VII.2. Ovation Apartments (Former Hopkins Cinema 6) Parking Agreement; KrzosSeptember 6, 2022 Council Report 2022-082
PARKING AGREEMENT – OVATION APARTMENTS
Proposed Action: Staff recommends the City Council approve the following motion: Move to
approve the Parking Agreement between the City of Hopkins and Ovation Apartments.
With this motion the Mayor and City Manager will be authorized to execute the agreement.
Overview
The developer, Enclave Companies, has proposed a redevelopment of the former Cinema 6
property into a retail and apartment development, Ovation Apartments. In order to meet the
additional parking demand that cannot be met on site due to cost and design factors, the
developer has requested to use the municipal parking ramp for overnight residential parking.
Under the proposed agreement, the management company for the apartments would be able
to purchase 40 parking permits annually at a cost of $55.56 per month or $26,668.80 per year
for the first year and a 3% increase each year thereafter. They would also pay a pro rata
share of property taxes as well as any damage done to the ramp by Ovation residents.
Ovation will be responsible for managing the permits with their residents.
The term of the agreement would be five years, with three five-year renewals. Actual usage of
the ramp will be monitored and the number of spaces may decrease if mutually agreeable.
Primary Issues to Consider
The parking agreement mirrors an existing parking agreement between the City of Hopkins
and Gallery Flats with the exception of the commitment of the term of the agreement and
extensions.
Supporting Documents
• Parking Agreement
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Kersten Elverum
Director of Planning & Development
Financial Impact: $ N/A Budgeted: Y/N ____ Source: _____________
Related Documents (CIP, ERP, etc.): _________________________________________
Notes:
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PARKING AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement) is by and between the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, a
Minnesota municipal corporation (“City”), and Ovation Apartments, LLC, a Minnesota limited
liability company (“Ovation”) (collectively, the “Parties”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Ovation recently secured an agreement to purchase the property located along
Mainstreet between 11th Avenue South and 12th Avenue South (PID No. 24-117-22-34-0249) and
plans to development a residential mix of 67 alcove, 22 studio, 47 one-bedroom, and 14 two-
bedroom market rate apartments, and 5,382 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor
accessed from Mainstreet at the Property known as Ovation Apartments (the “Apartment”); and
WHEREAS, City and Ovation desire to enter into an agreement entitled “Parking
Agreement” (“Lease”), in which Ovation agrees to lease forty (40) overnight parking spaces of the
City parking ramp located at 26 10th Ave S. Hopkins, MN, mainly for use by residents of the
Apartment.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein
contained, the Parties hereto stipulate and agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The Recitals hereinabove are hereby incorporated as terms of this
Agreement.
2. Term of Agreement. Notwithstanding the effective date of this Agreement, the term
of this Agreement shall commence on April 1, 2023 (“Commencement Date”), and shall terminate
on March 31, 2028 (“Initial Term”), unless earlier terminated as provided under this Agreement.
The Initial Term of this Agreement may be extended for three 5-year extensions (each an
“Extension Term”) at the option of Ovation (each an “Extension Term”) as Ovation has indicated
that a long-term commitment is necessary for project financing. The Initial Term and each 5-year
Extension Term shall be collectively referred to as the “Term”. The Term of this Agreement shall
automatically extend for the three 5-year term, unless Ovation or the City terminates this Agreement
in writing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement prior to the end of the Initial Term or any of the
Extension Terms. Ovation has acknowledged that all of the 40 spaces may not be needed and has
agreed to provide City staff a report of actual use in order to conduct an annual review of need, and
the reduction of spaces pursuant to this Agreement accordingly.
3. Grant of Right to Use and Assignment of Such Rights. Subject to the limitations,
terms and conditions hereinafter provided, City agrees to grant to Ovation, for the use of the
occupants or guests of the Apartment, the nonexclusive right to use forty (40) parking spaces in the
Ramp, twenty-four (24) hours a day on every day during the Term, for the sole purpose of providing
parking of non-commercial passenger vehicles. Ovation shall be entitled to assign without the
City’s consent, individual, nonexclusive parking spaces in the Ramp solely to occupants of the
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Apartment. Ovation is not permitted to assign any parking space or spaces to persons or entities
who are not then-current occupants of the Apartment.
4. Annual fee. Ovation agrees to pay to City $55.56 per permit per month (Twenty-Six
Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Eight and 00/100 Dollars for the first year ($26,668.80)). The rate
would increase 3% per year thereafter starting in year two of the Term. The annual total amount
would be paid in twelve (12) equal monthly payments, the first installment to be paid in advance on
or before the Commencement Date of this Agreement, and each subsequent monthly installment to
be paid on or before the first day of each succeeding month, said payments to be made each and
every month during the term of the Agreement without demand therefor. Ovation’s annual
aggregate charges for all of the Ramp parking spaces paid for by the Apartment occupants, as
measured beginning on the Commencement Date for the following 12-month period and for each
succeeding 12-month period, may not exceed the annual total payment and other expenses and
charges paid by the Ovation to City or otherwise incurred or paid by Ovation for use of the Ramp
under this Agreement.
Each payment due under this Agreement made more than three (3) days late shall result in
an automatic late fee penalty of One Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($100). Late payments more than
45 (forty-five) days late shall accrue monthly interest from the due date at 1.5% per annum. The
late fee and interest, if any, shall be paid with the subsequently monthly payment or, in the event
that it arises from the late payment of the Term, within ten (10) days of a written demand from the
City.
5. Taxes and special assessments. Ovation shall pay a pro rata share of property taxes
and special assessments (certified to property taxes) for the Ramp, calculated as a ratio of forty (40)
authorized parking permits to the three hundred and eighty (380) total parking spaces in the Ramp-
40:380. Ovation shall pay the City its share of the property taxes within thirty (30) days of receipt
of evidence of the property taxes. If the term of this Agreement concludes on a partial calendar
year, the real estate taxes and installments of special assessment payable by Ovation shall be
prorated on a daily basis so that Ovation pays only the real estate taxes and installments of special
assessments for those days during the Term.
6. Maintenance and Repair. City shall be responsible, at its sole cost, for the
maintenance and repair of the Ramp and other areas used for parking and any access points to
public streets, and shall be likewise responsible for the removal of ice or snow accumulations on
such areas, but only in connection with its customary practices of maintaining, repairing and
servicing such areas. If any damage is caused to the Ramp by Ovation or Ovation’s employees,
customers, agents or sublessees, City may, but shall not be required to, repair such damage.
Ovation shall reimburse City for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in completing such
repairs. City shall have no duty or obligation to provide security for the Ramp. Ovation shall
permit City to enter the Ramp at all times for the purposes of performing maintenance and repair
work, and there shall be no abatement of the payments due hereunder by reason of such entry by
City and City’s agents and employees, provided that the fees paid by Ovation shall abate ratably if
such entry materially interferes with the use of the Ramp. No alteration of the Ramp shall be made
by Ovation without the prior consent of City in writing.
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7. Termination. Ovation may terminate the Agreement by providing advance written
notice of termination to City no less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the effective date
of the Agreement termination. City may, upon mutual agreement with Ovation, terminate the
Agreement with notice to Ovation not less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the effective
date of the Agreement termination. Ovation’s parking rights under this Agreement shall terminate
upon expiration of the Term. The parties shall execute and record such instruments as reasonably
necessary for any such termination of rights.
8. Destruction of Premises. If the Ramp or a portion of the Ramp shall be damaged or
destroyed by any cause so as to render it unfit for the parking uses granted to Ovation under this
Agreement, without the fault or neglect of the City or any person for whose conduct the City may
be liable, the City shall undertake to repair such damage or destruction at the City’s own expense.
However, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect following such damage or
destruction, and the fees payable under paragraph 6 of this Agreement shall not be abated so long as
the City is conducting such repairs, barring evidence of a lack of due diligence, and, provided
further, that the fees paid by Ovation shall abate ratably if such damage or destruction materially
interferes with the use of the Ramp. If the destruction or damage was caused by the gross
negligence or intentional conduct of Ovation or Ovation’s agents, assignees, or employees, Ovation
shall be responsible for repairing such damage at its sole expense and this Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect during the course of such repairs following such damage or destruction, and
the fees payable under paragraph 6 of this Agreement shall not be abated. Notwithstanding the
forgoing, if the City determines in its sole discretion that repair of such damage or destruction
affecting the Ramp or a portion of the Ramp shall not be undertaken, there shall be no need to
replace the Ovation parking spaces either in part or in full. If such a determination is made, the City
agrees to endeavor to work with Ovation on a parking plan. Further, the parties acknowledge that in
the event of redevelopment of the Ramp, there is no need to replace the parking spaces either in part
or in full; however, the City agrees to endeavor to work with Ovation on a parking plan.
9. Liability and Indemnity. This Agreement is made on the express condition that,
except for injury or damage caused by City’s negligence or willful misconduct, City shall be free
from all liabilities, claims, obligations and damages for or by reason of any injury or injuries to any
person, persons or property of any kind of nature whatsoever resulting from the use of the Ramp by
Ovation or Ovation’s agents, assignees, or employees for any cause whatsoever during the term of
this Agreement. Except for injury or damage caused by the City’s negligence or willful misconduct,
Ovation further agrees and covenants to indemnify, save, hold harmless and defend City from all
liabilities, claims, obligations, damages, charges, expenses and costs, including reasonable
attorney’s fees, arising out of or resulting from the use of the Ramp by Ovation or Ovation’s
assignees or employees. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or limitation of any
immunity or limitation on liability to which the City is entitled under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter
466 or otherwise. This paragraph survives the termination of the Agreement. Ovation is
responsible for any damage done to the ramp by their tenants. In addition, Ovation agrees to hold
the City harmless from any liabilities arising from the use of the Ramp by residents.
10. Insurance. Ovation shall, during the term of the Agreement and any extension
thereto, maintain comprehensive general public liability insurance insuring against death, personal
injury and property damage occurring as a result of or in connection with Ovation’s use of the
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Ramp in a single limit amount of not less than $500,000 for personal injury or death, and not less
than $500,000 for property damage or any other claim, and not less than $1,500,000 for any number
of claims arising from a single occurrence. Such insurance policy shall name City as an additional
insured, and Ovation shall provide City, prior to using or subleasing any of the parking spaces
provided herein, and upon written request any time thereafter, with certificates evidencing Ovation
is maintaining such insurance. Such insurance shall also require the insurer to give City at least 60
days prior written notice of the cancellation or termination of said policy.
11. Default.
A. Any one of the following events shall constitute and Event of Default:
i. Ovation fails to pay any installment of rent or payment for real estate
taxes or special assessments as provided in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this
Agreement when said payment is due, and such default shall continue for ten
(10) business days after notice from the City;
ii. Ovation violates or fails to perform any of the other terms, covenants
or conditions of this Lease and such default shall continue for ten (10) days
after notice from the City, unless such default cannot be cured in the exercise
of reasonable diligence within said ten (10) day period, in which event
Ovation shall be allowed such additional time as is needed to cure such
default with all due diligence.
B. If any Event of Default occurs and continues without a timely cure as
provided above, the City may at its sole option by written notice to Ovation
terminate the Agreement effectively immediately. The foregoing
notwithstanding, the City shall not have a right to terminate this Agreement
until the City delivers written notice of termination to Ovation, which
includes a termination date no earlier than ten (10) days from the date of
delivery. Neither the passage of time after the occurrence of the Event of
Default nor exercise by the City of any other remedy with regard to such
Event of Default shall limit the City’s rights under this paragraph.
C. If an Event of Default occurs and the City retains an attorney to prosecute
the enforcement of all or any of the terms, covenants, agreements or
conditions of this Agreement, the collection of any fees or taxes due or to
become due, or other rights under this Agreement, Ovation agrees to
reimburse the City, for the City’s reasonable attorney’s fees, together with
the actual cost of maintaining any action commenced in law or equity by
said attorneys for the service of the attorneys, whether suit is filed or not.
Such reimbursement shall be payable within thirty (30) days of demand
thereof.
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D. Upon termination of this Agreement, Ovation shall vacate the Ramp, and
remove all personal property belonging to Ovation, its agents, assignees, or
employees.
12. Permit Administration and Parking Enforcement. The City shall annually issue up
to forty (40) parking permits, or such other number of parking spaces as determined pursuant to
paragraph 2 of this Agreement, in the form of numbered cards, color-coded to reflect the year of
issuance, to Ovation. Ovation shall then be responsible for all other administrative tasks related to
the issuance of permits to and use of permits by the occupants of the Apartment (“Permit Holders”).
No contracts between Ovation and the Permit Holders shall extend beyond the Term of this
Agreement. Permit Holders may park in any area of the Ramp designated for permit parking,
except for the upper uncovered deck within forty-eight (48) hours of a snow fall. Ovation shall
provide written notice to all Permit Holders of all terms, conditions and limitations of their parking
permit under this Agreement.
Contemporaneous with the execution of any contract with a Permit Holder, Ovation shall
provide a written notice to the Permit Holder that her/his permit is subject to the covenants, terms
and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation the City’s right to revoke the permits
if this Agreement is terminated as set forth in this Agreement. Ovation shall obtain a written
acknowledge from the Permit Holder of the receipt of this notice and provide a copy of such
acknowledgement to the City. Although Ovation need not provide a copy of this Agreement to each
Permit Holder, it shall make the agreement available to the Permit Holder for review upon request.
Throughout the term of this Agreement, Ovation shall maintain a list of all Permit Holders,
along with each Permit Holder’s mailing address and e-mail address, if any. Ovation shall provide
the City with a copy of such list within thirty (30) days of the Commencement Date and shall
provide an updated copy of the list at the end of each successive six month period.
Upon the provision of a notice of termination of this Agreement, including default by
Ovation, Ovation shall be responsible for notifying all Permit Holders that the permits shall no
longer be valid upon the termination of the Agreement. Notwithstanding this requirement, the City
may also, at any date subsequent to the provision of the notice of termination to either party to this
Agreement, inform the Permit Holders in writing that the permits shall no longer be valid upon the
Agreement’s termination.
The City shall be responsible for general parking enforcement in the Ramp, but Ovation
shall be responsible for enforcing the terms of its contracts with the Permit Holders.
13. Notices. Any n otice required or permitted pursuant to the Agreement shall be in
writing and deemed properly given: (a) on the date of personal delivery, or attempted personal
delivery if refused; (b) on the date the notice is delivered, or attempted to be delivered if refused, by
a reputable overnight delivery service with proof of delivery or refusal; or (c) on the date of actual
receipt if by certified mail. All notices shall be sent to the address provided below or to such other
address designated by proper notice. Refusal to accept delivery of a notice or the inability to deliver
a notice because of an address that was not properly given shall not defeat or delay the giving of
notice.
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A. City address for notice purposes: City of Hopkins
1010 – 1st Street South
Hopkins, MN 55343
Attn: City Manager
B. Ovation address for notice purposes: Ovation Apartments, LLC
300 23rd Avenue East, Suite 300
West Fargo, ND 58078-5807
Attn: Austin J. Morris
14. Laws Governing. The Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Minnesota.
15. Assignment. The City may assign its rights and obligations under this agreement
without the consent of Ovation. The City shall give Ovation reasonable written notice of such
assignment and that the assignee has agreed to be bound by and perform all of the terms, covenants
and conditions of this Agreement. assumed this Agreement. Ovation shall be allowed to assign its
rights under this Agreement (e.g., the right to assign the individual permits to occupants of the
Apartment), without City’s consent, to any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with Ovation. As a condition to any permitted assignment of Ovation’s interest in this
Agreement, Ovation shall provide City with a written assignment of Ovation’s interest in this
Agreement whereby the assignee agrees to be bound by and perform all of the terms, covenants and
conditions of this Agreement. No assignment of Ovation’s interest shall relieve Ovation of
Ovation’s obligations under this Agreement, all of which shall survive any such assignment.
16. Waiver. The failure of City to enforce any term, covenant, condition or breach of
the Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to do so thereafter. The acceptance by City
of partial payment shall not be deemed a waiver of any term, covenant, condition or breach of the
Agreement. No waiver of any term, covenant, condition or breach shall be effective unless in
writing. A written waiver of any term, covenant, condition or breach of the Agreement shall not be
deemed a waiver of any subsequent term, covenant, condition or breach, whether such subsequent
term, covenant, condition or breach is the same or different, except as specified in writing in the
waiver. No waiver by City shall constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity or any other immunity
from liability provided for by statute. This paragraph survives the termination of the Agreement.
17. Severability. If any term, covenant, or condition of the Agreement or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is, to any extent, invalid or unenforceable, or in conflict with
the law of the jurisdiction, the remainder of the Agreement or the application of such term, covenant
or condition to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or
unenforceable, shall not be affected and each term, covenant or condition of the Agreement shall be
valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
18. Binding Effect. This Agreement is intended to be binding on the parties hereto and
their respective assigns.
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19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[Signature page to follow]
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CITY OF HOPKINS, MINNESOTA
DATE: __________________, 2022. By:
Patrick Hanlon, Mayor
And
DATE: __________________, 2022. By:
Mike Mornson, City Manager
OVATION APARTMENTS, LLC
DATE: __________________, 2022. By:
Its: Managing Member