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Reservation of Additional 2012 Low Income Housing Tax Credits for St. Alban's Park, District 8
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WHEREAS, Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (the "Tax Credit Act") authorizes certain governmental entities to allocate low income housing tax credits ("Credit"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statute, Section 462A.221 through 462A.225, as amended (the "State Law"), the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Housing Finance Board ("Finance Board") is a qualified housing credit agency for the purposes of the Tax Credit Act; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution no. 90-2 adopted by the Board on April 26, 1990, approved, amended, subsequently on February 20, 1991, February 26, 1992, April 15, 2000, June 13, 2001, June 12, 2002, June 11, 2003, April 29, 2004, April 25, 2005, May 9, 2006, May 9, 2007, May 7, 2008, May 6, 2009, May 5, 2010, and June 8, 2011 after a public hearing was held thereon, notice of which was published in advance in accordance with the rules similar to the requirements of Section 147(f)(2) of the Code, the board has approved a Qualified Allocation Plan (the "Plan") and Procedural Manual ("Manual") to process and select qualified Credit Proposals to receive Credit; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Plan authorizes the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the "HRA") to administer, reserve and allocate Credit to qualified projects; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 95-2/9-17, the HRA was authorized to solicit applications for Credit and for the HRA to make determinations as to whom reservations and allocations will be made; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul's initial sub-allocation of Credit for 2012 is $966,557; and
WHEREAS, the HRA advertised for proposals for 2012 Credit; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, a Chief Executive Officer of the City, has been supplied information about the proposals, and has had an opportunity to comment; and
WHEREAS, HRA staff determined that proposal of St. Alban's Park meets the minimum State mandated threshold requirements and required documentation to qualified for consideration to receive a reservation of Credit; and
WHEREAS, HRA staff determined the amount of Credit that can be awarded for the St. Alban's Park project does not exceed the amount of Credit needed to make the project financially feasible as qualified Credit project throughout the Credit period; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 11-2134, the HRA Board approved the reservation of $966,577 of 2012 Credits to St. Alban's Park; and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of additional 2012 Credits, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, the State Credit Allocator, is apportioning an additional $22,478 of 2012 Credits to HRA to be reserved for a qualified 2012 Credit project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota that:
1. Approval is hereby given to reserve $22,478 of additional 2012 Credits totaling $989,035 of 2012 Credits for the St. Alban's Park housing project.
2. The HRA's reservation of Credit is subject to meeting the following criteria:
(a) adjustment in Credit dollar amounts in the binding commitment letters to be entered into between the HRA and developers of the projects identified in Section 1 above, provided that the HRA shall have no obligation to increase the Credit dollar amount over the amount stated herein;
(b) needed financing to make the proposals financially feasible;
(c) site control; and
(d) revocation pursuant to Section III (K)(4) of the Procedural Manual.
Upon the occurrence of any of the events in clauses 2 (a) - (d) above, the Executive Director of the Finance Board is authorized by the HRA to submit proposals for reconsideration for Credit by the HRA or, if the HRA by law can not reallocate Credit, take such action as is necessary to provide the Credit to the City of Minneapolis or return the Credit to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this reservation of Credit does not constitute in any way an endorsement or commitment by the HRA or the City of Saint Paul to provide gap financial assistance to the projects at a later date.