Economic Development Authority
Regular MeetingMaple Grove, MN · June 7, 2021
Minutes
Maple Grove Economic Development Authority
Meeting Minutes
June 7, 2021
Call to Order Pursuant to call and notice thereof, an Economic Development
Authority Meeting of the Maple Grove City Council was held at
7:30 p.m. on June 7, 2021 at the Maple Grove Government
Center/Public Safety Facility, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Members present were President Mark Steffenson, Vice
President Karen Jaeger, Secretary Heidi Nelson, Treasurer Judy
Hanson and Commissioners Phil Leith and Kristy Barnett.
Absent was none. Present also were Joe Hogeboom,
Community and Economic Development Director; Brett Angell,
Economic Development Manager; Ken Ashfeld, Director of
Public Works/City Engineer; and Justin Templin, City Attorney.
President Steffenson called the meeting to order at 8:31 p.m.
Approval of Motion by Commissioner Barnett, seconded by Vice
April 5, 2021 President Jaeger, to approve the April 5, 2021 Economic
Development Authority meeting minutes. Upon call of the
Minutes
motion by President Steffenson, there were five ayes and no
nays. Motion carried.
7:30 PM Economic Development Manager Angell requested the EDA
Public consider authorizing a TIF Development Agreement for the
Arbor Lakes Business Park Phase II for the Gravel Mining Area.
Hearing
He discussed the 220,000 square foot business park
development that was being proposed at the corner of southeast
Arbor Lakes corner of Elm Creek Boulevard and Zachary Lane. The
Business Park developer, Endeavor, has requested TIF financing to aid in the
II Gravel cost of the development and since the project was located within
Mining area the GMA TIF District, this project could be added. It was noted
TIF the GMA TIF District was created in 2018. Staff commented
Development further on the proposed project and explained staff and Ehlers
were recommending a TIF amount of $1.1 million to make the
Agreement project financially feasible.
EDA Vice President Jaeger discussed the job and wage goals. She
Resolution No. questioned what would happen if these goals were not met by
the developer. Economic Development Manager Angell
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29 reported if the job goals were not met the city would use a pro-
rated formula to retain a portion of the TIF.
Vice President Jaeger asked how many TIF districts the city had
in place at this time. Economic Development Manager Angell
explained the city has four active districts.
Commissioner Leith inquired if this agreement was similar to
the one used for Phase I of this business park. Economic
Development Manager Angell reported this was the case.
Treasurer Hanson questioned if there have been any soil borings
or assessments on what the soil corrections expense could be for
this site. Economic Development Manager Angell stated soil
borings have been completed on the site. He commented
anything over an above the $900,000 estimate would be the
responsibility of the developer.
Josh Budish, Principal of Endeavor Development, thanked staff
for the thorough staff report and explained he was present to
take comments or questions from the EDA.
Motion by Vice President Jaeger, seconded by
Commissioner Barnett, to open the public hearing for
comment on the TIF request. Upon call of the motion by
President Steffenson, there were five ayes and no nays.
Motion carried.
President Steffenson opened the public hearing at 8:52 p.m. and
asked if anyone would like to address this issue.
No public testimony was offered.
Motion by Vice President Jaeger, seconded by
Commissioner Barnett, to close the public hearing at 8:52
p.m. Upon call of the motion by President Steffenson, there
were five ayes and no nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Commissioner Leith, seconded by Treasurer
Hanson, to approve adopting EDA Resolution No. 29
concurring in the approval of, and authorization to execute,
a tax increment financing development agreement for Arbor
Lakes Business Park Phase II. Upon call of the motion by
President Steffenson, there were five ayes and no nays.
Motion carried.
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Adjournment Motion by Vice President Jaeger, seconded by
Commissioner Barnett, to adjourn to the City Council
meeting. Upon call of the motion by President Steffenson,
there were five ayes and no nays. Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:54 p.m. by President
Steffenson.
Respectfully submitted,
Heidi Nelson
EDA Secretary
Agenda
AGENDA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
JUNE 7, 2021
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Minutes April 5, 2021
Motion by s econded by t o
approve, table or deny the Consent Items as presented.
3. REGULAR ITEMS
A. 7:30 PM Public Hearing Arbor Lakes Business Park II Gravel Mining Area TIF
Development Agreement - EDA Resolution No. 29
Motion byseconded by to
open the public hearing for comment on the TIF request
Motion byseconded by to
close the public hearing.
Motion by seconded by to
approve, postpone, table or deny adopting EDA Resolution No. 29 concurring in the approval of, and
authorization to execute, a tax increment financing development agreement for Arbor Lakes Business
Park Phase 11.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Seconded byO
adjourn.
Meeting adjourned at _
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AGENDA ITEM
Maple Grove Economic Development Authority
DRAFT Meeting Minutes
April 5, 2021
DRAFT
(Delete this when final edits are complete)
Call to Order Pursuant to call and notice thereof, an Economic Development
Authority Meeting of the Maple Grove City Council was held at
7:30 p.m. on April 5, 2021 at the Maple Grove Government
Center/Public Safety Facility, Hennepin County, Minnesota and
online via WebEx.
Members present were President Mark Steffenson, Vice
President Karen Jaeger, Secretary Heidi Nelson, Treasurer Judy
Hanson, and Commissioners Phil Leith and Kristy Barnett.
Absent was none. Present also were Joe Hogeboom,
Community and Economic Development Director; Jesse
Corrow, Associate Planner; Ken Ashfeld, Director of Public
Works/City Engineer; and Justin Templin, City Attorney.
President Steffenson called the meeting to order at 10:39 p.m.
Approval of Motion by Vice President Jaeger, seconded by Treasurer
February 16, Hanson, to approve the February 16, 2021 Economic
Development Authority meeting minutes. Upon call of the
2021 Minutes
motion by President Steffenson, there were five ayes and no
nays. Motion carried.
Woodland Community and Economic Development Director Hogeboom
Mounds requested the Authority approve a management contract for
property management services with Woodland Mounds. He
Management
stated this apartment complex was owned and operated by the
Contract for city and provides affordable housing to seniors in the
Property community. He explained Great Lakes Management Co. was
Management being recommended to provide property management services
Services for the next five years.
Motion by Treasurer Hanson, seconded by Commissioner
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Barnett, to approve authorizing a new contract for property
management services to be entered into with Great Lakes
Management Co. for Woodland Mounds. Upon call of the
motion by President Steffenson, there were five ayes and no
nays. Motion carried.
Adjournment Motion by Vice President Jaeger, seconded by Treasurer
Hanson, to adjourn to the City Council meeting. Upon call
of the motion by President Steffenson, there were five ayes
and no nays. Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:42 p.m. by President
Steffenson.
Respectfully submitted,
Heidi Nelson
EDA Secretary
REQUEST FOR EDA ACTION
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DATE AGENDA ITEM
ORIGINATING DEPT. AGENDA ITEM CITY ADMINISTRATOR
APPROVAL
Community and Economic Arbor Lakes Business Park II
Development Gravel Mining Area TIF
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PREVIOUS ACTIONS:
None.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Motion to open the public hearing for comment on the TIF request.
Motion to close the public hearing.
Motion to adopt EDA Resolution No. 29 concurring in the approval of, and authorization to execute, a
tax increment financing development agreement for Arbor Lakes Business Park Phase II.
COMMENTS:
Endeavor Development has submitted a request for tax increment financing assistance to aid in the costs
to construct the Arbor Lakes Business Park phase II. The proposed development includes a 221,549
square foot building located at the southeast comer of the Elm Creek Boulevard and Zachary Lane
intersection. Final land use approvals for the proposed development are on this City Council agenda
(June 7).
The City of Maple Grove and the EDA have statutory powers pursuant to Minnesota Statutes to assist in
the financing of costs related to projects as an incentive for the development to occur. With the use of
tax-increment financing, the development must pass a "but-for" test which means the development must
prove it would not occur without the use of public assistance. Extraordinary costs related to this
development include soil correction costs and deferred assessments ("land costs") which are qualified
costs that TIF can be used for via State Statute.
Gravel Mining Area (GMA) TIF District
On February 5, 2018, the City Council and EDA approved the tax increment financing plan for the
Gravel Mining Area (GMA) TIF District. The district was subsequently certified with the state and
encompasses all parcels within the GMA. The GMA TIF District is a soil deficiency district which
required special legislative approval. The district was defined as a soil deficiency district due to the
presence of unusual soils or terrain deficiencies which require substantial filling, grading, or other
physical preparation for use. The intention for the creation of the district was to stimulate development
Brett Angell, Project Manager - X6003
Arbor Lakes Business Park II
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within the area and to allow for the city to collect increment to aid in the extensive infrastructure
improvements needed in the area. Increment within the district has begun to be collected in 2021 with
the district having a 21-year period.
Since the GMA TIF District is already established and the TIF plan for the district has been approved,
the city has the ability to add projects to the district without the need of creating a new TIF district or
TIF plan. In order to add a project to the district, the City Council and EDA must approve a TIF
development agreement for the project. Since the proposed development is in the GMA area, the project
qualifies to be added into the GMA TIF district.
TIF Development Agreement
The total TIF assistance contemplated for the developer related to this project is $1.1 million. Based on
review of the developer's project budget and 15-year proforma, city staff and Ehlers and Associates
detennined that providing TIF assistance in this amount is necessary to make the project financially
feasible. Included below is a summary of the terms contained within the TIF development agreement.
The full agreement is attached and an overview was provided at the EDA meeting.
1. General
a. The TIF development agreement is with Endeavor Investments III, LLC.
2. Tax Increment
a. The developer will be reimbursed for soil correction and land costs in the form of a pay-as-
you-go (PA YGO) note in the amount of $1.1 million
1. The defined costs include up to $900,000 for soil correction costs and up to
$200,000 for land costs.
11. Issued upon completion of the project and proof of expenditure of qualified costs.
111. Term of the TIF Note will be for 9 years.
iv. Developer will receive 90% of the increment generated from the project for the
term identified above.
3. Job and Wage Goals
a. The project requires at least 50 full-time equivalent pennanent employee positions with
wage levels of at least 150% of the State of Minnesota minimum wage, exclusive of
benefits within two years.
b. If the job and wage goals are not met, the principal amount of the TIF Note may be
reduced by the city by a pro rata formula.
c. The developer agrees to work with the tenants to obtain the job and wage reporting data
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necessary to demonstrate the above goals are met.
4. Taxes
a. The developer shall pay all real property taxes.
b. The developer cannot seek a deferral or abatement of taxes, or sell to a tax-exempt user.
c. The developer must inform the EDA in writing of filing any tax petitions. The EDA will
withhold any TIF payment until the tax petition is settled or dismissed and will not be
required to pay any interest on the withheld amount.
5. Assessment Agreement
a. An agreement which will set a minimum assessed market value for the proposal. The
developer shall agree to petition for a value below the minimum assessed amount until the
term of the TIF note is completed.
6. Lookback Provisions
a. The developer will be required to submit financials to the City's Municipal Advisor at a
specified time for review. The amount of the TIF note would be reduced should the
qualified costs be less than the defined amount in the agreement, the cash-on-cash rate of
return exceeds the projected amount at the time of project stabilization, and/or if the
developer sells the project within the first seven (7) years and their return exceeds the
defined projection.
Public Hearing
As required by statute, a public hearing notice was published for June 7, 2021 EDA meeting to allow for
public comment on the TIF development agreement and use of public subsidy.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: EDA Resolution No. 29
Attachment B: Arbor Lakes Business Park II TIF Development Agreement
I Attachment A I
EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN
AND FOR THE CITY OF MAPLE GROVE, MINNESOTA
HELD: JUNE 7, 2021
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular or special meeting of the Economic
Development Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota, was duly called and held
at the Government Center/Public Safety Facility in the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota on the
June 7, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
The following members were present:
and the following were absent:
Member introduced the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
EDA RESOLUTION NO. 29
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
A. WHEREAS, Endeavor Investments III, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability
company (the "Developer") has requested the Economic Development Authority in and for the
City of Maple Grove, Minnesota (the "EDA") to assist with the financing of certain costs incurred
in connection with the construction of an approximately 221,549 square foot building to be leased
to one or more tenants for manufacturing or warehouse and distribution uses by the Developer by
the Developer (the "Project"); and
B. WHEREAS, the Developer and the EDA have determined to enter into a
Development Agreement providing for the EDA's tax increment financing assistance for the
Project (the "Development Agreement").
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Economic Development
Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota, as follows:
1. The Board hereby approves the Development Agreement in substantially the form
submitted, and the President and Secretary are hereby authorized and directed to execute the
Development Agreement on behalf of the EDA.
2. The approval hereby given to the Development Agreement 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 EDA officials authorized by this resolution to execute the Development Agreement. The
execution of the Development Agreement by the appropriate officer or officers of the EDA shall
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be conclusive evidence of the approval of the Development Agreement in accordance with the
term s hereof.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by member
a nd upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof;
and the following voted against the same.
Passed and adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Economic Development
Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minn esota, this 7th day of June, 2021.
President
Attest:
Secretary
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STATE OF MINNE SOTA
COUN TY OF HENN EPIN
CITY OF MAPLE GROVE
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Secretary of the Economic
Development Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that I have compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes with the original thereof on file
in my office, and that the same is a full, true and complete transcript of the minutes of a meeting
of the Board of Commissioners of said Authority, duly called and held on the date herein indicated,
insofar as such minutes related to approving a Development Agreement with Endeavor
Investments III, LLC.
WITNESS my hand this 7 day of June, 2021.
Secretary
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I Attachment B I
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN AND FOR THE
CITY OF MAPLE GROVE, MINNESOTA
AND
ENDEAVOR INVESTMENTS III, LLC
This document drafted by: TAFT STET TINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP
2200 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
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Table of Contents
Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 2
Section 1. 1 . Definitions 2
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRA NTIES 5
Section 2.1. Representations and Warranties of the EDA 5
Section 2.2. Representations and Warranties of the Developer 5
ARTICLE III UN DERTAKINGS BY DEVELOPER AND EDA 7
Section 3.1. Acquisition of Development Property, Soil Deficiencies, and
Legal and Administrative Expenses 7
Section 3.2. Limitations on Undertaking of the EDA 7
Section 3.3. Reimbursement: TIF Note 7
Section 3.4. Rental; Compliance 8
Section 3.5. Business Subsidies Act 8
Section 3.6. Execution of Assessment Agreement 9
Section 3.7. Action to Reduce Taxes 10
Section 3.8. Look Back and Reduction ofTIF Assistance 10
Section 3.9. Property Stabilization 11
Section 3 .10. Property Sale 11
ARTICLE IV EVENTS OF DEFAULT 12
Section 4.1. Events of Default Defined 12
Section 4.2. Remedies on Default. 12
Section 4.3. No Remedy Exclusive 13
Section 4.4. No Implied Waiver 13
Section 4.5. Agreement to Pay Attorney's Fees and Expenses 13
Section 4.6. Indemnification of EDA 13
ARTICLE V DEVELOPER'S OPTION TO TERM INATE AGRE EMENT 15
Section 5 .1. The Developer's Option to Terminate 15
Section 5.2. Action to Terminate 15
Section 5.3. Effect of Termination 15
ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 16
Section 6.1. Restrictions on Use 16
Section 6.2. Conflicts of Interest. 16
Section 6.3. Titles of Articles and Sections 16
Section 6.4. Notices and Demands 16
Section 6.5. Counterparts 17
Section 6.6. Law Governing 17
Section 6.7. Expiration 17
Section 6.8. Provisions Surviving Rescission or Expiration 17
Section 6.9. Transfer of Project; Assignability of Agreement and TIF Note 17
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EXHIBIT A DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY A-1
EXHIBIT B FORM OF TIF NOTE B-1
EXHIBITC COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE C-1
EXH IBIT D FORM OF ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT D-1
EXHIBITE PRO FORM A E-1
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made as of the 1st day of June, 2021, by and between the Economic
Development Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota (the "EDA"), a body
corporate and politic duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota, and
Endeavor Investments III, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (the "Developer").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the EDA has created and established a Tax Increment Financing District
referred to as Gravel Mining Area Tax Increment Financing District (the "TIF District") as a "soil
deficiency district" pursuant to Minnesota Laws 2017, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 6,
Section 12 (the "Special Legislation") within the Gravel Mining Project Area (the "Project Area")
described in Resolution No. 17-102 of the City Council of the City of Maple Grove (the "City")
adopted on August 21, 2017, and pursuant to the authority granted by Minnesota Statutes, Sections
469.090 to 469.1082 and Sections 469.174 through 469.1794 (the "Tax Increment Act"); and
WHERE AS, pursuant to the Acts and Special Law the EDA has adopted and the City has
approved a tax increment financing plan (the "TIF Plan") to finance a portion of the costs of
correcting soil deficiencies on the Development Property; and
WHEREAS, in order to achieve the objectives of the TIF Plan, the EDA has determined to
provide substantial aid and assistance through the financing of the cost of correcting unusual soil
deficiencies on the Development Property and the cost of the Development Property; and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to develop an office/warehouse/manufacturing
facility within the TIF District which the EDA has determined will promote and carry out the TIF
Plan; and
WHERE AS, the development will not consist of retail trade or housing improvements; and
WHEREAS, the requirements of the Business Subsidy Law, Minnesota Statutes, Section
l 16J.993 through l 16J.995, apply to this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the EDA has adopted criteria for awarding business subsidies that comply
with the Business Subsidy Law, after a public hearing for which notice was published; and
WHEREAS, the EDA has approved this Agreement as a subsidy agreement under the
Business Subsidy Law; and
WHERE AS, the Developer will a lease the Project to one or more tenants.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual obligations of the
parties hereto, each of them does hereby covenant and agree with the other as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
Agreement means this Agreement, as the same may be from time to time modified,
amended or supplemented;
Assessment Agreement means the agreement, in substantially the form of the agreement
contained in Exhibit D attached hereto and hereby made a part of this Agreement, between the
Developer and the EDA and certified by the Assessor for the County, entered into pursuant to
Article III of this Agreement;
Assessor's Minimum Market Value means the agreed minimum market value of the
Development Property and Project and for calculation of real property taxes as determined by the
Assessor for the County pursuant to the Assessment Agreement;
Business Day means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on
which banking institutions in the City are authorized by law or executive order to close;
City means the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota;
Compliance Certificate means the Compliance Certificate in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C;
Consultant means the EDA's municipal advisor.
County means Hennepin County, Minnesota;
Developer means Endeavor Investments III, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company,
its successors and assigns;
Development Property means the real property described in Exhibit A attached to this
Agreement;
EDA means the Economic Development Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove,
Minnesota;
Event of Default means any of the events described in Section 4.1 hereof;
Legal and Administrative Expenses means all the fees and expenses incurred by the
Authority in connection review and analysis of the development proposed under this Agreement
with the administration of the Tax Increment Financing Plan and the Tax Increment District, the
preparation of this Agreement, the issuance of the Tax Increment Note, and the recording of the
Assessment Agreement including, but not limited to, attorney and municipal advisor fees and
expenses;
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Note Payment Date means August 1, 2023, and each February 1 and August 1 of each year
thereafter to and including February 1, 2032; provided, that if any such Note Payment Date should
not be a Business Day, the Note Payment Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day;
Prime Rate means the rate of interest from time to time publicly announced by U.S. Bank
National Association in St. Paul, Minnesota, as its "prime rate" or "reference rate" or any successor
rate, which rate shall change as and when that rate or successor rate changes;
Project means the construction of an approximately 221,549 square foot building to be
leased to one or more tenants for manufacturing or warehouse and distribution uses by the
Developer on the Development Property;
Project Area means Gravel Mining Project Area, including the real property described in
the Redevelopment Plan;
Redevelopment Plan means the Redevelopment Plan approved in connection with the
Project Area;
Soil Deficiencies means the cost of correcting the unusual terrain or soil deficiencies on
the Development Property;
State means the State of Minnesota;
Tax Increments means 90% of the tax increments derived from the Development Property
which have been received and retained by the EDA in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, Section 469 .177, which tax increments from the Development Property are calculated in
the sole discretion of the EDA;
Tax Increment Act means Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469 .17 4 through 469 .1794, as
amended;
Tax Increment District means the Gravel Mining Area Tax Increment Financing District
located within the Project Area, a description of which is set forth in the Tax Increment Financing
Plan, was qualified as a soil deficiency district under the Special Legislation;
Tax Increment Financing Plan means the tax increment financing plan approved for the
Tax Increment District by the Board of Commissioners of the EDA and the City Council for the
City on February 5, 2018, and any future amendments thereto;
Termination Date means the earlier of (i) February 1, 2032, (ii) the date the Note is paid as
provided in the Note, (iii) the date on which the Tax Increment District expires or is otherwise
terminated, or (iv) the date this Agreement is terminated or rescinded in accordance with its terms;
and
TIF Note means the Tax Increment Revenue Note (Arbor Lakes Business Park II Project)
to be executed by the EDA and delivered to the Developer pursuant to Article III hereof, the form
of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B; and
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Unavoidable Delays means delays, outside the control of the party claiming its occurrence,
which are the direct result of strikes, other labor troubles, public health emergencies, pandemics,
endemics, unusually severe or prolonged bad weather, acts of God, fire or other casualty to the
Project, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, litigation commenced by third parties which, by
injunction or other similar judicial action or by the exercise of reasonable discretion, directly
results in delays, or acts of any federal, state or local governm ental unit ( other than the EDA)
which directly result in delays.
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRA NTIES
Section 2.1. Representations and Warranties of the EDA. The EDA makes the following
representations and warranties:
(1) EDA is a public body, corporate and politic of the State and has the power to enter
into this Agreement and carry out its obligations hereunder.
(2) The Tax Increment District is a "soil deficiency district" within the meaning of the
Special Legislation, and was created, adopted and approved in accordance with the terms of the
Special Legislation and the Tax Increment Act.
(3) The development contemplated by this Agreement is in conformance with the
development objectives set forth in the Redevelopment Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan.
( 4) To finance certain costs within the Tax Increment District, the EDA proposes,
subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, to apply Tax Increments to reimburse the
Developer for a portion of the costs of the acquisition of the Development Property and the
correction of the Soil Deficiencies incurred in connection with the Project as further provided in
this Agreement.
(5) The EDA makes no representation or warranty, either expressed or implied, as to
the Development Property or its condition or the soil conditions thereon, or that the Development
Property shall be suitable for the Developer's purposes or needs.
Section 2.2. Representations and Warranties of the Developer. The Developer makes the
following representations and warranties:
(1) The Developer is a Minnesota limited liability company and has the power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and doing so will
not violate its articles of organization, member control agreement or operating agreement, or the
laws of the State and by proper action has authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(2) The Developer shall cause the Project to be constructed in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, the Redevelopment Plan, and all applicable local, state and federal laws
and regulations (including, but not limited to, environm ental, zoning, energy conservation,
building code and public health laws and regulations).
(3) The construction of the Project would not be undertaken by the Developer, and in
the opinion of the Developer would not have been or be economically feasible within the
reasonably foreseeable future, without the assistance and benefit to the Developer provided for in
this Agreement.
(4) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement is prevented, limited by or conflicts with or results in a breach of,
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the terms, conditions or provision of any contractual restriction, evidence of indebtedness,
agreement or instrument of whatever nature to which the Developer is now a party or by which it
is bound, or constitutes a default under any of the foregoing.
(5) The Developer will cooperate fully with the EDA with respect to any litigation
commenced with respect to the Project.
(6) The Developer will cooperate fully with the EDA in resolution of any traffic,
parking, trash removal or public safety problems which may arise in connection with the
construction and operation of the Project.
(7) The construction of the Project shall comm ence no later than September 1, 2021
and barring Unavoidable Delays, will be substantially completed by September 1, 2022.
(8) The Developer will obtain, or cause to be obtained, in a timely manner, all required
permits, licenses and approvals, and will meet, in a timely manner, all requirements of all
applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations which must be obtained or met before the
Project may be lawfully constructed.
(9) The Developer acknowledges that Tax Increment projections contained in the Tax
Increment Financing Plan are estimates only and the Developer acknowledges that it shall place
no reliance on the amount of projected Tax Increments and the sufficiency of such Tax Increments
to reimburse the Developer for a portion of the costs of the acquisition of the Development
Property and the correction of the Soil Deficiencies as provided in Article III.
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ARTICLE III
UN DERTAKINGS BY DEVELOPER AND EDA
Section 3.1. Acquisition of Development Property, Soil Deficiencies, and Legal and
Administrative Expenses.
(1) The parties agree that the acquisition of the Development Property and the
correction of the Soil Deficiencies are essential to the successful completion of the Project. The
costs of the acquisition of the Development Property and the correction of the Soil Deficiencies
shall be paid by the Developer. The EDA shall reimburse the Developer for the lesser of (a)
$1,100,000, or (b) the actual costs of the Development Property and the correction of the Soil
Deficiencies actually incurred and paid; provided that the City agrees to reimburse up to $200,000
of the cost of the acquisition of the Development Property and up to $900,000 for the costs of
correcting the Soil Deficiencies by the Developer as further provided in Section 3 .3.
(2) The Developer shall pay the Legal and Administrative Expenses incurred by the
EDA.
Section 3.2. Limitations on Undertaking of the EDA. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Sections 3 .1, the EDA shall have no obligation to the Developer under this Agreement to reimburse
the Developer for the costs of the Development Property and the correction of the Soil
Deficiencies, if the EDA, at the time or times such paym ent is to be made, is entitled under Section
4.2 to exercise any of the remedies set forth therein as a result of an Event of Default which has
not been cured.
Section 3.3. Reimbursement: TIF Note. The EDA shall reimburse the costs identified in
Section 3 .1 ( 1) through the issuance of the ED A's TIF Note in substantially the form attached to
this Agreement as Exhibit B, subject to the following conditions.
(1) The TIF Note shall be dated, issued and delivered when the Developer shall have
demonstrated in writing to the reasonable satisfaction of the EDA that (i) the construction of the
Project has been completed; and (ii) that the Developer has incurred and paid the costs of the
acquisition of the Development Property and the correction of the Soil Deficiencies, as described
in and limited by Section 3 .1 ( 1) and shall have submitted a settlement statement or other evidence
of payment of the costs of acquisition of the Development Property, in an amount up to $200,000
or the actual costs of acquisition of the Development Property; and paid invoices for the costs of
correcting the Soil Deficiencies, in an amount up to $900,000 or the actual costs of the Soil
Deficiencies, and to be paid from the TIF Note if the actual costs of the Development Property and
the correction of the Soil Deficiencies are less than $1, l 00,000.
(2) The unpaid principal of the TIF Note shall bear simple non-compounding interest
from the date of issuance of the TIF Note, at the lesser of 3.75% per annum or the interest rate on
the financing that the Developer obtains for the construction of the Project. Interest shall be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months.
(3) The principal amount of the TIF Note and the interest thereon shall be payable
solely from the Tax Increments.
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( 4) On each Note Payment Date and subject to the provisions of the TIF Note, the EDA
shall pay, against the principal and interest outstanding on the TIF Note, Tax Increments received
by the EDA during the preceding six (6) months. All such payments shall be applied first to
accrued interest and then to reduce the principal of the TIF Note.
(5) The TIF Note shall be a special and limited obligation of the EDA and not a general
obligation of the EDA, and only Tax Increments shall be used to pay the principal and interest on
the TIF Note. If, on any Note Payment Date, the Tax Increments for the payment of the accrued
and unpaid interest on the TIF Note are insufficient for such purposes, the difference shall be
carried forward, with interest accruing thereon, and shall be paid if and to the extent that on a
future Note Payment Date there are Tax Increments in excess of the amounts needed to pay the
accrued interest then due on the TIF Note.
(6) The EDA's obligation to make payments on the TIF Note on any Note Payment
Date or any date thereafter shall be conditioned upon the requirements that: (A) there shall not at
that time be an Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing under this Agreement and in
such event the ED A's obligation to make payments shall be suspended until such Event of Default
is cured or this Agreement has been terminated, and (B) this Agreement shall not have been
rescinded pursuant to Section 4.2.
(7) The TIF Note shall be governed by and payable pursuant to the additional terms
thereof, as set forth in Exhibit B. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the TIF Note
and the terms of this Section 3.3, the terms of the TIF Note shall govern. The issuance of the TIF
Note pursuant and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and the taking by the EDA of such
additional actions as bond counsel for the TIF Note may require in connection therewith, are
hereby authorized and approved by the EDA.
Section 3.4. Rental; Compliance. The Developer shall rent the Project to tenants who
will use the leased space solely for manufacturing and/or warehouse distribution purposes and
space necessary for and related to manufacturing or warehousing and distribution (the "Use
Restrictions"). The Developer shall include language in the lease agreement which requires the
tenants to comply with the Use Restrictions. The Developer shall annually submit on or before
May I of each year commencing May 1, 2023 a Compliance Certificate that all tenants of the
Project are in compliance with this Section.
Section 3.5. Business Subsidies Act.
(I) In order to satisfy the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 116J.993 to
116J.995 (the "Business Subsidies Act"), the Developer acknowledges and agrees that the amount
of the "Business Subsidy" granted to the Developer under this Agreement is $1,100,000 which is
the reimbursement amount for the acquisition of the Development Property and the correction of
the Soil Deficiencies and that the Business Subsidy is needed because the Project is not sufficiently
feasible for the Developer to undertake without the Business Subsidy. The Tax Increment District
is soil deficiency district and the public purpose of the Business Subsidy is to encourage the
construction of manufacturing and/or warehouse and distribution facilities. The Developer agrees
that it will cause tenants of the Project to meet the following goals (the "Goals") in connection
with the development of the Development Property: to create at least 50 full time equivalent jobs
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having wage levels of at least 150% of the State of Minnesota minimum wage, exclusive of
benefits within two years from the "Benefit Date", which is the earlier of the date the Developer
completes construction of the Project or the first tenant occupies the Project. The Developer shall
include in its leases with tenants the requirement that the tenants shall provide wage and job
information to the Developer and the EDA so that the Developer can comply with the provisions
of this Section.
(2) If no Goals are met, the Developer agrees to repay all of the Business Subsidy to
the EDA, plus interest ("Interest") set at the implicit price deflator defined in Minnesota Statutes,
Section 275.70, Subdivision 2, accruing from and after the Benefit Date, compounded
semiannually. If the Goals are met in part, the Developer will repay a portion of the Business
Subsidy (plus Interest) determined by multiplying the Business Subsidy by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of jobs in the Goals which were not created at the wage level
set forth above and the denominator of which is 50 (i.e. number of jobs set forth in the Goals).
(3) The Developer agrees to (i) report on the progress of the tenants on achieving the
Goals to the EDA until the later of the date the Goals are met or two years from the Benefit Date,
or, if the Goals are not met, until the date the Business Subsidy is repaid, (ii) include in the report
the information required in Minnesota Statutes, Section 1161.994, Subdivision 7 on forms
developed by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, and (iii)
send completed reports to the EDA. The Developer agrees to file these reports no later than March
1 of each year commencing March 1, 2023, and within 30 days after the deadline for meeting the
Goals. The EDA agrees that if it does not receive the reports, it will mail the Developer a warning
within one week of the required filing date. If within 14 days of the post marked date of the
warning the reports are not made, the Developer agrees to pay to the EDA a penalty of $100 for
each subsequent day until the report is filed up to a maximum of $1,000.
( 4) The Developer agrees to continue operations within the City for at least five (5)
years after the Benefit Date.
(5) There are no other state or local government agencies providing financial assistance
for the Project other than the EDA.
( 6) There is no parent corporation of the Developer.
(7) The Developer certifies that it does not appear on the Minnesota Department of
Employment and Economic Development's list of recipients that have failed to meet the terms of
a business subsidy agreement.
Section 3.6. Execution of Assessment Agreement. Simultaneously with the execution
of this Agreement, the Developer and the EDA shall execute an Assessment Agreement pursuant
to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.177, Subdivision 8, specifying the Assessor's
Minimum Market Value for the Development Property and the Project for calculation of real
property taxes. Specifically, the Developer shall agree to a market value for the Development
Property and the Project which will result in a market value as of ( 1) January 2, 2023 of not less
than $15,510,000 until the Termination Date (such minimum market value at the time applicable
is herein referred to as the "Assessor's Minimum Market Value"). Nothing in the Assessment
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Agreement shall limit the discretion of the Assessor to assign a market value to the property in
excess of such Assessor's Minimum Market Value nor prohibit the Developer from seeking
through the exercise of legal or administrative remedies a reduction in such market value for
property tax purposes, provided however, that the Developer shall not seek a reduction of such
market value below the Assessor's Minimum Market Value in any year so long as the Assessment
Agreement shall remain in effect. The Assessment Agreement shall remain in effect until the
earlier of (1) termination of the Development Agreement or (2) December 31, 2030. The
Assessment Agreement shall be certified by the Assessor for the County as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, Section 469.177, Subdivision 8, upon a finding by the Assessor that the Assessor's
Minimum Market Value represents a reasonable estimate based upon the plans and specifications
for the Project to be constructed on the Development Property and the market value previously
assigned to the Development Property. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.177,
Subdivision 8, the Assessment Agreement shall be filed for record in the office of the county
recorder or registrar of titles of Hennepin County, and such filing shall constitute notice to any
subsequent encumbrancer or purchaser of the Development Property ( or part thereof), whether
voluntary or involuntary, and such Assessment Agreement shall be binding and enforceable in its
entirety against any such subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer, including the holder of any
mortgage recorded against the Development Property.
Section 3.7. Action to Reduce Taxes. Developer may seek through petition or other
means to have the market value of the Development Property reduced, provided however, that the
Developer shall not seek a reduction of such market value below the Assessor's Minimum Market
Value. Until the final Payment Date of the TIF Note (February 1, 2032), such activity must be
preceded by written notice from the Developer to the EDA indicating its intention to do so. Upon
receiving such notice, or otherwise learning of the Developer's intentions, the EDA may suspend
paym ents due under the TIF Note until the actual amount of the reduction is determined,
whereupon the EDA will make the suspended payments less any amount that the EDA is required
to repay the County as a result of any reduction in market value of the Development Property.
During the period that the paym ents are subject to suspension the EDA may make partial payments
on the TIF Note if it determines, in its sole and absolute discretion that the amount retained will
be sufficient to cover any repaym ent which the County may require. The EDA's suspension of
payments on the TIF Note pursuant to this Section shall not be considered a default under this
Agreement.
Section 3.8. Look Back and Reduction ofTIF Assistance. The financial assistance to be
provided to the Developer pursuant to this Agreement is based on certain assumptions regarding
the projected costs and expenses associated with constructing the Project (as provided in the Pro
Forma submitted to the EDA by the Developer and attached as Exhibit E). The EDA and
Developer agree that those assumptions will be reviewed at the time of completion of construction
of the Project and stabilization of the Project, or, if earlier, at the time of any sale of the Project.
Once the review in Section 3.9 has occurred and, if applicable, the TIF Note has been reduced,
thereafter Section 3.9 will not apply, in other words, at most there will be only one reduction in
the TIP Note pursuant to Section 3 .9. At the time of completion of construction of the Project, if
the aggregate amount of the costs of correction of the Soil Deficiencies incurred is less than the
aggregate amount of the costs of correction of the Soil Deficiencies projected in Exhibit E, the TIF
assistance for the costs of correction of the Soil Deficiencies will be reduced on a dollar for dollar
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basis in the amount of such deficiency and the principal amount of the TIF Note will be adjusted
accordingly.
Section 3.9. Property Stabilization. When the Project is 95% leased, the Developer
agrees to provide to the Consultant certified cost and revenue information related to the Project
and income and expenses for the period from the date of this Agreement through when the Project
is 95% leased. The cost and revenue information will be prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and in accordance with Exhibit E. If the Consultant determines,
based on such review, that the actual net operating income realized by the Developer has exceeded
a 7% Cash on Cost Return ("COC") during that period (to be calculated in a manner comparable
to the sample attached as Exhibit E), then 50% of the excess amount of such net operating income
over the 7% COC will be applied to reduce the amount payable under the TIF Note and the
principal amount of the TIF Note will be reduced accordingly. Such reduction will be effective
upon delivery to Developer of a written notice stating the amount of such excess net operating
income as determined by the EDA in accordance with this Section, accompanied by the
Consultant's report.
Section 3.10. Property Sale. If the Developer sells the Project to an unrelated third party
during the first 6 years of the term of this Agreement, the Developer agrees to provide to the
Consultant certified cost (if sold before stabilization, but not necessary if after the lookback is
performed under Section 3.9 as those costs will have been certified to the Consultant) and revenue
information (inclusive of the annual tax increment payments for that year) related to the Project
and expenses for the year in which the sale takes place. If the sale takes place prior to year-end,
current revenue and expenses shall be provided and will be utilized for purposes of projecting
forward to determine total expenses for that year. If the sale is prior to stabilization, revenue and
expense assumptions will include revenue and expenses to date which will then be utilized to
project revenue and expenses as if the project were stabilized. The expense and revenue
information will be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. If the
Consultant determines, based on such review, that the COC as calculated in Exhibit E exceeds 7%,
then 50% of the excess amount of such net operating income over the 7% COC will be applied to
reduce the amount payable under the TIF Note and the principal amount of the TIF Note will be
reduced accordingly. Such reduction will be effective upon delivery to Developer of a written
notice stating the amount of such excess profit as determined by the EDA in accordance with this
Section, accompanied by the Consultant's report.
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ARTICLE IV
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 4.1. Events of Default Defined. The following shall be "Events of Default" under
this Agreement and the term "Event of Default" shall mean whenever it is used in this Agreement
any one or more of the following events:
(1) Failure by the Developer to timely pay any ad valorem real property taxes and
special assessments levied against the Development Property and all public utility or other City
payments due and owing with respect to the Development Property.
(2) Failure by the Developer to cause the Project to be completed pursuant to the terms,
conditions and limitations of this Agreement.
(3) Failure of the Developer to observe or perform any other covenant, condition,
obligation or agreement on its part to be observed or performed under this Agreement.
( 4) The holder of any mortgage on the Development Property or any improvements
thereon, or any portion thereof, commences foreclosure proceedings as a result of any default under
the applicable mortgage documents.
( 5) If the Developer shall:
(a) file any petition in bankruptcy or for any reorganization, arrangement,
composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief under the United
States Bankruptcy Act of 1978, as amended or under any similar federal or state law; or
(b) make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(c) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;
or
(d) be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent; or if a petition or answer proposing
the adjudication of the Developer as bankrupt or its reorganization under any present or
future federal bankruptcy act or any similar federal or state law shall be filed in any court
and such petition or answer shall not be discharged or denied within sixty (60) days after
the filing thereof; or a receiver, liquidator or trustee of the Developer, or of the Project, or
part thereof, shall be appointed in any proceeding brought against the Developer, and shall
not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment, or if the Developer, shall
consent to or acquiesce in such appointment.
Section 4.2. Remedies on Default. Whenever any Event of Default referred to in Section
4.1 occurs and is continuing, the EDA, as specified below, may take any one or more of the
following actions after the giving of thirty (30) days' written notice to the Developer, but only if
the Event of Default has not been cured within said thirty (30) days or, if such Event of Default
cannot reasonably be cured by the Developer within thirty (30) days, then within an additional
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sixty (60) days if Developer has commenced curing the Event of Default within the initial thirty
(30) day period.:
(1) The EDA may suspend its performance under this Agreement and the TIF Note
until it receives assurances from the Developer, deemed adequate by the EDA, that the Developer
will cure its default and continue its performance under this Agreement.
(2) The EDA may cancel and rescind the Agreement and the TIF Note.
(3) The EDA may take any action, including legal or administrative action, in law or
equity, which may appear necessary or desirable to enforce performance and observance of any
obligation, agreement, or covenant of the Developer under this Agreement.
Section 4.3. No Remedy Exclusive. No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the
EDA is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but each and every
such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this
Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute. No delay or omission to
exercise any right or power accruing upon any default shall impair any such right or power or shall
be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right and power may be exercised from time to
time and as often as may be deemed expedient.
Section 4.4. No Implied Waiver. In the event any agreement contained in this Agreement
should be breached by any party and thereafter waived by any other party, such waiver shall be
limited to the particular breach so waived and shall not be deemed to waive any other concurrent,
previous or subsequent breach hereunder.
Section 4.5. Agreement to Pay Attorney's Fees and Expenses. Whenever any Event of
Default occurs and the EDA shall employ attorneys or incur other expenses for the collection of
payments due or to become due or for the enforcement or performance or observance of any
obligation or agreement on the part of the Developer herein contained, the Developer agrees that
it shall, on demand therefor, pay to the EDA the reasonable fees of such attorneys and such other
expenses so incurred by the EDA.
Section 4.6. Indemnification of EDA.
(1) The Developer (a) releases the EDA and its governing body members, officers,
agents, including the independent contractors, consultants and legal counsel, servants and
employees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from, (b) covenants and agrees that the
Indemnified Parties shall not be liable for, and (c) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Indemnified Parties against, any claim, cause of action, suit or liability for loss or damage to
property or any injury to or death of any person occurring at or about or resulting from any defect
in the Project or on the Development Property.
(2) Except for any willful misrepresentation or any willful or wanton misconduct of
the Indemnified Parties, the Developer agrees to protect and defend the Indemnified Parties, now
and forever, and further agrees to hold the aforesaid harmless from any claim, demand, suit, action
or other proceeding whatsoever by any person or entity whatsoever arising or purportedly arising
from the actions or inactions of the Developer ( or if other persons acting on its behalf or under its
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direction or control) under this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby or the
acquisition, construction, installation, ownership, and operation of the Project; provided, that this
indemnification shall not apply to the warranties made or obligations undertaken by the EDA in
this Agreement or to any actions undertaken by the EDA which are not contemplated by this
Agreement but shall, in any event and without regard to any fault on the part of the EDA, apply to
any pecuniary loss or penalty (including interest thereon from the date the loss is incurred or
penalty is paid by the EDA at a rate equal to the Prime Rate) as a result of the Project causing the
Tax Increment District does not qualify or ceases to qualify as a "soil deficiency district" under
the Special Legislation or to violate limitations as to the use of Tax Increments as set forth in the
Special Legislation.
(3) All covenants, stipulations, promises, agreements and obligations of the EDA
contained herein shall be deemed to be the covenants, stipulations, promises, agreements and
obligations of the EDA and not of any governing body member, officer, agent, servant or employee
of the EDA.
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ARTICLE V
DEVELOPER'S OPTION TO TERM INATE AGREEMENT
Section 5.1. The Developer's Option to Terminate. This Agreement may be terminated by
the Developer, if (i) the Developer is in compliance with all material terms of this Agreement and
no Event of Default has occurred; and (ii) the EDA fails to comply with any material term of this
Agreement, and, after written notice by the Developer of such failure, the EDA has failed to cure
such noncompliance within ninety (90) days of receipt of such notice, or, if such noncompliance
cannot reasonably be cured by the EDA within ninety (90) days, of receipt of such notice, the EDA
has not provided assurances, reasonably satisfactory to the Developer, that such noncompliance
will be cured as soon as reasonably possible.
Section 5.2. Action to Terminate. Termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.1
must be accomplished by written notification by the Developer to the EDA within sixty (60) days
after the date when such option to terminate may first be exercised. A failure by the Developer to
terminate this Agreement within such period constitutes a waiver by the Developer of its rights to
terminate this Agreement due to such occurrence or event.
Section 5.3. Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Article
V, this Agreement shall be from such date forward null and void and of no further effect; provided,
however, the termination of this Agreement shall not affect the rights of either party to institute
any action, claim or demand for damages suffered as a result of breach or default of the terms of
this Agreement by the other party, or to recover amounts which had accrued and become due and
payable as of the date of such termination. Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to this
Article V, the Developer shall be free to proceed with the Project at its own expense and without
regard to the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the EDA shall have no further
obligations to the Developer with respect to reimbursement of the expenses set forth in Section
3 .2; or to make any further payments on the TIF Note.
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ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
Section 6.1. Restrictions on Use. Until termination of this Agreement, the Developer
agrees for itself, its successors and assigns and every successor in interest to the Development
Property, or any part thereof, that the Developer and such successors and assigns shall operate, or
cause to be operated, the Project as manufacturing and/or warehouse and distribution facilities
and/or for research and development purposes related to such manufacturing, warehouse or
distribution facilities, and/or for space necessary for and related to the above activities, and shall
devote the Development Property to, and in accordance with, the uses specified in this Agreement.
Section 6.2. Conflicts of Interest. No member of the governing body or other official of
the EDA shall have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement, the Development
Property or the Project, or any contract, agreement or other transaction contemplated to occur or
be undertaken thereunder or with respect thereto, nor shall any such member of the governing body
or other official participate in any decision relating to the Agreement which affects his or her
personal interests or the interests of any corporation, partnership or association in which he or she
is directly or indirectly interested. No member, official or employee of the EDA shall be personally
liable to the EDA in the event of any default or breach by the Developer or successor or on any
obligations under the terms of this Agreement.
Section 6.3. Titles of Articles and Sections. Any titles of the several parts, articles and
sections of the Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be disregarded
in construing or interpreting any of its provisions.
Section 6.4. Notices and Demands. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, a notice, demand or other communication under this Agreement by any party to any
other shall be sufficiently given or delivered if it is dispatched by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, delivered personally or sent via email, and
( 1) in the case of the Developer is addressed to or delivered personally to:
Endeavor Investments III, LLC
Attention: Josh Budish
josh@endeavorshield.com
5116 Skyline Dr.
Edina, MN 55436
with a copy to:
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP
Attention: Peter Berrie
peter.berrie@faegredrinker.com
90 South 7 St., Suite 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(2) in the case of the EDA is addressed to or delivered personally to the EDA at:
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Economic Development Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota
Attention: Secretary
12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway N.
Maple Grove, MN 55311
with a copy to:
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Attention: Mary Ippel
2200 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
or at such other address with respect to any such party as that party may, from time to time,
designate in writing and forward to the other, as provided in this Section.
Section 6.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed m any number of
counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 6.6. Law Governing. This Agreement will be governed and construed m
accordance with the laws of the State.
Section 6.7. Expiration. This Agreement shall expire on the Termination Date.
Section 6.8. Provisions Surviving Rescission or Expiration. Sections 4.5 and 4.6 shall
survive any rescission, termination or expiration of this Agreement with respect to or arising out
of any event, occurrence or circumstance existing prior to the date thereof.
Section 6.9. Transfer of Project; Assignability of Agreement and TIF Note. The Project
can only be transferred and the Agreement may be assigned only with the consent of the EDA,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. The TIF Note may
only be assigned pursuant to the terms of the TIF Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the EDA has caused this Agreement to be duly executed in its
name and on its behalf and the Developer has caused this Agreement to be duly executed in its
name and on its behalf, on or as of the date first above written.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN AND FOR THE CITY OF MAPLE
GROVE, MfNNESOT A
By _
Its President
By _
Its Secretary
This is a signature page to the Development Agreement by and between the Economic
Development Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota and Endeavor Investments
III, LLC.
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ENDEAVOR INVESTMENTS Ill, LLC
By _
Its
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This is a signature page to the Development Agreement by and between the Economic
Development Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota and Endeavor Investments
Ill, LLC.
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EXH IBIT A
DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY
Property located in the City of Maple Grove, Hennepin County, Minnesota with the
following description:
Parcel Identification Number:
Legal Description:
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF TIP NOTE
No. R-I $ __
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ST A TE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN AND FOR THE CITY OF MAPLE GROVE,
MINNESOTA
TAX INCREMENT REVENUE NOTE
(ARBOR LAKES BUSINESS PARK II PROJECT)
The Economic Development Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota (the
"EDA"), hereby acknowledges itself to be indebted and, for value received, hereby promises to
pay the amounts hereinafter described (the "Payment Amounts") to Endeavor Investments III, LLC
(the "Developer") or its registered assigns (the "Registered Owner"), but only in the manner, at the
times, from the sources of revenue, and to the extent hereinafter provided.
The principal amount of this Note shall equal from time to time the principal amount stated
above, as reduced to the extent that such principal installments shall have been paid in whole or in
part pursuant to the terms hereof; provided that the sum of the principal amount listed above shall
in no event exceed $1,100,000 as provided in that certain Development Agreement, dated as of
June 1, 2021, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Development Agreement"), by
and between the EDA and the Developer. The unpaid principal amount hereof shall bear interest
from the date of this Note at the simple non-compounded rate of% per annum. Interest
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months.
The amounts due under this Note shall be payable on August 1, 2023, and on each February
1 and August 1 thereafter to and including February 1, 2032, or, if the first should not be a Business
Day (as defined in the Development Agreement), the next succeeding Business Day (the "Payment
Dates"). On each Payment Date the EDA shall pay by check or draft mailed to the person that was
the Registered Owner of this Note at the close of the last business day of the EDA preceding such
Payment Date an amount equal to the sum of the Tax Increments (hereinafter defined) received by
the EDA during the six-month period preceding such Payment Date. All payments made by the
EDA under this Note shall first be applied to accrued interest and then to principal. This Note is
prepayable by the EDA, in whole or in part, on any date.
The Payment Amounts due hereon shall be payable solely from 90% of tax increments (the
"Tax Increments") from the Development Property (as defined in the Development Agreement)
within the City of Maple Grove's Gravel Mining Area Tax Increment Financing District (the "Tax
Increment District") within its Gravel Mining Project Area which are paid to the EDA and which
the EDA is entitled to retain pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.174
through 469.1794, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time (the "Tax
Increment Act"). This Note shall terminate and be of no further force and effect following the last
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Paym ent Date defined above, on any date upon which the EDA shall have terminated the
Development Agreement under Section 4.2(2) thereof or the Developer shall have terminated the
Development Agreement under Article V thereof, on the date the Tax Increment District is
terminated, or on the date that all principal and interest payable hereunder shall have been paid in
full, whichever occurs earliest.
The EDA makes no representation or covenant, expressed or implied, that the Tax
Increments will be sufficient to pay, in whole or in part, the amounts which are or may become
due and payable hereunder.
The EDA's payment obligations hereunder shall be further conditioned on the fact that no
Event of Default under the Development Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing at the
time paym ent is otherwise due hereunder, but such unpaid amounts shall become payable if said
Event of Default shall thereafter have been cured; and, further, if pursuant to the occurrence of an
Event of Default under the Development Agreement the EDA elects to cancel and rescind the
Development Agreement, the EDA shall have no further debt or obligation under this Note
whatsoever. Reference is hereby made to all of the provisions of the Development Agreement,
including without limitation Section 3.3 thereof, for a fuller statement of the rights and obligations
of the EDA to pay the principal of this Note, and said provisions are hereby incorporated into this
Note as though set out in full herein.
This Note is a special, limited revenue obligation and not a general obligation of the EDA
and is payable by the EDA only from the sources and subject to the qualifications stated or
referenced herein. This Note is not a general obligation of the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota
(the "City") and neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing powers of the City are pledged to
the payment of the principal of this Note and no property or other asset of the EDA, save and
except the above-referenced Tax Increments, is or shall be a source of payment of the EDA's
obligations hereunder.
This Note is issued by the EDA in aid of financing a project pursuant to and in full
conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, including the Tax Increment
Act.
This Note may be assigned only with the consent of the EDA which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. In order to assign the Note, the assignee shall surrender the same to the
EDA either in exchange for a new fully registered note or for transfer of this Note on the
registration records for the Note maintained by the EDA. Each permitted assignee shall take this
Note subject to the foregoing conditions and subject to all provisions stated or referenced herein.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, conditions, and things required
by the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to be done, to have happened, and to be
performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Note have been done, have happened, and have
been performed in regular and due form, time, and manner as required by law; and that this Note,
together with all other indebtedness of the EDA outstanding on the date hereof and on the date of
its actual issuance and delivery, does not cause the indebtedness of the EDA to exceed any
constitutional or statutory limitation thereon.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Economic Development Authority in and for the City of Maple
Grove, Minnesota, by its Board of Commissioners, has caused this Note to be executed by the
manual signatures of its President and Secretary and has caused this Note to be dated as of
________,20_
Secretary President
DO NOT EXECUTE UNTIL A SETTLEMENT STATEMENT OR OTHER EVIDENCE
OF PAYMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY AND
PAID INVOICES FOR THE CORRECTION OF THE SOIL DEFICIENCIES ARE GIVEN
TO THE EDA-REFER TO SECTION 3.3(1).
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CERTIFICATION OF REGISTRA TION
It is hereby certified that the foregoing Note was registered in the name of Endeavor
Investments III, LLC, and that, at the request of the Registered Owner of this Note, the undersigned
has this day registered the Note in the name of such Registered Owner, as indicated in the
registration blank below, on the books kept by the undersigned for such purposes.
NAME AND ADDRESS OF DATE OF SIGNATURE OF
REGISTERED OWNER REGISTRATION SECRETARY
Endeavor Investments III, LLC
Attention: Josh Budish
5116 Skyline Dr.
Edina, MN 55436
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EXHIBIT C
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
The undersigned Endeavor Investments III, LLC, does hereby certify that as of the date of
this Certificate and for the previous twelve (12) months prior to the execution of this Certificate
as follows:
The following are the tenants of the Project as defined in the Development Agreement
dated as of June 1, 2021 between the Economic Development Authority in and for the City of
Maple Grove, Minnesota and Endeavor Investments III, LLC:
[ insert tenant names]
and that the foregoing tenants are operating the leased space for the following purposes:
[ insert tenant name and function]
Dated this day of , 20 ·
ENDEAVOR INVESTMENTS III, LLC
By _
Its _
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of this 1st day of June, 2021, is by and among the Economic
Development Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota (the "EDA"), and Endeavor
Investments III, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (the "Developer").
WITNESS ETH
WHEREAS, the EDA and the Developer have entered into a Development Agreement
dated as of June 1, 2021 ( the "Development Agreement") regarding certain real property located
in the City of Maple Grove (the "Development Property") which property is legally described on
Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof.
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that pursuant to said Agreement, the Developer will
construct a Project on the Development Property as described in the Development Agreement.
WHEREAS, the EDA and Developer desire to establish a minimum market value for the
Development Property and the improvements constructed or to be constructed thereon, pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.177, Subdivision 8.
WHEREAS, the Developer has acquired the Development Property.
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Assessor (the "Assessor") has reviewed the plans and
specifications for the improvements and the market value previously assigned to the land upon
which the improvements are to be constructed, and that the "minimum market value" as set forth
below is reasonable.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Agreement, in consideration of the promises,
covenants and agreements made by each to the other, do hereby agree as follows:
1. As of January 2, 2023 through and thereafter until December 31, 2030 the minimum
market value which shall be assessed for the Development Property and the Project shall be not
less than $15,510,000.
2. The minimum market value herein established shall be ofno further force and effect
and this Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2030; or (ii) the date of
termination of the Development Agreement.
3. This Agreement shall be recorded by the Developer with the County Recorder of
Hennepin County, Minnesota. The Developer shall pay all costs of recording.
4. Neither the preamble nor provisions of this Agreement are intended to, or shall they
be construed as, modifying the terms of the Agreement between the EDA and the Developer.
5. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and assigns of the parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the EDA, the Developer and the Assessor have caused this
Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf all as of the date set forth above.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN AND FOR THE CITY OF MAPLE
GROVE, MINNESOTA
By _
Its President
By _
Its Secretary
ST A TE OF MINNESOTA )
) ss
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this_ day of _
2021, by , the President, and , the Secretary
of the Economic Development Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota on behalf
of said EDA.
Notary Public
Signature page for Assessment Agreement by and between the Economic Development Authority
in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota and Endeavor Investments III, LLC.
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ENDEAVOR INVESTMENTS III, LLC
By _
Its _
STATE OF )
) ss.
COUNTY OF )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of _
2021, by , the of Endeavor Investments
III, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, on behalf of said company.
Notary Public
Signature page for Assessment Agreement by and between the Economic Development Authority
in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota and Endeavor Investments III, LLC.
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CERTIFICATION BY COUN TY ASSESSOR
The undersigned, having reviewed certain construction plans for the Project, and the
market value assigned to the Project and the Development Property, as described in the Assessment
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2021, by and between the Economic Development Authority in
and for the City of Maple Grove, Minn esota, and Endeavor Investments III, LLC, to which this
certification is attached, states as follows:
Legal Description of Property:
The undersigned assessor, being legally responsible for the assessment of the above
described property, certifies that the market values assigned to the land and Project are reasonable.
Nothing herein shall limit the discretion of the undersigned assessor or any other public
official or body having the duty to determine the market value of the above-described Project and
Development Property for ad valorem tax purposes, to assign to such Project and Development
Property a market value in excess of the minimum market value specified above and in the
Assessment Agreement.
All capitalized but undefined terms herein are assigned definitions as provided in that
certain Development Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2021, by and between the Economic
Development Authority in and for the City of Maple Grove, Minnesota, and Endeavor Investments
III, LLC.
Assessor
Hennepin County, Minnesota
ST A TE OF MINNESOTA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of _
2021, by Scott D. Lyons, the Assessor for the County of Hennepin, Minnesota.
Notary Public
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CONSENT TO ASSESSMENT AGRE EMENT
________ _ __________ ,of _
________ (the "Bank"), does hereby consent to all terms,
conditions and provisions of the foregoing Assessment Agreement and agrees that, in the event it
purchases the Development Property at a foreclosure sale or acquires the Development Property
through a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in satisfaction of the indebtedness owed by the
Developer, it and its respective successors and assigns, shall be bound by all terms and conditions
of the Assessment Agreement, including but not limited to the provision which requires that the
minimum market value of the Development Property and the Project shall be not less than the
amounts set forth in the Assessment Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have caused this Consent to Assessment Agreement to be
executed in its name and on its behalf as of this d ay of , 2021.
By _
Its _
STATE OF )
) ss.
COUN TY OF )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this_ day of ,2021,
by the of a
banking corporation on behalf of the corporation.
Notary Public
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EXHIBIT A TO ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY
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EXHIBIT E
PROFORMA
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