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<br />ARTICLE II <br /> <br />LESSOR'S AGREEMENT TO CONSTRUCT BUILDING ON LAND AND <br />REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LESSEE AND LESSOR <br /> <br />Section 2,01. Construction of the Building, (a) Lessor shall cause the preparation of the Plans in <br />accordance with the general standards set forth in Exhibit B and in consultation with Lessee, The final <br />Plans shall be approved in writing by both Lessor and Lessee, each of whose approval may not be <br />unreasonably withheld or delayed, Lessor and Lessee each shall have the right, by notice to the other, to <br />terminate this Lease if the Plans have not been approved in writing by both Lessor and Lessee on or <br />before December 31, 2007, In the event of such termination, neither Lessor nor Lessee shall have any <br />further rights or obligations under this Lease, except that Lessee shall reimburse Lessor for one-third of <br />the out-of-pocket costs in connection with this Lease and the Project incurred by Lessor and the City <br />through the date of Lessor's receipt of the notice of termination, Lessee shall pay such costs to Lessor <br />within 30 days after receipt of written demand therefor and reasonable evidence of the costs incurred, <br /> <br />(b) Within 30 days after receipt by Lessor (or by the City on behalf of Lessor) of the final <br />construction bids for the Building, Lessor shall provide notice to Lessee ofthe aggregate construction cost <br />for the Building and an estimate of total Project Costs, including a summary of bids received (the "Cost <br />Notice"), If Lessee determines that construction of the Building is not financially feasible based on the <br />Cost Notice, Lessee may terminate this Lease by delivering to Lessor notice of termination no later than <br />15 days after Lessee's receipt ofthe Cost Notice, After Lessor's receipt of a timely notice of termination, <br />neither party shall have any further rights or obligations under this Lease, except that Lessee shall <br />reimburse Lessor for one-third of the out-of-pocket costs in connection with this Lease and the Project <br />incurred by Lessor and the City through the date of Lessor's receipt of the notice of termination, Lessee <br />shall pay such costs to Lessor within 30 days after receipt of demand therefor and reasonable evidence of <br />the costs incurred, <br /> <br />(c) Lessor will finance Project Costs from proceeds of the Bonds, except to the extent <br />provided otherwise in paragraph (g) of this Section, Lessor will issue the Bonds at a time determined in <br />its discretion, but in any event in such a fashion as to make proceeds available to payor reimburse Project <br />Costs in accordance with the timeframe described in this Article, The Bonds will have a final maturity of <br />at least twenty-five (25) years after the date of issue, unless a shorter maturity is mutually agreed upon by <br />Lessor and Lessee and approved by Bond Counsel. Lessor's obligation to issue the Bonds is subject to <br />(i) compliance with all terms and conditions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.102, including without <br />limitation consent by the City Council and adoption of an ordinance pledging the City's full faith and <br />credit to the Bonds; (ii) receipt by Lessor of an Opinion of Counsel, in a form satisfactory to Bond <br />Counsel, given by counsel to Lessee with experience in the law of 50l(c)(3) Organizations, regarding <br />Lessee's status as a 50l(c)(3) Organization, Lessee's representations and warranties under Section 2,03 <br />hereof, and other matters related to issuance of the Bonds as qualified 50l(c)(3) bonds as defined in <br />Section 145 of the Code; and (iii) execution by Lessor of a tax-exemption agreement between Lessor and <br />Lessee in a form acceptable to Bond Counsel (the "Tax Exemption Agreement"), under which Lessor <br />agrees to covenants reasonably required in order for Bond Counsel to conclude that the Bonds are <br />qualified 50l(c)(3) Bonds as defined in Section 145 of the Code, including without limitation rebate of <br />any arbitrage earned with respect to the Bonds if the Bonds are not exempt form rebate under the Code or <br />regulations related thereto (subject to the terms of Section 3,02(c) hereof), <br /> <br />(d) Lessor shall establish a Project Fund under the Bond Resolution. Proceeds of the <br />issuance and sale of the Bonds, less amounts allocated to capitalized interest and Costs of Issuance, shall <br /> <br />6 <br />