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• CITY OF ROCHESTER
COUNTY OF OLMSTED
STATE OF M1NNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 54417-/ Z
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SALE, AND DELIVERY OF HOUSING
FACILITY REVENUE BONDS RELATING TO THE HOMESTEAD AT
ROCHESTER, INC. PROJECT; AND APPROVING THE FORM OF AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE HOUSING FACILITY REVENUE BONDS
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester, Minnesota (the "City") is a home rule city and political
subdivision duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, particularly
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462C, as amended (the "Act"), confers upon cities, the power to issue
revenue bonds to finance a program for the purposes of planning, administering, making or purchasing
loans with respect to one or more combination multifamily housing and health care developments within
the boundaries of the city; and ,
. WHEREAS, The Homestead at Rochester, Inc., a Minnesota nonprofit corporation
. (the "Borrower"), has requested that the City issue its revenue bonds, notes, or obligations under the Act,
in one or more series, in an original aggregate principal amount not to exceed $55,000,000 to (i) refund
the City of Dodge Center, Minnesota Senior Housing Revenue Note (The Homestead at Rochester
Project), Series 2005A, issued in the original aggregate principal amount of $8,000,000, the City of
Mantorville, Minnesota Senior Housing Revenue Note (The Homestead at' Rochester Project), Series
2005B, issued in the original aggregate principal amount of $6,410,000, and the City of Oronoco,
Minnesota Senior Housing Revenue Note (The Homestead at Rochester Project), Series 2005C, issued in
the original aggregate principal amount of $6,405,000 (collectively, the "Prior Notes") the procedds of
which financed the acquisition, construction, and equipping of a multifamily rental housing facility
consisting of approximately 60 assisted living units, of which approximately 16 are memory care units,
approximately 77 independent senior living units and a town center of approximately 21,500 square -feet
located 1900 Ballington Drive NW in the City (the "Existing Facility"); (ii) finance the construction and
equipping of an expansion to the Existing Facility to add 52 independent/congregate senior living units,
56 skilled nursing beds and related amenities, including 30 garage spaces; (iii) fiend a debt service reserve
fund; and (iv) and pay a portion of the costs of issuance related to the Bonds (collectively, the "Project");
and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the issuance of such revenue bonds, notes, or obligations under the
Act, the City must adopt a housing program providing the information required by Section 462C.03,
subdivision la, of the Act (the "Housing Program"); and .1
WHEREAS, under Section 147(f) of the Internal' Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"), prior to the issuance of such revenue bonds or obligations, a public hearing duly noticed
must be held by the City and under Section 462C.04, subdivision 2, of the Act, a public hearing must be
held on each housing program after one publication of notice in a newspaper circulating generally in the
• City, at least 15 days before the hearing; and
WHEREAS, at the request of the Borrower, on October 21, 2013, the Common Council of the
City held a public hearing regarding a Housing Program and with respect to the issuance of revenue
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• bonds to finance the Housing Program and the Project, pursuant to and in conformance with the Act and
Section 147(f) of the Code, for which notice was duly published as required by the Act; and
WHEREAS, after the public hearing, the Common Council of the City adopted a resolution
approving of the Housing Program; and
WHEREAS, the revenue bonds will be issued in one or more series in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $55,000,000, and will include a pledge of, among other things, revenues of the
Project (the "Bonds")
WHEREAS, the Borrower ha s requested that the City issue the Bonds pursuant to a Trust
Indenture between the City and U.S. Bank National Association( the "Trustee"), dated on or after
November 1, 2013 (the "Indenture"); and
WHEREAS, the HRA, the Borrower, and Herbert J. Sims & Co. (the "Underwriter") have agreed
upon sufficient details of the Bonds and to enable the City to adopt this final bond resolution (the
"Resolution") on this date.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of -Rochester,
Minnesota, as follows: '
1. Proposal for Issuance of Bonds. For the purpose of providing funds to finance the
Project, together with funds available to or provided by the Borrower, there is hereby authorized the
issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $55,000,000.
The Bonds shall be special, limited obligations of the City payable solely from the funds pledged therein.
The Bonds are not to be payable from nor charged upon any funds of the City other than the revenues
pledged to their payment, nor is the City subject to any liability thereon; no holders of the Bonds shall
ever have the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of the City to pay any of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds; the Bonds shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance,
legal or equitable, upon any property of the City, and each Bond shall recite that the Bonds, including
interest thereon, are payable solely from the revenues pledged to the payment thereof and that no Bond
shall constitute a debt of the City within the meaning of aray constitutional or statutory limitation., The
Bonds shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to the Act and such recital shall be conclusive
evidence of the validity and regularity of the issuance thereof.
2. ' Bond Structure. Pursuant to a Loan Agreement, to be dated on or after November 1,
2013, the City will loan the proceeds of Bonds to the Borrower to finance the Project (the "Loan
Agreement"). The payments to be made by the Borrower under the Loan Agreement are fixed so as to
produce revenue sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds when due.
When executed, the right, title and interest of the City in, to and tinder, among other things, the Loan
Agreement (except as therein provided) will be assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture between
the City and the Trustee. It is further proposed that the Borrower will execute a Combination Mortgage,
Security Agreement and Fixture Financing Statement and Assignment of Leases and Rents in favor of the
Trustee as security for payment of the Bonds (the "Mortgage"). Certain Bonds will be -further secured by
a Guaranty from Volunteers of America Care Facilities to the Trustee (the "Guaranty"). The Bonds will
be purchased by the Underwriter pursuant to a Bond Purchase Agreement among the City, the
Underwriter and the Borrower (the "Bond Purchase Agreement"). The Bonds shall be in denominations
of $25,000 and multiples of $5,000 in excess thereof, in such principal amounts, shall bear interest at the
rates, shall be numbered, shall be dated, shall mature, shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity, and
• shall be in such form and have such other, details and provisions as may be prescribed in the Indenture as
executed in accordance with Sections 7 and 9 hereof.
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• 3. Forms of Documents Submitted. Pursuant to the preliminary approval of this Board,
forms of the following documents have been submitted to the Board for approval:
(a) the Bond Purchase Agreement;
(b) the Loan Agreement;
(c) the Mortgage;
(d) the Guaranty; and
(e) the Indenture.
4. Findings. It is hereby found, determined and declared that:
(a) the Project furthers the policies of the Act;
(b) the Project promotes the public welfare by providing necessary multifamily
rental housing and health care facilities, so that adequate multifamily rental housing -and -health
care facilities are available to residents of the City at a reasonable cost;
(c) the Act authorizes the acquisition, construction and installation of the facilities
and equipment to be financed by the Bonds, the issuance and sale of the Bonds, the execution and
delivery by the City of the Indenture, the Bond Purchase Agreement, and the Loan Agreement,
(collectively, the "Financing Documents"), the performance of all covenants and agreements of
. the HRA contained in the Financing Documents, and the performance of all other acts and things
required under the constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to make the Financing
Documents and Bonds valid and binding obligations of the City in accordance with their terms;
(d) it is desirable that the Bonds be issued by the City upon the terms set forth in the
Indenture;
(e) the payments under the Loan Agreement,are fixed to produce revenue sufficient
to provide for the prompt payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds
issued under the Indenture when due, and the Loan Agreement and Indenture also provide that the
Borrower is required to pay all expenses of the operation and maintenance of the facilities to be
financed by the Bonds, including, but without limitation, adequate insurance thereon and
insurance against all liability for injury to persons or property arising from the operation thereof,
and any taxes and special assessments levied upon or with respect to the premises of said
facilities and payable during the term of the Loan Agreement and Indenture;
(f) as provided therein and in the Loan Agreement and Indenture, the Bonds are not
to be payable from or charged upon any funds other than the revenue pledged to the payment
thereof; the City is not subject to any liability thereon; no holder of any Bond shall ever have the
right to compel any exercise by the City of any taxing powers 'to pay any of the Bonds or the
interest or premium thereon, or to enforce payment thereof against any property of the City,
except the interests of the City in the Loan Agreement which has been assigned to the Trustee
under the Indenture; the Bonds shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, legal or
equitable, upon any property of the City except the interests of the City in the Loan Agreement
which has been assigned to the Trustee under the Indenture; the Bonds shall recite that the Bonds
do not constitute or give rise to aipecuniary liability or moral obligation of the City, the State of
Minnesota or any political subdivision, and that the Bonds, including interest thereon, are payable
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solely from the revenues pledged to the payment thereof, and the Bonds shall not constitute a debt
• of the City or the City within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.
5. Approval of Forms; Execution. The forms of the Financing Documents and exhibits
thereto and all other documents listed in Section 3 hereof are approved substantially in the form
submitted. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 hereof, the Financing Documents, in substantially the
forms submitted, are directed to be executed in the name and on behalf of the City by the Mayor and the
City Clerk. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 hereof, the Bonds are to be in executed the name of
and on behalf of the City by the Mayor and the City Clerk, and are to be delivered to the Trustee for
authentication and delivery to the Underwriter. Any other City documents and certificates necessary to
the transaction described above may be executed by one or more appropriate officers of the City. Copies
of all of the documents necessary to the transaction herein described shall be delivered, filed and recorded
as provided herein and in the Loan Agreement and Indenture.
6. Official Statement. The City hereby consents to the preparation and distribution of the
Official Statement for the Bonds; provided that it is understood that the City has relied upon the Borrower
and the Underwriter and legal counsel retained by them to assure the accuracy and completeness of the
information set forth in the Official Statement and that therefore the City has not made, and will not
make, any representations or warranties with respect to the information contained therein, except, under
the headings "The Issuer" and "Litigation" but only with respect to the City. The drafts of the Official
Statement on file with the City are hereby designated as "near final" offering memoranda for purposes of
Rule 15-c2-12 of the Securities Exchange Commission.
7. Issuance. The City shall proceed forthwith `to issue the Bonds, in the forms and upon gie
terms set forth in the Indenture and this Resolution, if and to the extent the City officers determine to
• proceed with the Project which determination shall be deemed made upon execution of the Financing
Documents by the City officers. The Bonds shall be payable or prepayable at such time or times, shall
bear interest at such rates and shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as set forth therein
which the Underwriter, the Borrower and the HRA shall agree to, which agreement shall be deemed to
have been made upon execution and delivery of the Bonds by the City officers. The City officers are
authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Bonds as prescribed in the Indenture and this
Resolution.
8. Records and Certificates. The Mayor, City Clerk and other officers of the City are
authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to the Underwriter certified copies of all proceedings and
records of the City relating to the Bonds, and such other affidavits and certificates as may be required to
show the facts relating to the legality of the Bonds as such facts appear from the books and records in the
officers' custody and control or as otherwise known to them; and all such certified copies, certificates and
affidavits, including any heretofore furnished, shall constitute representations of the City as to the truth of
all statements contained therein.
9. Changes in Forms Approved; Absent and Disabled Officers. The approval hereby given
to the various documents referred to above includes approval of such additional details therein as may be
necessary and appropriate and such modifications thereof, deletions therefrom and additions thereto as
may be necessary and appropriate and approved by the City Attorney, the+ appropriate City staff person or
by the officers authorized herein to execute or accept, as the case may be, said documents prior to their
execution; and said officers or staff members are hereby authorized to approve said changes on behalf of
the City. The execution of any instrument by the appropriate officer or officers of the City herein
authorized shall be conclusive evidence of the.approval of such document in accordance with the terms
hereof. In the event of absence or disability of the officers, any of the documents authorized by this
Resolution to be executed may be executed without further act or authorization of the Common Council
by any member of the Common Council or any duly designated acting official, or by such other officer or
officers of the Common Council as, in the opinion of the City Attorney, may act in their behalf.
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• 10. Future Amendments. The authority to approve, execute and deliver future amendments
to Financing Documents entered into by the City in connection with the issuance of the Bonds and
consents required under the financing documents is hereby delegated to the City Clerk, subject to the
following conditions: (a) such amendments or consents do not require the consent of the respective
holders of the Bonds or such consent has been obtained; (b) such amendments or consents to not
materially adversely affect the interests of the City; (c) such amendments or consents do not contravene or
violate any policy of the City, and (d) such amendments or consents are acceptable in form and substance
to the counsel retained by the HRA to review such amendments. The authorization hereby given shall be
further construed as authorization for the execution and delivery of such certificates and related items as
may be required to demonstrate compliance with the agreements being amended and the terms of this
Resolution. The execution of any instrument by the City Clerk shall be conclusive evidence of the
approval of such instruments in accordance with the terms hereof. In the absence of the City. Clerk, any
instrument authorized by this paragraph to be executed and delivered may be executed by the officer of
the City is authorized to act in their place and stead.
11. Indemnification by Borrower. It is understood and agreed that the Borrower shall
indemnify the City against all liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including attorney's fees
and expenses incurred by the City) arising with respect to the Project or the Bonds, as provided for and
agreed to by and between the Borrower and the City in the Indenture or the Loan Agreement. ""'
12. Headings; Terms. Paragraph headings in this Resolution are for convenience of reference
only and are not a part hereof, and shall not limit or define the meaning of any provision hereof.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have tht meanings given them in the Indenture and
Loan Agreement.
. 13. Bond Counsel Opinion. The City hereby authorizes Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, as
bond counsel for the City, to prepare, execute, and deliver its approving legal opinions with respect to the
Bonds.
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14. Waiver of Policy Regarding Unrated Debt. The City hereby authorizes the issuance of
the Bonds as unrated debt in minimum denominations of $25,000 to be sold to the public.
15. Effective Date. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER,
MINNESOTA, THIS 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2013.
PRESIDENT OF D COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
DEPUTY
Approved this 21st day of October, 2013.
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