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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - City Council - 82-436 - 1982-09-21# • • RESOLUTION NO.. 82·436 . - RESOLUTION OF THE COUNC]iL OF THE CITY OF I • FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, APPR~VING APPLICATION 81-23 FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE Pub l i e Works .Deve Jopment BONDS (IDB), SUBMITTED SY SCHURGIN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FOR FINANC]j~G A PROJECT! TO CONSTRUCT A SHOPPING CENTER FACILITY IN .THE CITY -OF FRESNO, AND DECLARING ITS INTEN~ TO ISSUE SUCH REVENUE BONDS .. WHEREAS, the City of Fresno ~•City" her.in}, is a "home rule city" duly organized and existin~ under the provisions of t6e Constitution of the State of California; and WHEREAS, pursuant to its ham~ rule powers, the City duly and regularly enacted the City of Fresno Industrial Development Bond Law (the "Industrial Developm~?nt Bond Lawn herein) to finance various types of projects, as defined in thei Industrial Development Bond Law, and to issue its special rev~nue bonds fox the purpose of paying the cost of financing such proj~cts, and has amended the same from time to time; and WHEREAS, said Industrial Development Bond Law is intended to accomplish the public purposes set forth in Section 18-20i thereof; and· WHEREAS an application from Schurgin Development Corporation has been duly and regularly filed req4esting the issuance of bonds pursuant to said Ind~strial Development Bond Law ' in the principle amount not to exceed $250, 000.. f'or the purp()se of financing, on behalf of the applicant, .a certain project, to wit: Construction of approximately 5·, 840 :square fc•ot shopping ce·ntE~r to " accommodate retail tenants at the south~ast corner of ~est Olive Avenue and North Fruit Avenue, Fresno, 9alifornia, and includ1ngr without limitation, all off-site and om-site improvements nec1:~ssary therefor and appurtenances and appurtenant work (the •Project 1•); and I .I :I • WHEREAS, said Application has been processed and reviewed in accordance with said Industrial Oevelopment Bond Law. NOW II THEREFORE, IT ts HEREl~Y RES(tl\J,'EO, DETERMINED ANO ORDERED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY pF FRESNO, A$ FOLLOW!;;: Section 1. That the rebitils set forth hereinabove are true and correct in all respects. Section 2. The City of FrEtsno, c:alifornia, is a municipal ,,. ~-----, corporation duly created, established and authorized to transact ( business and exercise its power~, a~l under and pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of California, and the City .I J Charter of the City. Section 3 .. --Pursuant to the Charter of the City and the \\ Industrial Development Bond law, th~: City is legally authorized to issue special revenue bonds tor the permanent flnancing a.s described in the recitals thereof. §_e_.9.~_!.9.~1 4.. This body constil tutes the governing: body ctf the , City and 1s legally authorized to provide for the issuance of such special revenue bonds of the City. ~~-~th.Q:n .5.. The Project ref~~rre,d, to ln 1:he recitals hereo'.r constitutes a project which may be financed by the issuance of auch special revenue bonds of the City ... \ :. Section 6.. The application ;referred to in the recital~, hereof complies with the provisions and ::r:•equirements of the Industrial Development Blond Law and the Rules and Regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and it is ~~reby determined that the Projact will accrue a public ben&fit and that the undertaking of the Project by the City will be a substantial factor in the accrual of each of the public benefits for the U$e of th~ Facilities as proposed in the Application; and the Application and the Proje6t involved in such Application are herel~y iappxoved pursuant to the Industrial Development Bond Law4 _,.,"" ,,;. I " li • • " §ect_JQn 7 ";. The City her.eby decli~res its intention tc) i( exercise the authority referred to in Seotion J hereof by issuing special revenue bonds of the City in such! amoqnts a~~ will be :i adequate to .implement the C:ity financing 1:or the Project .. §ec~tion 8.. The bonds shall be iiayable from the revenues described in the Industrial Development Bond Law, as amended. Section 9., The proceeding for the issuance of the bonds l' shall be in accordance with Section 18-l;l 7 ·of' the Fresno Mun.i.c:ipal Code which provides as follows: nsECTION 18-117. NO CITY DEBT. "(a) None of the Bonds issued by the City pursuant to this ordinance shall be deemed to ' constitute a debt or liability\of the city, or a I pledge of the faith and credit of the eity, but shall be payable solely from the Rev~mue:s and other funds, if any, provided therefor in tljte proceedings •. "(b) The issuance of Bonds shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obltgate the city to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatsotver therefor Ol~ to make any appropriation fi3r their palyment .. n ( c) All Bonds shall cont1,ain on the face, th1ere-0 f a statement to the following effect: u "Neither the faith ,and credit nor the taxing p 1ower of the City 'pf Fresno is pledg·ed to the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this Bond,: nor is the City of Fresno in any manner obl~gated to make any appropriation for payment.' »(ct) Neither the Council·nor the officers and employees of the city nor any: pe:rson.s executing tht~ Bonds shall, in any event, be subject to any pe~sonal 'i liability for the Bonds or anf personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of such Bonds. • • "(e) The Bonds shall be a special obligation of the city, and the city shallv under ne circumstances, ' be obligated to pay Bonds or Project costs (other than Administrative Expenses)i exoept from Revenues and otheir funds received under tt:1e ProJect Agre'Smenbs 1for suich purposes, nor to pay Administrative Expenses except from funds received un~er Project Agreements for such purposes, or from funds which.are made available as otherwise authorlzed by law. All Bonds shall contain on the face the:ceof a statement of their special obligation nature~" .i Section 10.:. The details of sc1ch bonds, including the establishing of the aggregate face amount of ~uch obligations, shall be authorized by the Resolution(s) of issuance adopted by the Council of the City at a meet:lng or meetings to be held for ~such purpose. The City Staff, Bond Counsel, Underwriter$, the Applicants and the agents and representatives of same ara hereby authorized and" ' directed to prepare or cause to be prep~red th~ necessary legal documents, inicluding the Project At1reem•~nts, Resolution (s) of:: ' Issuance, and such other documents as may be nec$ssary to effect said Project and the issuance of Industtial Development Revenue Bonds therefor and to present same to the Council~ The City Manager is hereby authorized and dixected to cocirdinate tb«a efforts of all concerned relating to the is·5uance and $,ale of th~~ bonds, and the City Attorney, City staff, consultants and Bond counsel are hereby directed to take such steps as shall be appropriate to implement such sale and delivery of the bonds. Section 11. This Resolution cchstitutes a proper exercise. of the powers of this Council and confor~s to State and local legal requirements relating to the issu!1ance of, such specital revenue· bonds and other bonds or debt obligations by a. charti~+: cttty of this State .. • Section 12. It is intended that thi:s Restilution shall --l/ constitute such "official action" to~ard the issuance of the bonds j 111ithin the meaning of the United States Interr,al Revenue Code of 19 54, as amended, and the regulations promulgatied the:reunde1·, and any legislation now or hereafter pending in the Congress of the United states which may require official action.in order for the l bonds to be exempt from Federal income taxation~ STATE OF CALIFORNIA ·coUNTY OF FRESNO CITY OF FRESNO ) ) ) CLERK 1 S CERTIFICATION -..,._........, I, JACQUELINE L. RYLE, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify City of the that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Council of the Fresno, California, at a regul~r meeting thereof, held on 21st _ day of -... Seetember ., 19~ .. Finance Dept. 9/14/82 45.0/15