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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20092409.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE AUTHORIZING ASSIGNMENT TO THE COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY OF A PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND ALLOCATION OF WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, PURSUANT TO THE COLORADO PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND CEILING ALLOCATION ACT WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, is authorized and empowered under the laws of the State of Colorado (the "State") to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of providing single-family mortgage loans to low- and moderate -income persons and families, and WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), restricts the amount of tax-exempt bonds ("Private Activity Bonds") which may be issued in the State to provide such mortgage loans and for certain other purposes, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Code, the Colorado legislature adopted the Colorado Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation Act, Part 17 of Article 32 of Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes (the "Allocation Act"), providing for the allocation of the State Ceiling among the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (the "Authority") and other governmental units in the State, and further providing for the assignment of such allocations from such other governmental units to the Authority, and WHEREAS, pursuant to an allocation under Section 24-32-1706 of the Allocation Act, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, has an allocation of the 2009 State Ceiling for the issuance of a specified principal amount of Private Activity Bonds prior to September 15, 2009 (the "2009 Allocation"), and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, has determined that, in order to increase the availability of adequate affordable housing for low- and moderate -income persons and families within Weld County, Colorado, and elsewhere in the State, it is necessary or desirable to provide for the utilization of all or a portion of the 2009 Allocation, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, has determined that the 2009 Allocation, or a portion thereof, can be utilized most efficiently by assigning it to the Authority to issue Private Activity Bonds for the purpose of providing single-family mortgage loans to low- and moderate -income persons and families, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, has determined to assign $6,853,095 of its 2009 Allocation to the Authority, which assignment is to be evidenced by an Assignment of Allocation between the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, and the Authority (the "Assignment of Allocation"). 2009-2409 FI0049 ASSIGNMENT OF ALLOCATION - COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY PAGE 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, as follows: 1. The assignment to the Authority of $6,853,095 of the Weld County, Colorado, 2009 Allocation be and hereby is approved. 2. The form and substance of the Assignment of Allocation be and hereby are approved; provided, however, that the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, be and hereby is authorized to make such technical variations, additions, or deletions in or to such Assignment of Allocation as it shall deem necessary or appropriate and not inconsistent with the approval thereof by this Resolution. 3. The Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, be and hereby is authorized to execute and deliver the Assignment of Allocation on behalf of Weld County, Colorado, and to take such other steps or actions as may be necessary, useful, or convenient to effect the aforesaid assignment in accordance with the intent of this Resolution. 4. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Resolution shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Resolution. 5. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 9th day of September, A.D., 2009. ATTEST: Weld County Clerk to th BY: Deputy Clerk to the Boar TO FORM: APPROVED A x%. 2 /County Attorney Date of signature: 9/10. BOARD OF$QUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD CONY. COLORADO F. Garcia it Douglas Rademacher, Pro-Tem Sean?. Conway ar- Kirkg7eye%ti David E. Long 2009-2409 FI0049 CERTIFICATE OF WELD COUNTY ATTORNEY CONCERNING ASSIGNMENT OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND VOLUME CAP ALLOCATION I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the County Attorney of Weld County, Colorado (the "County"), and that: 1. The County is a legally and regularly created, established, organized, and existing county under the Constitution and laws of the State of Colorado, its full corporate name being "Weld County, Colorado." 2. The County has been previously notified that, pursuant to Section 24-32-1706 of the Colorado Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation Act, Part 17 of Article 32 of Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes (the "Allocation Act"), it has an allocation of the State ceiling (as defined in the Allocation Act) for 2009 in the amount of $6,853,095.00 (the "2009Allocation"). 3. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of a resolution and the related minutes thereto (the "Resolution") authorizing the assignment to the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (the "Authority") of all or a portion of the 2009 Allocation in an amount equal to $6,853,095.00 (the "Assigned Allocation"), and authorizing the execution and delivery of an Assignment of Allocation, dated as of September 9, 2009 (the "Assignment of Allocation"), between the County and the Authority in connection therewith, which Resolution was duly adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of the County (the "Board") at a meeting thereof held on September 9, 2009, at which meeting a quorum was present and acting throughout and which Resolution has not been revoked, rescinded, repealed, amended or modified and is in full force and effect on the date hereof 4. The meeting of the Board at which action has been taken with respect to the Assignment of Allocation was a regular meeting properly called and open to the public at all times. 5. With respect to the Assigned Allocation, the County has not heretofore: (a) issued private activity bonds; (b) assigned the Assigned Allocation to another "issuing authority," as defined in the Allocation Act; (c) made a mortgage credit certificate election; or (d) treated the Assigned Allocation as an allocation for a project with a carryforward purpose, as defined in the Allocation Act. 6. The Assignment of Allocation, attached hereto as Exhibit B, is in the form presented to and approved by the Board at the meeting thereof held on September 9, 2009. 7. On or before the date hereof, counterparts of the Assignment of Allocation were officially executed by the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and the Clerk to the Board. On the date of such signing, such persons were the duly sworn, qualified and acting officers of the County authorized to execute the Assignment of Allocation and holding the offices of the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and Clerk to the Board, respectively. M:AESTHER\MONICAACountyAttomeyCert2009 (2).doc 2009-2409 8. The County has authorized the execution, delivery and due performance of the Assignment of Allocation, and the execution and delivery of the Assignment of Allocation and the compliance by the County with the provisions thereof, will not, to the best of my knowledge, conflict with or constitute on the part of the County a breach of or a default under any existing Colorado law, County resolution, court or administrative regulation, decree or order or any agreement or other instrument to which the County is subject or by which it is bound. 9. To the best of my knowledge, there does not exist any action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending, or threatened against the County, contesting: (a) the corporate existence of the County, (b) the title of its present officers or any of them to their respective offices, including, without limitation, the members of the Board, (c) the validity of the Assignment of Allocation or (d) the power of the County to execute, deliver or perform the Assignment of Allocation. 10. No referendum petition has been filed concerning the Resolution; and to the best of my knowledge none is being circulated or planned for circulation. WITNESS my hand this 9th day of September, 2009. 2 M:\RSTHER\MONICA\CountyAttomeyCert2009 (2).doc Bruce T. Barker, County Attorney EXHIBIT A RESOLUTION A-1 RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE AUTHORIZING ASSIGNMENT TO THE COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY OF A PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND ALLOCATION OF WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, PURSUANT TO THE COLORADO PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND CEILING ALLOCATION ACT WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, is authorized and empowered under the laws of the State of Colorado (the "State") to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of providing single-family mortgage loans to low- and moderate -income persons and families, and WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), restricts the amount of tax-exempt bonds ("Private Activity Bonds") which may be issued in the State to provide such mortgage loans and for certain other purposes, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Code, the Colorado legislature adopted the Colorado Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation Act, Part 17 of Article 32 of Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes (the "Allocation Act"), providing for the allocation of the State Ceiling among the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (the "Authority') and other governmental units in the State, and further providing for the assignment of such allocations from such other governmental units to the Authority, and WHEREAS, pursuant to an allocation under Section 24-32-1706 of the Allocation Act, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, has an allocation of the 2009 State Ceiling for the issuance of a specified principal amount of Private Activity Bonds prior to September 15, 2009 (the "2009 Allocation"), and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, has determined that, in order to increase the availability of adequate affordable housing for low- and moderate -income persons and families within Weld County, Colorado, and elsewhere in the State, it is necessary or desirable to provide for the utilization of all or a portion of the 2009 Allocation, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, has determined that the 2009 Allocation, or a portion thereof, can be utilized most efficiently by assigning it to the Authority to issue Private Activity Bonds for the purpose of providing single-family mortgage loans to low- and moderate -income persons and families, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, has determined to assign $6,853,095 of its 2009 Allocation to the Authority, which assignment is to be evidenced by an Assignment of Allocation between the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, and the Authority (the "Assignment of Allocation"). 2009-2409 F10049 ASSIGNMENT OF ALLOCATION - COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY PAGE 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, as follows: 1. The assignment to the Authority of $6,853,095 of the Weld County, Colorado, 2009 Allocation be and hereby is approved. 2. The form and substance of the Assignment of Allocation be and hereby are approved; provided, however, that the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, be and hereby is authorized to make such technical variations, additions, or deletions in or to such Assignment of Allocation as it shall deem necessary or appropriate and not inconsistent with the approval thereof by this Resolution. 3. The Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, be and hereby is authorized to execute and deliver the Assignment of Allocation on behalf of Weld County, Colorado, and to take such other steps or actions as may be necessary, useful, or convenient to effect the aforesaid assignment in accordance with the intent of this Resolution. 4. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Resolution shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Resolution. 5. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 9th day of September, A.D., 2009. ATTEST: Weld County Clerk to th BY: Deputy Clerk to the Boar APPR ,F,OR unty Attorney Date of signature: 91/��09 BOARD OF QUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COAL, COLORADO Th F. Gam d~ it ;, 'nJ' a Douglas Rademacher, Pro -Tern can P. Conway awn irkk° eyl ii David E. Long 2009-2409 Fl0049 EXHIBIT B ASSIGNMENT OF ALLOCATION B-1 ASSIGNMENT OF ALLOCATION (Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds) This Assignment of Allocation (the "Assignment"), dated this i i *— day of Sc.p firi�►� Lrc r� 2009, is between Weld County, Colorado, (the "Assignor") and the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (the "Assignee"). W l'l'Nr SSETH: WHEREAS, the Assignor and the Assignee are authorized and empowered under the laws of the State of Colorado (the "State") to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of providing single-family mortgage loans to low- and moderate -income persons and families; and WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), restricts the amount of tax-exempt bonds (`Private Activity Bonds") which may be issued in the State to provide such mortgage loans and for certain other purposes (the "State Ceiling"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Code, the Colorado legislature adopted the Colorado Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation Act, Part 17 of Article 32 of Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes (the "Allocation Act"), providing for the allocation of the State Ceiling among the Assignee and other governmental units in the State, and further providing for the assignment of allocations from such other governmental units to the Assignee; and WHEREAS, pursuant to an allocation under Section 24-32-1706 of the Allocation Act of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the Assignor has an allocation of the 2009 State Ceiling for the issuance of a specified principal amount of Private Activity Bonds prior to September 15, the "Allocation"); and WHEREAS, the Assignor has determined that, in order to increase the availability of adequate affordable housing for low- and moderate -income persons and families within Weld County, Colorado, and elsewhere in the State, it is necessary or desirable to pmvidc for the utilization of all or a portion of the Allocation; and WHEREAS, the Assignor has determined that the 2009 Allocation, or a portion thereof, can be utilized most efficiently by assigning it to the Assignee to issue Private Activity Bonds for the purpose of providing single-family mortgage loans to low- and moderate -income persons and families ("Revenue Bonds"), and the Assignee has expressed its willingness to attempt to issue Revenue Bonds with respect to the 2009 Allocation; and C'1Decuments and Setttngc egesicktl.ncal Se ttindn\Tcmporary Internet Files\Content.OutIonk\M4M2CSX81200911F Assign (3).1X)C oo9-075(09 WHEREAS, the Weld County Board of Commissioners of the Assignor has determined to assign to the Assignee $6,853,095.00 of its 2009 Allocation, and the Assignee has agreed to accept such assignment, which is to be evidenced by this Assignment. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. The Assignor hereby assigns to the Assignee $6,853,095.00 of its 20{}9 Allocation, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein. The Assignor represents that it has received no monetary consideration for said assignment. 2. The Assignee hereby accepts the assignment to it by the Assignor of $6,853,095,00 of Assignor's 2009 Allocation, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein. The Assignee agrees to use its best efforts to issue and sell Revenue Bonds, in one or more series, and to make proceeds of such Revenue Bonds available from time to time during the period of two (2) years from the date of this Assignment for the purchase of mortgage loans in at least the aggregate amount of $6,853,095.00 to finance single-family housing facilities located in Weld County, Colorado. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, the mortgage loans will be subject to all applicable current requirements of Assignee's mortgage revenue bond program, including Assignee's income and purchase price limits. 3. The Assignor hereby consents to the election by the Assignee, if the Assignee in its discretion so decides, to treat all or any portion of the assignment set forth herein as an allocation for a project with a carryforward purpose. 4. The Assignor and Assignee each agree that they will take such further action and adopt such further proceedings as may be required to implement the terms of this Assignment. 5. Nothing contained in this Assignment shall obligate the Assignee to finance mortgage loans in any particular amount or at any particular interest rate or to use any particular percentage of the proceeds of its Revenue Bonds to provide mortgage loans to finance single-family housing facilities located in Weld County, Colorado. 6. This Assignment is effective upon execution and is irrevocable. 2 C Inviannents and Servings egesrck'd.ocal Seningsvremporary Internet IitestContent.Outlook \M4M2CSX812009 LW Assign (3).DX)C IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Assignment on the date first written above. [SEAL] / A'R AITEST: By: Deputy Cler o the [SEAL] By: WELD COUNTY. COLORADO William F. Garcia, Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners SEP 0 9 2009 By: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTIIORITY By: Assistant Secretary Executive Director 3 C:SDueumcnts and Soltingskgcrickti.vmd ScttingslTemporI y biiai ct Files1Content.Ou iookLM4MZ(:SX812009 HI; Anign (3).D(L aqe 9-074702 N 0 N W 0 co 6 Private Activity Bond Utilization Report For Funding Dates between: 9/15/2008 and 7/31/2009 County: Weld O CHFA Taxable CHFA MRB R E E 3 August 24, 2009 Private Activity Bond Utilization Report For Funding Dates between: 9/15/2008 and 7/31/2009 County: Weld Wiris 4ji 3 L- rn O U y co w c S a2 d F m o. LL O 2 d E 0 C Loan Amount to N n 69 n Cl CI M 03 a) C .a) a 'a C_ Y 3 C v I- U V1 C A O J L R E w C N U L n LL LO C V) 0 o o C a '6 o a ° +' cc 69 C 2 W LL N s O d 0Zi $ w ^V] W W O T Z a u a) o ry 3 V§m yym m y ;Sail 6 C E F U m m m o O D u m C C t O a 6 N m m N A L F- J n assigned setaside code n assigned setaside code August 24, 2009 Apto4 hOcp September 9, 2009 Ann E. Watts PAB Program Manager 1313 Sherman Street, Room 518 Denver CO 80203 Dear Ms. Watts: OFFICE OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PHONE: 970-336-7204 FAX: 970-352-0242 915 le STREET P.O. BOX 758 GREELEY, COLORADO 80632 Please allow this letter to serve as notice that Weld County is authorizing the assignment of its unused Private Activity Bond (PAB) allocation of $6,835,095 to CHAFA effective September 15, 2009. Weld County is pleased to have partnered with CHAFA this past year and fords the work CHAFA is doing in Weld County to be very valuable to our community. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. If you have questions or need additional information, please call Monica Mika at 970-356-4000, Extension 4210. Sincerely, BOARD AF COMMISSIONERS William F. Garcia, Chair cc: Don Warden Monica Mika Karen Ilarkins chfa financing the places where people live and work 1981 Blake Street Denver, Colorado 80202 303.297.chfa (2432) c: 800.877.chfa (2432) .._ toll free 303.297.7305 tdd m ft NOTIFICATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND CEILING September 14, 2009 VIA HAND DELIVERY Ms. Ann Watts Colorado Department of Local Affairs 1313 Sherman Street, Room 518 Denver, Colorado 80203 Dear Ms. Watts: Pursuant to Section 24-32-1706(2) of the Colorado Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation Act, the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority ("Authority") and the County of Weld ("County") hereby notify you of the County's assignment to the Authority of $6,853,095 of its 2009 allocation of the State's private activity bond ceiling. Enclosed for your records is a copy of the executed Assignment of Allocation (the "Assignment"). The Assignment includes the County's representation that it received no monetary consideration for the assignment and its consent to the Authority's allocation of all or any portion of the assigned amount to a project with a carryforward purpose. cc: Very truly yours, 1 Charles L. Borgman General Counsel Esther E. Gesick, County of Weld Stanley M. Raine, Esq., Sherman & Howard, L.L.C. (Via e-mail) Enclosures chfainfo.com l '.Al .EGALABONDSPABVDrILA Documentsl2009ADOLA-Assign Letter- Weld County.doc Hello