EDA Resolution #2022-20 Private Development and Business Subsidy Agreement with Wiha ToolsCITY OF MONTICELLO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
RESOLUTION NO.2022-20
RESOLUTION AWARDING THE SALE OF, AND
PROVIDING THE FORM, TERMS, COVENANTS AND
DIRECTIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A TAX
INCREMENT REVENUE NOTE AND APPROVING A
CONTRACT FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT WITH
WILLI HAHN CORPORATION AND A BUSINESS SUBSIDY
AGREEMENT THEREIN
BE IT RESOLVED BY the Board of Commissioners ("Board") of the City of Monticello
Economic Development Authority, Monticello, Minnesota (the "Authority") as follows:
Section 1. Recitals.
1.01. Authorization. The Authority and the City of Monticello, Minnesota (the "City")
have approved the establishment of its Tax Increment Financing (Economic Development) District
No. 1-46 (Wiha Tools) (the "TIF District"), within the Central Monticello Redevelopment Project
No. 1 ("Redevelopment Project") and have adopted a tax increment financing plan therefore for
the purpose of financing certain public improvements within the Redevelopment Project.
1.02. To facilitate development of certain property in the TIF District, the Authority
proposes to enter into a Contract for Private Development (the "Agreement") with Willi Hahn
Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, or an affiliate thereof or entity related thereto (the
"Developer"), under which among other things the Developer agrees to construct an approximately
156,800 square foot building to provide a facility for manufacturing in two phases (the "Minimum
Improvements").
1.03. The Authority proposes to reimburse the Developer for certain qualified costs for the
Minimum Improvements in the amount not to exceed $1,151,034 through the issuance of a pay as
you go tax increment financing note (the "TIF Note") subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Agreement. The TIF Note constitutes a business subsidy within the meaning of Minnesota
Statutes, Section 116J.993 to 116J.995, as amended (the "Business Subsidy Act"), and the Agreement
includes a "business subsidy agreement" as required under the Business Subsidy Act.
1.04. The Authority has on this date conducted a duly noticed public hearing regarding
the granting of a business subsidy being provided to the Developer in accordance with the Business
Subsidy Act, at which all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard.
Section 2. Agreement and Business SubsidyApproved.
2.01 The Board approves the Agreement in substantially the form presented to the
Board, including the provisions granting a business subsidy to the Developer, subject to approval
by the City Council of the City, together with any related documents necessary in connection
therewith, including without limitation all documents, exhibits, certifications, or consents
referenced in or attached to the Agreement (the "Development Documents").
2.02. The Board hereby authorizes the President and Executive Director, in their
discretion and at such time, if any, as they may deem appropriate, to execute the Development
Documents on behalf of the Authority, and to carry out, on behalf of the Authority, the Authority's
obligations thereunder when all conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied. The
Development Documents shall be in substantially the form on file with the Authority and the
approval hereby given to the Development Documents 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 legal counsel to the
Authority and by the officers authorized herein to execute said documents prior to their execution;
and said officers are hereby authorized to approve said changes on behalf of the Authority. The
execution of any instrument by the appropriate officers of the Authority herein authorized shall be
conclusive evidence of the approval of such document in accordance with the terms hereof. This
resolution shall not constitute an offer and the Development Documents shall not be effective until
the date of execution thereof as provided herein.
2.03. 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 Board
by any duly designated acting official, or by such other officer or officers of the Board as, in the
opinion of the City Attorney, may act in their behalf. Upon execution and delivery of the
Development Documents, the officers and employees of the Board are hereby authorized and
directed to take or cause to be taken such actions as may be necessary on behalf of the Board to
implement the Development Documents, including without limitation the issuance of tax
increment revenue obligations thereunder when all conditions precedent thereto have been
satisfied and reserving funds for the payment thereof in the applicable tax increment accounts.
Section 3. TIF Note Authorized. The Authority hereby approves issuance of the TIF
Note pursuant to the Agreement. The TIF Note shall be issued in the maximum aggregate principal
amount of $1,151,034 to the Developer, subject to Section 3.1 of the Agreement, in consideration of
certain eligible costs incurred by the Developer under the Agreement, shall be dated the date of
delivery thereof, and shall bear interest at a rate of 4.00% per annum. The TIF Note is secured by
Available Tax Increment, as further described in the form of the TIF Note attached hereto as Exhibit
A. The Authority hereby delegates to the Executive Director the determination of the date on which
the TIF Note is to be delivered, in accordance with the Agreement.
Section 4. Form of TIF Note; Terms and Delivery of Note.
4.01 The TIF Note shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, with
the blanks to be properly filled in and the principal and interest rate amounts adjusted as of the
date of issue.
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4.02. Denomination, Payment. The TIF Note shall be issued as a single typewritten note
numbered R-l. The TIF Note shall be issuable only in fully registered form. Principal of and
interest on the TIF Note shall be payable by check or draft issued by the Registrar described herein.
4.03. Dates; Interest Payment Dates. Principal of and interest on the TIF Note shall be
payable by mail to the owner of record thereof as of the close of business on the fifteenth day of
the month preceding the Payment Date, whether or not such day is a business day.
4.04. Registration and Transfer. The Authority hereby appoints the City Finance
Director to perform the functions of registrar, transfer agent and paying agent (the "Registrar").
The effect of registration and the rights and duties of the Authority and the Registrar with respect
thereto shall be as follows:
(a) Re ice. The Registrar shall keep at its office a bond register in which the Registrar
shall provide for the registration of ownership of the TIF Note and the registration of transfers and
exchanges of the TIF Note.
(b) Transfer of TIF Note. Upon surrender for transfer of the TIF Note duly endorsed
by the registered owner thereof or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Registrar, duly executed by the registered owner thereof or by an
attorney duly authorized by the registered owner in writing, and consent to such transfer by the
Authority if required pursuant to the Agreement, the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in
the name of the designated transferee or transferees, a new TIF Note of a like aggregate principal
amount and maturity, as requested by the transferor. The Registrar may close the books for
registration of any transfer after the fifteenth day of the month preceding each Payment Date and
until such Payment Date.
(c) Cancellation. The TIF Note surrendered upon any transfer shall be promptly
cancelled by the Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the Authority.
(d) Improper or Unauthorized Transfer. When the TIF Note is presented to the
Registrar for transfer, the Registrar may refuse to transfer the same until it is reasonably satisfied
that the endorsement on such TIF Note or separate instrument of transfer is legally authorized.
The Registrar shall incur no liability for its refusal, in good faith, to make transfers which it, in its
judgment, deems improper or unauthorized.
(e) Persons Deemed Owners. The Authority and the Registrar may treat the person in
whose name the TIF Note is at any time registered in the bond register as the absolute owner of
the TIF Note, whether the TIF Note shall be overdue or not, for the purpose of receiving payment
of, or on account of, the principal of and interest on such TIF Note and for all other purposes, and
all such payments so made to any such registered owner or upon the owner's order shall be valid
and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability of the Authority upon such TIF Note to the extent
of the sum or sums so paid.
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(f) Taxes, Fees and Charges. For every transfer or exchange of the TIF Note, the
Registrar may impose a charge upon the owner thereof sufficient to reimburse the Registrar for
any tax, fee, or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer or
exchange.
(g) Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed TIF Note. In case any TIF Note shall become
mutilated or be lost, stolen, or destroyed, the Registrar shall deliver a new TIF Note of like amount,
Termination Dates and tenor in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of such
mutilated TIF Note or in lieu of and in substitution for such TIF Note lost, stolen, or destroyed,
upon the payment of the reasonable expenses and charges of the Registrar in connection therewith;
and, in the case the TIF Note lost, stolen, or destroyed, upon filing with the Registrar of evidence
satisfactory to it that such TIF Note was lost, stolen, or destroyed, and of the ownership thereof,
and upon furnishing to the Registrar of an appropriate bond or indemnity in form, substance, and
amount satisfactory to it, in which both the Authority and the Registrar shall be named as obligees.
The TIF Note so surrendered to the Registrar shall be cancelled by it and evidence of such
cancellation shall be given to the Authority. If the mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed TIF Note
has already matured or been called for redemption in accordance with its terms, it shall not be
necessary to issue a new TIF Note prior to payment.
4.05. Preparation and Delivery. The TIF Note shall be prepared under the direction of
the Executive Director and shall be executed on behalf of the Authority by the signatures of its
President and Executive Director. In case any officer whose signature shall appear on the TIF
Note shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of the TIF Note, such signature shall
nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such officer had remained in
office until delivery. When the TIF Note has been so executed, it shall be delivered by the
Executive Director to the owner thereof in accordance with the Agreement.
Section 5. Security Provisions.
5.01. Pledge. The Authority hereby pledges to the payment of the principal of and
interest on the TIF Note all Available Tax Increment as defined in the TIF Note. Available Tax
Increment shall be applied to payment of the principal of and interest on the TIF Note in
accordance with the terms of the form of TIF Note set forth in Section 2 of this resolution.
Section 6. Certification of Proceedings.
6.01. Certification of Proceedings. The officers of the Authority are hereby authorized
and directed to prepare and furnish to the owner of the TIF Note certified copies of all proceedings
and records of the Authority, and such other affidavits, certificates, and information as may be
required to show the facts relating to the legality and marketability of the TIF Note as the same
appear from the books and records under their custody and control or as otherwise known to them,
and all such certified copies, certificates, and affidavits, including any heretofore furnished, shall
be deemed representations of the Authority as to the facts recited therein.
Section 7. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective upon approval.
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Approved by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Monticello Economic Development
Authority on July 13, 2022.
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