1996-60627
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 606
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, RELEASE OF MORTGAGES
AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATE SECURITY
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield
(the "HRA") did, on or about April 29, 1994, execute and enter into a contract for private
redevelopment (the "Contract") with CSM Corporation; and
WHEREAS, CSM Corporation by instrument dated August 1, 1994 assigned its interest
under the Contract to CSM Investors, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "CSM"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of section 3.2(d)(3) of the Contract, CSM has
given the HRA security interests in the form of first mortgages covering the Phase II Property;
and
WHEREAS, the HRA and CSM aze desirous of releasing the Phase II Property from the
lien of the mortgages and accepting as alternate security, CSM's irrevocable letter of credit; and
WHEREAS, the HRA has reviewed CSM's potential liability remaining under the
Contract with respect to Phase II, and has determined that security in the form a letter of credit
in the total amount of $2,000,000 will be sufficient to adequately protect the HRA.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and
for the City of Richfield, Minnesota as follows:
1. The Executive Director and Commission Chair aze hereby authorized to execute
and deliver to CSM Investors, Inc. a Subordination Agreement in substantially the form of the
attached Exhibit A.
2. The Executive Director and Commission Chair aze further authorized to execute
and deliver to CSM Investors, Inc., releases and satisfactions of the mortgages on the Phase II
Property and running in favor of the HRA.
3. Such releases and satisfactions aze.only to be executed and delivered upon receipt
from CSM of an irrevocable letter of credit in the face amount of $2,000,000 and containing
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terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the HRA as evidenced by the written acceptance
of the executive director.
Adopted by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield,
Minnesota this 7th day of October, 1996
Thomas E. Harms, Chairperson
ATTEST:
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Vern Luettinger,
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Exhibit A
HRA Resolution No. 606
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SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made effective as of the day of .1996,
by and among THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN AND
FOR THE CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA (the "Authority"), FIRST BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the "Lender") and
CSM INVESTORS, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the "Developer") .
RECITALS
The Authority and CSM Corporation ("CSM Corporation") entered
into a Contract For Private Redevelopment dated April 29, 1994 (the "Development
Contract"), whereby the Authority agreed to provide certain aid and assistance to the
developer under the Development Contract through use of public funds to finance
certain costs of development of the Phase II Property (as defined in the
Development Contract).
Pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption dated as of August 1,
1994, CSM Corporation assigned all of its rights end interests in the Development
-Contract to the Developer and the Developer assumed all of CSM Corporation's
obligations under the Development Contract.
The Development Contract was amended by a letter amendment by
and among CSM Corporation, the Authority and the Developer, dated November 1,
1994.
Certain provisions of the Development Contract are incorporated by
reference in Exhibit B to that certain Deed from the Authority to'the Developer,
dated July 12, 1995, and recorded on October 6, 1995, as Document No. 2642457,
covering the Phase II Property, and are thereby imposed as Deed Restrictions upon
the Phase II Property ("Deed Restrictions").
Pursuant to the Development Contract, the Authority has executed and
delivered to the Developer a Limited Revenue Tax Increment Note (Phase II) (the
"Revenue Note"), in the face principal amount of $1,125,759.00, pursuant to which
the Authority will make installment payments to the Developer as therein
provided, and which has been assigned and endorsed by the Developer to the
Lender to secure the Lender Loan (defined below).
The Lender has entered into a Revolving Construction Loan
Agreement dated as of .1996 with the Developer, as supplemented
by a Project Addendum dated as of , 1996 (collectively the "Lender
Loan Agreement"), under which the Lender has agreed to make advances to the
Developer in a maximum aggregate amount of up to $10,000,000.00 (the "Lender
Loan") to finance the construction of a retail shopping center facility located on the
land described in Exhibit attached hereto and any other land acquired by the
Developer after the date of this Agreement in connection with the Project (defined
below), and any appurtenant easement for the benefit of any of the foregoing land
granted or obtained before or after the date of this Agreement over the Phase I
Property (as defined in the Development Agreement), including, without
limitation, any such appurtenant easement for access and parking (collectively, the
foregoing land and easements are called the "Land"); collectively, the retail
shopping center facility and any other improvements now existing or to be
constructed on the Land are called the "Project"). Each advance under the Lender
Loan Agreement is evidenced by the Developer's Revolving Note in the face
principal amount of $15,000,000.00, dated as of 1996, payable to the
order of the Lender (the "Lender Note"). The Developer's obligations under the
Lender Note and the Lender Loan Agreement are secured by, among other things, a
Combination Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Financing Statement dated
as of , 1996 (the "Lender Mortgage"), and by an Assignment of
Leases and Rents dated as of .1996 (the "Lender Assignment of
Rents"; collectively, the Lender Note, the Lender Loan Agreement, the Lender
Mortgage and the Lender Assignment of Rents are collectively called the "Lender
Loan Documents").
As a condition to entering into the Lender Loan Agreement and
making any advances to the Developer under the Lender Loan Agreement, the
Lender has required that the Authority (i) fully subordinate all of the terms,
covenants, conditions and restrictions contained in the Development Contract and
all rights and interests of the Authority in or to the Project or the Land (collectively,
the Project and the Land are called the "Premises") of any kind whatsoever under
the Development Contract, under the Deed Restrictions or otherwise to the lien of
the Lender Mortgage and the Lender Assignment of Rents and to any other lien or
security interest at any time hereafter acquired by the Lender in all or any portion of
the Premises, and (ii) upon receipt of written notice from the Lender certifying that
an event of default as defined in the Lender Loan Agreement or the Lender
Mortgage has occurred, make all future payments becoming due and payable under
the Revenue Note to the Lender or to any transferee of the Lender.
Accordingly, the Authority, the Developer and the Lender hereby agree
as follows:
1. The Authority acknowledges and agrees that all rights and
interests of the Authority under the Development Contract, under the Deed
Restrictions or otherwise in or to the Premises are and shall remain fully
subordinate and subject to the liens of the Lender Mortgage and the Lender
Assignment of Rents and all liens or security interests now held or at any time ,
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hereafter acquired by the Lender to secure other loans or extensions of credit made
by the Lender to facilitate completion of the Project in accordance with the Lender
Loan Agreement. In further clarification of the subordination accomplished by the
preceding sentence, and not in limitation thereof, the Authority acknowledges and
agrees that (i) any right which the Authority has under Section 3.3 of the
Development Contract or otherwise to utilize or sell the Premises after default by
the Developer is fully subordinate to and subject to the lien of the Lender Mortgage
and the Lender Assignment of Rents, (ii) any right which the Authority has under
Section 6.2 of the Development Contract to receive insurance proceeds or to require
the Premises to be rebuilt in the event of a casualty to the Premises is fully
subordinate to and subject to the rights of the Lender under the Lender Mortgage
and the Lender Assignment of Rents, and (iii) notwithstanding the provisions of
Sections 8.3 and 10.2 of the Development Contract, either before or after foreclosure
by the Lender or action in lieu thereof, the Lender or the Lender's assignee may,
without assuming any of the obligations of the Developer under ~ the Development
Contract and without any consent from the Authority, undertake to continue to
complete construction of the Project with such changes to the Project as the Lender
deems necessary or appropriate, and (iv) notwithstanding the provisions of Section
8.4 of the Development Contract, the Lender shall have no obligation to provide to
the Authority any notice of any event of default on the part of the Developer under
the Lender Loan Agreement or the Lender Mortgage (except as provided in
Paragraph 7 below), and the Authority shall have no right to cure any event of
default on the part of the Developer under the Lender Loan Agreement or the
Lender Mortgage.
2. The Authority hereby acknowledges that the Revenue Note has
been or will be pledged, endorsed and assigned to the Lender as additional collateral
for payment of the Lender Loan made by the Lender to the Developer under the
Lender Loan Agreement and hereby consents to said pledge, endorsement and
assignment. If in the future there is an event of default by the Developer under the
Lender Loan Agreement or the Lender Mortgage, the Lender, at its option may
require that all subsequent payments due under the Revenue Note be paid solely
and directly to the Lender or to the Lender's assignee. Upon the Authority's receipt
of any such notification to that effect, the Developer hereby authorizes and directs
the Authority, and the Authority hereby agrees, that all subsequent payments due to
the Developer under the terms and conditions of the Revenue Note will be paid
solely and exclusively to the Lender or to any such assignee, as the case
may be. The Developer further agrees that this Agreement shall constitute an
irrevocable direction and full grant of authority to the Authority to pay .all such
amounts to the Lender upon receipt of notice from the Lender directing the
Authority to do so, without proof of the event of default relied upon in any such
notice. The Authority is hereby irrevocably authorized to rely upon and comply
with (and shall be fully protected in so doing) any notice or demand by the Lender
for the payment to the Lender of any amounts due to the Developer under the
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Revenue Note and the Authority shall have no duty or obligation to inquire as to
whether any event of default under the Lender Loan Agreement or the Lender
Mortgage has actually occurred or is then existing. The Developer agrees to
indemnify and hold the Authority harmless from all claims, demands, and
judgments recovered against the Authority and any costs or expenses incurred by
the Authority which arise as a result of the Authority making payments under the
Revenue Note to the Lender as provided in this Paragraph 2. Notwithstanding any
other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Authority, the Developer
and the Lender acknowledge and agree that the Authority shall have no obligation
to make any payments under the Revenue Note to the Lender if an Event of Default
(as defined in the Development Contract) has occurred under the Development
Contract on the part of the Developer and such Event of Default has not been
waived by the Authority or cured by the Developer within the time period
permitted under the Development Contract or cured by the Lender within a
reasonable time.
3. The Authority and the Developer each acknowledge that the
Development Contract is its valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligation, and, as
of the date hereof, has not been assigned (except to the Developer as described in the
Recitals), r~todii~ied, supplemented or amended (except as described in the Recitals).
4. To the best of the Authority's knowledge and to the best of the
Developer's knowledge, no Event of Default (as defined in the Development
Contract) or event, which with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both,
would be such an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing under the
Development Contract as of the date hereof.
5. If an Event of Default (as defined in the Development Contract)
shall occur under the Development Contract, the Authority shall give written
notice thereof to the Lender and the Lender shall have the right, but no obligation,
to cure such Event of Default within a reasonable time thereafter. Any notice given
to the Lender pursuant to this Paragraph 5 shall be sent by certified or registered
mail to the Lender at the following address:
First Bank National Association
First Bank Place - NIPFP0802
601 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4302
Attention: Real Estate Banking Division Head.
6. The Authority acknowledges receipt of copies of the Lender
Mortgage, the Lender Assignment of Rents and the Lender Loan Agreement and
acknowledges that the Lender Mortgage, the Lender Assignment of Rents, the
Lender Loan Agreement and the development of the Premises contemplated by the
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Lender Loan Agreement are authorized by and approved under the Development
Contract.
7. The Lender agrees to provide written notice to the Authority of
the occurrence of an event of default on the part of the Developer under the Lender
Loan Agreement or the Lender Mortgage prior to commencing any foreclosure
proceeding with respect to the Premises or prior to accepting a deed in lieu of
foreclosure with respect to the Premises. Any notice given to the Authority
pursuant to this Paragraph 7 shall be sent by registered or certified mail to the
Authority at the following address:
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority
in and for the City of Richfield
6700 Portland Avenue South
Richfield, Minnesota 5523
Attention: Executive Director.
8. During the forty-five (45) day period (the "Option Period")
commencing on the date when the Lender sends to the Authority the written notice
described in Paragraph 7 above, the Authority shall have the option to purchase the
Lender Loan and the related Lender Loan Documents from the Lender, without
representation or recourse. of any kind by the Lender and pursuant to assignment
documentation acceptable to the Lender, for a purchase price equal to the
outstanding principal balance of the Lender Loan plus all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon and any other premiums, penalties, fees, costs and expenses owing
to the Lender under the Lender Loan Documents as of the date of funding of such
purchase. The Authority acknowledges and agrees that the Lender may commence
foreclosure proceedings and may exercise other rights and remedies available to the
Lender under the Lender Loan Documents during the Option Period; provided,
however, that the Lender shall not accept a deed in lieu of foreclosure with respect
to the Premises until after the expiration of the Option Period. The Authority
further acknowledges that if the Authority elects to exercise its option to purchase
the Lender Loan under this Paragraph 8, the funding of such purchase must occur
prior to 5:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) or the last day of the Option Period. The
Lender further agrees that during the Option Period, the Authority may propose for
the Lender's consideration a substitute developer who, among other things, would
assume all of the obligations of the Developer under the Development Contract and
under the Lender Loan Documents; provided, however, that the Lender shall have
no obligation to either consider or accept any such substitute developer, and,
provided, further, in the event that the Lender, in its sole discretion, shall
determine to consider or accept such substitute developer, such consideration
and/or acceptance shall be on such terms as the Lender shall determine in its sole
~ discretion.
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9. If, following any event of default (as defined under the Lender
Loan Agreement or the Lender Mortgage) under the Lender Loan Agreement or the
Lender Mortgage, the Lender obtains title to the Premises through foreclosure or by
accepting a deed to the Premises from the Developer, the Authority agrees that upon
expiration of all redemption periods, in the case of a foreclosure, or upon the
recording of such deed, in the case of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, as the case may be,
all rights and interests of the Authority under the Development Contract and in and
to the Premises under the Development Contract, under the Deed Restrictions or
otherwise, including, without limitation, all restrictive covenants contained
therein, shall be automatically null and void without the need for the execution or
recording of any other document; provided, however, that at the written request of
the Lender, the Authority shall execute such documents evidencing the full
termination, satisfaction and/or release thereof as the Lender may reasonably
request.
10. The Authority acknowledges that the Developer has been
selected as the developer for the Phase II Property. The Authority further
acknowledges that in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2A(e) of the
Development Contract, the Authority has notified the Developer in writing to
proceed with Phase II under the Development Contract.
11. The Authority represents to the Lender and the Developer that
the making, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary action and this Agreement, when executed and
delivered, shall be the valid and binding obligation of the Authority, enforceable in
accordance with its terms.
12. The Lender represents to the Authority and the Developer that
the making, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly
authorised by all necessary action, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Lender enforceable in accordance with
its terms.
13. The Developer represents to the Authority and the Lender that
the making, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary action, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Developer enforceable in accordance
with its terms.
14. The Authority, the Developer, and the Lender acknowledge that
the Lender is not a party to the Development Contract and that this Agreement, and
the Assignment of Development Contract by the Developer to the Lender of even
date herewith, contain the entire Agreement between the Authority and the Lender
with respect to any rights or obligations either might otherwise have with respect to
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the other under the Development Contract and under the Deed Restrictions, and
that this Agreement may be amended only in writing signed by the parties hereto.
By executing and delivering this Agreement, the Lender shall not incur any
obligations to the Authority or to the Developer of any kind whatsoever, except
those to the Authority which are expressly set forth herein, and the Lender may
administer its extension of credit under the Lender Loan Documents in such
manner as it shall deem appropriate without any notice to or consent from the
Authority.
15. The Authority agrees that the Lender, at any time and from time
to time, may extend the maturity, modify the interest rate or agree to alter any of the
terms of payment of the Lender Loan evidenced by the Lender Loan Documents, or
release parties liable for payment thereof, or alter, amend, waive or supplement, in
any way, any of the terms and provisions of the Lender Loan Agreement, the Lender
Mortgage, the Lender Assignment of Rents and all related documents, all without
any notice to or consent of the Authority.
16. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the Authority, the Lender and the Developer and their respective successors and
assigns.
Executed as of the day and year first above written.
THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY IN AND FOR THE CITY OF
RICHFIELD
By
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Its Chairperson
Its Executive Director
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FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a
national banking association
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Its
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CSM INVESTORS, I1VC.
By
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STATE OF MINNESOTA )
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COUNTY OF )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
.1996, by .the Chairperson and
. the Executive Director of The Housing and
Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield, Minnesota, on behalf of
said Authority.
Notary Public
STATE OF 1~uNNESOTA
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ss.
COUNTY OF )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
. 1996, by . a of
First Bank National Association, a national banking association, on behalf of said
association.
Notary Public
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STATE OF MIlVNESOTA )
ss.
COUNTY OF )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
. 1996, by ,the of
CSM Investors, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, on behalf of said corporation.
Notary Public
This instrument was drafted by
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
220 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
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