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11-1110r HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1110 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RICHFIELD HRA AND [PIZZA LUCE ENTITY] WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield (the "Authority") and the City of Richfield (the "City") have previously established the Interchange Tax Increment Financing District and the Lyndale Gardens Tax Increment Financing District (collectively, the "TIF Districts") within the Richfield Redevelopment Project Area and adopted tax increment financing plans therefor, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.001 to 469.047, as amended, and Sections 469.174 to 469.1799, as amended; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.176, Subd. 4m (the "Temporary TIF Authority Act") authorizes the Authority to spend available tax increment from any existing tax increment financing district, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, to provide improvements, loans, interest rate subsidies, or assistance in any form to private development consisting of construction or substantial rehabilitation of buildings and ancillary facilities, if certain conditions are met; and WHEREAS, at its meeting on July 25, 2011, the Authority approved a spending plan for the TIF Districts in accordance with the Temporary TIF Authority Act (the "Spending Plan") to utilize existing tax increment revenues from the TIF Districts in order to stimulate construction or rehabilitation of private development in a way that will also create or retain jobs; and WHEREAS, on August 9, 2011, the City Council of the City held a public hearing regarding the Spending Plan and approved the Spending Plan; and WHEREAS, [Pizza Luce Entity], a Minnesota corporation (the "Developer") has requested assistance from the Authority under the Spending Plan in the amount of $250,000 to assist in the financing of the acquisition and substantial rehabilitation of the former Bridgeman's building located at 800 66th Street West in Richfield, Minnesota and legally described in the attached Exhibit A (the "Property"). WHEREAS, the Board of the Authority has been presented with a Funding Agreement, between the Authority and the Developer (the "Funding Agreement"), pursuant to which the Authority will provide $250,000 of the funds available under the Spending Plan to the Developer to acquire and rehabilitate the Property under certain terms and conditions; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Funding Agreement, $250,000 in assistance will be provided to the Developer as a forgivable loan secured by a second mortgage on the Property; and WHEREAS, the Authority has reviewed the Funding Agreement and finds that the execution of the same and the Authority's performance of its obligations thereunder are in the best interest of the City and its residents; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield, Minnesota as follows: 1. The Funding Agreement presented to the Authority and on file with the Community Development Director is hereby in all respects approved, subject to modifications that do not alter the substance of the transaction and that are approved by the Chairperson and Executive Director; provided that execution of such document by such officials shall be conclusive evidence of approval. 2. The Chairperson and Executive Director are hereby authorized to execute the Funding Agreement on behalf of the Authority and to carry out on behalf of the Authority the Authority's obligations thereunder. Adopted by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 19th day of December, 2011. Suz' ne M. Sandahl, Chair ATTEST: /s Acting Secretary