HomeMy WebLinkAboutECHDA25-05 2025 Private Activity Bond Volume Cap AllocationCERTIFICATE OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, COLORADO CONCERNING ASSIGNMENT OF 2025 PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND VOLUME CAP ALLOCATION TO THE EAGLE COUNTY HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY I, the undersigned, hereby certify as of March 11, 2025 that I am a duly chosen, qualified and acting officer of the County of Eagle, Colorado (the “Assignor”), and that: 1. The Assignor is a public body corporate and politic and political subdivision, duly organized and existing under the constitution and laws of the State of Colorado. 2. The Assignor has been previously notified that, pursuant to Section 24-32- 1706 of the Colorado Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation Act, Part 17 of Article 32 of Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes (the “Allocation Act”), it has an allocation of a portion of the State ceiling (as defined in the Allocation Act) for 2025 in the amount of $3,551,789. 3. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 25-023 (the “Resolution”) authorizing the assignment to the Eagle County Housing and Development Authority (the “Authority”) of all of such allocation of the 2025 State ceiling in the amount of $3,551,789 (the “Assigned Allocation”), and authorizing the execution and delivery of an Assignment of Allocation dated as of March 11, 2025 (the “Assignment of Allocation”) between the Assignor and the Authority in connection therewith, which Resolution was duly adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of the Assignor (the “Governing Body”) at a meeting thereof held on March 11, 2025, at which meeting a quorum was present and acting throughout and which Resolution has not been revoked, rescinded, repealed, amended or modified and is in full force and effect on the date hereof. 4. The meeting of the Governing Body at which action has been taken with respect to the Assignment of Allocation was a regular meeting properly called and open to the public at all times. 5. With respect to the Assigned Allocation, the Assignor has not heretofore: (a) issued private activity bonds; (b) assigned the Assigned Allocation to another “issuing authority,” as defined in the Allocation Act; (c) made a mortgage credit certificate election; or (d) treated the Assigned Allocation as an allocation for a project with a carryforward purpose, as defined in the Allocation Act. 6. The Assignment of Allocation, attached hereto as Exhibit B, is in the form presented to and approved by the Governing Body at the meeting thereof held on March 11, 2025. 7. On or before the date hereof, an Authorized Officer of the Assignor officially executed the Assignment of Allocation. 8. The Assignor has authorized the execution, delivery and due performance of the Assignment of Allocation, and the execution and delivery of the Assignment of Allocation and the compliance by the Assignor with the provisions thereof, will not, to the best of my Docusign Envelope ID: E47EEC9D-E393-4589-99B6-34A23464F14D (Signature page to Certificate Concerning Assignment of 2025 Private Activity Bond Volume Cap) 59748439.2 knowledge, conflict with or constitute on the part of the Assignor a breach of or a default under any existing Colorado law, Assignor resolution, court or administrative regulation, decree or order or any agreement or other instrument to which the Assignor is subject or by which it is bound. 9. To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge, there does not exist any action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending, or threatened against the Assignor, contesting (a) the corporate existence of the Assignor, (b) the title of its present officers or any of them to their respective offices, including, without limitation, the members of the Governing Body, (c) the validity of the Assignment of Allocation or (d) the power of the Assignor to execute, deliver or perform the Assignment of Allocation. 10. No referendum petition has been filed concerning the Resolution; and to the best of my knowledge none is being circulated or planned for circulation. WITNESS my hand as of the date first written above. ASSIGNOR: COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, By and Through Its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS By: ______________________________ Jeanne McQueeney, Chair Attest: By: _________________________________ Becky Close Clerk and Recorder Docusign Envelope ID: E47EEC9D-E393-4589-99B6-34A23464F14D A-1 59748439.2 EXHIBIT A RESOLUTION Commissioner ____________________ moved adoption of the following Resolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 2025-_____ A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE COUNTY’S PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND ALLOCATION FOR 2025 TO THE EAGLE COUNTY HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; PROVIDING OTHER DETAILS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Private Activity Bond Ceiling Act, constituting Title 24, Article 32, Part 17, Colorado Revised Statutes (the “Allocation Act”), the County of Eagle, Colorado (the “County”) has received a direct allocation of the State of Colorado’s Private Activity Bond Ceiling for the year 2025 (the “2025 Allocation”) in the amount of $3,551,789; and WHEREAS, the Eagle County Housing and Development Authority (the “Authority”) has requested that the County assign all of the 2025 Allocation equal to $3,551,789 (the “Assigned Allocation”) to the Authority pursuant to Section 24-32-1706 of the Allocation Act to be used to issue bonds to finance qualified residential rental projects, including but not limited to the Eagle Villas resyndication project; and WHEREAS, the County desires to assign the Assigned Allocation to the Authority; and WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Board of County Commissioners (the “Board”) the form of an Assignment of Allocation between the County and the Authority (the “Assignment”). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, COLORADO THAT: 11. Authorization of Assignment. The County hereby authorizes the assignment of the Assigned Allocation to the Authority for use as described above. 12. Approval of Assignment of Allocation. The form, terms and provisions of the Assignment hereby are approved and the officers of the County hereby are authorized and directed to execute (by manual or electronic signature) and deliver the Assignment, with such Docusign Envelope ID: E47EEC9D-E393-4589-99B6-34A23464F14D (Signature page to Certificate Concerning Assignment of 2025 Private Activity Bond Volume Cap) 59748439.2 changes therein as are approved by the officers of the County executing the Assignment. The execution of the Assignment shall be conclusive evidence of the approval by the County of such document in accordance with the terms hereof. 13. Further Action. The officers of the County shall take such other steps or actions necessary or reasonably required to carry out the terms and intent of this resolution and the Assignment. 14. Ratification. All action not inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution heretofore taken by the Board and the officers of the County directed toward the assignment of the Assigned Allocation and the authorization of the Assignment hereby are ratified, approved and confirmed. 15. Severability. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this resolution shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this resolution, the intent being that the same are severable. 16. Repealer. All orders, resolutions, bylaws, ordinances or regulations of the County, or parts thereof, inconsistent with this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. 17. Effective Date. This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the 11th day of March, 2025. COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, By and Through Its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: ____________________________ By: ________________________ Becky Close Jeanne McQueeney Clerk and Recorder County Commissioners Chair ________________________ Tom Boyd Commissioner Docusign Envelope ID: E47EEC9D-E393-4589-99B6-34A23464F14D (Signature page to Certificate Concerning Assignment of 2025 Private Activity Bond Volume Cap) 59748439.2 ________________________ Matt Scherr Commissioner Commissioner _______________ seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as follows: Commissioner McQueeney _____ Commissioner Boyd _____ Commissioner Scherr _____ This resolution passed by __________ vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado Docusign Envelope ID: E47EEC9D-E393-4589-99B6-34A23464F14D 59748439.2 EXHIBIT B ASSIGNMENT OF ALLOCATION ASSIGNMENT OF ALLOCATION THIS ASSIGNMENT (the “Assignment”), dated as of March 11, 2025, is between the COUNTY OF EAGLE, COLORADO, a body corporate and politic (the “Assignor”), and the EAGLE COUNTY HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, a body corporate and politic duly organized and existing under the laws and constitution of the State of Colorado (the “Assignee”). RECITALS A. The Assignee intends to finance qualified residential rental projects, including but not limited to the Eagle Villas resyndication project (the “Project”). B. The Project will be designed to qualify as a “project” within the meaning of the Housing Authorities Law, Title 29, Article 4, Part 2, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended (the “Act”). C. The Assignee intends to provide for the issuance of its multifamily housing revenue bonds, notes or other obligations, in one or more series (the “Proposed Bonds”), pursuant to the provisions of the Act for the purpose of financing the Project. D. The Assignee has requested that the Assignor assign to the Assignee all of the Assignor’s 2025 allocation, in the amount of $3,551,789 (the “2025 Allocation”) under the bond ceiling for the State of Colorado and its issuing authorities (the State Ceiling”) computed under Section 146(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) as provided for the Assignor as a “designated local issuing authority” under part 17 of article 32 of title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended (the “Allocation Act”), for use in connection with the financing of the Project. E. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Assignor desires to assign to the Assignee, and the Assignee desires to accept, the 2025 Allocation from the State Ceiling. ASSIGNMENT In exchange for the agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. The Assignor hereby assigns and transfers to the Assignee all of the Assignor’s 2025 Allocation, in an amount equal to $3,551,789, from the State Ceiling for private activity bonds. The Assignor and the Assignee understand that such assigned allocation shall automatically be relinquished to the “Statewide Balance” as defined under the Allocation Act Docusign Envelope ID: E47EEC9D-E393-4589-99B6-34A23464F14D 59748439.2 5 unless (a) the Proposed Bonds are issued by the Assignee before September 15, 2025, or (b) Section 24-32-1706(3)(c) of the Allocation Act, pertaining to the carryforward of the assigned allocation, applies. 2. The Assignor represents that it has received no monetary consideration for the assignment set forth above. 3. The Assignee hereby: (a) accepts the assignment of $3,551,789 of the Assignor’s 2025 Allocation from the State Ceiling described above; and (b) agrees to abide by each of the terms and conditions of this Assignment and applicable provisions of the Allocation Act in connection with the use of such allocation. 4. The Assignor hereby consents to the election by the Assignee, if the Assignee in its discretion so decides, to treat all or any portion of the assignment set forth herein as an allocation for a project with a carryforward purpose within the meaning of the Allocation Act. 5. This Assignment shall not constitute the debt or indebtedness or financial obligation of the Assignor within the meaning of the constitution or statutes of the State of Colorado, nor give rise to a pecuniary liability or charge against the general credit or taxing power of the Assignor. 6. This Assignment may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, facsimile or electronically transmitted signatures shall be treated as original signatures for all purposes hereunder. (Remainder of this page left intentionally blank) Docusign Envelope ID: E47EEC9D-E393-4589-99B6-34A23464F14D B-1 59748439.2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused this Assignment of Allocation to be executed to be effective as of the date and year first written above. COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, By and Through Its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, as Assignor By: ______________________________ Jeanne McQueeney, Chair Attest: By: _________________________________ Becky Close Clerk and Recorder EAGLE COUNTY HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, as Assignee By: _____________________________ Jeanne McQueeney, President Attest: By: __________________________________________ Kimberly Bell Williams Secretary Docusign Envelope ID: E47EEC9D-E393-4589-99B6-34A23464F14D