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W EREAS:
1 . On December 8, 1987, the Port Au hority of the City of Saint Paul adopted
R solution No. 2905, giving preliminary a proval to the issuance of taxable revenue bonds
i the initial principal amount of approx mately $6,160,000 to finance the construction by
tro Recoyery Systems, a generai partner hip to be formed, of a centralized facility to
c Ilect, treat, recover, recycle, store a�d transfer industrial process wastes generated
p imarity from metal finishing and printe circuit companies; the partnership is comprised
o Metropolitan Recovery Corporation and �ancy Recovery, Inc., a subsidiary of Lancy
I ternatlonal , Inc. Miller and Schroeder, Financial has agreed to underwrite the taxable
r venue bond issue for a term of 20 years�
2. The proJect to be financed will �e located on a 4.5 acre site at 2430 Rose Place
i the City of Roseville, Minnesota, and he bonds are to be issued by the Port Authority
o behalf of the City of Roseville pursua�nt to a Joint Powers Agreement.
3. Laws of Minnesota 1976, Chapter �34, provides that any issue of revenue bonds
a thorized by the Port Authority of the aity of Saint Paul , shall be issued only with the
nsent of the City Council of the City q�f Saint Paul, by resolution adopted in accordance
with law;
4. The Port Authority of the City df Saint Paul has requested that the City Council
ive its requisite consent pursuant to s id law to facilitate the lssuance of said revenue
nds by the Port Authority of the City �f Saint Paul , subJect to fina� approval of the
tails of said issue by the Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul .
C UNCILMEN Requested by De rtment of:
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Wilson
Form Appr ed by City Attorney
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RESOLVED, by the City Council of the ity of Saint Paul, that in accordance with Laws
of innesota 1976, Chapter 234, the City uncil hereby consents to the issuance of the
af resaid revenue bonds for the purposes d�scribed in the aforesaid Port Authority
Re olution No. 2905 the exact details of w ich, including, but not limited to, provisions
relating to maturities, interest rates, di count, redemption, and for the issuance of
ad itional bonds are to be determined by t e Port Authority, pursuant to resolution
ad pted by the Port Authority, and the Cit Council hereby authorizes the issuance of any
ad itional bonds ( including refunding bond ) by the Port Authority, found by the Port
Au hority to be necessary tor carrying out the purposes for which the aforesaid bonds are
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Adopte by Council: Date DCC 2 � �� i Form Approved by City Attorney
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St. Paul ort Authorit DEPARTMENT _
J.A. Cam bassso• E.A. Krauty CONTACT
224-5686 PHONE
December 8, 1987 � OATE ��� ,, e
SIGN NU ER FOR ROUTING ORDER Cli All Location for Si nature :
� Depart nt Director 3 Director of Management/Mayor
Finan and Management Services Director � 4 City Clerk
Budge Uirector RE: METRQ RECQVERY .SYS�,EMS,
_,? City torney � $6,160,000 TAXABLE REVENUE
WHAT WILL E ACHIEVED BY TAKING ACTION ON THE ATT CHED MATERIALS? (Purpose/ .
Rational e) :
The pur se of the taxable revenue bond issue is to finance the constructi.on by Metro .
Recover Systems of a centralized facality to c llect, treat, recover, recycte, store and
transfe industrial process wastes generated pri arily from metal finishing and printed
circuit ompanies. Metro Recovery Systems, a g neral partnership to be formed, is comprised
of Metr o3�itan Recovery Corporation and Lancy ecovery, Inc.
The pro ect will be located on a 4.5 acre site t 2430 Rose Place in Roseville, MN, and the bonds
are to e issued by the Por� Authority on behal of the City of Roseville pursuant to a Joant .
COST BENE IT BUDGETARY AND PERSONNEL IMPACTS ANT CIPATED: Powers Agreement.
The amo nt of the taxable revenue bond issue is $6,160;000 and will be for a term of 20 years.
Metro �R covery Systems anticipates hiring 15 em loyees for the operation, and they have agreed
to ente into a First Source Agreement with the City's Job Creation and Training Office to �
hire St Paul r�sidents wherever possible. `
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FINANCIN SOURCE AND BUDGET ACTIVITY NUhIBER CHAR ED OR CREDITED: (Mayor's signa-
ture not re-
Total Amount of'Transaction: quired if under
� �10,000)
Fundi g Source:
Activ ty Number: •
ATTACHME TS List and Number All Attachments :
1. St ff Memorandum �
2. Dr ft City Council Resolution � ,
3. Po t Authohity Resolution No. 2905
cc. J. Shoholm
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DEPARTM T REVIEW CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW
XYes No Council Resolution Required? ' Resolution Required? X Yes No
Yes X No Insurance Required? - Insurance Sufficient? X Yes No
Yes No Insurance Attached:
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PORT AUTHORIN OF THE CIN OF SAINT PAUL TOLL FREE(800)328-8417
1900 AMHOIST TOWER • 345 ST, PETER STREET � ST. PAUL MN. 55102 • PHONE(612)224-5686
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December 8, 1987
Mr. Ken Johnson, Director I
Planning and Economic Development D�partment
City of St. Paul
13th Floor - City Hall Annex j
St. Paul , Minnesota 55102
SUBJECT: METRO RECOVERY SYSTEMS
. $6,160,000 TAXABLE REVENU� BOND ISSUE ,
Dear Ken: I
We submit herewith for your review �and referral to the office of the
Mayor, City Council and City Attorr�ey's office details pertaining to the
issuance of $6, 160,000 in revenue ttaxabie revenue bonds to finance the
construction by Metro Recovery Sysi�ems, a general partnership to be
formed, of a centra I i zed fac i I i ty -�o co I I ect, treat, recover, recyc I e,
store and transfer industrial proc�ss wastes generated primarily from
metal finishing and printed circuit companies. The partnership is com-
prised of Metropolitan Recovery Cor�poration and Lancy Recovery, Inc.
The proJect to be financed will be� located on a 4.5 acre site at 2430
Rose Place in the City of Rosevill$, Minnesota, and the bonds are to be
issued by the Port Authority on behalf of the City of Roseviile pursuant
to a Joint Powers Agreement. �
The Port Authority staff has condujcted a thorough evaluation of the
firms and/or individuals that are �involved in this project or in which
the princlpals have an interest. �This investigation has included
detailed credit analysis, Dun and �radstreet reports, direct communlca-
tion with representatives of finar�cial institutions with whom the par-
ticipants have done business and data base checks to determine if any
principal (s) have been in any waylinvolved in legal proceedings as a
result of securities fraud, extor�ion, embezzlement or financial mis-
representation. j
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EUGENE A.K UT,C.I.D. PERRY K.FEDERS,C.PA CHARL�M.TOWLE LAWRENCE H.LANGER,P.E. PATRICK E.DEAN,C.PA.
IXECUTNE V10E ESIDENT,C.E.O. ASST.EXEC.VICE PRESIDENT,C.f.O. DIRECTOR OF IND SiRIAL DEVELOPMENT CHIEF ENGINEER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
RICHARD A GIERDAL WILLIAM E.McGIVERN
PROPERT`I MANAGER DtRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
COMMISSI ERS: GEORGE W.WINTER WILLIAM R.PEfERSON ARTHUR N.GOODMF�N JEAN M.WEST VICTOR P.REIM JAMES SCHEIBEL JOHN DREW
PRESIDENT VICE Pt2ESIDEM SECREfARV ASST.SECRETARY TREPSURER ASST.TREASURER COMMiSSIONER
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December 8, 1987
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In addition to the staff inemorandum�, we are attaching a draft copy of
the proposed City Council resoluti n and a copy of Port Authority
Resolution No. 2905 which authoriz d the sale of taxable revenue bonds
in the amount of $6,160,000.
Your expeditious handling of this rclatter will be appreciated.
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RESOL�JTION OF
THE PORT AUTHORITY OFI' THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL
WHEREAS, one of thelpurposes of Minnesota Statutes,
Chapter 469 (hereinafter call d "Act" ) as found and determined
by the legislature is to prom te the welfare of the state by
the active promotion, attract on, encouragement and
development of economically s und industry and commerce to
prevent so far as possible th� emergence of blighted and
marginal lands and areas of c�ronic unemployment and to aid in
the development of existing a�eas of blight, marginal land and
persistent unemployment; and .
WHEREAS, factors nelessitating the active promotion
and development of economical y sound industry and commerce
are the increasing concentrat on of population in the
metropolitan areas and the ra idly rising increase in the
amount and cost of government 1 services required to meet the
needs of the increased popula ion and the need for development
of land use which will provid an adequate tax base to finance
these increased costs and acc ss to employment opportunities
for such population; and
WHEREAS, the Port A�athority of the City of Saint
Paul (the "Authority" ) has re�eived from Metropolitan Recovery
Corporation and Lancy Recover�, Inc. (collectively the
"Companies" ) on behalf of Met�ro Recovery Systems, a Minnesota
general partnership to be for�ned (hereinafter referred to as
"Partnership" ) a request thatlthe Authority issue its taxable
revenue bonds (which may be in the form of a single note) on
behalf of the City of Rosevillle, to finance the acquisition,
installation and constructio ! of a centralized facility to
collect, treat, recover , rec�cle, store and transfer
industrial process waste gen�rated primarily from metal
finishing and printed circuit� companies (hereinafter
collectively called the "Projlect" ) at 2430 Rose Place in the
City of Roseville, all as islmore fully described in the staff
report on file; and j
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WHEREAS, the Projec� will be used primarily by
companies in the Saint Paul/M' nneapolis area , and the
Authority has determined that significant benefits will inure
to the residents of the City �f Saint Paul from the financing
and construction of the Projec�t; and
WHEREAS, the Projec� to be financed by revenue bonds
will result in substantial em loyment opportunities in the
Project; �
WHERERS, the Author ty has been advised by repre-
sentatives of the Companies t at conventional, commercial
financing to pay the capital ost of the Project is available
only on a limited basis and a such high costs of borrowing
that the economic feasibility of operating the Project would
be significantly reduced, but the Companies have also advised
this Authority that but for r venue bond financing, and its
resulting low borrowing cost, the Project would not be
undertaken;
WHEREAS, Miller & S hroeder Financial , Inc. (the
"Underwriter" ) has made a pro osal in an agreement (the
"Underwriting Agreement" ) rel ting to the purchase of the
revenue bonds to be issued to finance the Project;
WHEREAS, the Author�ty, pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes, Section 469. 154 , Su division 4 did publish a notice,
a copy of which with proof of publication is on file in the
office of the Authority, of a public hearing on the proposal
of the Companies that the Autt�ority finance the Project
hereinbefore described by thelissuance of its industrial
revenue bonds; and
WHEREAS, the Author ty did conduct a public hearing
pursuant to said notice, at w�iich hearing the recommendations
contained in the Authority' s taff inemorandum to the
Commissioners were reviewed, nd all persons who appeared at
the hearing were given an opp rtunity to express their views
with respect to the proposal .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE �T RESOLVED by the Commissioners
of the Port Authority of the �ity of Saint Paul , Minnesota as
follows:
l. On the basis o� information available to the
Authority it appears, and the Authority hereby finds, that
said Project constitutes prop�rties, used or useful in
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c nnection with onenessmwithinVthe meananglof Subdivisson 2 of
e gaged in any busi
S ction 469 . 153 of the Act; that t e Project furthebuttfor the
p rposes stated in Section 469 . 153 of the Act and, the
w' llingness of taenottundertake th nProjecth andathatgthe
P rtnership woul
ffect of the ProjeCmicallunsoundk ndustry andtcomme�ceaandt e
velopment of econo Y
ssist in the prevention of t�o er ventcchronbclunemployment,
� arginal land, and will help P
nd will help the City to retain a d impment otsortunbtsesand
rovide the range °ulationCeandnwi lphelp to prevent the
equired by its pop
ovement of tale�hedstateewhereeth ersserv�ces�mayhnottbeeasn
o areas within
ffectively used; ahe teotletofsth CityboftSaintrPaul andtin
ort district and t p p lan of�development to assist the
urtherance of the general p
artnership in financing the Proj�ct.
2. Subject to the mutlal agreeeent�f�thehrevenue
the Partnershi and th purchas
uthority, p •
onds as to the details of the le se or other revenue
greement as defined in the Act, nd other documents necessary
o evidence and effect the financ ' ng of the Project and roved
' ssuance of the revenue bonds, th Project is hereby app
nd authorized and thmaisbeaineth formbof aesenglebnote)�in
he Authority (which y
n amount not to exceed approxima ely $6 , 160 ,000 (other than
uch additional reveeaeto�fanance�thencosts of thepProjecteand
Project) is authoriz
the recommendations ��ottheACommi sionersawhichswastpresented
the staff inemorandum
to the Commissioners, are incorpo ated herein by reference an
approved.
3 , In accordance with Subdivision 3 of Section
469 . 154 , Minnesota Statutes, the �xecutive Vice-President of
the AUTHORITY is herebydescr�bede'Projectltocthe Commissionere
proposal for the above I p roval,
and Economic Developmenit, requesting his a p
of Energy em lo ees anc� agents of the AUTHORITY are
and other officers , p Y
hereby authorized to provide the Commissioner with such
preliminary information as he may� require.
4 , There have hereto ore been filed with the
Authority (a) a form of Prelimin ry tortheen�oboseden the
Authority and Partnership, relat�ng P P
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Joint Powers Agreement betwee the Authority and the City of
Roseville, relating to the pr posal that the Authority issue
the taxable revenue bonds des ribed herein on behalf of the
City of Roseville and (c) a f rm of the Underwriting
Agreement. The forms of the greements have been examined by
the Commissioners. It is the purpose of the agreements to
, evidence the commitment of th parties and their intentions
with respect to the proposed roject and its financing. Said
Agreements are hereby approve , and the President and
Secretary of the Authority ar hereby authorized and directed
to execute said Agreements.
5. Upon execution of the Preliminary Agreement by
the Partnership, the staff of 'the Authority is authorized and
directed to continue negotiations with the Partnership so as
to resolve the remaining issu s necessary to the preparation
of the lease and other docume ts necessary to the adoption by
the Authority of its final bo d resolution and the issuance
and delivery of the taxable r venue bonds; provided that the
President (or Vice-President if the President is absent) and
the Secretary (or Assistant Secretary if the Secretary is
absent) of the Authority, or if either of such officers (and
his alternative) are absent, the Treasurer of the Authority in
lieu of such absent officers, ,are hereby authorized in
accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section
475. 06 , Subdivision 1 , to acce t a final offer of the
Underwriter made by the Underwriter to purchase said bonds and
to execute an Underwriting Agr ement setting forth such offer
on behalf of the Authority. S ch acceptance shall bind the
Underwriter to said offer but hall be subject to approval and
ratification by the Authority �n a formal supplemental bond
resolution to be adopted prior, to the delivery of said
revenue bonds.
6 . The revenue bon s ( including any interim note
or notes) and interest thereon shall not constitute an
indebtedness of the Authority r the City of Saint Paul within
the meaning of any constitutio al or statutory limitation and
shall not constitute or give r ' se to a pecuniary liability of
the Authority or the City or a charge against their general
credit or taxing powers and ne ' ther the full faith and credit
nor the taxing powers of the A thority or the City is pledged
for the payment of the bonds (�nd interim note or notes) or
interest thereon.
7. In order to fac ' litate completion of the
revenue bond financing herein ontemplated, the City Council
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is hereby requested to consen , pursuant to Laws of Minnesota,
1976, Chapter 234 , to the iss�ance of the revenue bonds
( including any interim note o� notes) herein contemplated and
any additional bonds which th Authority may prior to issuance
or from time to time thereaft r deem necessary to complete the
Project or to refund such rev nue bonds; and for such purpose
the Executive Vice President f the Authority is hereby
authorized and directed to fo ward to the City Council copies
of this resolution and said Pneliminary Agreement and any
additional available informati�on the City Council may request.
8 . The actions of the Executive Vice-President of
the Authority in causing publ�c notice of the public hearing
and in describing the general nature of the Project and
estimating the principal amou t of bonds to be issued to
finance the Project and in pr paring a draft of the proposed
application to the Commission r of Energy and Economic
Development, State of Minneso a, for approval of the Project,
which has been available for ' nspection by the public at the
office of the Authority from nd after the publication of
notice of the hearing, are in all respects ratified and
conf i rmed.
Adopted December 8 , 1987 �� � � , �
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Mem randum
TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE Dec. 8, 1987
(Dec. 8, 1987 Regular Meeting>
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FRO : J.A. Campobasso'-
SU : METRO RECOVERY SYSTEMS ,
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
PUBLIC HEARING - PRELIMINARY $ UND�RWRITING AGREEMENTS
$6, 160,000 TAXABLE REVENUE BONDS
RESOLUTION N0. 2905
PUBLIC HEARING - SALE OF LAND
RESOLUTION N0. 2906
1. BACKGROUND
The proJect was developed beca�se of increased governmental regulations
requiring electroplating waste ater pretreatment prior to sewage discharge
and increasingly strict regula or control over management of hazardous in-
dustrial by-products disposal . The 1977 amendments to the Clean Water Act
required that the metal finishing and electroplating industry be the first
of many that must reduce indus rial chemical wastewater discharges to
sewage systems by pretreating astewater discharge by April of 1984.
Since that time, numerous stat and local governmental agencies including
the Minnesota Department of En rgy and Economic Development, the Minnesota
Waste Management Board and the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission
(MWCC) have assisted and encou aged the development of this proJect.
A Technical Feasibility Assess nt for the proJect was conducted by the
Center for Hazardous Materials Research, University of Pittsburgh Applied
Research Center dated April , 19 7. The study concludes that although the
technology applications of thi process are unique, the individual com-
ponents of the processes have history of successful use in a similar ap-
plication.
A Financial Feasibility study w s completed by�fouche Ross � Company on
August 10, 1987. The study was conducted to determine the validity of the
company's assumption regarding heir financial forecast for which Touche
Ross concluded that "the underl ing assumptions provide a reasonable basis
for MRS torecastrr, r
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2. THE PARTNERSHIP
Metro Recovery Systems (MRS) wi�ll be a Minnesota general partnership con-
• sisting of Metropolitan Recover Corporation (h1RC), a Minnesota corpora-
tion formed by 21 metal plating and printed circuit firms and Lancy
Recovery, Inc. (LRI ), a subsidi�ry of Lancy International , Inc. Lancy In-
ternationai, inc. is a wholly o ned subsidiary of Aluminum Corporation of
America (Alcoa). Alcoa has no iinvolvement in, or obligation, commitment
or liability with respect to, t e project or the bonds. MRC will have a
40.9� interest in the partnersh p while Lancy Recovery will have the other
59. 1�. Since 1ts founding in I 45, Lancy International , Inc. has been a
pioneer in the development of w stewater treatment systems and resource
management technology. The com any has installed and commissioned over
2,500 industrial wastewater tre tments systems for metal finishing,
electronic manufacturing, chemi al processing, electric utilities and food
processing industries. Lancy's capabilities include engineering, equip-
ment design, analytical laborat ry service, environmental consulting and
turnkey construction/installati n.
In March of 1983, MRC was organ zed by Twin Cities printed circuit and me-
tal plating firms to manage ind strial process waste by providing an
industry-owned centralized wast treatment and materials recovery
facility. MRC�s mission is to eek innovative methods to reduce process
waste, recover industrial chemi als, conserve water, and reduce hazardous
waste destined for land disposa .
The partnership (MRS) will be f�rmed with the intent to develop, construct
and operate a hazardous waste c Ilection, processing, treatment, recovery,
storage and transfer facility w th an emphasis on maximum recovery of inet-
als, metal solutions, and proce sed chemicals to reduce the amount ot any
residual unrecovered material t at must be disposed of as a hazardous
waste.
3. THE PROJECT
MRS will complete the construction of a 51,200 square foot facility in-
cluding 4,700 square feet of la oratory and office space on 4.5 acres of
land at 2430 Rose Place in Rose ille. The site is in one of the Minnesota
Waste Management Board's prefer ed areas for the development of hazardous
waste facilities. An envlronme�tal assessment worksheet was approved by
the Minnesota Pollution Control �,Agency on the site in November, 1984, and
a rezoning approval and special use permit from the City of Roseville was
obtained in March, 1985. Lancy Internationai will construct the project
for a flxed price contract of $ ,532,000 with a completion date set for
July, 1988.
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The facility will serve all Mi nesota industrial generators but will be
primarily designed to treat, r cover and manage inorganic wastes from
printed circuit fabrication an metal plating firms which are concentrated
in the Twin Cities Metro area. � Twenty-two small to medlum size printed
circuit and metal plating shop in this area are currently under contract
with MRS to utilize the servic�s provided by the facility. These com-
panies include several Saint P ul companies as well as numerous East Metro
companies. ,
Innovative ion exchange techno�ogy and segregation of wastes will be in-
corporated in the facility des gn and in customer waste preparation to al-
low for maximum economic recov ey and reuse of industrial chemicals. This
design methodology will reduce the overall costs of industrial waste
management by removing industr al metals such as copper, nickel, chromium,
zinc, lead and tin for resale -�o primary smelters and by using scale
economies of centralized treat ent and recovery to reduce the operating
and capital costs to customer irms and meeting pollution control and
water treatment regulator requ rements.
The full service product range wlll include: waste transport, storage and '
testing, inorganic materials t eatment including neutralization, destruc-
tton of cyanides, reduction of�hexavalent chromium, recovery of salable
industrial metals, precipitati n and dewatering of inetal hydroxide
sludges, and separation of oil water emulsions, and shipment of residuals
to appropriate out-of-state fi al treatment or disposal facilities. These
activities will be conducted u der a 20-year Operating Agreement with
Lancy Recovery, Inc.
The facility will be a state-o -the-art design which will provide essen-
tial business support services to manufacturing businesses which produce
electronic equipment and relat d consumer products and are a major
employer sector in Minnesota. �The metal finishing and printed circuit
board fabricating industries r present approximately 10,000 jobs in the
Twin Cities area. This facili will serve to maintain that employment
base and also wiil enhance the�prospects of growth in this sector.
MRS anticipates hiring 15 empl�yees for the operation. They have agreed
to enter into a First Source A reement with the City's Job Creation and
Training Office to hire St. Pa i resldents wherever possible. This is in
conformance with the recommend tions of the Citizen's Commission on Bond-
ing and Financing Practices da ed January 22, 1986, which stated that,
"the geographic boundaries of he Port Authority should be extended to al-
low the Port Authority to unde take proJects in adJoining suburban com-
munities provided that such pr jects are structured in such a fashion that
maximiies��Job opportunities fo� economically disadvantaged City
residents .
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4. JOINT POWERS
The proJect received approval rom the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic
Development Board in June of I 87; however, attempts to market the taxabie
bond issue were unsuccessful . There are a number of reasons for the
marketing problems including a lack of credit enhancement, instability in
the market and the complicated nature of the project.
The company has approached the City of Roseville requesting assistance in
securing financing to complete the project. The City of Roseville in turn
has requested the assistance o the Port Authority of the City of Saint
Paul . The City of Roseville r ceived Port Authority powers from the
legislature in 1985; therefore a Joint Powers Agreement between the en-
tities is possible. Roseville at its City Council meeting of November 23,
1987, took action to approve e tering into a Joint Powers Agreement with
the Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul in an effort to secure the
financing for this proJect.
5. FINANCING •
The proposed financing would b an 876 taxable industrial development
revenue bond with a 20-year te m. Below is a breakdown of bond proceeds:
Construction - $5,581,533
Capitalized Interest During Construction - 7 Months 395,267
Expenses (Estimated) - 60,000
Underwr i t i ng - 21 3,,�00
TOTAL $6, 160,000
The Port Authority will receiv earnings on the sinking fund. The fiscal
and administrative fee is bas on a rate of I� of the face value ot the
bonds until occupancy, then 2 for the life of the proJect or 15� of net
cash tlow, whichever is great r. The share in the cash flow is capped at
a maximum of 4$ of the face v lue of the bond ($246,400).
The reserve fund of $787,850 will be funded by MRS through an agreement
with the Minnesota Agricultur I and Economic Development Board. The Board
has funds allocated for this urpose and an executed agreement will be in
place prior to sale of bonds. The company is also required under its per-
mit process to create a closu e fund over a five-year period totaling
$300,000.
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The total project cost is $10,536,000 which includes an equity contribu-
tion of $3,796,000 (36�) by the partnership. MRC's participation of
$1 ,551 ,000 included funds provided by the Metropolitan Waste Control Com-
mission through a Stipulation greement with member companies totaling ap-
proximately $1 .2 million. � The MWCC presently holds a mortgag�e on the en-
tire 8. 1 acre site valued at $I34,000. At closing, the mortgag e will be
satisfied and title transferre� to the Port Authority. Lancy Recovery,
Inc. has an equity participatipn of $2,245,000. Lancy Recovery will
provide an additional credit e hancement in the form of a �500,000 pledged
CD to secure a $300,000 workin� Ilne of credit and $500,000 of leased
equipment. I
� Lancy Recovery, Inc. 's managem�nt fee is subordinate to the operating
costs, debt service and the Por�t Authority�s fiscal and administrative
fees. I
6. TERMS OF THE LEASE I
The term of the lease would belfor twenty years with options to purchase
at any time provided sufficieni{ funds are deposited with the Port
Authority to defease the bonds �to the appropriate call date as well as the
Port Authority administrative fees for at least the first ten years of the
project and 10� of the original�ibond issue.
7. UNDERWRITING
Miller $ Schroeder Financial ha agreed to underwrite the 20-year bond
issue at a rate of interest to e set at the time the bonds are sold. We
anticipate bonds w111 be sold a our regular December Board meeting.
8. RECOMMENDATIONS
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Staff has interviewed the partn�rs in the proJect, reviewed the
feasibility studies, discussed �he proJect with the State of Minnesota,
the Waste Management Board, the �Metropolitan Waste Control Commission and
the City of Roseville and recomrt�ends approval of Resolution Nos. 2905 and
2906. I
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