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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-001 ,~~ ~ '* ',.}5 " lW.... f fl, t Assump Doc Tax Int Tax $, ]. ',' ",-:' DOUC~IXON S C~ 51. luc.unty S 'fiE Clerk Circuit Court e lv, ~) Deputy Clerk $ 1163995 T.tal S ':)":?' (.,I-j RESOLUTION NO. G\ \-0\ A RESOLUTION OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY APPROVING A JOINT PROGRAM WITH THE ESCAMBIA COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY OR THE HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY OF CLAY COUNTY, FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ITS SINGLE F AM I L Y MORT GAG E REV ENU E BONDS TO F I NANC E QUALI FY I NG SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE LOANS IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE ISSUER; AND PROVIDING CERTAIN OTHER DETAILS WITH RESPECT THERETO. WHEREAS, Part IV, Chapter 159, Florida Statutes authorizes the creation of housing financing authorities with the purpose of issuing revenue bonds to assist in alleviating a shortage of housing available at prices or rentals which many persons and families can afford; and WHEREAS, Sect ions 159.603 and 159.604, Flori da Statutes, authori ze the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "Governing Body"), to approve the operat i on of the Escambi a County Hous i ng Finance Authority or the Housing Finance Authority of Clay County (the "Issuing Authority"), within the territorial boundaries and the issuance by the Issuing Authority of revenue bonds to alleviate the shortage of affordable housing and capital available for investment therein within St. Lucie County, Florida; and WHEREAS, the Issuing Authority has by resolution previously authorized the issuance of not exceeding $60,000,000 Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds (the "Bonds"); and WHEREAS, the Issuing Authority has expressed an interest in pursuing a joint program for the issuance by the Issuing Authority of a sufficient principal amount of the Bonds to finance qualifying single family mortgage loan programs for Escambia County, St. Lucie County and certain other counties; and WHEREAS, by combining the authority to issue single family mortgage revenue bonds of the Issuing Authority, the St. Lucie County Housing Finance Authority (the "Local Authority") and any other issuers desiring to participate in the issue, the Issuing Authority will be able to make available mortgage loans at rates below the rates otherwise possible if the Local Authority attempted a separate issue; and WHEREAS, such a program waul d benefi t St. Luci e County and aid in alleviating a shortage of affordable housing and capital available for investment therein within St. Lucie County; .' ",l 777 i'f,GE 304 4 ' e e NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY THAT: SECTION 1. Authority. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Florida Housing Finance Authority law, Part IV of Chapter 159, Florida Statutes (the "Act"), and other applicable law. SECTION 2. Findinqs. The Local Authority has found and determined and hereby declares that: (a) In order to realize the economies of scale afforded by aggregating the separate single family mortgage revenue bond programs for the Local Authority and the Issuing Authority, it is in the best interest of the Local Authority to authorize the Issuing Authority to issue the Bonds to finance single family mortgage loans for both Indian River County and St. Lucie County which qualify under the Act. (b) In order to implement such a program, it is in the best interest of the Local Authority to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the Issuing Authority. SECTION 3. Authorization of form of Interlocal Aqreement. The execution and del ivery of the Interlocal Agreement, authorizing the Issuing Authority to issue its Bonds to finance qualifying single family mortgage loans in St. Lucie County, a proposed form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" (the "Interlocal Agreement") is hereby authorized. The form of the Interlocal Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is hereby approved, subject to such changes, insertions and omissions and such filling of blanks therein as may be approved and made in such form by the officers of the Local Authority and the Issuing Authority executing the same, such execution and delivery to be conclusive evidence of such approval. SECTION 4. Authorization to Execute. The Chairman or Vice Chairman and the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Local Authority are hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver the Interlocal Agreement, subject to such changes, modifications, additions, deletions, and substitutions as such officers executing the same shall approve, such execution to be conclusive evidence of such approval and to affix thereto or impress thereon the seal of the Local Authority. SECTION 5. Adoption of the Resolution does not authorize or commit the expenditure of any funds of St. Lucie County or the Local Authority to pay the cost of issuance of such bonds. SECTION 6. Effective Date. The approvals and authorizations provided in Sections 3 and 4 of this Resolution are expressly contingent upon and this Resolution shall become effective upon the adoption by the Governing Body of a resolution approving and authorizing the Issuing Authority to operate within the territorial boundaries of St. Lucie County with respect to the issuance of its Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds. 2 ~rJlJk 177 PAGE 305 . . e e DULY ADOPTED by the St. Lucie County Housing Finance Authority this ~\ day 0 f l\oIJe"" \JP \, 191.J. ST. LUCIE COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY (SEAL) (Z,&k ;J~ 'IH Chairman AT.T~~~~' ,t, ~(~~L~ .~$ecret;a~t:y" \. ::;'i;t" i' ,!~~i"ll~~" " "r:.," 3 " ..' 177 r~06 M,.j~ PAGE CJ ' e e EXHIBIT "A" INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this day of ___ , 19___, by and between the ESCAMBIA COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY OR THE HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY OF CLAY COUNTY, a public body corporate and politic organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida (herei nafter referred to as the "I ssui ng Authority"), and the ST. LUCI E COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY, a public body corporate and politic organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "Local Authority"). WIT N E SSE T H: WHEREAS, Part IV of Chapter 159 of the Florida Statutes authorizes the creation of Housing Finance Authorities within the State of Florida for the purpose of issuing revenue bonds to assist in relieving the shortage of housing available at prices or rentals which many persons and families can afford; and WHEREAS, the Issuing Authority has resolved to issue not exceeding $60,000,000 Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1992 (the "Bonds"), in accordance with Chapter 75, Florida Statutes, as amended, and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 143 and 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the amount of Mortgage Subsidy Bonds which may be issued is limited to an Allocation Amount which has been established for such purpose by the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, the restrictions upon eligible mortgage loans contained in the Code, as well as the limitations upon available allocation amounts prevent the separate issuance of bonds for each county from being feasibly and economically accomplished; and WHEREAS, the Issuing Authority has validated a sufficient amount of bonds to fund the anticipated demand for qualifying single family mortgages of both Indian River County and St. Lucie County, as well as certain other counties which may also participate in a joint bond program; and WHEREAS, the aggregation of mortgage loan demand and the securing of the related Allocation Amount for the purpose of issuing bonds will result in a wider allocation of fixed expenses and certain other economies of scale; and WHEREAS, unless such economies are realized, no issuance of Mortgage Subsidy Bonds would be feasible; and WHEREAS, Section 159.603 and 159.604, Florida Statutes, authorize St. Lucie County to approve the issuance of revenue bonds through the Issuing Authority to alleviate the shortage of affordable housing within St. Lucie County, which approval has been granted by a resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Luc i e County adopted on _, _ (the "County Reso 1 ut ion "); and WHEREAS, Section 163.01,159.608 and 125.01, Florida Statutes, and the County Resolution authorize this agreement by conferring the authority to ~G:I. 177 P^GE 307 e e exercise or contract by agreement upon the Issuing Authority to exercise those powers which are common to it and the other parties hereto and to include St. Lucie County within the Issuing Authority's area of operation pursuant to Florida Statutes, Sect ion 159.803 (1) for the purpose of i ssu i ng bonds to fi nance qualifying single family housing developments located within St. Lucie County. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: Section 1. Allocation Amount; Substitution of Bonds. The Local Authority hereby authorizes the Issuing Authority to issue Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds for qualified single family housing developments in St. Lucie County, and the Bonds issued for such qualifying housing developments are hereby deemed to be in full substitution for an equivalent principal amount of the Local Authority's bonds wh i ch coul d have been issued for such purpose. The Local Authority hereby authorizes the Issuing Authority to apply for a sufficient Allocation Amount on behalf of the Local Authority for the purpose of financing such qualifying development in St. Lucie County, and the Issuing Authority is hereby designated as the bond issuing authority for the Local Authority with respect to such Allocation Amount. All revenues generated by bonds issued pursuant to th is Agreement and by the use of the proceeds thereof, wi 11 be administered by the Issuing Authority or its agents and all payments due from such revenues shall be paid by the Issuing Authority or its agents without further action by the Local Authority. Section 2. Administration. The Issuing Authority hereby assumes responsibility for administering this Agreement by and through its employees, agents and officers; provided, however, that the Local Authority retains and reserves its right and obligation to require reasonable reporting on programs designed for and operated within St. Lucie County. The Issuing Authority and its agents shall provide the Local Authority with such reports as may be necessary to account for funds generated by this Agreement. The I ssui ng Authori ty shall have full authori ty and respons i bi 1 i ty to negotiate, define, validate, market, sell, issue and deliver its Bonds in the maximum Allocation Amount, based upon mortgage loan demand, permitted by law to finance qualifying single family housing developments in St. Lucie County and to take such other action as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish such purpose. All lendable proceeds of the Bonds attributable to the mortgage loan demand in St. Lucie County shall be reserved for use in originating mortgage loans in St. Lucie County for an initial period of 120 days. The issuance and administration costs and expenses related to the Bonds issued to finance the housing program and administration of such program shall be paid from lender commitment fees, proceeds of the Bonds and revenues generated from the housing program. The fees and expenses incurred by the Local Authority, Financial Advisor to the Local Authority and/or Bond Counsel and/or the County Attorney for St. Lucie County with respect to the single family mortgage revenue bond program specified in this Agreement, shall be paid from the proceeds of any bonds allocable for use in St. Lucie County and issued pursuant to this Agreement or from program fees contributed by participating lenders. Such fees and expenses payable from proceeds of the Bonds shall not exceed $1.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Bonds allocated for use in St. Lucie County. :. 'rrl ~LJ.!( PAGE 308 .. e e Sect i on 3. Proqram Parameters. The Local Authority shall, to the extent permitted by law, (a) approve, establish, and update, from time to time as necessary, upon the request of the Issuing Authority, such program parameters including, but not limited to, maximum housing price and maximum adjusted family income for eligible borrowers, as may be required for any bonds issued by the Issuing Authority pursuant to this Agreement and (b) approve the allocation of mortgage loan moneys for each Participant offering to originate Mortgage Loans within St. Lucie County. Section 4. Term. This Agreement will remain in full force and effect from the date of its execution until such time as it is terminated by any party upon 10 days written notice to the other party hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is agreed that this Agreement may not be terminated by any party during any period that the Bonds issued pursuant to the terms hereof remain outstanding, or during any period in which the proceeds of such Bonds are still in the possession of the Issuing Authority or its agents pending distribution, unless the parties to this Agreement mutually agree in writing to the terms of such termination. It is further agreed that in the event of termination the parties to this Agreement will provide continuing cooperation to each other in fulfilling the obligations associated with the issuance of bonds pursuant to this Agreement. Section 5. Indemnity. To the full extent permitted by law, the Issuing Authority agrees to hold the Local Authority harmless from any and all liability for repayment of pri nc i pa 1 of and interest or penalty on the Bonds, and the members and officials of the Local Authority harmless from any and all liability in connection with the approval rendered pursuant to Sect ions 159.603 and 159.604, Flori da Statutes. The I ssui ng Authority agrees that any offeri ng, circular or official statement approved by and used in marketing the Bonds will include a statement that the Bonds do not constitute an obligation or indebtedness of St. Lucie County or the St. Lucie County Housing Authority and that Bondowners may not look to St. Lucie County, or to the St. Lucie County Housing Finance Authority or any officers, agents or employees of either of them for payment of the Bonds and interest or premium thereon. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have caused their names to be affixed hereto by the proper officers thereof as of the ____ day of ____ , 19 (S EAL) ATTEST: ESCAMBIA HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY By: Chairman Secretary ST. LUCIE COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY ATTEST: By: Its: Its: (SEAL) [,th,. 1'77 PAGE ;j09 e e The undersigned of the St, Lucie County Housing Finance Authority does hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the Interlocal Agreement executed by the and as of , 19_ Date: , 19 Its: 1163995 '92 FEB 24 P\2:i 2 FiU~ i,h DOUG'I\ ,. 51 L \.1' F;L COROU\ '."'-.' t.~ l,l,uN CLER lNTY. FL . ~ ~'-':J~ '77 PAGE :';10 \text\housing\stLucie\interLoc.agr