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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2019-118 - Bonds for Block 7 Downtown ApartmentsRESOLUTION NO. 2019-118 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS FOR THE BLOCK 7 DOWNTOWN APARTMENTS WHEREAS, the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (the "Authority") is authorized pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code Section 6500 et seq. and the terms of an Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1988 (the "Agreement"), among certain local agencies throughout the State of California, including the City of Redding (the "City"), to issue revenue bonds in accordance with Chapter 7 of Part 5 of Division 31 of the California Health and Safety Code for the purpose of financing multifamily rental housing projects; and WHEREAS, Block 7 Downtown Investors, LP or a partnership of which ADK Properties LLC (the "Developer") or a related person to the Developer is the general partner, has requested that the Authority adopt a plan of financing providing for the issuance of exempt facility bonds for a qualified residential rental project pursuant to Section 142(a)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") in one or more series issued from time to time, including bonds issued to refund such exempt facility bonds in one or more series from time to time, and at no time to exceed $50,000,000 in outstanding aggregate principal amount (the "Bonds"), to finance or refinance the acquisition, construction and development of a multifamily rental housing project located at the Northeast corner of Yuba Street and California Street (APN 101-790-033, 101-790-034, 101- 790-032), Redding, California (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Code, prior to their issuance, private activity bonds are required to be approved by the "applicable elected representative" of the governmental units on whose behalf such bonds are expected to be issued and by a governmental unit having jurisdiction over the entire area in which any facility financed by such bonds is to be located, after a public hearing held following reasonable public notice; and WHEREAS, the members of this City Council ("City Council") are the applicable elected representatives of the City; and WHEREAS, there has been published, at least 7 days prior to the date hereof, in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, a notice that a public hearing regarding the Bonds would be held on a date specified in such notice; and WHEREAS, such public hearing was conducted on such date, at which time an opportunity was provided to interested parties to present arguments both for and against the issuance of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Authority is also requesting that the City Council approve the issuance cll� of any refunding bonds hereafter issued by the Authority for the purpose of refinancing the Bonds which financed the Project (the "Refunding Bonds"), but only in such cases where federal tax laws would not require additional consideration or approval by the City Council; and WHEREAS, it is intended that this resolution shall constitute the approval of the issuance of the Bonds required by Section 147(0 of the Code and Section 9 of the Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct. Section 2. The City Council hereby approves the issuance of the Bonds and the Refunding Bonds by the Authority. It is the purpose and intent of the City Council that this resolution constitutes approval of the Bonds for the purposes of (a) Section 147(f) of the Code and (b) Section 9 of the Agreement. Section 3. The officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and severally, to do any and all things and to execute and deliver any and all documents that they deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and intent of this resolution and the financing approved hereby. Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 3rd day of December, 2019, and was adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dacquisto, Resner, Schreder, Winter, and McElvain NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ATTEST: 713,�Z',J PAMELA MIZE, City le/k ADAM McELVAIN, Mayor FORM APPROVED: BARRY E. D A ,City torney