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277912 WHITE - CITY CLERK PINK - FINANCE COUIICII �j '�'�� � CANARY - DEPARTMENT G I T Y O F S A I N T PA LT L BLUE - MAYOR File N O. ��� o cil Resolution Presented By � Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS: 1 . On December 15, 1981 , the Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul adopted Resolution No. 1946giving preliminary approval to the issuance of approximately $1 ,570,000 in revenue bonds to finance the construction of a new 20,000 Sq. Ft. corporate office headquarters on a 70,000 Sq. Ft. site in St. Paul Energy Park for J. L. Shiely Company; 2. Laws of Minnesota 1976, Chapter 234, provides that any issue of revenue bonds authorized by the Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul , shall be issued only with the consent of the City Council of the City of Saint Paul , by resolution adopted in accordance with law; 3. The Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul has requested that the City Council give its requisite consent pursuant to said law to facilitate the issuance of said revenue bonds by the Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul , subject to final approval of the details of said issue by the Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul . RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul , that in accordance with Laws of Minnesota 1976, Chapter 234, the City Council hereby consents to the issuance of the aforesaid revenue bonds for the purposes described in the aforesaid Port Authority Resolution No. 1946, the exact details of which, including, but not limited to, provisions relating to maturities, interest rates, discount, redemption, and for the issuance of additional bonds are to be determined by the Port Authority, pursuant to resolution adopted by the Port Authority, and the City Council hereby authorizes the issuance of any additional bonds (including refunding bonds) by the Port Authority, found by the Port Authority to be necessary for carrying out the purposes for which the aforesaid bonds are issued. COUNCILMEN Yeas Nays Requestgd by Department of: Hunt Levine In Favor Maddox McMahon a Against By Showalter - Tedesco �lilww� JAN 7 ��2 Form Ap o ed by Cit ttorney Adopted by Council: Date � �— Certified � -s by Counc' Se ry By� � r By �".-. - JAN 8 �982 Appr d by Mayor fo S mis i�n to Council Approved b Mavor: Dat �y PUBLISHED By JAN 16 1982 � � �ORT � UTHORlTY ` r'' � � : . Y� � OF THE CITY OF ST. PAUL � �_ + Memorandum TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIOKE DATE: December 11 , 1981 (Meeting December 15 19 ) � �. `\j,�. FROM: Donald G. Dunshee � � �g��; PUBLIC HEARI�G - PRELI�rINARY AND UNDERWITING AGREEMENT $1 ,570,000 REVENI;E BOND ISSUE J. L. SHIELY CCMPAhY RESOLUTION N0. 1946 PUBLIC SALE HEARIyG - SALE OF LAND J. L. SHIELY CCMFANY RESOLUTION N0. 1�47 1 . COMPANY J. L. Shiely Company was incorporated in St. Paul in 1914 and has been involved in the sand, gravel and ready mix business since that time. The Company began mining sand and gravel in the area between Lexington and Snelling that is now part of St. Paul Energy Park in 1921 and oper- ated in tha� area until Midway Stadium was constructed in 1953. Following the close oF their mining operation at that location they opened up an operation at Gray Cloud Island which is still being used. Besides the sand and gr�vel operation, J. L. Shiely Company leases land from the Port Authority ir� Barge Terminal No. 1 where material is stockpiled and they have a ready mix concrete operation. 2. PROJECT The headquarters for the Company is presently located at 1101 Snelling Avenue P�orth and because of the growth of their business they have had to lease additional office space. The Company wishes to keep their corporate headquarters in St. Paul and because of their strong ties to the Energy Park area from their gravel operations, wish to relocate their headquarters to a new site in St. Paul Energy Park. Their proposed office building r�rould contain 20,000 Sq. Ft. and be situated on a 70,000 Sq. Ft. site. The Company would not start construction of the new building until the Fall of 1982 or the Spring of 1983 depending on their construction act- ivity for next year. Because of the fact they would not be starting construction for at least a year the location of their proposed facility in the Park has not been determined and final design of the building not completed. . �, � r, . a � ,� � ,,,�.. 3CARD OF COMMISSIONERS . (M�eting December 15, 1981 ) J. L. SHIELY COMPANY ?dge 2 3. FINANCING . The proposed financing would be done as an 876 industrial development revenue bond issue witr a 30 year term. Proceeds from the bond issue would be as follows: Building (20,000 �q. Ft. ) $1 ,200,000 Bond Issue Expense 20,000 Capitalized InterESt 100,000 Debt Service Reserve 205,000 Discount 45,000 $1 ,570,000 In addition to the mon�nly rent the Company will pay the customary fiscal and administrative fee based on the formula of .42% per mi7lion per year for the first 10 years, . 54'o per million per year for the second 10 years and .66% per million per year for the third 10 years of the lease. The interest earnings cn the sinking fund and debt service reserve would inure to the benefit o= the Port Authority. ' . UhDERWRITING hiiller and Schroeder M�nicipals has agreed to underwrite the bond issue Yrith the interest ra�e to be set at the time the bonds are sold. �. TERF;S OF THE LEASE The lease would be for a term of 30 years and the company would have an o�tion to purchase az ihe end of the lOth, 20th and 30th years for 10% of the original bond issue cost plus retirement of any outstanding bonds. The 70,000 Sq. Ft. o� ;and would be leased at a rate of �2.25 per Sq. Ft. plus 10% interest or ar� annual rental of $16,977.96 payable monthly in advance in the amount cf 51 ,414.84. The Company would have an option to purchase the land under the standard Port Authority formula at one-half the original land price at the end of the term. 6. RECGMMENDATION Staff has met with Cou:^.cil 46 regarding the project and they voted to support the project providing :he Company brought the final site plan and rendering for their review before the project commences. Staff has reviewed the project, the officers af the Company and recommends approval of Resolution P�o. 1946 and Resolutio� t�o. 1947. sjs .. . •t a..y. - . ,�„�- ` Resolution No. ��y� RESOLUTION OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL WHEREAS, the purpose of Chapter 474, Minnesota Statutes, known as the Minnesota Municipal Industrial Deveiop- ment Act (hereinafter called "Act") as found and determined by the legislature is to promote the welfare of the state by the active attraction and encouragement and development of economi- cally sound industry and commerce to prevent so far as possible the emergence of blighted and marginal lands and areas of chronic unemployment and to aid in the development of existing areas of blight, marginal land and persistent unemployment; and WHEREAS, factors necessitating the active promotion and development of economically sound industry and commerce are the increasing concentration o£ population in the metropoZitan areas and the rapidly rising increase in the amount and cost of governmental services required to meet the needs of the increased �population and the need for development of land use which will provide an adequate tax base to finance these increased costs and access to employment opportunities for such population; and WHEREAS, The Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul (the "Authority") has received from the J. L. Shiely Company �hereinaftPr referr�d to as "Company" ) a requAst that the Authority issue its revenue bonds to finance the acquisition, installation and construction of facilities for its corparate headquarters and that the Port Authority lease land to the Company in Saint Paul Energy Park as a site for its headquarters (hereinafter collectively called the "Project" ) in the City of St. Paul, all as is more fully described in the staff report on file; and «iEREAS, the Authority desires to facilitate the selective development of the community, to retain and improve its tax base and to help it provide the range of services and employment opportunities required by its population, and said Project will assist the City in achieving that objective. Said Project will help to increase the assessed valuation of the City and help maintain a positive relationshi� between assessed valuation and debt and enhance the image and reputation of the City; and , � � ,, � � , ,. � -�- WHEREAS, the Project to be financed by reve�ue bonds will result in substantial employment opportunities in the Project; �VHEREAS, the Authority has been advised by repre- sentatives of the Company that conventional, commercial financing to pay the capital cost of the Pzoject is available only on a limited basis and at such high costs of borrowing . that the economic feasibility of operating the Project would be significantly reduced, but the Company has also advised this Authority that with the aid, of revenue bond financing, and its resulting law borrowing cost, the Project is economically more feasible; WHEREAS, the Company has represented that it is on�.y willing to enter into an agreement and land lease with the Port Authority because of the Urban Development Action Grants ( "UDAG Grants") made and to be made by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the land acquisition, site and public improvement, and other related costs incurred and to be incurred by the Port Ruthority for Saint Paul Energy Park and that the Company would not have agreed to undertake the Project contemplated by this Resolution but for said UDAG Grants; WHEREAS, Miller & Schroeder Municipals, Inc. (the "Underwriter" ) has made a proposal in an agreement (the "Undexwriting Agreement" ) relating to the purchase of the revenue bonds to be issued to finance the Project; Tn1HEREAS, the Authority, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 474.01, Subdivision 7b 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 Company that tha Auth�rity finaiice the Project hereinbefore described by the issua�rce of its industrial revenue bonds; and VIHEREAS, the Authority did conduct a public hearing pursuant to said notice, at which hearing the recommendations contained in the Authority' s staff inemorandum to the Commissioners were reviewed, and all persons who appeared at the hearing were given an opportunity to express their views with respect to the proposal. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the CorRmissioners of the Port Authority of the City af Saint Paul, yinnesota as follows: 1. On the basis of information available to the Authority it appears, and the Authority hereby finds, that said Project constitutes properties, used or useful in connection. with one or more revenue producing enterprises engaged in any - business within the meaning of Subdivision la of Section 474.02 of the Act; that the Project furthers the purposes stated in Seetion 474.01 of the Act, that the availability of the financing under the Act, the willingness of the Authority to furnish such financing, and the UDAG Grants will be a substantial inducement to the Company to undertake the Project, and that the effect of the Project, if undertaken, will be to encourage the development of economically sound industry and commerce and assist in the prevention of the emergence of blighted and marginal land, and will help to prevent chronic unemplcyment, and will help the City to retain and improve its tax base and provide the range of services and employment opportunities required by its population, and will help to prevent the movement of talented and educated persons out of the state and to areas within the state where their serviGes may not be as effectively used and will result in more intensive development and use of land within the C.ity and will eventually result in an increase in the City's tax base; and that it is in the best interests of the port district and the people of the City of Saint Paul and in furtherance of the general plan of development to assist the Company in financing the Praject. • 2. Subject to the mutual agreement of. the Authority, the Company and the purchaser vf the revenue bonds as to the details of t'ne lease or other revenue agreement as defined in the Act, and other documents necessary to evidence and effect the financing of the Project and �he issuance of the revenue bonds, the Project is hereby approved and authorized and the issuance Qf revenue bonds of the Authority in an amount not to exceed approximately $1,570,000 (other than such additional revenue bonds as are needed to complete the Project) is authorized to finance the costs of the Project and the recommendations of the Authority' s staff, as set forth in the staff inemorandum to the Commissioners which was presented to the Commissioners, are incorporated herein by reference and approved. 3. In accordance with Subdivision 7a of Section 474.01, P9innesota Statutes, the Executive Vice-President of the AUTHORITY is hereby authorized and directed to submit the proposal for the above described Project to the Commissioner of Securities, requesting his approval, and other officers, employees and agents of the AUTHORITY are hereby authorized to provide the Commissioner with such preliminary information as he may require. � � � .� ���:..- 4. There has heretofore been filed with the Authority a form of Preliminary Agreement between the Authority and Company, relating to the proposed construction and financing of the Project and a form of the Underwriting Agreement. The form of said Agreements have been examined by " the Commissioners. It is the purpose of said Agreements to evidence the commitment of the parties and their intentions with respect to the proposed Project in order that the Company may proceed without delay with the commencement of the acquisition, installation and construction of the Project with the assurance that there has been sufficient "official action" under Section 103 (b) of the'' Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, to allow for the issuance of industrial revenue bonds (including, if deemed appropriate, any interim note or notes to provide . temporary financing thereof) to finance the entire cost of the Project upon agreement being reached as to the ultimate details of the Project and its financing. Said Agreements are hereby approved, and the President and Secretary of the Authority are hereby authorized and directed to execute said Agreements. 5. Upon execution of the Prel.iminary Ayreement by the Company, the staff of the Authority are authorized and 3irected to continue negotiations with the Company so as to resolve the remaining issues necessary to the preparation of the lease and other documents necessary to the adoption by the Authority of its final bond resalution and the issuance and delivery of the revenue bonds; provided that the President (or Vice-President if the President is abserit) 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 accept a final offer of the Underwriters made by the Undezwriters to purchase said bonds and to execute an underwriting agreement setting forth such offer on behalf of the Authority. Such acceptance shall bind the Underwriters to said offer but s.hall be subject to approval and ratification by the Port Authority in a formal supplemental bond resolution to be adopted prior to the delivery of said revenue bonds. 6. The revenue bonds (including any interim note or notes) and interest thereon shall not constitute an indebtedness of the Authority or the City of Saint Pau1 within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation and shall not constitute or give rise to a pecuniary liability of the Authority or the City or a charge against their general credit or taxing powers and neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing powers of the Authority or the City is pledged for the payment of the bonds (and interim note or notes) or interest thereon. � � � �� r � �.� i-� ;::�� .r...... 7. In order to facilitate completion of the revenue bond financing herein contemplated, the City Council is hereby requested to consent, pursuant to Laws of Minnesota� 1976, Chapter 234, to the issuance of the revenue bonds (including any interim note or no�es) herein contemplated and any additional bonds which the Authority may prior to issuance or from time to time thereafter deem necessary to complete the Project or to refund such revenue bonds; and for such purpose the Executive Vice President of the Authority is hereby authorized and directed to forward to the City Council copies of this resolution and said Preliminary Agreemen� and any additional available information the City Council may request. 8. The acti.ons of the Executive Vice-President of the Authority in causing public notice of the publa.c hearing and in describing the general nature of the Project and estimating the principal amount of bonds to be issued to finance the Project and in preparing a draft of the proposed application to the Commissioner of Securities, State .of Minnesota, for approval of the Project, which has been available for inspection by the public at the office of the Authority from and after the publication of notice of the hearing, are in all respects ratified and confirmed. , , Adopted December 15, 1981 � ; . . : Attest ' ' `�/ "'"'" ; ,` I President r The Port :Authority of the City of Saint Paul . Z ? �'l2le'� S retary . . S' ` ;, . ,c �, .�-� �8�-� � � OM al : � 1975 ; , Rev. : 9/8/76 EXPLANATION OF ApMIMISTRATTYE ORDERS, �yr� RESOLUT.IONS, AN� ORQINAWCES /r r t /9�� . . . . f � . . . .. � .. . oa�e: ue��n�r �5, i�a� � R�CEIVED ut� 21 1981 TQ: MAYOR G GE LATTMER MAYQRS OFFICE FR: Eugene A. St aul �Port Authori ty � - �E: J. L. SHI LY COMPANY $1 ,570,0 0 REVENUE BOND ISSUE ACTION REQUESTED: • � In accord�nce with the Laws of Minnesota, Chapter 234, it is r�equested that the � City Council , by Resolution, a draft copy, of which is attached hereto, �pprove the issuance of approximately $1 ,570,000 in revenue bonds to finance the construction of a 20,000 Sq. Ft. office building on a 70:,000 Sq. Ft. si�e in St. Paul Energy Park for J. L. Shiely Company. This facility would serve as their corparate headquarters which is presently located at 1101 Snel1ing Avenue North and is no longer adequate. The Company wishes to keep their corporate headquarters in St. Paul . �hey have a sand and gravel operation at Gray C]oud Island and also lease land fror� the Port Authority in Barge Terminal No. 1 where material is stoekpi.led and they have a ready � mix concrete operation. ` PURPO�E AND RATIONALE FOR THIS ACTION: � � The purpose of the bond issue is to permit J. L. Shiely Company to relpcate their corporate headquarters in St.' Paul Energy Park where they have strong ties because of their gravel operations in that area b�tween 1921 and 1953. The Co�pany is involved in the sand, gravel and ready mix business and apprvximate1y .lU new jobs will be created as a result of this project. The Shiely facility will meet all the conditions contained in the Energy Park Master Plan and wi11 go through the �esign review process as pravided in the Energy Park Master Plan, ATTACHMENTS: Staff Memorandum Draft City Council Resolution Port Authority Resolution No. 1946 c�: R. Thorpe, Manpower Services