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Home My WebLink About SAFA_AGENDA_12-06-2010 Santa Ana Financing Authority Agenda December 6, 2010 REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 22 Civic Center Plaza (Immediately following the Closed Session Meeting) Miguel A. Pulido CHAIRPERSON Claudia AlvarezVincent F. Sarmiento Vice Chairperson Authority Member - Ward 1 Michele MartinezCarlos Bustamante Authority Member - Ward 2 Authority Member - Ward 3 P. David Benavides Sal Tinajero Authority Member - Ward 4Authority Member - Ward 6 Joseph W. FletcherDavid N. ReamMaria D. Huizar Authority Counsel Executive Director Authority Secretary NOTE:If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Ellen Smiley, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 647-5340. Please call prior to the meeting date, to allow the City enough time to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting. [Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II, 28 CFR 35.102] Basic Santa Ana Financing Authority Meeting Information Code of Ethics and Conduct - The people of the City of Santa Ana, at an election held on February 5, 2008, approved an amendment to the City Charter which established the Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards, commissions, and committees to assure public confidence. A copy of the City’s Code can be found on the Clerk of the Council’s webpage. The following are the core values expressed: Integrity · Honesty · Responsibility · Fairness · Accountability · Respect · Efficiency Agenda Information - The agenda descriptions provide the public with a general summary of the items of business to be considered by the Santa Ana Financing Authority. The Financing Authority is not limited in any way by the “Recommended Action” and may take any action which the council deems to be appropriate on an agenda item. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not listed on the agenda. Public Comments/Public Input - Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.3, the public may address the City Council, Community Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority, and/or Financing Authority on any and all matters within the City of Santa Ana's jurisdiction. At the discretion of the Chair, at the first Public Comment portion of the meeting, all comments may be considered jointly. The public will be given the opportunity to speak on any and all matters contained on any of the Consent Calendar and Business Calendar items and/or on issues of public interest within the jurisdiction of the City. For public hearings, members of the public shall be given three (3) minutes for each duly noticed hearing (unless the matter is continued prior to taking public testimony). All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Council at the beginning of the meeting and before Public Comments begin. Speaker forms will be available at the meeting. REQUESTS TO SPEAK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION BEGINS WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR. When speaking, all persons addressing the City Council shall follow the rules of decorum as detailed on the back of the speaker form. The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce decorum and order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2-104(c) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Consent Calendar - All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion unless a member of the Council “pulls” an item(s) from the consent calendar for a separate vote. Senate Bill 343 - As required by Senate Bill 343, any non-confidential writings or documents provided to a majority of the members regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Clerk of the Council Office during normal business hours. Agenda & Minutes - Staff reports and documents relating to each agenda item are on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Council and are available for public inspection during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Clerk’s office is located in City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Room 809, Santa Ana, California, (714)647-6520. Council meeting agendas, staff reports, and Minutes are available the Friday before a Council meeting at the following website address: www.santa-ana.org Televised Meeting Schedule - All regular meetings will be televised and available for viewing on the City’s cable channel. Meetings held in the Council Chamber or other designated locations which are televised live on CTV3 Time Warner Cable will be cablecast Mondays at 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays immediately following the meeting at 9:00 a.m., Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m., and Sundays at 1:00 p.m. Meetings held in locations that do not have a live cable feed will be videotaped and shown on CTV3 the day after the meeting. DVD copies of the meetings for loan will be available for public circulation at the Santa Ana Main Library the day after a meeting. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 2 DECEMBER 6, 2010 CITY OF SANTA ANA SANTA ANA FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING DECEMBER 6, 2010 CALL TO ORDER CHAIRPERSON PULIDO AUTHORITY MEMBERS: ALVAREZ, BENAVIDES, BUSTAMANTE, MARTINEZ, TINAJERO, SARMIENTO PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS AND ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST (Refer to page 2 “Public Comments/Public Input” for description.) CONSENT CALENDAR CONSENT CALENDAR Approve staff recommendations on the RECOMMENDED ACTION: following Consent Calendar items: Items 1 through 3. 1. SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 18, 2010. Approve Minutes. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 2. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 15, 2010. Approve Minutes. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 3. EXCUSED ABSENCES Excuse Santa Ana Financing Authority RECOMMENDED ACTION: Members absent. **END OF CONSENT CALENDAR** CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 3 DECEMBER 6, 2010 BUSINESS CALENDAR BUSINESS CALENDAR JOINT SESSIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND SANTA ANA FINANCING AUTHORITY 4. RESOLUTIONS APPROVING PURCHASE, ISSUANCE AND SALE OF TAX ALLOCATION BONDS AND TAXABLE RECOVERY ZONE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS AND APPROVING RELATED DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS CITY COUNCIL ACTION : Adopt a resolution. RECOMMENDED ACTION A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF TAX ALLOCATION BONDS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO FINANCE AND REFINANCE REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WITHIN OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AGENCY’S MERGED PROJECT AREA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACTION : RECOMMENDED ACTIONS 1. Adopt a resolution. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF TAX ALLOCATION BONDS TO FINANCE AND REFINANCE REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WITHIN OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AGENCY’S MERGED PROJECT AREA AND APPROVING RELATED DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS 2. Authorize the payment of the credit rating fee to Standard and Poors in an amount not to exceed $27,000. 3. Authorize the payment of the credit rating fee to Fitch Ratings in an amount not to exceed $30,000. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 4 DECEMBER 6, 2010 4. Authorize the payment of fees to Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. for preparation of the Fiscal Consultant Report and related services in an amount not to exceed $35,000. 5. Direct the Agency General Counsel to prepare and authorize the Executive Director and Agency Secretary to execute agreements with the financing team composed of financial advisor CSG Advisors, Incorporated (up to $85,000 plus expenses), underwriters Stone and Youngberg and De La Rosa & Co. (expected $6.00-$6.25 per $1,000 of bonds, approximately $470,000), bond counsel Quint & Thimmig (up to $110,000 plus expenses), and special disclosure counsel Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth (up to $90,000 plus expenses), subject to non- substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and Agency General Counsel. SANTA ANA FINANCING AUTHORITY : Adopt a resolution. RECOMMENDED ACTION A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE SANTA ANA FINANCING AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF TAX ALLOCATION BONDS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ISSUED TO FINANCE REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WITHIN OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AGENCY’S MERGED PROJECT AREA AND APPROVING RELATED DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS COMMENTS 5. SANTA ANA FINANCING AUTHORITY MEMBER COMMENTS AT THIS TIME Santa Ana Financing Authority board members may comment on non-agenda matters and ask questions of or give directions to staff. NO action may be taken on non-agenda items unless authorized by law. ADJOURNMENT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 5 DECEMBER 6, 2010