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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Dennis M. Berry, AICP, Director of Community Development
DATE: November 2, 2004
SUBJECT: The Courtyards at Cypress Grove Apartment Financing, Oakley
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
ADOPT Resolution authorizing the issuance of multi-family tax exempt bands in an amount not
to exceed $15 million for the development/construction of the Courtyards at Cypress Grove
Apartments, Oakley and actions related thereto.
FISCAL IMPACT
None. The bonds are entirely .secured by a revenue pledge, and reserve accounts. The
County is compensated for its costs of issuance, and annually for monitoring expenses.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
See next page.
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On December 2, 2003 the Board of Supervisors approved an Inducement
Resolution conditionally stating Its intent to issue multi-family mortgage revenue
bonds for the development/construction of the Courtyards at Cypress Grove
Apartments, Oakley. Since that time the County has received the necessary
authority from the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to issue private activity
bonds for the project. The property is to be owned by Oakley Cypress Associates,a
California Limited Partnership. The Courtyards at Cypress grove Apartments are a
96-unit project located on the south side of Cypress Road, east of Highway 4 in
Oakley. The project is new affordable housing for families.
The County has previously approved an allocation of HOME funds for the project in
the amount of$1,000,000. The Oakley Redevelopment Agency has committed an
additional $2.1 million to the project. The resolution before you provides the
necessary authority to sell $15,000,000 in bonds to finance the project. The bond
sale resolution authorizes a number of actions, a summary of which is provided as
Attachment A. The following is additional background on the project and the
financing.
The Bond Regulatory Agreement of the County will require that at least 10 of the
total 96-units (10% of the project) be reserved as units to very low-income
households (50% of area median income) for fifty-five years. Because of the
owner's intent to qualify 100% of the units as affordable units using the 4% Low
Income Housing Tax Credit Program, the remaining 86 units in the project will be
affordable to low income households at 60% of area median income. The
developer will also be pursuing state Multi-Housing Program funding to achieve a
deeper level of affordability, including up to 15 units for extremely low income
households (30% of median income).
The proposed financing and the credentials of Oakley Cypress Associates, a
California Limited Partnership have been thoroughly evaluated by staff. The County
completed a previous tax exempt financing in East County with this developer in
1999. The general partners have completed the development of 40 affordable
housing projects in the past eleven years.
The bonds to be issued will finance the construction and provide permanent
financing for the Courtyards at Cypress Grove Apartments. The bonds will be
secured by a pledge of rents and reserve accounts. The bonds will be sold on a
private placement basis to Bank of America. The bonds will be unrated. The
proposed issuance of unrated bonds complies with the County's adopted polices for
the issuance such bonds, including independent financial review of the real estate,
large denomination bonds only, sophisticated investor requirements,and continuing
investor requirements.
No pledge of County revenues is involved in securing the bonds.
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ATTACHMENT A
The Bond Sale Resolution authorizes a number of actions, a summary of
which follows.
1. Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed
$15,000,000;
2. Approves the form of Indenture between the County and a Trustee
Bank to be determined;
3. Approves the form of Loan Agreement between the County, the
Trustee, and the Borrower, Oakley Cypress Associates, a California
Limited Partnership;
4. Approves the form of Bond Purchase Agreement between the County,
and the Bank of America, and the Borrower;
5. Approves form of Regulatory Agreements between the County, the
Trustee, and the Borrower;
6. Designates Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, as Bond Counsel;
7. Authorizes the Chair, Vice-Chair, County Administrator, Director of
Community Development, Deputy Director-Redevelopment to execute
documents and to take such other actions necessary to complete the
sale of bonds, and actions related thereto.
RESOLUTION NO. 2004/589
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNT' OF CONTRA COSTA
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF
MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE REVENUE BONUS IN AN AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,000,000 TO FINANCE A
PORTION OF THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A
MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT GENERALLY KNOWN AS
TIME COURTYARDS AT CYPRESS GROVE APARTMENTS; DETERMINING
AND PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATTERS AND APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF VARIOUS
DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO; RATIFYING ANY ACTION
HERETOFORE TAKEN AND APPROVING RELATED MATTERS IN
CONNECTION WITH SAID BONDS.
WHEREAS,the County of Contra Costa(the"County")is authorized pursuant to
Section 52075 and following of the California Health and Safety Code(the"Act")to issue revenue
Bonds for the purpose of financing,among other things,the acquisition and construction of
multifamily rental housing projects;
WHEREAS,the proceeds of such bonds may be loaned to a nongovernmental
owner of multifamily housing,who shall be responsible for the payment of such bonds,to allow
such nongovernmental owner to reduce the cost of operating such housing and to assist in providing
housing for low income persons,
WHEREAS,the County desires to participate in the financing of the acquisition
and construction of a 96-unit multifamily rental housing development generally known as The
Courtyards at Cypress Grove(the"Project"),which will be owned and operated by Oakley Cypress
Associates,a California Limited Partnership, and entities related thereto(collectively,the
"Borrower"),and in order to do so intends to sell and issue not to exceed$15,000,000 of its
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multifamily mortgage revenue bonds in one or more series(as more fully described herein,the
"Bonds"), and to loan the proceeds thereof to the Borrower,thereby reducing the cost of the Project
and assisting in providing housing for very low income persons;
WHEREAS,the County received on September 22,2004 an allocation in the
amount of$15,000,000 from the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee in connection with
the Project;
WHEREAS,the Bonds will be privately placed with Bank of America or an
affiliate thereof(the"Bank")as the initial purchaser of the Bonds;
WHEREAS,there have been prepared and presented at this meeting the following
documents required for the issuance of the Bonds, and such documents are now in substantial form
and appropriate instruments to be executed and delivered for the purposes intended:
(1) Trust Indenture (the "Indenture")to be entered into between the County and
the trustee named therein (the "Trustee"), providing for the authorization and issuance of
the Bonds;
(2) Loan Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") to be entered into among the
County, the Trustee and the Borrower;
(3) Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants (the
"Regulatory Agreement"), to be entered into among the County, the Trustee and the
Borrower; and
(4) Bond Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") to be entered into
among the County, the Borrower and the Bank;
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NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Contra Costa,as follows:
Section 1. This Board hereby specifically finds and declares that the statements,
findings and determinations of the County set forth above are true and correct.
Section 2. Pursuant to the Act and the Indenture described herein,the County is
hereby authorized to issue the Bonds. The Bonds shall be designated as"County of Contra Costa
Multifamily Mortgage Revenue Bonds(The Courtyards at Cypress Grove Apartments Project)
Series 2004-B,"in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000. The Bonds shall be
in the form set forth in and otherwise in accordance with the Indenture. The Bonds shall be
executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the Chair of the Board of Supervisors, and attested
by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors(the"Clerk"). The Bonds shall be issued and secured in accordance with the terms of
the Indenture presented at this meeting,as applicable, and the payment of the principal of,
redemption premium,if any,and interest on,the Bonds shall be made solely from the amounts and
assets pledged thereto under the Indenture. The Bonds shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or
liability of the County.
Section 3. The form of Indenture, on file with the Clerk,is hereby approved and
an Authorized Representative(as defined in the Indenture)is hereby authorized and directed to
execute and deliver the Indenture in substantially said form,with such changes therein as such
officers may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and
delivery thereof. The date,maturity date or dates(which shall not extend beyond December 1,
2045), interest rate or rates(which shall not exceed 12%per annum), interest payment dates,
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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.
Section 4. The form of Loan Agreement,on file with the Clerk,is hereby
approved and an Authorized Representative is hereby authorized and directed to execute and
deliver the Loan Agreement in substantially said form,with such changes therein as such officers
may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery
thereof.
Section 5. The form of Regulatory Agreement, on file with the Clerk, is hereby
approved and an Authorized Representative is hereby authorized and directed to execute and
deliver the Regulatory Agreement in substantially said form,with such changes therein as such
officers may require or approve,such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and
delivery thereof.
Section 6. The form of the Purchase Agreement, on file with the Clerk,is
hereby approved and an Authorized Representative is hereby authorized and directed to execute and
deliver the Purchase Agreement in substantially said form,with such changes therein as such
officers may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and
delivery thereof. The County is hereby authorized to sell the Bonds to the Bank pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement.
Section 7. The Fonds,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 appearing thereon, and to deliver the Bonds, when duly
executed and authenticated, in accordance with written instructions executed and delivered on
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behalf of the County by an Authorized Representative,which instructions are hereby authorized and
directed to be executed and delivered to the Trustee. Such instructions shall provide for the
delivery of the Bonds to the Bank upon payment of the purchase price thereof.
Section S. The Board hereby appoints Orrick, Herrington& Sutcliffe LLP, San
Francisco, California,as bond counsel.
Section 9» All actions heretofore taken by the officers and agents of the County
with respect to the financing of the Project and the sale and issuance of the Bonds are hereby
approved,ratified and confirmed,and any Authorized Representative is 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,
including but not limited to those described in the Indenture,the purchase Agreement and the other
documents herein approved, as well as a tax certificate and an intercreditor and/or subordination
agreement which such officer, or any of them,may deem necessary or advisable in order to
consummate the lawful issuance and delivery of the Bonds and to effectuate the purposes thereof
and of the documents herein approved in accordance with this resolution and resolutions heretofore
adopted by the County and otherwise in order to cant'out the financing of the Project.
Section 10. All further consents,approvals,notices,orders,requests and other
actions permitted or required by any of the documents authorized by this resolution,whether before
or after the issuance of the Bonds,including without limitation any of the foregoing which may be
necessary or desirable in connection with any default under or amendment of such documents,any
transfer or other disposition of the project,any addition or substitution of security for the Bonds or
any redemption of the Bonds,may be given or taken by an Authorized Representative without
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firrther authorization by this Board of Supervisors, and such Authorized Representative is hereby
authorized and directed to give any such consent,approval,notice, order or request and to take any
such action which such officer may deem necessary or desirable to further the purposes of this
resolution and the financing of the Project.
Section 11. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 2nd day of November, 2004.
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air of the Board of Supervisors
ATTEST: John Sweeten, County Administrator
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Deputy Clerk
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I, LM O'NFAL Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Contra Costa,hereby certify that the foregoing is a full,tree and correct copy of a
resolution duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of said County duly and
regularly held at the regular meeting place thereof on November 2, 2004,of which meeting all of
the members of said Board of Supervisors had due notice and at which a majority thereof were
present; and that at said meeting said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
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An agenda of said meeting was posted at least 72 hours before said meeting at 651
Pine Street,Martinez,California,a location freely accessible to members of the public,and a brief
general description of said resolution appeared on said agenda.
I further certify that I have carefully compared the same with the original minutes of
said meeting on file and of record in my office;that the foregoing resolution is a full,true and
correct copy of the original resolution adopted at said meeting and entered in said minutes; and that
said resolution has not been amended,modified or rescinded since the date of its adoption, and the
same is now in full force and effect.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the County of Contra Costa this2nd day of
2004.
John Sweeten, County Administrator and
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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