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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/20/2001 - STAFF REPORTS (7) RESOLUTION NO. 1131 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $6,000,000 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ITS 2001 HOUSING TAX ALLOCATION BONDS, THE APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE THEREOF, AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIONS AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING THERETO WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs (the "Agency") is a redevelopment agency, a public body, corporate and politic duly created, established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, all under and pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law, being Part 1 of Division 24 (commencing with Section 33000) of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California (the "Law") and the powers of such agency include the power to incur indebtedness for the purpose of financing and refinancing redevelopment activities within and of benefit to its redevelopment project areas and to issue bonds for any of its corporate powers; and WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs Financing Authority (the "Authority") is a Joint Powers Authority (a public body, corporate and politic) duly created, established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, all under and pursuant to the Joint Powers Law (Articles 1 through 4 of Chapter 5, Division 7, Title 1 of the California Government Code); and WHEREAS, $14,030,000 aggregate principal amount of the Authority's Revenue (Tax Allocation) Bonds, 1991 Series B (Agency Loans) (the "1991 Bonds") were sold and delivered on September 5, 1991; and WHEREAS, the Authority loaned the proceeds of the 1991 Bonds to the Agency for deposit in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund (the "Housing Loan") and for deposit in the Redevelopment Fund (the "Project Loans") under and pursuant to a loan agreement, dated as of September 1, 1991 (the "1991 Loan Agreement"); and WHEREAS, a portion of the 1991 Bonds relating to the Project Loans were previously refunded and the Agency now finds it desirable to issue its 2001 Housing Tax Allocation Bonds (the "2001 Bonds") for the purpose, among others, of prepaying the Housing Loan under the 1991 Loan Agreement; and WHEREAS, the prepayment under the 1991 Loan Agreement will result in the refunding of the outstanding 1991 Bonds; and UA 9 Resolution No. _ Page 2 WHEREAS, the Agency finds and determines that it is within the authority of the Agency and is a public purpose that the Agency approve the delivery and sale of the 2001 Bonds for said purposes and that there are significant public benefits arising from the taking of such action; and WHEREAS, in connection with the marketing of the 2001 Bonds, it is now necessary and desirable to approve the form of the Indenture, the Escrow Deposit Agreement, and the Preliminary Official Statement with respect to the 2001 Bonds, and take certain other action with regard to the marketing of the 2001 Bonds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs, as follows: SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct. SECTION 2. Pursuant to the Law, the Authority hereby approves the issuance of the 2001 Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $6,000,000. SECTION 3. That the form of the Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2001, by and among BNY Western Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"), and the Agency, a copy of which is on file with the Secretary of Agency, be and is hereby approved in substantially the form thereof or with such changes as may be approved by the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson or Executive Director or Treasurer of the Agency, said Chairperson's or Vice Chairperson's or Executive Director's or Treasurer's execution thereof to constitute conclusive evidence of said officer's approval of all such changes, and the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson or Executive Director or Treasurer of the Agency be and is hereby authorized, together or alone, to execute and deliver said Agreement. SECTION 4. That the form of Escrow Deposit and Trust Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001, by and between BNY Western Trust Company, as Escrow Bank, the Agency and the Authority, a copy of which is on file with the Secretary of the Agency, be and is hereby approved in substantially the form thereof, or with such changes as may be approved by the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson or Executive Director or Treasurer of the Agency, said Chairperson's or Vice Chairperson's or Executive Director's or Treasurer's execution thereof to constitute conclusive evidence of said officer's approval of all such changes, and the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson or Executive Director or Treasurer of the Agency be and is hereby authorized, together or alone, to execute and deliver said Agreement. SECTION 5. That the form of Contract of Purchase relating to the purchase of the 2001 Bonds by Stone & Youngberg, LLC, a copy of which is on file with the Secretary of the Agency, be and is hereby approved in the form thereof, or with such changes as may be approved by the Chairperson or any Vice Chairperson or Executive Director or Treasurer of the Agency, said Chairperson's and Vice Chairperson's or Executive Director's or Treasurer's execution thereof to constitute conclusive evidence of said officer's approval of all such changes, and the Chairperson or any Vice Chairperson or Executive Director or Treasurer of the Agency be and is hereby authorized, together or alone, to execute and deliver said Agreement and to insert in each IRV#12258 vl C�2A z Resolution No. _ Page 3 of the aforesaid Agreement the dollar amount which reflects the provisions of said Contract of Purchase. Provided, however, that (1) the aggregate principal amount of the 2001 Bonds shall not exceed $6,000,000; and (2) the Agency shall have received from Stone & Youngberg, LLC, prior to the sale of the 2001 Bonds, its written confirmation that the 2001 Bonds will have a True Interest Cost of not more than 7%, with an initial underwriter's discount of no more than 1.50%Code. SECTION 6. That the Preliminary Official Statement relating to the 2001 Bonds is approved for distribution by the underwriter, to municipal bond broker-dealers, to banking institutions, and to members of the general public who may be interested in purchasing the 2001 Bonds. The Executive Director or Assistant Executive Director or Treasurer is authorized to approve the amendment of the Preliminary Official Statement, from time to time, pending distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement as shall be required to cause such Preliminary Official Statement to contain any further information necessary to accurately describe the 2001 Bonds and the Agency's Executive Director or Assistant Executive Director or Treasurer is authorized to deem final the Preliminary Official Statement as of its date for the purpose of Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. The final Official Statement relating to the 2001 Bonds shall be submitted to the Executive Director or the Assistant Executive Director or Treasurer of the Agency for approval. SECTION 7. That the form of the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001, executed and delivered by the Agency and BNY Western Trust Company, as Trustee and acting in its capacity as Dissemination Agent thereunder, a copy of which is on file with the Secretary of the Agency, be and is hereby approved in substantially the form thereof, or with such changes as may be approved by the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson or Executive Director or Treasurer of the Agency, said Chairperson's or Vice Chairperson's or Executive Director's or Treasurer's execution thereof to constitute conclusive evidence of said officer's approval of all such changes, and the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson or Executive Director or Treasurer of the Agency be and is hereby authorized, together or alone, to execute and deliver said Agreement. SECTION 8. The financing consultant firm of Harrell & Company Advisors, LLC, Orange, California, is hereby appointed as financial advisor to the Agency with respect to the 2001 Bonds. SECTION 9. The law firm of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, Irvine, California, is hereby appointed as Bond Counsel with respect to the 2001 Bonds. SECTION 10. The law firm of Jones Hall, San Francisco, California, is hereby appointed as Disclosure Counsel with respect to the 2001 Bonds. SECTION 11. That the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Director and other authorized officers of the Agency be and are hereby each authorized to execute and deliver such certificates, requests, statements, agreements and other documents and to take such other action as may be necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by each aforesaid Agreement. IRV#12258 v1 -3- e, A 45 3 Resolution No. _ Page 4 SECTION 12. This resolution shall take effect and be enforceable immediately upon its adoption. ADOPTED THIS _day of June 2001. AYES: Members NOES: Members ABSENT: Members ATTEST: COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS By: Secretary Chairperson REVIEWED & APPROVED IRV 412258 vI