HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract No. 2015-2687.03PURCHASE AGREEMENT
I PARTIES. This purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") is made this L, day offic2016byai -id between Anoka County Community Action program Inc., a
Mirmeso(6 nonprofit corporation (the "Seller") and the Columbia Heights Economic Development
Authority, a Minnesota public body corporate and politic (the "Buyer"'),
2. SUBJECT PROPERTY. The Seller is the owner of that certain real estate (the "Property")
with an address of 4641/4643 Polk Street located in the City of Columbia Heights, Anoka County,
Minnesota and legally described as:
See attached Exhibit A.
3. OFFER/ACCEPTANCE. In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the
Buyer offers and agrees to purchase and the Seller agrees to sell the Property,
4. CONTINGENCIES. This Purchase Agreement is contingent upon the following,
A. Approval of this Purchase Agreement by the Buyer's governing body;
B. The Buyer conducting soil borings and testing on the Property and receiving a report
that is satisfactory to the Buyer;
C. The Property being released from any Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
MITYA.") or United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
l -RID") obligations; and
D. Condition of title being satisfactory to the Buyer following the Buyer's examination
of title as provided in Section I I of this Purchase Agreement;
The Buyer shall have until the date of closing to remove the foregoing contingencies. The
contingencies are solely for the benefit of the Buyer and may be waived by the Buyer. If" the
contingencies are duly satisfied or waived, then the Buyer and the Seller shall proceed to close the
transaction as contemplated herein. If, however, if one or more of the contingencies is not satisfied,
or is not satisfied on time, and is not waived by the Buyer, this Purchase Agreement shall thereupon
be void, at the option of the Buyer, If this Purchase Agreement is voided by the Buyer, the Buyer
and the Seller shall execute and deliver to each other a termination of this Purchase Agreement.
5, PERSONAL PROPERTY INCLUDED IN SALE. The following items of personal
property owned by the Seller and currently located on the Property are included in this sale:
none.
6. PURCHASE PRICE AND TERMS. The Buyer shall pay the Seller $75,000.00 for the
Property at closing. The Seller acknowledges that the Buyer's consideration includes consideration
for all relocation services and relocation benefits to which the Seller may be entitled to by law.
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7. CLOSING DATE. The closing of the sale of the Property shall take place on
2016 unless otherwise Mutually agreed by the parties. The closing shall take place at Colurnbia
Heights City Hall, located at: 590 40Lh Avenue NE in Columbia Ficights, Minnesota fir such other
location as mutually agreed upon by the parties.
8. ENVIRONMEWAL INSPECTION AND SOIL TESTS. The Buyer an its agents shall
have the right to enter upon the Property after the date of this Purchase Agreement for the purpose
of making surveys, inspections, investigations, soil borings and testing relative to the Buyer's
purchase ofthe Property. In consideration for such right of entry, the Buyer agrees to:
A. Notify the Seller at least 48 hours in advance of the date and time that the Buyer, its
agents, employees or contractors will enter the Property and of the purpose for the
entry, in order to permit the Seller to be present during the time any work is being
done by the Buyer, its agents, employees or contractors;
B. Provide to the Seller a copy of all test results and reports prepared by the Buyer or its
consultants evaluating the conditions present on the Property, as soon. as reasonably
possible following final completion thereof-,
C. Dispose of all solid waste generated during the course of the Buyer's sampling
activities and other work on the Property in accordance with applicable federal, state
and local laws, rules and regulations;
D. Coordinate activities with the Seller so as to avoid unnecessary disruption to or
interference with the Seller's use of the Property;
E. Do no unnecessary darnage to the Property and restore the Property to substantially
the same condition as the condition in which it was found by the Buyer at the time of
entry upon the Property by the Buyer, its agents, employees or contractors;
F. Hold the Seller harmless from and indemnify the Seller from any and all claims,
damages, judgments or obligations, including the cost of defense of suit, arising out
of darnage to the Property or arising out of injury to anyone incurred or alleged to
have been incurred in connection with or as a result of the intentional torts or
negligence of the Buyer, its agents, employees or contractors. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) neither the Buyer nor its contractors shall be responsible for the
timeliness of any submission or application for further investigation or feasibility
analysis or determining the proper methods of removal, treatment or disposal of any
pollutants, contaminants or hazardous substances present on the Property; and (ii)
nothing in this Purchase Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of defenses or
limitations available to the Buyer under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 466; and
G. If the Buyer or its contractors removes a sample or portion of the Property for
investigation, monitoring or testing or obtains any data or issues any report, it must
give the Seller an equal arnount of the sample or portion and a copy of any data or
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report, and must permit the Seller to perform an independent investigation,
monitoring, or testing of the sample or portion.
19. DOCUMENTS TO BE I)ELIVERED AT CLOSING. The Seller agrees to deliver the
following documents to the Buyer at closing:
A. A duly recordable warranty deed conveying fee simple title to the Property to the
Buyer, free and clear of any mortgages, liens or encumbrances other than matters
created by or acceptable to the Buyer;
B. Ali affidavit from the Seller Sufficient to remove any exception in the Buyer's policy
of title insurance for mechanics' and materialinens' liens and rights of parties in
possession;
C. Affidavit of the Seller confirming; that the Seller is not a loreign person within the
meaning of'Seetion 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code;
D. A completed Minnesota Well Disclosure Certificate, unless the warrant), deed
includes the statement "the Seller certifies that the Seller does not know of any "ells
on the described Property;" and
E. Any notices, certificates, and affidavits regarding ally Private sewage systerns,
underground storage tanks, and environmental conditions as may be required by
Minnesota statutes, rules or ordinances.
10. REAL ESTATE TAXES AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
A. The Seller shall be responsible l"or all real estate taxes, including any deferred real
estate taxes, penalties or interest, f'or the years prior to the year in which closing
occurs. Real estate taxes that are due and payable in the year of closing shall be
prorated between the Buyer and the Seller.
B. The Seller shall pay all special assessments levied against the Property as of the
closing date, including special assessments certified for payment with the real estate
taxes and all deferred assessments, The Buyer shall assume payment of any special
assessments that are pending but not levied against the Property as of the closing
date.
11. EXAMINATION OF TITLE. The Buyer's examination of title to the Property shall be
conducted as follows:
A. SELLER'S TITLE EVIDENCE. The Seller, at its cost, shall provide the Buyer
with a title commitment for the Property within 30 days of the date of this Purchase
Agreement,
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B. BUYER'S OBJECTIONS. The Buyer shall make written objections (the
Objections") to the form or contents of the title commitment or condition of title
within 10 business days after receipt of the same. The Buyer's, failure to make
Objections within such time period shall constitute waiver of the Objections. The
Seller shall have 30 days after receipt of the Objections to cure the Objections,
during which period the closing will be postponed, if necessary, The Seller shall use
all reasonable efforts to correct any Objections. If the Objections are not cured
within such 30 day period, the Buyer will have the option to do either of the
following:
Ten-ninate this Purchase Agreement, it' termination is due to the Sellers
failure to cure title objections or any other detault of the Seller: or
2. Cure the Objections at the Buyer's expense,
12. CLOSING COSTS AND RELATED ITEMS,. The Seller shall be responsible for the
following closing costs and related items: (1) all recording flees and charges relating to the filing of
any instrument required to make title marketable; (2) any state deed tax, conservation fee or other
fi deral, state or local docurnentary or revenue stamps or transfcr tax with respect to the warranty
deed to be delivered by the Seller, (3) the cost of preparing the title corni-nitment, including the
abstracting, fees; and (4) the Seller's own legal and accounting fees associated with this transaction.
The Buyer shall be responsible for the following closing costs and related items: (1) the cost of any
surveys, soil tests, environmental assessments, inspection reports, appraisals or other tests and
reports ordered by the Buyer in connection with its purchase of the Property; (2) all premiums
required flor issuance of the title insurance policy; (3) any fees for standard searches with respect to
the Seller and the Property; (4) recording fees and charges related to the filing ofthe warranty deed;
and (5) its own legal and accounting fees associated with this transaction. All closing flees charged
by the title company and any escrow fees charged by any escrow agent engaged by the parties In
connection with this Purchase Agreement shall be split equally between the Buyer and the Seller.
13. POSSESSION/CONDITION OF PROPERTY. The Seller shall deliver possession of the
Property to the Buyer at closing in the condition as the Property existed on the date of execution of
this Purchase Agreement. The Seller agrees to remove from the Property all debris and any items of
the Seller's personal property not included in this sale no later than 4:00 p.m. Oil the date before thep
date of the closing, The Seller shall remove all substances which, Linder state or federal law, must
be disposed of at an approved disposal facility.
14. DISCLOSURE; INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM. The Seller
represents that there is not any individual sewage treatment system on or serving the Property,
15. WELL DISCLOSURE. The Seller represents that there are not any wells on the Property.
16. SELLER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Seller hereby
represents and warrants to the Buyer as of the Closing Date that:
A. Title. The Seller has good, indefeasible and marketable fee simple title to the
Property.
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13. Condemnation. There is no pending or, to the actual knowledge of the Seller,
threatened condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Property or any
portion thereof,, and the Seller has no actual knowledge that any such action is
contemplated,
C. Defects. The Seller is not aware of any latent or patent defects in the Property,
such as sinkholes, weak soils, unrecorded easernents and restrictions.
D. Legal Compliance. The Seller has complied with all applicable laws, ordinances,
regulations, statutes, rules and restrictions pertaining to and affecting the Property
and the Seller shall continue to comply with such laws, ordinances, regulations,
statutes, rules and restrictions,
E. Legal Proceedings, There are no legal actions, suits or other legal or
administrative proceedings, pending or threatened, that affect the Property or any
portion thereof; and the Seller has no knowledge that any such action is presently
contemplated,
F. Refuse and Hazardous Materials, The Seller has not performed and have no
actual knowledge of any excavation, dumping or burial of any refuse materials or
debris of any nature whatsoever on the Property. To the Seller's best actual
knowledge and belief, there are no I lazardous Materials- (as hereinafter defined)
on the Property that would subject the Buyer to any liability under either federal
or state laws, including, but not limited to, the disposal of any foreign objects or
materials upon or in the Property, lawful or otherwise, Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer that, to
the Seller's best actual knowledge and belief:
The Properly is not now and has never been used to generate,
manufacture, refine, transport, treat, store, handle, dispose, transfer,
produce, process or in any manner deal with Hazardous Materials:
I No Hazardous Materials have ever been installed, placed, or in any
manner handled or dealt with on the Property;
3. There are no underground or aboveground storage tanks on the Property;
4. Neither the Seller nor any prior owner of the Property or any tenant,
subtenant, occupant, prior tenant, prior subtenant, prior occupant or person
collectively, "Occupant") has received any notice or advice from any
governmental agency or any other OCCUpant with regard to Hazardous,
Materials on, from or affecting the Property.
The term "Hazardous Materials" as used herein includes, without
limitation, gasoline, petroleum products, explosives, radioactive materials,
hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, hazardous or toxic substances,
polychlorinated biphenyls or related or sirnilar materials, asbestos or any
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material containing asbestos, or any other substance or material as may be
defined as a hazardous or toxic Substance by an), fLderal, state or local
environmental law, ordinance, rule, or regulation including, without
limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980. as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq.),
the IlazardOLIS Materials Transportation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.
Section 1801, et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as
amended (42 U-S. C. Section 1251, et seq.), the Clean Air Act, as
amended {42 US.C. Section 7401, et seq.) and in the regulations adopted
and publications promulgated pursuant thereto.
G. t f. (' , The Seller has the legal capacity to enter into this Agreement.
The Seller has not filed, voluntarily or involuntarily, for bankruptcy relief within
the last year under the United States Bankruptcy Code, nor has any petition for
bankruptcy or receivership been filed against the Seller within the last year.
H. f.,eases. There are no third parties in possession of the Property, or any part
thereof-, and there are no leases, oral or written, affecting the Property or any part
thereof.
foreign Status, The Seller is not a "foreign person" as such term is defined in the
Internal Revenue Code,
J. MethatiThetan-flne production. 'I"o the best of the Seller's knowledge,
rnethamphetarnine production has not occurred on the Property,
The Seller's representations and warranties set forth in this Section shall be continuing
and are deemed to be material to the Buyer's execution of this Purchase Agreenlent and
the Buyer's performance of its obligations hereunder. All such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct on and as of" the closing date with the same force and
effect as if made at that time; and all of` such representations and warranties shall survive
the closing, and any cancellation or termination of this Purchase Agreement, and shall not
be affected by any investigation, verification or approval by any party hereto or by
anyone on behalf of any party hereto. The Seller agrees to defend, indemnify and hold
the Buyer harinless for, from, and against any loss, costs, dan-iages, expenses, obligations
and attorneys' fees incurred should an assertion, claim, demand, action or cause of action
be instituted, made or taken, which is contrary to or inconsistent with the representations
or warranties contained herein.
17. RELOCATION BENEFITS; INDEMNIFICATION. The Seller acknowledges that
the Seller is not being displaced frorn the Property as a result of the transaction contemplated by
this Purchase Agreement and that the Seller is not eligible for relocation assistance and benefits
and that the Purchase Price includes compensation for any and all relocation assistance and
benefits for which the Seller may be eligible. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive
closing of the transaction contemplated by this Purchase Agreement,
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18. TENANTS. The Seller warrants that there are not any tenants on the Property with a
lawful leasehold interest. In the event any tenant comes forward and claims an interest in the
Property at the time of or following the purchase, the Seller agrees to fully indemnify the Buyer
for any and all costs associated with terminating such tenancy and for any and all relocation
assistance and benefits that may be due to such tenant together with attorneys" fees that the
Buyer would have to incur in connection with legal action required to resolve any relocation
assistance or benefits dispute Nvith such tenant. f,or Sections 17 and IS of this Purchase
Agreement, "relocation assistance and benefits" shall have the meaning ascribed to them by the
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections
4601-4655 (the federal URA) and the regulations implementing the federal URA, 49 CT.R.
Sections 24.1-24,603.
19. BROKER COMMISSIONS. The Seller and the Buyer represent and warrant to each other
that they have not dealt with any brokers in connection with the transaction contemplated by this
Purchase Agreement. Each party agrees to indemnify, de fend and hold each other harmless from
the claims of any broker, or real estate agent.
20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. f,h, S Purchase Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties and no other agreement prior to this Purchase Agreement or contemporaneous
herewith shall be effective except as expressly set forth or incorporated herein.
21. AMENDMENTAND MODIFICATION. No amendment, modification or waiver of any
condition, provision or term of this Purchase Agreement shall be valid or have any effect unless
made in writing, is signed by the party to be bound and specifies with particularity the extent and
nature of such amendment, modification or waiver. Any waiver by either party of any default by
the other party shall not affect or impair any right arising trorn any previous or subsequent default.
22. BINDING EFFECT. This Purchase Agreement binds and benefits the parties and their
successors and assigns.
23. NOTICES. Any notice, demand, request or other communication which may or shall be
given or served by the Seller on the Buyer or by the Buyer on the Seller, shall be deemed has been
given or served on the date the same is hand delivered or the date of receipt or the date of delivery if
deposited in the United States mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, and addressed as
follows:
A. if to the Seller: Anoka County Community Action Program, Inc,
1201 89"' Avenue N.E,, Suite 345
Blaine, MN 55434
B. If to the Buyer: Columbia Heights Economic Development Authority
Attention: Executive Director
590 40'h Avenue NLI
Columbia Heights,, MN 55421
With a copy to: Sarah Sonsalla
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Kennedy & Graven, Chartered
470 U.S. Bank Plaza
200 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
or such other address as either party may give to another party in accordance with this
Section,
25. NO PARTNERSHIP OR JOINT VENTURE. Nothing in this Purchase Agreement shall
be construed or interpreted as creating a partnership or joint venture between the Seller and the
Buyer relative to the Property.
26. CUMULATIVE RIGHTS. Except as may otherwise be provided herein, no right or
remedy herein conferred on or reserved by either party is intended to be exclusive of any other right
or remedy provided by law, but such rights and remedies shall be cumulative in and in addition to
every other right or remedy given herein or elsewhere or existing at law, equity or by statute,
27. DEFAULT; REMEDIES; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. If the Buyer defaults in any of
the agreements herein, the Seller may terminate this Purchase Agreement, If this Purchase
Agreement is not so terminated, the Buyer or the Seller may seek actual damages for breach of this
Purchase Agreement or specific performance of this Purchase Agreement; provided that any action
for specific enforcement must be brought within six months after the date o f the alleged breach.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Purchase Agreement as of the
date written above.
SELLER
ANOKA COUNTY COMMUNITY
ACTION PROGRAM, INC.
By:
Its: _PatTiqk McFgland
Executive Director
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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EXH1131T A
Legal Description of the Property
That Pan ofLot 23 lying north ofthe South 20 feet of the SD Lot 23 and Lot 24, Block 1,
Shel:lields 2 "a SUbdPvision, County of Anoka, State of Minnesota.
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