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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 2001-01 BONDS . . . . . , . RESOLUTION NO. 2001-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DECLARING ITS IN'rEN'rION TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES FROM THE PROCEEDS OF TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS AND DIRECTING CERTAIN ACTIONS WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana (the "Authority") intends to issue tax-exempt obligations (the "Obligations") for the purpose, among other things, of rnaking a loan to Civic Center Barrio Housing Corporation and Avalon Communities, or a lirnited partnership or a limited liability company to be forrned by such entities (the "Developer"), the proceeds of which shall be used by the Developer to finance the acquisition, rehabilitation and developrnent of a l27-unit multifarnily housing facility to be located at 805, 810, 815, 816, 825, 828, 835 and 904 South Minnie Street, Santa Ana, California and to be commonly known as Cornerstone Village Apartments (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, United States Income Tax Regulations section 1.103-18 provides generally that proceeds of tax-exernpt debt are not deemed to be expended when such proceeds are used for reimbursement of expenditures made prior to the date of issuance of such debt unless certain procedures are followed, arnong which is a requirernent that (with certain exceptions), prior to the payment of any such expenditure, the issuer must declare an intention to reimburse such expenditure; and WHEREAS, it is in the pUblic that the Authority declare its expenditures referenced herein; interest and for the public benefit official intent to reimburse the NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana DECLARES and ORDERS as follows: 1. The Authority intends to issue the Obligations for the purpose of paying the costs of financing the acquisition, rehabilitation and development of the Project. 2. The Authority hereby declares that it reasonably expects that a portion of the proceeds of the Obligations will be used for reimbursement of expenditures for the acquisition, rehabilitation and development of the Project that are paid before the date of initial execution and delivery of the Obligations. 3. The rnaxirnum amount of proceeds of the Obligations to be used for reimbursement of expenditures for the acquisition, rehabilitation and development of the Project that are paid before the date of initial execution and delivery of the Obligations is not to exceed $8,300,000. . 8 . '/ . 4. The foregoing declaration is consistent with the budgetary and financial circumstances of the Authority in that there are no funds (other than proceeds of the Obligations) that are reasonably expected to be (i) reserved, (ii) allocated or (iii) otherwise set aside, on a long-term basis, by or on behalf of the Authority, or any public entity controlled by the Authority, for the expenditures for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Project that are expected to be reimbursed from the proceeds of the Obligations. 5. The Developer shall be responsible for the payment of all present and future costs in connection with the issuance of the Obligations, including, but not limited to, any fees and expenses incurred by the Authority in anticipation of the issuance of the Obligations, the cost of printing any official staternent, rating agency costs, bond counsel fees and expenses, underwriting discount and costs, trustee fees and expense, and the costs of printing the Obligations. The payment of the principal, redemption prernium, if any, and purchase price of and interest on the Obligations shall be solely the responsibility of the Developer. The Obligations shall not constitute a debt or obligation of the Authority. 6. The law firm of Jones Hall, A Professional Law Corporation, is hereby named as bond counsel to the Authority in connection with the issuance of the Obligations. The fees and expense of bond counsel and any financial advisor employed by the Authority in connection with the issuance of the Obligations are to be paid solely frorn the proceeds of the Obligations or directly by the Developer. 7. The appropriate officers or staff of the Authority are hereby authorized, for and in the name of and on behalf of the Authority, to rnake an application to the California Debt Lirnit Allocation Conunittee for an allocation of private activity bonds for the financing of the Project. 8. The adoption of this Resolution shall not obligate (i) the Authority to provide financing to the Developer for the acquisition, rehabilitation and development of the Project or to issue the Obligations for purposes of such financing; or (ii) the Authority, of or any department of the Authority or the City of Santa Ana to approve any application or request for, or take any other action in connection with, any environmental, General Plan, zoning or any other permit or other action necessary for the acquisition, rehabilitation, development or operation of the Project. -2- . ..., .'.' ~ . 8 . . 9. adoption. This immediately upon its resolution shall take effect * * * * * PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the February 20, 2001, by the following vote: ATTEST: ¿((eeked" Executive Director Housing Authority AUTHORITY MEMBERS: Pulido McGuigan Alvarez Bist Christy Franklin Solorio ABSTAIN m. AYE AYE AYF. AYE AYE cfti; C-- £. ~ Jì.r Joseph W. Fletcher Housing Authority Attorney APPROVED AS TO FORM: -3-