HomeMy WebLinkAbout24822RESOLUTION NO. 24822
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2020-1
(CANYON VIEW) OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND
ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF
WHEREAS, the City Council (the "City Council") of the City of Palm Springs (the
"City") has heretofore adopted Resolution No. 24803 stating that a proposed community
facilities district to be known as "Community Facilities District No. 2020-1 (Canyon View)
of the City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of California" (the "District"), is
proposed to be established pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311)
of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code, commonly known as
the "Mello -Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982" (the "Act"), and fixing the time and
place for a public hearing on the formation of the District; and
WHEREAS, the District is proposed to be established for the purpose of
constructing, acquiring and financing through the sale of bonds or the levy of special
taxes the construction and acquisition of public facilities which are necessary to meet
increased demands placed upon the City as a result of the development of the property
within the District (the "City Facilities"), and financing through the sale of such bonds or
the levy of special taxes the construction and acquisition of public facilities of the City,
and it is proposed that the District will be authorized to issue bonds and incur a bonded
indebtedness for the purpose of financing such facilities in the aggregate principal
amount of $4,000,000; and
WHEREAS, notice was published and mailed to the owner of the property in the
District as required by law relative to the intention of the City Council to establish the
District, the levy of special taxes therein, the provision of public facilities therein and the
incurring of a bonded indebtedness by the District, and of the time and place of the
public hearing; and
WHEREAS, on November 12, 2020, the City Council conducted a public hearing
as required by law relative to the formation of the District, the levy of special taxes
therein, the provision of public facilities therein, and the incurring of a bonded
indebtedness by the District; and
WHEREAS, prior to the commencement of the hearing there was filed with the
City Council a report (the "Report") containing a description of the public facilities
required to meet the needs of the District, and an estimate of the cost of such facilities,
as required by Section 53321.5 of the California Government Code; and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing all persons desiring to be heard on all matters
pertaining to the formation of the District, the levy of the special taxes, the provision of
Resolution No. 24822
Page 2
public facilities therein, and the incurring of the bonded indebtedness thereby were
heard, and a full and fair hearing was held; and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing evidence was presented to the City Council on
the matters before it, and the City Council, at the conclusion of the hearing, was fully
advised as to all matters relating to the formation of the District, the levy of the special
taxes, the provision of public facilities therein and the incurring of the bonded
indebtedness therefor; and
WHEREAS the City Council may, therefore, proceed to establish the District; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has received a statement from the Registrar of Voters
of the County of Riverside that there are no persons registered to vote in the territory of
the District;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
HEREBY RESOLVES, DETERMINES AND APPROVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings. The City Council finds as follows:
(a) All of the preceding recitals are true and correct;
(b) On November 12, 2020, pursuant to notice thereof duly given as provided
by law, the City Council conducted a public hearing with respect to the formation of the
District, the incurring of bonded indebtedness by and for the District, the annual levying
of specified special taxes on the taxable property within the District pay or accumulate
funds for paying the costs of the design, construction and acquisition of such public
facilities which are described in Section 3 hereof, to pay principal of and interest on
bonds to be issued by and for the District to finance the public facilities and other
obligations which are described in Section 3 hereof,
(c) The boundary map of the District was recorded on October 22, 2020,
pursuant to Sections 3111 and 3113 of the California Streets and Highways Code, at
page 89 in Book 85 of Maps of Assessment and Community Facilities Districts, and as
Instrument No. 2020-0510669, in the official records of the County of Riverside;
(d) All prior proceedings with respect to the formation of the District prior to
and during the hearing with respect to the formation of the District which was conducted
by the City Council on November 12, 2020, were valid and in conformity with the
requirements of the Act,
(e) No written protests were received, at or prior to the time of the hearing,
against the formation of the District, or the levying of the special taxes, or the incurring
of a bonded indebtedness by the District, and the special taxes have, therefore, not
been eliminated by majority protest pursuant to Section 53324 of the California
Government Code,
Resolution No. 24822
Page 3
(f) The City Council is, therefore, authorized to adopt a resolution of
formation pursuant to Section 53325.1 of the California Government Code for the
formation of Community Facilities District No. 2020-1 (Canyon View) of the City of Palm
Springs, County of Riverside, State of California, and the District should be established;
and
(g) Twelve (12) persons have not been registered to vote within the territory of
the District for each of the 90 days preceding the close of the public hearing on
November 12, 2020, and pursuant to Section 53326 of the California Government Code,
the vote in the consolidated special elections provided for in Section 11 hereof shall,
therefore, be by the landowners of the District whose property would be subject to the
special taxes if they were levied at the time of the election, and each landowner shall
have one vote for each acre, or portion thereof, which he or she owns within the District
which would be subject to the proposed special taxes if they were levied at the time of
the election.
SECTION 2. Formation of the District. Community Facilities District
No. 2020-1 (Canyon View) of the City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of
California, is hereby established. The boundaries of the District are set forth and shown
on the map entitled "Boundaries of the City of Palm Springs Community Facilities
District No. 2020-1 (Canyon View), County of Riverside, State of California," which is on
file with the City Clerk, and those boundaries are hereby established.
SECTION 3. Types of Facilities: Incidental Expenses.
(a) The types of public facilities proposed to be provided for and financed by
the proposed community facilities district are City Facilities, including street and road
facilities, traffic control devices, landscape medians and undergrounding of existing
overhead utilities as described in that Settlement Agreement and General Release
dated January 31, 2019, between the City and EHOF Canyon View, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company.
(b) The incidental expenses which will be incurred are: (i) the cost of planning
and designing such facilities and the cost of environmental evaluations thereof, (ii) all
costs associated with the formation of the proposed community facilities district,
issuance of the bonds thereof, the determination of the amount of and collection of
taxes, and costs otherwise incurred in order to carry out the authorized purposes of the
community facilities district, and (iii) any other expenses incidental to the construction,
completion, acquisition and inspection of such facilities.
SECTION 4. Special Taxes. Except where funds are otherwise available,
special taxes sufficient to pay for all such facilities, to pay for debt service on other
obligations of the City relating to such facilities, and to pay the principal of and interest
on the bonds of the proposed community facilities district and the annual administrative
expenses of the City and the proposed community facilities district in determining,
apportioning, levying and collecting such special taxes, and in paying the principal of
and interest on such bonds and the costs of registering, exchanging and transferring
Resolution No. 24822
Page 4
such bonds, secured by the recordation of a continuing lien against all taxable or
nonexempt property in the proposed community facilities district, shall be annually
levied within the proposed community facilities district.
All Parcels of taxable property in the territory of the District shall be subject to the
annual levy of special taxes to pay the principal of and interest on the aggregate
principal amount of the bonds of the District that may be issued and sold to finance the
design, construction and acquisition of the City Facilities or to pay or accumulate funds
for paying the costs of the design, construction and acquisition of such facilities.
The rates and method of apportionment of special taxes to be levied on parcels of
taxable property in the District to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of the
District that may be issued and sold to finance the City Facilities or to pay or accumulate
funds for paying the costs of the design, construction and acquisition of such facilities,
or to pay other debt obligations of the City relating to such facilities are set forth in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
The maximum amounts of special taxes that may be levied in any fiscal year on
parcels within the District that are used for private residential purposes ("Residential
Parcels") are specified in dollar amounts in Exhibit "A" attached hereto. Special taxes
shall not be levied as to each Residential Parcel to pay the capital cost of the facilities or
the principal of and interest on the outstanding bonds of the community facilities district
35 years after the tax is first levied on such Residential Parcel and that fiscal year shall
be the last tax year in which special taxes shall be levied on such Residential Parcel for
such purpose. Under no circumstances shall the special taxes levied in any Fiscal Year
against any Assessor's Parcel of Residential Property as a result of a delinquency or
default in the payment of the Special Tax applicable to any other Assessor's Parcel by
more than ten percent (10%) above the amount that would have been levied in that
Fiscal Year had there never been any such delinquency or default.
The conditions under which the obligation to pay the special taxes may be prepaid
and permanently satisfied are as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
Pursuant to Section 53340 of the California Government Code, said special taxes
shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary ad valorem property taxes are
collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure, sale, and
lien priority in case of delinquency as is provided for ad valorem taxes.
Upon recordation of a notice of special tax lien pursuant to Section 3114.5 of the
California Streets and Highways Code, a continuing lien to secure each levy of the
special taxes shall attach to all non-exempt real property in the District, and that lien
shall continue in force and effect until the special tax obligation is prepaid and
permanently satisfied and the lien canceled in accordance with law or until collection of
the special taxes ceases. The Finance Department of the City, 3200 Tahquitz Canyon
Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, telephone number (760) 323-8229, is designated as the
office responsible for preparing annually a current roll of special tax levy obligations by
Resolution No. 24822
Page 5
assessor's parcel numbers, and for estimating future special tax levies pursuant to
Section 53340.2 of the California Government Code.
SECTION 5. Exempt Properties. Pursuant to Section 53340 of the California
Government Code, and except as provided in Section 53317.3 of said Code, properties
of entities of the state, federal, and local governments shall be exempt from the levy of
special taxes.
SECTION 6. Necessity. The City Facilities are necessary to meet increased
demands placed upon the City as a result of new development occurring within the
boundaries of the District.
SECTION 7. Report. The Report is hereby approved and is made a part of
the record of the public hearing regarding the formation of the District, and is ordered to
be kept on file with the City Clerk as part of the transcript of these proceedings.
SECTION 8. Repayment of Funds Advanced or Work -in -Kind. Pursuant to
Section 53314.9 of the California Government Code, the City Council proposes to
accept advances of funds or work -in -kind from private persons or private entities and to
provide, by resolution, for the use of those funds or that work -in -kind for any authorized
purpose, including but not limited to, paying any costs incurred by the City in creating
the District, and to enter into an agreement, by resolution, with the person or entity
advancing the funds or work -in -kind to repay funds advanced, or to reimburse the
person or entity for the value, or cost, whichever is less, of the work -in -kind, as
determined by the City Council.
SECTION 10. Prohibition of Owner Contracts. Pursuant to Section 53329.5 of
the California Government Code, the City Council finds that the public interest will not
be served by allowing the owners of property within the District to enter into a contract in
accordance with subdivision (a) of that section, and that such owners shall not be
permitted to elect to perform the work and enter into a written contract with the City for
the construction of the public facilities pursuant to said Section 53329.5.
SECTION 11. Description of Votinq Procedures. Except as otherwise
provided in this section, the consolidated special elections on the propositions identified
below shall be conducted by the City Clerk in accordance with the provisions of the
California Elections Code governing mail ballot elections of cities, insofar as they may
be applicable. The voting procedures to be followed in conducting the consolidated
special elections on (i) the proposition of the proposed community facilities district
incurring a bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000, (ii) the
proposition with respect to the levy of special taxes on parcels of taxable property within
the community facilities district to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds thereof
or to pay or accumulate funds for paying the costs of the design, construction and
acquisition of public facilities, or to pay debt service on other obligations of the City with
respect to such facilities and (iii) the proposition with respect to establishing an
appropriations limit for the community facilities district in the amount of $4,000,000, if
Resolution No. 24822
Page 6
the community facilities district is established and such consolidated special elections
(the "consolidated special elections") are held, shall be as follows:
(a) The consolidated special elections shall be held on the earliest date,
following the adoption by the City Council of the resolution determining the necessity for
the community facilities district to incur a bonded indebtedness pursuant to Section
53351 of the California Government Code, the resolution of formation establishing the
community facilities district pursuant to Section 53325.1 of said Code, and a resolution
pursuant to Section 53326 of said Code submitting the propositions with respect to (i)
the levy of special taxes to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of the
community facilities district, or to pay or accumulate funds for paying the costs of the
design, construction and acquisition of public facilities, or to pay debt service on other
obligations of the City with respect to such facilities, and (ii) establishing an
appropriations limit for the community facilities district to the qualified electors of the
community facilities district, upon which such elections can be held pursuant to said
Section 53326 that may be selected by the City Council, or such earlier date as the
owners of the land within the community facilities district and the City Clerk agree and
concur is acceptable.
(b) Pursuant to said Section 53326, the consolidated special elections may be
held earlier than 90 days following the close of the public hearing if the qualified electors
of the community facilities district waive the time limits for conducting the elections set
forth in said Section 53326 by unanimous written consent and the City Clerk concurs in
such earlier election date as shall be consented to by the qualified electors.
(c) Pursuant to said Section 53326, ballots for the consolidated special
elections shall be distributed to the qualified electors by the City Clerk by mail with
return postage prepaid, or by personal service.
(d) Pursuant to applicable sections of the California Elections Code governing
the conduct of mail ballot elections of the City, and specifically Division 4 (commencing
with Section 4000) of the California Elections Code with respect to elections conducted
by mail, the City Clerk shall mail or deliver to each qualified elector an official ballot in a
form specified by the City Council in the resolutions calling and consolidating the
consolidated special elections, and shall also mail or deliver to all such qualified electors
a ballot pamphlet and instructions to voter, including a sample ballot identical in form to
the official ballot but identified as a sample ballot, a statement pursuant to Section 9401
of said Code, an impartial analysis by the City Attorney pursuant to Section 9280 of said
Code with respect to the ballot propositions contained in the official ballot, arguments
and rebuttals, if any, pursuant to Sections 9281 to 9287, inclusive, and 9295 of said
Code, a return identification envelope with prepaid postage thereon addressed to the
City Clerk for returning voted official ballots, and a copy of this resolution, or the
resolution of formation establishing the community facilities district adopted by the City
Council pursuant to Section 53325.1 of the California Government Code; provided,
however, that such statement, analysis and arguments may be waived with the
unanimous consent of all the landowners, and in such event a finding regarding such
Resolution No. 24822
Page 7
waivers shall be made in the resolution adopted by the City Council calling the
consolidated special elections.
(e) The official ballot to be mailed or delivered by the City Clerk to each
landowner -voter shall have printed or typed thereon the name of the landowner -voter
and the number of votes to be voted by the landowner -voter and shall have appended
to it a certification to be signed by the person voting the official ballot which shall certify
that the person signing the certification is the person who voted the official ballot, and if
the landowner -voter is other than a natural person, that he or she is an officer of or
other person affiliated with the landowner -voter entitled to vote such official ballot, that
he or she has been authorized to vote such official ballot on behalf of the landowner -
voter, that in voting such official ballot it was his or her intent, as well as the intent of the
landowner -voter, to vote all votes to which the landowner -voter is entitled, based on its
land ownership, on the propositions set forth in the official ballot as marked thereon in
the voting square opposite each such proposition, and further certifying as to the
acreage of the landowner -voter's land ownership within the community facilities district.
(f) The return identification envelope mailed or delivered by the City Clerk to
each landowner -voter shall have printed or typed thereon the following: (i) the name of
the landowner, (ii) the address of the landowner, (iii) a declaration under penalty of
perjury stating that the voter is the landowner or the authorized representative of the
landowner entitled to vote the enclosed ballot and is the person whose name appears
on the identification envelope, (iv) the printed name and signature of the voter, (v) the
address of the voter, (vi) the date of signing and place of execution of said declaration,
and (vii) a notice that the envelope contains an official ballot and is to be opened only by
the City Clerk.
(g) The instruction to voter form to be mailed or delivered by the City Clerk to
the landowner -voters shall inform them that the official ballots shall be returned to the
City Clerk properly voted as provided thereon and with the certification appended
thereto properly completed and signed in the sealed return identification envelope with
the certification thereon completed and signed and all other information to be inserted
thereon properly inserted by the hour on the date of the elections which is specified by
the City Council for the receipt of ballots; provided that if all qualified voters have voted,
the election may be closed by the City Clerk.
(h) Upon receipt of the return identification envelopes which are returned prior
to the voting deadline on the date of the elections, the City Clerk shall canvass the votes
cast in the consolidated special elections, and shall file a statement with the City
Council as to the results of such canvass and the election on each proposition set forth
in the official ballot.
The procedures set forth in this section for conducting the consolidated special
elections, if they are held, may be modified as the City Council may determine to be
necessary or desirable by a resolution subsequently adopted by the City Council.
Resolution No. 24822
Page 8
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
DAVID H. READY, C NAGER
ATTEST:
ANTHONY JIA, M TY CLERK
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby
certify that Resolution No. 24822 is a full, true and correct copy as was duly adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on
November 12, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers
and Mayor Kors
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
RECUSED:
None
Garner, Middleton, Woods, Mayor Pro Tern Holstege,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the City of Palm Springs, California, this day of ~�e��� P,r , ec'2A.)
Jhon
vE'1" L.E�
y J. M1-p!i"nMggs,
i�Iifornia
rk
City of Palm
t
■ � — �. � III � ,— I L � = a: � �—� ,� ■
■ c ■ `I C ■ 1— 1 J IL
■ p — ■— — ■ — I !— f I 1 fl L ■ IL �■ t ■— ■ ■—■— ■
■ 1 _ ■ ■ ■_ ■ In _ ■ :i 7I 11 1
If � —� — ll� I �I Jf ,� ■ ■ I
it _ — --1 1 I ■ _ ■ — tl
III I ■ ■ � 1 ■ ■ It I
I
II _ I
— — — — I ■ ot
I
■ II ■ 7
■ II _ � ■ _ _ _ 1 1
■
■ - 71
■
■
■ — — — ■
� I
I _ _ - ■ ' 11
y ■ � — 1
a ! ■ 1t I +w I If �I
o
I
1 � • 1
- -
If — Al I
IL
mm
-
■ ■ — ME ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [
■ It - - 0
- I ■
Resolution No. 24822
Page 9
EXHIBIT "A"
RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT FOR
THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO.2020-1
(CANYON VIEW)
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A Special Tax as hereinafter defined shall be levied on all Assessor's Parcels of
Taxable Property in City of Palm Springs Community Facilities District No. 2020-1
(Canyon View), City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of California ("CFD No.
2020-1 ") and collected each Fiscal Year commencing in Fiscal Year 2020-2021, in an
amount determined by the City Council through the application of the appropriate Special
Tax for "Developed Property," as described below. All of the real property in CFD No.
2020-1, unless exempted by law or by the provisions hereof, shall be taxed for these
purposes, to the extent and in the manner herein provided.
A Definitions
The terms hereinafter set forth have the following meanings:
"Act" means the Mello -Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended,
being Chapter 2.5, Part 1, Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code of the
State of California.
"Administrative Expenses" means the actual or reasonably estimated costs
directly related to the administration of CFD No. 2020-1 including, but not limited
to, the following: the costs of computing the Special Taxes and preparing the
annual Special Tax Levy collection schedules (whether by the CFD Administrator
or designee thereof or both); the costs of collecting the Special Tax Levies
(whether by the County or otherwise); the costs of remitting the Special Tax
Levies to the Trustee; the costs of the Trustee (including its legal counsel) in the
discharge of the duties required of it under the Indenture; the costs to City, CFD
No. 2020-1, or any designee thereof of complying with arbitrage rebate
requirements, or responding to questions from the Securities and Exchange
Commission or Internal Revenue Service pertaining to any CFD No. 2020-1
Bonds or any audit of any CFD No. 2020-1 Bonds by the Securities and
Exchange Commission or Internal Revenue Service; the costs to City, CFD No.
2020-1, the Trustee or any designee thereof of complying with City, CFD No.
2020-1, or obligated persons disclosure requirements associated with applicable
federal and state securities laws and of the Act; the costs associated with
preparing Special Tax Levy disclosure statements and responding to public
inquiries regarding the Special Tax Levies; the costs to City, CFD No. 2020-1, or
any designee thereof related to an appeal of the levy or application of the Special
Tax; the costs associated with the release of funds from an escrow account, and
Resolution No. 24822
Page 10
City's annual administration fees and third party expenses. Administrative
Expenses shall also include amounts estimated or advanced by City or CFD No.
2020-1 for any other administrative purposes of CFD No. 2020-1, including, but
not limited to, attorney's fees and other costs related to commencing and
pursuing to completion any foreclosure of delinquent Special Tax.
"Assessor's Parcel" or "Parcel" means a lot or parcel shown on an Assessor's
Parcel Map with an assigned Assessor's Parcel number.
"Assessor's Parcel Map" means an official map of the Assessor of the County
designating parcels by Assessor's Parcel number.
"Assigned Special Tax" means the Special Tax as determined in accordance
with Section C.1.b, below.
"Authorized Facilities" means those facilities eligible to be funded by CFD No.
2020-1, as defined in the Resolution of Formation and authorized to be financed
by CFD No. 2020-1 pursuant to the Act.
"Backup Special Tax" means the Backup Special Tax applicable to each
Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property, as determined in accordance with
Section C.1.c, below.
"Building Permit" means a permit issued by the City or other governmental
agency for the construction of a residential building on an Assessor's Parcel.
"Buildout" means, for CFD No. 2020-1, that all expected Certificates of
Occupancy have been issued.
"Certificate of Occupancy" means a certificate issued by the City pursuant to
Section 93.10.00 of the City's Municipal Code, upon inspection of a completed
Dwelling Unit, that permits the use or occupancy by end users of such Dwelling
Unit.
"CFD Administrator" means an official of CFD No. 2020-1, or any designee
thereof, responsible for determining the Special Tax Requirement and providing
for the levy and collection of the Special Taxes.
"CFD No. 2020-1" means City of Palm Springs Community Facilities District No.
2020-1 (Canyon View), City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of
California.
"CFD No. 2020-1 Bonds" means any bonds or other debt (as defined in Section
53317(d) of the Act), whether in one (1) or more series, authorized by CFD No.
2020-1 under the Act and issued by City and secured by the Special Taxes.
"CFD Public Facilities" means either $2,482,685 in 2020 dollars, which shall
increase by the Construction Cost Index, and on each July 1 thereafter beginning
Resolution No. 24822
Page 11
July 1, 2021, or such lower number as (i) shall be determined by the CFD
Administrator as sufficient to provide the public facilities to be provided by CFD
No. 2020-1 under the authorized bonding program for CFD No. 2020-1, or (ii)
shall be determined by the Council concurrently with a covenant that it will not
issue any more Bonds (except refunding bonds) to be supported by the Special
Tax levied under this Rate and Method of Apportionment as described in Section
C.
"City" means the City of Palm Springs, California.
"City Council" means the City Council of the City
"Construction Cost Index" means, for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the Engineering
New Record Construction Cost Index ("ENR CCI") as of March 1, 2021; and for
each Fiscal Year, the ENR CCI as of March 1 of the Fiscal Year preceding the
current Fiscal Year. In the event the Construction Cost Index ceases to be
published, the index used shall be based on a comparable index determined by
City Council.
"County" means the County of Riverside.
"Deferred Improvements Fund" means an account established by the City or
CFD 2020-1 pursuant to the Settlement Agreement to hold funds which are
currently available for expenditure to acquire or construct CFD Public Facilities
eligible under the Act.
"Developed Property" means, for each Fiscal Year, all Assessor's Parcels for
which a Certificate of Occupancy was issued after January 1, 2020 and on or
before May 1 of the Fiscal Year preceding the Fiscal Year for which the Special
Taxes are being levied.
"Dwelling Unit" means a building or portion thereof designed for and occupied
in whole or part as a residence by one (1) family and its guests, with sanitary
facilities and one (1) kitchen provided within the unit.
"Fiscal Year" means the period starting July 1 and ending on the following June
30.
"Future Facilities Costs" means the CFD Public Facilities minus (i) public
facility costs previously paid from the Improvement Fund or the Deferred
Improvements Fund, (ii) moneys currently on deposit in the Improvement Fund or
Deferred Improvements Fund, and (iii) moneys currently on deposit in an escrow
fund that are expected to be available to finance the cost of CFD Public Facilities.
"Indenture" means the indenture, fiscal agent agreement, resolution, or other
instrument pursuant to which CFD No. 2020-1 Bonds are issued, as modified,
amended, and/or supplemented from time to time, and any instrument replacing
or supplementing the same.
Resolution No. 24822
Page 12
"Improvement Fund" means an account specifically identified in the Indenture
to hold funds which are currently available for expenditure to acquire or construct
CFD Public Facilities eligible under the Act.
"Land Use Category" means any of the categories listed in Section C and for
Developed Property as listed in Table 1.
"Maximum Special Tax" means, for each Fiscal Year, the maximum Special
Tax, determined in accordance with Section C.1.a, below, that can be levied on
any Assessor's Parcel.
"Outstanding Bonds" means all CFD No. 2020-1 Bonds which remain outstanding
under the Indenture.
"Previously Issued Bonds" means, for any Fiscal Year, all Outstanding Bonds
that are deemed to be outstanding under the Indenture after the first interest
and/or principal payment date following the current Fiscal Year.
"Property Owner Association Property" means, for each Fiscal Year, any
Assessor's Parcel within the boundaries of CFD No. 2020-1 that is owned by or
irrevocably offered for dedication to a property owner association, including any
master or sub- association, not including any such property that is located
directly under a residential or non-residential structure.
"Proportionately" means that the ratio of the actual Special Tax Levy to the
Assigned Special Tax is equal for all Assessor's Parcels of Developed Property.
"Public Property" means, for each Fiscal Year, all property within the
boundaries of CFD No. 2020-1 that (i) is owned by, irrevocably offered or
dedicated to, or leased to, the federal government, the State, the County, the
City, or any local government or other public agency, provided that any property
leased or with respect to which a possessory interest has been granted to a non-
exempt person or entity by any of the foregoing entities, then pursuant to Section
53340.1 of the Act, such leasehold or possessory interest shall be taxed and
classified according to its use, or (ii) is encumbered by a public easement making
impractical its use for any purpose other than that set forth in the easement.
"Rate and Method of Apportionment" or "RMA" means this Rate and Method
of Apportionment of Special Tax.
"Resolution of Formation" means the resolution forming CFD No. 2020-1.
"Residential Floor Area" or "SF" means the building square footage of a
Dwelling Unit as determined by reference to the building permit issued by the
City for the Dwelling Unit.
Resolution No. 24822
Page 13
"Residential Property" means any and each Assessor's Parcel of Developed
Property for which a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued by the City for
one or more residential Dwelling Units.
"Special Tax" or "Special Taxes" means the special tax or special taxes to be
levied in each Fiscal Year on each Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property to
fund the Special Tax Requirement.
"Special Tax Levy" or "Special Tax Levies" means the Special Tax to be
levied in each Fiscal Year on Assessor's Parcel of Taxable Property to fund the
Special Tax Requirement.
"Special Tax Requirement" means that amount of Special Taxes required, if
any, in any Fiscal Year for CFD No. 2020-1 to: (i) pay debt service on all
Outstanding Bonds; (ii) pay periodic costs on the CFD No. 2020-1 Bonds,
including but not limited to, credit enhancement and rebate payments on the CFD
No. 2020-1 Bonds; (iii) pay all or a portion of the Administrative Expenses as
determined by the CFD Administrator; (iv) pay any amounts required to establish
or replenish any reserve funds for all Outstanding Bonds; (v) prior to the earlier of
the issuance of CFD No. 2020-1 Bonds or the completion of all Authorized
Facilities as determined by the CFD Administrator, accumulate funds for the
acquisition or construction of Authorized Facilities to the extent that the inclusion
of such amounts does not result in a levy of special tax beyond Step 1 pursuant
to Section D; and (vi) pay for reasonably anticipated delinquent Special Taxes
based on the delinquency rate for Special Taxes levied in the previous Fiscal
Year; less (vii) a credit for funds available to reduce the annual Special Tax, as
determined by the CFD Administrator pursuant to the Indenture.
"State" means the State of California.
"Taxable Property" means all of the Assessor's Parcels within the boundaries
of CFD No. 2020-1 which are not exempt from the Special Tax pursuant to law or
Section E below.
"Trustee" means the trustee or fiscal agent under the Indenture.
"Undeveloped Property" means, for each Fiscal Year, all property not classified
as Developed Property, Property Owner Association Property, or Public Property.
B Assignment to Land USe Categories
Each Fiscal Year, all Assessor's Parcels within CFD No. 2020-1 shall be classified by
the CFD Administrator as Developed Property, Undeveloped Property, Property Owner
Association Property, or Public Property. Only Assessor's Parcels classified as
Residential Property shall be subject to Special Taxes in accordance with this Rate and
Method of Apportionment as determined by the CFD Administrator pursuant to Section
C and D below. The CFD Administrator's allocation of property to each type of Land
Use Category shall be conclusive and binding.
Resolution No. 24822
Page 14
C Maximum Special Tax Rate
CA Developed Property
C.1.a Maximum Special Tax
The Maximum Special Tax for each Assessor's Parcel classified as Developed
Property shall be the greater of (i) the amount derived by application of the
Assigned Special Tax and (ii) the amount derived by application of the Backup
Special Tax.
C.1.b Assigned Special Tax
The Assigned Special Tax for Developed Property is shown below in Table 1.
Under no circumstances shall a Special Tax be levied on additions to existing
Dwelling Units.
Table 1: Assigned Special Taxes for Developed Property
in CFD No. 2020-1 (Fiscal Year 2020-2021)
Land Use
Category
Land Use
Assigned Special Tax
1
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (>= 2,500 SF)
$2,722 PER DWELLING UNIT
2
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (2,410 - 2,499 SF)
$2,353 PER DWELLING UNIT
3
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (2,320 - 2,409 SF)
$2,231 PER DWELLING UNIT
4
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (2,230 - 2,319 SF)
$1,880 PER DWELLING UNIT
5
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (< 2,230 SF)
$1,575 PER DWELLING UNIT
C.1.c Backup Special Tax
The Backup Special Tax for an Assessor's Parcel of Residential Property shall
equal $16,093 per Acre of the Assessor's Parcel. The Backup Special Tax shall
not apply to Public Property or Property Owners' Association Property.
C.1.d Increase in the Assigned Special Tax and Backup Special Tax
For each Assessor's Parcel, the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Assigned Special Tax
identified in Table 1 and Backup Special Tax in Section C.1.c, shall increase (i)
commencing on July 1, 2021 and on July 1 of each Fiscal Year thereafter
through the Fiscal Year in which the first Certificate of Occupancy for a Dwelling
Unit is issued on such Assessor's Parcel, by the greater of 2% or the percentage
change in the Construction Cost index; and (ii) commencing in the Fiscal Year
following the Fiscal Year in which the first Certificate of Occupancy for a Dwelling
Unit is issued on the Assessor's Parcel, by an amount equal to two percent (2%)
of the Assigned Special Tax and Backup Special Tax applicable in the Fiscal
Year in which the first Certificate of Occupancy for a Dwelling Unit is issued; and
Resolution No. 24822
Page 15
(iii) on July 1 of each Fiscal Year thereafter by an amount equal to two percent
(2%) of the amount in effect for the previous Fiscal Year.
C.1.e Multiple Land Use Categories
In some instances, an Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property may contain
more than one Land Use Category. The Maximum Special Tax that can be
levied on such an Assessor's Parcel shall be the sum of the Maximum Special
Taxes that can be levied for all Land Use Categories located on that Assessor's
Parcel.
C.2 Undeveloped Property, Property Owner Association Property and Public
Property
No Special Tax shall be levied on Undeveloped Property, Property Owner Association
Property, or Public Property.
D Method of Apportionment of the Special Tax
Commencing with Fiscal Year 2020-21 and for each following Fiscal Year, the City
Council shall levy the annual Special Tax Proportionately for each Assessor's Parcel as
follows:
Step 1: The Special Tax shall be levied on each Assessor's Parcel of Residential
Property in an amount up to 100% of the applicable Assigned Special Tax for
Residential Property to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement.
Step 2: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement after
the first step has been completed, then the levy of the Special Tax on each Assessor's
Parcel of Developed Property for which the Maximum Special Tax is determined
through the application of the Backup Special Tax shall be increased in equal
percentages from the Assigned Special Tax up to 100% of the Maximum Special Tax
for each such Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property until (i) the total Special Tax
levied under the first two steps listed in this Section D equals the Special Tax
Requirement, or (ii) the Special Tax levied on all Developed Property equals 100% of
the Maximum Special Tax for Developed Property, whichever occurs first.
E Exemptions
No Special Tax shall be levied on Public Property or Property Owner Association
Property in CFD No. 2020-1. However, should an Assessor's Parcel no longer be
classified as Public Property or Property Owner Association Property, such Assessor's
Parcel may, upon each reclassification, no longer be exempt from Special Taxes.
Resolution No. 24822
Page 16
F Appeals and Interpretations
Any landowner or resident may file a written appeal of the Special Tax on his/her
property with the CFD, Administrator, provided that the appellant is current in his/her
payments of Special Taxes. During the pendency of an appeal, all Special Taxes
previously levied must be paid on or before the payment date established when the levy
was made. The appeal must specify the reasons why the appellant claims the Special
Tax is in error. The CFD Administrator shall review the appeal, meet with the appellant
if the CFD Administrator deems necessary, and advise the appellant of its
determination. If the CFD Administrator agrees with the appellant, the CFD
Administrator shall eliminate or reduce the Special Tax on the appellant's property for
the current Fiscal Year and all future years. If the CFD Administrator disagrees with the
appellant and the appellant is dissatisfied with the determination, the appellant then has
30 days in which to appeal to the City Council by filing a written notice of appeal with the
clerk of the City, provided that the appellant is current in his/her payments of Special
Taxes. The second appeal must specify the reasons for the appellant's disagreement
with the CFD Administrator's determination. The CFD Administrator may charge the
appellant a reasonable fee for processing the appeal.
The City may interpret this Rate and Method of Apportionment for purposes of clarifying
any ambiguity and make determinations relative to the annual administration of the
Special Tax and any landowner or resident appeals. Any decision of the City will be
final and binding as to all persons.
G Manner of Collection
The annual Special Tax shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as
ordinary ad valorem property taxes; provided, however, that the City may directly bill the
Special Tax, may collect Special Taxes at a different time or in a different manner if
necessary or otherwise advisable to meet its financial obligations for CFD No. 2020-1,
and may covenant to foreclose and may actually foreclose on delinquent Assessor's
Parcels as permitted by the Act.
H PREPAYMENT OF SPECIAL TAX
H.1 Prepayment of Special Tax
The Maximum Special Tax obligation may only be prepaid and permanently satisfied for
an Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property or Undeveloped Property for which a
Building Permit has been issued. The Prepayment Amount for an Assessor's Parcel of
Undeveloped Property for which a Building Permit has been issued shall be based on
the Assigned Special Tax for the applicable Land Use Category shown in Table 1 based
on the Building Permit issued for such Assessor's Parcel and the then current Special
Tax rates. The Maximum Special Tax obligation applicable to such Assessor's Parcel
may be fully prepaid and the obligation to pay the Special Tax for such Assessor's
Parcel permanently satisfied as described herein; provided that a prepayment may be
made only if there are no delinquent Special Taxes with respect to such Assessor's
Resolution No. 24822
Page 17
Parcel at the time of prepayment. An owner of an Assessor's Parcel intending to prepay
the Special Tax obligation shall provide the CFD Administrator with written notice of
intent to prepay. Within 30 days of receipt of such written notice, the CFD Administrator
shall notify such owner of the prepayment amount for such Assessor's Parcel. The CFD
Administrator may charge a reasonable fee for providing this service.
The Special Tax Prepayment Amount (defined below) shall be calculated as
summarized below (capitalized terms as defined below):
Bond Redemption Amount
plus
Redemption Premium
plus
Future Facilities Amount
plus
Defeasance Amount
plus
Administrative Fees and Expenses
less
Reserve Fund Credit
less
Capitalized Interest Credit
Total: equals
Special Tax Prepayment Amount
As of the proposed date of prepayment, the Prepayment Amount (defined below)
shall be calculated by the CFD Administrator as follows:
Paragraph No.
Confirm that no Special Tax delinquencies apply to such Assessor's Parcel.
2. Compute the Assigned Special Tax and Backup Special Tax for the
Assessor's Parcel to be prepaid based on the Special Tax which is, or could
be, charged in the current Fiscal Year for Developed Property. For Assessor's
Parcels of Undeveloped Property (for which a Building Permit has been issued
but which is not yet classified as Developed Property) to be prepaid, compute
the Assigned Special Tax and Backup Special Tax for that Assessor's Parcel
as though it was already designated as Developed Property, based upon the
Building Permit which has already been issued for that Assessor's Parcel.
3. (a) Divide the Assigned Special Tax computed pursuant to Paragraph 2 by the
total estimated Assigned Special Tax for CFD No. 2020-1 based on the
Developed Property Special Tax which could be charged in the current Fiscal
Year on all expected development through buildout of CFD No. 2020-1,
excluding any Assessor's Parcels which have been prepaid, and
(b) Divide the Backup Special Tax computed pursuant to Paragraph 2 by the
estimated total Backup Special Tax at buildout of CFD No. 2020-1, excluding
any Assessor's Parcels which have been prepaid.
4. Multiply the larger quotient computed pursuant to Paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) by
the Outstanding Bonds to compute the amount of Outstanding Bonds to be
retired and prepaid (the "Bond Redemption Amount').
Resolution No. 24822
Page 18
5. Multiply the Bond Redemption Amount computed pursuant to Paragraph 4 by
the applicable redemption premium (e.g., the redemption price minus 100%), if
any, on the Outstanding Bonds to be redeemed (the "Redemption Premium").
6. Compute the current Future Facilities Costs.
7. Multiply the larger quotient computed pursuant to Paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) by
the amount determined pursuant to Paragraph 6 to compute the amount of
Future Facilities Costs to be prepaid (the "Future Facilities Amount").
8. Compute the amount needed to pay interest on the Bond Redemption Amount
from the first bond interest and/or principal payment date following the current
Fiscal Year until the earliest redemption date for the Outstanding Bonds.
9. Determine the Special Tax levied on the Assessor's Parcel in the current
Fiscal Year which has not yet been paid.
10. Add the amounts computed pursuant to Paragraphs 8 and 9 to determine the
"Defeasance Amount".
11. Verify the administrative fees and expenses of CFD No. 2020-1, including the
costs to compute the prepayment, the costs to invest the prepayment
proceeds, the costs to redeem Bonds, and the costs to record any notices to
evidence the prepayment and the redemption (the "Administrative Fees and
Expenses").
12. If reserve funds for the Outstanding Bonds, if any, are at or above 100% of the
reserve requirement (as defined in the Indenture) on the prepayment date, a
reserve fund credit shall be calculated as a reduction in the applicable reserve
fund for the Outstanding Bonds to be redeemed pursuant to the prepayment
(the "Reserve Fund Credit'). No Reserve Fund Credit shall be granted if
reserve funds are below 100% of the reserve requirement on the prepayment
date or the redemption date.
13. The amount due to fully prepay the Special Tax is equal to the sum of the
amounts computed pursuant to Paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 10, and 11, less the
amount computed pursuant to Paragraph 12 (the "Prepayment Amount').
14. From the Prepayment Amount, the amounts computed pursuant to Paragraphs
4, 5, 10, and 12 shall be deposited into the appropriate fund as established
under the Indenture and be used to retire Outstanding Bonds or make debt
service payments. The amount computed pursuant to Paragraph 7 shall be
deposited into the Improvement Fund, or if Bonds have not yet been issued,
the Deferred Improvement Fund. The amount computed pursuant to
Paragraph 11 shall be retained by CFD No. 2020-1.
Resolution No. 24822
Page 19
H.2 General Provisions Applicable to the Prepayment of Special Tax
H.2.a Use of the Special Tax Prepayment Amount
The Prepayment Amount of the Special Tax shall be applied in the following order of
priority: (i) to be deposited into specific funds established under the Indenture, to fully or
partially retire as many CFD No. 2020-1 Bonds as possible, and, if amounts are less
than $5,000, to make debt service payments on the CFD No. 2020-1 Bonds, and (ii) be
remitted to the City for deposit in the Deferred Improvements Fund and used for any
Authorized Facilities. Prior to the issuance of the first series of CFD No. 2020-1 Bonds,
the Prepayment Amount of the Special Tax shall be remitted to the City for deposit in
the Deferred Improvements Fund and used for any Authorized Facilities.
H.2.b Prepayment of Special Tax
Upon confirmation of the payment of the current Fiscal Year's entire Special Tax
obligation, the CFD Administrator may remove the current Fiscal Year's Special Tax
levy for such Assessor's Parcel from the County tax rolls. With respect to any
Assessor's Parcel that is prepaid in accordance with Section H.1, the CFD Administrator
shall cause a suitable notice to be recorded in compliance with the Act, to indicate the
prepayment of the Special Tax and the release of the Special Tax lien on such
Assessor's Parcel, and the obligation to pay the Special Tax for such Assessor's Parcel
shall cease.
H.2.c Debt Service Coverage
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no prepayment of the Special Tax shall be allowed
unless the amount of Special Tax that may be levied on Taxable Property within CFD
No. 2020-1 in each future Fiscal Year, after the proposed prepayment, is at least equal
to the sum of (i) 1.10 times the debt service necessary to support the remaining
Outstanding Bonds in each corresponding Fiscal Year, and (ii) the Administrative
Expenses as defined in Section A herein. Similarly, no prepayment of the Special Tax
shall be allowed if the amount of Special Tax that may be levied on Taxable Property
within CFD No. 2020-1 in each future Fiscal Year, after the proposed prepayment, does
not at least equal to 1.10 times the debt service on all Outstanding Bonds.
Term of Special Tax
For each Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property, the Special Tax shall terminate and
no longer be levied or collected pursuant to this Rate and Method of Apportionment on
the date that is the later of the Fiscal Year immediately following (i) the thirty-fifth
anniversary of the date on which such Special Tax is first levied or collected, or (ii)
Fiscal Year 2052-2053.