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122-unit rental housing facility and related amenities known as Sibley Court and located at 484 Temperance
<br /> Street in Saint Paul; (iii) fund one or more reserve funds to secure the timely payment of the Obligations,
<br /> if necessary; (iv)pay capitalized interest on the Obligations, if necessary; and(v)pay the costs of issuing
<br /> the Obligations(collectively,the"Project"); and
<br /> WHEREAS,on June 10,2024,the City Council adopted a preliminary resolution(the"Preliminary
<br /> Resolution") under the terms of which the City(i) granted preliminary approval to the issuance of one or
<br /> more series of multifamily housing revenue bonds or other obligations (the"Obligations") in an aggregate
<br /> principal amount not to exceed $45,000,000, pursuant to the Housing Act to finance the Project; (ii)
<br /> authorized the submission of an application to the Minnesota Department of Management and Budget
<br /> ("MMB")for an allocation of bonding authority under Minnesota Statutes,Chapter 474A,as amended(the
<br /> "Allocation Act"); (iii) authorized the preparation of a housing program with respect to the Project in
<br /> accordance with the requirements of the Act and submission of the housing program to the Metropolitan
<br /> Council for its review and comment; and (iv) authorized a public hearing to be conducted by the City
<br /> Council on the Project; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Preliminary Resolution constitutes a reimbursement resolution and an official
<br /> intent of the City to reimburse expenditures with respect to the Project from the proceeds of tax-exempt
<br /> revenue obligations in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations, Section 1.150-2; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the City received Certificate of Allocation No. 482, dated July 1, 2024, from
<br /> Minnesota Management and Budget allocating volume cap bonding authority to the City in the amount of
<br /> $45,000,000 for the Project; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the City has prepared a housing program providing the information required by the
<br /> Act(the"Housing Program")regarding the issuance by the City of one or more revenue obligations in the
<br /> maximum principal amount of $45,000,000 to finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation,
<br /> construction, and equipping of the Project; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Housing Program was prepared and submitted to Metropolitan Council for its
<br /> review and comment; and
<br /> WHEREAS,a notice of public hearing(the"Public Notice")was published in accordance with the
<br /> Act and Section 147(f)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,as amended(the"Code"),with respect to: (i)
<br /> the required public hearing under the Code; (ii) the required public hearing under Section 462C.04,
<br /> subdivision 2, of the Act; (iii) the Housing Program; and (iv) approval of the issuance of the Obligations,
<br /> and on this same date,the City Council conducted a public hearing at which a reasonable opportunity was
<br /> provided for interested individuals to express their views,both orally and in writing; and
<br /> WHEREAS,the proceeds derived from the sale of the Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds(Sibley
<br /> Park/Sibley Court Project), Series 2024, in one or more series(the "Bonds"),will be loaned by the City to
<br /> the Borrower pursuant to the terms of a Loan Agreement, dated on or after December 1, 2024 (the "Loan
<br /> Agreement"), between the City and the Borrower, whereby the City will apply the proceeds derived from
<br /> the sale of the Bonds to fund a loan to the Borrower; and
<br /> WHEREAS,the City will assign its interest in the Loan Agreement to U.S. Bank Trust Company,
<br /> National Association(the"Trustee")pursuant to a Trust Indenture,dated on or after December 1,2024,by
<br /> and among the City and the Trustee(the"Indenture"); and
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