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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2006-04-24 #X April 24, 2006 STAFF REPORT To: Mayor and Members of the City Council From: Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Subject: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL TAX BONDS FOR THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH COMMUNITY FAClllTIES DISTRICT NO. 2005-01 (pACIFIC GATEWAY BUSINESS CENTER), APPROVING AND DIRECTING EXECUTION OF A FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS SUMMARY OF REQUEST Adopt Resolution . A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach Authorizing the Issuance of Special Tax Bonds of the City of Seal Beach for City of Seal Beach Community Facilities District No. 2005-01 (pacific Gateway Business Center) and Approving and Directing the Execution of a Fiscal Agent Agreement and Other Related Documents and Actions. BACKGROUND Adoption of City Goals and Policies: As required by the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 as amended, the City adopted "Goals and Policies for Land Secured Financings" by City Council Resolution No. 5048 on August 12,2002. Those adopted Goals and Policies establish an order of priority for projects to be financed by any community facilities district .within the community and certain credit quality requirements for bonds issued by community facilities districts, namely a 3: 1 ratio of property value to the lien of community facilities district bonds and other bonds secured by special taxes or special assessments. Property value may be based on an appraisal or on assessed values. Overview of Previous Actions re: Community Facilities District No. 2005-01 (pacific Gateway Business Center): When the Boeing Space and Communications Group Specific Plan (''the Project") was approved, it was contemplated that a Community Facilities District ("CFD") would be created to help finance some of the public improvements necessary for the effective development of the Plan. AGENDA ITEM X \\DAT~....u..Wbittenbera\My DocumeDtlIIBoeiIJa\CFD\Bcmd iIsuance Retolution.CC StaffReport.doc\LW\04-()7~ Approval of Bond Issuance by the City of Seal Beach CFD No. 2005-01 Special Tax Bonds (Pacific gateway Business Center) City Council Staff Report April 24, 2006 The City received a request on May 16, 2005 from Development Planning & Financing Group, Inc. (representing Boeing Realty Corporation) requesting consideration of the formation of a CFD to fund certain City road, water and sewer improvements and development fees applicable to the plan. On July 11, 2005 the City Council adopted Resolution 5362, which authorized execution of a "Deposit and Reimbursement Agreement" in connection with the formation of the proposed CFD and authorized 'staff to initiate the formation of the district, and further authorized staff and the City Attorney to enter into appropriate agreements for necessary consultant services related to the formation of the' CFD. Those actions were taken and the process of preparing the necessary agreements and documents has been ongoing since that time. Overview of CFD Formation Actions bv City: December 12, 2005: The City Council took the following actions regarding the formation of CFDNo.2005-01: Cl Adopted Resolution 5415 stating its intention to establish Community F~ilities District No. 2005-01 (pacific Gateway Business Center), stating its intention to authorize the levy of a special tax, and setting the time and date for a public hearing as January 23, 2006; and Cl Adopted Resolution 5416 stating its intention to incur bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 for Community Facilities District No. 2005-01 (pacific Gateway Business Center). January 23, 2006: The City Council took the following action relative to CFD 2005-01: CJ Adopted Resolution 5424 declaring the necessity to inCUl." bonded indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 within the Community Facilities District and submitting that proposition to the qualified electors of the Community Facilities District and calling an election by the landowners within the Community Facilities District for the same date on the issues of the levy of the Special Tax, the incurring of bonded indebtedness and the establishment of an appropriations limit. CJ Conducted the Landowner Election and declared the results in which the qualified landowner electors approved a ballot proposition authorizing the issuance of up to $10,000,000 in bonds to finance the acquisition and construction of the Facilities, the levy of a special tax and the establishment of an appropriations limit for the Community Facilities District, CJ Adopted Resolution No. 5426, under which the City Council approved the canvass of the votes and declared the Community Facilities District to be fully formed with the authority to levy the Special Taxes, to incur the bonded indebtedness and to have the established appropriations limit. CJ Introduced Ordinance No. 1542, levying the Special Tax within the Community Facilities District. BoDd ~ ResolutiOlLCC StaffReporl 2 Approval of Band Issuance by the City of Seal Beach CFD No. 2005-01 Special Tax Bonds (pacific gatewqy Business Center) City Council Staff Report April 24. 2006 A Notice of Special Tax Lien was recorded in the real property records of Orange County on January 30, 2006. On February 13,2006, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1542 levying the Special Tax within the Community Facilities District. CURRENT ACTIONS City staff: Boeing Realty Corporation (the developer) and Overton Moore Properties (the owner), and the Financing Team have been meeting to finalize the CFD financing documents. The attached Resolution (refer to Attachment 1) approves all the necessary documents to complete the financing for the CFD. These documents are as follows: CJ Fiscal Allent Al!teeID.ent. The Fiscal Agent Agreement establishes the terms and conditions under which the Bonds will be issued and establishes debt service and project funds. The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. will act as Fiscal Agent for the Bonds under the Fiscal Agent Agreement CJ Prelim;nArv Official Statement. The Prelim;nAl}' Official Statement is the document used by the Underwriter, Stone & Youngberg LLC (the "Underwriter") to market the Bonds. It describes the bonds, the nature of the Project, the CFD and other relevant information concerning the Bonds. CJ Bond Purchase Contract. The Bond Purchase Contract is the agreement by which the Underwriter will purchase the Bonds from the City. The maximum principal amount of the Bonds will not exceed $10,000,000, the maximum interest rate on the Bonds will not exceed 6.5% and the Underwriter's discount will not exceed 2.0%. CJ Continuinll Disclosure Aln'eement Ussuer). The Continuing Disclosure Agreement is the agreement which obligates the City to provide annual reports and current event disclosures. The above referenced documents are not provided as attachments to the Staff Report due to the length of the documents, between 12 and 129 pages each. They are available at the Office of the City Clerk and at the Department of Development Services for review by interested parties. Staff will also have these documents available for review at tlie City Council meeting. Bond ~ Resolution.CC Staff Report 3 Approval of Bond Issuance by the City of Seal Beach CFD No. 2005-01 Special Tax Bonds (pacific gateway Business Center) City Council Staff Rsport April 24, 2006 PLAN OF FINANCE: The finance plan currently includes: CJ Tax-Exempt Bonds in the amount of approximately $9,000,000.00 net proceeds. The bonds will be used to reimburse Boeing Realty Corporation for construction of City Facilities per the terms of the Acquisition Agreement. The City Facilities to be acquired are detailed in Table 1. The Tax-Exempt Bond debt is proposed to be issued as non-rated debt with a coverage ratio of at least 1.10 times coverage plus an amount allocable to CFD Administrative Expenses. It will be amortized over 30 years. TABLE 1 Sanitary Sewer Facilities $725,245 Water Facilities $573,550 Roadway Facilities $6,946,197 Landscape & Irrigation $969,717 Dry Utilities and Joint Trench $382,916 Consultant Costs $1,000,000 Contingency $1,059,754 Project Inspection $500,000 Project Management $600,000 Development Fees $2,415,000 Total Estimated Facilities Costs $15,172,289 iloDd ~Ulllce Resolutian.CC StaffRqlorl 4 Approval of Bond Issuance by the City of Seal Beach CFD No. 2005-01 Special Tax Bonds (pacific gateway Business Center) City Council Stqff Report Aprill4, 2006 FISCAL IMPACT The issuance of Special Tax Bonds by CFD No. 2005-01 will provide for the financing of the public facilities to be acquired per the terms of the Acquisition Agreement. The City and Boeing Realty Corporation have entered into a Deposit and Reimbursement agreement pursuant to which the owner has advanced funds to the City to pay for the costs incurred by the City in undertaking the appropriate proceedings to form CFD No. 2005-01 and the issuance of bonds by CFD No. 2005-01. Future expenses related to the on-going administration of CFD No. 2005-01 will be paid from Special Taxes in the form of an annual CFD Administrative Expense Requirement. RECOMMENDATION Adopt Resolution No. ~ A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach Authorizing the Issuance of Special Tax Bonds of the City of Seal Beach for City of Seal Beach Community Facilities District No. 2005-01 (pacific Gateway Business Center) and Approving and Directing the Execution of a Fiscal Agent Agreement and Other Related Documents and Actions. NOTED AND APPROVED e Whittenberg, Director Development Services Department ~~:lnt~Manager Attachments: (1) Attachment 1: Resolution No. ~ A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach Authorizing the Issuance of Special Tax Bonds of the City of Seal Beach for City of Seal Beach Community Facilities District No. 2005-01 (pacific Gateway Business Center) and Approving and Directing the Execution of a Fiscal Agent Agreement and Other Related Documents and Actions . . . . BlHId Issuance Resolution.CC StaffRepurt s Approval of Bond Issuance by the City of Seal Beach CFD No. 2005-01 Special Tax Bonds (pacific gateway Business Center) City Council Staff Report April 24, 2006 ATTACHMENT 1 RESOLUTION NO. . A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL TAX BONDS OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH FOR CITY OF SEAL BEACH COMMUNITY FACILmES DISTRICT NO. 2005-01 (pACIFIC GATEWAY BUSINESS CENTER) AND APPROVING AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION OF A FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS Bond Is.uance Resolution.CC Staff Report 6 Approval of Bond Issuance by the City of Seal Beach CFD No. 2005-01 Special Tar Bonds (Pacific gateway Business Center) City Council Staff Report April24, 2006 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIIE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AU1HORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL TAX BONDS OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH FOR CITY OF SEAL BEACH COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2005-01 (PACIFIC GATEWAY BUSINESS CENTER) AND APPROVING AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION OF A FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT AND OTIIER RELATED DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS RECITALS: A. The City Council (the "City Council") of the City of Seal Beach (the "City'') has conducted proceedings pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended, (Government Code Section 53311, et ~.) (the "Acf') to establish the City of Seal Beach Community Facilities District No. 2005-01 (pacific Gateway Business Center) (the "Districf'), to authorize the levy of special taxes upon property in the District (the "Special Taxes''), and to issue bonds secured by the Special Taxes to finance certain public improvements (the "Facilities''), all as described in Resolution No. 5423 and Resolution No. 5424, each adopted on January 23, 2006. B. For the purpose of financing the 'Facilities, the City Council, as the legislative body of the District, proposes to issue City of Seal Beach Community Facilities District No. 2005-01 (pacific Gateway Business Center) Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006 (the "Bonds''). C. The City CblJI!.cil, has previously adopted its Resolution No. 5416 on December 12, 2005, approving. as to form, a Funding and Acquisition Agreement relating to the District (the "Original Funding and Acquisition Agreement"), between the City and Boeing Realty Corporation, as landowner and developer ("Boeing"). Subsequent to such approval, Boeing sold the land to OMP Seal Beach, LLC ("OMP''). The City Council desires to revise the Original Funding and Acquisition Agreement to reflect the addition of OMP as the new landowner (the "Revised Funding and Acquisition Agreement''). Bond ~U8Dce ResolUlion.CC Staff Report 7 Appr01lal of Bond Issuance by the City of Seal Beach CFD No. 2005-01 Special Tar Bonds (pacific gateway Business Center) City Council Staff Report April 24. 2006 D. The City Council, as the legislative body of the District, desires to enter into a Fiscal Agent Agreement, a Continuing Disclosure Agreement, a Revised Funding and Acquisition Agreement and a Bond Purchase Contract, and to deliver a Preliminary Official Statement and a final Official Statement with respect to the Bonds. The foregoing have been submitted to the City Council for its approval and the City Council, with the assistance of City Staff, has reviewed the foregoing documents and has found them to be in proper order. . E. 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 levy of Special Taxes 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, TIIEREFORE, TIIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIlY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOL VB, FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and the City Council hereby so finds and determines. Section 2. Pursuant to the Act, this Resolution and the Fiscal Agent Agreement, the issuance of not to exceed $10,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Bonds is hereby authorized, with the exact principal amount of the Bonds to be determined by the officer signing the Bond Purchase Contract in accordance with Section 6 hereof. The Bonds shall be executed substantially in the form set forth in and otherwise as provided in the Fiscal Agent Agreement BNY Westem Trust Company is hereby appointed to act as fiscal agent for the Bonds (the "Fiscal Agent''). Section 3. The City Council, as the legislative body of the District, has determined that it is prudent in the management of its fiscal affairs to issue the Bonds. Section 4. The City Council hereby' finds and determines that, based on the appraisal of the real property subject to the Special Taxes to pay debt service on the Bonds performed by Stephen G. White, MAl, dated March 29, 2006, the Bonds have in excess of a one to three lien to value ratio as required by the City's Statement of Local Goals and Policies Concerning the Use of the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, As Amended, adopted by the City Council by its Resolution No. 5048 on August 12, 2002 (the "Goals and Policies") and as determined in accordance with Section 53345.8 of the Act. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the Bonds, when issued pursuant to the Fiscal Agent Agreement, will be in accordance with the Goals and Policies. The City Council hereby further finds and determines pursuant to Section 53360.4 of the Act that the sale of the Bonds at a negotiated sale to Stone & Youngberg Il..C (the Bond ~uance IWolution.CC StaffRqJort 8 Approval of Bond Issuance by the City qfSeal Beach CFD No. 2005-01 Special Tax Bonds (pacific gateway Business Center) City Council Stqlf Report Apri124. 2006 ''Underwriter'') as contemplated by the Bond Purchase Contract will result in a lower overall cost than a public sale. Section 5. The form of the Fiscal Agent Agreement by and between the District and BNY Westem Trust Company, as Fiscal Agent, presented at this meeting and on file with the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved. The Mayor of the City of Seal Beach (the "Mayor'') and the Director of Administrative Services of the City of Seal Beach (the "Director of Administrative Services''), or either of them, are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliv~ the Fiscal Agent Agreement in substantially the form hereby approved, with such additions, deletions, or changes therein as may be approved by such officer upon consultation with Richards, Watson & Gershon, A Professional Corporation ("Bond Counsel'') (such approval to be conclusively evidenced by such officer's execution and delivery of the Fiscal Agent Agreement). The pledge or assignment of any revenues of the District to the repayment of the Bonds, manner of investment of any Bond proceeds and other revenues, rebate provisions, date or dates, maturity or maturities, manner of payment, 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 Fiscal Agent Agreement as finally executed. Section 6. The form of the Bond Purchase Contract relating to the Bonds by and between the District and the Underwriter presented at this meeting and on file with the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved. The Mayor and the Director of Administrative Services, or either of them, are hereby authorized and directed to accept the offer of the Underwriter to purchase the Bonds contained in the Bond Purchase Contract and to execute and deliver the Bond Purchase Contract in substantially the form hereby approved, with such additions, deletions or changes therein as may be approved by such officer upon consultation with Bond Counsel (such approval to be conclusively evidenced by such officer's execution and delivery of the Bond Purchase Contract); provided, however, that such additions, deletions or changes shall not result in (a) an aggregate principal amount of the Bonds in excess of $10,000,000, (b) the true interest cost of the Bonds in excess of 6.5%, (c) an underwriter's discount in excess of2.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, or (d) a final maturity later than September 1, 2036. Section 7. The form of Preliminary Official Statement relating to the Bonds, presented at this meeting and on file with thc City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved with such additions, deletions, or changes therein as may be approved by the Mayor or Director of Administrative Services in consultation with Bond Counsel and Jones Hall, A Professional Law Corporation ("Disclosure Counsel") an,d the Mayor and the Director of Administrative Services, or either of them, are hereby authorized to execute a certificate deeming such Preliminary Official Statement final as of its date, except for certain final pricing and related information, pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule ISc2-12 (with the execution of such certificate by the Mayor or Director of Administrative Services constituting conclusive evidence of approval of any such .additions, deletions, or changes thereto). The Underwriter is hereby authorized to distribute said Preliminary Official Statement as so deemed final to prospective purchasers of the Bonds. The Mayor and the Director of Administrative Services, or Bond ~wmce Resolution.CC Staff Report 9 Approval afBond Issuance by the City afSea/ Beach CFD No. 2005-01 Special Tax Bonds (pacific garew'!JI BlISiness Center) City COUlIcil Staff Report April 24, 2006 either of them, are hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the District, to execute a final Official Statement in substantially the form of such deemed fmal Preliminary Official Statement, including such final pricing and related information and with such additions thereto or changes therein as hereafter become necessary in the interest of the District and which are approved by such officer in consultation with Bond Counsel and Disclosure Counsel (such approval to be conclusively evidenced by such officets execution of such Official Statement). The Underwriter is hereby authorized to distribute copies of such final Official Statement to all purchasers of the Bonds. Section 8: The form of Continuing Disclosure Agreement relating to the Bonds by and between the District and BNY Western Trust Company, as Dissemination Agent, presented at this meeting and on file with the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved. The Mayor and the Director of Administrative Services, or either of them, are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Continuing Disclosure Agreement in substantially the form hereby approved, with such additions, deletions, or changes therein as may be approved by such officer upon consultation with Bond Counsel and Disclosllre Counsel (such approval to be conclusively evidenced by such officer's execution and delivery of the Continuing Disclosure Agreement). Section 9. The form of Revised Funding and Acquisition Agreement filed with the City is hereby approved and the Mayor of the City is authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the Revised Funding and Acquisition Agreement, with such changes therein as the Mayor may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the Mayor's execution and delivery thereof. The authority for the Mayor to execute the Original Funding and Acquisition Agreement is hereby rescinded. Section 10. Pursuant to Section 53356.1 of the Act, the City hereby covenants, for the benefit of the Bondowners, to commence and diligently pursue any foreclosure action regarding delinquent installments of any amount levied as a Special Tax for the payment of interest or principal of the Bonds, such foreclosure action to be commenced and pursued as more completely set forth in the Fiscal Agent Agreement Section 11. The Bonds, when executed, shall be delivered to the Fiscal Agent for authentication. The Fiscal Agent is hereby requested and directed to authenticate the Bonds by executing the Fiscal Agent's certificate of authentication and registration appearing thereon, and to deliver the Bonds, when duly executed and authenticated, to or on behalf of, the Underwriter in accordance with written instructions executed by the Mayor or Director of Administrative Services, which instructions each such officer is hereby authorized lIIld directed to execute and deliver to the Fiscal Agent Section 12. All actions heretofore taken by the officers and agents of the City with respect to the establishment of the District, the issuance and sale of the Bonds, or in connection with or related to any of the agreements or documents referenced herein are hereby approved, 10 Bond Isswmco Resolution.CC Staff Report Approval of Bond Issuance by the City o[Seal Beach CFD No. 2005-01 Special Tax Bonds (pacific gatew~ Business Center) City COlDIcil Staff Report ApriI24,2006 confirmed and ratified. The proper officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed 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 for carrying out the issuance of the Bonds and the transactions contemplated by the Fiscal Agent Agreement, the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, the Bond Purchase Contract, the Official Statement and this Resolution. Section 13. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City ofSea1 Beach at a meeting thereof held on the day of . 2006 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers NOES: Counci1members ABSENT: Councilmembers ABSTAIN: Councilmembers Charles Antos, Mayor ATTEST: Linda Devine, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number on file in the office of the Bond~.. ResoIution.CC Staff Report 11 ~ Approval of Bond IssllQ1lCtl by the City ofSea/ Beach CFD No. 2005-01 Special T~ Bonds (Pacific gatew'!)l BlISiness Center) City Council Staff Report April 24, 2006 City Clerk, passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of , 2006. Linda Devine, City Clerk Bond IsllUllllce Resolulion.CC Staff Report 12