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Resolution 2024-148 RESOLUTION 2024- 14 8 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING A PLAN OF FINANCING INVOLVING THE ISSUANCE OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED$10,500,000,BY THE PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY, A WISCONSIN BOND ISSUING COMMISSION, FOR THE RENAISSANCE HALL AT OLD COURSE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT; APPROVING ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS BY THE PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY; AND RATIFYING A PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 147 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 80-66, enacted by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,the Board created the Collier County Housing Finance Authority (the "Authority"), in accordance with Chapter 159, Florida Statutes, for the purpose of alleviating a shortage of housing available at prices or rentals which many persons and families can afford and a shortage of capital for investment in such housing; and WHEREAS, Developer Renaissance Hall at Old Course, LLC, is developing a 252-unit affordable multifamily housing development in Collier County and is obtaining tax-exempt financing from the Public Finance Authority, a Wisconsin bond issuing commission, in the form of revenue bonds in the maximum amount of$10,500,000; and WHEREAS, Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, requires that a public hearing be held in the jurisdiction where the project is located in order to give members of the public the opportunity to comment on the project financing or the issuance of the bonds; and WHEREAS, in order to comply with this requirement,the Authority held a public hearing on July 8, 2024, after a proper notice was published to the public; and WHEREAS, the Board wishes to (i) approve the Plan of Financing involving issuance of the bonds in an amount not to exceed $10,500,000, (ii) approve the issuance of the Bonds by the Public Finance Authority for purposes of Section 147(f)of the Code, and (iii)ratify the Authority's actions in connection with publishing the required notice and hearing. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: Section 1. Approval of Plan of Financing and Issuance of Bonds for Purposes of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code. A. The Public Finance Authority, a Wisconsin bond issuing commission (the "Issuer"), created under Sections 66.0301, 66.0303 and 66.0304 of the Wisconsin Statutes, intends to issue revenue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $10,500,000 (the "Bonds") under a plan of finance to provide financing for eligible costs of the acquisition,construction and equipping of Renaissance Hall at Old Course,a 252 unit affordable multifamily housing development located at 4150 Golden Gate Parkway, Naples Florida, in which the Project is or is to be located, as described in the notice of public hearing (the "TEFRA Notice") attached hereto as Exhibit A (such purposes, the "Project"). B. A public hearing(the"Public Hearing")was held by the Housing Finance Authority of Collier County, Florida, on July 8, 2024 at the County Manager's Conference Room Second floor, Building F, Collier County Government Center at 3299 East Tamiami Trail,Naples, Florida 34112. The Public Hearing was duly conducted by the Authority upon reasonable public notice as required by the provisions of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), a copy of said notice being attached as Exhibit A. At the Public Hearing interested individuals were afforded the opportunity to express their views, both orally and in writing, on all matters pertaining to the location and nature of the proposed Project and to the issuance of the Bonds. C. Section 147(f) of the Code requires that the applicable elected representative (the Board of County Commissioners) of the governmental unit (the County) in which a project (the Project) is located approve the public hearing (the Public Hearing) on the issuance of tax-exempt qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as defined in Section 145 (the Bonds). D. Renaissance Hall at Old Course, LLC, a Florida limited liability company whose sole member is Rural Neighborhoods,Inc.,a Florida not-for-profit corporation and an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code (the "Borrower") requests that the Board of County Commissioners approve the Public Hearing held by the Authority for the Bonds and the Project so that the interest on the Bonds will be exempt from federal income taxation under applicable provisions of the Code. E. It is necessary and desirable and in the best interest of the County in meeting the burden of affordable and workforce housing that the issuance of the Bonds be approved by the Board of County Commissioners. F. The Bonds shall be conduit revenue bonds and shall not constitute a debt, liability or obligation of the County, its Board of County Commissioners, officers, agents or employees, or the State of Florida or any political subdivision or municipality thereof, but shall be payable solely from the revenues provided therefore, and neither the faith and credit nor any taxing power of the County, or the State of Florida or any political subdivision or municipality thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds. No member of the Board of County Commissioners or any officer, agent, or employee of the County will be liable for the Bonds by reason of their issuance by the Issuer. Section 2. Board Approval for Purposes of Section 147 of the Code. Pursuant to and solely for purposes of Section 147(f) of the Code, the Board of County Commissioners hereby (i) approves the Plan of Financing involving issuance of the bonds in one or more series up to the maximum amount of$10,500,000, all as set forth in the table below, (ii) approves the issuance of the Bonds by the Issuer for purposes of Section 147(f) of the Code, and (iii)ratifies the Authority's actions in connection with publishing a TEFRA Notice and conducting the TEFRA Hearing. It is intended that this Resolution constitute approval of the Bonds by the applicable elected representative of the governmental unit having jurisdiction over the area in which the Project is located, in accordance with said Section 147(f) of the Code. However, this approval shall in no way be deemed to abrogate any regulations of the County and the Project contemplated by this Resolution shall be subject to all such regulations, including, but not limited to, the County's Growth Management Plan, all concurrency requirements contained therein, and the Collier County Land Development Code. Project Name: Address #Units Project Sponsor Maximum . Amount: Renaissance 4150 Golden Gate Parkway, 252 Rural Neighborhoods, $10,500,000 Hall at Old Collier County Florida Inc. Course Section 3. Conflict. All resolutions or orders and parts thereof in conflict herewith,to the extent of such conflict, are hereby superseded and repealed. Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED after motion, second, and majority vote favoring same, this /3/4 day of Qctduif , 2024. ATTESTio BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 4 aY'STAL;1r,KINZEL, CLERK COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA By: ..� By: A est:asto t;ai.„DPputy Clerk C ' a , Chairman k . signature only 11 Approv .s to form and legality: Ark SallyrAs ar, Assistant County Attorney EXHIBIT A TEFRA NOTICE NKE OF Ai POOLIC HFAlNGO N/G FINIANC.F t HOP I I OF C0‘.-L I ER CC•r01.41 FLOR I DA cOR A lyt I,LT I FAMILYR. un YRJEc.r TE DIN 1S (OLL C DONT Y, FLORIO/4 PLoli,: Noticel herey çi ' t 8, 2O21 c ublk: heaTi,rcg will be held US Ctql.,,ared bY SeCtiOn )47(z) cf tNIhttraal Revenue Code of 1984 with rtaspet to the prirr.y-, issOf3nee of SubOrOinote Yiltrinttv housing rf.,v(sive t)o.nas i the on c15' I tri the Public; r;siianize A utfiur it v, a eaminissoon oroonizect under oritli r,vrCkhotit i the PrOvlSions cif Settikr, 64.0301, 66.11303 tarry €4 030A of the Virsconsin Slolu'rel. Ts% omendel `Me -AutPorry'') in q,fP; nuorarnurn ornimr0 %ip.ecitseci t>121t)w, iSSUe41 in On-i? Dr rrva.re plirstionr 1,4r plan Of finbriCtnV, 'or the plYrwase prOVIclin9 furl:15 to mtlxe o IiMet to limited i'labittits, e_ornpony ',?he "IStorroisir- v.1-0`ft fLingle member will be Plural Nei ghttorhaoas, Inc... t Figri0.0 hor-for•arotrt ,.orPorolion orrd (Iizoti VeSiCtit)C.C1 Ir $ection 50i f c i of 11-ii;•c_,311.c. to lino nCe the acnuisillan, conVrocroan 0ncl ectutsitirm) cif the below-recor-?nceo proieet t'Projc,•c1-3 w'rk`icn‘:0,11 be OCiUciTC1 ct leost in parY tyyWc4cfl of low or moderate iilccfrke. Ptskect Name; Renaissance Holt al C.40. Course Address: it' erriksl,e-i . ale porkivoy, collier COVrilsi, F1.5v11:0 lJnit5; 252 Protect SrotrAk.ar. Rural Neighborhoods, Inc- fv.oximurn Arnotini 51111(si2,4,0,16 The Arinds and drsCillOtiOrl hi 1114 principal of onTs ther,:Jon, (Int wk." rectemPlion premium wiYr rtspoct thereto VpII nO1 tvn irizt-lbtL\clne.9s or on Oi the Authority., th.? Finaro-e Author - of Collier COL,n1y, Florida, 1,,Olfirec Coprify; Stot4 of riorna, Tyr -ctroi. POlitical L tLJflthPreof wilhri the met-mint) a( in i.:anstirotiorioi or slaturcry deb! lirrutotion or t ctvirrr,e. ostolnst the gemeroi creiYity taxing POWPf ol scv; of them, but payatie 50Nty ?rorn certain 1evi4ove duly rilPily11nAreOr and 9t4iey41.1'y repri2seriting ornoLnts. P,Mtltol 4.tke lEtOrrrrw.7-r OF l'ni-p7oLec-415 o4 the i3cricts. The rearing curnrniJe tif 9:15 o.m.. July B. 42.S. soon inereatter ttle matter can be heard and 1.441A be twirl at CountY Manager-5 Coreence Room, *.ekorrri, oor, 13uffding F. SO'? )02 L ic Coi.hty iSavernrnent C.-nter. :1299 Ens! Torniarni t4iiplgs,, Flaricio 34112, In teoeslciei Jjr- icflin '10• ,sirie.os view on the i55uance. tit Itbe. Conris or rvi /17,4 ri•ntti-cs anti location of th % Proicd3 0.;opo9t5.1 to be financed mo? arnrrvi the Iii hOctrini Os prior to the time of the neorwa„ submit written comments to 00nald A PiCkwOrrn, YACIJIive Dire.:11OrqGerteral COunStA, 7 High Pines 4cipl.?s, Florid() 34103 TeRptioci.e., 239.404,1475_ A ,oleo coriterenCe Participation oarizfr, tU not pravitteTI. Cuoted: JOY 1, 2024 „It.,IY t 2021 __ AR0123129