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RESOLUTION NO. SAFA- 2007-003
A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE
SANTA ANA FINANCING AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A CERTIFICATE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, AND OTHER MATTERS
RELATING THERETO, AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND
CERTIFICATES AND RELATED ACTIONS, AND
RATIFYING ACTION PREVIOUSLY TAKEN OR
APPROVED TO BE TAKEN, INCLUDING THE EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY OF AN INSTALLMENT SALE
AGREEMENT AND THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, GAS TAX REVENUE
CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION (2007 LOCAL
STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT) PURSUANT TO A
TRUST AGREEMENT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE SANTA ANA
FINANCING AUTHORITY AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Governing Board of the Santa Ana Financing Authority hereby
finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. The Santa Ana Financing Authority (the "Authority") is empowered to
assist the City of Santa Ana (the "City") in financing certain public capital
improvements pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of
the Government Code of the State of California and pursuant to that
certain Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement by and between the City of
Santa Ana and the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Santa Ana, dated August 1, 1993;
B. The City and the Authority, pursuant to Resolution No. SAFA-2007-002,
adopted by the Authority on August 20, 2007 (the "Initial Authority
Resolution"), have previously determined to enter into a 2007 Installment
Sale Agreement with the Authority (the "Installment Sale Agreement") in
order to apply certain motor vehicle fuel tax revenues received by the City
to acquire certain public capital improvements consisting of street
resurfacing and related improvements (as more fully described in the
Installment Sale Agreement, the "Improvements") for the benefit of the
City in accordance with Article XIX, Section 1 of the California Constitution
(collectively, the "Street Improvement Project");
C. In order to provide for the delivery of the City of Santa Ana, California, Gas
Tax Revenue Certificates of Participation (2007 Local Street Improvement
Project) (the "Certificates") and to establish and declare the terms and
conditions upon which the Certificates are to be executed and delivered
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and secured, the Authority has previously determined to enter into a Trust
Agreement with The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (the ''Trust
Agreement");
D. E.J. De La Rosa & Co., Inc., as underwriter (the "Underwriter"), has
submitted to the City and the Authority a proposed form of an agreement
to purchase the Certificates in the form of a Certificate Purchase
Agreement (the "Certificate Purchase Agreement");
E. The Governing Board has been presented with the form of each document
referred to herein relating to the financing contemplated hereby, and the
Board has examined and approved each document and desires to
authorize and direct the execution of such documents and the
consummation of such financing; and
F. 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 consummation of such financing
authorized hereby do exist, have happened and have been performed in
regular and due time, form and manner as required by law, and the
Authority is now duly authorized and empowered, pursuant to each and
every requirement of law, to consummate such financing for the purpose,
in the manner and upon the terms herein provided.
Section 2. The form of Certificate Purchase Agreement, on file with the
Secretary of the Authority, is hereby approved, and the Executive Director, the
Treasurer, the Authority Counsel, the Secretary and the Controller of the Authority (the
"Authorized Officers") are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and
on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the Certificate Purchase Agreement in
substantially said form, with such changes therein as the Authorized Officer executing
the same may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the
execution and delivery thereof; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of the
Certificates shall not exceed $70,000,000, the final maturity date of the Certificates shall
be no later than January 1, 2040, the true interest cost applicable to the Certificates
shall not exceed 6.00% per annum and the underwriter's discount for the sale of the
Certificates shall not exceed 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of such
Certificates.
Section 3. The execution and delivery of not to exceed $70,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of the Certificates, in the principal amounts, bearing interest at the
rates and maturing on the dates as specified in the Trust Agreement as finally executed,
is hereby authorized and approved.
Section 4. The officers and agents of the Authority 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, without limitation, negotiating the terms of an insurance policy and/or a
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reserve surety bond to the extent such insurance and surety bond is determined to be
economically advantageous.
Section 5. All of the findings, terms and provisions of the Initial Authority
Resolution are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved.
Section 6. All actions heretofore taken by the officers and agents of the
Authority with respect to the transactions set forth above are hereby approved,
confirmed and ratified.
Section 7. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the Governing Board of the Authority, and the Secretary of the Authority shall attest to
and certify the vote adopting this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 3rd day of December, 2007
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JOSeP....h' )lletcher, Authority Counsel
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AYE- Authoritymembers Alvarez. Benavides. Bustamante. Martinez.
Pulido. Sarmiento. Tinaiero (7)
NOES: Authoritymembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Authoritymembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Authoritymembers None (0)
CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Secretary of the Authority, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. SAFA 2007-003 to be the original a resolution duly adopted by
the Santa Ana Financing Authority on December 3.2007.
Date: / :< - t)~ - D 7
Secretary, Santa Ana Financing Auth
City of Santa Ana
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