2017-003 - Tax-Exempt Obligations OCBar Foundation Inc

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WHEREAS, the Authority and the Borrower have requested the City Council to approve the issuance of the Obligations in order to satisfy the public approval requirements of Section 147(f) of the Code; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the City Council on this 17th day of January, 2017, at the meeting which commenced at the hour of 5:45 p.m., in the City Hall Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California 92701, following duly published notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Santa Ana, on December 30, 2016, and all persons desiring to be heard have been heard; and WHEREAS, it is intended that this Resolution shall comply with the public approval requirements of Section 147(f) of the Code; provided, however, that this Resolution is neither intended to nor shall it constitute an approval by the City Council of the Facilities for any other purpose, including, but not limited to, compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code, Section 21100, et seq.) ("CEQA"); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby, finds and declares the above recitals are true and correct; and, be it further resolved as follows: Section 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that all of the recitals are true and correct. The City Council, as the "applicable elected representative" of the governmental unit on behalf of which the Obligations will be issued and having jurisdiction over the area in which the Facilities are located, hereby approves the issuance of the Obligations by the Authority, which Obligations may be tax-exempt and/or taxable as approved by the Authority in its resolution, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 to finance the cost of the Facilities. This Resolution shall constitute "issuer" approval and "host' approval of the issuance of the Obligations within the meaning of Section 147(f) of the Code; provided, however, that this Resolution shall not constitute an approval by the City Council of the Facilities for any other purposes, including compliance thereof with CEQA, nor does it constitute an approval of the underlying credit or financial structure of the Obligations. The City shall not bear any responsibility for the issuance of the Obligations, the tax-exempt status of the Obligations, the repayment of the Obligations or any other matter related to the Obligations. Section 2. All actions heretofore taken by the officers, employees and agents of the City with respect to the approval of the issuance of the Obligations are hereby approved, confirmed and ratified, and the officers and employees of the City and their authorized deputies and agents are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and severally, to do any and all things and to execute and deliver any and all certificates and documents which they or bond counsel may deem necessary or advisable in order to consummate the issuance of the Obligations and otherwise to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution. Section 3. The adoption of this Resolution shall not obligate the City or any department thereof to (a) provide any financing for the Facilities; (b) approve any application or request for or take any other action in connection with any planning Resolution No. 2017-003 Page 2 of 3