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021825 Resolution No. 55 HempelRICHFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY RESOLUTION NO. 55 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE USE OF THE APARTMENT REMODELING LOAN PROGRAM FOR THE REHABILITATION OF NOAH PROPERTIES BY HEMPEL HOLDINGS, LLC, OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield, Minnesota (the "Authority") approved a Contract for Private Redevelopment with Hempel Holdings, LLC, a Minnesota or a subsidiary thereof (collectively, the "Redeveloper") on February 18, 2025, for the preservation and rehabilitation of three naturally occurring affordable housing ("NOAH") properties up for sale in the City of Richfield (the "City"); and WHEREAS, the NOAH properties consist of the New Orleans Court Apartments and Townhomes (located at 50 West 78th St), the Richland Court Apartments (located at 1300-1324 East 78th St), and the Winton House Apartments (located at 7500/7544 Cedar Ave); and WHEREAS, under the terms of the Contract, the Authority has agreed to provide a loan in an amount up to $1.57 million toward the acquisition and rehabilitation of the NOAH properties by the Redeveloper and to provide $200,000 in additional assistance through rehabilitation loans; and WHEREAS, in 2010 and 2018, the Authority and the Richfield Economic Development Authority (the "EDA") provided rehabilitation loans to the NOAH properties and repayment of those loans will be required upon the sale of the NOAH properties; and WHEREAS, the EDA administers an Apartment Remodeling Loan Program, and the guidelines limit the issuance of loans to one per property, in this instance the EDA agrees that because of the significant benefits the preservation and rehabilitation of the NOAH properties provide to the residents and the community and given the availability of repayment funds, one additional loan per property should be made to the NOAH properties; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Richfield Economic Development Authority as follows: 1. The Redeveloper is eligible to apply for one Apartment Remodeling Loan per NOAH property in a total amount of $200,000. 2. The President and the Executive Director are hereby authorized to execute any additional documents or certificates determined to be necessary by staff and counsel to the EDA in order to carry out the intention of this resolution. 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption - RC 125-402-1008022 vl Adopted by the Richfield Economic Development Authority this 18th day of February, 2025. r � G Erin Vr(eA Daniels esidenY Melissa Poehlman, Executive Director RC125-402-1008022 vl