or the amendments to the Amended Series
2011A Note and the Amended Series 2012A Note and the expenditure of the proceeds of the Series 2015
Note. Without imposing any limitations on the scope of the preceding sentence, such officers and
employees are specifically authorized to execute and deliver a certificate relating to federal tax matters
including matters relating to arbitrage and arbitrage rebate, a receipt for the proceeds derived from the
sale of the Series 2015 Note or the delivery of the Amended Series 201 IA Note and the Amended Series
2012A Note, a general certificate of the City, and an Information Return for Tax-Exempt Private Activity
Bonds Issues, Form 8038 (Rev. April 2011)with respect to the Series 2015 Note and the Amended Series
2011A Note and the Amended Series 2012A Note.
12. The City hereby approves one or more mortgages, including the Second Mortgage, one or
more guaranty agreements, one or more collateral assignments, one or more assignments of leases and
rents, one or more security agreements, and one or more security documents to be delivered by the
Borrower to secure timely payment of the Series 2015 Note, the Amended Series 2011A Note, and the
Amended Series 2012A Note, substantially in the forms to be delivered by the Borrower or related
entities.
13. All covenants, stipulations, obligations, representations, and agreements of the City
contained in this resolution or contained in the Loan Agreement,the Assignment of Loan Agreement, or
other documents referred to above shall be deemed to be the covenants, stipulations, obligations,
representations, and agreements of the City to the full extent authorized or permitted by law, and all such
covenants, stipulations, obligations, representations, and agreements shall be binding upon the City.
Except as otherwise provided in this resolution, all rights, powers, and privileges conferred, and duties
and liabilities imposed upon the City by the provisions of this resolution or of the Loan Agreement, the
Assignment of Loan Agreement, or the other documents referred to above shall be exercised or
performed by the City, or by such officers, board, body, or agency as may be required or authorized by
law to exercise such powers and to perform such duties. No covenant, stipulation, obligation,
representation, or agreement herein contained or contained in the Loan Agreement, the Assignment of
Loan Agreement, or other documents referred to above shall be deemed to be a covenant, stipulation,
obligation, representation, or agreement of any elected official, officer, agent, or employee of the City in
that person's individual capacity, and neither the members of the City Council nor any officer or
employee executing the Series 2015 Note, the Amended Series 2011A Note, or the Amended Series
2012A Note shall be liable personally on the Series 2015 Note, the Amended Series 2011A Note, or the
Amended Series 2012A Note or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the
issuance thereof.
14. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, nothing in this resolution or in the Loan
Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person, firm, or
corporation, other than the City and the registered and beneficial owners of the Series 2015 Note and the
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Amended Series 2011A Note and the Amended Series 2012A Note, any right, remedy, or claim, legal or
equitable,under and by reason of this resolution or any provision hereof or of the Loan Agreement or any
provision thereof; this resolution, the Loan Agreement and all of their provisions being intended to be,
and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of the City, the Lender (or subsequent registered owners of
the Series 2015 Note, the Amended Series 2011A Note, or the Amended Series 2012A Note issued or
amended under the provisions of this resolution and the Loan Agreement), and the Borrower to the extent
expressly provided in the Loan Agreement.
15. In case any one or more of the provisions of this resolution, or of the documents
mentioned herein, or of the Series 2015 Note, the Amended Series 2011A Note, or the Amended Series
2012A Note issued or amended hereunder(other than provisions expressing any limitation on the liability
of the City) 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 2015
Note, the Amended Series 201 IA Note, or the Amended Series 2012A Note but this resolution, the
aforementioned documents, and the Series 2015 Note,the Amended Series 2011A Note, or the Amended
Series 2012A Note shall be construed and endorsed as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been
contained therein.
16. 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 2015 Note or the amendment of the Amended
Series 2011A Note and the Amended Series 2012A Note, and to the execution of the Loan Agreement,
the Assignment of Loan Agreement, and the other documents referred to above to happen, exist, and be
performed precedent to and in the enactment of this resolution, and precedent to the issuance of the Series
2015 Note or the amendment of the Amended Series 2011A Note and the Amended Series 2012A Note,
and precedent to the execution of the Loan Agreement , the Assignment of Loan Agreement, and the
other documents referred to above have happened,exist,and have been performed as so required by law.
17. The members of the City Council, officers of the City, and attorneys and other agents or
employees of the City are hereby authorized to do all acts and things required by them by or in
connection with this resolution and the Loan Agreement and the other documents referred to above for
the full, punctual, and complete performance of all the terms, covenants, and agreements contained in the
Series 2015 Note, the Amended Series 2011A Note, the Amended Series 201,A Note, the Loan
Agreement, the Assignment of Loan Agreement, and the other documents referred to above, and this
resolution.
18. If for any reason the Mayor is unable to execute and deliver those documents referred to
in this resolution, any other member of the City Council, or any officer of the City duly delegated to act
on behalf of the Mayor, may execute and deliver such documents with the same force and effect as if
such documents were executed by the Mayor. If for any reason the City Administrator is unable to
execute and deliver the documents referred to in this resolution, such documents may be executed and
delivered by any member of the City Council or any officer of the City duly delegated to act on behalf of
the City Administrator, with the same force and effect as if such documents were executed and delivered
by the City Administrator.
19. The Borrower has agreed and it is hereby determined that any and all costs incurred by
the City in connection with the financing of the Phase II Project will be paid by the Borrower. It is
understood and agreed that the Borrower shall indemnify the City against all liabilities, losses, damages,
costs, and expenses (including attorney's fees and expenses incurred by the City) arising with respect to
the Phase II Project, or the Series 2015 Note, the Amended Series 2011A Note, or the Amended Series
2012A Note as provided for and agreed to by and between the Borrower and the City in the Loan
Agreement.
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20. The City hereby consents to the amendments incorporated into the Amended
Series 2011B Note and the Amended Series 2012B Note and delivery of the Amended Series 2011B Note
and Amended Series 2012B Note.
21. The City hereby determines that the reasonably anticipated amount of tax-exempt
obligations which will be issued by the City during calendar year 2015 does not exceed$10,000,000. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "tax-exempt obligation" does not include the tax-exempt
obligations described in Section 265(b)(3)(C)(ii)or in Section 265(b)(3)(D)of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended(the"Code"). The Series 2015 Note is hereby designated as a"qualified tax-exempt
obligation" by the City for the purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code for calendar year 2015. The
Amended Series 2011A Note and the Amended Series 2012A Note will be deemed designated as
"qualified tax-exempt obligations"under the provisions of Section 265(b)(3)(D)of the Code.
22. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS,MINNESOTA,
THIS 29TH DAY OF JUNE,2015.
By CG v ti
David Grant,Mayor
Attest:
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Amy Dietl, City herk
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