Resolution No. 2017-010RESOLUTION NO. 2017-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING AN AGREEMENT REGARDING EXPENDITURE
OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS BETWEEN THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AND THE CITY OF VERNON [2005 TAX ALLOCATION
BONDS]
WHEREAS, pursuant to Assembly Bill Xl 26, enacted on June 28,
2011, Assembly Bill 1484, enacted on June 27, 2012, and other
subsequent legislation (collectively, the "Dissolution Law"), the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Redevelopment Agency") was
dissolved on February 1, 2012; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34173,
the City of Vernon elected to serve as the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency and pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
34173(g), the Successor Agency is a separate public entity from the
City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
34191.4(c), after a successor agency has received a finding of
completion from the state Department of Finance ("DOF"), a successor
agency, with the approval of its oversight board, may list enforceable
obligations to expend excess bond proceeds on its Recognized Obligation
Payment Schedule ("ROPS"), so long as such expenditures are consistent
with the bond covenants; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency received a Finding of
Completion from DOF on April 17, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency has excess bond proceeds from
the Redevelopment Agency's Industrial Redevelopment Project Tax
Allocation Bonds, Series 2005 ("2005 Bonds"); and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency and City, by Resolution No.
2017-03, previously approved an Agreement Regarding Expenditure of
Excess Bond Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds] ("Agreement") to have
all the excess bond proceeds from the 2005 Bonds held by the Successor
Agency transferred to the City to be expended in a manner consistent
with the applicable bond covenants, which Agreement was approved by the
Oversight Board by Resolution No. 42 on January 17, 2017; and
WHEREAS, by letter dated March 10, 2017, the California
Department of Finance ("DOF") notified the Successor Agency that it was
not approving Oversight Board Resolution No. 42 because the amount of
excess bond proceeds specified to be transferred to the City included
2005 bond reserves and tax revenue, and DOF returned Resolution No. 42
to the Oversight Board for reconsideration; and
WHEREAS, the City and Successor Agency have revised the
Agreement to revise the amount of 2005 bond proceeds eligible for
transfer to the City pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
34191.4(c); and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency had, as of June 30, 2016,
approximately $22,892,349.60 in bond proceeds, with the exact amount to
be transferred to the City to be approved by the DOF.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds that this action is exempt under the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA") because it is a government fiscal activity that
will not result in any change to the environment and, therefore, is not
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a "project" as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. Even assuming
the activity were a "project", it would be exempt from CEQA review in
accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule
that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the
environment.
SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
approves the revised Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond
Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds], in substantially the same form as
the copy which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 4: Subject to the conditions set forth in Section
5, below, the City Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to
execute the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds
[2005 Tax Allocation Bonds], on behalf of the City, subject to any
minor, technical and clarifying changes as may be approved by the City
Attorney. The City Administrator, or his designee, is hereby further
authorized and directed to take such actions as are necessary and
appropriate to implement said Agreement on behalf of the City.
SECTION 5: The approvals and authorizations set forth in
Sections 3 and 4 of this Resolution are conditioned upon all of the
following:
a. Approval of the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of
Excess Bond Proceeds by the Successor Agency; and
b. Approval of the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of
Excess Bond Proceeds by the Oversight Board, and submittal of such
action to DOF for review in accordance with Health and Safety Code
Section 34179(h); and
C. Approval by DOF of the Oversight Board's action to
approve the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds, or
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if DOF does not request a review within five business days, the
Oversight Board's action becomes effective in accordance with said
Section 34179(h).
SECTION 6: The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, of the
City of Vernon shall certify to the passage, approval and adoption of
this resolution, and the City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, of the City
of Vernon shall cause this resolution and the City Clerk's, or Deputy
City Clerk's, certification to be entered in the File of Resolutions of
the Council of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of March, 2017.
ATTEST:
Ma is E . la
City Cl rk /
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Name: William J. Davis
Title: Mayor / - -
Iris Yang, E
Best Best & Krieger LLP,
Special Counsel to the City of Vernon
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Maria E. Ayala , City Clerk / Deputy City Gle.�rk- of the
City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. 2017-10, was duly passed, approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City
Council duly held on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, and thereafter was duly
signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon.
Executed this 2.j day of March, 2017, at Vernon, California.
(SEAL)
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Mari (E.�AyaT
City Clerk / Beputy Gi; y Glei=k
EXHIBIT A
Exhibit A
AGREEMENT REGARDING
EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS
[2005 Bonds]
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AGREEMENT REGARDING
EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS
[2005 Tax Allocation Bonds]
This Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds ("Agreement") is
entered into this 21 st day of March, 2017, by and between the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Successor Agency") and the City of Vernon, a
charter city ("City"). The Successor Agency and the City are hereinafter collectively referred to
as the "Parties."
RECITALS
A. Pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Saf. Code §33000 et
al.) ("CRL"), the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Redevelopment
Agency") was responsible for implementing the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Project
Area (the "Redevelopment Project Area"), originally adopted by the City Council of the City of
Vernon ("City Council").
B. Pursuant to an Indenture of Trust Agreement, dated October 1, 2005, executed by
and between the Redevelopment Agency and the Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
Trustee, (the "Trust Agreements"), the Redevelopment Agency issued Tax Allocation Bonds as
more fully described below (collectively, the "2005 Bonds").
C. Following dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency on February 1, 2012,
pursuant to Assembly Bill IX 26, the City elected to serve as the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34173(g), the Successor
Agency is a separate public entity from the City.
D. Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) provides that once the Successor
Agency has been issued a Finding of Completion by the California Department of Finance
("DOF"), the Successor Agency is authorized to use bond proceeds from bonds issued on or
before December 31, 2010, in a manner consistent with the original bond covenants. Further, the
Successor Agency may designate the use of and commit indebtedness obligation proceeds that
were derived from indebtedness issued for redevelopment purposes after January 1, 2011, and
that remain available after the satisfaction of enforceable obligations that have been approved on
a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule ("ROPS") and that are consistent with the
indebtedness obligation covenants (hereafter "Excess Bond Proceeds").
E. The DOF issued a Finding of Completion to the Successor Agency on April 17,
2013.
F. Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) further provides that the expenditure
of Excess Bond Proceeds must be listed separately on the applicable ROPS.
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G. The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to use the Excess Bond Proceeds
for the purposes identified in and consistent with the covenants contained in the Trust Agreement
and related documents (the "Bond Covenants") and the requirements of the CRL, and to provide
for the Successor Agency to transfer the Excess Bond Proceeds to the City to be used for such
purposes.
H. The execution of this Agreement was approved in a public meeting of the City
Council and the Successor Agency on March 21, 2017.
I. This Agreement was approved by the Oversight Board for the Successor Agency
in a public meeting on , 2017.
J. The Oversight Board's action to approve this Agreement was submitted to DOF
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34179(h), and DOF approved this Agreement on
, 2017.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and
promises herein contained, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Recitals. The Recitals above are true and correct and are incorporated herein by
reference.
2. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and
shall continue in effect until the date that all Excess Bond Proceeds are expended in accordance
with the requirements of this Agreement.
3. 2005 Bonds. The following bonds were issued by the Redevelopment Agency:
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon Industrial Redevelopment Project Tax Allocation
Bonds, Series 2005, in the amount of $49,420,000, dated October 4, 2005, to be used to finance
various public improvements within or benefiting the Redevelopment Project Area. As of June
30, 2016, the Successor Agency had approximately $22,892,349.60 in Excess Bond Proceeds
available from the 2005 Bonds. The exact amount of Excess Bond Proceeds shall be determined
by the Successor Agency, and as agreed to by the DOF.
4. Use of Excess Bond Proceeds. The City agrees that it shall use the Excess Bond
Proceeds available from the 2005 Bonds identified above solely for the purposes identified in
Recital G., above, or for other projects consistent with the 2005 Bond Covenants and the
provisions of the CRL, as may be amended from time to time, that apply to the expenditure of
such Excess Bond Proceeds.
5. Transmittal of Excess Bond Proceeds. Subject to the last sentence of Section 3,
above, upon the Effective Date, the Successor Agency shall transfer the Excess Bond Proceeds
(including any interest accrued thereon as of the Effective Date) to the City, and the City shall
deposit such funds into a separate 2005 Excess Bond Proceeds Account for the City's use in
accordance with the terms, conditions and purposes set forth in this Agreement.
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6. Project Approvals; Environmental Review. This Agreement is not intended to
limit in any manner the discretion of the City in connection with the issuance of approvals and
entitlements for the projects described in this Agreement, nor to avoid legally required processes
attendant to project approval, including, without limitation, the undertaking and completion of
any required environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and the
National Environmental Protection Act, as applicable, and the review and approval of plans and
specifications.
7. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition set forth in this
Agreement is held by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void
or unenforceable, the remaining provisions, covenants, and conditions shall continue in full force
and effect to the extent that the basic intent of the Parties as expressed herein can be
accomplished. In addition, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith in an effort to amend or
modify this Agreement in a manner such that the purpose of any invalidated or voided provision,
covenant or condition can be accomplished to the maximum extent legally permissible.
8. No Third -Party Beneficiaries; Assignments. Nothing in this Agreement is
intended to create any third -party beneficiaries to this Agreement, and no person or entity other
than the Successor Agency and the City, and the permitted successors and assigns of either of
them, shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
9. Further Assurances. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver all
additional documents and instruments, and to take such other actions as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the intent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
12. Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended, in whole or in part,
only by an instrument in writing, executed by the Parties.
13. Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective when signed by both parties,
and approved by the Oversight Board and DOF.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
CITY OF VERNON
Attest:
Carlos Fandino, City Administrator
Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
ma
Hema Patel, City Attorney
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF VERNON
By:
Chairperson
Attest:
By:
Secretary
Approved as to Form:
By:
Legal Counsel
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STAFF REPORT
GEC
RECEIVED
MAR 16 2017
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
STAFF REPORT
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
DATE: March 21, 2017
MAR 16 2017
CITY ADMINISTRATION^ x/,�4
V�
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the .City Council of the City of Vernon
FROM: William Fox, Director of Finance !
Originator: Outside Counsel, Iris Yang of Best Best & Krieger
RE: A Resolution Approving an Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess
Bond Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds]
Recommendation
A. Find that adoption of the proposed resolution for approval of the Agreement Regarding
Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds] is exempt under the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") because it is a government fiscal
activity that will not result in any change to the environment and, therefore, is not a
"project" as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. Even assuming the activity
were a "project", it would be exempt from CEQA review in accordance with CEQA
Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that
may have an effect on the environment; and
B. Adopt a resolution to approve an Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond
Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds].
Background
Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) provides that after the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency has received a Finding of Completion from the state Department of
Finance ("DOF"), the Successor Agency is authorized to use the bond proceeds from bonds
issued on or before December 31, 2010, in a manner consistent with the original bond covenants.
Further, the Successor Agency may designate the use of and commit indebtedness obligation
proceeds that were derived from indebtedness issued for redevelopment purposes after January 1,
2011, and that remain available after the satisfaction of enforceable obligations that have been
approved on a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule ("ROPS") and that are consistent with
the indebtedness obligation covenants (hereafter "Excess Bond Proceeds").
The Successor Agency received its Finding of Completion from DOF on April 17, 2013.
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The Successor Agency and City by Resolution No. 2017-03 previously approved an Agreement
Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds] ("Agreement") to
transfer all the excess bond proceeds from the Excess Bond Proceeds from the Redevelopment
Agency's Industrial Redevelopment Project Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2005, dated October 4,
2005 (the "2005 Bonds") held by the Successor Agency to the City to be expended in a manner
consistent with the applicable bond covenants. The Agreement was approved by the Oversight
Board by Resolution No. 42 on January 17, 2017, and submitted to the State Department of
Finance ("DOF") for review as required by Health and Safety Code Section 34179(h).
By letter dated March 10, 2017, DOF notified the Successor Agency that it did not approve
Oversight Board Resolution No. 42 because the amount of excess bond proceeds specified to be
transferred to the City included bond reserves and tax revenue. DOF returned Resolution No. 42
to the Oversight Board for reconsideration.
The City and Successor Agency have revised the Agreement to revise the amount of 2005 bond
proceeds eligible for transfer to the City pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c).
The revised Agreement must be approved by the Oversight Board, and is subject to review by
DOF. DOF has approved similar agreements transferring bond proceeds from a Successor
Agency to the City. If the revised Agreement is approved by the Oversight Board, the Successor
Agency may list the revised Agreement as an enforceable obligation on the Recognized
Obligation Payment Schedule ("ROPS").
The proposed Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds between the City and
Successor Agency (which has been approved as to form by outside counsel) would permit all
Excess Bond Proceeds from the 2005 Bonds to be transferred from the Successor Agency to the
City, which in turn must use the proceeds in accordance with the bond covenants. As of June 30,
2016, the Successor Agency had $22,892,349.60 in Excess Bond Proceeds available from the
2005 Bonds. The exact amount of Excess Bond Proceeds shall be determined by the Successor
Agency, and as agreed to by the DOF.
Fiscal Impact
Approval of the revised Agreement would allow the transfer of the remaining proceeds from the
2005 Tax Allocation Bond issuance to the City for the City to administer. These agreements
have been approved by the Department of Finance for other successor agencies and their cities.
Attachment(s)
Resolution Approving the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds
[2005 Tax Allocation Bonds]
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING AN AGREEMENT REGARDING EXPENDITURE
OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS BETWEEN THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AND THE CITY OF VERNON [2005 TAX ALLOCATION
BONDS]
WHEREAS, pursuant to Assembly Bill X1 26, enacted on June 28,
2011, Assembly Bill 1484, enacted on June 27, 2012, and other
subsequent legislation (collectively, the "Dissolution Law"), the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Redevelopment Agency") was
dissolved on February 1, 2012; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34173,
the City of Vernon elected to serve as the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency and pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
34173(g), the Successor Agency is a separate public entity from the
City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
34191.4(c), after a successor agency has received a finding of
completion from the state Department of Finance ("DOF"), a successor
agency, with the approval of its oversight board, may list enforceable
obligations to expend excess bond proceeds on its Recognized Obligation
Payment Schedule ("ROPS"), so long as such expenditures are consistent
with the bond covenants; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency received a Finding of
Completion from DOF on April 17, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency has excess bond proceeds from
the Redevelopment Agency's Industrial Redevelopment Project Tax
Allocation Bonds, Series 2005 ("2005 Bonds"); and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency and City, by Resolution No.
2017-03, previously approved an Agreement Regarding Expenditure of
Excess Bond Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds] ("Agreement") to have
all the excess bond proceeds from the 2005 Bonds held by the Successor
Agency transferred to the City to be expended in a manner consistent
with the applicable bond covenants, which Agreement was approved by the
Oversight Board by Resolution No. 42 on January 17, 2017; and
WHEREAS, by letter dated March 10, 2017, the California
Department of Finance ("DOF") notified the Successor Agency that it was
not approving Oversight Board Resolution No. 42 because the amount of
excess bond proceeds specified to be transferred to the City included
2005 bond reserves and tax revenue, and DOF returned Resolution No. 42
to the Oversight Board for reconsideration; and
WHEREAS, the City and Successor Agency have revised the
Agreement to revise the amount of 2005 bond proceeds eligible for
transfer to the City pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
34191.4(c); and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency had, as of June 30, 2016,
approximately $22,892,349.60 in bond proceeds, with the exact amount to
be transferred to the City to be approved by the DOF.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds that this action is exempt under the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA") because it is a government fiscal activity that
will not result in any change to the environment and, therefore, is not
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a "project" as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. Even assuming
the activity were a "project", it would be exempt from CEQA review in
accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule
that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the
environment.
SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
approves the revised Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond
Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds], in substantially the same form as
the copy which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 4: Subject to the conditions set forth in Section
5, below, the City Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to
execute the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds
[2005 Tax Allocation Bonds], on behalf of the City, subject to any
minor, technical and clarifying changes as may be approved by the City
Attorney. The City Administrator, or his designee, is hereby further
authorized and directed to take such actions as are necessary and
appropriate to implement said Agreement on behalf of the City.
SECTION 5: The approvals and authorizations set forth in
Sections 3 and 4 of this Resolution are conditioned upon all of the
following:
a. Approval of the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of
Excess Bond Proceeds by the Successor Agency; and
b. Approval of the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of
Excess Bond Proceeds by the Oversight Board, and submittal of such
action to DOF for review in accordance with Health and Safety Code
Section 34179(h); and
C. Approval by DOF of the Oversight Board's action to
approve the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds, or
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if DOF does not request a review within five business days, the
Oversight Board's action becomes effective in accordance with said
Section 34179(h).
SECTION 6: The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, of the
City of Vernon shall certify to the passage, approval and adoption of
this resolution, and the City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, of the City
of Vernon shall cause this resolution and the City Clerk's, or Deputy
City Clerk's, certification to be entered in the File of Resolutions of
the Council of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of March, 2017.
ATTEST:
City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Name:
Title: Mayor / Mayor Pro-Tem
Iris Yang, E q.
Best Best & Krieger LLP,
Special Counsel to the City of Vernon
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, , City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk of the City
of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. , was duly passed, approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City
Council duly held on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, and thereafter was duly
signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon.
Executed this day of March, 2017, at Vernon, California.
(SEAL)
City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
Exhibit A
AGREEMENT REGARDING
EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS
[2005 Bonds]
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AGREEMENT REGARDING
EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS
12005 Tax Allocation Bonds]
This Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds ("Agreement") is
entered into this 21" day of March, 2017, by and between the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Successor Agency") and the City of Vernon, a
charter city ("City"). The Successor Agency and the City are hereinafter collectively referred to
as the "Parties."
RECITALS
A. Pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Saf. Code §33000 et
al.) ("CRL"), the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Redevelopment
Agency") was responsible for implementing the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Project
Area (the "Redevelopment Project Area"), originally adopted by the City Council of the City of
Vernon ("City Council").
B. Pursuant to an Indenture of Trust Agreement, dated October 1, 2005, executed by
and between the Redevelopment Agency and the Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
Trustee, (the "Trust Agreements"), the Redevelopment Agency issued Tax Allocation Bonds as
more fully described below (collectively, the "2005 Bonds").
C. Following dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency on February 1, 2012,
pursuant to Assembly Bill IX 26, the City elected to serve as the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34173(g), the Successor
Agency is a separate public entity from the City.
D. Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) provides that once the Successor
Agency has been issued a Finding of Completion by the California Department of Finance
("DOF"), the Successor Agency is authorized to use bond proceeds from bonds issued on or
before December 31, 2010, in a manner consistent with the original bond covenants. Further, the
Successor Agency may designate the use of and commit indebtedness obligation proceeds that
were derived from indebtedness issued for redevelopment purposes after January 1, 2011, and
that remain available after the satisfaction of enforceable obligations that have been approved on
a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule ("ROPS") and that are consistent with the
indebtedness obligation covenants (hereafter "Excess Bond Proceeds").
E. The DOF issued a Finding of Completion to the Successor Agency on April 17,
2013.
F. Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) further provides that the expenditure
of Excess Bond Proceeds must be listed separately on the applicable ROPS.
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G. The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to use the Excess Bond Proceeds
for the purposes identified in and consistent with the covenants contained in the Trust Agreement
and related documents (the "Bond Covenants") and the requirements of the CRL, and to provide
for the Successor Agency to transfer the Excess Bond Proceeds to the City to be used for such
purposes.
H. The execution of this Agreement was approved in a public meeting of the City
Council and the Successor Agency on March 21, 2017.
I. This Agreement was approved by the Oversight Board for the Successor Agency
in a public meeting on 12017.
J. The Oversight Board's action to approve this Agreement was submitted to DOF
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34179(h), and DOF approved this Agreement on
2017.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and
promises herein contained, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Recitals. The Recitals above are true and correct and are incorporated herein by
reference.
2. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and
shall continue in effect until the date that all Excess Bond Proceeds are expended in accordance
with the requirements of this Agreement.
3. 2005 Bonds. The following bonds were issued by the Redevelopment Agency:
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon Industrial Redevelopment Project Tax Allocation
Bonds, Series 2005, in the amount of $49,420,000, dated October 4, 2005, to be used to finance
various public improvements within or benefiting the Redevelopment Project Area. As of June
30, 2016, the Successor Agency had approximately $22,892,349.60 in Excess Bond Proceeds
available from the 2005 Bonds. The exact amount of Excess Bond Proceeds shall be determined
by the Successor Agency, and as agreed to by the DOF.
4. Use of Excess Bond Proceeds. The City agrees that it shall use the Excess Bond
Proceeds available from the 2005 Bonds identified above solely for the purposes identified in
Recital G., above, or for other projects consistent with the 2005 Bond Covenants and the
provisions of the CRL, as may be amended from time to time, that apply to the expenditure of
such Excess Bond Proceeds.
5. Transmittal of Excess Bond Proceeds. Subject to the last sentence of Section 3,
above, upon the Effective Date, the Successor Agency shall transfer the Excess Bond Proceeds
(including any interest accrued thereon as of the Effective Date) to the City, and the City shall
deposit such funds into a separate 2005 Excess Bond Proceeds Account for the City's use in
accordance with the terms, conditions and purposes set forth in this Agreement.
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6. Project Approvals; Environmental Review. This Agreement is not intended to
limit in any manner the discretion of the City in connection with the issuance of approvals and
entitlements for the projects described in this Agreement, nor to avoid legally required processes
attendant to project approval, including, without limitation, the undertaking and completion of
any required environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and the
National Environmental Protection Act, as applicable, and the review and approval of plans and
specifications.
7. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition set forth in this
Agreement is held by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void
or unenforceable, the remaining provisions, covenants, and conditions shall continue in full force
and effect to the extent that the basic intent of the Parties as expressed herein can be
accomplished. In addition, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith in an effort to amend or
modify this Agreement in a manner such that the purpose of any invalidated or voided provision,
covenant or condition can be accomplished to the maximum extent legally permissible.
8. No Third -Party Beneficiaries; Assignments. Nothing in this Agreement is
intended to create any third -party beneficiaries to this Agreement, and no person or entity other
than the Successor Agency and the City, and the permitted successors and assigns of either of
them, shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
9. Further Assurances. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver all
additional documents and instruments, and to take such other actions as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the intent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
12. Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended, in whole or in part,
only by an instrument in writing, executed by the Parties.
13. Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective when signed by both parties,
and approved by the Oversight Board and DOF.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
CITY OF VERNON
Attest:
Carlos Fandino, City Administrator
Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
Hema Patel, City Attorney
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF VERNON
By:
Chairperson
Attest:
By:
Secretary
Approved as to Form:
IN
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FULLY EXECUTED AGREEMENT
SIGNATURE ROUTING FORM
CONTRACTOR: California Department of Finance
CONTRACT PURPOSE: Agreement to Expend Excess Bond Proceeds [2005 Bonds]
CONTRACT IS: ❑ FEDERAL ❑ PREVAILING WAGE ❑ COMPETITIVE SELECTION & NOTICED RFP
❑ COMPETITIVE BID & NOTICED INVITATION TO BID
❑ EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE PROCESS (APPROVAL ATTACHED)
❑ SERVICES ❑ MATERIALS ❑ BUDGETED ❑ NOT BUDGETED
TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE: $ N/A Charge Acct. No(s) N/A
Amendment Value $ N/A ❑ Contract is an Amendment to Eden Contract No. N/A (if applicable)
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT PERSON: Bill Fox PHONE: ext. 849
AUTHORIZATION: Approved by Council on 3/21/17
(Check one and attach Resolution No. 2017-10 (if applicable)
supporting documentation) `+ Off —6 q
❑ Approved by City Administrator on
❑ Approved by Finance Director on
ROUTING SEQUENCE: (Please Follow In Order) Initials Date
(1) Responsible Department Person
Certifies compliance with Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance, 8/8
obtains approval from City Council/City Administrator/Finance Director, and obtains
approval as to form from the City Attorney's Office, assembles two (2) originals of contract,
obtains proper signatures from contractor/consultant pursuant to the signature requirements,
obtains insurance & bond documents, notifies IT to remove related RFP/bid notice from the
City's website (if applicable), enters contract into Eden once routing process is complete.
(2) Liability and Claims
Approves insurance and sureties, if bonds required. N/A N/A
(3) Finance (Purchasing)
Checks compliance with Competitive Bidding & Living Wage Ordinances N/A N/A
and reflected in current budget.
(4) City Attorney
Approves contract as to form. 8/8
(5) City Signatory Of
Signs document on behalf of City. all
(6) City Clerk
Attests signatures, numbers and files contract, enters contract documents
(executed contract, supporting documentation, insurance and bonds, etc.) into Laserfiche,
transmits duplicate original to contractor/consultant, notifies Responsible Department Person,
and notifies any "consultant" of duties to file Form 700, if applicable.
Rev. 6/2017
TRANSMITTAL COMMUNICATION
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4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California 90058
Telephone (323) 583-8811
August 14, 2017
Sent Via US Mail and Email
Mr. Justyn Howard
Program Budget Manager
Department of Finance
915 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-3706
Mr. Howard:
SUBJECT: Execution of Agreement of Excess Bond Proceeds — City of Vernon
In accordance with your July 25, 2017 approval letter, the Agreement Regarding
Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds has been updated as specified. The amount for
transfer of excess bond proceeds has been revised to $22,585,532. These funds will
be transferred and used in accordance with HSC section 34191.4(c). Attached are the
executed agreement and the July 25, 2017 approval letter as Exhibit A. Thank you for
the DOF's review and determination.
Sincerely,
William Fox
City of Vernon
Finance Director
Attachment - Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds
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AGREEMENT REGARDING
EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS
12005 Tax Allocation Bonds]
This Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds ("Agreement") is
entered into this 16th day of May, 2017, by and between the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Successor Agency") and the City of Vernon, a
charter city ("City"). The Successor Agency and the City are hereinafter collectively referred to
as the "Parties."
RECITALS
A. Pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Saf. Code §33000 et
al.) ("CRL"), the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Redevelopment
Agency") was responsible for implementing the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Project
Area (the "Redevelopment Project Area"), originally adopted by the City Council of the City of
Vernon ("City Council").
B. Pursuant to an Indenture of Trust Agreement, dated October 1, 2005, executed by
and between the Redevelopment Agency and the Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
Trustee, (the "Trust Agreements"), the Redevelopment Agency issued Tax Allocation Bonds as
more fully described below (collectively, the "2005 Bonds").
C. Following dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency on February 1, 2012,
pursuant to Assembly Bill 1X 26, the City elected to serve as the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34173(g), the Successor
Agency is a separate public entity from the City.
D. Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) provides that once the Successor
Agency has been issued a Finding of Completion by the California Department of Finance
("DOF"), the Successor Agency is authorized to use bond proceeds from bonds issued on or
before December 31, 2010, in a manner consistent with the original bond covenants. Further, the
Successor Agency may designate the use of and commit indebtedness obligation proceeds that
were derived from indebtedness issued for redevelopment purposes after January 1, 2011, and
that remain available after the satisfaction of enforceable obligations that have been approved on
a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule ("ROPS") and that are consistent with the
indebtedness obligation covenants (hereafter "Excess Bond Proceeds").
E. The DOF issued a Finding of Completion to the Successor Agency on April 17,
2013
F. Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) further provides that the expenditure
of Excess Bond Proceeds must be listed separately on the applicable ROPS.
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G. The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to use the Excess Bond Proceeds
for the purposes identified in and consistent with the covenants contained in the Trust Agreement
and related documents (the "Bond Covenants") and the requirements of the CRL, and to provide
for the Successor Agency to transfer the Excess Bond Proceeds to the City to be used for such
purposes.
H. The execution of this Agreement was approved in a public meeting of the City
Council and the Successor Agency on March 21, 2017.
I. This Agreement was approved by the Oversight Board for the Successor Agency
in a public meeting on May 16, 2017.
J. The Oversight Board's action to approve this Agreement was submitted to DOF
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34179(h), and DOF approved this Agreement on
July 25, 2017. A copy of the DOF's July 25, 2017 letter is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and
promises herein contained, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The Recitals above are true and correct and are incorporated herein by
reference.
2. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and
shall continue in effect until the date that all Excess Bond Proceeds are expended in accordance
with the requirements of this Agreement.
3. 2005 Bonds. The following bonds were issued by the Redevelopment Agency:
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon Industrial Redevelopment Project Tax Allocation
Bonds, Series 2005, in the amount of $49,420,000, dated October 4, 2005, to be used to finance
various public improvements within or benefiting the Redevelopment Project Area. As of June
30, 2016, the Successor Agency had approximately $22,892,349.60 available from the 2005
Bonds, including bond reserves. The exact amount of Excess Bond Proceeds, as determined by
the Successor Agency, and as agreed to by the DOF, is $22,595,532.
4. Use of Excess Bond Proceeds. The City agrees that it shall use the Excess Bond
Proceeds available from the 2005 Bonds identified above solely for the purposes identified in
Recital G., above, or for other projects consistent with the 2005 Bond Covenants and the
provisions of the CRL, as may be amended from time to time, that apply to the expenditure of
such Excess Bond Proceeds.
5. Transmittal of Excess Bond Proceeds. Subject to the last sentence of Section 3,
above, upon the Effective Date, the Successor Agency shall transfer the Excess Bond Proceeds
(including any interest accrued thereon as of the Effective Date) to the City, and the City shall
deposit such funds into a separate 2005 Excess Bond Proceeds Account for the City's use in
accordance with the terms, conditions and purposes set forth in this Agreement.
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6. Project Approvals; Environmental Review. This Agreement is not intended to
limit in any manner the discretion of the City in connection with the issuance of approvals and
entitlements for the projects described in this Agreement, nor to avoid legally required processes
attendant to project approval, including, without limitation, the undertaking and completion of
any required environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and the
National Environmental Protection Act, as applicable, and the review and approval of plans and
specifications.
7. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition set forth in this
Agreement is held by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void
or unenforceable, the remaining provisions, covenants, and conditions shall continue in full force
and effect to the extent that the basic intent of the Parties as expressed herein can be
accomplished. In addition, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith in an effort to amend or
modify this Agreement in a manner such that the purpose of any invalidated or voided provision,
covenant or condition can be accomplished to the maximum extent legally permissible.
8. No Third -Party Beneficiaries; Assignments. Nothing in this Agreement is
intended to create any third -party beneficiaries to this Agreement, and no person or entity other
than the Successor Agency and the City, and the permitted successors and assigns of either of
them, shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
9. Further Assurances. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver all
additional documents and instruments, and to take such other actions as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the intent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
12. Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended, in whole or in part,
only by an instrument in writing, executed by the Parties.
13. Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective when signed by both parties,
and approved by the Oversight Board and DOF.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
CITY OF VERNON
By:
City Administrator 47
Attest:
By: •`�4!
Ma a E. Ayala, Clerk
Approved as to Form:
By:
a Byun, Deputy City Attorney
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF VERNON
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Attest:
By:
S cretary
Approved as to Form:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
CITY OF VERNON
Attest.
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City Administrator
Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
By: `
EVatl Byun, Deputy City Attorney
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SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF VERNON
By:
Chairperson
Attest:
By:
Secretary
Approved as to Form:
By:
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Exhibit A
DOF Letter to William Fox, dated July 25, 2017
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REVISED
July 25, 2017
Mr. William Fox, Finance Department
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
Dear Mr. Fox:
Subject: Approval of Oversight Board Action
This letter supersedes the California Department of Finance's (Finance) July 7, 2017 Oversight
Board (OB) Resolution No. 44 determination letter. The City of Vernon Successor Agency
(Agency) notified Finance of its May 16, 2017 OB Resolution on May 24, 2017. Pursuant to
Health and Safety Code (HSC) section 34179 (h), Finance completed its review of the OB action
and issued our determination on July 7, 2017. Subsequent to that determination, new
information was provided and Finance is revising its determination.
Based on our review and application of the law, OB Resolution No. 44, approving an Agreement
regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds (Agreement) between the Agency and the City
of Vernon (City) to transfer excess 2005 bond proceeds, is approved.
The Agency received its Finding of Completion on April 17, 2013 and may use proceeds from
bonds issued prior to January 1, 2011 (pre-2011 bond proceeds) in a manner consistent with the
original bond covenants. The OB approved the Agreement which authorizes the Agency to
transfer pre-2011 bond proceeds derived from the Agency's 2005 Tax Allocation Bonds to the
City. The Agreement states the exact amount to be transferred will be determined by the Agency
and as agreed to by Finance. The Agreement further states the proceeds will be used in a
manner consistent with the original bond covenants pursuant to HSC section 34191.4 (c) (1).
It is our understanding the total amount of excess bond proceeds available for transfer, excluding
approximately $296,818 of 2005 Bond reserves, is $22,595,532 ($22,892,350 - $296,818) and the
City, Agency, and Bond Trustee agree with this amount. Therefore, based on confirmation of the
amount, Finance is approving the transfer of $22,595,532 in excess bond proceeds to the City.
Finance notes the approval of the Agreement is specifically limited to the transfer and use of
excess bond proceeds pursuant to HSC section 34191.4 (c).
This is our determination with respect to the OB action taken.
Mr. William Fox
July 25, 2017
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Please direct inquiries to Anna Kyumba, Supervisor, or Brian Dunham, Lead Analyst, at
(916) 322-2985.
Sincerely,
JUS N HOWARD
Program Budget Manager
cc: Ms. Kristina Burns, Manager, Department of Auditor -Controller, Los Angeles County
STAFF REPORT
RECEIVED
MAY 10 2017
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MAY 10 20I7
CITY ADMINISTRATION
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE STAFF REPORT Gq 5-to- n
OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE
FORMER VERNON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
DATE: May 16, 2017
TO: Honorable Chairperson and Members of the Oversight Board of the Successor
Agency to the Former Vernon Redevelopment A• `gency
FROM: William Fox, Successor Agency Staff Member w
Originator: Outside Counsel, Iris Yang of Best Best & Krieger
RE: A Resolution Approving an Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond
Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds]
Recommendation
A. Find that adoption of the proposed resolution for approval of the Agreement Regarding
Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds] is exempt under the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") because it is a government fiscal activity
that will not result in any change to the environment and, therefore, is not a "project" as
defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. Even assuming the activity were a "project",
it would be exempt from CEQA review in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on
the environment; and
B. Adopt a resolution to approve an Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond
Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds]; and
C. Authorize Successor Agency staff, City Attorney and special counsel to take any necessary
steps to assure the provisions of said resolution are appropriately effectuated.
Background
Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) provides that after the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency has received a Finding of Completion from the state Department of Finance
("DOF"), the Successor Agency is authorized to use the bond proceeds from bonds issued on or
before December 31, 2010, in a manner consistent with the original bond covenants. Further, the
Successor Agency may designate the use of and commit indebtedness obligation proceeds that were
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derived from indebtedness issued for redevelopment purposes after January 1, 2011, and that remain
available after the satisfaction of enforceable obligations that have been approved on a Recognized
Obligation Payment Schedule ("ROPS") and that are consistent with the indebtedness obligation
covenants (hereafter "Excess Bond Proceeds").
The Successor Agency received its Finding of Completion from DOF on April 17, 2013.
The Successor Agency and City previously approved an Agreement Regarding Expenditure of
Excess Bond Proceeds [2005 Tax Allocation Bonds] ("Agreement") to transfer all the excess bond
proceeds from the Excess Bond Proceeds from the Redevelopment Agency's Industrial
Redevelopment Project Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2005, dated October 4, 2005 (the "2005
Bonds") held by the Successor Agency to the City to be expended in a manner consistent with the
applicable bond covenants. The Agreement was approved by the Oversight Board by Resolution
No. 42 on January 17, 2017, and submitted to the State Department of Finance ("DOF") for review
as required by Health and Safety Code Section 34179(h).
By letter dated March 10, 2017, DOF notified the Successor Agency that it did not approve
Oversight Board Resolution No. 42 because the amount of excess bond proceeds specified to be
transferred to the City included bond reserves and tax revenue. DOF returned Resolution No. 42 to
the Oversight Board for reconsideration.
The City and Successor Agency have revised the Agreement to revise the amount of 2005 bond
proceeds eligible for transfer to the City pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c).
The revised Agreement must be approved by the Oversight Board, and is subject to review by DOF.
DOF has approved similar agreements transferring bond proceeds from a Successor Agency to the
City. If the Agreement is approved by the Oversight Board, the Successor Agency may list the
Agreement as an enforceable obligation on the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule
("ROPS").
The proposed Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds between the City and
Successor Agency (which has been approved as to form by outside counsel) would permit all
Excess Bond Proceeds from the 2005 Bonds to be transferred from the Successor Agency to the
City, which in turn must use the proceeds in accordance with the bond covenants. As of June 30,
2016, the Successor Agency had $22,892,349.60 in Excess Bond Proceeds available from the 2005
Bonds. The exact amount of the Excess Bond Proceeds shall be determined by the Successor
Agency, and as agreed to by the DOF.
Fiscal Impact
Approval of the revised Agreement would allow the transfer of the remaining proceeds from the
2005 Tax Allocation Bond issuance to the City for the City to administer. These agreements have
been approved by the Department of Finance for other successor agencies and their cities.
Attachment(s)
1. Resolution Approving the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds
[2005 Tax Allocation Bonds]
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RESOLUTION NO. OB-
A RESOLUTION OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF VERNON, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT REGARDING
EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS BETWEEN THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THE CITY OF VERNON
[2005 TAX ALLOCATION BONDS]
WHEREAS, pursuant to Assembly Bill X1 26, enacted on June 28,
2011, Assembly Bill 1484, enacted on June 27, 2012, and other
subsequent legislation (collectively, the "Dissolution Law"), the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Redevelopment Agency") was
dissolved on February 1, 2012; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34173,
the City of Vernon elected to serve as the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency and pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
34173(g), the Successor Agency is a separate public entity from the
City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
34191.4(c), after a successor agency has received a finding of
completion from the state Department of Finance ("DOF"), a successor
agency, with the approval of its oversight board, may list enforceable
obligations to expend excess bond proceeds on its Recognized Obligation
Payment Schedule ("ROPS"), so long as such expenditures are consistent
with the bond covenants; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency received a Finding of
Completion from DOF on April 17, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency has excess bond proceeds from
the Redevelopment Agency's Industrial Redevelopment Project Tax
Allocation Bonds, Series 2005 ("2005 Bonds"); and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency and City previously approved an
Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds [2005 Tax
Allocation Bonds] ("Agreement") to have all the excess bond proceeds
from the 2005 Bonds held by the Successor Agency transferred to the
City to be expended in a manner consistent with the applicable bond
covenants, which Agreement was approved by the Oversight Board by
Resolution No. 42 on January 17, 2017; and
WHEREAS, by letter dated March 10, 2017, the California
Department of Finance ("DOF") notified the Successor Agency that it was
not approving Oversight Board Resolution No. 42 because the amount of
excess bond proceeds specified to be transferred to the City included
2005 bond reserves and tax revenue, and DOF returned Resolution No. 42
to the Oversight Board for reconsideration; and
WHEREAS, the City and Successor Agency revised the Agreement
to revise the amount of 2005 bond proceeds eligible for transfer to the
City pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c), and
submitted said revised Agreement to the Oversight Board for
reconsideration; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency had, as of June 30, 2016,
approximately $22,892,349.60 in bond proceeds, with the exact amount to
be transferred to the City to be approved by the DOF.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to
the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon hereby finds and
determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2: The Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to
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the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon hereby finds that this
action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA") because it is a government fiscal activity that will not
result in any change to the environment and, therefore, is not a
"project" as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. Even assuming
the activity were a "project", it would be exempt from CEQA review in
accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule
that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the
environment.
SECTION 3: The Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to
the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon hereby approves the
revised Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds [2005
Tax Allocation Bonds], in substantially the same form as the copy
which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 4: Subject to the conditions set forth in Section
5, below, the Successor Agency is hereby authorized and directed to
execute the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds
[2005 Tax Allocation Bonds], subject to any minor, technical and
clarifying changes as may be approved by the Successor Agency Counsel.
The Successor Agency is further authorized and directed to take such
actions as are necessary and appropriate to implement said Agreement on
behalf of the Successor Agency.
SECTION 5: The approvals and authorizations set forth in
Sections 3 and 4 of this Resolution are conditioned upon approval by
DOF of the Oversight Board's action under this Resolution to approve
the revised Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds, or
if DOF does not request a review within five business days, the
Oversight Board's action becomes effective in accordance with said
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Section 34179(h).
SECTION 6: The Secretary of the Oversight Board, shall
certify to the passage, approval and adoption of this resolution, and
the Secretary shall cause this resolution and the Secretary's
certification to be properly filed.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of May, 2017.
ATTEST:
Maria E. Ayala, Secretary
Name:
Title:Chairman / Vice Chairman
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Iris Yang, Esq.
Best Best & Krieger LL ,
Special Counsel to the Oversight Board
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ss
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
I, Maria E. Ayala, acting on behalf of the Oversight Board as its
Secretary, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. OB- , was duly passed, approved and adopted by the
Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Vernon at a special meeting of the Oversight Board duly
held on May 16, 2017, and thereafter was duly signed by the Chairman or
Vice Chairman of the Oversight Board.
Executed this day of May, 2017, at Vernon, California.
(SEAL)
Maria E. Ayala, Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
Exhibit A
AGREEMENT REGARDING
EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS
[2005 Tax Allocation Bonds]
AGREEMENT REGARDING
EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS
[2005 Tax Allocation Bonds]
This Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds ("Agreement") is
entered into this 16th day of May, 2017, by and between the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Successor Agency") and the City of Vernon, a
charter city ("City"). The Successor Agency and the City are hereinafter collectively referred to
as the "Parties."
RECITALS
A. Pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Saf. Code §33000 et
al.) ("CRL"), the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Redevelopment
Agency") was responsible for implementing the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Project
Area (the "Redevelopment Project Area"), originally adopted by the City Council of the City of
Vernon ("City Council").
B. Pursuant to an Indenture of Trust Agreement, dated October 1, 2005, executed by
and between the Redevelopment Agency and the Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
Trustee, (the "Trust Agreements"), the Redevelopment Agency issued Tax Allocation Bonds as
more fully described below (collectively, the "2005 Bonds").
C. Following dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency on February 1, 2012,
pursuant to Assembly Bill 1X 26, the City elected to serve as the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34173(g), the Successor
Agency is a separate public entity from the City.
D. Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) provides that once the Successor
Agency has been issued a Finding of Completion by the California Department of Finance
("DOF"), the Successor Agency is authorized to use bond proceeds from bonds issued on or
before December 31, 2010, in a manner consistent with the original bond covenants. Further, the
Successor Agency may designate the use of and commit indebtedness obligation proceeds that
were derived from indebtedness issued for redevelopment purposes after January 1, 2011, and
that remain available after the satisfaction of enforceable obligations that have been approved on
a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule ("ROPS") and that are consistent with the
indebtedness obligation covenants (hereafter "Excess Bond Proceeds").
E. The DOF issued a Finding of Completion to the Successor Agency on April 17,
2013.
F. Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) further provides that the expenditure
of Excess Bond Proceeds must be listed separately on the applicable ROPS.
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G. The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to use the Excess Bond Proceeds
for the purposes identified in and consistent with the covenants contained in the Trust Agreement
and related documents (the "Bond Covenants") and the requirements of the CRL, and to provide
for the Successor Agency to transfer the Excess Bond Proceeds to the City to be used for such
purposes.
H. The execution of this Agreement was approved in a public meeting of the City
Council and the Successor Agency on March 21, 2017.
I. This Agreement was approved by the Oversight Board for the Successor Agency
in a public meeting on May 16, 2017.
J. The Oversight Board's action to approve this Agreement was submitted to DOF
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34179(h), and DOF approved this Agreement on
.2017.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and
promises herein contained, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The Recitals above are true and correct and are incorporated herein by
reference.
2. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and
shall continue in effect until the date that all Excess Bond Proceeds are expended in accordance
with the requirements of this Agreement.
3. 2005 Bonds. The following bonds were issued by the Redevelopment Agency:
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon Industrial Redevelopment Project Tax Allocation
Bonds, Series 2005, in the amount of $49,420,000, dated October 4, 2005, to be used to finance
various public improvements within or benefiting the Redevelopment Project Area. As of June
30, 2016, the Successor Agency had approximately $22,892,349.60 in Excess Bond Proceeds
available from the 2005 Bonds. The exact amount of Excess Bond Proceeds shall be determined
by the Successor Agency, and as agreed to by the DOF.
4. Use of Excess Bond Proceeds. The City agrees that it shall use the Excess Bond
Proceeds available from the 2005 Bonds identified above solely for the purposes identified in
Recital G., above, or for other projects consistent with the 2005 Bond Covenants and the
provisions of the CRL, as may be amended from time to time, that apply to the expenditure of
such Excess Bond Proceeds.
5. Transmittal of Excess Bond Proceeds. Subject to the last sentence of Section 3,
above, upon the Effective Date, the Successor Agency shall transfer the Excess Bond Proceeds
(including any interest accrued thereon as of the Effective Date) to the City, and the City shall
deposit such funds into a separate 2005 Excess Bond Proceeds Account for the City's use in
accordance with the terms, conditions and purposes set forth in this Agreement.
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6. Project Approvals; Environmental Review. This Agreement is not intended to
limit in any manner the discretion of the City in connection with the issuance of approvals and
entitlements for the projects described in this Agreement, nor to avoid legally required processes
attendant to project approval, including, without limitation, the undertaking and completion of
any required environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and the
National Environmental Protection Act, as applicable, and the review and approval of plans and
specifications.
7. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition set forth in this
Agreement is held by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void
or unenforceable, the remaining provisions, covenants, and conditions shall continue in full force
and effect to the extent that the basic intent of the Parties as expressed herein can be
accomplished. In addition, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith in an effort to amend or
modify this Agreement in a manner such that the purpose of any invalidated or voided provision,
covenant or condition can be accomplished to the maximum extent legally permissible.
8. No Third -Party Beneficiaries; Assignments. Nothing in this Agreement is
intended to create any third -party beneficiaries to this Agreement, and no person or entity other
than the Successor Agency and the City, and the permitted successors and assigns of either of
them, shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
9. Further Assurances. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver all
additional documents and instruments, and to take such other actions as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the intent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
12. Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended, in whole or in part,
only by an instrument in writing, executed by the Parties.
13. Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective when signed by both parties,
and approved by the Oversight Board and DOF.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
CITY OF VERNON
Attest:
City Administrator
Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
Brian Byun, Deputy City Attorney
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF VERNON
By:
Chairperson
Attest:
By:
Secretary
Approved as to Form:
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SUPPORTING INFORMATION
RESOLUTION NO. OB-44
A RESOLUTION OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF VERNON, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT REGARDING
EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS BETWEEN THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THE CITY OF VERNON
[2005 TAX ALLOCATION BONDS]
WHEREAS, pursuant to Assembly Bill Xl 26, enacted on June 28,
2011, Assembly Bill 1484, enacted on June 27, 2012, and other
subsequent legislation (collectively, the "Dissolution Law"), the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Redevelopment Agency") was
dissolved on February 1, 2012; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34173,
the City of Vernon elected to serve as the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency and pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
34173(g), the Successor Agency is a separate public entity from the
City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
34191.4(c), after a successor agency has received a finding of
completion from the state Department of Finance ("DOF"), a successor
agency, with the approval of its oversight board, may list enforceable
obligations to expend excess bond proceeds on its Recognized Obligation
Payment Schedule ("ROPS"), so long as such expenditures are consistent
with the bond covenants; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency received a Finding of
Completion from DOF on April 17, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency has excess bond proceeds from
the Redevelopment Agency's Industrial Redevelopment Project Tax
Allocation Bonds, Series 2005 ("2005 Bonds"); and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency and City previously approved an
Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds [2005 Tax
Allocation Bonds] ("Agreement") to have all the excess bond proceeds
from the 2005 Bonds held by the Successor Agency transferred to the
City to be expended in a manner consistent with the applicable bond
covenants, which Agreement was approved by the Oversight Board by
Resolution No. 42 on January 17, 2017; and
WHEREAS, by letter dated March 10, 2017, the California
Department of Finance ("DOF") notified the Successor Agency that it was
not approving Oversight Board Resolution No. 42 because the amount of
excess bond proceeds specified to be transferred to the City included
2005 bond reserves and tax revenue, and DOF returned Resolution No. 42
to the Oversight Board for reconsideration; and
WHEREAS, the City and Successor Agency revised the Agreement
to revise the amount of 2005 bond proceeds eligible for transfer to the
City pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c), and
submitted said revised Agreement to the Oversight Board for
reconsideration; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency had, as of June 30, 2016,
approximately $22,892,349.60 in bond proceeds, with the exact amount to
be transferred to the City to be approved by the DOF.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to
the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon hereby finds and
determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2: The Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to
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the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon hereby finds that this
action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA") because it is a government fiscal activity that will not
result in any change to the environment and, therefore, is not a
"project" as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. Even assuming
the activity were a "project", it would be exempt from CEQA review in
accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule
that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the
environment.
SECTION 3: The Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to
the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon hereby approves the
revised Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds [2005
Tax Allocation Bonds], in substantially the same form as the copy
which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 4: Subject to the conditions set forth in Section
5, below, the Successor Agency is hereby authorized and directed to
execute the Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds
[2005 Tax Allocation Bonds], subject to any minor, technical and
clarifying changes as may be approved by the Successor Agency Counsel.
The Successor Agency is further authorized and directed to take such
actions as are necessary and appropriate to implement said Agreement on
behalf of the Successor Agency.
SECTION 5: The approvals and authorizations set forth in
Sections 3 and 4 of this Resolution are conditioned upon approval by
DOF of the Oversight Board's action under this Resolution to approve
the revised Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds, or
if DOF does not request a review within five business days, the
Oversight Board's action becomes effective in accordance with said
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Section 34179(h).
SECTION 6: The Secretary of the Oversight Board, shall
certify to the passage, approval and adoption of this resolution, and
the Secretary shall cause this resolution and the Secretary's
certification to be properly filed.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of May, 2017.
TEST:
Mari E. Ayalo, Secretary
Name: Jonathan S. Fuhrman
Title Chairman / S?= —�� •�•� -•
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Iris ang, Esq.
Best Best & Krieger LL
Special Counsel to the Oversight Board
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Maria E. Ayala, acting on behalf of the Oversight Board as its
Secretary, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. OB-44, was duly passed, approved and adopted by the
Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Vernon at a special meeting of the Oversight Board duly
held on May 16, 2017, and thereafter was duly signed by the Chairman or
Vice Chairman of the Oversight Board.
Executed this ((O day of May, 2017, at Vernon, California.
(S EAL )
Mari E. Ayala Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
Exhibit A
AGREEMENT REGARDING
EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS
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AGREEMENT REGARDING
EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS BOND PROCEEDS
12005 Tax Allocation Bondsl
This Agreement Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds ("Agreement") is
entered into this 16th day of May, 2017, by and between the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Successor Agency"") and the City of Vernon, a
charter city ("City"). The Successor Agency and the City are hereinafter collectively referred to
as the "Parties."
RECITALS
A. Pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Saf. Code §33000 et
al.) ("CRL"), the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon ("Redevelopment
Agency") was responsible for implementing the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Project
Area (the "Redevelopment Project Area'"), originally adopted by the City Council of the City of
Vernon ("City Council"").
B. Pursuant to an Indenture of Trust Agreement, dated October 1, 2005, executed by
and between the Redevelopment Agency and the Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
Trustee, (the "Trust Agreements"), the Redevelopment Agency issued Tax Allocation Bonds as
more fully described below (collectively, the 2005 Bonds").
C. Following dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency on February 1, 2012,
pursuant to Assembly Bill IX 26, the City elected to serve as the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34173(g), the Successor
Agency is a separate public entity from the City.
D. Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) provides that once the Successor
Agency has been issued a Finding of Completion by the California Department of Finance
("DOF"), the Successor Agency is authorized to use bond proceeds from bonds issued on or
before December 31, 2010, in a manner consistent with the original bond covenants. Further, the
Successor Agency may designate the use of and commit indebtedness obligation proceeds that
were derived from indebtedness issued for redevelopment purposes after January 1, 2011, and
that remain available after the satisfaction of enforceable obligations that have been approved on
a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule ("ROPS'") and that are consistent with the
indebtedness obligation covenants (hereafter "Excess Bond Proceeds").
E. The DOF issued a Finding of Completion to the Successor Agency on April 17,
2013.
F. Health and Safety Code Section 34191.4(c) further provides that the expenditure
of Excess Bond Proceeds must be listed separately on the applicable ROPS.
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G. The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to use the Excess Bond Proceeds
for the purposes identified in and consistent with the covenants contained in the Trust Agreement
and related documents (the "Bond Covenants") and the requirements of the CRL, and to provide
for the Successor Agency to transfer the Excess Bond Proceeds to the City to be used for such
purposes.
H. The execution of this Agreement was approved in a public meeting of the City
Council and the Successor Agency on March 21, 2017.
I. This Agreement was approved by the Oversight Board for the Successor Agency
in a public meeting on May 16, 2017.
J. The Oversight Board's action to approve this Agreement was submitted to DOF
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34179(h), and DOF approved this Agreement on
, 2017.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and
promises herein contained, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Recitals. The Recitals above are true and correct and are incorporated herein by
reference.
2. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and
shall continue in effect until the date that all Excess Bond Proceeds are expended in accordance
with the requirements of this Agreement.
3. 2005 Bonds. The following bonds were issued by the Redevelopment Agency:
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon Industrial Redevelopment Project Tax Allocation
Bonds, Series 2005, in the amount of $49,420,000, dated October 4, 2005, to be used to finance
various public improvements within or benefiting the Redevelopment Project Area. As of June
30, 2016, the Successor Agency had approximately $22,892,349.60 in Excess Bond Proceeds
available from the 2005 Bonds. The exact amount of Excess Bond Proceeds shall be determined
by the Successor Agency, and as agreed to by the DOF.
4. Use of Excess Bond Proceeds. The City agrees that it shall use the Excess Bond
Proceeds available from the 2005 Bonds identified above solely for the purposes identified in
Recital G., above, or for other projects consistent with the 2005 Bond Covenants and the
provisions of the CRL, as may be amended from time to time, that apply to the expenditure of
such Excess Bond Proceeds.
5. Transmittal of Excess Bond Proceeds. Subject to the last sentence of Section 3,
above, upon the Effective Date, the Successor Agency shall transfer the Excess Bond Proceeds
(including any interest accrued thereon as of the Effective Date) to the City, and the City shall
deposit such funds into a separate 2005 Excess Bond Proceeds Account for the City's use in
accordance with the terms, conditions and purposes set forth in this Agreement.
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6. Project Approvals; Environmental Review. This Agreement is not intended to
limit in any manner the discretion of the City in connection with the issuance of approvals and
entitlements for the projects described in this Agreement, nor to avoid legally required processes
attendant to project approval, including, without limitation, the undertaking and completion of
any required environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and the
National Environmental Protection Act, as applicable, and the review and approval of plans and
specifications.
7. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition set forth in this
Agreement is held by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void
or unenforceable, the remaining provisions, covenants, and conditions shall continue in full force
and effect to the extent that the basic intent of the Parties as expressed herein can be
accomplished. In addition, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith in an effort to amend or
modify this Agreement in a manner such that the purpose of any invalidated or voided provision,
covenant or condition can be accomplished to the maximum extent legally permissible.
8. No Third -Party Beneficiaries, Assignments. Nothing in this Agreement is
intended to create any third -party beneficiaries to this Agreement, and no person or entity other
than the Successor Agency and the City, and the permitted successors and assigns of either of
them, shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
9. Further Assurances. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver all
additional documents and instruments, and to take such other actions as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the intent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
12. Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended, in whole or in part,
only by an instrument in writing, executed by the Parties.
13. Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective when signed by both parties,
and approved by the Oversight Board and DOF.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
CITY OF VERNON
IN
Attest:
City Administrator
Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF VERNON
By:
Chairperson
Attest:
By:
Secretary
Approved as to Form:
By: By:
Brian Byun, Deputy City Attorney
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