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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02 PARK PLACE APTS 03-19-01 RE'""3 ' AGENDA RT ""' 03-19-01 MEETING DATE: MARCH 19, 2001 TO: FROM' SUBJECT' WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY STAFF PARK PLACE APARTMENTS TEFRA HEARING AND CONDITIONS FOR REGULATORY AGREEMENT I I! III I I I I II ! I I SUMMARY Approval is requested for the issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds by California Statewide Communities Development Authority to finance private acquisition and rehabilitation of the Park Place Apartments located at 16282 Main Street. Conditions of the City's approval of the issuance of such bonds would be incorporated into the bond issue's Regulatory Agreement or Supplemental Regulatory Agreement. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Adopt Resolution 01-21 approving the issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds by California Statewide Communities Development Authority for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Park Place Apartments Project. 2. Authorize the City Manager or Assistant City Manager to execute the Regulatory Agreement or Supplemental Regulatory Agreement upon an allocation of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds by the California Debt Limit Advisory Committee, including the conditions of the City's approval of the bond issue to be incorporated into the Issuer's Regulatory Agreement or Supplemental Regulatory Agreement between the City and KDF Park Place, LP (the "Developer") on the Park Place Apartments Project. FISCAL IMPACT No fiscal impact. Developer will be responsible for all discretionary filing fees and plan check and permit fees. William A. Huston Page 2 BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION On May 1, 2000 th'e City Council approved an Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement relating to the California Statewide Communities Development Authority ("CSCDA"), dated as of June 1, 1988 to provide for the issuance of certain revenue bonds pursuant to the provisions of the Joint Powers Act, under Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California. CSCDA is authorized by its Agreement to issue bonds, note, or other evidences of indebtedness, or certificates of participation in leases or other agreements in order to promote economic development, including the provision and maintenance of multifamily housing. Under the terms of the Agreement, CSCDA may not approve a financing unless the governing body of the Program Participant in whose jurisdiction the project is located approves the project and the financing thereof. The foregoing is deemed satisfied if the governing body of the Program Participant holds a public hearing (upon at least 14 days prior written notice published in a qualified newspaper) and adopts the TEFRA Resolution approving the financing to be undertaken through CSCDA. CSCDA has recommended the terms of financing to authorize issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds in the amount not to exceed $24,850,000 to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of the 246-unit Park Place Apartments. On January 19, 2001 CSCDA issued an inducement letter for the project subject to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) approval on May 8, 2001 of a private activity, bond allocation in an amount not to exceed $24,850,000. The required written notice of the TEFRA hearing was published in the Orange County Register on March 2, 2001. Details of the proposed project include the following' The property currently suffers from deferred maintenance. The Developer will cure the deferred maintenance and make project enhancements at an estimated cost of approximately $15,000 per unit. The proposed renovation includes' roof replacements; exterior stucco painting and wood trim replacement; repair or replacement of damaged concrete walks; resurfacing the asphalt driveway; exterior lighting enhancements, patio fencing repairs; new property signage, landscaping and wrought iron fencing, and; installing playground equipment. Additionally, the rental office, playgrounds and recreation room will be renovated. Construction of the improvements on the units and common areas will be completed in approximately 15 months. Interior renovations will include new dishwashers, refrigerators, gas ranges and hood fans, kitchen faucets and garbage disposals in all units. All units will also be renovated with new carpeting and vinyl flooring, kitchen and bathroom counters will be resurfaced, and the kitchen and bathroom cabinets will be refurbished. Additional improvements include' new light fixtures; electrical wiring repair; hard-wired smoke detectors in hallway and new battery units in bedrooms, replacement of hot water heaters; combination of new AC units and repair of radiant heating systems; interior painting; sub-floo.r and ceiling repairs, and; window and slider door replacement, and 'new window coverings. William A. Huston Page 3 Pursuant to requirements of the Iow-income housing tax credits to be utilized for this project, 60% of the units will need to be occupied by households having incomes not to exceed 60% of area median incomes which the Developer expects to achieve by the time of construction completion in fifteen months. The Iow-income housing units will be restricted by covenants for the longer of 1) the term of the mortgage bond financing or 2) the period of the lan'd use controls under the Town Center Redevelopment Plan. Based on a review of federal and state relocation laws, the City and Developer are of the opinion that the issuance of bonds and any subsequent move by households from the project would not be considered displacement pursuant to federal and State relocation laws which would require the provision of relocation assistance. Developer has agreed to indemnify and hold the City harmless against any relocation costs. The Developer will nonetheless still offer services to any affected households, including: a) a minimum of 60 days advance notice to vacate which exceeds the 30-day advance notice legally required; b) information on comparable housing available in the area; and c) during the last two (2) days and the initial two (2) days of any calendar month, Developer will make available a commercial rental moving truck to be operated by the tenant at no cost to the tenant. The Developer intends to work with individual residents to minimize the inconvenience caused by the move. In consideration of the City's support for this project, specific conditions have been prepared by Staff to either be incorporated into the Issuer's Regulatory Agreement or a Supplemental Regulatory Agreement between the City and the Developer. The conditions for the City's support are attached as Exhibit A for the City Council's approval. Christine A. Shingleton Assistant City Manager ~la'mesL~~ra?".~on Senior Projec¥ Manager Attachments rd a\ccre por~'na rch 19teframem.doc RESOLUTION NO. 01-21 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF TUSTIN APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $24,850,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows' ? A. The California Statewide Communities Development Authority (the "Issuer") has Proposed to issue an amount not to exceed $24,850,000 aggregate principal amount 8 of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (the "Bonds") pursuant to the Joint Powers Act, being Section 6500 et. seq. of the Government Code of the State of California, ~ as amended and supplemented, and Section 52075 et. seq. of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California (collectively, the "Act") l0 B. The project to be financed by the Bonds consists of a 246-unit multifamily housing project to be owned and operated by KDF Park Place, L.P. and/or a related entity (the "Project"); and C. The Issuer has requested that the City Council of the City of Tustin (the "City") ~3 approve the issuance of the Bonds in order to satisfy the public approval requirement of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ~_4 (the "Code") and the 'requirements of Section 9 of the Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of June 1, 1988, among ~ certain local agencies, including the City; and 2O D. The City has held a public hearing providing a reasonable opportunity for persons to comment on the issuance of the Bonds and the location of the Project; and E. it is intended that this resolution shall constitute the approval 'of the issuance of the Bonds required by Section 147(f) of the Code and Section 9 of the Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Tustin resolves as follows: Section 1. The issuance of the Bonds is hereby approved for the purposes of Section 147(f) of the Code and Section 9 of the Agreement; provided, 22 however, that such approval is expressly conditioned with the requirement that the regulatory agreement or other agreement executed in connection with the issuance of 23 the Bonds include all of the conditions identified in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein. 24 25 Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. l0 14 l? 2O 21 22 23 24 25 Resolution No. 01-21 Page 2 Section 3. Resolution to the following' The City Clerk shall William W. Bothwell, Esq. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP 777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3300 Los Angeles, CA 90017 forward a certified copy of this PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of March 2001. TRACY WILLS WORLEY, Mayor PAMELA STOKER City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF TUSTIN ) I, Pamela Stoker, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 01-21 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 19th day of March 2001, by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: COUNCILMEMER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: COUNClLMEMBER ABSENT: PAMELA STOKER CiTY CLERK JD:\ccresos\01-21Park Place TEFRA .doc Attachment No. 1 Attachment No. 2 EXHIBIT A CITY OF TUSTIN CONDITIONS FOR SUPPORT OF PARK PLACE APARTMENT MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BOND ISSUANCE in consideration of the City's agreement to support the Project pursuant to the Amended and Restated Exercise of Joint Powers Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the City and the Developer shall agree as follows: Section 1. Inspections. During the rehabilitation of the Project site, the City shall have the right to inspect all dwelling unit interiors and the grounds of the Project site for City and/or the State of California (the "State") building, housing and fire code and safety violations. Developer shall correct any such violations within a reasonable period of time after receiving written notice of a violation of any building, housing, fire or safety code applicable to the Project. Upon completion of the rehabilitation work, the City shall have the right to conduct annual inspections of the dwelling unit interiors and Project Site grounds for City and/or State building, housing and fire code and safety and occupancy violations. All rental agreements and contracts with the tenants in the Project shall include the right to inspect the interior of the dwelling units upon forty-'eight (48) hours notice. The City agrees to use its best efforts to coordinate annual inspections in conjunction with annual inspections by other agencies. Section 2. Rehabilitation Improvements and Code Compliance. As part of the proposed renovation of the Project, the Developer agrees to resolve the concerns expressed by the City regarding deferred maintenance and code compliance conditions at the Project as identified in the City's letter to the Developer dated February 12, 2001 (Attachment 1). The Developer agrees to complete all rehabilitation improvements identified in the Proposed Renovation Schedule (Attachment 2) by October 2002. The Developer agrees to file a DeSign Review application for the rehabilitation improvements and to obtain all required City approvals and building permits prior to any rehabilitation construction requiring a building permit occurring for the Project in order to conform to the City of Tustin Municipal Code requirements. Section 3. Affordability Requirements and Relocation. A. The Developer will restrict not more than 60% of the units to households earning less than 60% of the area median income and will satisfy the tenant income and other requirements contained in that certain Regulatory Agreement to be executed by and between the CSCDA and Developer (the "Regulatory Agreement"). Developer shall provide advance notice to those residents above this income limit who will be required to move from the Project Site because of the income requirements contained in the Regulatory Agreement. CSCDA shall not approve said Regulatory Agreement without the prior review and approval by the City of Tustin. Bo Based on a review of federal and state relocation laws, the City and Developer are of the opinion that the move of the households from the Project Site would not constitute displacement which would require the provision of relocation assistance. Although it is anticipated that no residents will be considered displaced pursuant to federal and state relocation law as a result of this Project, the Developer shall offer services to the affected households, including: 1) a minimum of sixty (60) days advance notice to vacate which exceeds the thirty (30) day advance notice legally required; 2) information on comparable housing available in the area; and 3) during the last two (2) days and the initial two (2) days of any calendar month, Developer will make' available on a twenty-four (24) hour basis one commercial rental moving truck to be operated by the tenants at no cost to the tenants. The Developer shall cooperate with individual residents to minimize the inconvenience caused by any move. C, Developer has agreed that should the City be approached by any tenants seeking relocation assistance or information, and provided that the City immediately refers that tenant to the Developer, then Developer shall meet with that tenant and review this concerns and complaints, and further Developer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City and all of its officers, agents and employees from any and all claims and demands, actions, proceedings, losses, costs and judgements associated with the relocation claim including expenses incurred in defending against any legal actions that may arise directly or indirectly from relocation matters on the Project. So long as (i) the Developer is not in default hereunder; (ii) no judgement relating to a claim for relocation assistance remains unsatisfied or unstayed for longer than ten (10) calendar days; (iii) the Developer is acting in a commercially reasonable manner in addressing claims relating to relocation assistance; and (iv)if requested, the Developer provides reasonably satisfactory evidence of its financial ability to cover any claims made for relocation assistance, the City shall not participate in any settlement negotiations or settle, compromise or otherwise resolve any claims for relocation assistance without the consent of the Developer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Section 4. Payment of Fees and Tax Equivalent Payments. A, For as long as the Project is exempt from property tax levies, the Developer shall pay an annual administrative fee to the City of Tustin. The fee for the first year shall be $26,640.00 commencing and due on April 30, 2002. B. Subject to Section 4D beloTM, each year thereafter on the anniversary of the first payment due date, Developer shall pay to the City of Tustin an administrative fee equal to the prior year's payment plus an additional two percent (2%). Co The administrative fee shall be payable to the Office of the City of Tustin Finance Director at 300 Centennial Way, Tustin, California 92780, or at such other place or places as the City from time to time may designate by written notice to lessee. Do The amounts payable under this Section 4 shall be payable from "Net Operating Income" (defined as the difference between (1) the annualized actual effective gross income for the property and (2) the annualized actual expenses for the property) less all payments required to be made by the Developer with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and provided further, that the deferral of any payment due to the lack of Net Operating Income cash flow shall not relieve the Developer of its payment obligation and such obligation shall be cumulative until paid in full. The obligation to pay deferred administrative fees which have accrued as of the termination of this Supplemental Regulatory Agreement shall survive the termination of this Supplemental Regulatory Agreement. Bo The administrative fee shall be due as specified in this Supplemental Regulatory Agreement. A ten percent (10%) default penalty shall be added to any late payment, together with interest from the date such payment was due at the rate of seven percent (7%) per annum until paid. Section 5. Remedies and Priorities. Upon any default by the Developer, the City may seek specific performance of this Supplemental Regulatory Agreement or enjoin acts which may be in violation of this Supplemental Regulatory Agreement or unlawful, whether in favor of the City or any other person, and all such obligations shall be subordinate in priority, in right to payment and in all other respects to the obligations, liens, rights (including, without limitation, the right to payment) and interests arising or created under that certain Construction Deed of Trust dated as of June 2001 made by the Developer for the benefit of FNMA/ARCS Commercial Mortgage. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall limit any right or remedy which the City may otherwise have pursuant to any applicable building code, municipal code or applicable laws with respect to any violation of the inspection and code compliance covenants contained in Sections 1 and 2 above. Section 6. Notice. Notice is required to be given under the terms of this Supplemental Regulatory Agreement or any law applicable thereto must be either personally delivered or placed in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to the person on whom it is to be served with return receipt requested, and deposited in the United States mail. Personal service shall be deemed complete upon delivery and service by mail shall be deemed complete upon receipt as reflected by the return receipt. The address to be used for any notice served by mail upon the parties shall be as follows: To Developer: KDF Park Place, L.P. 2400 Main Street, Suite 201 Irvine, CA 92614 Attn: Scott J. Barker, President To City: City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92780 Attn: Assistant City Manager Section 7. T,,e, rm. The term of this Supplemental Regulatory Agreement shall remain in effect as long as the multifamily housing revenue Bonds issued for the Project remain outstanding or for the term of the land use controls under the Town Center Redevelopment Plan, whichever is greater. Attachment No. ~ Community Redevelopment Agency February 12, 2001 Mr. John Bernard Partners Realty (~apital, LLC 4685 MacArthur Court, Suite 422 Newport Beach, CA 92660 ' City'of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92780 Administration Development Housing MCAS-Tustin FAX 714.573.3107 714.573.3121 714.573.3128 714.573.3116 714.573.3124 714.573.3113 Re' Park Place Apartments - Request for Redevelopment Agency TEFRA Hearing Dear Mr. Bernard: In April 2000, the Agency and City of Tustin Community Development Department completed a prope.wy inspection of the subject property and identified deferred maintenance items and other improvements at the Park Place Apartments that we would require to be corrected as a condition to supporting the project. The City's and Agency's objectives are to up=o-fade the overall .conditions at the prope,wy including a complete renovation of the interiors of all.un/ts and the general rehabilitation of the exterior conditions of the buildings. This will require a thorough review by the Agency of the preliminary project cost analysis to ensure that such improvements are addressed. The following improvements need to be reflected in the project budget to address site conditions identified in our inspection of the property. Ar~artrnent Unit Interiors · Replacement of kitchen fixtures and appliances including sinks, faucets and garbage disposals, counter tops and cabinet faces, lights fixtures, dishwashers, stoves (cook tops/ovens) and vent fans, refrigerators, and sheet vinyl flooring in all units to a uniform standard. · Repair/Replacement of bathroom fixtures including toilets, sinks, tubs, shower enclosures, faucets, light fixtures, vent fans and sheet vinyl flooring in all units to a uniform standard. · Repair[Replacement of heating and cooling equipment, hot water heaters (replace if over 10 years old), electrical, outlets and light fixtures, and floor covering throughout all units to a uniform standard and install hard-wired smoke detectors. Ar)artment Buildint Exteriors · Re-roofing of all buildings (fiat & pitched segments) including replacement of damaged wood (support and sheathing), flashing and dox~mspouts. · Stucco repair including weather proofing around doors and windows. · Exterior painting of building wails and wood trim. · Repair/Replace termite and dry rot damaged wood trim and structural members. · Repair?Replace all exterior stairs, hand rails and second story balconies railings to current code requirements. · Replace patio fence enclosures to 42-inch height maximum for increased securi~, visibility. Mr. John Bernard Fcbruary 12, 2001 Page 2 Repair/Install exterior lighting for increased safety and security. Install improved signage including building identification (walls and roof) to enhance fire and safety response capability. ' Landscape and Paving · Repair/Replace asphalt paving in driveways and parking areas. · Upg-rade trash enclosures per City code requirements. · Provide secured access to swimming pool area per code requirements. · Open perimeter wall along Main Street for increased police visibility. · Repair/replace landscape and irrigation in planting areas as needed.' The above improvements would be required under a supplemental regulatory ag'reement with fne Agency for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Park Place Apartments. Performance under the agreement would be secured by an irrevocable letter of credit to the CiD' of Tustin or other form of security accepmble to the Agency's Executive Director for the full amount of the rehabilitation improvements. On May 1, 2000, the Tustin Citf' Council authorized the execution of an Exercise of Joint Powers by the City and California Statewide Communities Development Authority for the issuance of private activity bonds for multifamily housing financing. As we've discussed, if the proposed acquisition financing is to be undertaken with a qualified non-profit entity, the supplemental regulatoD' agreement would also provide for payments of an annual administrative fee in the amount equivalent to the properrf~.' tax levies that would otherwise be received by the City of Tustin. The supplemental regulatory ageement for the Park Place Apartment acquisitiorv'rehabilitation project will contain the following conditions' , For as long as the Park Place Apartments project is exempt from property tax levies, the oxx"ners of the project shall make an in-house annual administrative fee payment to the Cir>., of Tustin in an amount equal to the City's normal share of property taxes for the subject propert3.'. The fee for the first year shall be the City of Tustin's 2001-2002 property tax share for the project commencing and due on April 30, 2002. Each year thereafter on the anniversary of the first payment due date. tine Park Place Apartments ox~mer shall pay to the City of Tustin an administrative fee equal to the prior year's payment, plus an additional two percent (2%). The fee shall be payable to the City of Tustin Finance Director at 300 Centennial Way, Tustin, California 92780-1089, or at such other place or places as the City from time to time may desig-nate by written notice to the Park Place Apartments owner. A ten percent (107..;) default payment shall be added to any late payment, together with interest from the date such pa>2ent was due at the rate of seven percent (7%) per annum until paid. The Park Place .Apartments owner and California Statewide are of the opinion that tax-exempt financing for the project would not constitute displacement that would require the provision of relocation assistance. The owners of Park Place Apartments shall hold tine City of Tustin harmless from any relocation liabilit5' that might be possibly created by the residential uses contemplated in the proposed financing and residential pro.am described in item 2 above. Mr. John Bernard February 1,., '> 2(~01 Page 3 We look forward to working with you on this project. If you have any questions, please contact me at (714) 573-3121. Sincerely, 'Jim Draughon Senior Project Manager cc. Christine Shingleton Lois Jeffrey X X X ~ X' X X ~ ~ X X X X X ~ ~ X ~ ~ X X X X ~ X ~ ~ ~) X X X ~ X X X X X ~ X X ~ ~ X X X X x X ~ X X X X X X ~" ~ ~ X X ~ X X X X X X ~ ~ X X ~ X ~ ~ X X X ~ X X X ~ X ~ ~ X ~ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ X ~ ~ X X ~ '~ X X ~ ~ ~ X X X X X X X ~ X X X X X X X ~ ~ X X X ~ ~ X X X X X X X X X X ~ X X x ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ x x ~ x ~ ~ ~ ~' XX X X ~(~ X X ~ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ~ · ~ ~ × X X X X ~ X~ X X X ~ X ~ X X ~ ~ X X X X ~ X X X X X X ~ ~ X X ~ · .~ ~ ~ ~ X X X ~ X X X X X ~ X X M X ~ ~, X ~ ~ X X X X X X ~ X X X ~ )~ ~ X X X X X ~ ~ ~ ~ X X X X X X X X X ~X X X X X X X X X X X ~ ~ X X ~ X X ~ X ~ ~ X X X X X X 0