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RESOLUTION NO. 26-19
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCILOFTHE CITY OF TUSTINAPPROVING
A PLAN OF FINANCE INCLUDING THE ISSUANCE OF EXEMPT FACILITY
BONDS BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY IN AN
AGGREGATE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$80,000,000 TO FINANCE AND REFINANCE A QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL
RENTAL PROJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF TUSTIN 738, L.P. (OR AN
AFFILIATE), AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO
WHEREAS,USA Properties Fund, Inc. (the “Sponsor”), on behalf of Tustin 738,
L.P.,a California limited partnership, or another limited partnership of which the Sponsor
or a related person to the Sponsor is the general partner(such limited partnership being
referred to herein as the “Borrower”), has requested that the California Municipal Finance
Authority (the “Authority”) undertake a proposed plan of finance that includes the issuance
and reissuance from time to time of one or more series of exempt facility bonds for a
qualified residential rental project pursuant to Section 142(a)(7) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$80,000,000 (the “Bonds”) to finance and refinance the acquisition, development,
construction and equipping of a 334-unit (including four manager’s units) multifamilyrental
housing project (the “Project”) to be owned and operated by the Borrowerand located on
an approximately 5.46-acre site generally bounded by Warner Avenue to the north,
Compass Avenue to the west, Legacy Roadto the eastand Airpship Avenueto the south
within the City of Tustin, California (the “City”), and;
WHEREAS, an “applicable elected representative” of the jurisdiction in which the
Project is located is required to approve the proposed plan of finance for the Projectunder
Section 147(f) of the Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City (the “City Council”) is the elected legislative
body of the City and is an “applicable elected representative” of a governmental unit
having jurisdiction over the area in which the Project is located for purposes of conducting
a public hearing pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section
1.147(f)-1; and
WHEREAS, the Authority has requested that the City Council approve the
proposed plan of finance for the Project in order to satisfy the public approval requirement
of Section 147(f) of the Code and the requirements of Section 4 of the Joint Exercise of
Powers Agreement Relating to the California Municipal Finance Authority, dated as of
January 1, 2004 (the “Agreement”), among certain local agencies, including the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Code, the City Council has, following
notice duly given, held a public hearing regarding the issuance of the Bonds (the “TEFRA
Hearing”) and now desires to approve the proposed plan of finance for the Project; and
WHEREAS, in evaluating the Project for purposes of this public hearing, the City
Council has relied upon the written facts, representations, and information presented by
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the Authority and the Borrower, and the City has made no independent investigation or
verification of such facts, representations, or information; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest and for the public benefit that the City Council
adopt this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Councilof the City of Tustin,
California, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. The City Council hereby approves the proposed plan of finance for the
Projectthatincludestheissuanceand reissuancefrom time to timeof the Bondsin an
outstanding principal amount not to exceed $80,000,000. It is the purpose and intent of
the City Council that this Resolution constitute approval of the proposed plan of finance
for the Project for the purposes of: (a) Section 147(f) of the Code by the applicable elected
representative of a governmental unit having jurisdiction over the area in which the Project
is located, in accordance with said Section 147(f) and Treasury Regulation Section
1.147(f)-1, and (b) Section 4 of the Agreement. Such approval is given solely to satisfy
the public approval requirement of Code Section 147(f) and Treasury Regulation
Section 1.147(f)-1, and does not constitute an endorsement, guaranty, or approval of the
Project or the financing thereof for any other purpose.
Section 3. The City, the County of Orange, and the State of California (and any
political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof) shall have no obligation or liability
whatsoever with respect to the Bonds, the Project, or the plan of finance therefor, beyond
(i) conducting the TEFRA Hearing and (ii) making the findings set forth in this Resolution.
The Bonds shall not constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the City, the County of
Orange, or the State of California, and neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of
the City, the County, or the State shall be pledged to the payment of the principal of or
interest on the Bonds.
Section 4. The officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and
severally, to do any and all things and to execute and deliver any and all documents which
they deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out, give effect to and comply with the
terms and intent of this resolution and the financing transaction approved hereby.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the
Authority in care of its counsel:
Ronald E. Lee, Esq.
Jones Hall LLP
4 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 406
San Mateo, CA 94402
Section 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
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Tustin held on the 21day of April, 2026.
AUSTIN LUMBARD,
Mayor
ATTEST:
ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DAVID E. KENDIG,
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN)
I, Erica N. Yasuda, 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.26-19was duly passed
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and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 21day of April,
2026, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES:Lumbard, Schnell, Gallagher, Fink, Nielsen(5)
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:(0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:(0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:(0)
COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED:(0)
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ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
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