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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1994-17423 NOT APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 17423 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS TO FINANCE FACILITIES TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH AN OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER TO BE DEVELOPED BY SAN DIEGO NATIONAL SPORTS TRAINING FOUNDATION WHEREAS, the San Diego National Sports Training Foundation, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of California (the "Foundation"), has been organized for the purpose of financing the acquisition and construction of an Olympic Training Center to be located within the City (the "Project"), and the Foundation has requested that the City assist the Foundation in financing the acquisition, construction and improvement of certain facilities relating to the Project; and, WHEREAS, in order to provide such financial assistance, the Foundation and the City have discussed a financing structure the outlines of which are as follows: (a) the Foundation will enter into a lease agreement with the City under which the Foundation agrees to construct the Project facilities and to lease the completed facilities and the site thereof to the City, and under which the City agrees to pay periodic rental payments from any source of legally available funds, including the General Fund of the City; (b) in order to raise the funds required to construct the Project facilities, the Foundation will assign its rights to receive rental payments from the City under the lease agreement referred to above, to a trustee bank which will execute and deliver Certificates of Participation under a trust agreement to be entered into among the City, the Foundation and such trustee bank; and, (c) proceeds received from the sale of the Certificates of Participation will be deposited in a Construction Fund to be held by the trustee bank and disbursed upon requisitions submitted by the Foundation; and, (d) in order to ensure that the Foundation, rather than the City, is ultimately liable to make debt service payments on the financing, the City will either (i) sublease the Project facilities and the site thereof back to the Foundation in return for sublease payments which are sufficient to provide for payment of debt service, and/or (ii) obtain guarantee agreements from the Foundation and other persons who are interested in the Project and who are judged by the City to be of sufficiently secure credit, and/or (iii) be secured by a deed of trust on the site of the facilities being financed; and, WHEREAS, the City Council wishes at this time to approve in concept the financing plan outlined above (the "Financing Plan") and authorize City staff to consider this plan and other financing alternatives, Resolution No. 17423 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista as follows: SECTION 1. Approval of Financing Plan. The City Council hereby approves in concept the Financing Plan described above, and authorizes the City Manager, the Director of Finance and other appropriate officials of the City to institute proceedings for the implementation of the Financing Plan. Upon the preparation of all required documentation relating to the Financing Plan or any financing alternative, such documentation shall be presented to the City Council for final approval and authorization. SECTION 2. Engagement of Professional Services. In connection with the implementation of the Financing Plan, the City Council hereby authorizes the engagement of Jones Hall Hill & White, A Professional Law Corporation, to act as special legal counsel to the City upon the terms and conditions set forth in the existing agreement with said firm dated August 1, 1985. The City Council hereby further designates Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. to act as underwriter of the Financing in accordance with an agreement to be entered into with said firm at the time of sale of Certificates of Participation. SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption. Presented by Approved as to form by George Krempl Bruce M. Boogaard Deputy City Manager City Attorney Resolution No. 17423 Page 3 NOT PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 22nd day of March, 1994. by the following vote: YES: Councilmembers: Fox, Horton, Moore, Rindone, Nader NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None Tim Nader, Mayor ATTEST: Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk