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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2014-62 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-62 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE CITY OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO SITE LEASE, A FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT, A FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF HUNTINGTON BEACH PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY (ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA) LEASE REVENUE BONDS, 2014 SERIES A (SENIOR CENTER PROJECT), APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $16,405,000, AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES AND RELATED ACTIONS WHEREAS, in order to finance certain capital improvements, including the Huntington Central Park Sports Complex and certain beach improvements along Pacific Coast Highway from First Street and Pacific Coast Highway to Huntington Street and Pacific Coast Highway (the "2001 Project"), the Huntington Beach Public Financing Authority (the "Authority") issued its Huntington Beach Public Financing Authority (Orange County, California) Lease Revenue Bonds, 2001 Series A (Capital Improvement Financing Project) (the "Prior 2001A Bonds"), payable from certain lease payments to be made by the City of Huntington Beach (the "City"); and In order to refinance certain capital improvements, including certain improvements to the Civic Center, including the Police Administration Building (the "1993 Project" and together with the 2001 Project, the "Prior Projects"), the Authority issued its Huntington Beach Public Financing Authority (Orange County, California) Lease Revenue Bonds, 2001 Series B (Capital Improvement Refinancing Project) (the "Prior 2001B Bonds" and together with the Prior 2001A Bonds, the "Prior Bonds"), payable from certain lease payments to be made by the City; and In order to refund the Prior Bonds to achieve certain savings, the City leased certain real property owned by the City, including the improvements thereto, known as the Civic Center (the "Property") to the Huntington Beach Public Financing Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to a Site Lease, dated as of September 1, 2011 (the "Original Site Lease"), and subleased the Property back from the Authority pursuant to a Lease Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2011 (the "Original Lease Agreement"); and The City and the Authority determined that it would be in the best interests of the City and the Authority to provide the funds necessary to refinance the Prior Projects through the issuance by the Authority of Huntington Beach Public Financing Authority (Orange County, California) Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2011 Series A (Capital Improvement Refinancing Project) (the "Series 2011A Bonds"), pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2011 (the "Original Indenture"), by and among the Authority, the City and The Bank of New York 14-4335/111790 _ 1 _ Resolution No. 2014-62 Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee"), payable from the base rental payments (the "Base Rental Payments") to be made by the City under the Original Lease Agreement and the other assets pledged therefor under the Original Indenture; and All rights to receive such Base Rental Payments were assigned without recourse by the Authority to the Trustee pursuant to the Original Indenture; and In consideration of such assignment and the execution of the Original Indenture, the Authority issued the Series 2011A Bonds (capitalized undefined terms used in these recitals shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Original Indenture); and The Original Indenture provides that, subject to the conditions set forth therein, in addition to the Series 2011 A Bonds, the City, the Authority and the Trustee may by execution of a supplemental Indenture, without the consent of the Owners of the Series 2011 A Bonds, provide for the issuance of Additional Bonds, payable from Lease Revenues; and The Original Site Lease provides that the Original Site Lease may be amended only in accordance with the provisions of the Original Lease Agreement; and The Original Lease Agreement provides that, the Original Lease Agreement and the Original Site Lease and the rights and obligations of the Authority and the City thereunder may be amended at any time by an amendment thereof which shall become binding upon execution by the Authority and the City, without the written consents of any Owners of the Series 2011 A Bonds, in order to provide for the issuance of Additional Bonds in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture; and The City desires to finance the construction of certain capital improvements, consisting of the Huntington Beach Senior Center, within the boundaries of the City (the "Senior Center" or the "Project"); and On February 4, 2008, the City adopted Resolution No. 2008-06 certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR 07-02), dated December 2011 (the "FEIR"), and approving the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit (No.07-39) with Findings and Conditions of Approval for the construction of the Senior Center; and Parks Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit in 2008 that successfully challenged the FEIR (Parks Legal Defense Fund v. The City of Huntington Beach, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2008-00051261-CU-PT-CJC.) ("Parks"); and In response to the appellate decision in Parks, the City prepared a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report ("SEIR"); and On April 16, 2012, the City approved the SEIR for the Senior Center in Resolution No. 2012-18, and also adopted Resolution No. 2012-19 approving General Plan Amendment (GPA) No. 11-004 and approving Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 07-039(R) for the Senior Center; and 144335/111790 - 2 - Resolution No. 2014f-62 On July 25, 2014, the Court of Appeal ruled that the SEIR had adequately addressed the areas of concern regarding the FEIR(Appeal Case No. G048620); and In order to accomplish the financing of the Project, the Authority and the City desire to enter into a First Amendment to Site Lease (the "First Site Lease Amendment") in order to amend the Original Site Lease so as to extend the term thereof and to make certain other modifications in order to provide for the issuance of Additional Bonds in accordance with the provisions of the Original Indenture (the Original Site Lease as so amended is referred to as the "Site Lease"); and In order to accomplish the financing of the Project, the Authority and the City also desire to enter into a First Amendment to Lease Agreement (the "First Lease Amendment") in order to amend the Original Lease Agreement so as to extend the term thereof and increase the amount of Base Rental Payments payable thereunder and to make certain other modifications in order to provide for the issuance of Additional Bonds in accordance with the provisions of the Original Indenture (the Original Lease Agreement as so amended is referred to as the "Lease Agreement"); and The City and the Authority have determined that it would be in the best interests of the City and the Authority to provide the funds necessary to finance the Project through the issuance of Additional Bonds, designated "Huntington Beach Public Financing Authority (Orange County, California) Lease Revenue Bonds, 2014 Series A (Senior Center Project)" (the "Series 2014A Bonds"), payable from Lease Revenues; and The Authority and the City desire that the Trustee, the Authority and the City enter into a First Supplemental Indenture (the "First Supplemental Indenture") in order to provide for the issuance of the Series 2014A Bonds and to expressly provide that all rights to receive the Base Rental Payments, including the increased amounts thereof provided for in the First Lease Amendment, have been assigned without recourse by the Authority to the Trustee; and The Series 2014A Bonds will be issued pursuant to the Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985, commencing with Section 6584 of the California Government Code (the "Act"); and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (the "Underwriter"), has submitted to the Authority and the City a proposal to purchase the Series 2014A Bonds in the form of a Bond Purchase Agreement (the "Bond Purchase Agreement"); and WHEREAS, a form of the Preliminary Official Statement (the "Preliminary Official Statement") to be distributed in connection with the public offering of the Series 2014A Bonds has been prepared; and Rule 15c2-12 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Rule 15c2-12") requires that, in order to be able to purchase or sell the Series 2014A Bonds, the underwriter thereof must have reasonably determined that the City has undertaken in a written agreement or contract for the benefit of the holders of the Series 2014A Bonds to provide disclosure of certain financial information and certain enumerated events on an ongoing basis; and 14-4335/111790 - 3 - Resolution No. 2014-62 In order to cause such requirement to be satisfied, the City desires to execute and deliver a Continuing Disclosure Certificate (the "Continuing Disclosure Certificate"); and The City is a member of the Authority and the Project is to be located within the boundaries of the City; and On the date hereof, the City Council of the City (the "City Council") held a public hearing on the financing of the Project in accordance with Section 6586.5 of the Act; and In accordance with Section 6586.5 of the Act, notice of such hearing was published once at least five days prior to the hearing in the Independent and the Orange County Register, newspapers of general circulation in the City and the County of Orange, respectively; and The City Council has been presented with the form of each document referred to herein relating to the financing contemplated hereby, and the City Council has examined and approved each document and desires to authorize and direct the execution of such documents and the consummation of such financing; and All acts, conditions and things required by the laws of the State of California and the City Charter of the City to exist, to have happened and to have been performed precedent to and in connection with the consummation of such financing authorized hereby do exist, have happened and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law, and the City is now duly authorized and empowered, pursuant to each and every requirement of law, to consummate such financing for the purpose, in the manner and upon the terms herein provided; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. All of the recitals herein contained are true and correct and the City Council so finds. Section 2. The City Council, on behalf of the City, hereby finds that the use of the Act to assist the City in financing the Project will result in significant public benefits to the citizens of the City because it is expected that such use will provide demonstrable savings in effective interest rate costs. Section 3. The form of the First Site Lease Amendment, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved, and the Mayor of the City, and such other member of the City Council as the Mayor may designate, the City Manager, the Deputy City Manager and the Director of Finance of the City, and such other officers of the City as the City Manager may designate (the "Authorized Officers"), are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the First Site Lease Amendment in substantially said form, with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof; provided, however, that the term of the Site Lease shall terminate no later than September 1, 2034 (provided that such term may be extended as provided therein). 14-4335/111790 - 4 - Resolution No. 2014-62 Section 4. The form of the First Lease Amendment, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved, and the Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the First Lease Amendment in substantially said form, with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of the principal components of the Base Rental Payments shall not exceed $16,405,000, the term of the Lease Agreement shall terminate no later than September 1, 2034 (provided that such term may be extended as provided therein) and the true interest cost applicable to the interest components of the Base Rental Payments shall not exceed 4.70%per annum. Section 5. The form of First Supplemental Indenture, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved, and the Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the First Supplemental Indenture in substantially said form, with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of the Series 2014A Bonds shall not exceed $16,405,000, the final maturity date of the Series 2014A Bonds shall be no later than September 1, 2034 and the true interest cost applicable to the Series 2014A Bonds shall not exceed 4.70%per annum. Section 6. The issuance of not to exceed $16,405,000 aggregate principal amount of the Series 2014A Bonds, in the principal amounts, bearing interest at the rates and maturing on the dates as specified in the First Supplemental Indenture as finally executed, is hereby approved. Section 7. The form of the Bond Purchase Agreement, submitted to and on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved, and the Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the Bond Purchase Agreement in substantially said form, with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof; provided, however, that the underwriter's discount for the sale of the Series 2014A Bonds shall not exceed 0.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Series 2014A Bonds. Section 8. The form of Preliminary Official Statement, on file with the City Clerk, with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as may be approved by an Authorized Officer, is hereby approved, and the use of the Preliminary Official Statement in connection with the offering and sale of the Series 2014A Bonds is hereby authorized and approved. The Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized to certify on behalf of the City that the Preliminary Official Statement is deemed final as of its date, within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 (except for the omission of certain final pricing, rating and related information as permitted by Rule 15c2-12). Section 9. The preparation and delivery of an Official Statement, and its use in connection with the offering and sale of the Series 2014A Bonds, is hereby authorized and approved. The Official Statement shall be in substantially the form of the Preliminary Official Statement with such changes, insertions and omissions as may be approved by an Authorized Officer, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof. The 144335/111790 - 5 - Resolution No.2014-62 Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of and on behalf of the City, to execute the final Official Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto for and in the name and on behalf of the City. Section 10. The form of Continuing Disclosure Certificate, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved, and the Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the Continuing Disclosure Certificate in substantially said form, with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced to the execution and delivery thereof. Section 11. The Authorized Officers are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and severally, to do any and all things which they may deem necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions herein authorized and otherwise to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and intent of this Resolution, including, without limitation, obtaining additional title insurance with respect to the Property and entering into an agreement to indemnify and hold the insurance company providing the same harmless with respect to encumbrances recorded against the Property between the last title continuation as set forth in such agreement and the recording of the documents (or notice thereof) herein approved. Section 12. All actions heretofore taken by the officers, employees and agents of the City with respect to the transactions set forth above are hereby approved, confirmed and ratified. Section 13. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its date of adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of August , 2Q4.. Mayor REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED: J*2- ;G. 4�� City i ana er Director of Finance APPROVED AS TO FORM: nrn C�City Attorney I LI 14-4335/111790 - 6 - Res. No. 2014-62 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council at a Regular meeting thereof held on August 18, 2014 by the following vote: AYES: Katapodis, Hardy, Shaw, Harper, Boardman, Sullivan, Carchio NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None j City CUrk and ex-officio erk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California