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Resolution 2004-197 16 K6'! RESOLUTION 2004- 197 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY OF COLLIER COUNTY TAX-EXEMPT MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS, (SUMMER LAKES II PROJECT) SERIES 2004 PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 159, PART IV, FLORIDA STATUTES, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, the Housing Finance Authority of Collier County (the "Issuer") is a public corporation of the State of Florida, was duly created by Ordinance No. 80-66 of the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, and is a body corporate and politic duly created and existing as a local governmental body and a public instrumentality for the purpose of assisting qualifying housing projects situated in Collier County, Florida (the "County"), under and by virtue of Chapter 159, Part IV, Florida Statutes, (the" Act"), to provide for the issuance of and to issue and sell its obligations for lawful purposes under the Act; and WHEREAS, as set forth in the resolution of the Authority described below, The Richman Group of Florida , Inc., a Florida corporation, for and on behalf of itself and/or its related entities (the "Corporation"), has requested the Authority to issue its Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Summer Lakes II Project) Series 2004 in an initial principal amount not to exceed $22,000,000 (the "Bonds") for the benefit of the Corporation and to loan all or a portion of the proceeds thereof to the Corporation to finance the costs of the Project; and WHEREAS, the Authority caused notice of a public hearing to consider approval of the Bonds and the location and nature of the Project to be financed with the proceeds of the Bonds to be published on May 11, 2004 in the Naples Daily News, a newspaper of general circulation in the County, and a copy of said notice is attached as Exhibit A (the "Notice") to the Authority Resolution described below; and WHEREAS, the Authority held a public hearing on May 26, 2004, pursuant to the Notice and has adopted its Resolution 2004-01 (the "Authority Resolution"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, approving the issuance of the Bonds and recommending and requesting that the Board of County Commissioners approve the issuance of the Bonds so that the interest on the Bonds will be exempt from federal income taxation under applicable provisions of Section 147(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and WHEREAS, Section 147(f) ofthe Internal Revenue Code ofl986, as amended (the "Code"), provides that the elected legislative body of the governmental unit which has jurisdiction over the area in which the facility financed with the procecds of tax exempt bonds is located is to approve the issuance of such bonds after a public hearing; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida (the "Board") is the elected legislative body of the County; and C:\M)'FiICl\dlll:umenl\HOFI\_S.",mcr Ltlr.U Ph 1I\8CC Re~ Wild 16 Kf, WHEREAS, for the reasons set forth above, the Board desires to approve the issuance of such Bonds for the purposes of Section 147(f) of the Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: Section 1. Approval o/Issuance o/the Bonds. This Board hereby approves the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority for the purposes of Section 147(f) of the Code. The Bonds shall not constitute a debt, liability or obligation ofColIier County, its Board of County Commissioners, officers, agents or employees, or the State of Florida or any political subdivision thereof, but shall be payable solely from the revcnues provided therefor, and neither the faith and credit nor any taxing power of Collier County or the State of Florida or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds. No mcmber of the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County or any officer or employee thereof shall be liable personally on the Bonds by reason of their issuance. This approval shall in no way be deemed to abrogate any regulations of Collier County applicable to the project and the project shall be subject to all such regulations, including, but not limited to, the Collier County Growth Management Plan, all concurrency requirements contained therein, and the Collier County Land Development Code. Section 2. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 8th day of June. 2004. (SEAL) ATTEST. ,\1111111111111 Dwigl}li(at.Q~(~~. r!!(~~::~tJ;;'ii)~'\ . BY;~~ ~t,.~:~.:~11 ~ "1,..... ...., . COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA By ~~ .;/~ Donna Fial , ChaIrman Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida Approved as to form and legal sufficiency: ~J (L~ David C . Weigel County Attorney ltem# ~ ~~:dalo -%-b~ Date f -.. -I 1....1\+ Rec'd W~ C\MyFllu\dnelll'unt\HOFA_Surn...er Laku Ph mace Ru....pd .p.G. 16K6 RESOLUTION 2004-01_ RESOLUTION REGARDING THE OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATIVE TO THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $22,000,000 TAX-EXEMPT MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FACILITIES FOR PERSONS OR FAMILIES OF LOW, MIDDLE OR MODERATE INCOME; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, The Richman Group of Florida the "Company") has applied to the Housing Finance Authority of Collier County, Florida (the "Authority"), to (i) issue its tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $22,000,000,000 (the "Bonds") and such taxable multifamily housing revenue bonds (the "Taxable Bonds") as the Authority may authorize by subsequent resolution for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, equipping and development of multifamily residential housing facilities for persons or families of low, middle or moderate income to be located in Collier County (the "Project"), and (ii) to loan the proceeds of the Bonds to the Company pursuant to Chapter 159, Part IV, Florida Statutes, or such other provision or provisions of Florida law as the Authority may determine advisable (the" Act"); and WHEREAS, a determination by the Authority to issue the Bonds under the Act, if so requested by the Company, in one or more issues or series not exceeding an aggregate principal amount of $22,000,000 and to loan the proceeds thereof available to finance the Project under a loan agreement or other financing agreement which will provide that payments thereunder be at least sufficient to pay the principal of and interest and redemption premium, if any, on such Bonds and such other costs in connection therewith as may be incurred by the Authority, will assist the Company and promote the purposes provided in the Act; and WHEREAS, the Authority held a public hearing on the proposed issuance of the Bonds for the purposes herein stated on May 26,2004, pursuant to a notice of such hearing being published at least 14 days prior to the hearing in the Naples Daily News, a newspaper of general circulation published in Collier County, a copy of said notice being attached hereto as Exhibit A, which public hearing was conducted in a manner that provided a reasonable opportunity for persons with differing views to be heard, both orally and in writing, on both the issuance of such Bonds and the location and nature of the portion of the Project to be financed with the proceeds therefrom; and WHEREAS, it is intended that this Resolution shall constitute official action toward the issuance of the Bonds within the meaning of the applicable United States Treasury Regulations. IT IS, THEREFORE, DETERMINED AND RESOLVED BY THE HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT: C:\M)'PilCI\doeumenl\HOPA-Summcr LakOl Ph INnauccl1\Cnt RCloludon.wpd EXHIBIT A TO COUNTY RESOLUTION 16 K6.t 1. Approval ofthe Project. The acquisition, construction, equipping and development of the Project and the financing thereof by the Authority through the issuance of the Bonds, pursuant to the Act, will promote the health and welfare of the citizens of Collier County and will thereby serve the public purposes of the Act. 2. Authorization of the Bonds. There is hereby authorized to be issued and the Authority hereby determines to issue the Bonds, if so requested by the Company and subject to the conditions set forth in the Preliminary Agreement to be entered into subsequently, in one or more issues or series in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $22,000,000 and such taxable multifamily housing revenue bonds (the "Taxable Bonds") as the Authority may authorize by subsequent resolution for the purpose of financing the Project. The Bonds shall be designated "Housing Finance Authority of Collier County Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds Series 2004 (Summer Lakes II Apartments)" or such similar designation as the Authority may deem advisable. The rate of interest payable on the Bonds shall not exceed the rate permitted by law. 3. Recommendatlon for Approval to Board of County Commissioners. The Authority hereby recommends the issuance of the Bonds and the financing of the Project for approval to the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County (the "Board"). The Authority hereby directs the Chairman, V ice-Chairman or Issuer's Counsel, either alone or jointly, at the expense of the Company, to seek approval for the issuance of the Bonds and the financing of the Project by the Board as the applicable elected representatives of Collier County under and pursuant to the Act and Section 147(t) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 4. Affirmative Action. This resolution is an affirmative action of the Authority toward the issuance of the Bonds, as contemplated in said Preliminary Agreement, in accordance with the purposes of the laws of the State of Florida and the applicable United States Treasury Regulations. S. Approval of Notice of Public Hearing. The form of notice of public hearing attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is hereby approved and the publishing thereof ratified by the Authority. 6. Appointment of Counsel. The Authority appoints Nabors, Giblin and Nickerson, P.A., Tampa, Florida to act as bond counsel to the Authority in connection with the issuance by the Authority of the Bonds. The firm of Donald A. Pickworth, P.A., Naples, Florida is the duly appointed Issuer's Counsel. 7. Limited Obligations. The Bonds and the interest thereon shall not constitute an indebtedness or pledge of the general credit or taxing power of Collier County, the State of Florida or any political subdivision or agency thereof but shall be payable solely from the revenue pledged therefor pursuant to a loan agreement or other financing agreement entered into by and between the Authority and the Company prior to or contemporaneously with the issuance of the Bonds. 8. Limited Approval. The approval given herein shall not be construed as an approval of any necessary zoning applications nor for any other regulatory permits relating to the Project and the C:\Myl'iJealdocumcn.IHOI'A.Summer LIIca Ph II11n4uooml!lll ReaoIUllon.wp4 -2- 16K6 Authority shall not be construed by reason of its adoption of this resolution to have waived any right of the County or to have estopped the County from asserting any rights or responsibilities it may have in that regard. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. ADOPTED this 26th day of May, 2004. : I J. . ~ ,. . .. . HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA l .1" ~ "....... " . I .,~" ." .,_ ........ ~." ,.,.... . .~.. :,~~~~ ...,-- ': .. , ~ .' ........'., .,f..'....' By: " ~ I ATTEST: -3-