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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-10-23 - RESOLUTIONS - REVENUE BONDS EDUCATIONAL (2)RESOLUTION NO. 01-137 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL Il OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REVENUE BONDS IN A MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $16,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSES OF FINANCING AND REFINANCING THE COSTS OF ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REMODELING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO WHEREAS, the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (the "Authority") is authorized pursuant to Title 1, Division 7, Chapter 6 of the Government Code of the State of California and the terms of an Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1988 (the "Agreement"), among certain local agencies throughout the State of California, including the City of Santa Clarita (the "City"), to issue revenue bonds and other forms of indebtedness to promote economic development within the State of California; and WHEREAS, The Master's College and Seminary (the "Corporation"), an organization described in Section 601(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, has requested that the Authority issue revenue bonds in a maximum aggregate principal amount of $16,000,000 p (the `Bonds') to finance and refinance the costs of acquisition, construction, improvement, renovation, remodeling, furnishing, and equipping of certain educational facilities, including residence halls, classrooms, laboratories, music practice rooms, administrative and faculty offices, parking lots, dining facilities, the HVAC, electrical distribution and telecommunication systems, the library, the student center, and other related and appurtenant facilities, including sewer lines at The Master's College, (the "Campus'), and one or more residence halls to be located off campus (the "Off -Campus Residence Halls" and, together with the Campus, the "Project"), which are or will be owned and operated by the Corporation and located in the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code'), prior to their issuance, the Bonds are required to be approved by the "applicable elected representative" of the governmental unit on whose behalf the Bonds are expected to be issued and by a governmental unit having jurisdiction over the entire area in which any facility financed by the Bonds is to be located, after a public hearing held following reasonable public notice; and WHEREAS, the facilities to be financed and refinanced are located within the territorial limits of the City; and WHEREAS, the members of the City Council are the applicable elected representatives of the City; and Page 2 WHEREAS, there has been published, at least 14 days prior to the date hereof, in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, a notice that a public hearing regarding the Bonds would be held on the date hereof; and WHEREAS, such public hearing was conducted on this date by the City Council, at which time an opportunity was provided to interested parties to present arguments both for and against the issuance of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, it is intended that this Resolution shall constitute the approval of the issuance of the Bonds and the Project required by Section 147(f) of the Code and Section 9 of the Agreement, as applicable; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby approves the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority and the Project to be financed and refinanced thereby. It is the purpose and intent of the City Council that this Resolution constitutes approval of the Bonds for the purposes of Section 147(f) of the Code and the approval of the Project, including the issuance of the Bonds for purposes of Section 9 of the Agreement. SECTION S. The officers of the City, including the City's City Manager, 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 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23d day of October 2001. ATTEST: CITY CLERK Page 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) as. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 23 d day of October, 2001, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Smyth, Darcy, Kellar, Ferry NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None DISQUALIFIED: COUNCILMEMBERS: Weste 4 / .. W waneflWasWrYMYRUM