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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/18/2002 - STAFF REPORTS (2) DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 TO: COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FROM: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FULL RECONVEYANCEOFAN AGENCY DEED OF TRUST ON PARCELS 669-396-005, 669-394-004, AND 669-394-005 RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION OF 3 PARCELS FROM COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION,AND TERMINATION OF CERTAIN RELATED AGREEMENTS RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Agency approve the Full Reconveyance of an Agency Deed of Trust and termination of a Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions on three parcels now owned by the Agency, acquired in 1997 as part of the last Self-Help Housing Program in the Desert Highland neighborhood, from Coachella Valley Housing Coalition. SUMMARY: In 1995, the Agency entered an agreement with the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition to build twenty self-help homes in the Desert Highland neighborhood. The program struggled and only eleven (11) homes were built, after the remaining funding was withdrawn by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. The Agency received title to a number of the undeveloped properties that it acquired for the program, in 1997, as part of the first Amendment to the Disposition and Development Agreement. State Redevelopment Law limits the Agency's ability to hold land acquired for low-income housing to five years. If the Agency desires to keep the land for a longer period, it needs to gain the approval from the local legislative body (City Council) for up to another five years. That action is on the City Council's agenda. Staff is recommending removing an Agency Deed of Trust and Regulatory Agreement from the three remaining, undeveloped properties which it owns, in order to prepare them for inclusion in a Desert Highland Gateway Infill Housing Program. BACKGROUND: As part of the Owner Participation Agreement with CVHC, a deed of trust to secure the indebtedness in the original amount of$250,000 was set forth in a Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Covenants, Codes and Restrictions (first recorded on May 16, 1995 as Instrument No. 158078 of Official Records), as follows: Amount: $250,000 Dated: May 4, 1995 Trustor: Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, a California Non-Profit Public Corporation Trustee: First American Title Insurance Company, a California corporation Beneficiary: The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs, California, a public body, corporate and politic Recorded: May 16, 1995 as Instrument No. 158079, Official Records r rcs-- b The Agency desires that the lien and the regulatory agreement to remain in force on the developed parcels, but would like to remove the lien on the undeveloped parcels. Staff is currently developing a Desert Highland infill housing program designed to incentivize new private construction in the neighborhood; should the properties develop as affordable housing,new restrictions would be imposed on these parcels thatwould conform to current state law regarding housing affordability covenants. In addition to the Deed of Trust, a Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions was recorded against the properties. These agreements set forth the provisions of the deal between CVHC and the Agency and would have ensured the continued affordability of the homes. This action reconveys the Deed of Trust, clearing it from the title, and terminates the Regulatory Agreement and Subordination provisions recorded against the three lots. JOHN . RAYM N ire r of Comm ity and Economic Development APPROVED: ��f Executive Directo ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution 2. Reconveyance REVIEWED BY DEPT.OF FINANCE: U RECM13114G REOl1ESTED BY ORDER/ WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO r —1 was Sow Adtrcs Gay su e Zip L � SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE I M RECORDER'S lug FULL RECONVEYANCE ,as duly appointed Trustee under Deed of Trust hereinafter referred to, having recetved from holder of the obligations thereunder a written request to recomrey, reciting that all sums secured by said Deed of Trust have been fully paid, and said Deed of Trust and the note or rota seared thereby having been surrendered to said Trustee for cancellation, does hereby RECONVEY,without warranty, to the person or persons legally entitled thereto, the estate now held by it hereunder. Said Deed of Trust was executed by as original Trustor, and recorded on , in Book/Reel ,at Page/Image Series Number of Official Records of County,California. • Dated TRUSTEE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF On before me,the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the persan(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed One same in his/ler/their authorized capacity(ies),and that by his/herhheir signature(s) on the instrument the person(s),or the endly upon behalf of which the persons)t acted,executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature Name (hyped or printed) (This area for official murial seal) C,cc - Q - 3 RESOLUTION NO. OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS APPROVING FULL RECONVEYANCE OF A DEED OF TRUST IN THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF $250,000 AND TERMINATION OF A REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR PARCEL669- 396-005, OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WHEREAS the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs did approve an Owner Participation Agreement with Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, a California Non-Profit Public Corporation (CVHC), on May4, 1995,forthe purpose of developing twenty(20)self-help homes in the Desert Highland neighborhood; and WHEREAS the Agency and CVHC amended the OPA in March, 1997, and subsequently the Agency received three lots that it had acquired for the project back from CVHC; and WHEREAS the entire original amount of Agency financial assistance to the project, $250,000, was recorded in a deed of trust against each of the properties; and WHEREAS, a Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Covenants,Codes and Restrictions was also recorded against each of the properties; and WHEREAS, the Agency desires to clear the title on each of the parcels. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY of the City of Palm Springs, as follows: Section 1. That the Full Reconveyance of the Deed of Trust with respect to parcels 669-396-005, 669-394-004 and 669-394-005, recorded by the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs in the original amount of$250,000, recorded on May 16, 1995 as Instrument No. 158079 of Official Records, is hereby approved; and Section 2. That a Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions recorded May 16, 1995 as instrument No. 158078 of Official Records, and amended by a modification recorded August 19, 1997 as Instrument No. 298917 by and between the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs, a public body, corporate and politic, and the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, with respect to parcels 669-396-005, 669-394-004 and 669-394-005 is hereby terminated; and C cc, 6 . 6 Section 3. That the Executive Director is hereby authorized to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the purpose of this resolution, in a form acceptable to Agency Counsel. ADOPTED this day of , 2002. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ATTEST: COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA By: Assistant Secretary Chairman REVIEWED AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: