2012 06 06 OBOVERSIGHT BOARD
OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AGENDA
La Quinta City Council Chambers
78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California
Regular Meeting
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012
2:00 p.m.
Beginning Resolution No. 2012-013
CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call:
Board Members: Ellis, Marshall, Maysels, McDaniel, Nelson, Osborne and
Chairperson Pena
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENT
This is the time set aside for public comment on any matter not listed on the
agenda. Please complete a "Request to Speak" form and limit your comments to
three minutes. When addressing the Oversight Board, please state your name and
address.
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS — None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Approval of Oversight Board Minutes of Regular Meeting on May 2, 2012
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS — None
CONSENT ITEMS - None
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Consideration of a Resolution Approving the Implementation of the
Washington Street Apartment Rehabilitation Project, Approving the Use of
2004 Tax -Exempt Housing Bond Proceeds and 2011 Taxable Housing Bond
Proceeds to Fund the Project, Confirming the Status of the Housing Bond
Proceeds as Housing Assets Transferable to the La Quinta Housing
Authority, and Amending the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule to
Reflect the Project and Payments
STUDY SESSION — None
REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. List of Successor Agency Assets and Bond Proceeds
2. Update on Department of Finance Review of Oversight Board Actions
DEPARTMENT REPORTS - None
CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS' ITEMS - None
ADJOURNMENT
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, Lori Lafond, Oversight Board Secretary, do hereby declare that the foregoing Agenda for Oversight
Board of the Successor Agency to La Quinta Redevelopment Agency meeting of June 6, 2012, was
posted on the outside entry to the Council Chamber, 78-495 Calle Tampico, the bulletin board at
the La Quinta Post Office located at 51-321 Avenida Bermudas, La Quinta, California and 78-630
Highway 111, La Quinta, California on May 31, 2012.
Dated: May 31, z012
Oversight Board
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Oversight Board Agenda June 6, 2012
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OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ROLL CALL -
PUBLIC COMMENT
MINUTES
Regular Meeting
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
Board Members Marshall,
Nelson, Osborne and Cha
Board Member Ellis
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA - Co
PRESENTATIONS - None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1
Board Member Marshall indl
Minutes on page 5 and 6 as
referenced as he rr
Member Mar ma e n
, McDaniel,
Pena
should be made to the
ar McDaniel's name was
corrected to read Board
%eby-1.6 rshall/Maysels to approve the minutes
` oard meeting as amended. Motion
, 1 abstain. (Board Member McDaniel
at April 18, 2012 meeting.)
Pena to the
Chairperson`°sborne indicated that this correspondence was written
pursuant to Motion carried by the Board at the April 4, 2012 Oversight Board
meeting.
CONSENT ITEMS - None
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Consideration of a Resolution Approving Amended Recognized Obligation
Payment Schedules of the Former La Quinta Redevelopment Agency for the
periods of January 2012 through June 2012 and July 2012 through
December 2012 with the Revisions Requested by the Department of Finance
Staff presented staff report.
MOTION: A motion was made by Maysels/Marshall, 11 dopt Resolution No.
OB 2012-011 approving the Amended Reco tl Obligation Payment
Schedules of the Former La Quinta Redevelop n a ency for the periods of
January 2012 through June 2012 and July ,._ 2 `''.: ugh December 2012
r ®
with the revisions requested by the Depae't of Finei"
RESOLUTION
2-011
A RESOLUTION OF THE OV H ,:.. ARD OF THEE`
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO LA QU DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY ADOP, y REVIS IN RECOGNIZED
OBLIGATION PAYM PULES HE PERIODS
OF JANUARY 2012 °:..,:. NE 2 NO JULY
2012 THROUGH DECE
Motion card ye ` , nays, nt.
2. Considerati F f Revi , . Cass `; gency Administrative Budget for the
periods of J 1N gh' une 2012 and July 2012 through
Deoerr ,.,2012 mply it ctions from Department of Defense
A molf was made by McDaniel/Nelson to approve the Revised
)r Agenc !, *dministrative Budgets for the periods of January 2012
1 ne 2 and July 2012 through December 2012 to comply with
Dartment of Finance. Motion carried by a vote of 6 ayes,
0 nays, 1
3. Consideration of a Resolution Making Certain Acknowledgements to with
Respect to Housing Assets of the Successor Agency to La Quinta
Redevelopment Agency Specifically Related to Property Located Within the
Watercolors Development
Staff presented staff report.
OVERSIGHT BOARD MINUTES 2 MAY 2, 2012
Chairperson Pena asked staff when the 45 year period begins. Staff
indicated that the 45 year period begins at the original date of sale.
Board Member Osborne commented that the silent second program has
worked very well for our low-income housing in La Quinta and has done well
to help people into homes and still maintain some manner of financial
stability.
MOTION: A motion. was made by Osborne/Maysels to adopt Resolution
No. OB 2012-012 making certain acknowledgments with respect to Housing
Assets of the Successor Agency to La Quinta Redevelopment Agency
specifically related to property located within the Watercolors Development
RESOLUTION NO. OR..* 012N111A,
A RESOLUTION OF THE 0
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO Li
AGENCY MAKING CERT.
WITH RESPECT T HO
SUCCESSOR AGEN L�
AGENCY 091
Motion carried by a vote of 6 ayes,
STUDY SESSION
REPORTS
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OF THE
.OPMENT
this list was requested by the Board at the
of Finance Review of Oversight Board Actions
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CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS' ITEMS — None
OVERSIGHT BOARD MINUTES 3 MAY 2, 2012
ADJOURNMENT — 2:15 p.m.
A motion was made by Nelson/Osborne to adjourn. Motion carried
unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Lori
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OVERSIGHT BOARD MINUTES 4 MAY 2, 2012
OVERSIGHT BOARD MEETING DATE: June 6, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Consideration of a Resolution Approving
the Implementation of the Washington Street
Apartment Rehabilitation Project, Approving the Use of
2004 Tax -Exempt Housing Bond Proceeds and 2011
Taxable Housing Bond Proceeds to Fund the Project,
Confirming the Status of the Housing Bond Proceeds
as Housing Assets Transferable to the La Quinta
Housing Authority, and Amending the Recognized
Obligation Payment Schedule to Reflect the Project
and Payments
RECOMMENDATION:
AGENDA CATEGORY:
BUSINESS SESSION:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
STUDY SESSION:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Adopt a Resolution (1) approving the implementation of the Washington Street
Apartment Rehabilitation Project, (2) approving the expenditure of $3,006,360 in
2004 tax-exempt housing bond proceeds and $15,523,220 in 2011 taxable
housing bond proceeds, (3) confirming that the housing bond proceeds are
"Housing Assets" that are to be transferred to the Housing Authority pursuant to
Health & Safety Code Section 34176(b), and (4) approving an amendment to the
Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule to reflect the Project/Bond obligations
and the payments.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The total remaining Washington Street Apartment ("WSA") Rehabilitation Project
cost is estimated to be $18,529,580. If the rehabilitation moves forward, the
funding sources would be as follows: (1) $3,006,360 in 2004 tax-exempt housing
bond proceeds, and (2) up to $15,523,220 of 2011 taxable housing bond
proceeds. The following table summarizes the funding that is proposed:
Amount
Funding Source
Previous
$3,006,360
2004 Tax -Exempt Housing Bond
Appropriation
Proceeds
Previous
$8,514,502
2011 Taxable Housing Bond
Appropriation
Proceeds
Additional
$7,008,718
2011 Taxable Housing Bond
Appropriation made
Proceeds
June 5, 2012
Project Total
$18,529,580
The bond documentation for the 2004 and 2011 housing bonds requires that these
bond proceeds be used for affordable housing purposes. An analysis and
discussion of the bond requirements is set forth below in Section D.
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW:
On June 5, 2012, each of the Successor Agency and Housing Authority will
consider resolutions approving the implementation of the WSA Rehabilitation
Project. Those resolutions are similar to the one attached to this report for
Oversight Board consideration; however, the Successor Agency and Housing
Authority approved the actual appropriation of funds as noted in the above table.
Staff will provide an update on the Successor Agency and Housing Authority
actions related to the WSA Rehabilitation Project.
The following sections outline the history of WSA; the project scope and status;
EOPS and BOPS status; and the requirements set forth by the housing bond
documents.
A. Summary of the WSA Purchase, Annexation, USDA -Rural Development
Subsidy, and Property Ownership
When redevelopment existed in California, the California Community
Redevelopment Law ("CRL") required that a designated percentage of all
housing units developed within a redevelopment project area be affordable to
very -low, low- and moderate -income households. Based on past and
projected housing development within the redevelopment project areas in La
Quinta, the number of affordable units required to be developed in La Quinta
was projected to be 2,307. Prior to its dissolution, the La Quinta
Redevelopment Agency ("LQRDA") was working diligently to meet that
number.
In addition to producing new affordable housing units, the LQRDA had made
one of its top priorities the rehabilitation of existing affordable housing units.
Implementation of that goal not only provided affordable housing, but also
helped to eliminate blight in the community. Consistent with that goal, in
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2006, the LQRDA began negotiations to purchase the WSA, a 72-unit very
low-income senior (age 62+) and disabled adult affordable housing complex
located on the east side of Washington Street at Hidden River Road (see
Attachment 1 - vicinity map.) The WSA is over 30 years old and is in need
of substantial rehabilitation, including significant upgrades to meet current
handicap accessibility and energy -efficiency standards. During that same
timeframe, the LQRDA also began pursuing the acquisition of the adjacent
6.83 acre vacant parcel to expand the project and create additional
affordable housing.
At the time, both properties were adjacent to, but outside, the City limits. In
2007, the City processed the annexation through LAFCO, and in December
2007, the WSA and the adjacent vacant land were annexed into the City.
Escrow closed on the vacant land in October 2007 (the LQRDA paid
$4,644,206 for the 6.83 acres). Due to various issues, including issues
related to two loans on the WSA, the WSA closing was delayed until
October 2008. The WSA property was purchased for a total of $6,120,000,
which included the assumption of the two loans totaling $2,400,000, for a
net outlay of $3,720,000. Tax exempt bond proceeds were used for both
purchases. This precludes the properties from being sold to private interests,
but they can be given away to an affordable housing nonprofit without
violating the tax code.
The existing WSA complex receives a rent subsidy from the United States
Department of Agriculture -Rural Development Division C'RD" 1 of
approximately $37,000 per month. This subsidy allows the rents to be
affordable to very -low and low-income residents. The two loans mentioned
above also facilitate the RD rent subsidy. There was an extensive and
lengthy RD application process to allow the LQRDA to acquire ownership of
the property and assume the loans. The LQRDA was required to commit to
RD, in writing, that it would complete the rehabilitation using redevelopment
agency housing funds (see Attachment 2 - letter dated June 9, 2008.) In a
letter from RD, dated March 23, 2012 (Attachment 3), RD reconfirmed that
RD's 2008 approval of the LQRDA's application to purchase the apartments
was predicated on the LQRDA's commitment to rehabilitate the property.
It should be noted that WSA has been included in the City's General Plan
Housing Element since 2007, currently identified as a Pending Residential
Project in Chapter 7.0, Housing Resources. As such, this project is counted
towards La Quinta's housing production goals as set forth by the Regional
Housing Needs Assessment, which is mandated by State housing law.
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In regards to ownership of WSA, as redevelopment dissolution became
imminent, in June 2011, with RD's consent, the Housing Authority became
a 50% owner of the WSA. With the February 1, 2012 dissolution of the
LQRDA, control of the LQRDA's remaining 50% interest in the WSA was
transferred to the Successor Agency pursuant to Health and Safety Code
section 34175(b), added by ABx1 26 [unless otherwise specified, all
subsequent statutory references are to the Health and Safety Code, as added
by ABx1 26). Because the WSA is a housing asset, section 34176(b)(2)
provides that it is to be transferred to the Housing Authority. The Oversight
Board approved the transfer of this property to the Housing Authority on
April 18, 2012, in Resolution No. OB 2012-008. The Department of Finance
("DOF") did not request a review of that action.
B. Outline of the WSA Rehabilitation Project Desiqn and Entitlement
LQRDA staff and consultants have fully completed the design and
entitlement process to substantially rehabilitate the WSA, which
rehabilitation includes the construction of 24 new dwellings to avoid any
long-term displacement during the rehabilitation ("Rehabilitation Project").
The Rehabilitation Project will be completed in two phases. The following is
a summary of the WSA Rehabilitation Project:
Existing Condition:
> 30 year -old apartment complex (Attachment 4 - photos)
> 72 one -bedroom units, plus one manager's unit
> Commons building includes an office, manager's unit, recreation room,
laundry room, restrooms, and storage areas
> Rented to very -low income seniors (age 62+) and disabled adults
> USDA Rural Development provides rent subsidies
Phase 1: (Duration is approximately 18 months)
> Complete construction drawings and bid project
> Demolish existing commons building and manager's unit
> Construct site and utility improvements (new sewer line, grading, etc.)
> Construct new main drive aisle and parking areas
> Construct retention basin
> Construct 24 new one -bedroom units on the site for same population
> Construct 2 additional units to house manager & maintenance person
> Construct new commons building with office, recreation room, storage,
laundry, restrooms; outdoor swimming pool
> Improve existing wall along Washington Street to create a sound wall,
which will attenuate traffic noise for the residents (Attachment 5 - photo)
> Utility undergrounding along Washington Street, which will allow for the
sound wall to be constructed, and the installation of an improved sidewalk
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for pedestrian use
> Re -landscape Washington Street frontage
Phase 2: (Duration is approximately 15 months)
> Relocate 24 residents at a time to new units; substantially rehabilitate old
units; continue process until all 72 existing units have been rehabilitated
> Work with Rural Development to add the new units to its rental subsidy
program
> When completed, total unit count, including manager & maintenance
units = 98
(15.3 units per acre)
The project has completed the design and entitlement process - a site plan is
included as Attachment 6. On February 14, 2012, the La Quinta Planning
Commission approved a negative declaration of environmental impact, a
conditional use permit, and a site development permit. The next steps would
include preparation of construction drawings and bidding the project.
C. Treatment of the WSA Rehabilitation Project on the EOPS and Current ROPS
The WSA Rehabilitation Project was first identified on the LQRDA's
Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule ("EOPS"). The DOF questioned
this item because no construction contract had been awarded. DOF
requested that it be removed from further listings of enforceable obligations.
The Successor Agency disputed this determination in a letter dated March
29, 2012, but agreed to temporarily remove the monthly payments while
leaving the item itself on the list of enforceable obligations (see Attachment
7 - SA's response letter.) The DOF never responded to this letter. In order
to preserve the Successor Agency's position that the WSA Rehabilitation
Project is an enforceable obligation, the item was carried forward onto the
subsequent Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule ("ROPS"). It was
listed as Project Area No. 2, Item 6, on the January - June 2012 and the
July - December 2012 BOPS. On both sets of BOPS, it is described as an
$18,906,474 obligation consisting of a "Written commitment to US
Department of Agriculture Rural Development to Rehabilitate and Construct
Improvements to [WSA]." The DOF has now formally approved the two sets
of ROPS with that description (see Attachment 8 - letter from DOF dated
May 30, 2012.)
If the Oversight Board approves moving forward with the WSA project, the
July -December 2012 ROPS will be amended to include a monthly payment
schedule. Staff estimates $40,000 per month will be needed for the
upcoming tasks. In addition, the ROPS identified two funding sources -
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bond proceeds and property tax. The BOPS will be amended to identify
bond proceeds as the sole funding source for WSA.
D. Descriptions of the Obligations Arising From the Housing Bonds
Housing bond proceeds will be utilized for the completion of the WSA project
as follows:
Amount Funding Source
$3,006,360 2004 Tax -Exempt Housing Bond Proceeds
$15,523,220 2011 Taxable Housing Bond Proceeds
These funds are currently held by the bond trustee, U. S. Bank.
Section 34171(d) defines "enforceable obligations" to include bonds,
indentures, and similar documents governing the issuance of outstanding
bonds.
The bond obligations, then, are enforceable obligations under ABx1 26. As
such, the City, as Successor Agency, has the mandatory duty to perform
and honor the covenants required by the bonds. (Section 34177(c)
["Successor agencies are required to... Perform obligations required
pursuant to any enforceable obligation."].)
Additionally, successor agencies are required to:
Continue to oversee development of properties until the
contracted work has been completed or the contractual
obligations of the former redevelopment agency can be
transferred to other parties. Bond proceeds shall be used
for the purposes for which bonds were sold unless the
purposes can no longer be achieved, in which case, the
proceeds may be used to defease the bonds.
(Section 34177(i) [Emphasis added].) It is a long-standing canon of statutory
construction that the word "shall" is construed as "mandatory" (as opposed
to "discretionary"). (Tarrant Bell Property, LLC v. Superior Court (201 1) 51
Cal.4th 538, 542.) Accordingly, if the purposes for which bonds were sold
can be achieved, the bond proceeds must be used for those purposes.
Such is the situation with the housing bond proceeds here. The express
purpose of the bonds, as explained in the Indentures and Official Statements,
was to fund redevelopment housing activities in the Project Area. Those
purposes certainly still can be achieved.
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The following is a summary of the covenants, promises, representations and
warranties relating to the use of the bond proceeds that must be honored. by
the Successor Agency.
1. 2004 Tax Exempt Housing Bonds
On June 1, 2004, the LQRDA, the City, and the La Quinta Finance
Authority ("LQFA") held a joint public hearing and approved issuance
of the 2004 tax exempt housing bonds. The staff report identified
that the funds were for "investment in affordable housing initiatives."
More specifically, it stated: "The Loan proceeds will be used for the
Avenue 481h and Adams Street [Watercolors], Vista Dunes [Vista
Dunes Courtyard Homes], and Hammer property [Wolff Waters Place]
developments, and to fund other affordable housing projects and
programs." The resolutions authorizing the bond issuance each stated
that the purpose of the issuance was to raise funding "to aid in the
financing of certain housing related redevelopment activities." (City
Council Resolution No. 2004-062, Section 2; LQRDA Resolution
2004-010, Section 1; and LQFA Resolution No. FA 2004-02, 6m
Recital and Section 1.) Further, the Indenture of Trust (the contract
between the issuer, the LQFA, and U.S. Bank National Association)
requires that the LQFA take no action that causes the interest on the
bond to become taxable. (Indenture, Section 5.6, p. 31.)
The 2004 Official Statement ("2004 OS") is also very explicit as to
the use of the funds. It states: "The Bonds are being issued to
provide a loan from the Authority to the Agency to finance projects
benefiting low and moderate income housing in La Quinta Project Area
No. 1 ... and ... Project Areas Nos. 2...... (2004 OS, cover sheet.) On
page 1, under Financing Purpose, the OS states that the proceeds will
be used to "assist the Agency in the financing and refinancing of
housing activities, benefitting one or more of the Agency's
redevelopment project areas...."
Similarly, in the Purchase Contract between the LQFA and Wedbush
Morgan Securities, the following limitation is placed upon the use of
the bond proceeds:
The net proceeds of the Bonds will be used to
finance low and moderate income housing
redevelopment activities of the Agency with respect
to the Agency's Redevelopment Project Areas (the
"Project Areas") described in the Redevelopment
Plans....
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Purchase Contract, p. 2.
2. 2011 Taxable Housing Bonds:
On March 15, 2011, the LQRDA, the City, and the LQFA held a joint
public hearing and approved issuance of the 2011 taxable housing
bonds. The staff report identified that $25,370,000 of the funds
were for to be used for low and moderate income housing in both of
the LQRDA's project areas. The resolutions authorizing the bond
issuance stated that the purpose of the issuance was "to aid in the
financing of certain housing related redevelopment activities in
Redevelopment Project Areas Nos. 1 and 2, and for other purposes
related thereto" (City Council Resolution No. 2011-024, Section 2);
"to provide funds for expansion of certain housing related
redevelopment projects" (LQRDA Resolution No. 201 1-015, Section
1); and "to finance certain low and moderate income housing projects"
(LQFA Resolution No. FA 2011-002, 61" "WHEREAS" clause).
The 2011 Official Statement ("2011 OS") provides "The Bonds are
being issued to provide a loan from the Authority to the Agency to
finance projects benefiting low and moderate income housing in
[Project Area No. 1 and Project Area No. 21" (201 1 OS, cover sheet).
On page 1 of the 2011 OS, under Financing Purpose, the OS states
that the proceeds will be used to "assist the Agency in the financing
and refinancing of housing activities, benefitting one or more of the
Agency's redevelopment project areas...."
In the Bond Purchase Contract with Wedbush Securities for this
issuance, the LQFA ratified the Official Statement,. and further
covenanted that the proceeds from the sale of the bonds would be
used for the purposes specified in the Indenture. (June 9, 2012 Bond
Purchase Contract, pages 2 and 4.)
These covenants and commitments are binding, enforceable
obligations.
(The above -referenced bond documents are available in the . City
Manager's office for review.
E. Housing Bond Proceeds are Housing Assets
It should also be noted that the proceeds of both the 2004 tax-exempt
bonds and the 2011 taxable housing bonds are "housing assets" of the
former LQRDA that are to be transferred to the Authority pursuant to Section
34176(b)(1). As further discussed in Section D of this report above, the
covenants in the bond documents require that the bond proceeds be used on
affordable housing within or benefitting the LQRDA's project areas. As
such, the proceeds are "funds that are encumbered by an enforceable
obligation to build or acquire low and moderate income housing as low and
moderate income housing is defined by the Community Redevelopment
Law," therefore meeting the definition of "housing asset" as set forth in the
DOF's Questions and Answers section of its website, and further meeting
the definition of "housing asset" proposed by the DOF to be codified as
Section 34176(d)(2) in the Redevelopment Agencies Dissolution Clean-up
and Liquid Asset Provisions, May Revision prepared by the DOF.
Thus, based upon (i) the commitment the LQRDA made to RD to rehabilitate
the WSA, (ii) the fact that the covenants in the bond documents require that
the bond proceeds be used on affordable housing projects within or
benefiting the LQRDA's project areas, and (iii) the fact that the 2004 tax-
exempt bond proceeds and the 2011 taxable housing bond proceeds are
"housing assets" that must be transferred to the Authority, the Successor
Agency staff recommends that the Oversight Board adopt the proposed
resolution.
FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES:
The alternatives available to the Oversight Board include:
1. Adopt a Resolution (1) approving the implementation of the Washington
Street Apartment Rehabilitation Project, (2) approving the expenditure of
$3,006,360 in 2004 tax-exempt housing bond proceeds and $15,523,220
in 2011 taxable housing bond proceeds, (3) confirming that the housing
bond proceeds are "Housing Assets" that are to be transferred to the
Housing Authority pursuant to Health & Safety Code Section 34176(b), and
(4) approving an amendment to the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule
to reflect the Project/Bond obligations and the payments; or
2. Do not adopt the proposed Resolution; or
3. Provide staff with alternative direction.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Powell,
Economic Development/Housing Manager
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Attachments
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8.
Approved for submission by:
rank J. Spevacek, Executive Director
of the Successor Agency to La Ouinta
Redevelopment Agency
Vicinity Map
June 9, 2008 Letter from LORDA
March 23, 2012 Letter from USDA-RD
Photos of Existing Project
Photos of Existing Wall along Washington Street
Site Plan
March 29, 2012 Letter to DOF
May 30, 2012 Letter from DOF
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ATTACHMENT 2
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P.O. Box 1504
78-495 CALLS TANIPICO
LA QOINTA,CALIFORNIA 92253
June 9, 2008
Ms. Judy Twilley
USDA -Rural Development
22690 Cactus Avenue Ste. 280
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
La Quinta Washington Street Apartments Rehabilitation Plans
Dear Ms. Twilley:
(760)777-7000
FAX (760) 777-7101
The La Quinta Redevelopment Agency will do a complete investigation and study
of the Washington Street Apartments site and improvements after the close of
escrow. Safety, site accessibility, street noise, and condition of buildings and
infrastructure will be some of the items studied. From this the Agency will
develop rehabilitation and site improvement plans. It is our intention to share the
findings from the studies and to then submit plans to Rural Development for
review, comment, and approval. All of the expenses associated with these
endeavors as well the construction of future improvements will be funded with
100% Redevelopment Agency funds. Should you have any additional questions,
please contact our consultant, Suzy Kim, at (714) 541-4585 x 116 or
skim@webrsg.com.
Sincerely,
Thomas P. Genovese
Executive Director
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P.O. Box 1504
78-495 CALL£ TAMPICO
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253
June 9, 2008
Ms. Judy Twilley
USDA -Rural Development
22690 Cactus Avenue, Ste. 280
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
(760) 777-7000,
FAX (760) 777-7101
La Quinta Washington Street Apartments Application — Response to
Comments
Dear Ms. Twilley:
Thank you for your comments sent on May 12, 2008 resulting from your review of
the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency's application for transferring property
ownership of the Washington Street Apartments. We have noted your comments
and listed our responses below.
1. RD 3560-20 Multi -Family Housing Transfer and Assumption Review and
Recommentation which should include (1) description of the transaction (2)
description of the new entity structure.
The completed form is attached.
2. Document from the IRS evidencing the Tax Identification Number
Please see attached IRS Form 8038-G, "Information Return for Tax -Exempt
Governmental Obligations," for the La Quinta Financing Authority. Supporting
documentation is attached showing that the La Quinta Financing Authority is a
Joint Powers Authority of the City of La Quinta and the La Quinta Redevelopment
Agency. All three entities share the same federal tax identification number.
3. Attorney opinion letter stating that the RDA is legally constituted and in good
standing to do business in California. The letter should state the public body's
full legal name.
Please see attached letter.
4. While there is no rehab plan with this application, there was some
conversation about major rehab in the future utilizing City funds. Please provide
a proposal/draft to reflect these intentions.
Please see attached letter.
5. Management documents - will need to be provided after selection of a
managment firm and after the transfer has been completed to reflect the new
owner's name and management's name.
Will be provided as soon as a property management firm is selected.
6. Attachment 7-B-3 makes reference to a new rates and terms transfer. This
will require an appraisal outlining what the remaining useful life of the project will
be. The appraisal provided was completed January 2006 (over one year old)
and does not indicate what the remaining useful life of the project is. Our loan
term is 30 years amortized over 50 years but only if the appraisal supports this.
if the appraisal does not support a 50 year amortization period, the mortgage
payments could increase which could cause a rent increase and our policy is not
to exceed CRCU (comparable rents for comparable units). if we stayed with
same rates and terms, an appraisal is not required.
We will not be changing rates or terms, thus there is no need for a new appraisal
7. Currently, the existing owner receives a return on investment of 6% of their
contribution which is included in the budget. Because RDA is a public entity,
they are not entitled to this and would only be able to collect up to $7, 500 in
oversight fees. This will be reflected in the new Loan Agreement.
Thank you, this will be noted.
8. Attachment 7-B-3 also states that the funds in the reserve account, general
operating account and the tax and insurance escrow account will not remain in
the project after the transfer. Please note that these are project funds and if it is
negotiated that these funds will go to the seller, the buyer must replace these
funds in total.
These funds will go to the seller, The Agency will replace these funds in total.
Sincerely,
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Thomas P. Genovese
Executive Director
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MS. DEBBIE POWELL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/
HOUSING MANAGER
78-495 CALLE TAMPICO
LA QUINTA, CA 92253
RE: WASHINGTON STREET APARTMENTS
Dear Ms. Powell:
ATTACHMENT 3
March 23, 2012
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On October 31, 2008, the above referenced property was transferred and assumed by the La
Quinta Redevelopment Agency. My review of the proposed application and subsequent
recommendation for approval was contingent upon the rehab of the property. 'On June 9, 2008,
Mr. Genovese indicated that the Agency would develop a rehab and site improvement plan and.
the cost would be funded 100% from Redevelopment Agency funds. Several meetings have been
held and various communications between the Agency and RD as well as site visits, to discuss
the rehab of the this property.
It is our hope that the Agency, and/ or its successors, will honor their commitment to preserving
this complex as safe and affordable for eligible tenants. We look forward to work with you
towards this common goal.
Should you have any questions regarding the above, please feel free to contact me at this office
at (951) 656-6800 ext. 103 or atjudy.twilley@ca.usda.gov
Sincerely,
DY T LLEY
Rural Development Specialist
22690 Cactus Ave., Suite 280 a Moreno Valley, CA 92553-9035
Phone: (951) 656-6800 • Fax: (951) 656-0094 • TOD: (530) 792-5848
committed to the future Of rural communities
Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity Lender, Provider, and Employer. Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA,
Director, Office of Civil Rights, Washington, D. C. 20250-9410
ATTACHMENT
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March 29, 2012
Mr. Mark Hill
Program Budget Manager
Department of Finance
915 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-3706
RE: Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule (EOPS) for the Former La Quinta
Redevelopment Agency
Dear Mr. Hill:
Thank you for your review of the EOPS prepared by the former La Quinta
Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency"). As you indicated in your March 2, 2012
letter, the City of La Quinta is the Successor Agency to the former Agency. We
would like to take this opportunity to respectfully respond to the concerns you
raised on behalf of the California Department of Finance, which are reproduced in
the bulleted items below. Please see our responses, which are in italics.
• Project 1, page 1, line item 3 in the amount of $3.2 million for the home
purchase and rehabilitation program. It is our understanding the city has the
right but not the obligation to enforce the provisions of the agreement.
Since the agreement is not legally binding, it should not be listed as an
Enforceable Obligation,
Successor Agency Response — The Successor Agency believes the Agreement for
Home Purchase and Rehabilitation Program ("Home Purchase Agreement") is an
enforceable obligation. The Home Purchase Agreement is between the former
Agency and La Quinta Palms Real Estate Co., Inc. ("LQ Palms'), a private entity.
The Home Purchase Agreement increases, preserves, and improves the supply of
affordable housing in the City. As such, it is a housing asset of the former Agency.
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34176(b)(2) and La Quinta Housing
Authority ("Authority') Resolution No. 2012-002, adopted on January 12, 2012,
the Authority is the "housing successor" to the former Agency, and the Home
Purchase Agreement has, therefore been transferred to the Authority. The Home
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Mark Hill
Department of Finance
March 29, 2012
Page 2
Purchase Agreement obligates the Authority, in its capacity as the housing
successor, to provide certain payments to LO Palms, for LO Palms' acquisition,
rehabilitation, and resale, as affordable housing units, unoccupied and dilapidated
single family homes in the City. Although you are correct that the Home Purchase
Agreement does not obligate the City to perform any tasks thereunder, it does
obligate the Authority to perform tasks. The Home Purchase Agreement is binding
against the Authority, and thus we believe it is properly listed as an Enforceable
Obligation. The Oversight Board has not yet had the opportunity to review the
Home Purchase Agreement — it is scheduled for their April 3, 2012 meeting. In the
meantime, the Successor Agency intends to list the Home Purchase Agreement on
its BOPS, but will remove the payments shown on the current schedule pending
your response to this letter.
Project 1, page 2, line item 7 in the amount of $14.8 million payable to the
Coachella Valley Water District. HSC section 34163(b) prohibits a
redevelopment agency from entering into a contract with any entity after
June 29, 2011. It is our understanding that a binding construction contract
for these future infrastructure improvements has not been awarded.
Successor Agency Response — The Domestic Water and Sanitation System
Installation and Irrigation Service Agreement between the Coachella Valley Water
District ("CVWD') and the former Agency ("CVWD Agreement') was executed on
June 11, 2005. The CVWD Agreement relates to the development of real property
located in the City and referred to as the "SilverRock Resort" area ("SRR Area").
The CVWD Agreement requires the City, in its capacity as the Successor Agency,
to perform a series of water/sewer/infrastructure improvements (as listed in Exhibit
A to the CVWD Agreement) in exchange for CVWD's agreement to provide water
service to the SRR Area. The improvements are to be performed as the SRR Area
is developed over time; therefore, as you noted, there are no current construction
contracts in place for these improvements. The SRR Area has been master planned
and zoned for golf course, tourist commercial, and public uses. The Successor
Agency anticipates that the SRR Area will be developed as the economy improves,
at which time the Successor Agency's obligations pursuant to the CVWD
Agreement will be triggered, and the Successor Agency will need to enter into
contracts for the construction of the improvements. It is our understanding that
successor agencies may enter into contracts if necessary to fulfill enforceable
obligations. Health and Safety Code Section 34177(c) provides that Successor
Agencies are required to "Perform obligations required pursuant to any enforceable
obligation", and Health and Safety Code Section 34177(i) provides that Successor
Agencies are required to "Continue to oversee development of properties until the
contracted work has been completed or the contractual obligations of the former
Mark Hill
Department of Finance
March 29, 2012
Page 3
redevelopment agency can be transferred to other parties. " The Successor Agency
contends that the CVWD Agreement is an enforceable obligation, and thus intends
to list the CVWD Agreement on its ROPS. A copy of the Agreement is attached.
• Project 2, page 4, line item 6 in the amount of $3.75 million payable to RSG.
It is our understanding that binding construction contracts for the
rehabilitation and construction improvements to Washington Street
apartments have not been awarded.
Successor Agency Response - The agreements listed in line items 5 and 6 relate to
the rehabilitation of the Washington Street Apartments development, a rental
housing development restricted to extremely -low and very -low income senior and
disabled tenants (the "Development'), as well as the development of certain site
improvements at the Development. The former Agency inadvertently listed "RSG"
as the Payee under line item 6 (the "USDA-RD Commitment Agreement"), That
line item should instead state "To be determined," as the entity that will perform
the actual construction work has not yet been determined. The former Agency
acquired the Development in 2008, for the express purpose of substantially
rehabilitating the Development and developing site improvements at the
Development. The Development was constructed with financial assistance from
the United States Department of Agriculture -Rural Development ("USDA-RD'). In
addition, the USDA-RD provides a rent subsidy for the tenants of the Development.
The approval process for transferring the ownership of a USDA-RD assisted
housing development is onerous, lengthy, and strictly scrutinized by the USDA-RD.
The former Agency's application to the USDA-RD (the 'Application") expressly
stated that the Agency's purpose for acquiring the Development was to rehabilitate
the Development and to develop site improvements, and the USDA-RD approved
the former Agency's acquisition of the Development based on the Application. We
have included with this letter a copy of the Agency's June 9, 2008 letter to the
USDA-RD, which letters comprised a part of the Application, and a letter from the
USDA-RD dated March 23, 2012 confirming that the USDA-RD's approval of the
transfer of ownership of the Development was based on the Application and the
former Agency's commitment therein to perform the rehabilitation, and to develop
site improvements. It is the Successor Agency's opinion that upon USDA-RD's
acceptance and approval of the Application, the Application became a binding
agreement between the USDA-RD and the former Agency, which obligates the
Authority, as the "housing successor" to the former Agency, to perform the
rehabilitation, and to develop the site improvements, including executing the
necessary agreements to effect all of the same. Therefore, the Successor Agency
intends to list the USDA—RD Commitment Agreement on the ROPS but will
Mark Hill
Department of Finance
March 29, 2012
Page 4
remove the payments listed on the current schedule pending your response to this
letter.
• Projects 1 and 2, page 6, line item 13 in the amount of $13.6 million for
statutory housing fund set -asides. The requirement to set aside 20 percent
of a redevelopment agency's tax increment for low and moderate -income
housing purposes ended with the passing of the redevelopment dissolution
legislation. HSC section 34177(d) requires that all unencumbered balances
in the Low and Moderate -income Housing Fund be remitted to the county
auditor controller for distribution to the taxing entities.
Successor Agency Response — This was placed on the FOPS in error and has been
removed from the ROPS.
Please feel free to contact Debbie Powell, Economic Development/Housing Manager
at (760) 777-7073 should you have further questions or need additional
information. Thank you again for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Mark Weiss
Interim Executive Director of Successor Agency
DP/Ijl
cc: Debbie Powell, Economic Development/Housing Manager
M. Katherine Jenson, Successor Agency Counsel
Frank Spevacek, RSG Inc.
Enclosures
ATTACHMENT
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DEPARTMENT OF EDMUND G. BROWN JR. • GOVERNOR
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May 30, 2012
Debbie Powell, Economic Development/Housing Manager
City Manager's Office
City of La Quinta
PO Box 1504
La Quinta, CA 92247-1504
Dear Ms. Powell:
Subject: Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule Approval Letter
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code (HSC) section 34177 (1) (2) (C), the City of La Quinta
Successor Agency submitted Recognized Obligation Payment Schedules (ROPS) to the
California Department of Finance (Finance) on May 3, 2012 for the period of January to June
2012 and July to December 2012. Finance is assuming oversight board approval. Finance has
completed its review of your ROPS which may have included obtaining clarification for various
items. Based on our review, we are approving all of the items listed on your ROPS at this time.
This letter supersedes Finance's letter dated April 17, 2012 wherein we questioned
administrative expenses for both periods. The Agency submitted revised ROPS to correct the
disallowed administrative costs.
This is our determination with respect to any items funded from the Redevelopment Property
Tax Trust Fund (RPTTF) for the June 1, 2012 property tax allocations. In addition, items not
questioned during this review are subject to subsequent review if they are included on a future
ROPS. If an item included on a future ROPS is not an enforceable obligation, Finance reserves
the right to remove that item from the future ROPS, even if it was not removed from the
preceding ROPS.
Please refer to Exhibit 12 at http://www.dof.ca.00v/assembly bills 26-27/view.pho for the
amount of RPTTF that was approved by Finance.
As you are aware the amount of available RPTTF is the same as the property tax increment that
was available prior to ABx1 26. This amount is not and never was an unlimited funding source.
Therefore as a practical matter, the ability to fund the items on the ROPS with property tax is
limited to the amount of funding available in the RPTTF.
Please direct inquiries to Evelyn Suess, Supervisor or Mindy Patterson, Lead Analyst at (916)
322-2985,
Sincerely,
MARK HILL
Program Budget Manager .
cc: On following page
Ms. Powell
May 30, 2012
Page 2
cc: Ms. Pam Elias, Chief Accountant Property Tax Division, Riverside County
Auditor -Controller
Ms. Jennifer Baechel, Business Process Analyst II, Riverside County Auditor -Controller
Ms. April Nash, Supervising Accountant, Riverside County Auditor -Controller
RESOLUTION NO. OB 2012 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY APPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
WASHINGTON STREET APARTMENT REHABILITATION
PROJECT, APPROVING THE USE OF 2004 TAX-EXEMPT
HOUSING BOND PROCEEDS AND 2011 TAXABLE
HOUSING BOND PROCEEDS TO FUND THE PROJECT,
CONFIRMING THE STATUS OF THE HOUSING BOND
PROCEEDS AS HOUSING ASSETS TRANSFERABLE TO
THE LA QUINTA HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE RECOGNIZED
OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE TO REFLECT THE
PROJECT AND PAYMENTS
WHEREAS, the Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to La Quinta
Redevelopment Agency ("Oversight Board") has been established to direct the
Successor Agency to take certain actions to wind down the affairs of the former La
Quinta Redevelopment Agency ("LQRDA")in accordance with the California Health
and Safety Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta ("City" or "City
Council," as applicable) has established the La Quinta Housing Authority (the
"Housing Authority") to function in the City of La Quinta in accordance with the
California Housing Authorities Law (Health and Safety Code Section 34200 at
seq.); and
WHEREAS, prior to its dissolution, the LQRDA operated within the territorial
jurisdiction of the City to eliminate blight and to increase, improve, and preserve
the supply of low- and moderate -income housing in the City; and
WHEREAS, in fulfilling its purpose of increasing, improving, and preserving
the supply of low- and moderate -income housing in the City, in 2008 the LQRDA
expended tax-exempt bond proceeds to acquire a 72-unit very low-income senior
and disabled adult affordable housing complex located on the east side of
Washington street, at Hidden River Road and commonly known as the Washington
Street Apartments ("WSA"); and
WHEREAS, the LQRDA acquired the WSA with the intent of expending bond
proceeds from a 2004 tax-exempt housing bond issuance to substantially
rehabilitate the development, including the construction of additional units to avoid
the long-term displacement of any of the tenants at the development, for purposes
of preserving the units and affordability of the WSA; and
Resolution No. OB 2012-
Washington Street Apartments Rehabilitation
Adopted: June 6. 2012
Page 2 of 4 -
WHEREAS, the WSA was developed in the 1970s, with assistance from the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Division ("RD"), and is subject
to an outstanding RD loan ("RD Loan"); and
WHEREAS, after an extensive application process, during which the LQRDA
represented and committed to RD that it would complete the planned rehabilitation;
RD permitted the LQRDA to assume the RD Loan; and
WHEREAS, in June 2011, to ensure that the rehabilitation of the WSA would
continue without delay in the event of the dissolution of the LQRDA, the LQRDA
added the Authority to the title of the WSA; and
WHEREAS, on January 2, 2012, the City Council adopted City Council
Resolution No. 2012-002, affirmatively electing to be the "successor agency" to
the LQRDA (the "Successor Agency"); and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2012, the Authority adopted Housing Authority
Resolution No. 2012-02, electing to be the "housing successor" to the LQRDA; and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2012, the Oversight Board adopted Oversight Board
Resolution No. 2012-008 affirming that certain housing properties, including the
WSA, are "housing assets" of the LQRDA, as that term is used in Health and
Safety Code Sections 34176(a) and 34177(g) and approving the transfer of the
"housing assets" to the Authority; and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 34177, which contains a
comprehensive list of successor agency obligations, provides in subdivision (i),
"bond proceeds shall be used for the purposes for which bonds were sold unless
the purposes can no longer be achieved"; and
WHEREAS, the bond documents for the 2004 tax-exempt housing bonds and
2011 taxable housing bonds expressly state that the bonds were issued to finance
low- and moderate -income housing projects benefiting the former LQRDA's project
areas; and
WHEREAS, the purpose for which the bonds were sold may still be achieved,
through the rehabilitation and improvement of the WSA; and
WHEREAS, each of the Successor Agency and Housing Authority have
adopted resolutions approving the implementation of the WSA rehabilitation
project, approving the use of 2004 tax-exempt housing bond proceeds and 2011
taxable housing bond proceeds to fund the rehabilitation project, confirming the
status of the housing bond proceeds as "housing assets" transferrable to the
Resolution No. OB 2012-
Washington Street Apartments Rehabilitation
Adopted: June 6, 2012
Page 3 of 4
Authority, and amending the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule to reflect
the project and payments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Oversight Board of the
Successor Agency to La Quinta Redevelopment Agency, as follows:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The purposes for which the 2004 tax-exempt housing bonds and
2011 taxable housing bonds were issued — to finance low- and moderate -income
housing in the City — can still be achieved. The bond documents, including the
indenture, the official statement, the bond purchase agreement, and other related
documents for the 2004 and 2011 housing bond issuances require that the net
bond proceeds be used for affordable housing.
SECTION 3. The Oversight Board hereby approves the WSA rehabilitation project,
and consents to the authorization and direction to the Authority Executive Director
to administer and implement the WSA rehabilitation project, including, without
limitation, entering into the agreements necessary to effect the same.
SECTION 4. The Oversight Board hereby approves the expenditure of $3;006,360
in 2004 tax-exempt housing bond proceeds and $15,523,220 in 2011 taxable
housing bond proceeds (collectively, the "WSA Bond Proceeds") to fund the WSA
rehabilitation project.
SECTION 5. The Oversight Board hereby confirms that the 2004 tax-exempt
housing bond proceeds and the 2011 taxable housing bond proceeds are "housing
assets" and that the WSA Bond Proceeds are to be transferred to the Authority
pursuant to Health & Safety Code Section 34176(b)(1) for implementation of the
WSA rehabilitation project. The Oversight Board further confirms that the 2004
and 2011 housing bond proceeds are funds that are encumbered by an enforceable
obligation to build or acquire low- and moderate -income housing as defined in the
Community Redevelopment Law, and therefore the funds meet the definition of the
term "Housing asset" set forth in the Department of Finance's Questions and
Answers section of its website, and further meeting the definition of "Housing
asset" proposed by DOF to be codified as Health & Safety Code Section
34176(d)(2) in the Redevelopment Agencies Dissolution Clean-up and Liquid Asset
Provisions, May Revision.
SECTION 6. The Oversight Board hereby approves the Successor Agency's
amendment of Item 6 of the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for the July
2012 through December 2012 time period, relating to the WSA rehabilitation
project, to (i) add, under Project Name/Debt Obligation, "and Implementation of
2004 and 2011 Housing Bond Covenants," 00 revise the Description to read as
Resolution No. OB 2012-
Washington Street Apartments Rehabilitation
Adopted: June B, 2012
Page 4 of 4
follows: "Implementation of written commitment to US Department of Agriculture
Rural Development to Rehabilitate & Construct Improvements to Washington Street
Apartments and Implementation of covenants in 2004 and 2011 housing bond
documents to utilize bond proceeds for affordable housing", a nd (iii) add the
amount of $40,000 to each of July ' 12, August ' 12, September ' 12, October ' 12,
November'12, and December '12.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Oversight
Board held on this 6th day of June, 2012, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
JOHN PENA, Chairperson
Oversight Board of the Successor Agency
to La Quinta Redevelopment Agency
ATTEST:
LORI LAFOND
Oversight Board Secretary
Reports & Information Item No. R1
OVERSIGHT BOARD
OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Chairperson and Members of the Oversight Board \
FROM: Frank J. Spevacek, Executive Director of Successor Agency b
DATE: June 6, 2012
SUBJECT: List of Successor Agency Cash Assets and Bond Proceeds
At the Oversight Board meeting of April 18, 2012, the Board requested a list of
former La Quinta Redevelopment .Agency ("RDA") assets currently being held by
the Successor Agency. On May 2, 2012, staff provided a list of property and loan
receivable assets. However, staff was awaiting Department of Finance ("DOF")
approval of the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule before providing a list of
cash and bond assets. The DOF has approved the BOPS, thus allowing staff to
present an accurate accounting of cash and bond assets (Attachment 1).
Attachment: 1. Successor Agency Cash Balance as of May 24, 2012
ATTACHMENT
SA to the La Ouinta Redevelopment Agency
Cash and Bond Proceed Balances as of May 24, 2012
Project Area
Notes
Fund
Pooled Cash
Bond
Debt Service
Reserve
Bond
Capital
Projects
Total
Non -Housing
PA 1
Debt Service
Capital Projects - 2002 Tax Exempt TABS
1
301
405
-
9J92,006.28
9192 006.28
PA 2
Debt Service
Capital Projects
2011 PA 2 Taxable Bonds
1
302
406
417
-
600,358.85
3,729,080.43
600,358.85
-
3,729,080.43
Subtotal
8 0,358.85
12,921, 886.71
13,521,445.56
Housing
PA 1
Low Moderate Income Housing
2
245
4,714 102.46
2,695,913.38
7 410 015.84
PA 2
Low Moderate Income Housing
2
246
20 462 644.22
20 462 644.22
Subtotal
25, 176, 446.68
2,69 ,913.38
27,872,660.06
Housing Bonds
PAI&2
2011 FA Taxable Housing Bonds
2004 FA Tax Exempt Housing Bonds
(3)
3
249
248
25,521,863.99
3,006,361.02
25,521,863.99
3 006 361.02
Subtotal
28, 28,22 .01
28, 28,225.01
Recognized II ation Retirement Fund
PA1&2
Retirement (net of Project &Administration costs)
2311237
232/238
5,223,493.49
5,223,493.49
otal
30,400,240.17
3,296,272.23
41,449,311.72
75,145,824.12
(1)'These are restricted bond proceeds that can only be used as authorized in the bond documents.
(2) These funds have been designated as the funding source for the Coral Mountain Affordable Housing DDA. The use of these funds for
that enforceable obligation has been approved by the Successor Agency, the Oversight Board, and the DOF.
(3) These are restricted bond proceeds that may only be used as authorized in the bond documents. The bond documents limit the use to
affordable housing.
Reports & Informational Item No. R2
OVERSIGHT BOARD
OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Chairperson and Members of the Oversight Board
FROM: Debbie Powell, Economic Development/Housing ManagerDD�,?�3&,e�
DATE: June 6, 2012
SUBJECT: Update on Department of Finance Review of Oversight Board Actions
Per the Oversight Board's request, staff will provide regular updates on the
Department of Finance ("DOF") review of Oversight Board actions.
At the May 2, 2012 Oversight Board meeting, the Oversight Board took action on
the following items: Adoption of a Resolution Approving Amended Recognized
Obligation Payment Schedules for the periods of January -June 2012 and July -
December 2012; Approval of Successor Agency Administrative Budgets for the
above -listed time periods; and Adoption of a Resolution with Respect to Housing
Assets of the Successor Agency Specifically Related to Property Located within the
Watercolors Development.
The DOF was notified of the Oversight Board's actions on May 2, 2012,
immediately following the Oversight Board meeting. The DOF's three-day review
period passed; no inquiries or notice of review were received.
However, ABx1 26 requires the approved BOPS be submitted to the DOF, the
State Controller's Office and the County Auditor -Controller separately. Staff
submitted the ROPS on May 6, 2012; on May 8, 2012, staff received notice the
BOPS were again subject to DOF review. On May 9, 2012, staff inquired as to
which items would be reviewed; DOF responded they were going to review the
bond issuance documents. Staff was working to gather, organize, and send the
bond issuance documents. On May 21, 2012, the DOF sent an email stating they
had completed their review of the BOPS, and had no further questions or changes
to the BOPS. On May 30, 2012, staff received a letter from the DOF confirming
their approval of all items on the BOPS. (Please refer to Attachment 8 of Oversight
Board Agenda Item B1 for copy of letter).