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RES-10827 Issuance of Kirkwood Assisted Living ResidenceRESOLUTION NO. 10827 RESOLUTION APPROVING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING EXECUTION OF A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY AND APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF ONE OR MORE TAX - EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS BY THE AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF AN ASSISTED LIVING COMPLEX FOR THE BENEFIT OF KIRKWOOD ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE (ORANGE). WHEREAS, pursuant Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California (the "Act "), certain public agencies (the "Members ") have entered into a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Relating to the California Municipal Finance Authority, dated as of January 1, 2004 (the "Agreement ") in order to form the California Municipal Finance Authority (the "Authority "), for the purpose of promoting economic, cultural and community development, and in order to exercise any powers common to the Members, including the issuance of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness; and WHEREAS, the City of Orange, California (the "City "), has determined that it is in the public interest and for the public benefit that the City become a Member of the Authority in order to facilitate the promotion of economic, cultural and community development activities in the City, including the financing and refinancing of projects therefor by the Authority; and WHEREAS, there is now before this City Council (the "City Council ") the form of the Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Agreement has been filed with the City, and the members of the City Council, with the assistance of its staff, have reviewed said document; and WHEREAS, the Authority is authorized to issue tax - exempt obligations for the purpose, among others, of refinancing the acquisition and construction of capital projects; and WHEREAS, Kirkwood Assisted Living Residence (Orange) (the "Borrower ") has requested that the Authority issue and sell one or more tax - exempt obligations in the maximum principal amount of $4,250,000 (the "Obligations ") for the purpose of making a loan to the Borrower, to enable the Borrower to refinance the construction and equipping of the assisted living complex known as Kirkwood Orange, located at 1525 E. Taft Avenue in the City (the "Project "); and WHEREAS, in order for the interest on the Obligations to be tax - exempt, Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code "), requires that an applicable elected representative" of the governmental unit, the geographic jurisdiction of which contains the site of facilities to be refinanced with the proceeds of the Obligations, hold a public hearing on the issuance of the Obligations and approve the issuance of the Obligations following such hearing; and WHEREAS, the Authority has determined that the City Council is an "applicable elected representative" for purposes of holding such hearing; and WHEREAS, the Authority has requested that the City Council approve the issuance of the Obligations by the Authority in order to satisfy the public approval requirement of Section 147(f) of the Code and, the requirements of Section 4 of the Agreement; and WHEREAS, notice of such public hearing has been duly given as required by the Code, and this City Council has heretofore held such public hearing at which all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard on all matters relative to the refinancing of the Project and the Authority's issuance of the Obligations therefor; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest and for the public benefit that the City Council approve the issuance of the Obligations by the Authority for the aforesaid purposes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 . The foregoing resolutions are true and correct. Section 2 . The Agreement is hereby approved and the Mayor, the City Manager or designee of either is hereby authorized and directed to execute said document, and the City Clerk or such Clerk's designee is hereby authorized and directed to attest thereto. Section 3 . The City Council hereby approves the issuance of the Obligations by the Authority. It is the purpose and intent of the City Council that this resolution constitute approval of the issuance of the Obligations (a) by the "applicable elected representative" of the governmental unit having jurisdiction over the area in which the Project is to be located in accordance with Section 147(f) of the Code and; (b) by the City Council in accordance with Section 4 of the Agreement. Section 4 . The issuance of the Obligations shall be subject to the approval of the Authority of all financing documents relating thereto to which the Authority is a party. The City shall have no responsibility or liability whatsoever with respect to the Obligations. Section 5 . The adoption of this Resolution shall not obligate the City or any department thereof to (i) provide any financing to acquire or construct the Project or any refinancing of the Project; (ii) approve any application or request for or take any other action in connection with any planning approval, permit or other action necessary for the acquisition, construction, improvement or operation of the Project; (iii) make any contribution or advance any funds whatsoever to the Authority; or (iv) take any further action with respect to the Authority or its membership therein. K Section 6 . The executing officers, the City Clerk and all other proper officers and officials of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute such other agreements, documents and certificates, and to perform such other acts and deeds, as may be necessary or convenient to effect the purposes of this Resolution and the transactions herein authorized. Section 7 . The Clerk shall forward a certified copy of this Resolution and an originally executed Agreement to the Authority in care of its bond counsel: Marc F Bauer, Esq. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 777 South Figueroa Street, Ste. #3200 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Section 8 . This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. ADOPTED this 25 day of November, 2014 1tzt- Teresa E. Smith, Mayor, City of Orange ATTEST: Mary E. rphy, City Clerk, C' ange I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 25 day of November, 2014 by the following vote: AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS:Alvarez, Whitaker, Smith, Murphy, Bilodeau NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS:None ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBERS:None ABSTAIN:COUNCILMEMBERS:None Mary E. City Clerk, City ange