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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Harvey E. BragdonContra
Director of Community Development
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DATE: August 15, 1989 Costa
County
SUBJECT: Bond Sale Resolution - Park Regency Apartment Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Adopt resolution authorizing the sale of multi-family mortgage
revenue bonds for the Park Regency Apartments, Pleasant Hill BART
Station Area, and actions related thereto.
FISCAL IMPACT
No general fund monies are involved. The bonds are secured
entirely by revenues pledged under the Indenture. No obligation,
moral or otherwise, exists as a result of this action. On-going
costs of the County in monitoring compliance with affordability
requirements are to be paid by the developer.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On April 11 , 1989, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution
89/217 stating its conditional intent to issue bonds to finance all
or a portion of the Park Regency Apartments, an 892 unit multi-
family development in Area 3 of the Pleasant Hill BART Station
Area. On June 6 , 1989, the Board authorized the submittal of an
application to the State of California for the necessary authority
to issue multi-family tax exempt bonds for the project. The state
granted the requested authority on June 28, 1989. On April 11 the
Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency approved a Disposition and
Development Agreement (DDA) providing for Agency assistance in
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AUG 15 1989
CAO PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
Auditor-Controller THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
County Counsel AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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assembling the development site and indirectly financing the
development. The project is generally located in Development Area
3 (as designated in Pleasant Hill BART Specific Plan) , in the
unincorporated Pleasant Hill BART Station Area. The developer is
G.B.W. Properties, Los Angeles.
The Park Regency development has received its development approvals
from the County.
Housing Affordability. The Park Regency development of 892 units
will contain 134 affordable units pursuant to State Redevelopment
Law and the DDA with the Redevelopment Agency. Eighty-five of the
units will be reserved for, and affordable to, very low income
persons in a 422 unit phase to be provided for the financing
contemplated by this sale of tax exempt bonds.
The tax exempt bonds to be issued will have security in the form of
a letter of credit issued by Security Pacific National Bank.
The underwriters for this transaction are Security Pacific Merchant
Bank as senior manager and Bancroft, Garcia, & Lavell as
co-manager. Bancroft, Garcia, & Lavell is a minority owned
business enterprise. The underwriters were determined pursuant to
adopted Board policy in determining underwriters. The Trustee,
State Street Bank, of California, was selected through a
competitive bidding process.
The bond sale resolution authorizes a number of actions, a summary
of which is provided in Attachment A.
APPENDIX A
The attached resolution authorizes a number of actions, a summary
of which follows:
1. Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds in an amount not to
exceed $40 million;
2. Approves the form of Indenture between the County and the
State Street Bank of California, as Trustee;
3 . Approves the form of Bond Purchase Agreement between the
County, Developer and Security Pacific Merchant Bank and
Bancroft, Garcia, & Lavell as senior and co-managing
Underwriter respectively;
4. Approves form of Loan Agreement between County, Trustee,
Developer and Security Pacific National Bank;
5. Approves form of Regulatory Agreement between County, Trustee
and Developer;
6 . Approves form of Official Statement;
7. Designates Security Pacific Merchant Bank and Bancroft,
Garcia, & Lavell as Underwriters;
8. Designates Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe as Bond Counsel;
9. Authorizes the Chair, Vice-Chair, County Administrator,
Director of Community Development, Deputy Director -
Redevelopment to take such other actions necessary to complete
the sale of bonds and assistance related thereto. '
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RESOLUTION NO. _afl,.5-SY6
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
CONTRA COSTA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA VARIABLE RATE DEMAND MULTIFAMILY
MORTGAGE REVENUE BONDS, 1989 SERIES B (THE PARK REGENCY
PROJECT) , AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN
INDENTURE, LOAN AGREEMENT, REGULATORY AGREEMENT, OFFICIAL
STATEMENT AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND APPOINTING AN INVESTMENT
FIRM, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AND APPROVING
OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS AND APPROVING OTHER RELATED ACTIONS
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, Chapter 7 of Part 5 of Division 31 of the
Health and Safety Code of the State of California (the "Act" )
authorizes counties to incur indebtedness for the purpose of
financing the construction or development of multifamily
rental housing and for the provision of capital improvements
in connection with and determined necessary to such
multifamily housing, and the Act provides a complete,
additional and alternative method for doing the things
authorized thereby;
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors (the "Board of
Supervisors" ) of the County of Contra Costa (the "County" )
hereby finds and declares that it is necessary, essential and
a public purpose for the County to engage in a program (the
"Program" ) of financing the construction and development of
multifamily rental housing, and has determined to borrow
money for such purpose by the issuance of revenue bonds as
authorized by the Act;
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WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors hereby finds and
declares that this resolution is being adopted pursuant to
the powers granted by the Act;
WHEREAS, Park Regency Partners (the "Partnership" ) ,
a California general partnership, has requested that the
County issue and sell the Bonds (hereinafter defined) for the
purpose of financing the construction and development of a
multifamily rental housing project (the "Project" ) located
within Area 3 and a portion of Area lA of the Pleasant Hill
BART Station Area in the unincorporated area of the County;
WHEREAS, the County has applied to and received
from the State of California Debt Limit Allocation Committee
( "CDLAC" ) an allocation to issue bonds to finance a qualified
residential project in an amount of not to exceed $40 , 000 , 000
in accordance with Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (the "Code" ) and Chapter 11 . 8 of Division 1 of
Title 2 of the California Government Code;
WHEREAS, in order to secure the repayment of the
loan of proceeds of the Bonds (hereinafter defined) , the
Partnership will deliver a letter of credit or other form of
security authorized pursuant to the terms of the Indenture
(hereinafter defined) for the benefit of the holders of the
Bonds, the initial letter credit to be established by
Security Pacific National Bank (the "Credit Bank" ) ;
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WHEREAS, in order for the interest on the Bonds
(hereinafter defined) to qualify for exclusion from gross
income for purposes of federal income taxation under Section
103 of the Code, the Bonds must be approved by the applicable
elected representative of the governmental unit which will
issue the Bonds and the governmental unit the geographic
jurisdiction of which contains the site of the Project , such
approvals to be made in accordance with Section 147(f) of the
Code;
WHEREAS, the Project is located wholly within the
unincorporated area of the County;
WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors is the elected
legislative body of the County and is the applicable elected
representative required to approve the issuance of the Bonds
within the meaning of Section 147(f) of the Code;
WHEREAS, a notice of a public hearing with respect
to a plan of financing, including the proposed issuance of
the Bonds, was published in the Contra Costa Times , a
newspaper of general circulation in the County, on July 24 ,
1989 ;
WHEREAS, on August 7, 1989 said public hearing was
held before a staff member of the Community Development
Department, an opportunity was provided for interested
parties to present arguments for and against the issuance of
the Bonds and comments were made and responded to in writing
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by the Deputy Director-Redevelopment of the Community
Development Department;
WHEREAS, all conditions, things and acts required
to exist , to have happened and to have been performed
precedent to and in the issuance of the Bonds and the
implementation of the Program as contemplated by this
resolution and the documents referred to herein exist, have
happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner
as required by the laws of the State of California, including
the Act;
NOW, THEREFORF BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, as follows :
1 . This Board of Supervisors does hereby find and
declare that the above recitals are true and correct .
2 . Pursuant to the Act and the Indenture
(hereinafter defined) , revenue bonds of the County,
designated as "County of Contra Costa Variable Rate Demand
Multifamily Mortgage Revenue Bonds , 1989 Series B (The Park
Regency Project) " in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $40 , 000 , 000 (the "Bonds" ) , are hereby authorized to be
issued. The Bonds shall be executed by the manual or
facsimile signature of the Chair of the Board of Supervisors
(the "Chair" ) , the seal or facsimile of the seal of the
County shall be reproduced thereon and attested by the manual
or facsimile signature of the County Administrator and Clerk
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of the Board of Supervisors (the "County Administrator" ) , in
the form set forth in and otherwise in accordance with the
Indenture (as hereinafter defined) .
3 . The proposed form of indenture (the
"Indenture" ) between the County and State Street Bank and
Trust Company of California, N.A. (the "Trustee" ) , in
substantially the form presented to this meeting, is hereby
approved. Any one of the Chair , the Vice-Chair of the Board
of Supervisors (the "Vice-Chair" ) , the County Administrator ,
the Director of Community Development, the Deputy
Director-Redevelopment of the Community Development
Department and the Senior Housing Planner (the "Designated
Officers" ) is hereby authorized and directed, for and in the
name and on behalf of the County, to execute and deliver the
Indenture, and the County Administrator is hereby authorized
and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the
County, to attest the Indenture, in substantially said form,
with such additions thereto or changes therein as are
recommended or approved by the Designated Officer executing
the Indenture upon consultation with the Director of
Community Development and Bond Counsel to the County
( including such additions or changes as are necessary or
advisable in accordance with Section 11, provided that no
additions or changes shall authorize an aggregate principal
amount of Bonds in excess of $40 , 000 , 000 or result in an
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initial stated interest rate on the Bonds in excess of 120
per annum) , the approval of such additions or changes to be
conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of said
Indenture. The date, maturity dates , interest rate or rates ,
interest payment dates , denominations, form, registration
privileges , manner of execution, place of payment , terms of
redemption and other terms of the Bonds shall be as provided
in the Indenture as finally executed.
4 . The proposed form of loan agreement (the "Loan
Agreement" ) among the County, the Partnership and the
Trustee, in substantially the form. presented to this meeting,
is hereby approved. Any one of the Designated Officers of
the County is hereby authorized and directed for and in the
name of and on behalf of the County, to execute and deliver
the Loan Agreement , and the County Administrator is hereby
authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of
the County, to attest the Loan Agreement , in substantially
said form, with such additions thereto or changes therein as
are recommended or approved by the Designated Officer
executing the Loan Agreement upon consultation with the
Director of Community Development and Bond Counsel to the
County including such additions or changes as are necessary
or advisable in accordance with Section 11, the approval of
such changes to be conclusively evidenced by the execution,
delivery and attestation of said Loan Agreement .
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5 . The proposed form of regulatory agreement and
declaration of restrictive covenants (the "Regulatory
Agreement" ) among the County, the Trustee and the
Partnership, in substantially the form presented to this
meeting, is hereby approved. Any one of the Designated
Officers of the County is hereby authorized and directed for
and in the name of and on behalf of the County, to execute
and deliver the Regulatory Agreement in substantially said
form, with such additions thereto or changes therein as are
recommended or approved by the Designated Officer executing
the Regulatory Agreement upon consultation with the Director
of Community Development and Bond Counsel to the County
including such additions or changes as are necessary or
advisable in accordance with Section 11 , the approval of such
changes to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and
delivery of said Regulatory Agreement .
6 . The proposed form of intercreditor agreement
(the "Intercreditor Agreement" ) among the County, the Credit
Bank and the Trustee, in substantially the form presented to
this meeting, is hereby approved. Any one of the Designated
Officers of the County is hereby authorized and directed for
and in the name of and on behalf of the County, to execute
and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement in substantially said
form, with such additions thereto or changes therein as are
recommended or approved by the Designated Officer executing
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the Intercreditor Agreement upon consultation with the
Director of Community Development and Bond Counsel to the
County including such additions or changes as are necessary
or advisable in accordance with Section 11, the approval of
such changes to be conclusively evidenced by the execution
and delivery of said Intercreditor Agreement .
7 . The proposed form of bond purchase agreement
(the "Purchase Agreement" ) among the County, the Partnership
and Security Pacific Merchant Bank and Bancroft , Garcia &
Lavell , Inc . (the "Underwriters" ) , in substantially the form
presented to this meeting and the sale of the Bonds pursuant
thereto, is hereby approved. Any one of the Designated
Officers of the County is hereby authorized and directed, for
and in the name and on behalf of the County, to accept the
offer of the Underwriters to purchase the Bonds contained in
the Purchase Agreement (when such offer is made and if such
offer is consistent with Section 3) and to execute and
deliver said Purchase Agreement in substantially said form,
with such additions thereto or changes therein as are
recommended or approved by the Designated Officer executing
the Purchase Agreement upon consultation with the Director of
Community Development and Bond Counsel to the County, the
approval of such additions or changes to be conclusively
evidenced by the execution and delivery of said Purchase
Contract .
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8 . The proposed form of official statement
relating to the Bonds (the "Official Statement" ) , in
substantially the form presented to this meeting, is hereby
approved. Any one of the Designated Officers is hereby
authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of
the County, to execute the Official Statement in
substantially said form, with such additions thereto or
changes therein as are recommended or approved by the .
Designated Officer executing the Official Statement upon
consultation with the Director of Community Development and
Bond Counsel to the County, the approval of such additions or
changes to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and
delivery of said Official Statement . The Underwriters are
hereby authorized to distribute copies of said Official
Statement to persons who may be interested in the purchase of
the Bonds and are directed to deliver such copies to all
actual purchasers of the Bonds . Distribution by the
Underwriters of a preliminary official statement relating to
the Bonds , if any, is hereby approved and authorized.
9 . The Bonds , when executed, shall be delivered
to the Trustee for authentication. The Trustee is hereby
requested and directed to authenticate the Bonds by executing
the Trustee ' s certificate of authentication and registration
appearing thereon, and to deliver the Bonds , when duly
executed and authenticated, to the Underwriters in accordance
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with written instructions executed on behalf of the County by
any one of the Designated Officers , which instructions said
Designated Officer is hereby authorized and directed, for and
in the name and on behalf of the County, to execute and
deliver to the Trustee. Such instructions shall provide for
the delivery of the Bonds to the Underwriters in accordance
with the Purchase Agreement , upon payment of the purchase
price therefor .
10 . It is the purpose and intent of this Board of
Supervisors that this resolution constitute approval of the
Bonds in the amount of $40 , 000 , 000 by the applicable elected
representative of the County in accordance with
Section 147(f) of the Code.
11 . All actions heretofore taken by the officers
and agents of the County with respect to the establishment of
the Program and the sale and issuance of the Bonds are hereby
approved, confirmed and ratified, and the proper officers of
the County, including the Designated Officers , are hereby
authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of
the County, to do any and all things and take any and all
actions and execute and deliver any and all certificates ,
agreements and other documents which they, or any of them,
may deem necessary or advisable in order to consummate the
lawful issuance and delivery of the Bonds in accordance with
this resolution and resolutions heretofore adopted by the
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County and in order to carry out the Program, including but
not limited to those certificates , agreements and other
documents described in the Indenture, the Loan Agreement, the
Regulatory Agreement , the Purchase Agreement , the
Intercreditor Agreement and the other documents herein
approved and any certificates , agreements or dgcuments as may
be necessary to further the purpose hereof or evidence credit
support or additional security for the Bonds , . but which shall
not create any obligation or liability of the County other
than with respect to the revenues and assets derived from the
proceeds of the Bonds .
12 . The County Community Development Department is
hereby designated as administrator of the Program.
13 . Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is hereby
retained as bond counsel to the County.
14 . Security Pacific Merchant Bank and Bancroft ,
Garcia & Lavell , Inc . are hereby appointed as underwriters to
the County.
15 . Caine Gressel Midgley Slater Incorporated is
hereby appointed financial advisor to the County.
16 . This resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of August , 1989 ,
by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson
NOES : None
ABSTAINING: None
ABSENT: None
/1Y Di S_�it
Chair , Boar Sof Supervisors of
of Contra Costa County
ATTEST:
Phil Batchlor
County Administrator and Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors
By �
Deputy Clerk
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