HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Reso 1999-1624 RESOLUTION NO. 1624
RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGEN 3Y OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA CONDITIONALLY APPROVING FIN~ ~NCIAL ASSISTANCE
OF $275,000 TO CHELSEA INVESTMENT CI)RPORATION (CIC)
SUNBOW SERVICES COMPANY, LLC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE PROPOSED 132 UNIT VILLA SERENA SE~IIOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT AND APPROPRIATING $).75,000 FROM THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'S LOW ANDM3DERATE' INCOME
HOUSING SET-ASIDE FUND THEREFOR
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City )f Chula Vista ("Agency") is required to
set-aside and oversee disposition of certain tax increment funds in a L( ,w and Moderate Income Housing Fund
("Low/Mod Fund") for the purpose of encouraging the development of Iow and moderate income housing
within the City; and
VVHEREAS, the developer of Villa Serena Apartm~nts, Chelsea Investment Corporation
(CIC) Sunbow Services Company LLC ("Developer"), proposes to con ~truct 132 apartment units, with 26 units
affordable to very Iow senior households at 50 percent of the Are~ Median Income (AMI) and 106 units
affordable to Iow-income senior households at 60 percent of AMI, at 1 he north east corner of Medical Center
Drive and Medical Center Court in the City of Chula ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority has obtained an al ocation of multi-family revenue housing
bonds for Project financing; and
WHEREAS, DeveIoper is applying for four percenl (4%) tax credits from the Tax Credit
Allocation Committee (TCAC); and
WHEREAS, additional financing is necessary in ord .~r to make the Project feasible; and
WHEREAS, the provision of affordable housing unit ~ like the Project is consistent with and
called for by the City's General Plan Housing Element, Consolidated Plan, and California Health and Safety
Code; and
WHEREAS, the Agency wishes to provide Devel~pper with a development loan of two
hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($275,000) to assist with the l~nancing gap for the construction of the
Project; and
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WHEREAS, the Agency's provision of funds to thel Project will directly improve the City's
supply of very Iow and Iow income housing; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with California Health an¢ Safety Code Section 33334.2 (g), staff
is recommending that the Agency find and determine that even thougt the Project is to be located outside the
City's redevelopment project areas, those areas will benefit through [he creation of jobs in the project area
and elsewhere in the City, and through the policies served by disper sing affordable housing throughout the
jurisdiction rather than clustering it all in one area; and
WHEREAS, the City's Housing Advisory Commissio ~ did, on the 28"~ day of October, 1998,
hold a public meeting to consider said request for financial assistan. ~,; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Advisory Commission, upc ~ hearing and considering all testimony,
if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, and considering all fact( .rs relating to the request for financial
assistance, has recommended to the Redevelopment Agency that ti ~e appropriation be approved because
the Commission believes that the Agency's financial participation in t le development of the Project will be a
sound investment based upon Developer's ability to effectively serve the City's housing needs and priorities
as expressed in the Housing Element and the Consolidated Plan an¢ the cost effectiveness of the Agency's
financial assistance based upon the leveraging of such resources; id
Resolution 1624
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WHEREAS, in accordance with the requirements of CEQA, the Environmental Review
Coordinator has determined that the Project requires the preparation of an Initial Study, such study (IS 99-13)
was prepared, and based on such study a Negative Declaration was adopted in connection with the
Conditional Use Permit for the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby conditionally approve a loan in the amount of $275,000 from the Agency's Low and
Moderate Income Housing Set-Aside fund to Developer for the construction of the Project subject to the
following terms and conditions:
1. The loan repayment will be secured by a Deed of Trust recorded against the Project property.
2. The term of the loan shall be fifty-two (52) years.
3. The outstanding balance shall accrue with simple interest at 6 percent per annum.
4. Payment of principal and interest on the Agency loan shall be made, on an annual basis, out of a fund
equal to ninety percent (90%) of the "Residual Receipts", rental income from the Project minus debt
service on the bonds, payment of the deferred developer fee, and reasonable operating expenses.
5. Developer will be required to operate the Project consistent with the Regulatory Agreement required by
the Project's tax-exempt bond financing, the convenants imposed by the Agreement, and the
requirements of the Conditional Use Permit for the Project.
6. Developer shall enter into a Ican agreement with the Agency consistent with the terms set forth above and
with such other terms as shall be required or approved by the Agency Attorney.
7. This conditional approval remains subject to final approval by the Agency in its sole discretion.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Agency does hereby authorize the Finance Director to
appropriate $275,000 from the Agency's Low and Moderate Income Housing Set-Aside fund for the purpose
of providing loan in the amount of $275,000 to Developer for the construction of the Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Execu~:ive Director or his designee is hereby
authorized and directed to negotiate, prepare and present to the Agency for approval at such time final
approval of the issuance of the bonds and the related bond documents is requested by Developer or take
other actions as may be necessary or appropriate to assist Developer with the construction of the Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section
33334.2 (g), the Agency finds and determines that even though the Project is to be located outside the City's
redevelopment project areas, those areas will benefit through the creation of jobs in the project area and
elsewhere in the City, and through the policies served by dispersing affordable housing throughout the
jurisdiction rather than clustering it all in one area.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Director of Community Development Agency A~o~ney
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED BY THE REDEVEL :)PMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA this 20th day of April, 1999 by the follo~ ,lng vote:
AYES: Members Davis, Padilla, Moot, Salas and C ~aidMayor Horton
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
Shirley Ho
Chairman
ATTEST: ~ ~
Chds Salomone
Executive Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss:
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, ChrisSalomone, Executive Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency ftheCityofChulaVista, California DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy o' Resolution No. 1624 and that the same
has not been amended or repealed.
Dated: April 21, 1999 _(_~..,~-,.~ ~
Chris Salomone
Executive Secretary