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CONTRACT
FOR
PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT
By and Between
HASTINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
And
THE CITY OF HASTINGS
And
NJS DEVELOPMENT LLC
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as
of the day of , 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by and between the Hastings
Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority, a public body corporate and politic organized
under the laws of Minnesota (“HEDRA”), the City of Hastings, a Minnesota municipal corporation,
and NJS Development LLC, a South Dakota limited liability company (“Developer”).
RECITALS
Recital No. 1. HEDRA was created pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§469.090 to 469.1082, and
was authorized to transact business and exercise its powers by a resolution of the City Council of
the City of Hastings (“City”).
Recital No. 2. HEDRA is the owner of certain real property located in Hastings, Dakota
County, Minnesota, legally described on Exhibit A (the “Property”).
Recital No. 3. HEDRA will sell the Property to Developer on the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
Recital No. 4. Developer desires to purchase the Property from HEDRA.
Recital No. 5. HEDRA believes that the sale and development of the Property pursuant to
this Agreement and the fulfillment generally of this Agreement are in the vital and best interests
of the City and the health, safety, and welfare of its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and the mutual obligations
contain herein, HEDRA, and Developer hereby covenant and agree with each other as follows:
1. Definitions. In this Agreement, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context:
A. “Agreement” means this Agreement, as the same may be modified,
amended, or supplemented, in writing, by mutual agreement of both parties.
B. “Certificate of Completion” means the certificate, in the form contained in
Exhibit C attached hereto, which will be provided to Developer pursuant to Section 10.7
of this Agreement.
C. “City” means the City of Hastings, Minnesota.
D. “Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale contemplated by this
Agreement.
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E. “Closing Date” means on or before April 1, 2022, unless otherwise agreed
to by the parties.
F. “Construction Plans” means the final plans for construction of the Minimum
Improvements to be submitted by Developer to the City.
G. “Contingency Date” shall mean one hundred fifty (180) days from the
Effective Date.
H. “County” means Dakota County.
I. “Deed” means the general warranty deed in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D, by which HEDRA will convey the Property to Developer.
J. “Developer” means NJS Development LLC, a South Dakota limited
liability company.
K. “Earnest Money” means $10,000, which shall be payable to Title Company
within 3 business days after this Agreement is approved.
L. “Effective Date” means the date this Agreement was executed by HEDRA
and the City Council, whichever occurs last.
M. “Event of Default” means an action by Developer or HEDRA listed in
Section 11 of this Agreement.
N. “HEDRA” means the Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment
Authority, a public body corporate and politic organized under the laws of Minnesota.
O. “Minimum Improvements” means the construction of an approximately 85-
unit market rate apartment building and related improvements, generally depicted on
Exhibit B.
P. “Permitted Encumbrance” means any matters reflected on the Title
Evidence which are not objected to by Developer within such time period or waived by
Developer in accordance with Section 6.1 (other than such consensual liens).
Q. “Property” means the real property upon which the Minimum
Improvements will be constructed, which property is legally described on Exhibit A
attached hereto.
R. “Purchase Price” means One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
($175,000.)
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S. “Sale” means any sale, conveyance, lease, exchange, forfeiture other
transfer of the Developer’s interest in the Minimum Improvements or the Property, whether
voluntary or involuntary.
T. “Title Company” means DCA Title, 7373 - 147th Street West, Suite 161,
Apple Valley, MN 55124.
U. “Unavoidable Delays” means delays beyond the reasonable control of the
party seeking to be excused, which are the direct result of strikes, other labor troubles,
weather, fire, or other casualty to the Minimum Improvements; litigation commenced by
third parties which, by injunction or other similar judicial action, results in delays, or acts
of any federal, state or local governmental unit (other than HEDRA in exercising its rights
under this Agreement) that result in delays.
2. Sale. Subject to the compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement,
HEDRA shall sell the Property to Developer for the Purchase Price, and Developer shall purchase
the same from HEDRA.
3. Available Surveys, Tests, and Reports. Within ten (10) days of the Effective
Date, HEDRA shall cause to be delivered to Developer (a) copies of any surveys, easement
documents, property tax information (including any appeals), soil tests, environmental or
engineering reports, wetland delineations, and any other studies and/or site analyses previously
conducted on the Property and in the possession of HEDRA and (b) copies of existing title work
for the Property and in the possession of HEDRA (the “Due Diligence Materials”). HEDRA makes
no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy of the Due Diligence Materials. If
Developer so request, HEDRA shall request the preparers of any such surveys, soil tests,
environmental reports, and any other studies and/or site analyses to re-issue or re-certify the same
for the direct benefit of Developer, at Developer’s expense, so that Developer may rely on such
site analyses or surveys as if prepared for Developer in the first instance, but HEDRA makes no
representation as to whether any such reissuance or recertification will be available.
4. Developer’s Investigations. For a period of up to the Contingency Date, HEDRA
shall allow Developer and Developer’s agents access to the Property without charge and at all
times for the purpose of Developer’s investigation and testing of the Property, including surveying
and testing of soil and groundwater (“Developer’s Investigations”); provided, however, Developer
shall not perform any invasive testing unless (a) HEDRA gives its prior written approval of
Developer’s consultant that will perform the testing, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (b) Developer gives HEDRA reasonable prior notice of such
testing. HEDRA shall have the right to accompany Developer during any of Developer’s
Investigations of the Property. Developer shall provide to HEDRA copies of all third-party, non-
confidential written test results and reports conducted as part of Developer’s Investigations.
Developer agrees to pay all of the costs and expenses associated with Developer’s Investigations,
to cause to be released any lien on the Property arising as a result of Developer’s Investigations
and to repair and restore, at Developer’s expense, any damage to the Property caused by
Developer’s Investigations which, however, shall not include any duty by Developer to remediate
any pre-existing environmental conditions discovered or disturbed at the Property. Developer shall
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indemnify and hold HEDRA and the Property harmless from all costs and liabilities, including,
but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from Developer’s Investigations. The
indemnification obligations provided herein shall survive the termination or cancellation of this
Agreement.
5. Insurance; Risk of Loss. HEDRA assumes all risk of destruction, loss or damage
to the Property prior to the Closing Date. If, prior to the Closing Date, all or any portion of the
Property or access thereto is condemned, taken by eminent domain, or damaged by cause of any
nature, HEDRA shall immediately give Developer notice of such condemnation, taking or damage.
After receipt of notice of such condemnation, taking or damage (from HEDRA or otherwise),
Developer shall have the option (to be exercised in writing within thirty (30) days) either (a) to
require HEDRA to (i) convey the Property at Closing to Developer in its damaged condition, upon
and subject to all of the other terms and conditions of this Agreement without reduction of the
Purchase Price, (ii) assign to Developer at Closing all of HEDRA’s right, title and interest in and
to any claims HEDRA may have to insurance proceeds, condemnation awards and/or any causes
of action with respect to such condemnation or taking of or damage to the Property or access
thereto, and (iii) pay to Developer at Closing by certified or official bank check all payments made
prior to the Closing Date under such insurance policies or by such condemning authorities, or (b)
to terminate this Agreement by giving notice of such termination to HEDRA, whereupon this
Agreement shall be terminated, and thereafter neither party shall have any further obligations or
liabilities to the other, except for such obligations as survive termination of this Agreement. If the
right to terminate this Agreement is not exercised in writing within such thirty (30) day period,
such right shall be deemed to have been waived. HEDRA shall not designate counsel, appear in,
or otherwise act with respect to the condemnation proceedings without Developer’s prior written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
6. Contingencies.
6.1. Developer’s Contingencies.
A. Unless waived by Developer in writing, Developer’s obligation to
proceed to Closing shall be subject to (a) performance by HEDRA of its obligations
hereunder, (b) the continued accuracy of HEDRA’s representations and warranties
provided in Section 14.1, and (c) Developer’s satisfaction, in Developer’s sole
discretion, as to the contingencies described in this Section 6.1 within the time
periods set forth below:
(1) On or before the Contingency Date, the City has vacated a
portion of the right of way between 3rd Street and 4th Street that bisects the
Property.
(2) On or before the Contingency Date, the City has removed all
structures from the Property.
(3) On or before the Contingency Date, Developer shall have
determined, in its sole discretion, that it is satisfied with (a) the results of
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and matters disclosed by Developer’s Investigations, surveys, soil tests,
engineering inspections, hazardous substance and environmental reviews of
the Property and all other inspections and due diligence regarding the
Property, including any Due Diligence Materials.
(4) On or before the Contingency Date, Developer shall have
determined the acceptability of the Property for its intended use and
incidental uses thereto (collectively, the “Proposed Use”). All costs and
expenses related to applying for and obtaining any governmental permits
and approvals for the Property for the Proposed Use shall be the
responsibility of the Developer.
(5) On or before the Contingency Date, Developer shall have
received tax increment financing from the City.
(6) On or before the Contingency Date, Developer shall have
obtained all appropriate approvals and permits necessary for the Proposed
Use on the Property, which approvals may include, without limitation,
platting or replatting, zoning approvals and/or rezoning of the Property,
conditional use permits, access permits, signage permits, building permits,
required licenses, site plan approvals and architectural approvals (the
“Approvals”). All costs and expenses related to the preparation of any
documentation necessary to create any plans, specifications or the like shall
be the responsibility of the Developer.
(7) On or before the Contingency Date, and without limitation
of the terms of Section 6.1(A)(3), Developer shall be satisfied that they may
develop the Property in accordance with a site plan, architectural plan,
building plan, grading and drainage plan and other plans and specifications
satisfactory to Developer in their sole discretion.
(8) On or before the Contingency Date, Developer shall have
satisfied themselves, in Developer’s sole discretion, that access to and from
roads and the Property is adequate for the Proposed Use, including without
limitation, access to the Property from the adjacent road, median cuts and
curb cuts.
(9) On or before the Contingency Date, Developer shall have
satisfied themselves, in Developer’s sole discretion, that water and gas
mains, electric power lines, sanitary and storm sewers and other utilities are
available to the Property and are adequate for the Proposed Use, such that
only service lines must be extended to service the Property for water, gas,
electric, sanitary and storm sewer and other utilities.
(10) On or before the Closing Date Developer shall have received
from Title an irrevocable commitment to issue a title insurance policy for
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the Property in a form and substance satisfactory to Developer in
Developer’s sole discretion, not disclosing any encumbrance not acceptable
to Developer in Developer’s sole discretion (the “Approved Commitment”).
(11) On or before the Closing Date, Developer shall have
received from Title an irrevocable commitment to issue a title insurance
policy for the Property in the form of the Approved Commitment, subject
only to such changes in title as are Permitted Encumbrances or as are
acceptable to Developer in Developer’s sole discretion.
(12) On or before the Closing Date, HEDRA shall have obtained
releases of the Property from any and all mortgages or other monetary liens
affecting any of the Property.
(13) On or before the Contingency Date, Developer shall review
and approve the books and records in HEDRA’s possession, if any,
including site plans, surveys, engineering or environmental reports
associated with the Property.
(14) On or before the Contingency Date, Developer shall secure
financing that is satisfactory to Developer in Developer’s sole discretion for
the purpose of acquiring and constructing the Project for Developer’s
intended use.
(15) On or before the Closing Date, Developer shall approve the
forms of all closing documents.
The foregoing contingencies are for Developer’s sole and exclusive benefit and
one (1) or more may be waived in writing by Developer in their sole discretion. HEDRA
shall reasonably cooperate with Developer’s efforts to satisfy such contingencies, at no out
of pocket cost to HEDRA or assumption of any obligation or liability by Developer.
Developer shall bear all cost and expense of satisfying Developer’s contingencies. If any
of the foregoing contingencies have not been satisfied on or before the applicable date, then
this Agreement may be terminated, at Developer’s option, by written notice from
Developer to HEDRA. Such written notice must be given on or before the applicable date,
or Developer’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section shall be waived.
Upon termination, neither party shall have any further rights or obligations against the other
regarding this Agreement or the Property, except for such obligations as survive
termination of this Agreement.
B. If Developer elects not to exercise any of the contingencies set out
herein, such election may not be construed as limiting any representations or
obligations of HEDRA set out in this Agreement, including without limitation any
indemnity or representations with respect to environmental matters.
6.2. HEDRA’s Contingencies. HEDRA’s obligation to proceed to Closing shall
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be subject to the satisfaction, on or before to the Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions:
A. Approval of Sale. HEDRA approving the sale of the Property for
the Purchase Price at a public hearing.
B. Approval of Agreement by the City Council. The City Council
approves the Development Agreement.
C. Developer Performance. Developer shall have performed and
satisfied all agreements, covenants and conditions required pursuant to this
Agreement to be performed and satisfied by or prior to the Closing Date.
D. Developer’s Representations. All representations and warranties of
Developer contained in this Agreement shall be accurate as of the Closing Date.
E. No Default. There shall be no uncured default by Developer of any
of Developer’s obligations under this Agreement as of the Closing Date.
If any contingency contained in this Section has not been satisfied on or before the
date described therein, and if no date is specified, then the Closing Date, then this
Agreement may be terminated by written notice from HEDRA to Developer and no party
shall have any further rights or obligations with respect to this Agreement or the Property,
except for such obligations as survive termination of this Agreement. All contingencies in
this Section are for the benefit of HEDRA, and HEDRA may in its sole discretion waive
any of the conditions precedent set out in this Section by written notice to Developer.
7. Closing. The Closing shall occur on the Closing Date, unless otherwise agreed to
by the parties. All documents and instruments required for the Closing shall be delivered to the
Title Company prior to or on the Closing Date.
7.1. HEDRA’s Closing Documents and Deliveries. HEDRA shall execute
and/or deliver, as applicable, to Developer the following:
A. General Warranty Deed. A general warranty deed conveying title
to the Property to Developer, free and clear of all encumbrances, except the
Permitted Encumbrances, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D. The Deed shall
include as a covenant running with the land the condition of Minn. Stat., Sections
469.090 to 469.1082 relating to the use of the Property. If the covenant is violated
the authority may declare a breach of the covenant and seek a judicial decree from
the district court declaring a forfeiture and a cancellation of the Deed.
B. Bring Down Certificate. HEDRA shall provide Developer with a
certificate certifying that the representations and warranties of HEDRA contained
in this Agreement are true as of the Closing Date.
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C. FIRPTA Affidavit. An affidavit of HEDRA certifying that HEDRA
is not a “foreign person”, “foreign partnership”, foreign trust”, “foreign estate” or
“disregarded entity” as those terms are defined in Section 1445 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
D. HEDRA’s Affidavit. A standard owner’s affidavit (ALTA form)
from HEDRA which may be reasonably required by Title Company to issue an
owner’s policy of title insurance with respect to the Property with the so-called
“standard exceptions” deleted.
E. Settlement Statement. A settlement statement with respect to this
transaction.
F. Copies of Resolutions. HEDRA shall provide Developer with
copies of the resolutions for the various HEDRA and/or City public meetings
showing HEDRA and/or various City commissions and/or councils have approved
this transaction, the Approvals, if required by Title Company.
G. General Deliveries. All other documents reasonably determined by
Title Company to be necessary to transfer the Property to Developer and to
evidence that HEDRA (a) has satisfied all monetary indebtedness with respect
thereto, (b) has obtained such termination statements or releases from such secured
creditors as may be necessary to ensure that the Property is subject to no monetary
liens, (c) has obtained all consents from third parties necessary to effect HEDRA’s
performance of the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the
consents of all parties holding an interest in the Property, (d) has provided such
other documents as are reasonably determined by Title Company to be necessary
to issue policies of title insurance to Developer with respect to the Property with
the so-called “standard exceptions” deleted, and (e) has duly authorized the
transactions contemplated hereby.
7.2. Developer Closing Documents and Deliveries. Developer shall execute
and/or deliver, as applicable, to HEDRA the following:
A. Payment of Purchase Price. Developer shall pay the Purchase Price
on the Closing Date, subject to those adjustments, pro-rations and credits described
in this Agreement, in certified funds or by wire transfer pursuant to instructions
from HEDRA or Title Company.
B. Bring Down Certificate. Developer shall provide HEDRA with a
certificate, signed by an authorized officer of Developer, certifying that the
representations and warranties of the Developer contained in this Agreement are
true as of the Closing Date.
C. Settlement Statement. A settlement statement with respect to this
transaction.
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D. FIRPTA Affidavit. An affidavit of Developer certifying that
Developer is not a “foreign person,” “foreign partnership,” “foreign trust,” “foreign
estate” or “disregarded entity” as those terms are defined in Section 1445 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
E. Developer’s Affidavit. A standard owner’s affidavit (ALTA form)
from Developer which may be reasonable required by Title to issue an owner’s
policy of title insurance with respect to the Property with the so-called “standard
exceptions” deleted.
F. Evidence of Authority. Developer shall provide HEDRA with
copies of the resolutions showing Developer has met with necessary requirements
to acquire the Property in accordance with this Agreement together with such
proceedings, instruments and documents as may be reasonably required Title
Company as a condition precedent to issuing the Title Policy in Developer’s name.
G. General Deliveries. All other documents reasonably determined by
Title Company to be necessary to evidence that Developer has duly authorized the
transactions contemplated hereby and evidence the authority of Developer to enter
into and perform this Agreement and the documents and instruments required to be
executed and delivered by Developer pursuant to this Agreement, or may be
required of Developer under applicable law, including any purchaser’s affidavits or
revenue or tax certificates or statements.
8. Prorations. HEDRA and Developer agree to the following prorations and
allocation of costs regarding this Agreement:
8.1. General real estate taxes applicable to any of the Property due and payable
in the year of Closing shall be prorated between Developer and HEDRA on a daily basis
as of 12:00 a.m. CT on the Closing Date based upon a calendar fiscal year, with HEDRA
paying those allocable to the period prior to the Closing Date and Developer being
responsible for those allocable to the Closing Date and subsequent thereto. HEDRA shall
pay in full all special assessments (and charges in the nature of or in lieu of such
assessments) levied, pending, postponed or deferred with respect to any of the Property as
of the Closing Date. Developer shall be responsible for any special assessments that are
levied or become pending against the Property after the Closing Date, including, without
limitation, those related to Developer’s development of the Property.
8.2. The Developer may obtain and pay for an ALTA Survey (“ALTA Survey”).
8.3. HEDRA shall pay all title charges for the issuance of the Title Commitment.
8.4. Developer shall pay all premiums for any title insurance policy it desires
with respect to the Property.
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8.5. Developer shall pay all costs of recording the Deed, this Agreement and the
Exchange.
8.6. HEDRA shall pay for the cost of recording any other documents necessary
to convey the Property as required by this Agreement.
8.7. HEDRA shall pay all state deed tax regarding the Deed.
8.8. Developer and HEDRA shall each pay one-half (1/2) of any reasonable
closing fee or charge imposed by Title Company.
8.9. Developer shall be solely responsible for any commission agreed upon
pursuant to any Listing Agreement it entered.
8.10. HEDRA and Developer shall each pay their own attorneys’ fees incurred in
connection with this transaction.
8.11. The obligations set forth in this Section 8 survive the Closing.
9. Title Examination. HEDRA shall, at HEDRA’s expense, provide to Developer a
commitment for an owner’s title insurance policy (ALTA Form 2006) issued by Title Company
for the Property, and copies of all encumbrances described in the commitment (the
“Commitment”); and if desired, (ii) Developer shall obtain, at Developer’s expense, an ALTA-
certified survey bearing the legal description of the Property, and showing the area, dimensions
and location of the Property and the matters shown in the Commitment (the “Survey,” together
with the Commitment, shall mean the “Title Evidence”).
9.1. Developer’s Objections. Within ten (10) days after Developer’s receipt of
the last of the Title Evidence, Developer may make written objections (“Objections”) to
the form or content of the Title Evidence. The Objections may include without limitation,
any easements, restrictions or other matters which may interfere with the Proposed Use of
the Property or matters which may be revealed by the Survey. Any matters reflected on
the Title Evidence which are not objected to by Developer within such time period or
waived by Developer in accordance with Section 9.2(B) shall be deemed to be Permitted
Encumbrances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following items shall be deemed
Permitted Encumbrances: (a) Covenants, conditions, restrictions (without effective
forfeiture provisions) and declarations of record which do not interfere with the Proposed
Use, if any; (b) Reservation of minerals or mineral rights by the State of Minnesota, if any;
(c) Utility and drainage easements which do not interfere with the Proposed Use; and (d)
Applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations. Developer shall have the renewed right to
object to the Title Evidence as the same may be revised or endorsed from time to time.
9.2. HEDRA’s Cure. HEDRA shall be allowed twenty (20) days after the
receipt of Developer’s Objections to cure the same but shall have no obligation to do so. If
such cure is not completed within said period, or if HEDRA elects not to cure such
Objections, Developer shall have the option to do any of the following:
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A. Terminate this Agreement with respect to all of the Property.
B. Waive one or more of its objections and proceed to Closing.
If Developer so terminates this Agreement, neither HEDRA nor Developer shall be
liable to the other for any further obligations under this Agreement (except for such
obligations as survive termination of this Agreement). If Developer raises Objections, then
the Closing Date shall be extended to a date agreed to by the parties in writing.
10. Construction of Minimum Improvements.
10.1. Construction of Minimum Improvements. No later than January 10, 2022,
Developer shall submit Construction Plans to the City. The Construction Plans shall
provide for the construction of Minimum Improvements. All Minimum Improvements
constructed on the Property shall be constructed, operated and maintained in accordance
with the terms of the Construction Plans, this Agreement, the Comprehensive Plan, and all
local, Minnesota and federal laws and regulations (including, but not limited to,
Environmental Controls and Land Use Regulations). Developer will use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, in a timely manner, all required
permits, licenses and approvals, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to meet, in a
timely manner, the requirements of applicable Environmental Controls and Land Use
Regulations which must be met before Developer’s Minimum Improvements may be
lawfully constructed.
10.2. Grading/Drainage Plan and Easements. Developer shall construct drainage
facilities adequate to serve the Minimum Improvements in accordance with the
Construction Plans. Developer agrees to grant to the City all easements reasonably
necessary for the preservation of the drainage system, for drainage basins, and for utility
service as required by the City. The grading and drainage plan shall include any measures
reasonably necessary to conform to the overall City storm sewer plan, including but not
limited to such considerations as lot and building elevations, drainage swales, storm sewer,
catch basins, erosion control structures and ponding areas. The grading of the site shall be
completed in conformance with the Construction Plans. All storm sewer facilities, sanitary
sewer and water lines shall be private unless located within the City’s right of way, in
which case, that portion of the facilities shall be public.
10.3. Street Maintenance, Access, and Repair. Developer shall clear, on a daily
basis, any soil, earth or debris from the existing streets within or adjacent to this Minimum
Improvements resulting from the grading or building on the land within the Minimum
Improvements by Developer or its agents, and shall restore to the City’s specifications any
gravel base contaminated by mixing construction or excavation debris or earth in it, and
repair to the City’s specifications any damage to bituminous surfacing resulting from the
use of construction equipment.
10.4. Erosion Control. Developer shall provide and follow a plan for erosion
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control in accord with the Best Management Practices (BMP) as delineated by the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Such plan shall be detailed on the Construction Plans
and shall be subject to approval of the City. Developer shall install and maintain such
erosion control structures as appear necessary under the Construction Plans or become
necessary subsequent thereto. Developer shall be responsible for all damage caused as the
result of grading and excavation within the Minimum Improvements including, but not
limited to, restoration of existing control structures and clean-up of public right-of-way.
As a portion of the erosion control plan, Developer shall re-seed or sod any disturbed areas
in accordance with the Construction Plans.
10.5. Zoning; Other Approvals. The parties agree that the development of the
Minimum Improvements is in the public interest, will provide significant and important
benefits to the City and its residents, and is a desirable and appropriate use of the Property.
Developer may elect to seek certain Approvals as defined in Section 6.1(A)(3) in order for
Developer to develop the Property for the Proposed Use. HEDRA, at no out-of-pocket
cost to HEDRA, or the assumption of any obligations or liabilities by HEDRA, will
reasonably cooperate with Developer’s efforts to obtain the Approvals at or prior to
Closing. HEDRA hereby grants Developer the right to file and prosecute applications and
petitions for the Approvals and any special use permits and variances desired by Developer;
provided, however, any land use applications shall (a) be contingent on the occurrence of
the Closing and shall not be binding upon HEDRA or the Property unless and until the
Closing occurs, or (b) be approved in writing in advance by HEDRA. HEDRA, at no out-
of-pocket cost to HEDRA, or the assumption of any obligations or liabilities by HEDRA,
agrees to cooperate with Developer in the filing and prosecution of such applications and
petitions, including the filing of the same in HEDRA’s name, if required.
10.6. Commencement and Completion of Construction. Subject to Unavoidable
Delays, Developer shall commence construction of the Minimum Improvements no later
than May 1, 2022. “Commence Construction” shall mean the start of site grading and
installation of utilities. Subject to Unavoidable Delays, Developer shall have substantially
completed the construction of the Minimum Improvements no later than October 31, 2023.
All work with respect to the Minimum Improvements to be constructed or provided by
Developer on the Property shall be in substantial conformity with the Construction Plans
and Developer will not modify the size or exterior appearance of the Minimum
Improvements without the consent of HEDRA and the City, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
10.7. Certificate of Completion.
A. After substantial completion of the Minimum Improvements in
accordance with the Construction Plans and all terms of this Agreement, HEDRA
will furnish Developer with a Certificate of Completion in the form of Exhibit C
hereto. Such certification by HEDRA shall be a conclusive determination of
satisfaction and termination of the agreements and covenants in this Agreement and
in the Deed with respect to the obligations of Developer to construct the Minimum
Improvements and the dates for the beginning and completion thereof. The
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Certificate of Completion shall only be issued after issuance of a certificate of
occupancy by the City.
B. The Certificate of Completion provided for in this Section 10.7 shall
be in such form as will enable it to be recorded in the proper county office in Dakota
County, Minnesota for the recordation of deeds and other instruments pertaining to
the Property. If HEDRA shall refuse or fail to provide such certification in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.7, HEDRA shall, within thirty
(30) days after written request by Developer, provide Developer with a written
statement, indicating in adequate detail in what respects Developer have failed to
complete the Minimum Improvements in accordance with the provisions of the
Agreement, or is otherwise in default of a material term of this Agreement, and
what measures or acts will be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of HEDRA, for
Developer to take or perform in order to obtain such certification.
C. Reconstruction of Minimum Improvements. If the Minimum
Improvements are damaged or destroyed before completion thereof and issuance of
a Certificate of Completion, to the extent payment is actually made to Developer
under a valid and collectible insurance policy in connection with such specific
claim, issue or matter, Developer agrees, for itself and its successors and assigns,
to begin reconstruction of the Minimum Improvements within one (1) year of the
date of the damage or destruction. The Minimum Improvements shall be
reconstructed in accordance with the approved Construction Plans, or such
modifications thereto as may be requested by Developer and approved by HEDRA
in accordance with Section 10 of this Agreement, which approval will not be
unreasonably withheld. Developer’s obligation to reconstruct the Minimum
Improvements pursuant to this Section 10.7(C) shall end when the Certificate of
Completion is issued.
11. Insurance and Condemnation.
11.1. Required Insurance. Developer agrees to provide and maintain or cause its
general contractor to provide and maintain at all times during the process of constructing
the Minimum Improvements and, from time to time at the request of HEDRA, furnish
HEDRA with proof of payment of premiums on:
A. Builder’s risk insurance, written on the so-called “Builder’s Risk --
Completed Value Basis,” in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the
insurable value of the Minimum Improvements at the date of completion, and with
coverage available in nonreporting form on the so-called “all risk” form of policy;
and
B. Comprehensive general liability insurance (including operations,
contingent liability, operations of subcontractors, completed operations and
contractual liability insurance) together with an owner’s contractor’s policy with
limits against bodily injury and property damage of not less than $1,000,000 for
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each occurrence (to accomplish the above required limits, an umbrella excess
liability policy may be used); and
C. Workers’ compensation insurance, with statutory coverage. The
policies of insurance required pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) above shall be in
form and content reasonably satisfactory to HEDRA and shall be placed with
financially sound and reputable insurers licensed to transact business in Minnesota.
The policy of insurance delivered pursuant to clause (A) above shall contain an
agreement of the insurer to give not less than thirty (30) days’ advance written
notice to HEDRA in the event of cancellation of such policy or change affecting
the coverage thereunder.
11.2. Evidence of Insurance. All insurance required in this Section 11.2 shall be
taken out and maintained in responsible insurance companies selected by Developer which
are authorized under the laws of Minnesota to assume the risks covered thereby. Until the
Certificate of Completion is issued, Developer agrees to deposit annually with HEDRA
copies of policies evidencing all such insurance, or a certificate or certificates or binders
of the respective insurers stating that such insurance is in force and effect. Unless otherwise
provided in this Section 11.2, each policy shall contain a provision that the insurer shall
not cancel nor materially modify it without giving written notice to Developer and HEDRA
at least thirty (30) days before the cancellation or modification becomes effective. Not less
than fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration of any policy, Developer shall furnish HEDRA
evidence satisfactory to HEDRA that the policy has been renewed or replaced by another
policy conforming to the provisions of this Section 11.2, or that there is no necessity
therefor under the terms of this Agreement. In lieu of separate policies, Developer may
maintain a single policy, blanket or umbrella policies, or a combination thereof, having the
coverage required herein, in which event Developer shall deposit with HEDRA a certificate
or certificates of the respective insurers as to the amount of coverage in force upon the
Minimum Improvements.
11.3. Condemnation. In the event that title to and possession of the Minimum
Improvements or any material part thereof shall be taken in condemnation or by the
exercise of eminent domain authority by any governmental body or other person (except
HEDRA) after Closing but prior to the Commencement of Construction, as defined in
Section 10.6, Developer shall, with reasonable promptness after such taking, notify
HEDRA as to the nature and extent of such taking. Upon receipt of any condemnation
award and subject to the rights of the first mortgagee, Developer shall use the entire
condemnation award to reconstruct the Minimum Improvements (or, in the event only a
part of the Minimum Improvements have been taken, then to reconstruct such part) within
the Property.
12. Prohibition Against Sale; Encumbrances.
12.1. Prohibition Against Sale of Minimum Improvements for Five (5) Years.
Developer represent and agree that their use of the Property and other undertakings
pursuant to the Agreement, are, and will be, for the purpose of development of the Property
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and not for speculation in land holding. Developer further recognizes that in view of the
importance of the construction of the Minimum Improvements on the Property to the
general welfare of the City and the substantial assistance that has been made available by
HEDRA for the purpose of making such development possible, the fact that any act or
transaction involving or resulting in a significant change in the identity of Developer are
of particular concern to HEDRA. Developer further recognizes that it is because of such
qualifications and identity that HEDRA is entering into the Agreement with Developer,
and, in so doing, is further willing to accept and rely on the obligations of Developer for
the faithful performance of all undertakings and covenants hereby by it to be performed.
For the foregoing reasons, Developer represent and agree that, prior to the issuance of the
Certificate of Completion, there shall be no sale of the Property or the Minimum
Improvements by Developer for five (5) years from the Closing Date nor shall Developer
suffer any such sale to be made, without the prior written approval of HEDRA.
A. As security for the obligations of Developer under this Agreement,
Developer represents and agrees that prior to the issuance of the Certificate of
Completion, Developer will maintain its existence as a South Dakota limited
liability company and shall not consolidate with or merge into another entity and
shall not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets except
as permitted by this Agreement. Nothing herein shall prevent Developer from
selling or issuing additional membership interests in Developer. Developer and
any entity succeeding to all or part of Developer’s rights in the Minimum
Improvements or any part under this Section (“Successor Developer”) may
consolidate with or merge into another entity or sell or otherwise transfer to a
company or limited liability company, or other legal entity, or an individual, all or
any part of its interest in this Agreement and the Minimum Improvements and
thereafter be discharged from liability hereunder to the extent of the interest so
transferred, if Developer or such Successor Developer, as applicable, is not in
default of any of its material obligations under this Agreement, if the transferee
company, limited liability company, entity or individual enters into a written
agreement assuming all of the obligations of Developer under this Agreement not
retained by Developer, if any, with respect and to the extent of the interest so
transferred, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to HEDRA, and the
transferee company, limited liability company, entity or individual is financially
capable of and has experience in performing the obligations of Developer under
this Agreement and is approved by HEDRA. In the event of a consolidation,
merger or sale in accordance with this subsection, Developer or other transferor
shall not be liable for any actions of the Successor Developer or purchaser or have
any liability under this Agreement with respect to matters arising subsequent to
such consolidation, merger or sale which relate to the interest so transferred.
B. Developer or any Successor Developer may not sell, transfer, lease
or convey the Property and its rights and obligations under this Agreement with
respect to such parcel to another entity, whether or not such Successor Developer
is under common management and control with Developer, or is related to
Developer, except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Except as
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provided in Section 12.1 no such sale, transfer, conveyance or lease shall be
effective or recognized for any purpose hereunder, unless:
(1) The Successor Developer will assume all of Developer’s
obligation under any agreement relative to a credit provider and the
Successor Developer is approved by the credit provider and enters into a
written assumption agreement reasonably acceptable to the credit provider;
and
(2) The Successor Developer will assume all of Developer’s
financial obligations to HEDRA and the Successor Developer is approved
by HEDRA and enters into a written assumption agreement in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to HEDRA.
12.2. Limitation Upon Encumbrance of Property. Prior to the issuance of the
Certificate of Completion, except for financing approved by HEDRA pursuant to Section
6.1(A)(11), Developer agrees not to engage in any financing creating any mortgage or other
encumbrance or lien upon the Property or the Minimum Improvements, whether by express
agreement or operation of law, or suffer any encumbrance or lien to be made on or attached
to the Property or the Minimum Improvements, other than the liens or encumbrances
directly and solely related to construction of the Minimum Improvements and approved by
HEDRA, which approval shall not be withheld or delayed unreasonably if HEDRA
determines that such lien or encumbrance will not threaten its security in the Property or
the Minimum Improvements.
13. Events of Default.
13.1. Events of Default Defined. Each and every one of the following shall be an
Event of Default under this Agreement:
A. Failure by HEDRA or Developer to proceed to Closing on the
Property after compliance with or the occurrence of all conditions precedent to
Closing;
B. Failure by Developer to commence and complete construction of the
Minimum Improvements pursuant to the terms, conditions and limitations of
Section 10 of this Agreement, including the timing thereof, unless such failure is
caused by an Unavoidable Delay;
C. Failure by Developer to pay real estate taxes or special assessments
on the Property and Minimum Improvements as they become due;
D. Use by Developer or others of the Minimum Improvements for
purposes other than those contemplated and permitted by this Agreement;
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E. Transfer or Sale of the Property or the Minimum Improvements or
any part thereof by Developer in violation of Section 12.1 of this Agreement and
without the prior written permission by HEDRA;
F. If Developer shall file a petition in bankruptcy, or shall make an
assignment for the benefit of its creditors or shall consent to the appointment of a
receiver; or
G. Failure by any party to observe or perform any material covenant,
condition, obligation or agreement on its part to be observed or performed under
this Agreement.
13.2. Remedies on Default. Whenever any Event of Default referred to in Section
13.1 of this Agreement occurs, the non-defaulting party may take any one or more of the
following actions after providing thirty (30) days’ written notice to the defaulting party of
the Event of Default, but only if the Event of Default has not been cured within said thirty
(30) days or, if the Event of Default is by its nature incurable within thirty (30) days, the
defaulting party does not provide assurances to the non-defaulting party reasonably
satisfactory to the non-defaulting party that the Event of Default will be cured and will be
cured as soon as reasonably possible:
A. Suspend its performance under this Agreement, including refusing
to close on the Property, until it receives assurances from the defaulting party,
deemed adequate by the non-defaulting party, that the defaulting party will cure its
default and continue its performance under this Agreement;
B. Terminate or rescind this Agreement;
C. If the default occurs prior to completion of the Minimum
Improvements and remains uncured following the cure period, HEDRA may
withhold the Certificate of Completion;
D. Take whatever action, including legal or administrative action,
which may appear necessary or desirable to the non-defaulting party to collect any
payments due under this Agreement, or to enforce performance and observance of
any obligation, agreement, or covenant of the defaulting party under this
Agreement.
13.3. Revesting Title in HEDRA on Failure to Commence Construction
Subsequent to Conveyance to Developer. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. §469.105 subd. 5, if
Developer fails to commence construction pursuant to this Agreement within one (1) year
from the Closing Date, HEDRA shall have the right to re-enter and take possession of the
Property and to terminate the estate conveyed in the Deed to Developer, it being the intent
of this provision that the conveyance of the Property to Developer shall be made upon and
a deed containing a condition subsequent to the effect that in the event that Developer fails
to commence construction pursuant to this Agreement and fails to request and receive
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additional time for commencement, HEDRA at is option, may declare a termination in
favor of HEDRA of the title and of all the rights and interests in and to the Property
conveyed to Developer. In such circumstances, all title, rights and interests of Developer
and any assigns or successors in interest to and in the Property, shall revert to HEDRA. If
Developer does commence construction pursuant to this Agreement within one year from
the Closing Date, a Release of Right to Re-enter and Revest shall be filed with Office of
the County Recorder in and for the County of Dakota and State of Minnesota
memorializing the commencement of Minimum Improvements and releasing Developer
from HEDRA’s right to re-enter and take possession of the parcel and to terminate the
estate conveyed in the Deed to Developer pursuant to Minn. Stat. §469.105, subd. 5,
although all additional covenants and provisions of this Agreement and the Deed shall
remain in effect.
13.4. Resale of Reacquired Property; Disposition of Proceeds. Upon the
revesting in HEDRA of title to and/or possession of the Property or any part thereof as
provided above, HEDRA shall, pursuant to its responsibilities under law, use its best efforts
to sell the Property or part thereof as soon and in such manner as HEDRA shall find feasible
to a qualified and responsible party, who will assume the obligation of making or
completing Minimum Improvements or such other improvements in their stead as shall be
satisfactory to HEDRA in accordance with the uses specified for such parcel or part thereof.
During any time while HEDRA has title to and/or possession of a parcel obtained by
reverter, HEDRA will not disturb the rights of any tenants under any leases encumbering
such parcel. Upon resale of the Property or any part thereof, the proceeds thereof shall be
applied:
A. First, to reimburse HEDRA for all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by HEDRA, including but not limited to brokerage fees, all taxes,
assessments and water and sewer charges accrued with respect to the Property or
part thereof prior to revesting of title; any payments made or necessary to be made
to discharge any encumbrances or liens existing on the Property or part thereof at
the time of revesting of title thereto in HEDRA or to discharge or prevent from
attaching or being made any subsequent encumbrances or liens due to obligations,
defaults or acts of Developer, or Successor Developer; any expenditures made or
obligations incurred by HEDRA with respect to the making or completion of the
Minimum Improvements; and any amounts otherwise owing HEDRA by
Developer or its Successor Developer; and
B. Second, to reimburse Developer or Successor Developer, up to the
amount equal to (i) the Purchase Price paid by Developer; plus (ii) the amount
actually invested by it in making any of the subject improvements on the Property
or part thereof, less (iii) any gains or income withdrawn or made by it from the
Agreement or the Property.
C. Any balance remaining after such reimbursements shall be retained
by HEDRA as its property.
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Nothing in this Section 13 shall in any way affect or diminish Developer’s right to terminate this
Agreement in accordance with Section 6.1.
13.5. No Remedy Exclusive. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or
reserved to the parties is intended to be exclusive of any other available right or remedy
herein or provided by law, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall
be in addition to every other right or remedy given under this Agreement or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute. No delay or omission to exercise any
right or power accruing upon any default shall impair any such right or power or shall be
construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right and power may be exercised from time
to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle HEDRA or Developer
to exercise any remedy reserved to it, it shall not be necessary to give notice, other than
such notice as may be required in Section 13.2 of this Agreement.
13.6. No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver. In the event any covenant
or agreement contained in this Agreement should be breached by either party and thereafter
waived by the other party, such waiver shall be limited to the particular breach so waived
and shall not be deemed to waive any other concurrent, previous or subsequent breach
hereunder.
14. Warranties and Representations.
14.1. By HEDRA. HEDRA warrants and represents the following to Developer,
and acknowledges that Developer has relied on such representations and warranties in
agreeing to enter into this Agreement:
A. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of HEDRA enforceable in
accordance with its terms. HEDRA has been duly formed under the laws of the
State of Minnesota and is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which the Property is located, is duly qualified to transact business in the
jurisdiction in which the Property is located, and has the requisite power and
authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the documents and
instruments required to be executed and delivered by HEDRA pursuant hereto.
This Agreement and the documents and instruments required to be executed and
delivered by HEDRA pursuant hereto have each been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of HEDRA and such execution, delivery and
performance does and will not conflict with or result in a violation of HEDRA’s
organizational agreement or any judgment or order.
B. The execution, delivery and performance by HEDRA of this
Agreement will not (a) violate any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation
or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any
court, governmental agency or arbitrator presently in effect having applicability to
HEDRA, or (b) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture,
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loan or credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or instrument to which
HEDRA is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound.
C. To HEDRA’s knowledge, except as contemplated herein, no order,
consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or
registration with, or exemption by, any governmental or public body or authority,
or any other entity, is required on the part of HEDRA to authorize, or is required in
connection with, the execution, delivery and performance of, or the legality,
validity, binding effect or enforceability of, this Agreement, except for Developer
obtaining all the Approvals.
D. To HEDRA’s knowledge, there are no actions, suits or proceedings
pending or threatened against or affecting HEDRA or any of its properties, before
any court or arbitrator, or any governmental department, board, agency or other
instrumentality which in any of the foregoing (a) challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement, or (b) if determined adversely to HEDRA, would
have a material adverse effect on the ability of HEDRA to perform its obligations
under this Agreement.
E. HEDRA has not received written notice, and has no knowledge, of
(a) any pending or contemplated annexation or condemnation proceedings, or
purchase in lieu of the same, affecting or which may affect all or any part of the
Property, (b) any proposed or pending proceeding to change or redefine the zoning
classification of all or any part of the Property, (c) any proposed changes in any
road patterns or grades which would adversely and materially affect access to the
roads providing a means of ingress or egress to or from all or any part of the
Property, or (d) any uncured violation of any legal requirement, restriction,
condition, covenant or agreement affecting all or any part of the Property or the
use, operation, maintenance or management of all or any part of the Property.
F. To HEDRA’s knowledge, there are no wells or sewage treatment
systems located on any portion of the Property. To HEDRA’s knowledge, there
has been no methamphetamine production on or about any portion of the Property.
To HEDRA’s knowledge, the sewage generated by the Property, if any, goes to a
facility permitted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and there is no
“individual sewage treatment system” (as defined in Minn. Stat. § 115.55,
Subd. 1(g)) located on the Property.
G. HEDRA is not a “foreign person,” “foreign corporation,” “foreign
trust,” “foreign estate” or “disregarded entity” as those terms are defined in Section
1445 of the Internal Revenue Code.
H. To HEDRA’s knowledge, except as may be disclosed as part of the
Due Diligence Materials, (i) no condition exists on the Property that may support a
claim or cause of action under any Environmental Law (as defined below) and there
are no Hazardous Substances (as defined below) on the Property, (ii) there has been
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no release, spill, leak or other contamination or otherwise onto the Property, and
(iii) there are no restrictions, clean ups or remediation plans regarding the Property.
To HEDRA’s knowledge, except as may be disclosed as part of the Due Diligence
Materials, there is no buried waste or debris on any portion of the Property.
“Environmental Law” shall mean (a) the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. § 9601-9657, as amended, or
any similar state law or local ordinance, (b) the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq., (c) the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., (d) the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401, et
seq., (e) the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., (f) the Safe
Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300(f) et seq., (g) any law or regulation governing
aboveground or underground storage tanks, (h) any other federal, state, county,
municipal, local or other statute, law, ordinance or regulation, including, without
limitation, the Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act, Minn. Stat. §
115B.01, et seq., (i) all rules or regulations promulgated under any of the foregoing,
and (j) any amendments of the foregoing. “Hazardous Substances” shall mean
polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof,
petroleum products, heating oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural
gas or synthetic gas usable for fuel, and shall include, without limitation, substances
defined as “hazardous substances,” “toxic substances,” “hazardous waste,”
“pollutants or contaminants” or similar substances under any Environmental Law.
I. To HEDRA’s knowledge, there are no leases, tenancies unrecorded
agreements or other contracts of any nature or type relating to, affecting or serving
the Property that will not be terminated as of the Closing Date.
J. There will be no indebtedness or sums due attributable to the
Property which will remain unpaid after the Closing Date.
As used in this Agreement, the term “to HEDRA’s knowledge” shall mean and refer to
only the current actual knowledge of the designated representative of HEDRA and shall not be
construed to refer to the knowledge of any other partner, officer, manager, member, director, agent,
authorized person, employee or representative of HEDRA, or any affiliate of HEDRA, or to
impose upon such designated representative any duty to investigate the matter to which such actual
knowledge or the absence thereof pertains, or to impose upon such designated representative any
individual personal liability. As used herein, the term “designated representative” shall refer to
HEDRA’s Director.
The representations, warranties and other provisions of this Section 14.1 shall survive
Closing; provided, however, HEDRA shall have no liability with respect to any breach of a
particular representation or warranty if Developer shall fail to notify HEDRA in writing of such
breach within two (2) years after the Closing Date, and provided further that HEDRA shall have
no liability with respect to a breach of the representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement if Developer has actual knowledge of HEDRA’s breach thereof prior to Closing and
Developer consummates the acquisition of the Property as provided herein.
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Developer acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly specified in this Agreement
and/or in any documents executed and delivered by HEDRA at Closing, HEDRA has not made,
and HEDRA hereby specifically disclaims, any representation, warranty or covenant of any kind,
oral or written, expressed or implied, or rising by operation of law, with respect to the Property,
including but not limited to, any warranties or representations as to the habitability,
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, zoning, tax consequences, physical or
environmental condition, utilities, valuation, governmental approvals, the compliance of the
Property with governmental laws, the truth, accuracy or completeness of any information provided
by or on behalf of HEDRA to Developer, or any other matter or item regarding the Property.
Developer agrees that except as expressly specified in this Agreement and/or in any documents
executed and delivered by HEDRA at Closing, Developer shall accept the Property and
acknowledges that the sale of the Property as provided for herein is made by HEDRA on an “AS
IS,” “WHERE IS,” and “WITH ALL FAULTS” basis. Developer is an experienced purchaser of
property such as the Property and Developer have made or will make its own independent
investigation of the Property. The limitations set forth in this paragraph shall survive the Closing
and shall not merge in the Deed.
14.2. By Developer. Developer warrants and represents the following to
HEDRA, and acknowledges that HEDRA has relied on such representations and warranties
in agreeing to enter into this Agreement:
A. Developer is a limited liability company, duly organized and in good
standing under the laws of the state of South Dakota and is not in violation of any
provisions of its company documents or its operating agreement. Developer has all
requisite authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform all of its obligations
under this Agreement.
B. The execution, delivery and performance by Developer of this
Agreement will not (a) violate any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation
or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any
court, governmental agency or arbitrator presently in effect having applicability to
Developer, (b) violate or contravene any provision of the articles of organization or
bylaws of Developer, or (c) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any
indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or instrument to
which Developer is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound.
C. Developer have received no notice or communication from any
local, state or federal official that the activities of the Developer or HEDRA on the
Property may be or will be in violation of any environmental law or regulation.
Developer is aware of no facts, the existence of which would cause it to be in
violation of any local, state, or federal environmental law, regulation or review
procedure or which give any person a valid claim under any of the foregoing.
D. Developer will complete the Minimum Improvements in accordance
with all local, state, federal laws or regulations.
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E. Developer will obtain, in a timely manner, all required permits,
licenses, insurance, and approvals, and will meet, in a timely manner, all
requirements of all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations which
must be obtained or met before the Minimum Improvements may be lawfully
constructed or acquired.
F. Developer shall have satisfied the terms and conditions contained in
this Agreement prior to the Closing Date or posted surety bonds for future
fulfillment of all requirements contained in this Agreement.
G. Developer shall cooperate with HEDRA with respect to any
litigation, other than litigation in which HEDRA and Developer are adverse parties,
commenced with respect to the Minimum Improvements.
H. Whenever any Event of Default occurs and HEDRA employs
attorneys or incurs other expenses for the collection of payments due or to become
due or for the enforcement or performance or observance of any obligation or
agreement on the part of Developer under this Agreement, Developer agree that
Developer shall, within ten (10) days of written demand by HEDRA, pay to
HEDRA the reasonable fees for attorneys and consultants and other expenses so
incurred by HEDRA, including those costs incurred in the negotiation, preparation
and implementation of this Agreement. The requirements of this provision shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.
The representations, warranties and other provisions of this Section 14.2 shall survive
Closing.
15. Other Obligations of Developer.
15.1. Building Permit Fees. Developer acknowledges that building permit fees
will be payable by Developer or Successor Developer for Minimum Improvements.
15.2. Administrative Costs. HEDRA has incurred and will continue to incur
administrative costs in reviewing, analyzing, negotiating and studying the Minimum
Improvements and this Agreement. In consideration of the time, effort and expenses to be
incurred in pursuing the undertakings set forth herein, on or before execution of this
Agreement, Developer agrees to pay a $600 deposit for the costs of certain consulting fees,
including planning, financial, attorneys, engineering, testing and any special meetings. If
the obligations of Developer under this Agreement result in a complete depletion of the
$600 cash deposit, then the balance owed shall be due and payable at Closing. If, after
completion of the tasks contemplated by this Agreement and if, after appropriate payment
to HEDRA, there remains on deposit any sum, then such sum shall be paid over to
Developer by HEDRA within 30 days after such completion and payment. If Developer
terminates this Agreement because of HEDRA’s default, Developer shall be entitled to
payment of any remaining balance. If HEDRA terminates this Agreement because of
Developer’s default, the deposit shall be retained by HEDRA.
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15.3. Miscellaneous Requirements. Any additional requirements as specified by
HEDRA are incorporated herein.
15.4. Developer Fees. On or before issuance by the City of a building permit to
Developer, Developer shall pay all development fees, administrative costs and provide a
landscaping letter of credit in the amount of 150% of the value of the landscaping
improvements. Upon completion of the landscaping improvements and approval by the
City, the letter of credit shall be reduced to 50% of the initial value and retained for a one-
year warranty period. Upon completion of the one-year warranty period the City will
reinspect the landscaping improvements, at which time the letter of credit can be released
upon final approval by the City.
16. Additional Provisions.
16.1. Commissions. Each party represents that all negotiations on its behalf
relative to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been
carried on directly between the parties, without the intervention of any party as broker,
finder or otherwise, and that there are no claims for brokerage commissions or finders’ fees
in connection with the execution of this Agreement.
16.2. Notice. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any notice to be
given by one party hereto shall be personally delivered (including messenger delivery) or
be sent by registered or certified mail, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier
which issues a receipt, in each case postage prepaid, to the other party at the addresses in
this Section (or to such other address as may be designated by notice given pursuant to this
Section), and shall be deemed given upon personal delivery, three (3) days after the date
postmarked or one (1) business day after delivery to such overnight courier.
If to HEDRA: Hastings Economic Development and
Redevelopment Authority
Attn: John Hinzman
101 4th Street East
Hastings, MN 55033
with a copy to: Korine L. Land
LeVander, Gillen & Miller, P.A.
633 South Concord Street, Suite 400
South St. Paul, MN 55075
If to Developer: NJS Development LLC
Attn: Nathan Stencil
P.O. Box 89624
Sioux Falls, SD 57109
16.3. HEDRA Representatives Not Individually Liable. No member, official, or
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employee of HEDRA shall be personally liable to Developer, or any successor in interest,
in the event of any default or breach by HEDRA or for any amount which may become due
to Developer or successor or on any obligations under the terms of the Agreement.
16.4. Restrictions on Use. Developer, for itself and its successors and assigns,
agrees to devote the Property and Minimum Improvements only to such land use or uses
as may be permissible under the City’s land use regulations.
16.5. Entire Agreement; Modification. This written Agreement constitutes the
complete agreement between the parties with respect to this transaction and supersedes any
prior oral or written agreements between the parties regarding this transaction. There are
no verbal agreements that change this Agreement and no waiver of any of its terms will be
effective unless in writing executed by the parties.
16.6. Binding Effect; Survival. The provisions of this Agreement and the
representations, warranties and indemnities contained herein shall survive the execution
and delivery of the Deed and the conveyance thereunder, shall not be merged therein, and
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns.
16.7. Disclaimer of Relationships. Developer acknowledge that nothing
contained in this Agreement nor any act by HEDRA or Developer shall be deemed or
construed by Developer or by any third person to create any relationship of third-party
beneficiary, principal and agent, limited or general partner, or joint venture between
HEDRA and Developer.
16.8. Developer’s Assignment. Developer may assign this Agreement with the
prior written consent of HEDRA. No assignment shall relieve Developer from its
obligations under this Agreement.
16.9. Governing Law. The provisions of this Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.
16.10. Rules of Interpretation. The words “herein” and “hereof” and words of
similar import, without reference to any particular section or subdivision, refer to this
Agreement as a whole rather than any particular section or subdivision hereof. References
herein to any particular section or subdivision hereof are to the section or subdivision of
this Agreement as originally executed.
16.11. Counterparts; Facsimiles. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, and all of the signatures to this Agreement taken together shall constitute
one and the same agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute such agreement by
signing any such counterpart. Facsimile or “PDF” signatures on this Agreement shall be
treated as originals until the actual original signatures are obtained.
16.12. Represented by Counsel. Each party confirms that it has had the
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opportunity to be represented and advised by counsel in this transaction.
16.13. Titles of Sections. Any titles of the sections, or any subsections, of the
Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be disregarded in
construing or interpreting any of its provisions.
16.14. Recording. The parties agree that this document shall be recorded against
the Property at the Dakota County Recorder’s Office.
16.15. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence of this Agreement.
16.16. Like Kind Exchange. Developer may consummate the purchase or sale of
the Property as part of a like kind exchange (the “Exchange”) pursuant to §1031 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), provided that: (i) the Closing
shall not be delayed or affected by reason of the Exchange nor shall the consummation or
accomplishment of the Exchange be a condition precedent or condition subsequent to either
party’s obligations under this Agreement; (ii) the Developer shall effect the Exchange
through an assignment of this Agreement, or its rights under this Agreement, to a qualified
intermediary; and (iii) HEDRA shall not be required to take an assignment of the
Agreement for the relinquished property or be required to acquire or hold title to any real
property for purposes of consummating the Exchange. HEDRA shall not by this
Agreement or acquiescence to the Exchange (1) have its rights under this Agreement
affected or diminished in any manner or (2) be responsible for compliance with or be
deemed to have warranted to the Developer that the Exchange in fact complies with §1031
of the Code.
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IN AGREEMENT, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands as of the Effective
Date.
HEDRA:
HASTINGS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
By ________________________________
Dennis Peine
Its President
By ________________________________
Eric Maass
Its Secretary
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF DAKOTA )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ day of ____________,
2021 by Dennis Peine and Eric Maass, the President and Secretary respectively, of the Hastings
Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority, a public body corporate and politic
organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of Minnesota, on behalf of HEDRA.
Notary Public
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CITY:
CITY OF HASTINGS
By:
Mary Fasbender
Its Mayor
By:
Kelly Murtaugh
Its City Clerk
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF DAKOTA )
On this ___ day of ______________________, 2021, before me a Notary Public within
and for said County, personally appeared Mary Fasbender and Kelly Murtaugh, to me personally
known, who being each by me duly sworn, each did say that they are respectively the Mayor and
City Clerk of the City of Hastings, the municipality named in the foregoing instrument, and that
the seal affixed to said instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of said municipality by authority
of its City Council and said Mayor and City Clerk acknowledged said instrument to be the free act
and deed of said municipality.
Notary Public
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DEVELOPER:
NJS DEVELOPMENT LLC
By
Its:
STATE OF )
) ss.
COUNTY OF )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ day of
__________________, 2021 by ______________________, the ______________________ of
NJS Development LLC, a South Dakota limited liability company, on behalf of said limited
liability company.
Notary Public
This instrument was drafted by
and after recording return to:
Korine L. Land, #262432
LeVander, Gillen & Miller, P.A.
633 South Concord Street, Suite 400
South St. Paul, MN 55075
651-451-1831
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
Real property in Dakota County, Minnesota legally described as follows:
PID: 19-32150-17-020 (Abstract Property)
All of Lot One (1), Block Seventeen (17) in the Town of Hastings, excepting therefrom, however,
all that portion lying northeasterly of a line 25 feet southwesterly of, measured at right angles and
parallel with, the centerline of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company’s
spur track as now there laid across Bailey Street in said Town of Hastings, Dakota County,
Minnesota; and
ALSO
All of Lot Two (2), Block Seventeen (17), Town of Hastings, excepting therefrom the West two-
thirds (W 2/3) of the North half (N 1/2) of said Lot Two (2) and further excepting therefrom the
West one-third (W 1/3) of the South half (S 1/2) of said Lot Two (2), Town of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minnesota.
PID: 19-32150-17-021 (Abstract Property)
The North 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the East 2/3 of Lot 2 and the West 1/3 of Lot 2, Block 17, Town
of Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota.
PID: 19-32150-17-080 (Abstract Property)
Lots 7 and 8, Block 17, Town of Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota.
After vacation occurs, the legal description will be:
Real property in Dakota County, Minnesota legally described as follows:
PID: 19-32150-17-020 (Abstract Property)
All of Lot One (1), Block Seventeen (17) in the Town of Hastings, excepting therefrom, however,
all that portion lying northeasterly of a line 25 feet southwesterly of, measured at right angles and
parallel with, the centerline of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company’s
spur track as now there laid across Bailey Street in said Town of Hastings, Dakota County,
Minnesota; and
ALSO
All of Lot Two (2), Block Seventeen (17), Town of Hastings, excepting therefrom the West two-
thirds (W 2/3) of the North half (N 1/2) of said Lot Two (2) and further excepting therefrom the
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West one-third (W 1/3) of the South half (S 1/2) of said Lot Two (2), Town of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minnesota,
together with those parts vacated and accruing thereto by virtue of the vacations thereof.
PID: 19-32150-17-021 (Abstract Property)
The North 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the East 2/3 of Lot 2 and the West 1/3 of Lot 2, Block 17, Town
of Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, together with those parts vacated and accruing thereto by
virtue of the vacations thereof.
PID: 19-32150-17-080 (Abstract Property)
Lots 7 and 8, Block 17, Town of Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, together with those parts
vacated and accruing thereto by virtue of the vacations thereof.
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EXHIBIT B
MINIMUM IMPROVEMENTS
The Construction Plans, as amended and approved by the City, on file with the City.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
WHEREAS, the Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority (the
“Grantor”), by a deed dated _____________, _________, and recorded in the office of the County
Recorder in Dakota County, Minnesota, as Document No. ________________, has conveyed to
NJS Development LLC, a South Dakota limited liability company (the “Grantee”), the following
described land in County of Dakota and State of Minnesota, to-wit:
PID: 19-32150-17-020 (Abstract Property)
All of Lot One (1), Block Seventeen (17) in the Town of Hastings, excepting therefrom,
however, all that portion lying northeasterly of a line 25 feet southwesterly of, measured at
right angles and parallel with, the centerline of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific
Railroad Company’s spur track as now there laid across Bailey Street in said Town of
Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota; and
ALSO
All of Lot Two (2), Block Seventeen (17), Town of Hastings, excepting therefrom the West
two-thirds (W 2/3) of the North half (N 1/2) of said Lot Two (2) and further excepting
therefrom the West one-third (W 1/3) of the South half (S 1/2) of said Lot Two (2), Town
of Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota,
together with those parts vacated and accruing thereto by virtue of the vacations thereof.
PID: 19-32150-17-021 (Abstract Property)
The North 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the East 2/3 of Lot 2 and the West 1/3 of Lot 2, Block 17,
Town of Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, together with those parts vacated and
accruing thereto by virtue of the vacations thereof.
PID: 19-32150-17-080 (Abstract Property)
Lots 7 and 8, Block 17, Town of Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, together with those
parts vacated and accruing thereto by virtue of the vacations thereof.
(the “Deed”); and
WHEREAS, said Deed was executed pursuant to that certain Development Agreement by
and between the Grantor and Grantee, dated _________________, ___________and recorded in
the office of the County Recorder in Dakota County, Minnesota, as Document No.
________________, which Development Agreement contained certain covenants and restrictions
regarding completion of the Minimum Improvements; and
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WHEREAS, said Grantee has performed said covenants and conditions in a manner
deemed sufficient by the Grantor to permit the execution and recording of this certification.
NOW, THEREFORE, this is to certify that all construction of the Minimum Improvements
specified to be done and made by the Grantee has been completed and the covenants and conditions
in the Development Agreement have been performed by the Grantee therein, and the County
Recorder in Dakota County, Minnesota, are hereby authorized to accept for recording and to record
the filing of this instrument, to be a conclusive determination of the satisfactory termination of the
covenants and conditions relating to completion of the Minimum Improvements and the removal
of the conditions, restrictions and limitations found in Sections 1 and 2 of the Deed.
Dated: ______________, ____. HEDRA:
HASTINGS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
By ________________________________
Dennis Peine
Its President
By ________________________________
Eric Maass
Its Secretary
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF DAKOTA )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ day of ____________,
2021 by Dennis Peine and Eric Maass, the President and Secretary respectively, of the Hastings
Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority, a public body corporate and politic
organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of Minnesota, on behalf of HEDRA.
Notary Public
This instrument was drafted by
and after recording return to:
Korine L. Land, #262432
LeVander, Gillen & Miller, P.A.
633 South Concord Street, Suite 400
South St. Paul, MN 55075
651-451-1831
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF DEED
WARRANTY DEED
eCRV number:
DEED TAX DUE: $ DATE:
THIS INDENTURE, between the Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment
Authority, a public body corporate and politic organized and existing under the constitution and
laws of Minnesota (the “Grantor”), and NJS Development LLC, a South Dakota limited liability
company (the “Grantee”).
WITNESSETH, that Grantor, in consideration of the sum of $175,000.00 and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does hereby grant,
bargain, warrant and convey to the Grantee, its heirs, successors and assigns forever, all the tract
or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Dakota and State of Minnesota described as
follows, to-wit (such tract or parcel of land is hereinafter referred to as the “Property”):
PID: 19-32150-17-020 (Abstract Property)
All of Lot One (1), Block Seventeen (17) in the Town of Hastings, excepting therefrom,
however, all that portion lying northeasterly of a line 25 feet southwesterly of, measured at
right angles and parallel with, the centerline of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific
Railroad Company’s spur track as now there laid across Bailey Street in said Town of
Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota; and
ALSO
All of Lot Two (2), Block Seventeen (17), Town of Hastings, excepting therefrom the West
two-thirds (W 2/3) of the North half (N 1/2) of said Lot Two (2) and further excepting
therefrom the West one-third (W 1/3) of the South half (S 1/2) of said Lot Two (2), Town
of Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota,
together with those parts vacated and accruing thereto by virtue of the vacations thereof.
PID: 19-32150-17-021 (Abstract Property)
The North 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the East 2/3 of Lot 2 and the West 1/3 of Lot 2, Block 17,
Town of Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, together with those parts vacated and
accruing thereto by virtue of the vacations thereof.
PID: 19-32150-17-080 (Abstract Property)
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Lots 7 and 8, Block 17, Town of Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, together with those
parts vacated and accruing thereto by virtue of the vacations thereof.
To have and to hold the same, together with all the hereditaments and appurtenances
thereunto belonging in now or hereafter pertaining, to the said Grantee, their heirs and assigns,
forever,
Provided:
SECTION 1
It is understood and agreed that this Deed is subject to the covenants, conditions,
restrictions and provisions of an agreement entered into between the Grantor and Grantee on the
_______ day of __________________, 2021 identified as “Development Agreement” (hereinafter
referred to as the “Agreement”) and that the Grantee shall not convey the Property, or any part
thereof, without the consent of the Grantor, until a Certificate of Completion of this Agreement as
to the Property or such part thereof then to be conveyed, has been placed of record with Dakota
County. This provision, however, shall in no way prevent the Grantee from mortgaging this
Property in order to obtain funds for the purchase of Property hereby conveyed and from erecting
improvements in conformity with the Agreement, any applicable redevelopment plan and
applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Hastings, Minnesota.
It is specifically agreed that the Grantee shall promptly begin and diligently prosecute to
completion the redevelopment of the Property through the construction of the Minimum
Improvements thereon, as provided in the Agreement.
Promptly after completion of the improvements in accordance with the provisions of the
Agreement, the Grantor will furnish the Grantee with an appropriate instrument so certifying.
Such certification by the Grantor shall be (and it shall be so provided in the certification itself) a
conclusive determination of the satisfaction and termination of the agreements and covenants of
the Agreement and of this Deed with respect to the obligation of the Grantee, and their heirs and
assigns, to construct the improvements and the dates for the beginning and completion thereof.
Such certification and such determination shall not constitute evidence of compliance with or
satisfaction of any obligation of the Grantee to any holder of a mortgage, or any insurer of a
mortgage, securing money loaned to finance the purchase of the Property hereby conveyed or the
improvements, or any part thereof.
All certifications provided for herein shall be in such form as will enable them to be
recorded with the County Recorder in Dakota County, Minnesota. If the Grantor shall refuse or
fail to provide any such certification in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement and this
Deed, the Grantor shall, within thirty (30) days after written request by the Grantee, provide the
Grantee with a written statement indicating in adequate detail in what respects the Grantee has
failed to complete with the improvements in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement or
is otherwise in default, and what measures or acts will be necessary, in the opinion of the Grantor,
for the Grantee to take or perform in order to obtain such certification.
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SECTION 2
In the event the Grantee herein shall, prior to the recording of the Certificate of Completion:
a. Fail to begin construction of the improvements provided for in this Deed and the
Agreement in conformity with the Agreement and such failure is not due to
Unavoidable Delays and is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice to do
so, or such other amount of time as may be commercially reasonable; or
b. Default in or violate its obligations with respect to the construction of the improvements
provided for in this Deed and the Agreement, or shall abandon or substantially suspend
construction work, and such default, violation or failure is not due to Unavoidable
Delays and any default or violation, abandonment or suspension is not cured, ended or
remedied within thirty (30) days after written demand by the Grantor to do so; or
c. Fail to pay real estate taxes or assessments on the Property or any part thereof when
due, or shall place thereon any encumbrance or lien unauthorized by the Agreement
with the Grantor, or shall suffer any levy or attachment to be made, or any mechanic’s
liens, or any other unauthorized encumbrances or liens to attach, and such taxes or
assessments shall not have been paid or the encumbrance or lien removed or
discharged, or provisions satisfactory to the Grantor made for such payments, removal
or discharge, within 30 days after written demand by the Grantor to do so; provided,
that if the Grantee shall first notify the Grantor of his intention to do so, it may in good
faith contest any mechanic’s or other lien filed or established and in such event the
Grantor shall permit such mechanic’s or other lien to remain undischarged and
unsatisfied during the period of such contest and any appeal, but only if the Grantee
provides the Grantor with a bank letter of credit or other security in the amount of the
lien, in a form satisfactory to the Grantor pursuant to which the bank will pay to the
Grantor the amount of any lien in the event that the lien is finally determined to be valid
and during the course of such contest the Grantee shall keep HEDRA informed
respecting the status of such defense; or
d. Cause, in violation of the Agreement or of this Deed, any transfer of the Property or
any part thereof, and such violation shall be not cured within sixty (60) days after
written demand by the Grantor to the Grantee; or
e. Fail to comply with any of its other covenants under the Agreement and fail to cure any
such noncompliance within thirty (30) days after written demand to do so; or
f. Default under the terms of a mortgage loan authorized by the Agreement and the holder
of the mortgage exercises any remedy provided by the mortgage documents or
exercises any remedy provided by law or equity in the event of a default in any of the
terms or conditions of the mortgage;
then the Grantor shall have the right to re-enter and take possession of the Property and to terminate
and revest in the Grantor the estate conveyed by this Deed to the Grantee, its heirs, successor or
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successors in interest, but only if the events stated in Section 2(a-f) have not been cured within the
time periods provided above, or if the events cannot be cured within such time periods, and the
Grantee does not provide assurances to HEDRA, reasonably satisfactory to HEDRA, that the
events will be cured as soon as reasonably possible.
The Grantor certifies that the Grantor does not know of any wells on the described real property.
SECTION 3
The Grantee agrees for itself and its heirs, successors and assigns to or of the Property or
any part thereof, hereinbefore described, that the Grantee and such heirs and assigns shall not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, age or sex in the sale, lease, rental
or in the use or occupancy of the Property or any improvements erected or to be erected thereon,
or any part thereof.
It is intended and agreed that the above and foregoing agreements and covenants shall be
covenants running with the land, and that they shall, in any event, and without regard to technical
classification or designation, legal or otherwise, and except only as otherwise specifically provided
in this Deed, be binding, to the fullest extent permitted by law and equity for the benefit and in
favor of, and enforceable by, the Grantor against the Grantee, its heirs, successors and assigns, in
interest to the Property, or any part thereof or any interest therein, and any party in possession or
occupancy of the Property or any part thereof.
In amplification, and not in restriction of, the provisions of the preceding section, it is
intended and agreed that the Grantor shall be deemed beneficiary of the agreements and covenants
provided herein. Such agreements and covenants shall run in favor of the Grantor without regard
to whether the Grantor has at any time been, remains, or is an owner of any land or interest therein
to, or in favor of, which such agreements and covenants relate. The Grantor shall have the right,
in the event of any breach of any such agreement or covenant to exercise all the rights and
remedies, and to maintain any actions or suits at law or in equity or other proper proceedings to
enforce the curing of such breach of agreement or covenant, to which it or any other beneficiaries
of such agreement or covenant may be entitled. Grantor shall be entitled to recover the costs for
such enforcement, including attorneys’ fees.
SECTION 4
This Deed is also given subject to:
a. Provision of the ordinances, building and zoning laws of the City of Hastings, state and
federal laws and regulations in so far as they affect this real estate.
b. Taxes payable subsequent to the date of this conveyance.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this Deed to be duly executed in its
behalf by its President and Secretary and has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed this
_______ day of ___________________, 2021.
HASTINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
By: ____________________________________
Dennis Peine
Its: President
By: ____________________________________
Eric Maass
Its: Secretary
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF DAKOTA )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ day of ____________,
2021 by Dennis Peine and Eric Maass, the President and Secretary respectively, of the Hastings
Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority, a public body corporate and politic
organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of Minnesota, on behalf of HEDRA.
Notary Public
This instrument was drafted by:
Korine L. Land, #262432
LeVander, Gillen & Miller, P.A.
633 South Concord Street, Suite 400
South St. Paul, MN 55075
651-451-1831
TITLE NOT EXAMINED
SEND TAX STATEMENT TO:
NJS Development LLC
P.O. Box 89624
Sioux Falls, SD 57109