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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-107
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF CERTAIN
AMOUNTS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CITY'S
INVESTMENT IN THE CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT RESORT
HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT;
RECEIVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDY
REPORT; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY BY THE CITY OF A FOURTH AMENDED AND
RESTATED REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT AND
CERTAIN OTHER AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE
CONVENTION CENTER; AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN
RELATED ACTIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista, California (the "City") has previously adopted
Resolution No. 2021-127 on June 15, 2021 (the "Authorizing Resolution") approving the
financing of the Project (as defined in the Authorizing Resolution) with proceeds from the
issuance by the Chula Vista Bayfront Facilities Financing Authority (the "Authority") of revenue
bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $400,000,000 (the "Authority Bonds"),
approving the form and authorizing the execution of various documents in connection with the
issuance of the Authority Bonds and authorizing the filing of judicial validation proceedings
relating to the issuance of the Authority Bonds and approving additional actions related thereto;
and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings given
to such terms in the Authorizing Resolution, unless the context clearly requires otherwise; and
WHEREAS, by the default judgment entered on October 26, 2021 in the Superior Court
of the State of California for the County of San Diego in the action entitled San Diego Unified
Port District; Chula Vista Bayfront Facilities Financing Authority; Bayfront Project Special Tax
Financing District; and City of Chula Vista v. All Persons Interested in the Matter etc., Case No.
37-2021-00028959-CU-MC-CTL (the "Validation Action") the Authority Bonds and the
agreements, resolutions and ordinances described therein (the "Validated Agreements") have
been judicially validated and the Authority Bonds and the Validated Agreements have been
determined to be valid, legal and binding obligations of the parties thereto in accordance with
their terms and the judgment in the Validation Action is now final and not subject to appeal; and
WHEREAS,prior to adoption of the Authorizing Resolution, the City Council of the City
(the "City Council")made an Economic Development Subsidy Report available to the public and
held a noticed public hearing to consider the issuance of the Authority Bonds, pursuant to
Government Code Section 6586.5, and to consider the execution and delivery of certain
agreements relating to the Authority Bonds, including the Facility Lease under which the City is
committing certain revenues to the payment of lease payments which will be applied to pay a
portion of the debt service on the Authority Bonds in order to support the development of an
approximately 275,000 square foot convention center (the "Convention Center") that will be
constructed and operated as part of a larger Gaylord Pacific Hotel (the "Hotel") and Convention
Center project, and certain related public infrastructure improvements (the "Phase IA
Infrastructure Improvements") in the Chula Vista Bayfront (together, the "RHCC Project"),
pursuant to Government Code Section 53083(a); and
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WHEREAS, in the Authorizing Resolution, the City Council made the findings required
by Government Code Section 52200.2 and 52200.1 to support the City's investment in the
economic opportunity projected to result from the RHCC Project; and
WHEREAS, to address changes in market conditions for the Authority Bonds and
increasing construction costs for the Convention Center, the City desires to agree to provide
$9,000,000 of additional funding for the Convention Center from City funds, acknowledge that
the method of sale for the Authority Bonds will be changed from the public sale described in the
Authorizing Resolution to a private sale and clarify and provide that the initial term of the
Facility Lease and the Sublease will be 37 years from the date of issuance of the Authority
Bonds (with an extension to a maximum of sixty-six years as provided therein) all as described
herein; and
WHEREAS, the San Diego Unified Port District (the "Port District") will also be
contributing $9,000,000 in additional funding for the Convention Center; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to consider the City's contribution of
$9,000,000 in cash towards the construction of the Convention Center (the "Additional City
Investment") in addition to the commitment, as previously authorized in the Authorizing
Resolution, of various tax revenues and other amounts over time towards payment of lease
payments which will be applied to pay a portion of the debt service on the Authority Bonds; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared and made available to the public prior to the date of
the public hearing regarding the Additional City Investment an updated Economic Development
Subsidy Report containing the information required by pursuant to Government Code Section
53083(a); and
WHEREAS, the City made the information required by Government Code Section
53083(a) available to the public in written form and on the City's website and such information
is set forth in the Economic Development Subsidy Report; and
WHEREAS, the City has held a noticed public hearing regarding the Additional City
Investment, as required by Government Code Section 53083(b); and
WHEREAS, the Authorizing Resolution approved the execution and delivery of the City
Agreements including a Bond Purchase Agreement by and among J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
(the "Underwriter"), the City, the Port District and the Authority to effectuate the sale of the
Authority Bonds to the Underwriter pursuant to a public sale and in Section 2 thereof delegated
authority to the Authorized Officers to make and consent to certain changes to one or more of the
City Agreements and/or other Chula Vista Bayfront Documents to facilitate the financing and
construction of the Hotel, the Phase IA Infrastructure Improvements and the Convention Center
("the Delegated Authority"), including to respond to market conditions related to the structuring
and marketing of the Authority Bonds as identified by the Underwriter; and
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WHEREAS, the Underwriter has recommended to the Authority that due to market
conditions, the method of sale of the Authority Bonds be changed from a public sale to a private
sale of the Authority Bonds to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and one or more
additional purchasers of the Authority Bonds, if any (collectively, the "Purchasers") pursuant to
the terms of a Bond Purchase and Continuing Covenant Agreement (the "Bond Purchase and
Continuing Covenant Agreement") by and among the Authority, JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association, as Administrative Agent ("the Administrative Agent") and the Purchasers
named therein; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the authorization previously provided by the Authorizing
Resolution and the Validation Action, and the recommendation of the Underwriter based on
market conditions, the City desires to acknowledge and consent to the change in the method of
sale of the Authority Bonds from a public sale to the Underwriter to a private sale to the
Purchasers pursuant to the terms of the Bond Purchase and Continuing Covenant Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the Facility Lease and Sublease approved in the Authorizing Resolution
contemplated a 37 year initial term and Section 2 of the Authorizing Resolution provided for an
initial termination date of no later than June 1, 2058, which was consistent with the 37 year term
based on the expectation that the Authority Bonds would be issued shortly after the adoption of
the Authorizing Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the issuance of the Authority Bonds has been delayed a year since the
adoption of the Authorizing Resolution and in order to maintain the 37 year initial term for the
Facility Lease and the Sublease as intended by the City, the City Council desires to approve that
initial term herein; and
WHEREAS, to address the use and application of certain revenues of the City and the
Port District and the residual revenues to be transferred to the Authority pursuant to the terms of
the Indenture, the Authority, the Port District and the City entered into a Third Amended and
Restated Revenue Sharing Agreement; and
WHEREAS, to reflect certain changes to the use and application of the revenues set forth
in the Third Amended and Restated Revenue Sharing Agreement, the Authority, the City and the
Port District intend to enter into a Fourth Amended and Restated Revenue Sharing Agreement
(the "Fourth Amended RSA"); and
WHEREAS, Marriott International, Inc. ("Marriott"), who will be the operator of the
Convention Center and Hotel, has requested that the Authority, the City, the Port District, RIDA
Chula Vista, LLC and Marriott enter into a Convention Center Agreement (the "Convention
Center Agreement") to delineate certain rights of the parties thereto with respect to the
Convention Center and under the leases related thereto; and
WHEREAS, RIDA, the private lenders to RIDA (the "Permitted Lenders"), Marriott and
the Administrative Agent have requested certain changes to certain of the Validated Agreements
and certain other changes have been made to the Validated Agreements to reflect the private sale
and the final terms of the Authority Bonds, which changes have been reviewed and approved by
City Attorney who, in accordance with Section 2 of the Authorizing Resolution, has determined
that such changes are consistent with and within the scope of the Delegated Authority; and
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WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into a Declaration of Reciprocal Easements (the
"Declaration") by and among the City, the Port District, RIDA and the Authority in order to
provide reciprocal easements to facilitate the construction and operation of the Convention
Center and the hotel portion of the RHCC Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been presented with the form of the Bond Purchase and
Continuing Covenant Agreement, the Fourth Amended RSA, the Convention Center Agreement
and the Declaration and the City Council has examined and approved the form of each of such
agreements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize and direct the execution and delivery
of the Fourth Amended RSA, the Convention Center Agreement and the Declaration (the "City
Agreements"); and
WHEREAS, the proposed approvals described herein with respect to the RHCC Project
have been analyzed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
the City has determined that the activities involved with such approvals are covered in the
previously adopted Environmental Impact Report UPD#83356-EIR-65B/SCH#2005081077
related to the CVBMP, and the addendums thereto (collectively, the "Project EIR") and that the
proposed City Council actions included herein are merely a step-in furtherance of the original
project for which environmental review was performed and that no circumstances have arisen
triggering the requirement for any supplemental or subsequent CEQA analysis as a result of the
adoption of this Resolution and the actions approved herein in that: 1) no substantial changes are
proposed to the project analyzed in the Project EIR and no substantial changes have occurred
that require major revisions to the Project EIR due to the involvement of new significant
environmental effects or an increase in severity of previously identified significant effects; 2) no
new information of substantial importance has come to light that (a) shows the Project will have
one or more significant effects not discussed in the Project EIR, (b) identifies significant impacts
would not be more severe than those analyzed in the Project EIR, or (c) shows that mitigation
measures or alternatives are now feasible that were identified as infeasible and those mitigation
measures or alternatives would reduce significant impacts, and 3) no changes to mitigation
measures or alternatives have been identified or are required, and, accordingly, pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines §15162(b), the City Council finds that no further analysis or environmental
documentation is necessary; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing and on the additional information provided in the
staff report prepared in connection with the adoption of this Resolution and presented at the
meeting at which this Resolution is being adopted, all acts, conditions and things required by the
laws of the State of California to exist, to have happened and to have been performed precedent
to and in connection with the execution and performance of the City Agreements and the
undertaking of the other actions authorized hereby do exist, have happened and have been
performed in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law, and the City is now duly
authorized and empowered, pursuant to each and every requirement of law, to undertake the
actions described herein for the purpose, in the manner and upon the terms herein provided.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby appropriates $9.0 million in unanticipated one-
time General Fund revenues ($1.8 million) and expenditure savings ($7.2 million).
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby accepts and files the Economic Development
Subsidy Report in substantially the form presented in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated
herein and on file in the City Clerk's office,pursuant to Government Code Section 53083.
SECTION 3. The forms of the City Agreements presented to the City Council at this
meeting, are hereby approved, and each of the Mayor of the City (the "Mayor"), the City
Manager of the City (the "City Manager"), any Deputy City Manager of the City (the "Deputy
City Manager") and the Director of Finance/Treasurer of the City (the "Director of Finance") and
their designees (collectively, the "Authorized Officers"), acting alone, is hereby authorized and
directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the City
Agreements in substantially said forms, with such changes as may be made in accordance with
the delegation authority provided in the following paragraph.
The City Council hereby delegates to the Authorized Officers the authority to make and
consent to changes to one or more of the City Agreements to facilitate the financing and
construction of the Hotel, the Phase IA Infrastructure Improvements, and the Convention Center
which an Authorized Officer determines are needed (i) to eliminate any inconsistencies among
any of the City Agreements; (ii) to cure any ambiguity or defective provision in any of the City
Agreements; (iii) to comply with the conditions of funding in the Bond Purchase and Continuing
Covenant Agreement; (iv) to reflect the final terms of the sale the Authority Bonds to the
Purchasers; and (v) to facilitate the required private financing for the Hotel and Convention
Center or otherwise necessary to facilitate the issuance of the Authority Bonds and the
construction of the Hotel, Phase IA Infrastructure Improvements, and the Convention Center;
provided, however that such changes shall not (x) increase the indemnification obligations of the
City; (y)result in an additional contribution of funds by the City (except to a de minimis amount
(not to exceed $500,000 in total)); or (z) materially increase the obligations of the City, which
changes shall be based on the advice of the City Attorney, and approved by an Authorized
Officer through the Authorized Officer's execution of the City Agreements incorporating the
changes proposed, and shall be conclusively evidenced by the delivery by the City of the
executed City Agreements with the changes or its written consent to such changes, as applicable.
SECTION 4. The City Council hereby consents to the sale of the Authority Bonds at a
private sale to the Purchasers in accordance with the terms of the Bond Purchase and Continuing
Covenant Agreement and confirms that the initial term of the Facility Lease and the Sublease
shall be 37 years (unless terminated earlier or extended as provided therein) with the Maximum
Lease Payments for each Lease Year after Lease Year 32 increasing by two percent per year, and
directs that the Facility Lease be revised to reflect the foregoing prior to execution.
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SECTION 5. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the changes to the
Validated Agreements are all consistent with the Delegated Authority and the approvals
contained herein and the City's prior approval of the Validated Agreements remains in full force
and effect.
SECTION 6. The Authorized Officers, and other officers, employees and agents of the
City, are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and severally, to do any and all things which
they may deem necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions herein authorized
and otherwise to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and intent of this Resolution,
including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery of easement agreements related to the
Facility, a Tax Certificate for any of the Authority Bonds and other certificates or agreements
required pursuant to the terms of the Bond Purchase and Continuing Covenant Agreement or by
the Authority or the Port District as a condition to their consummating the transactions described
herein related to the Project and the Authority Bonds. In addition, following the issuance of the
Authority Bonds, each of the Authorized Officers, acting alone, is authorized to take any and all
actions required of the City under the City Agreements including, but not limited to, executing
required certificates, granting consents, filing reports and sending notices on behalf of the City.
All actions heretofore taken by the Authorized Officers and other officers, employees and agents
of the City with respect to the CVBMP and the matters described herein are hereby approved,
confirmed and ratified.
SECTION 7. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
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Tiffany Allen Glen R. Googins
Deputy City Manager/Director of Development City Attorney
Services
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 10th day of May 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas,Galvez,McCann,Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2022-107 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 10th day of May 2022.
Executed this 10th day of May 2022.
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Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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RESORT HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT
(CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT MASTER PLAN PARCEL H-3)
CHULA VISTA,CALIFORNIA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDY REPORT
California Government Code
Section 53083
City of Chula Vista, California
May 2022
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1
II. Name and Address of Business Entity Receiving Economic Development Subsidy............................S
III. Start and End Dates of Economic Development Subsidy....................................................................6
IV. Description of Economic Development Subsidy ................................................................................7
V. Public Purpose of Economic Development Subsidy............................................................................9
VI. Projected Revenue to City Resulting from the Economic Development Subsidy ............................11
VII. Estimated Number of Jobs Created by the Economic Development Subsidy ..................................1S
VIII. Limiting Conditions............................................................................................................................16
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. Purpose of Report
This Economic Development Subsidy Report (the "Report") was prepared in accordance with Section
53083 of the California Government Code in order to inform the City Council of the City of Chula Vista(the
"City") and the public of the terms of the City's public investment in a public/private partnership for the
development of approximately 275,000 net rentable square feet of convention space (the "Convention
Center") and related public amenities and infrastructure (the "Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements").
The Convention Center will be owned by the Chula Vista Bayfront Facilities Financing Authority (the
"Authority")for approximately 37 years, but ultimate ownership of the facility will revert to the San Diego
Unified Port District (the "Port District"). The Convention Center and Phase 1A Infrastructure
Improvements are an integral part of an overall Resort Hotel and Convention Center project (the "RHCC
Project"), to be constructed on a 36.5-acre site (the "RHCC Project Site") within the Chula Vista Bayfront
Master Plan (the "CVBMP") area. The RHCC Project includes the development by RIDA Chula Vista, LLC
("RIDA" or "Developer") of a 1,570- to 1,600-room resort hotel (the "Resort Hotel"), the Convention
Center, and a 1,600-space parking structure (the "Parking Structure"). The RHCC Project Site, including
the Convention Center site, is currently held in trust by the Port District.
The proposed Economic Development Subsidy is more particularly described in the proposed Project
Implementation Agreement (the "PIA") between the City, the Port District, the Bayfront Project Special
Tax Financing District (the "Bayfront Financing District"), the Chula Vista Bayfront Facilities Financing
Authority (the "Authority"), and the Developer. Additional key terms are contained in the Fourth
Amended and Restated Revenue Sharing Agreement between the City and the Port District (the "RSA").
Although the City views the financial assistance it is providing to construct the Convention Center and the
Phase 1A Infrastructure to be an investment in public assets to be publicly owned as part of a
public/private partnership between the City, the Port District, the Authority and the Developer, under
state law, specifically Government Code Section 53038(a), the City's assistance can be viewed as a form
of economic development "subsidy" to the overall RHCC Project ("Economic Development Subsidy").
Accordingly,the City is preparing this report.
B. Description of Property and Proposed Project
The City and Port District created a master plan for the 535-acre Chula Vista Bayfront located on the
southeastern edge of San Diego Bay in the City of Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan (the "CVBMP"). The
City and Port District have selected 36.5 acres of the CVBMP, known as parcel H-3,for development of the
RHCC Project.The RHCC Project is anticipated to be the development catalyst for the CVBMP.
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Table 1-1 below provides a summary of the physical characteristics of the proposed RHCC Project.
Total Site Area 36.5 Acres
Number of Hotel Rooms 1,570 to 1,600 Rooms
Convention Center(net useable) 275,000 SF
Parking Structure 1,600 Spaces
C. Proposed Transaction Terms
The development and operation of the Resort Hotel and the Parking Structure is being implemented
through that certain Hotel Ground Lease between the Port District and the Developer ("Hotel Ground
Lease"). Under the Hotel Ground Lease, the Developer is responsible for financing 100% of the cost of
these privately owned facilities.
Concurrently,the development of the Convention Center and the Phase 1A Infrastructure is being funded
through the issuance by the Authority of taxable and tax-exempt bonds, in a not-to-exceed amount of
$400 million.
The lease structure that supports the flow of City revenues to finance the Authority Bonds is as follows:
The City will acquire a subleasehold interest in the Convention Center Site pursuant to that certain Facility
Lease by and between the Authority, as "Lessor", and the City, as "Lessee" (the "Facility Lease").
Concurrently with the delivery of the Facility Lease,the City will convey a sub-subleasehold interest in the
Convention Center Site to the Developer pursuant to that certain Sublease by and between the City, as
"Lessor", and the Developer, as "Lessee" (the "Sublease"). The Developer will operate the Convention
Center pursuant to the terms of the Sublease. The other key document that implements the economic
development investment for the Project is the PIA.
This section summarizes the salient aspects of the business terms contained in the draft Hotel Ground
Lease, the Facility Lease, Sublease, and PIA approved by the public agencies in June of 2021, subject to
further modifications under review as of April 30, 2022, to be presented to the City Council concurrent
with their consideration of this report for Council consideration and approval in the form of an updated
RSA.
Developer Responsibilities
• The Developer will construct a resort hotel with no less than 1,570 rooms and no more than 1,600
rooms under the Gaylord Hotels brand, a 275,000 net useable SF Convention Center, and a 1,600-
space Parking Structure.
• The Developer will construct the certain public infrastructure improvements including E Street (G
Street to H Street), G Street connection, H Street (Bay Boulevard to Street A), and H Street (Marina
Parkway to E Street) (the "Developer's Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements").
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• The Developer's private investment (debt and equity) in the RHCC Project is currently estimated at
$989 million(the"Developer's Contribution").This includes Developer's estimated investment in the
Resort Hotel (under the Ground Lease), and its obligation to pay any costs of developing the
Convention Center above and beyond public investment amount capped at $284 million "Project
Public Investment"(under the PIA) in the form of Advance Rent paid to the City(under the Sublease).
• The Developer will be responsible for all operating and maintenance costs incurred with respect to
the RHCC Project.
• The Developer will pay participation revenues to the City and the Port District equal 20% of the
amount by which net operating income (NOI) exceeds 11.0%of the Developer's Contribution during
Lease Years 1-37(the"Additional Rent").The Developer's Contribution is currently estimated at$989
million; therefore,the 11.0%threshold translates to $108.8 million.
• Developer will pay percentage rent equal to 5%of Parking Revenues(as defined in the Ground Lease)
to the Port District during Lease Years 5—13, increasing to 9% in Lease Years 14—37,for the Parking
Structure (the "Parking Rent"), which will be split 50/50 between the City and the Port District
pursuant to the terms of the RSA between the parties.
City Responsibilities
• The City and Port District will jointly contribute approximately $40.0 million toward infrastructure
costs including streets, parks, building pads, and utilities(the "Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvement
Costs").This includes$25.0 million secured from the County of San Diego via the Chula Vista Bayfront
Project Funding Agreement by and among the County of San Diego, the City of Chula Vista, the San
Diego Unified Port District, and the Chula Vista Bayfront Facilities Financing Authority (the "County
Participation Funds"); a City contribution of$7.2 million in sewer related improvements; and a Port
District contribution of$7.8 million in one-time monies toward the initial construction of Sweetwater
Park.
• The City and Port District will contribute up to$284 million (the "Project Public Investment")toward
development of the Convention Center.
• The City will pay for the construction of the fire service improvements to enable development of the
RHCC Project.
• The City will reimburse the Developer for any funds actually expended by the Developer prior to the
close of escrow for pre-development design, architecture, engineering, and other professional
services attributed to the Developer's Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements.
• The City will reimburse the Developer for any funds actually expended by the Developer prior to the
close of escrow for pre-development utility preparation work for Developer's Phase 1A Infrastructure
Improvements (the "Early Work").
• The Port District and the Developer will enter into a 66-year ground lease agreement for the hotel
site (the "Ground Lease").
• The Port District and the Authority will enter into a 37-year site lease for the Convention Center site
(the "Site Lease").
• The Authority and the City will enter into a 37-year facility lease for the Convention Center site (the
"Facility Lease").
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• The City and RIDA will enter into a 37-year sublease of the Convention Center facility (the
"Sublease").
• The City and Port District will be responsible for all operating and maintenance costs incurred with
respect to offsite infrastructure.
D. Key Findings Regarding City's Investment in the Project
The City requested that Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. ("KMA") analyze and assist City in summarizing
the costs and benefits of the City's investment in the RHCC Project through its investment in the
Convention Center and the Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements (the "Economic Development
Investment").Their principal conclusions are summarized below.
• Under the terms of the PIA,the City will provide an Economic Development Investment to the Project
estimated to total $ 918.4 million.
• The RHCC Project is expected to generate annual tax revenue in the amount of $26.2 million
(stabilized operations, year 9 of lease) to the City consisting of transient occupancy tax ("TOT"),
special taxes, property tax and property tax in-lieu of Vehicle License Fees (VLF), and sales tax.
• The Economic Development Investment assists the City in achieving its economic development goals
and objectives for development of the Chula Vista Bayfront.
• The RHCC Project is expected to generate a total of 200 temporary jobs for businesses based in the
City and an estimated 3,480 temporary jobs in the County during a 36-month construction period.
At buildout, an estimated 3,900 jobs permanent full-time jobs will be created Countywide with 2,820
located in the City.
The additional detailed information presented in this Report in compliance with Government Code Section
53083(a)(1)through 53083(a)(6) is as follows:
1) The name and address of the business entity benefiting from the economic development
subsidy. [Government Code Section 53083(a)(1)];
2) The start and end dates of the economic development subsidy. [Government code Section
53083(a)(2)1;
3) A description of the economic development subsidy. [Government Code Section 53083(a)(3)1;
4) The public purpose of the economic development subsidy. [Government Code Section
53083(a)(4)];
5) The projected revenue to the City as a result of the economic development subsidy.
[Government Code Section 53083(a)(5)]; and
6) The estimated number of jobs created by the economic development subsidy. [Government
Code Section 53083(a)(6)].
Each of these items will be presented in turn, in Sections II through VII of this Report, below.
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II. NAME AND ADDRESS OF BUSINESS ENTITY BENEFITING FROM THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDY
The Economic Development Subsidy provided in various forms under the project agreements will benefit
the Developer whose name and address is as follows:
RIDA Chula Vista, LLC
c/o RIDA Development Corporation
1777 Walker Street, Suite 501
Houston,TX 77010
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III. START AND END DATES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDY
The Economic Development Subsidy will commence upon the close of escrow, projected to occur in May
2022. The economic development subsidy will end once the bonds issued by the Authority are paid off.
The Authority Bonds are currently projected to have a 37-year term, as described in Section IV.
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IV. DESCRIPTION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDY
The City and the Port District intend to commit a variety of funds and revenue streams, including both
existing revenue streams and new revenues generated by the RHCC Project. The City and Port District
have created the Authority pursuant to Government Code Section 6500, et seq., and the Joint Exercise of
Powers Agreement dated and effective July 26, 2019 (the "JEPA Agreement"), by and between the City
and the Port District. The City anticipates that the Authority will issue taxable bonds to finance a
contribution of $265,000,000 toward the Developer's cost of constructing the Convention Center
pursuant to the Sublease and the PIA (referred to in the PIA as the "Project Public Investment Amount")
and tax-exempt bonds to finance the cost of certain public infrastructure improvements(the"Developer's
Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements") supporting the RHCC Project (collectively, the "Economic
Development Investment"). Initial bonds will be issued with a five (5) year term (the "Construction
Financing"), with a subsequent bond issuance planned following completion of the RHCC Project (the
"Permanent Financing"). A total financing term of thirty-seven (37) years is anticipated. The taxable and
tax-exempt bonds to be issued by the Authority as part of both the Construction Financing and the
Permanent Financing are referred to herein as the"Authority Bonds".The Authority Bonds will be secured
by committed revenues from the City, the Port District, and the Bayfront Financing District. The City and
Port District will also provide one-time contributions of$9.5 million each toward the cost of constructing
the Convention Center (increasing the total public agency contribution to $284 million). Additional one-
time funds are also provided toward the cost of constructing certain of the Developer's Phase 1A
Infrastructure Improvements.There are no land acquisition or relocation costs incurred by the City as part
of the Project. Convention Center site preparation costs totaling $4.7 million are included in the
Developer's Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements.
Table IV-1 below presents the total estimated Economic Development Investment amount that the City
will make to the RHCC Project.
Estimated Amount
Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements Investment(11 $15.4 M
Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements Estimated Financing Cost(z) $12.7 M
Convention Center Investment(3) $225.7 M
Convention Center Estimated Financing Cost(4) 664.7 M
City's Total Economic Development Investment/Cost $918.4 M
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(1) Estimated subsidized Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvement costs total $50.0 million. City's Phase 1A
Infrastructure Improvements Investment reflects 82%of the Public Improvements to be financed totaling
$10.0 million,or$8.2 million.The City is also contributing approximately$7.2 million in direct infrastructure
funding. Excludes contribution of$25 million from the County of San Diego.
(2) City's Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements Estimated Financing Cost represents 82%of total Phase 1A
Infrastructure Improvements Estimated Financing Cost of$15.5 million.
(3) City's Convention Center Investment represents 82%of Convention Center Public Contribution to be financed
totaling$265 million,or$216.2 million.The City is also contributing a one-time payment towards the
Convention Center Investment at closing in the amount of$9.5 million.
(4) City's Convention Center Estimated Financing Cost represents 82%of total Convention Center Estimated
Finance Cost of$814.9 million
The City and Port District together anticipate funding $265.0 million of the $284.0 million Project Public
Investment Amount toward the Developer's Convention Center construction cost (the "Financed Project
Public Investment") and a portion of the Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements estimated to total $10.0
million (the "Financed Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements") using proceeds of the Authority Bonds as
described above.
The City and Port District propose to commit various annual revenues toward debt service on the
Authority's revenue bonds to fund the Financed Project Public Investment and the Financed Phase 1A
Infrastructure Improvements. The approximate ratio of City (including Bayfront Financing District loan
payments)vs. Port District annual revenues contributed toward bonded debt service in the stabilized year
of hotel operations is estimated to be 82%/18%.
Specifically, the City will make Base Rental Payments under the Facility Lease from MSA Revenue, Sales
and Use Tax Revenue,Tax Increment Revenue, and Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue, as such terms are
defined in the Facility Lease and further described below and in Section VI(A) of this Report.
• MSA Revenues —The City will contribute an amount equal to $986,625, increasing 3% on July 1 of
each years, commencing July 1, 2016, which amount is based (but not contingent) on the payment
made by the Port District to the City in fiscal year 2016 pursuant to that certain Municipal Services
Agreement No. 88-2012 between the City and the Port District providing for Police, Fire and
Emergency Medical Services ("MSA Revenues"). The City's payment of MSA Revenues constitutes a
portion of the City's Base Rental Payments under the Facility Lease, which will be assigned by the
Authority to the Trustee to support debt service payments on the Authority Bonds.
• RV Park Transient Occupancy Taxes—The new RV Park will generate TOT revenue to the City. The
City will provide an amount equivalent to the TOT revenue generated from the new RV Park as Base
Rental Payments under the Facility Lease to support debt service payments on the Authority Bonds.
The Bayfront Financing District will make payments to the Authority pursuant to that certain Loan
Agreement by and between the Bayfront Financing District,the Authority and Wilmington Trust, National
Association, as Trustee (the "Loan Agreement") equal to special tax revenues generated by certain
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properties in the CVB (initially equivalent to a 5.5%transient occupancy tax), as further described below
and in Section VI(A) of this Report.
• RV Park Special Tax Revenues—The new RV Park will generate special tax revenues to the Bayfront
Financing District. The Bayfront Financing District will contribute amounts pursuant to the Loan
Agreement to the Authority and the Authority will assign such payments to the Trustee to support
debt service payments on the Authority Bonds.
• Rambler Motel Special Tax Revenues—The existing Rambler Motel will generate special tax revenues
to the Bayfront Financing District.The Bayfront Financing District will contribute amounts pursuant to
the Loan Agreement to the Authority and the Authority will assign such payments to the Trustee to
support debt service payments on the Authority Bonds.
The Port District will make Port District Payments, as defined in that certain Support Agreement between
the Port District and the Authority. Payments will commence upon completion of the Project.
Note: Actual financing costs may vary depending on market conditions at time of bond issuance for both
the Construction Financing and the Permanent Financing. The financing costs projected for purposes of
this Report assumes closing costs of approximately $8.8 million for the Construction Financing and $6.3
million for the Permanent Financing and interest rates as of May 4, 2022, based on a number of financing
assumptions.
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V. PUBLIC PURPOSE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDY
Allowing for the proposed Economic Development Investment can be expected to assist the City in
achieving its economic development goals and objectives for development of the Chula Vista Bayfront.
Industry standard return on investment ("ROI") targets for development of large-scale, new resort
hotel/convention centers are estimated to range from 10%to 11% (unleveraged ROI in stabilized year of
operations). Given the level of risk associated with undertaking such a major new investment on the
relatively undeveloped CVB in a single phase, as well as the extensive benefits outlined herein,the upper
end of this range is warranted for the proposed RHCC Project.
Assuming the Port District and City's contributions toward the Phase 1A Infrastructure Improvements
(including site preparation), and the Project Public Investment toward the Convention Center, the
Developer will be responsible for an estimated capital investment of$989 million. At this level of capital
investment, the proposed Economic Development Investment is estimated to generate an ROI to the
Developer of 9.30% in Lease Year 8, which is within acceptable industry standard ROI range for similar
projects. But for the Economic Development Investment, the RHCC Project would not generate sufficient
ROI to the Developer and would therefore be financially infeasible. The Economic Development
Investment as proposed will enhance the RHCC Project's feasibility, but in a manner and amount that is
projected not to generate an excessive return for the Developer. The Developer's commitment to pay
Additional Rent to the City and the Port District on net operating income ("NOI") above an ROI threshold
of 11% further ensures that the Developer will not generate excess returns on the Project. Developer's
Additional Rent obligation is set forth in Section 5.5 of the Hotel Ground Lease and Section 3.5 of the
Sublease.
In addition,the RHCC Project will generate substantial benefits to the local and regional community in the
form of increased tax and land lease revenues, permanent and temporary jobs, and the provision of
significant public amenities and public infrastructure. The RHCC Project is also anticipated to be the
development catalyst for the CVBMP and is consistent with the policies outlined in the City's Economic
Development Element of the General Plan in order to achieve its economic development goals and
objectives.These policies include:
• Promote economic development that fosters job availability, economic revitalization, and tax
revenues.
• Pursue actions to support development of tourism in the City.
• Develop and promote various portions of the City, such as the Chula Vista Bayfront, as regional
visitor destinations that could include hotels, meeting spaces, and conference facilities.
• Encourage the opportunity for employment of local residents.
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The operation of the RHCC Project will serve the City and the surrounding community by providing
commercial facilities that are not currently available in the community. No luxury, AAA Four Diamond (or
similar) hotel currently operates in the City. Further, the City currently lacks large, luxury conference
facilities similar to the Convention Center component of the proposed Project that will accommodate
community events and gatherings such as high school dances, meetings of local trade organizations,
fundraisers, and other community events. The nature of the RHCC Project as a high-end, luxury resort is
expected to bring a demand for additional luxury facilities and services in the community, encouraging
related investment and development in the City and surrounding areas. The development, opening, and
operation of the RHCC Project will be of material benefit to the City and to the citizens of, and property
owners in, the City and surrounding areas, because construction and operation of the Project will
encourage and foster the economic revitalization of the City for the people in the area and the general
public as a whole; provide commercial facilities and services not currently available in the City; increase
tax revenues available to the City and other taxing agencies; increase sales tax revenues available to the
City; increase Transient Occupancy Tax revenues available to the City; generate Additional Rent to the
City; generate Parking Rent to the City; generate Ground and Sublease Revenues to the City; and create
jobs within the City.
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VI. PROJECTED REVENUE TO CITY RESULTING FROM THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDY
A. Projected Tax Revenue to City
Projected tax revenues have been estimated based on a detailed financial evaluation of the RHCC Project.
Project-generated revenues to the City consist of TOT revenues, special taxes, property tax and property
tax in-lieu of VLF, and sales tax, as detailed below. While the bonds are outstanding, a substantial portion
of these revenues will be dedicated towards payment due on the bonds. Beginning in the second year of
operation of the RHCC Project, current projections show that the City will begin to receive amounts in
excess of what is necessary to service the debt. Once the bonds are repaid, after termination of the RSA
(as defined below), the City will begin to receive 100% of TOT, property tax, VLF in lieu and sales tax
revenues. Such monies will be available in the City's general fund and available to fund all City services to
the community. Special Tax Revenues will be restricted for the provision of City facilities and services
within or outside the CVB,subject to the priorities established in that certain Amended and Restated Joint
Community Facilities Agreement by and between the City and the Port District.
• Transient Occupancy Tax(TOT) Revenues-The City levies a ten percent (10%) Transient Occupancy
Tax citywide. The City will contribute an amount equivalent to the TOT revenue generated from the
RHCC Project as Base Rental Payments under the Facility Lease to support debt service payments on
the Authority Bonds.
• Bayfront Financing District Special Tax Revenues —The City formed the Bayfront Financing District
for the purpose of levying and collecting special tax revenues equal to S.S% of room revenue in the
CVBMP Area during the first 40 years of the project,with downward rate adjustments thereafter, and
terminating in 2087. The Bayfront Financing District will contribute amounts pursuant to the Loan
Agreement to the Authority and the Authority will assign such payments to the Trustee to support
debt service payments on the Authority Bonds.
• Property Tax and Property Tax In-Lieu of Vehicle License Fee Revenue—The City will contribute an
amount equivalent to the incremental property tax and property tax in-lieu of VLF generated by the
RHCC Project as Base Rental Payments under the Facility Lease. The Authority will assign such
payments to the Trustee to support debt service payments on the Authority Bonds.
• Sales Tax Revenues—The City will contribute an amount equal to the 1.0%sales and use tax it receives
from transactions at the RV Park Lease,the Convention Center and the Hotel,as Base Rental Payments
under the Facility Lease. The Authority will assign such payments to the Trustee to support debt
service payments on the Authority Bonds. This commitment excludes any locally approved sales tax
amounts (district taxes), such as Measures A and P, currently in effect.
Table VI-1 provides a summary of the estimated annual revenue to the City during the Stabilized Year of
RHCC Project operations.
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Annual Revenue(11
Transient Occupancy Tax(z) $14.0 M
Bayfront Financing District(3) $7.7 M
Property Tax and Property Tax In Lieu of VLF(4) $2.9 M
Sales Tax $1.6 M
Total Annual Revenues to City $26.2 M
(1) Reflects annual revenues to the City in the stabilized year(Lease Year 9).
(2) Based upon 10%of RHCC Project room revenue.
(3) Based upon S.S%of RHCC Project room revenue.
(4) Based upon City portion of annual tax revenue and property tax in lieu of VLF.
Each source of revenue committed by the City and Port District will be used to pay debt service on the
Authority Bonds. Residual revenues after payment of debt service (the "Residual Revenues") will be
distributed through a priority "waterfall" sequence, as outlined in the RSA, which will be considered for
approval by the City Council concurrently with or shortly after the City Council's consideration of the
Facility Lease, Sublease, PIA, and the Authority Bond financing. After the "waterfall" distributions, any
remaining Residual Revenues will be distributed equally between the City and the Port District.
B. City/Port District Participation in RIDA Lease Revenues,Additional Rent, and Parking Rent
Pursuant to the Ground Lease and the Sublease, Developer will pay the City and Port District scheduled
annual lease and sublease payments, Additional Rent, and Parking Rent. "Advance Rent" under the
Sublease is contributed to the cost of constructing the Convention Center and is not ultimately retained
by the City or Port District.
Annual Lease and Sublease Payments.The Developer will make Ground Lease and Sublease payments to
the Port District and City, respectively, in the amounts shown in Table VI-2. These amounts will be
combined with the Residual Revenues after payment of debt service and then be distributed to the City
and Port District pursuant to the waterfall priorities established in the RSA, with any remaining Residual
Revenues distributed equally between City and Port District.
Lease Year Years 1-18 Years 19—23 Ye724—nual Ground Lease Payment to Port District $0 $0.9 M
Annual Sublease Payment to City $0 $2.1 M $2.45 M
Total $0 $3.0 M $3.5 M
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Additional Rent. In addition, the City and Port District will receive 20% of surplus NOI above an 11% ROI
threshold on the Developer's Contribution during Lease Years 5-37 (14% to the City under the Sublease
and 6% to the Port District under the Ground Lease). A preliminary projection of this potential future
revenue stream is summarized in Table VI-3. These amounts will also be combined with the Residual
Revenues after payment of debt service and then distributed to the City and Port District pursuant to the
waterfall priorities established in the RSA.
MINIM I
Estimated Annual
NOI Participation Payment to City
Lease Year and Port District
Years 1-3 (Construction) N/A
Years 4-14 $4.7 M
Year 15 $3.2 M
Year 20 $6.4 M
Year 30 $15.5 M
Year 35 $21.3 M
Parking Rent. Lastly, Developer will pay Parking Rent to the Port District during Lease Years 5—13, equal
to 5%of Parking Revenues, increasing to 9%of Parking Revenues for Lease Years 14—37.These amounts
will be shared equally with the City (50/50) and will not be subject to the RSA disbursement priorities.
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VII. ESTIMATED NUMBER OF JOBS CREATED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SUBSIDY
Development of the RHCC Project will create both temporary and permanent employment in the City and
the County. KMA prepared a detailed Economic Impact Analysis ("EIA") to estimate the employment
generated by development of the RHCC Project during construction and on a permanent (recurring
annual) basis. The EIA estimates the portion of economic output that is paid out in wages, the average
wage by type of employment, and the resulting total construction employment and permanent
employment.
Table VII-1 presents KMA's estimate of jobs created by the Economic Development Investment.
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County of San Diego City of Chula Vista (z)
Temporary Jobs(3) 3,580 340
Permanent Jobs(4) 4,000 2,910
(1) Reflects direct, indirect, and induced jobs generated by the RHCC Project.
(2) City figures are included within County figures.
(3) Reflects average annual employment over a 36-month construction period, based on
location of business.
(4) Reflects full-time equivalent employment.
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VIII. LIMITING CONDITIONS
1. The foregoing analysis is based, in part, on data provided by secondary sources such as state and
local governments, planning agencies, real estate brokers, and other third parties. While the City
believes that these sources are reliable,we cannot guarantee their accuracy.
2. The projections and analyses contained herein are based on estimates and assumptions which
were developed using currently available economic data, project-specific data and other relevant
information. It is the nature of forecasting, however,that some assumptions may not materialize
and unanticipated events and circumstances may occur. Such changes are likely to be material to
the projections and conclusions herein and, if they occur, require review or revision of this
document.
3. Any estimates of revenue or cost projections are based on the best project-specific and fiscal data
available at this time as well as experience with comparable projects.They are not intended to be
projections of actual future performance of any specific project. Any changes to costs,
development program, or project performance may render the conclusions contained herein
invalid.
4. This report assumes that all applicable laws and governmental regulations in place as of the date
of this document will remain unchanged throughout the projection period of the analysis. In the
event that this does not hold true, i.e., if any tax rates change, the analysis would need to be
revised.
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