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CALL TO ORDER
COUNCIL ROLL CALL
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
At this time members of the public may address the Agency regarding any items within
the subject matter jurisdiction of the Agency.Pursuant to the Brown Act,the Agency
cannot discuss or take action on any items not on the agenda unless authorized by
law.Matters not on the agenda may,at the Agency’s discretion,be referred to the
Executive Director and placed on a future agenda.
Those members of the public wishing to speak are asked to come forward to the
microphone and state their name for the record.All speakers will be limited to a
period of 5 minutes.Any documents for review should be presented to the Agency
Secretary for distribution.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and are enacted by a single
motion with the exception of items removed by Council Members.
1.Approval of Successor Agency Minutes for July 23,2018 -Approve
the minutes for the regular meeting of the Successor Agency of the former
Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency held on July 23,2018.
2.Demands on City Treasury (Fiscal Year 2019)–September 10,2018
-Ratification
3.Amendment No.2 to Administration and Oversight Agreement to
Appoint a Successor Oversight Agent in Connection with Bond and
Agency Regulatory Agreements for Seal Beach Shores Mobile Home
Park -That the Successor Agency Board adopt Resolution 18-03
authorizing the execution and delivery of Amendment No.2 to
Administration and Oversight Agreement relating to Seal Beach Shores
Mobile Home Park,and taking related actions.
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn the Successor Agency to a date uncertain.
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Agenda Item 1
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
SEAL BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE:September 10, 2018
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU:Jill R. Ingram, Executive Director
FROM:Robin Roberts, Secretary
SUBJECT:Approval of Successor Agency Minutes for July 23, 2018
________________________________________________________________
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Approve the minutes for the regular meeting of the Successor Agency of the
former Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency held on July 23, 2018.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS:
This section does not apply to this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
There is no environmental impact related to this item.
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
No legal analysis is required for this item.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact for this item.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the minutes for the regular meeting of the Successor Agency of the
former Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency held on July 23, 2018.
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SUBMITTED BY: NOTED AND APPROVED:
Robin L. Roberts Jill R. Ingram
Robin Roberts, Secretary Jill R. Ingram, Executive
Director
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Minutes
Seal Beach, California
July 23, 2018
The Successor Agency met at 11:11 p.m. in the City Council Chambers with
Chair Varipapa calling the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Varipapa
Agency Members: Massa-Lavitt, Moore, Sustarsic, Deaton
Absent: None
City Staff: Craig A. Steele, City Attorney/Legal Counsel
Jill R. Ingram, City Manager/Executive Director
Patrick Gallegos, Assistant City Manager
Chief Joe Miller, Seal Beach Police Department
Crystal Landavazo, Interim Community Development Director
Chief Joe Bailey, Marine Safety/Lifeguard
Victoria L. Beatley, Director of Finance/City Treasurer
Steve Myrter, Director of Public Works
Robin L. Roberts, City Clerk/Secretary
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Chair Varipapa opened oral communications. Speakers: None. There being no
speakers, Chair Varipapa declared oral communications closed.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Deaton moved, second by Massa-Lavitt, to approve Items 1 and 2 of the
recommended actions on the consent calendar as presented.
AYES: Varipapa, Deaton, Massa-Lavitt, Moore, Sustarsic
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion carried
1. Approval of the Successor Agency Minutes for February 12, 2018 –
Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Successor Agency of
the former Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency held on
February 12, 2018.
2. Demands on City Treasury (Fiscal Year 2018 and Fiscal Year 2019 ) –
July 23, 2018 – Ratification.
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ADJOURNMENT
With no objections, Chair Varipapa adjourned the meeting at 11:13 p.m. to a date
uncertain immediately following the City Council meeting.
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Robin L. Roberts, Secretary
City of Seal Beach
Approved: ____
Mike Varipapa, Chair
Attested: _____
Robin L. Roberts, Secretary
Successor Agency for the Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency
Fiscal 2019
Warrant Listing for Council Meeting September 10,2018
Approve by Minute Order Demands on Treasury:
Warrants-A/P: No checks issued
Bank of New York Mellon 624,509.38
Total 624,509.38 Year-to-Date: $ 942,158.23
expendituresNote: Year-to-date amounts are actual cash disbursements and do not reflect actual ex P
due to year-end accruals.
Respectfully sub ectbiy:
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Victoria L.Beatley Date:
Director of Finance/City Treasurer
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Agenda Item 3
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE:September 10, 2018
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU:Jill R. Ingram, Executive Director
FROM:Victoria L. Beatley, Finance Officer
SUBJECT:Amendment No. 2 to Administration and Oversight
Agreement to Appoint a Successor Oversight Agent in
Connection with Bond and Agency Regulatory
Agreements for Seal Beach Shores Mobile Home Park
________________________________________________________________
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
That the Successor Agency Board adopt Resolution 18-03 authorizing the City’s
execution and delivery of an Amendment No. 2 to Administration and Oversight
Agreement relating to Seal Beach Shores Mobile Home Park and taking related
actions.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS:
The former City of Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency (the “Former Agency”)
issued bonds (the “Bonds”) in 2000 and provided bond proceeds and other
financial assistance to LINC Community Development Corporation (“LINC”) for a
mobile home park project, now known as Seal Beach Shores (the “Park”). The
Bonds were issued pursuant to an Indenture of Trust, dated as of December 1,
2000 (the “Indenture”).
In connection with the financing, the Former Agency executed a number of
related documents, including certain regulatory agreements, requiring the Park to
comply with affordable housing covenants and reporting requirements. The
related documents also include an Administration and Oversight Agreement,
dated December 1, 2000 (the “Oversight Agent Agreement”), providing for the
appointment of an Oversight Agent and Program Administrator (the “Oversight
Agent”) to assist with monitoring the Park’s compliance with the regulatory
agreements. The engagement of an Oversight Agent is required under the
Indenture. A portion of the Bonds is still outstanding. The Bonds, the Indenture,
the regulatory agreements and the Oversight Agent Agreement are enforceable
obligations of the Successor Agency.
Seal Beach Shores, Inc. (“SBS”) is the current successor to LINC with respect to
the ownership of the Park. By separate action, the Successor Agency Board will
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consider the adoption of a resolution to authorize the Successor Agency’s
execution and delivery of an amendment to the Oversight Agent Agreement, in
the form attached as Attachment A to the Resolution (the “2018 Amendment”), to
appoint Wolf & Company Inc. (“Wolf”) as the successor Oversight Agent.
The Successor Agency and the City are legally separate entities. In 2017, SBS
requested the City to be included as a signatory to a prior amendment to the
Oversight Agent Agreement, and the City accommodated. A similar request has
been made of the City with respect to the 2018 Amendment. In light of the fact
that neither the prior amendment nor the pending 2018 Amendment contains any
provision that would increase the City’s responsibility under the Oversight Agent
Agreement, Staff recommends that City accommodate this request. By adopting
the attached Resolution, the City Council will authorize the City’s execution and
delivery of the 2018 Amendment.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
There is no environmental impact associated with adoption of the attached
Resolution.
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
General Counsel has reviewed and approved as to form.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact is expected by virtue of the City’s execution of the Amendment.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Successor Agency Board adopt Resolution 18-03 authorizing the
execution and delivery of Amendment No. 2 to Administration and Oversight
Agreement relating to Seal Beach Shores Mobile Home Park, and taking related
actions.
SUBMITTED BY: NOTED AND APPROVED:
Victoria L. Beatley Jill R. Ingram
Victoria L. Beatley, Finance
Officer
Jill R. Ingram, Executive
Director
ATTACHMENTS:
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A. Resolution SA 18-03 (with Exhibit A – Amendment No. 2 to Administration
and Oversight Agreement)
B. Wolf & Company Proposal
RESOLUTION NUMBER SA18-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE SEAL BEACH REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO ADMINISTRATION
AND OVERSIGHT AGREEMENT TO APPOINT A SUCCESSOR
OVERSIGHT AGENT AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR,
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AND
DELIVER AMENDMENT NO. 2, AND TAKING RELATED ACTIONS
RECITALS:
A. The former City of Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency (the “Former
Agency”) was a redevelopment agency duly formed pursuant to the Community
Redevelopment Law, set forth in Part 1 of Division 24 of the California Health and
Safety Code (“HSC”).
B. Pursuant to AB X1 26 (enacted in June 2011) a nd the California Supreme
Court’s decision in California Redevelopment Association, et al. v. Ana Matosantos, et
al., 53 Cal. 4th 231 (2011), the Former Agency was dissolved as of February 1, 2012,
and the Successor Agency was constituted as the successor entity to the Former
Agency.
C. Before dissolution, the Former Agency issued its Mobile Home Park
Revenue Bonds (Seal Beach Mobile Home Park Project) Series 2000A (the “Bonds”)
and executed and delivered the related Indenture of Trust, dated as of December 1,
2000 (the “Indenture”), by and between the Former Agency and Union Bank of
California, N.A., as trustee.
D. In connection with such financing, the Former Agency executed various
related documents, including an Administration and Oversight Agreement, dated as of
December 1, 2000 (the “Oversight Agent Agreement”), by and among the Former
Agency, LINC Community Development Corporation (“LINC”) and Rosenow Spevacek
Group Inc. (“RSG”), as Oversight Agent and Program Administrator (the “Oversight
Agent”) thereunder.
E. Seal Beach Shores, Inc. (“SBS”), is the successor-in-interest to LINC, as
the Borrower under the Indenture, the Oversight Agent Agreement and other related
documents.
F. A portion of the Bonds remains outstanding; and the Bonds, the Indenture
and the Oversight Agent Agreement, as amended, continue to be enforceable
obligations of the Successor Agency.
G. The Oversight Agent Agreement has been amended by an Amendment
No. 1, dated as of May 1, 2017, by and among the Successor Agency, the City of Seal
Beach, SBS, and CivicStone, Inc. ("CivicStone"), which amendment provided for the
Resolution Number SA18-03
appointment of CivicStone as the successor Oversight Agent upon the resignation of
RSG, the initial Oversight Agent.
H. Pursuant to the Indenture, the appointment of any successor Oversight
Agent is subject to the written consent of ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation ("ACA"),
the provider of a bond insurance policy with respect to the scheduled principal and
interest payments of the Bonds.
I. ACA’s consent with respect to CivicStone's appointment was limited to a
one-year duration.
J. There has been presented an Amendment No. 2 to the Oversig ht Agent
Agreement ("Amendment No. 2 to Oversight Agent Agreement"), which provides for
the appointment of Wolf & Co. ("Wolf"), as the new successor Oversight Agent.
K. In light of ACA’s familiarity with Wolf on other projects and at the
Successor Agency’s request, ACA has given its consent to Wolf’s appointment without
any limit to the duration.
L. The appointment of a new successor Oversight Agent is required under
the Indenture and, as such, the Successor Agency's execution and delivery of
Amendment No. 2 to Oversight Agent Agreement will reduce liability of the Successor
Agency.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY TO THE SEAL BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, HEREBY FINDS,
DETERMINES, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part
of this Resolution.
Section 2. Amendment No. 2 to Oversight Agent Agreement, in the form
attached hereto as Attachment A, is hereby approved.
Section 3. This Board hereby requests the Oversight Board to approve the
Successor Agency’s execution and delivery of Amendment No. 2 to Oversight Agent
Agreement. The Successor Agency Board Secretary is hereby directed to transmit this
Resolution to the Oversight Board for consideration at the earliest possible date .
Section 4. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to execute and deliver,
for and in the name of the Successor Agency, Amendment No. 2 to Oversight Agent
Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Attachment A, with such
changes therein as the Executive Director executing the same may approve (such
approval to be conclusively evidenced by the Executive Director’s Officer’s execution
and delivery thereof); provided that such execution and delivery shall occur after the
effectiveness (pursuant to HSC Section 34179(h)) of the resolution of the Oversight
Board of the Successor Agency approving the Successor Agency’s execution and
delivery of Amendment No. 2 to Oversight Agent Agreement.
Resolution Number SA18-03
Section 5. The Executive Director and all other officers of the Successor
Agency are hereby authorized, jointly and severally, to do all things which they may
deem necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution, and the
Oversight Agent Agreement, as amended.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Successor Agency to the Seal Beach
Redevelopment Agency at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of September, 2018
by the following vote:
AYES: Board Members
NOES: Board Members
ABSENT: Board Members
ABSTAIN: Board Members
Chair
ATTEST:
Secretary
Resolution Number SA18-03
ATTACHMENT A
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO OVERSIGHT AGENT AGREEMENT
(in substantial final form)
(see attached)
Resolution Number SA18-03
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Robin L. Roberts, Secretary of the Successor Agency to the Seal Beach
Redevelopment Agency, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the original
copy of Resolution Number SA18-03 on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of
Seal Beach, passed, approved, and adopted by the Successor Agency to the Seal
Beach Redevelopment Agency at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of September,
2018.
Robin L. Roberts, Secretary
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AMENDMENT NO. 2
(to Administration and Oversight Agreement)
This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”), dated as of _______, 2018 (the “Effective
Date”), is entered into by and among the Successor Agency to the Seal Beach Redevelopment
Agency (the “Successor Agency”), as successor to the former Seal Beach Redevelopment
Agency (the “Former Agency”), the City of Seal Beach, a municipal corporation duly existing
under the laws of the State of California (the “City”), Seal Beach Shores, Inc., a California
nonprofit public benefit corporation (“SBS” or “Borrower”), as the successor-in-interest to
LINC Community Development Corporation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation
(“LINC”) and Wolf & Company Inc., a California Corporation (“Wolf”), as successor Oversight
Agent and Program Administrator.
This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Administration and Oversight
Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2000 (the “Original Agreement”), by and among the
Former Agency, LINC and Rosenow Spevacek Group Inc., as Oversight Agent and Program
Administrator, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 1, 2017
(“Amendment No. 1,” and together with the Original Agreement, the “First Amended
Agreement”), by and among the Successor Agency, SBS and CivicStone, Inc., as successor
Oversight Agent and Program Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined
herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the First Amended Agreement.
RECITALS
A.The Former Agency was a redevelopment agency duly formed pursuant to the
Community Redevelopment Law, set forth in Part 1 of Division 24 of the California Health and
Safety Code (“HSC”).
B.Pursuant to AB X1 26 (enacted in June 2011) and the California Supreme Court’s
decision in California Redevelopment Association, et al. v. Ana Matosantos, et al., 53 Cal. 4th
231 (2011), the Former Agency was dissolved as of February 1, 2012, the Successor Agency was
constituted as the successor entity to the Former Agency, and an Oversight Board of the
Successor Agency (the “Oversight Board”) was established.
C.Before the Former Agency’s dissolution, the Former Agency entered into the
Original Agreement in connection with the issuance of the Former Agency’s Mobile Home Park
Revenue Bonds (Seal Beach Mobile Home Park Project) Series 2000A (the “Bonds”) and the
related execution and delivery of the Indenture of Trust, dated as of December 1, 2000 (the
“Indenture”), by an between the Former Agency and Union Bank of California, N.A., as trustee.
D.A portion of the Bonds remains outstanding; and the Bonds, the Indenture and the
Original Agreement (as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 and this Amendment
No. 2) continue to be enforceable obligations of the Successor Agency.
E.The Parties are executing this Amendment No. 2 to provide for Wolf’s
assumption of the roles of Oversight Agent and Program Administrator.
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F.Pursuant to the Indenture (as set forth in the definition of “Oversight Agent” in
Section 1.1 thereof), so long as the Bonds remain outstanding, the appointment of any successor
Oversight Agent is subject to the consent of ACA, which consent is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
G.The Oversight Board adopted Resolution No. ____, on ______________, 2018
(the “Oversight Board Resolution”), approving the Successor Agency’s execution and delivery
of this Amendment No. 2; and the Oversight Board Resolution became effective upon the State
Department of Finance’s approval by letter dated _______, 2018, pursuant to the Dissolution
Act.
THE PARTIES, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL
PROMISES AND AGREEMENTS HEREIN CONTAINED DO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1.Administration Agreement to Remain in Effect Except as Amended Hereby.
Except as expressly modified by this Amendment No. 2, the First Amended Agreement shall
remain unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. The First Amended
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No. 2, shall be hereinafter referred to as the
“Administration Agreement.” Pursuant to Article IV of the Original Agreement, subject to
Sections 4.2 and 4.3 thereof, the Administration Agreement, as amended, shall remain in full
force and effect for the term of the Regulatory Agreement.
2.Appointment and Acceptance by Wolf of its Duties as Program
Administrator and Oversight Agent.
(a)The Successor Agency and SBS, as the Borrower, hereby confirm and
agree to the appointment of Wolf as the successor Program Administrator and Oversight Agent.
(b)Wolf hereby accepts such appointment, and agrees to perform the duties of
the Program Administrator and Oversight Agent as set forth in the Administration Agreement,
and accepts the terms of the Administration Agreement (except, it is clarified that: (i) Section 5.4
shall be amended as provided below, and (ii) Section 2.3 of the Original Agreement contains
representations by RSG and not Wolf, and Wolf’s representation is set forth below in this
Amendment No. 2).
(c)Wolf agrees that, notwithstanding the definition of “Administration Fee”
set forth in the Indenture, beginning on the effective date of this Amendment No. 2, Wolf will
charge an annual Administration Fee of $6,500, subject to any adjustment as set forth below.
During any given year, upon written approval of the Executive Director of the Successor Agency
and the President of the Borrower’s Board of Directors, the annual Administration Fee to be
charged by Wolf may be adjusted as of December 15 of such year to reflect 90 percent of any
increase in the Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers for the California CMSA in which
the Successor Agency is located from the December 15 of the prior year, published by the United
States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”). If the base is changed, the CPI
used shall be converted according to the conversion factor provided by the BLS.
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3.Representations of Wolf. Wolf makes the following representations, warranties
and acknowledgments:
(a)It is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of California and has the power and authority to carry on its business
as now being conducted.
(b)It has the power to execute and deliver this Amendment No. 2 and to carry
out the transactions on its part contemplated in the Administration Agreement; and it has duly
authorized the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 2 and its performance under the
Administration Agreement.
(c)It is independent from and not under the control of the Borrower, does not
have any substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the Borrower, and is not an officer or
employee of the Borrower.
(d)Wolf is executing this Amendment No. 2 and assuming the role of
Program Administrator and Oversight Agent thereunder as an independent contractor to the
Successor Agency. Neither Wolf nor any of its staff are the employees of the Successor Agency.
The Successor Agency has no control over the conduct of Wolf, in its capacity as the Program
Administrator and Oversight Agent, except in accordance with the provisions of the
Administration Agreement, the Indenture, the Loan Agreement, the Regulatory Agreement, the
Agency Grant Agreement (as amended and restated in August 2005), and the Agency Regulatory
Agreement (as amended in August 2005) pertaining to the duties of the Program Administrator
and Oversight Agent.
(e)It has received copies of the First Amended Agreement, the Indenture, the
Loan Agreement, the Regulatory Agreement, the Agency Grant Agreement (as amended and
restated in August 2005), and the Agency Regulatory Agreement (as amended in August 2005)
and it is familiar with the terms and conditions thereof and is qualified to perform its duties as
the Program Administrator and Oversight Agent pursuant to the terms thereof.
(f)It has received from the Borrower copies of the Articles of Incorporation,
Bylaws and Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions, which the Borrower has
represented are current operating documents of SBS as of the date of this Amendment No. 2.
4.Amendment to Section 5.4 of the First Amended Agreement. The last sentence
of Section 5.4 of the First Amended Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the
following: The Notice Address of the Program Administrator and Oversight Agent is: 241 S.
Figueroa Street, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90012; Attention: Wesley R. Wolf.
5.Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment No. 2 may be executed in
counterparts, and all such executed counterparts shall constitute the same instrument. It shall be
necessary to account for only one set of such counterparts in proving this Amendment No. 2.
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IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment No. 2 to be executed
by their duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date indicated above.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE SEAL
BEACH AGENCY
By:
Jill R. Ingram, Executive Director
Attest:
__________________________________
Secretary
CITY OF SEAL BEACH
By:
Mike Varipapa, Mayor
Attest:
__________________________________
City Clerk
SEAL BEACH SHORES, INC.,
a California nonprofit public benefit
corporation
By:
Kenneth Williams,
President of Board of Directors
By:
Adela Rose,
Secretary of Board of Directors
WOLF & COMPANY INC.
a California corporation
By:
Wesley R. Wolf, President
By:
[Title]
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EXHIBIT A
Consent of ACA to Appointment of Successor Oversight Agent
ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Suite C-205
Rye, NY 10580
212 375 2000 Tel
212 375 2100 Fax
www.aca.com
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
September 4, 2018
Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of The City of Seal Beach
211 Eighth Street
Seal Beach. CA 90740
Re: Seal Beach Mobile Home Park Project, Series 2000A, in the original principal
amount of $6,750,000 (the “Bonds”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Bond Insurance Policy No. 1200-40, with an Effective
Date of December 21, 2000, pursuant to which ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation (“ACA”)
insures that portion which shall be Due for Payment but shall be unpaid by reason of
Nonpayment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds that the Redevelopment Agency of the
City of Seal Beach (the “Agency") issued pursuant to, among other things, that certain Indenture
of Trust, dated as of December 1, 2000 (the “Indenture”), by and between the Agency and Union
Bank of California. as trustee (the "Trustee”). Capitalized, undefined terms used herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
By email communication dated September 28, 2018 (the “Request”), the Successor
Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Seal Beach (the “Successor Agency”),1 by
and through its counsel: (x) advised ACA that CivicStone, Inc. has ceased to act as the Oversight
Agent and the Program Administrator; and (y) pursuant to Section 1.1 of the Indenture, requested
ACA to consent to the Successor Agency’s appointment of Wolf & Company Inc. as the
replacement Oversight Agent and the Program Administrator. Section 1.1 of the Indenture
provides in part that:
“Oversight Agent” shall mean [name of prior oversight agent] and any successor thereto
appointed by the Issuer subject to the consent of ACA (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld), which entity shall also act as the initial Oversight Agent under the Administration
Agreement.
1 Pursuant to AB XI 26 (enacted in June 2011) and the California Supreme Court’s decision in California
Redevelopment Association, et al. v. Ana Matosantos, et al., 53 Cal. 4th 231 (2011), the Agency was dissolved as of
February 1, 2012, the Successor Agency was constituted as the successor entity to the Agency.
Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of The City of Seal Beach
September 4, 2018
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A copy of the Request is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by
reference.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. ACA hereby consents to the
Successor Agency’s appointment of Wolf & Company Inc. as the replacement Oversight Agent
and the Program Administrator.
This letter and the consent set forth herein (the “Consent”) shall be effective as of the
date hereof (the “Effective Date”) provided that on or before September 12, 2018, the Successor
Agency shall deliver to ACA via electronic mail a copy of this Consent countersigned by an
authorized signatory of the Successor Agency. If the Successor Agency fails to return this
Consent with in the time period specified above, the Consent shall immediately and
automatically, without any further action required by ACA or any other party, have no force or
effect.
In deciding to grant the Consent, ACA has relied on, among other things, the statements,
representations, information or other material provided by or on behalf of the Successor Agency
or any other party in support of the Request (together, the “Representations”). ACA is not
making any representation regarding the truth, accuracy, completeness or validity of the
Representations. Furthermore. ACA reserves any and all of its rights. Remedies, defenses and
counter-claims pursuant to the Indenture and any other document executed in connection with
the issuance or administration of the Bonds (together with the Indenture, the “Bond Documents”)
or as otherwise available at law or equity (together, the “Rights and Remedies”) including,
without limitation, those Rights and Remedies that are available in the event ACA is made aware
of additional facts or it is determined that the Representations are inaccurate. incomplete or
misleading.
Except as expressly set forth herein. the Bond Documents. and all of ACA’s rights and
remedies thereunder, remain unmodified and in full force and effect, are hereby ratified and
confirmed and the Successor Agency shall continue to comply with all of their obligations,
covenants, representations and warranties thereunder strictly in accordance with the terms
thereof. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Successor Agency acknowledges and agrees
that, notwithstanding any communications, course of conduct, or reliance, ACA is not, and shall
not be deemed to be, obligated or committed in any manner or to any extent to any agreement to
extend, modify, amend or waive any of the terms of this Consent or any or the Bond Documents,
or to waive or forbear from enforcing any rights, powers, privileges. remedies or defenses under
the Bond Documents or as otherwise available at law or equity.
The Successor Agency further represents and warrants that the Bond Documents are in
full force and effect and have not been amended, modified, terminated, rescinded or revoked in
whole or in part since the date or their initial adoption, other than as previously consented to by
ACA. This Consent constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Successor Agency and is
Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of The City of Seal Beach
September 4, 2018
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enforceable against the Successor Agency in accordance with its terms, provisions, covenants
and conditions.
This Consent shall be applicable only to the matter stated herein, and this Consent shall
be so limited and shall not be deemed to extend to any other matter nor impair or limit any right
consequent thereon. ACA provides this Consent for its own benefit and in its own interest, and
the Successor Agency is solely responsible for obtaining such other consents, waivers, approvals
or taking of such of other actions, if any, as may be required in connection with the matters
discussed herein. This Consent speaks only as of the date hereof and ACA has no obligation to
update this Consent should circumstances change thereafter. This Consent is intended for use in
connection with the Request and shall not to be relied upon for any other purpose.
The Successor Agency unconditionally and irrevocably releases, discharges and acquits
ACA and its officers, directors, successors, assigns, parent, subsidiaries, employees, affiliates,
representatives, servants and counsel (each, an “ACA Party”) from and against any and all
claims, demands, causes of action, suits, debts, sums of money, accounts, covenants, contracts,
controversies, agreements, promises, variances, damages, expenses and liabilities, known or
unknown, at law or in equity, and irrevocably waives and relinquishes any and all known rights
of setoff, counterclaims and defenses, contingent or absolute, liquidated or unliquidated or
otherwise, arising from or related to any act or omission of any ACA Party that has occurred on
or before the date hereof, irrespective of whether such claims arise out of contract, tort, violation
of laws or regulations or otherwise, which the Successor Agency ever had or now has against
any ACA Party for, upon or by reason of any matter or cause whatsoever from the beginning of
the world to and including through the date hereof arising out of, in connection with, or related to
the Bond Documents, any other document delivered in connection with the Bonds and this
Letter, or any notices, conversations, negotiations, disputes or litigation regarding any of the
foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall be construed to release
any person with respect to any unlawful conduct or willful misconduct.
The Successor Agency shall indemnify ACA and its officers, directors, successors,
assigns, parent, subsidiaries, employees, affiliates, representatives, servants and counsel (each an
“Indemnitee”), against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and expenses reasonably related thereto, including reasonable fees, charges
and disbursements of one firm of outside counsel for Indemnitees, incurred by or asserted against
any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result (i) the preparation, execution,
delivery and administration of this Letter or any other agreement or instrument contemplated
hereby or (ii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to
any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, and regardless of
whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by
the Successor Agency or any other Person) provided, however, that each Indemnitee remains
liable for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
This consent letter shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to any conflicts-of-laws rules.
Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of The City of Seal Beach
September 4, 2018
Page 4
Please indicate your acceptance and agreement with the terms and conditions hereof by
executing this consent letter as provided below and returning the executed signature pages to my
attention at the address set forth above.
Very truly yours,
ACA FINANCIAL GUARANTY CORPORATION
By:_______________________________________
Name: Maria Cheng
Title: Managing Director
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO BY:
THE SUCESSOR AGENCY TO
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Exhibit A
The Request
From: Teresa Ho-Urano <THo-Urano@rwglaw.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 11:13 AM
To: Denniston, Karol K. <karol.denniston@squirepb.com>
Cc: Robin D. Harris <RHarris@rwglaw.com>
Subject: Seal Beach SA - Amend No. 2 to Administration Agreement to substitute to Oversight
Agent.DOCX
Karol –
It was nice talking with you this morning.
Per our discussion this morning, attached please find: (i) the draft Amendment No. 2 to the
Administration and Oversight Agreement for the appointment of Wolf & Co., as the new Oversight
Agent and Program Administrator, and (ii) the proposal from Wolf, which includes references.
Please forward to the appropriate people at ACA.
Per your request, I have also attached ACA’s consent to Amendment No. 1. As discussed, as we move
forward, the Successor Agency would appreciate a consent which is not limited in duration this time
around.
Look forward to hearing back from you and ACA soon.
Teresa Ho-Urano
RICHARDS WATSON GERSHON
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, CA 90071
D: 213.253.0277
F: 213.626.0078
E: tho-urano@rwglaw.com
W: rwglaw.com