HomeMy WebLinkAboutTMP-651 Adoption of Resolution by CC of CFD No. 2006-1 & Resolution by PFA of Special Tax BondsCITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
JOINT REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
AND PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
FINANCING AUTHORITY
FROM: GRANT YATES
CITY MANAGER/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DATE: JANUARY 27, 2015
SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS
THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO.
2006 -1 (SUMMERLY) IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF
SPECIAL TAX BONDS BY SUCH COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT
FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA B; AND
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION BY THE PUBLIC FINANCING
AUTHORITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL
TAX BONDS BY THE AFOREMENTIONED COMMUNITY FACILITIES
DISTRICT
Recommendations
1) City: Adopt City Resolution No. 2015 -_ approving the execution and delivery
of a bond purchase agreement and continuing disclosure agreement, and
authorizing the taking of other actions related to the issuance of bonds of
Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1 for Improvement Area B; and
2) Public Financing Authority (PFA): Adopt PFA Resolution No. 2015 -_
approving the official statement and approving the execution and delivery of a
bond purchase agreement and continuing disclosure agreement, and authorizing
the taking of other actions related to the issuance of bonds of the PFA.
CFD 2006 -1 (Summerly IA -B)
January 27, 2015
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Background
The City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1 and Improvement
Area B therein was formed pursuant to the Mello -Roos Community Facilities District Act
of 1982, as amended. McMillian serves as the master developer of the community
within CFD No. 2006 -1, which is part of a larger development commonly referred to as
"Summerly." The property within Improvement Area B is planned for 182 residential
lots /units. Residential construction by two merchant homebuilders is underway and of
the 182 planned residential lots /units, 85 have been sold and closed to homeowners, 15
are under contract or in escrow and 82 are scheduled to be built and sold in the next
year.
On December 9, 2014, the City and PFA approved resolutions authorizing the issuance
of bonds (the "2015 Bonds ") which will be secured by special taxes levied within
Improvement Area B.
Discussion
The proposed 2015 Bonds would be approximately $3 million in par amount with a final
maturity of 2044. Proceeds from the 2015 Bonds will be primarily used to finance public
facilities within the CFD. The final interest rates will be determined when the 2015
Bonds are priced and sold. The pricing date would be targeted for some time in early
February 2015, assuming that interest rates remain attractive. The bond closing is
expected to occur in late February.
The table below highlights a few statistics of the proposed 2015 Bonds.
'Preliminary; Subject to chance
"Annual Assigned Special Tax will increase at 2% per year.
Documents to be Approved
Approval of the attached Resolutions will approve and authorize the execution of the
following financing documents:
✓ Preliminary Official Statement;
✓ Bond Purchase Agreement, and
✓ Continuing Disclosure Agreement
Bond Counsel and the City Attorney have reviewed the attached financing documents
on behalf of the PFA and CFD.
CFD 2006 -1 (Summerly IA -B)
January 27, 2015
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Fiscal Impact
There is no cost to the City of Lake Elsinore; however, the property owners are
expected to pay approximately $936.17 per parcel annually, increasing at 2% per year
through 2044, as illustrated in the previous table. The average estimated rate per year
for FY 2043 -44 will be approximately $1,695.75. The bonds average interest rate is
estimated to be to 4.70 %.
Prepared by: Jason Simpson
Director of Administrative Services
Approved by: Grant Yates
City Manager/ Executive Director
Attachments:
1. City Resolution No. 2015 -_
2. PFA Resolution No. 2015-
3. Preliminary Official Statement
4. Bond Purchase Agreement
5. Continuing Disclosure Agreement
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ACTING AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO.
2006 -1 (SUMMERLY), APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY
OF A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND A CONTINUING
DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF
OTHER ACTIONS RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2006 -1
(SUMMERLY) SPECIAL TAX BONDS, 2015 SERIES (IMPROVEMENT
AREA B)
WHEREAS, the City Council (the "Council ") of the City of Lake Elsinore (the
"City ") has previously formed the City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No.
2006 -1 (Summerly) (the "District ") pursuant to the Mello -Roos Community Facilities Act
of 1982, as amended (the "Act "); and
WHEREAS, the Council, acting as the legislative body of the District, previously
adopted Resolution No. 2014 -076 approving the issuance of the City of Lake Elsinore
Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1 (Summerly) Special Tax Bonds, 2015 Series
(Improvement Area B) (the "District Bonds ") and authorizing the preparation of a Bond
Purchase Agreement and a Continuing Disclosure Agreement for approval by the
Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, ACTING AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2006 -1 (SUMMERLY), DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council, as the legislative body of the District, hereby
approves the Bond Purchase Agreement in substantially the form on file with the City
Clerk. The Mayor, the City Manager, the Director of Administrative Services, and any
designee of any of them (each, a "Responsible Officer ") is hereby authorized to execute
the Bond Purchase Agreement, in substantially the form presented hereto, with such
revisions, amendments and completions as shall be approved by any Responsible
Officer, with the advice of Bond Counsel, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by
the execution and delivery thereof by any Responsible Officer, provided that, the true
interest cost on the District Bonds shall not exceed 5.5 %.
SECTION 2. The City Council, as the legislative body of the District, hereby
approves the Continuing Disclosure Agreement in substantially the form on file with the
City Clerk. Any Responsible Officer is hereby authorized to execute the Continuing
Disclosure Agreement in substantially the form presented hereto, with such revisions,
amendments and completions as shall be approved by any Responsible Officer, with
the advice of Bond Counsel, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the
execution and delivery thereof by any Responsible Officer.
City Council Resolution No. 2015 -,
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SECTION 3. The City Manager, the Director of Administrative Services, the City
Clerk and all other officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed, for and in the
name and on behalf of the City and the District, to do any and all things and take any
and all other actions, including the publication of any notices necessary or desirable in
connection with the sale of the District Bonds and execution and delivery of any and all
assignments, certificates, requisitions, agreements, notices, consents, instruments of
conveyance, warrants and other documents, which they, or any of them, deem
necessary or advisable in order to consummate the lawful issuance and sale of the
District Bonds and the consummation of the transactions as described herein.
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its
passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 27th day of January, 2015.
Steve Manos, Mayor
ATTEST:
Virginia J Bloom, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Barbara Zeid Leibold, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE SS
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
I, VIRGINIA J.
certify that Resolution
Elsinore at a regular
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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BLOOM, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby
No. 2015 -_ was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake
meeting held on the 27th day of January, 2015 by the following
Virginia J. Bloom, CMC
City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. PFA -2015-
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LAKE
ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY APPROVING AN
OFFICIAL STATEMENT, APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY OF A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, AND
AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OTHER ACTIONS RELATED TO THE
ISSUANCE OF THE LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING
AUTHORITY LOCAL AGENCY REVENUE BONDS (SUMMERLY IA B),
2015 SERIES A
WHEREAS, the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority (the "Authority ") is a
joint exercise of powers authority duly organized and existing under and pursuant to that
certain Joint Exercise Powers Agreement by and between the City of Lake Elsinore (the
"City ") and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore (the "Agency "),
under the provisions of Articles 1 through 4 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter
5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California (the "Act'),
and is authorized pursuant to Article 4 of the Act to borrow money for the purpose of
financing the acquisition of bonds, notes and other obligations to provide financing and
refinancing for capital improvements of member entities of the Authority; and
WHEREAS, the Authority previously adopted Resolution No. PFA- 2014 -002
approving the issuance of its Local Agency Revenue Bonds (Summerly IA B), 2015
Series A (the "Bonds ") and authorizing the preparation of a Bond Purchase Agreement
and a Preliminary Official Statement for approval by the Board of Directors (the "Board ")
of the Authority;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LAKE
ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and the Authority hereby
so finds and determines.
SECTION 2. The Authority hereby authorizes the sale of the Bonds to Stifel,
Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as the underwriter, and the purchase of related
local obligations of the City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1
(Summerly) (the "District') from the District pursuant to and in accordance with the Bond
Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement'), which Purchase Agreement the
Authority hereby approves in substantially the form on file with the Secretary of the
Authority and presented to the Board at this meeting. Any one of the Chairperson, the
Executive Director and the Secretary of the Authority, and each of them, and any
designee of any of them (collectively, the "Authorized Officers "), is hereby authorized
and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the Authority, to execute and deliver
the Purchase Agreement, with such insertions and changes as may be approved by the
Authorized Officer executing the same, subject to the provisions of this Resolution, such
approval to be conclusively evidenced by such execution and delivery. The
Public Financing Authority Resolution No. PFA- 2015 -
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underwriter's discount for the Bonds specified in the Purchase Agreement shall not
exceed 2.0 %, exclusive of original issue discount. The true interest cost applicable to
the Bonds shall not exceed 5.5 %. The maturity date of the Bonds shall not extend
beyond 2055.
SECTION 3. The Authority hereby approves the Preliminary Official Statement
(the "Preliminary Official Statement ") in substantially the form on file with the Authority
Secretary, with such changes and modifications as shall be necessary or appropriate for
completion to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of the Authority, and approval by
Authority's Counsel. The Chairperson or the Executive Director is authorized and
directed, on behalf of the Authority to deem the Preliminary Official Statement "final"
pursuant to Rule 15c2 -12 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The
Authority further approves distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement by the
Underwriter to persons who may be interested in purchasing the Bonds. The Board
hereby approves the final Official Statement (the "Official Statement ") describing the
Bonds. Distribution of the final Official Statement by the Underwriter is hereby
approved. The Chairperson or the Executive Director, subject to approval by the
Authority's Counsel, is hereby authorized and directed to approve any changes in or
additions to the final form of the Official Statement to conform to the requirements of the
Purchase Agreement and the Indenture, as applicable.
SECTION 4. The Authorized Officers, the other officers and employees of the
Authority, the members of the Authority's Board of Directors, Bond Counsel, Authority's
Counsel and the other consultants to and agents of the Authority, are each hereby
authorized and directed to do all things and take all actions necessary or desirable to
effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Resolution, and to execute such other
assignments, agreements, certificates, receipts, endorsements, orders, opinions and
other documents in connection with such transactions, including, without limitation,
closing documents in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, and all actions
heretofore taken by the officers, employees and agents of the Authority in connection
with the issuance of the Bonds are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in every
respect.
SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its
passage and adoption.
Public Financing Authority Resolution No. PFA -2015-
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 27th day of January, 2015.
Natasha Johnson, Chairperson
ATTEST:
Virginia J Bloom, Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Barbara Zeid Leibold,
Counsel to the Authority
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE SS
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
I, VIRGINIA J. BLOOM, Secretary of the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority
hereby certify that Resolution No. PFA- 2015 -_was adopted by the Board of Directors
of the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority at a regular meeting held on the 27th
day of January, 2015 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Virginia J. Bloom, CIVIC
Secretary
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LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
LOCAL AGENCY REVENUE BONDS
(SUMMERLY IA B),
2015 SERIES A
BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
,2015
Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, California 92530
City of Lake Elsinore
Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1
(Sur unerly)
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, California 92530
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as underwriter (the "Underwriter "), acting not as
a fiduciary or agent for you, but on behalf of itself, offers to enter into this Bond Purchase Agreement
(this "Purchase Agreement ") with the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority (the "Authority ")
and the City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1 (Summerly) (the
"Community Facilities District ") on behalf of Improvement Area B (the `Improvement Area "),
which upon acceptance will be binding upon the Underwriter, the Authority and the Community
Facilities District. The agreement of the Underwriter to purchase the Bonds (as hereinafter defined)
is contingent upon the Authority purchasing the Special Tax Bonds (as hereinafter defined) from the
Community Facilities District, and upon the Authority and the Community Facilities District
satisfying all of the obligations imposed upon them under this Purchase Agreement. This offer is
made subject to the Authority's and the Community Facilities District's acceptance by the execution
of this Purchase Agreement and its delivery to the Underwriter at or before 8:00 P.M., local time, on
the date hereof, and, if not so accepted, will be subject to withdrawal by the Underwriter upon notice
delivered to the Authority and the Community Facilities District at any time prior to the acceptance
hereof by the Authority and the Community Facilities District. All capitalized terms used herein,
which are not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning provided for such terms in the Indenture of
Trust, dated as of , 2015 (the `Indenture "), by and between the Authority and
MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee").
Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Bonds.
Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations, warranties and
agreements set forth herein: (i) the Underwriter hereby agrees to purchase from the Authority and the
Authority hereby agrees to sell to the Underwriter all (but not less than all) of the
$ aggregate principal amount of the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority
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Local Agency Revenue Bonds, (Summmerly IA B) 2015 Series A (the "Bonds "), dated the Closing
Date (as hereinafter defined), bearing interest at the rates and maturing on the dates and in the
principal amounts set forth in L:xhibit A hereto; and (ii) the Authority hereby agrees to purchase from
the Community Facilities District special tax bonds of Improvement Area B (the "Special Tax
Bonds ") in the amounts listed on Exhibit B hereto, and the Community Facilities District hereby
agrees to sell all (but not less than all) of the Special Tax Bonds to the Authority, bearing interest at
the rates and mahuing on the dates and in the principal amounts set forth in Exhibit B hereto. The
purchase price for the Bonds shall be $ (being 100% of the aggregate principal
amount thereof plus a net original issue premium /[less original issue discount] of $__ _
and less an Underwriter's discount of $ ). The purchase price for the Special Tax
Bonds shall be $ (being 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus a
net original issue premium /discount of $ and less an original purchaser's discount
of $ ).
The Underwriter agrees to make a bona fide public offering of all of the Bonds initially at the
public offering prices (or yields) set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference. Subsequent to the initial public offering, the Underwriter reserves the right to change the
public offering prices (or yields) as it deems necessary in connection with the marketing of the
Bonds, provided that the Underwriter shall not change the interest rates set forth in Exhibit A. The
Bonds will be offered and sold to certain dealer at prices Tower than such initial offering prices.
The Bonds shall be substantially in the form described in, shall be issued and secured under
the provisions of, and shall be payable from the Revenues and Redemption Revenues as provided in
the Indenture, the Preliminary Official Statement (as hereinafter defined), and the Marks -Roos Local
Bond Pooling Act of 1985, as amended, being Article 4, Chapter 5, Division 7, Title 1 of the
Government Code of the State of California (the `Bond Law "). The issuance of the Bonds has been
duly authorized by the Authority pursuant to a resolution (the "Authority Resolution ") adopted by
the Board of Directors of the Authority on _ 2015. The net proceeds of the Bonds will
be used to purchase the Special Tax Bonds.
'fhe Special Tax Bonds shall be substantially in the form described in, shall be issued and
secured under the provisions of, and shall be payable from special taxes pledged thereto as provided
in the Fiscal Agent Agreement (the "Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement. "), dated as of
2015 by and between the Community Facilities District and MUFG Union Bank,
N.A., as fiscal agent (the "Fiscal Agent ").
The Special Tax Bonds are issued under the Mello -Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982,
as amended, being Chapter 2.5, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code of the State of
California (the "Community Facilities District Act"). The issuance of the Special Tax Bonds has
been duly authorized by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore (the "City Council ") as the
legislative body for the Community Facilities District (for and on behalf of the Improvement Area
within the Community Facilities District), pursuant to a resolution (the "Community Facilities
District Resolution of Issuance ") adopted by the City Council on 2015. The net proceeds
of the Special Tax Bonds will be used, as indicated in the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent
Agreement, for the following purposes: (1) financing a portion of certain public facilities eligible to
be financed by Improvement Area B; (2) paying costs of issuance of the Bonds and the Special Tax
Bonds; and (3) funding the Reserve Account.
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A. The Authority and the Community Facilities District hereby acknowledge that
the Underwriter is entering into this Purchase Agreement in reliance on the representations,
warranties and agreements made by the Authority and the Community Facilities District herein, and
the Authority shall take all action necessary to enforce its rights hereunder for the benefit of the
Underwriter and shall immediately notify the Underwriter if it becomes aware that any
representation, warranty or agreement made by the Community Facilities District herein is incorrect
in any material respect.
The Authority and the Community Facilities District acknowledge and agree that (i) the
purchase and sale of the Bonds pursuant to this Purchase Agreement is an arm's - length commercial
transaction among the Authority, the Community Facilities District, and the Underwriter, (ii) in
connection therewith and with the discussions, undertakings and procedures leading up to the
consummation of such transaction, the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as principal and not
as the agent or fiduciary of the Authority or the Community Facilities District, (iii) the Underwriter
has not assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Authority or the Community
Facilities District with respect to (a) the offering of the Bonds or the process leading thereto (whether
or not the Underwriter, or any affiliate of the Underwriter, has advised or is currently advising the
Authority or the Community Facilities District on other matters) or (b) any other obligations to the
Authority or the Community Facilities District with respect to the offering contemplated hereby,
except tine obligations expressly set forth in this Purchase Agreement or otherwise imposed by law,
(iv) the Underwriter has financial interests that differ from those of the Authority and the Community
Facilities District and (v) the Authority and the Community Facilities District have consulted their
own legal, financial and other advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate in connection with
this transaction. The Authority and the Community Facilities District, acknowledge that each has
previously provided the Underwriter with an acknowledgement of receipt of the required
Underwriter disclosure under Rule G -17 of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board ( "MSRB ").
The Authority acknowledges and represents that it has engaged Urban Futures Incorporated as its
municipal advisor (as defined in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 1513al) and will rely
solely on the financial advice of Urban Futures Incorporated with respect to the Bonds.
B. Pursuant to the authorization of the Authority, the Underwriter has distributed
copies of the Preliminary Official Statement dated 2015, relating to the Bonds,
which, together with the cover page, inside cover page and appendices thereto is herein called the
"Preliminary Official Statement." By its acceptance of this Purchase Agreement, the Authority and
the Community Facilities District hereby ratify the use by the Underwriter of the Preliminary Official
Statement, and the Authority agrees to execute a final official statement relating to the Bonds (the
"Official Statement ") which will consist of the Preliminary Official Statement with such changes as
may be made thereto, with the approval of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Los Angeles, California, a
member of Norton Rose Fulbright, the Community Facilities District's and the Authority's Bond
Counsel ( "Bond Counsel "), Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation,
Disclosure Counsel ( "Disclosure Counsel "), and the Underwriter, and to provide copies thereof to the
Underwriter as set forth in Section 2(0) hereof. The Authority and the Community Facilities District
hereby authorize and require the Underwriter to use and promptly distribute, in connection with the
offer and sale of the Bonds, the Preliminary Official Statement, the Official Statement and any
supplement or amendment thereto. The Authority and the Community Facilities District further
authorize the Underwriter to use and distribute, in connection with the offer and sale of the Bonds,
the Indenture, the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement, this Purchase Agreement and all
information contained herein, and all other documents, certificates and statements furnished by or on
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behalf of the Authority or the Community Facilities District to the Underwriter in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement.
C. To assist the Underwriter in complying with Securities and Exchange
Commission Rule 15c2- 12(b)(5) (the "Rule "), the Community Facilities District will undertake for
and on behalf of the Authority pursuant to the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, in the form
attached to the Official Statement as Appendix E (the "Continuing Disclosure Agreement'), to
provide annual reports and notices of certain enumerated events. A description of this undertaking is
set forth in the Preliminary Official Statement and will also be set forth in the Official Statement.
D. Except as the Underwriter, the Community Facilities District and the
Authority may otherwise agree, the Authority will deliver to the Underwriter, at the offices of Bond
Counsel in Los Angeles, California, or at such other location as may be mutually agreed upon by the
Underwriter, the Community Facilities District and the Authority, the documents hereinafter
mentioned; and the Authority will deliver to the Underwriter through the facilities of The Depository
Trust Company ( "DTC ") in New York, New York, the Bonds, in definitive form (all Bonds hearing
CIJSIP numbers), duly executed by the Authority and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner
provided for in the Indenture and the Bond Law at 8:00 a.m. California time, on
2015 (the "Closing Date "), and the Underwriter will accept such delivery and pay the purchase price
of the Bonds as set forth in paragraph (A) of this Section by wire transfer, payable in federal or other
immediately available funds (such delivery and payment being herein referred to as the "Closing ").
The Bonds shall be in fully registered book -entry form (which may be typewritten) and shall be
registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC.
E. Except as the Authority and the Underwriter may otherwise agree, the
Conununity Facilities District will deliver to the Authority and the Underwriter, at the offices of
Bond Counsel in Los Angeles, California, or at such other location as may be mutually agreed upon
by the Underwriter, the Community Facilities District and the Authority, the documents hereinafter
mentioned and the Community Facilities District will deliver to the Authority, at a location to be
designated by the Authority, the Special Tax Bonds, in definitive form, duly executed by the
Community Facilities District and authenticated by the Fiscal Agent in the manner provided for in
the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement and the Community Facilities District Act, no later
than 8:00 a.m., California time, on the Closing Date, and the Authority will accept such delivery and
pay or cause to be paid the purchase price of the Special Tax Bonds as set forth in paragraph (A)
above by wire transfer or by other means acceptable to the Underwriter, in any case payable in
federal or other immediately available funds (such delivery and payment being herein referred to as
the "Closing "). The Special Tax Bonds shall be in fully registered form and shall be registered in the
name of the Fiscal Agent.
2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Authority. The Authority
represents, warrants and covenants to the Underwriter that:
A. The Authority is a joint exercise of powers authority, duly organized and
existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California (the "State "), and formed pursuant
to Articles 1 through 4 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5, Division 7, Title 1 of the
Government Code (the "JPA Act'), with full right, power and authority: (i) to enter into this
Purchase Agreement; (ii) to enter into the Indenture; (iii) to adopt the Authority Resolution
authorizing the issuance of the Bonds and entry into this Purchase Agreement and the Indenture and
to take all other actions on the part of the Authority relating thereto (the "Authority Proceedings ");
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(iv) to issue, sell and deliver the Bonds to the Underwriter as provided herein; (v) to purchase the
Special Tax Bonds; and (vi) to carry out and consummate the transactions on its part contemplated
by this Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, and the Official Statement.
The Indenture, the Bonds and this Purchase Agreement are collectively referred to herein as
the "Authority Documents."
B. By all necessary official action of the Authority, the Authority has duly
authorized and approved the execution and delivery by the Authority of, and the performance by the
Authority of the obligations on its part contained in, the Authority Documents, and has approved the
use by the Underwriter of the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement and, as of the
date hereof, such authorizations and approvals are in full force and effect and have not been
amended, modified or rescinded. When executed and delivered by the parties thereto, the Authority
Documents will constitute the legally valid and binding obligations of the Authority enforceable
upon the Authority in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles
relating to or affecting creditors rights generally. To the best of the Authority's knowledge, the
Authority has complied, and will at the Closing Date be in compliance in all respects, with the terms
of the Authority Documents that are applicable to the Authority.
C. The information in the Preliminary Official Statement and in the Official
Statement relating to the Authority and the Bonds (other than statements pertaining to the book-entry
system, as to which no view is expressed), is true and correct in all material respects and does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and,
upon delivery and up to and including 25 days after the End of the Underwriting Period (as defined
in paragraph (D) below), the Official Statement will be amended and supplemented so as to contain
no misstatement of any material fact or omission of any statement necessary to make the statements
contained therein, in the light of the circumstances in which such statements were made, not
misleading.
D. Up to and including 25 days after the End of the Underwriting Period (as
defined below), the Authority will advise the Underwriter promptly of any proposal to amend or
supplement the Official Statement and will not effect or consent to any such amendment or
supplement without the consent of the Underwriter, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld. The Authority will advise the Underwriter promptly of the institution of any proceedings
known to it by any governmental agency prohibiting or otherwise materially affecting the use of the
Official Statement in connection with the offering, sale or distribution of the Bonds. As used herein,
the term "End of the Underwriting Period" means the later of such time as: (i) the Bonds are
delivered to the Underwriter; or (ii) the Underwriter does not retain, directly or as a member of an
underwriting syndicate, an unsold balance of the Bonds for sale to the public. Unless the
Underwriter gives notice to the contrary, the End of the Underwriting Period shall be deemed to be
the Closing Date. Any notice delivered pursuant to this provision shall be written notice delivered to
the Authority and the Community Facilities District at or prior to the Closing Date, and shall specify
a date (other than the Closing Date) to be deemed the "End of the Underwriting Period."
E. As of the time of acceptance hereof and as of the Closing Date, except as
otherwise disclosed in the Official Statement, the Authority is not, and as of the Closing Date, will
not be, in breach of or in default under any applicable constitutional provision, law or administrative
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rule or regulation of the State or the United States, or any applicable judgment or decree or any trust
agreement, loan agreement, bond, note, resolution, ordinance, agreement or other instrument to
which the Authority is a party or is otherwise subject; and, to the Authority's knowledge, no event
has occurred and is continuing which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would
constitute a default or event of default under any such instrument which breach, default or event
could have an adverse effect on the Authority's ability to perform its obligations under the Authority
Documents; and, as of such times, except as disclosed in the Official Statement, the authorization,
execution and delivery of the Authority Documents and compliance by the Authority with the
provisions of each of such agreements or instruments does not and will not conflict with or constitute
a breach of or default under any applicable constitutional provision, law or administrative rule or
regulation of the State or the United States, or any applicable judgment, decree, license, permit, trust
agreement, loan agreement, bond, note, resolution, ordinance, agreement or other instrument to
which the Authority (or any of its officers in their respective capacities as such) is subject, or by
which it or any of its properties is bound; nor will any such authorization, execution, delivery or
compliance result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or other security interest or
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of its assets or properties or under the terms of any
such law, regulation or instrument, except as may be provided by the Authority Documents.
F. At the time of acceptance hereof there is, and as of the Closing Date, there
will be no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any
court, government agency, public board or body (collectively and individually, an "Action ") pending
(notice of which has been served on the Authority) or to the best knowledge of the Authority
threatened, in which any such Action: (i) in any way questions the corporate existence of the
Authority or the titles of the officers of the Authority to their respective offices, (ii) affects, contests
or seeks to prohibit, restrain or enjoin the issuance or delivery of any of the Bonds, or the payment or
collection of Revenues (as defined in the Indenture) or any amounts pledged or to be pledged to pay
the principal of and interest on the Bonds, or in any way contests or affects the validity of the
Authority Documents or the consummation of the transactions on the part of the Authority
contemplated thereby; (iii) contests the exclusion of the interest on the Bonds from federal or state
income taxation or contests the powers of the Authority which may result in any material adverse
change relating to the financial condition of the Authority; or (iv) contests the completeness or
accuracy of the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement or any supplement or
amendment thereto or asserts that the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be
stated therein o' necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; and, as of the time of acceptance hereof, there is, and as of
the Closing Date, there will be no known basis for any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation of the nature described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this sentence.
G. The Authority will furnish such information, execute such instruments and
lake such other action in cooperation with the Underwriter and at the expense of the Underwriter as
the Underwriter may reasonably request in order: (i) to qualify the Bonds for offer and sale under the
Blue Sky or other securities laws and regulations of such states and other jurisdictions of the United
States as the Underwriter may designate; and (ii) to determine the eligibility of the Bonds for
investment under the laws of such states and other jurisdictions, and will use its best efforts to
continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Bonds, provided;
however, that the Authority will not be required to execute a special or general consent to service of
process or qualify as a foreign corporation in connection with any such qualification in any
,jurisdiction.
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H. The Authority Documents conform as to form and tenor to the descriptions
thereof contained in the Official Statement. The Authority represents that the Bonds, when issued,
executed and delivered in accordance with the Indenture and sold to the Underwriter as provided
herein, will be validly issued and outstanding obligations of the Authority, entitled to the benefits of
the Indenture. The Indenture creates a valid pledge of the moneys in certain funds and accounts
established pursuant to the Indenture, subject in all cases to the provisions of the Indenture permitting
the application thereof for the purposes and on the terms and conditions set forth therein.
[Reserved.]
J. The Authority has not been notified of any listing or proposed listing by the
Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the Authority is a bond issuer whose arbitrage
certifications may not be relied upon.
K. Any certificate signed by any authorized officer of the Authority and
delivered to the Underwriter in connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds shall be deemed
to be a representation and covenant by the Authority to the Underwriter as to the statements made
therein.
L. The Authority will apply the proceeds of the Bonds in accordance with the
Indenture and as described in the Preliminary Official Statement and Official Statement.
M. Between the date of this Purchase Agreement and the Closing Date, the
Authority will not offer or issue any bonds, notes or other obligations for borrowed money not
previously disclosed to the Underwriter.
N. Until such time as moneys have been set aside in an amount sufficient to pay
all then outstanding Bonds at maturity or to the date of redemption if redeemed prior to maturity,
plus unpaid interest thereon and premium, if any, to maturity or to the date of redemption if
redeemed prior to maturity, the Authority will faithfully perform and abide by all of the covenants,
undertakings and provisions contained in the Indenture.
O. The Preliminary Official Statement was deemed final by a duly authorized
officer of the Authority prior to its delivery to the Underwriter, except for the omission of such
information as is permitted to be omitted in accordance with paragraph (b)(1) of the Rule. The
Authority hereby covenants and agrees that, within seven (7) business days from the date hereof, or
upon reasonable written notice fi-can the Underwriter within sufficient time to accompany any
confirmation requesting payment from any customers of the Underwriter, the Authority shall cause a
final printed form of the Official Statement to be delivered to the Underwriter in sufficient quantity
to comply with paragraph (b)(4) of the Rule and Rules G -12, G -15, G -32 and G -36 of the Municipal
Securities Rulemaking Board.
The Authority hereby approves the preparation and distribution of the Official Statement,
consisting of the Preliminary Official Statement with such changes as are noted thereon and as may
be made thereto, with the approval of Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel and the Underwriter, from
time to time prior to the Closing Date.
The Authority hereby ratifies any prior use of and authorizes the future use by the
Underwriter, in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds, of the Preliminary Official
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Statement, the Official Statement, this Purchase Agreement and all information contained herein, and
all other documents, certificates and written statements furnished by the Authority to the Underwriter
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement.
The execution and delivery of this Purchase Agreement by the Authority shall constitute a
representation to the Underwriter that the representations and warranties contained in this Section 2
are true as of the date hereof.
3. [Reserved].
4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Community Facilities District.
The Community Facilities District represents, warrants and covenants to the Underwriter on behalf of
itself and the City of Lake Elsinore (the "City ") that:
A. The City is duly organized and validly existing as a general law city under the
Constitution and laws of the State of California and has duly authorized the formation of the
Community Facilities District pursuant to resolutions duly adopted by the City Council (the
"Community Facilities District Formation Resolution" and, together with the Community Facilities
District Resolution of Issuance, the "Community Facilities District Resolutions ") and the Community
Facilities District Act. The City Council, as the legislative body of the City and the Community
Facilities District, has duly adopted the Community Facilities District Formation Resolution, and has
caused to be recorded in the real property records of the County of Riverside, notices of special tax
lien, and any required amendments thereof (collectively, the "Notice of Special Tax Lien') (the
Community Facilities District Formation Resolution and Notice of Special Tax Lien being
collectively referred to herein as the "Formation Documents "), and has duly adopted a Community
Facilities District Resolution of Issuance on behalf of the Improvement Area. Each of its Formation
Documents remains in full force and effect as of the date hereof and has not been amended. The
Community Facilities District is duly organized and validly existing as a Community Facilities
District under the laws of the State of California. The Community Facilities District has, and at the
Closing Date will have, as the case may be, full legal right, power and authority: (i) to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Purchase Agreement and the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal
Agent Agreement, and to carry out all transactions contemplated by each of such agreements; (ii) to
issue, sell and deliver its Special Tax Bonds to the Authority as provided herein; (iii) to enter into the
Continuing Disclosure Agreement; and (iv) to carry out, give effect to and consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Formation Documents, the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent
Agreement, Special Tax Bonds, this Purchase Agreement and the Official Statement.
This Purchase Agreement, the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreements, the Special 'tax
Bonds and the Continuing Disclosure Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the
"Community Facilities District Documents."
B. ']'be Community Facilities District and the City, as applicable, have each
complied, and will at the Closing Date be in compliance in all material respect's, with the Formation
Documents and the Community Facilities District Documents, and any immaterial noncompliance by
the Community Facilities District and the City, if any, will not impair the ability of the Community
Facilities District and the City, as applicable, to carry out, give effect to or consummate the
transactions contemplated by the foregoing. From and after the date of issuance of its Special Tax,
the Community Facilities District will continue to comply with the covenants of the Community
Facilities District contained in the Community Facilities District Documents.
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C. Except as described in the Preliminary Official Statement, the Community
Facilities District is nol, in any respect material to the transactions referred to herein or conl'emplated
hereby, in breach of or in default under, any law or administrative rule or regulation of the State of
California, the United States of America, or of any department, division, agency or instrumentality of
either thereof, or under any applicable court or administrative decree or order, or under any loan
agreement, note, resolution, indenture, contract, agreement or other instrument to which the
Community Facilities District is a party or is otherwise subject or bound, and the performance of its
obligations under the Community Facilities District Documents and compliance with the provisions
of each thereof, or the performance of the conditions precedent to be performed by the Community
Facilities District pursuant to this Purchase Agreement, will not conflict with or constitute a breach
of or default under any applicable law or administrative rule or regulation of the State, the United
States of America, or of any department, division, agency or instrumentality of either thereof, or
under any applicable court or administrative decree or order, or under any loan agreement, note,
resolution, indenture, contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Community Facilities
District is a party or is otherwise subject or bound, in any manner which would materially and
adversely affect the performance by the Community Facilities District of its obligations under the
Community Facilities District Documents or the performance of the conditions precedent to be
performed by the Community Facilities District pursuant to this Purchase Agreement.
D. Except as may be required under the "blue sky" or other securities laws of
any ,jurisdiction, all approvals, consent's, authorizations, elections and orders of, or filings or
registrations with, any governmental authority, board, agency or commission having jurisdiction
which would constitute a condition precedent to, or the absence of which would materially adversely
affect, the performance by the Community Facilities District of its obligations under the Community
Facilities District Documents, and the performance of the conditions precedent to be performed by
the Community Facilities District pursuant to this Purchase Agreement, have been or will be obtained
at the Closing Date and are or will be in full force and effect at the Closing Date.
E. The Community Facilities District Documents conform as to form and tenor
to the descriptions thereof contained in the Official Statement.
F. The Special Tax Bonds are payable from the Special Tax Revenues and
Redemption Revenues of the Improvement Area, as set forth in the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent
Agreement, the levy of which has been duly and validly authorized pursuant to the Community
Facilities District Act and the Special Taxes within the Improvement Area will be fixed and levied in
an amount which, together with other available funds, is required for the payment of the principal of,
and interest on, the Special Tax Bonds when due and payable, all as provided in the Special Tax
Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement. The Community Facilities District has covenanted to cause the
Special Taxes to be levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary ad
valorem property taxes.
G. The Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement creates a valid pledge o'f,
first lien upon and security interest in, the Special Tax Revenues and Redemption Revenues of the
Improvement Area, and in the moneys in the Special Tax Fund established pursuant to the Special
Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Special Tax Bonds
Fiscal Agent Agreement'.
H. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, there are, to the
best of the Community Facilities District's knowledge, no entities with outstanding assessment liens
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against any of the properties within the Community Facilities District or which are senior to or on a
parity with the Special Taxes of the Improvement Area referred to in paragraph (G) hereof.
1. The information contained in the Preliminary Official Statement and in the
Official Statement (other than statements therein pertaining to the DTC and its book -entry system, as
to which no view is expressed) is true and correct in all material respects and such information does
not and shall not contain any untrue or misleading statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
J. At the time of acceptance hereof there is and as of the Closing there will be
no Action pending (notice of which has been served on the Community Facilities District) or to the
best knowledge of the Comnnmity Facilities District or the City threatened, in which any such
Action: (i) in any way questions the existence of the Community Facilities District or the titles of the
officers of the Community Facilities District to their respective offices; (ii) affects, contests or seeks
to prohibit, restrain or enjoin the issuance or delivery of the Bonds or the Special Tax Bonds or the
payment or collection of Special Taxes or any amounts pledged or to be pledged to pay the principal
of and interest on the Special Tax Bonds or the Bonds, or in any way contests or affects the validity
of the Community Facilities District Documents or the consummation of the transactions on the part
of the Community Facilities District contemplated thereby; (iii) contests the exemption of interest on
the Special Tax Bonds from federal or State income taxation or contests the powers of the
Community Facilities District which may result in any material adverse change relating to the
financial condition of the Community Facilities District; or (iv) contests the completeness or
accuracy of the Preliminary Official Statement or tine Official Statement or any supplement or
amendment thereto or asserts that the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; and as of the time of acceptance hereof there is and, as of the
Closing Date, there will be no basis for any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation of the
nature described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this sentence.
IC Any certificate signed on behalf of the Community Facilities District by any
Officer or employee of the Community Facilities District authorized to do so shall be decmed a
representation and warranty by the Community Facilities District to the Authority and the
Underwriter on behalf of itself and the Community Facilities District as to the statements made
therein.
11. At or prior to the Closing the Community Facilities District, will have duly
authorized, executed and delivered the Continuing Disclosure Agreement in substantially the form
attached as Appendix E to the Official Statement. Based upon a review of its previous undertakings,
and except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, the District has not failed to comply in
all respects with any previous Undertakings with regard to the Rule to provide annual reports or
notices of material events in the last five years.
M. The Community Facilities District will apply the proceeds of its Special Tax
Bonds in accordance with the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement,
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N. Between the date of' this Purchase Agreement and the date of Closing, the
Community Facilities District will not offer or issue any bonds, notes or other obligations for
borrowed money not previously disclosed to the Underwriter.
The execution and delivery of this Pruchase Agreement by the Community Facilities District
shall constitute a representation by the Community Facilities District to the Authority and the
Underwriter that the representations and warranties contained in this Section 4 with respect to the
Community Facilities District are true as of the date hereof.
5. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriter. The obligation of the Underwriter
to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds on the Closing Date shall be subject, at the option of the
Underwriter, to the accuracy in all material respects of the representations and warranties on the part
of the Authority and the Community Facilities District contained herein, to the accuracy in all
material respects of the statements of the officers and other officials of the Authority and the
Community Facilities District made in any certificates or other documents furnished pursuant to the
provisions hereof, to the performance by the Authority and the Community Facilities District of their
obligations to be performed hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date, and in reliance upon the
representations and covenants of Ryland Homes of California, Inc., a Delaware corporation
( "Ryland ") and Meritage Homes of California, Inc., a California corporation ( "Meritage ", and
together with Ryland, the "Developers ") contained in the certificates delivered as of the Closing
Date, and to the following additional conditions:
A. At the Closing Date, the Authority Resolution, the Community Facilities
District Resolutions, the Authority Documents and the Community Facilities District Documents
shall be in full force and effect, and shall not have been amended, modified or supplemented, except
as may have been agreed to in writing by the Underwriter, and there shall have been taken in
connection therewith, with the issuance of the Bonds and with the Special Tax Bonds, and with the
transactions contemplated thereby, and by this Purchase Agreement, all such actions as, in the
opinion of Bond Counsel, shall be necessary and appropriate.
B. At the Closing Date, except as was described in the Preliminary Official
Statement, the Authority shall not be, in any respect material to the transactions referred to herein or
contemplated hereby, in breach of or in default under, any law or administrative rule or regulation of
the State of California, the United States of America, or of any department, division, agency or
instrumentality of either thereof, or under any applicable court or administrative decree or order, or
under any loan agreement, note, resolution, indenture, contract, agreement or other instrument to
which the Authority is a party or is otherwise subject or bound, and the performance by the Authority
of its obligations under the Bonds, the Authority Documents, the Authority Resolution, this Purchase
Agreement and any other instruments contemplated by any of such documents, and compliance with
the provisions of each thereof, will not conflict with or constitute a breach of or default under any
applicable law or administrative rule or regulation of the State of California, the United States of
America, or of any department, division, agency or instrumentality of either thereof, or under any
applicable court or administrative decree or order, or under any loan agreement, note, resolution,
indenture, contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Authority is a party or is otherwise
subject or bound, in any manner which would materially and adversely affect the performance by the
Authority of its obligations under the Authority Documents, the Bonds or the Authority Resolution.
C. At the Closing Date, except as described in the Preliminary Official
Statement, the City shall not be, in any respect material to the transactions referred to herein or
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contemplated hereby, in breach of or in default under, any law or administrative rule or regulation of
the State of California, the United States of America, or of any department, division, agency or
instrumentality of either thereof, or raider any applicable court or administrative decree or order, or
under any loan agreement, note, resolution, indenture, contract, agreement or other instrument to
which the City is a party or is otherwise subject or bound, and the performance of the conditions
precedent to be performed hereunder will not conflict with or constitute a breach of or default under
any applicable law or administrative rule or regulation of the State of California, the United States of
America, or of any department, division, agency or instrumentality of either thereof, or under any
applicable court or administrative decree or order, or under any loan agreement, note, resolution,
indenture, contract, agreement or other instrument to which the City is a party or is otherwise subject
or bound, in any manner which would materially and adversely affect the performance of the
conditions precedent to be performed by the City hereunder.
D. At the Closing Date, except as described in the Preliminary Official
Statement, the Community Facilities District shall not be, in any respect material to the transactions
referred to herein or contemplated hereby, in breach of or in default under, any law or administrative
rule or regulation of the State of California, the United States of America, or of any department,
division, agency or instrumentality of either thereof, or under any applicable court or administrative
decree or order, or under any loan agreement, note, resolution, indenture, contact, agreement or
other instrument to which the Community Facilities District is a party or is otherwise subject or
bound, and the performance by the Community Facilities District of its obligations under its Special
Tax Bonds, the Community Facilities District Resolutions, the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent
Agreement, and any other instruments contemplated by any of such documents, and compliance with
the provisions of each thereof, or the performance of the conditions precedent to be performed
hereunder, will not conflict with or constitute a breach of or default under any applicable law or
administrative rule or regulation of the State of California, the United States of America, or of any
department, division, agency or instrumentality of either thereof, or under any applicable court or
administrative decree or order, or under any loan agreement, note, resolution, indenture, contract,
agreement or other instrument to which the Community Facilities District is a party or is otherwise
subject or bound, in any manner which would materially and adversely affect the performance by the
Community Facilities District of its obligations under the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent
Agreement, the Special Tax Bonds issued by the Community Facilities District or the performance of
the conditions precedent to be performed by the Community Facilities District hereunder.
E. The information contained in the Official Statement is, as of the Closing Date
and as of the date of any supplement or amendment thereto pursuant hereto, true and correct in all
material respects and does not, as of the Closing Date or as of the date of any supplement or
amendment thereto, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the Tight of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
F. Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, the market price or
marketability, at the initial offering prices set forth on the cover page of the Official Statement, of the
Bonds or the ability of the Underwriter to enforce contracts for the sale of the Bonds, shall not have
been materially adversely affected, in thejudgment of the Underwriter (evidenced by a written notice
to the Authority and the Community Facilities District terminating the obligation of the Underwriter
to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds), by reason of any of the following:
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I . Legislation introduced in or enacted (or resolution passed) by the
Congress of the United States of America or recommended to the Congress by the President of the
United States, the Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, or any member of
Congress, or favorably reported for passage to either House of Congress by any committee of such
House to which such legislation had been referred for consideration, or a decision rendered by a court
established under Article III of the Constitution of the United States of America or by the Tax Court
of the United States of America, or an order, ruling, regulation (final, temporary or proposed), press
release or other form of notice issued or made by or on behalf of the Treasury Department of the
United States of America or the Internal Revenue Service, with the purpose or effect, directly or
indirectly, of imposing federal income taxation upon such interest as would be received by any
owners of the Bonds beyond the extent to which such interest is subject to taxation as of the date
hereof;
2. Legislation introduced in or enacted (or resolution passed) by the
Congress or an order, decree or injunction issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, or an order,
ruling, regulation (final, temporary or proposed), press release or other form of notice issued or made
by or on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other governmental agency
having jurisdiction of the subject matter, to the effect that obligations of the general character of the
Bonds or the Special Tax Bonds, including any or all underlying arrangements, are not exempt from
registration under or other requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or that the
Indenture or the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement are not exempt from qualification under
or other requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or that the issuance, offering
or sale of obligations of the general character of the Bonds or the Special Tax Bonds, including any
or all underlying arrangements, as contemplated hereby or by the Official Statement or otherwise is
or would be in violation of the federal securities laws as amended and then in effect;
3. A general suspension of trading in securities oil the New York Stock
Exchange, or a general banking moratorium declared by Federal, State of New York or State of
California officials authorized to do so;
4. The introduction, proposal or enactment of any amendment to the
Federal or California Constitution or any action by any Federal or California court, legislative body,
regulatory body or other authority materially adversely affecting the tax status of the Authority or the
Community Facilities District, their property, income, securities (or interest thereon), the validity or
enforceability of Special Taxes, or the ability of the Authority to purchase any Special Tax Bonds as
contemplated by the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement and the Official Statement;
5. Any event occurring, or information becoming known which, in the
judgment of the Underwriter, makes untrue in any material respect any statement or information
contained in the Preliminary Official Statement or in the Official Statement, or has the effect that the
Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
6. Any national securities exchange, the Comptroller of the Currency, or
any other governmental authority, shall impose as t0 the Bonds, the Special Tax Bonds or obligations
of the general character of the Bonds or the Special Tax Bonds, any material restrictions not now in
force, or increase materially those now in force, with respect to the extension of credit by, or the
charge to the net capital requirements of, the Underwriter;
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7. There shall have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of
hostilities or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on the financial markets of the United States
is such as to make it impracticable, in the judgment of the Underwriter, following consultation with
the Authority, to sell the Bonds; or
8. Any proceeding shall have been commenced or be threatened in
writing by the Securities and Exchange Commission against the City or the Authority.
9. The commencement of any Action described in Sections 2(F) or 4(J).
G. At or prior to the Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received a
counterpart original or certified copy of the following documents, in each case satisfactory in form
and substance to the Underwriter:
1. The Official Statement, executed on behalf of the Authority by its
Executive Director or other authorized officer;
2. The Indenture, duly executed and delivered by the Authority and the
Trustee, and the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the
Community Facilities District and the Fiscal Agcnt;
3. The Authority Resolution, together with a certificate of the Secretary
of the Authority, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that such resolution is a true, correct and
complete copy of the resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of tine Authority;
4. The Community Facilities District Resolution, the Community
Facilities District Documents and the Formation Documents, together with a certificate dated as of
the Closing Date of the City Clerk to the effect that the Community Facilities District Resolutions are
true, correct and complete copies of the ones duly adopted by the City Council;
5. The Continuing Disclosure Agreement executed and delivered by the
Community Facilities District;
6. An unqualified approving opinion for the Bonds, dated the Closing
Date and addressed to the Authority and the Community Facilities District, of Bond Counsel, to the
effect that the Bonds are the valid, legal and binding obligations of the Authority and that the interest
thereon is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and exempt from personal
income taxes of the State of California, in substantially the form included as Appendix D to the
Official Statement, together with a letter of Bond Counsel, dated the Closing Date and addressed to
the Underwriter, to the effect that such opinion addressed to the Authority and the Community
Facilities District may be relied upon by the Underwriter to the same extent as if such opinion was
addressed to it;
7. A supplemental opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and
addressed to the Underwriter, of Bond Counsel, to the effect that:
(i) this Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Authority and the Community Facilities District and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, constitutes the legal, valid and
binding agreement of the Authority and the Community Facilities District and is enforceable in
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accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by moratorium,
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally or
by the exercise ofjudicial discretion in accordance with general principles of equity or otherwise in
appropriate cases and by limitations on legal remedies against public agencies in the State;
(ii) the Continuing Disclosure Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Community Facilities District and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other party thereto, constitutes the legal, valid and
binding agreement of the Community Facilities District by and is enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by moratorium, bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally or by the
exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with general principles of equity or otherwise in
appropriate cases;
(iii) the Bonds and the Special Tax Bonds are not subject to the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Indenture and the
Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement are exempt from qualification under the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended;
(iv) the information contained in the Official Statement on the
cover and under the captions "THE BONDS" (other than the captions "Estimated Debt Service
Schedules; Bonds and District Bonds" and "Debt Service Coverage for the Bonds "), "SECURITY
FOR THE BONDS," "LEGAL MATTERS —Tax Matters," " —Legal Opinion" and in
Appendices A, D and E to the Official Statement, are accurate insofar as such statements purport to
summarize certain provisions of the Bonds, the Special Tax Bonds, the Indenture, the Special Tax
Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement, Bond Counsel's final approving opinion, the Community Facilities
District Act, the JPA Act and the Bond Law;
(v) The Special Tax Bonds have been duly and validly authorized
by the Community Facilities District, and are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Community
Facilities District, enforceable in accordance with their terms and the terms of the Special Tax Bonds
Fiscal Agent Agreement, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by moratorium,
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or other similar laws affecting creditor' rights generally or
by the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with general principles of equity or otherwise ill
appropriate cases;
(vi) the Community Facilities District Documents have been duly
and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Community Facilities District and constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Community Facilities District, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency or other laws affecting enforcement of creditors' rights and by the application of equitable
principles if equitable remedies are sought.
8. A letter, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriter, of
Disclosure Counsel, to the effect that such counsel is not passing upon and has not undertaken to
determine independently or to verify the accuracy or completeness of the statements contained in the
Official Statement, and is, therefore, unable to make any representation to the Underwriter in that
regard, but on the basis of its participation in conferences with representatives of the Authority, the
City, the City Attorney, Bond Counsel, Stephen G. White, MAI, Albeit A. Webb Associates, Urban
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Futures Incorporated, representatives of the Underwriter and others, during which conferences the
content of the Official Statement and related matters were discussed, and its examination of certain
documents, and, in reliance thereon and based on the information made available to it in its role as
Disclosure Counsel and its understanding of applicable law, Disclosure Counsel advises the
Underwriter as a matter of fact, but not opinion, that no information has come to the attention of the
attorneys in the firm working on such matter which has led them to believe that the Official
Statement (excluding therefrom the financial and statistical data, forecasts, charts, numbers,
estimates, projections, assumptions and expressions of opinion included in the Official Statement,
information regarding DTC and its book entry system and the information set forth in Appendices A,
B, C, D and E. as to all of which no opinion is expressed) as of its date and as of the Closing Date
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, and advising the Underwriter that, other than reviewing the various
certificates and opinions required by this Purchase Agreement regarding the Official Statement,
Disclosure Counsel has not taken any steps since the date of the Official Statement to verify the
accuracy of the statement's contained in the Official Statement;
9. A certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the Executive
Director of the Authority or other authorized officer, to the effect that: (i) the representations and
warranties of the Authority contained herein are true and correct in all material respects on and as of
the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date; (ii) to the best knowledge of
such officer, no event has occurred since the date of the Official Statement which should be disclosed
in the Official Statement for the purpose for which it is to be used or which it is necessary to disclose
therein in order to make the statements and information therein not misleading in any material
respect; and (iii) the Authority has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions
on its part to be performed or satisfied under the Authority Documents and the Authority Resolution
at or prior to the Closing Date;
M A certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by an authorized
representative of the Community Facilities District or an authorized designee, on behalf of the
Community Facilities District to the effect that: (i) the representations and warranties made by the
Community Facilities District contained herein are true and correct in all material respects on and as
of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date: (ii) to the best knowledge of
such officer, no event has occurred since the date of the Official St'at'ement which should be disclosed
in the Official Statement for the purpose for which it is to be used or which it is necessary to disclose
therein in order to make the statements and information therein not misleading in any material
respect; (iii) the Community Facilities District has complied with all the agreement's and satisfied all
the conditions on its part to be satisfied under this Purchase Agreement, the Community Facilities
District Resolutions, the Community Facilities District Documents and the Official Statement at or
prior to the Closing Date; and (iv) all information in the Official Statement relating to the
Community Facilities District (other than information therein provided by the Special Tax
Consultant) is true and correct in all material respect's as of the date of the Official Statement and as
of the Closing Date;
11. [Reserved];
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12. An opinion of the City Attorney of the City, as counsel to the
Authority, dated the date of Closing and addressed to the Underwriter, the Authority and the
Community Facilities District, to the effect that:
(i) The Authority is a public body, corporate and politic, duly
organized and validly existing as a joint powers authority under the laws of the State of California;
(ii) The Authority has full legal power and lawful authority to
enter into the Authority Documents and to carry out the transactions contemplated under the
Authority Documents;
(iii) The Authority Resolution was duly adopted at a meeting of
the governing body of the Authority, which was called and held pursuant to law and with all public
notice required by law and at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and the Authority
Resolution is in fill force and effect and has not been modified, amended, rescinded or repealed
since the date of its adoption;
(iv) The Authority Documents have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Authority and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Authority enforceable against the Authority in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights, to the
application of equitable principles where equitable remedies are sought and to the exercise of judicial
discretion in appropriate cases;
(v) To the best knowledge of such counsel, the execution and
delivery of the Authority Documents and the Official Statement and compliance with the provisions
thereof under the circumstances contemplated thereby: (a) do not in any material respect conflict
with or constitute on the part of the Authority a breach of or default under any agreement or other
instrument to which the Authority is a party or by which it is bound; and (b) do not and will not in
any material respect or constitute on the part of the Authority a violation, breach of or default under
any court order or consent decree to which the Authority is subject;
(vi) The Authority Documents and the Official Statement have
been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Authority and executed on its behalf by an
authorized officer of the Authority;
(vii) Except as may be stated in the Official Statement, there is no
action, suit, proceeding or investigation before or by any coot, public board or body pending (notice
of which has been served on the Authority) or, to the City Attorney's knowledge, threatened wherein
an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would: (a) affect the creation, organization, existence or
powers of the Authority, or the titles of its members and officers to their respective offices; (b) enjoin
or restrain the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds, the collection of the Revenues and the
Redemption Revenues or the pledge thereof; (c) in any way question or affect any of the rights,
powers, duties or obligations of the Authority with respect to the Revenues or the moneys and assets
pledged or to be pledged to pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds; (d) in any
way question or affect any authority for the issuance of the Bonds, or the validity or enforceability of
the Bonds; or (e) in any way question or affect the Authority Documents or the transactions
contemplated by the Authority Documents, the Official Statement, or any activity regarding the
Bonds;
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13. An opinion of the City Attorney of the City, dated the date of Closing
and addressed to the Underwriter, the Authority and the City, to the effect that:
(i) The City is a general law city, corporate and politic, duly
organized and existing under the Constitution and Taws of the State of California;
(ii) The Community Facilities District Resolutions have been duly
adopted at meetings of the City Council, which were called and held pursuant to law and with all
public notice required by law and at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and the
Community Facilities District Resolutions are in full force and effect and have not been modified,
amended, rescinded or repealed since tine respective dates of their adoption;
(iii) ']'he Conmounity Facilities District Documents and tine
Official Statement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the City and constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Community Facilities District enforceable against the
Community Facilities District in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights, to the application of
equitable principles where equitable remedies are sought and to the exercise ofjudicial discretion in
appropriate cases;
(iv) Except as may be stated in the Official Statement, there is no
action, suit, proceeding or investigation before or by any court, public board or body pending (notice
of which has been sewed on the City or t11e Community Facilities District) or, to such counsel's
knowledge, threatened wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would: (a) affect the
creation, organization, existence or powers of the City, or the titles of its members and officers to
their respective offices; or (b) affect the validity of the Community Facilities District Documents or
restrain or enjoin the repayment of the Special Tax Bonds or in any way contest or affect the validity
of the Community Facilities District Documents or contest the authority of the City to enter into or
perform its obligations under any of the Community Facilities District Documents or under which a
determination adverse to the City would have a material adverse effect upon the financial condition
or the revenues of the City, questions the right of the Community Facilities District to use Special
Taxes levied within the Improvement Area for the repayment of the Special Tax Bonds or affects in
any mamner the right or ability of the Community Facilities District to collect or pledge the Special
Taxes levied within the Improvement Area for the repayment of the Special Tax Bonds;
14. Written confirmation from in a form acceptable to the
Underwriter that, other than as disclosed in the Official Statement, the Authority and the City and its
community facilities districts have timely filed materially complete continuing disclosure reports
with respect to the Authority's and the City's and its community facilities districts continuing
disclosure requirements relating to Rule 15c2 -12 in each of the last five fiscal years; and
15. A certificate dated the Closing Date from Stephen G. White, MAI
addressed to the Authority, the Community Facilities District and the Underwriter to the effect that
the statements in the Official Statement provided by Stephen G. White, MAI concerning Special
Taxes in the Improvement Area and all information supplied by it for use hn the Official Statement
were as of the date of the Official Statement and are as of the Closing Date true and correct, and do
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading
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16. A certificate dated the Closing Date from Albert A. Webb Associates
addressed to the Authority, the Community Facilities District and the Underwriter to the effect that:
(i) the Special Tax if collected in the maximum amounts permitted pursuant to the Rate and Method
of Apportionment of Special Taxes of the Improvement Area as of the Closing Date would generate
at least 110% of the annual debt service payable with respect to the related issue of Special Tax
Bonds plus budgeted administrative expenses in each year, based on such assumptions and
qualifications as shall be acceptable to the Underwriter; and (ii) the statements in the Official
Statement provided by Albert A. Webb Associates concerning Special Taxes in the Improvement
Area and all information supplied by it for use in the Official Statement were as of the date of the
Official Statement and are as of the Closing Date true and correct, and do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
17. Certified copies of the general resolution of the Trustee and Fiscal
Agent authorizing the execution and delivery of certain documents by certain officers of the Trustee
and Fiscal Agent, which resolution authorizes the execution of the Indenture, the Special Tax Bonds
Fiscal Agent Agreement and the authentication of the Bonds and the Special Tax Bonds;
18. A certificate of the Trustee and the Fiscal Agent, addressed to the
Underwriter, the Authority and the Community Facilities District dated the Closing Date, to the
effect that: (i) the Trustee and the Fiscal Agent are authorized to carry out corporate trust powers, and
have full power and authority to perform their respective duties under the Indenture, the Special Tax
Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement and the Developer Continuing Disclosure Agreement (as defined
below); (ii) the Trustee and the Fiscal Agent are duly authorized to execute and deliver the Indenture,
the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement and the Developer Continuing Disclosure
Agreement, to accept the obligations created by the Indenture, the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent
Agreement and the Developer Continuing Disclosure Agreement and to authenticate the Bonds and
the Special Tax Bonds pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent
Agreement, respectively; (iii) no consent, approval, authorization or other action by any
governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Trustee and the Fiscal Agent that
has not been obtained is or will be required for the authentication of the Bonds or the Special Tax
Bonds or the consummation by the Trustee and the Fiscal Agent of the other transactions
contemplated to be performed by the Trustee and the Fiscal Agent in connection with the
authentication of the Bonds and the Special Tax Bonds and the acceptance and performance of the
obligations created by the Indenture and the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal Agent Agreement; and (iv) to
the best of its knowledge, compliance with the terms of the Indenture, the Special Tax Bonds Fiscal
Agent Agreement and the Developer Continuing Disclosure Agreement will not conflict with, or
result in a violation or breach o'f, or constitute a default under, any loan agreement, indenture, bond,
note, resolution or any other agreement or instrument to which the Trustee and Fiscal Agent is a
party or by which it is bound, or any law or any rule, regulation, order or decree of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Trustee and Fiscal Agent or any of its
activities or properties;
19. An opinion of counsel to the Trustee and the Fiscal Agent dated the
Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriter, the Authority and the Conmumity Facilities District to
the effect that each of the Trustee and the Fiscal Agent is a national banking association duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States having full power and being
qualified to enter into, accept and agree to the provisions of the Indenture and the Special Tax Bonds
Fiscal Agent Agreement, and that each of such documents has been duly authorized, executed and
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delivered by the Trustee or the Fiscal Agent, as applicable, and, assuming due execution and delivery
by the other parties thereto, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trustee or the
Fiscal Agent, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by the application of equitable principles
if equitable remedies are sought;
20. A certificate of the Authority dated the Closing Date, in a form
acceptable to Bond Counsel and the Underwriter, that the Bonds are not arbitrage bonds within the
meaning of Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
21. An opinion of counsel to Ryland Homes of California, Inc.
( "Ryland "), dated the date of the Closing, addressed to the Underwriter, the Authority and the
Community Facilities District, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit C hereto.
22. An opinion of counsel to Meritage Homes of California, Inc.
( "Meritage "), dated the date of the Closing, addressed to the Underwriter, the Authority and the
Community Facilities District, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit D hereto.
23. A Letter of Representations of Ryland and of Meritage, each dated the
date of printing the Preliminary Official Statement, substantially in the applicable form attached
hereto as Exhibit E.
24. A Closing Certificate of Ryland and of Meritage, each dated the date
of the Closing, substantially in the applicable form attached hereto as Exhibit F or as such Closing
Certificate may be modified with the approval of the Underwriter and Disclosure Counsel.
25. Representation by counsel to Ryland and Meritage regarding review
of computerized searches over the Internet of the (i) Superior Coma records (civil filings only) of the
Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and (ii) United States
Bankruptcy Court records of the Central District of California, Eastern District of California and
Southern District of California have been performed as of a date within four days of the preclosing
and that no material filings which have not previously been disclosed appear in such records.
26. The Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Ryland (the "Developer
Continuing Disclosure Agreement "), substantially in the form attached to the Preliminary Official
Statement as Appendix __.
27. Copies of the Letter of Credit delivered by each of Ryland and
Meritage.
28. An opinion of Nossaman LLP, counsel to the Underwriter
( "Underwriter's Counsel "), dated the date of Closing and addressed to the Underwriter in form and
substance acceptable to the Underwriter; and
29. Such additional legal opinions, certificates, instruments and other
documents as the Underwriter may reasonably request to evidence the truth and accuracy, as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date, of the material representations and warranties of the
Authority and the Community Facilities District contained herein, and of the statements and
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information contained in the Official Statement and the due performance or satisfaction by the
Authority and the Community Facilities District at or prior to the Closing of all agreements then to be
performed and all conditions then to be satisfied by the Community Facilities District and the
Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Special Tax Bonds
Fiscal Agent Agrecment, the Indenture and the Official Statement.
If the Authority shall be unable to satisfy the conditions to the obligations of the Underwriter
to purchase, accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds contained in this Purchase Agreement, or if the
obligations of the Underwriter to purchase, accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds shall be
terminated for any reason permitted by this Purchase Agreement, this Purchase Agreement shall
terminate and neither the Authority nor the Underwriter shall be under any further obligation
hereunder, except that the respective obligations of the Underwriter and the Authority set forth in
Section 6 hereof shall continue in full force and effect.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Authority.
A. The obligation of the Authority to accept delivery of and pay for the Special
Tax Bonds on the Closing Date shall be subject, at the option of the Authority, to the sale of the
Bonds, to the accuracy in all material respects of the representations and warranties on the part of the
Community Facilities District contained herein, to the accuracy in all material respects of the
statements of the officers and other officials of the City and the Community Facilities District made
in any certificates or other documents furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof and to the
performance by the Community Facilities District of its obligations to be performed hereunder and
the conditions precedent to be performed by the Community Facilities District pursuant hereto at or
prior to the Closing Date. The obligations of the Authority shall be further subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions contained in Section 5 Of this Purchase Agreement.
B. If the Community Facilities District or the Authority shall be unable to satisfy
the conditions to the obligations of the Authority to purchase, accept delivery of and pay for the
Special Tax Bonds contained in this Purchase Agreement, or if the obligations of the Authority to
purchase, accept delivery of and pay for the Special Tax Bonds shall be terminated for any reason
permitted by this Purchase Agreement, this Purchase Agreement shall terminate and neither the
Authority nor the Community Facilities District shall be under any 'further obligation hereunder,
except that the respective obligations of the City, the Community Facilities District and the Authority
set forth in Section 7 hereof shall continue in full force and effect.
7. Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement
are consummated, the Underwriter shall be under no obligation to pay, and the Authority shall pay
only from the proceeds of the Bonds, or cause the City and the Conununity Facilities District to pay
out of the proceeds of the Special Tax Bonds or any other legally available funds of the City, the
Community Facilities District or the Authority, but only as the Authority and such other party
providing such services may agree, all expenses and costs of the Authority incident to the
performance of its obligations in connection with the authorization, execution, sale and delivery of
the Bonds to the Underwriter, including, without limitation, printing costs, rating agency fees and
charges, initial fees of the Trustee, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, if any, fees and
disbursements of Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel [and counsel to the Underwriter] and other
professional advisors employed by the Authority, costs of preparation, printing, signing,
transportation, delivery and safekeeping of the Bonds and for expenses (included in the expense
component of the spread) incurred by the Underwriter on behalf of the Authority's employees which
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are incidental to implementing this Purchase Agreement, including, but not limited to, meals,
transportation, lodging, and entertainment of those employees. The Underwriter shall pay all out -of-
pocket expenses of the Underwriter, including, without limitation, advertising expenses, the
California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission fee, CUSIP Services Bureau charges,
regulatory fees imposed on new securities issuers and any and all other expenses incurred by the
Underwriter in connection with the public offering and distribution of the Bonds.
8. Undertakings of the Authority. The Authority agrees: (a) to inform the Underwriter,
from time to time, upon the reasonable request of the Underwriter, of the amount then on deposit in
Reserve Account, the Cash Flow Management Fund and the Delinquency Management Funds (as
defined in the Official Statement); and (b) to make available to the Underwriter, upon reasonable
request of the Underwriter, at the expense of the Authority or the City, sufficient copies of its audited
financial statements, if any, and any resolutions of its legislative body with respect to the Authority
Resolution, the Bonds, the Special Tax Bonds, the Indenture, the Official Statement, any
amendments or supplements thereto, and other documents relating to the Bonds or the Special Tax
Bonds and pertaining to the City, the Authority or the Community Facilities District adopted or
executed, as the case may be, after the Closing Date, to the extent that such documents are publicly
available.
9. Notices. Any notice of other communication to be given to the Community Facilities
District or the Authority under this Purchase Agreement may be given by delivering tine same in
writing to the City of Lake Elsinore, 130 South Main Street, Lake Elsinore, California 92530,
Attention: Director of Administrative Services: any notice or other communication to be given to the
Underwriter under this Purchase Agreement may be given by delivering the same in writing to Stifel,
Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, 515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California
90071, Attention: John Kim.
10. Parties In Interest. This Purchase Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the
Authority, the Community Facilities District and Underwriter (including any successors or assignees
of the Underwriter) and no other person shall acquire or have any right hereunder or by virtue hereof.
11. Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
the Authority and the Community Facilities District under this Purchase Agreement shall not be
deemed to have been discharged, satisfied or otherwise rendered void by reason of the Closing and
regardless of any investigations made by or on behalf of the Underwriter (or statements as to the
results of such investigations) concerning such representations and statements of the Community
Facilities District or the Authority and regardless of delivery of and payment for the Bonds.
12. Execution in Counterparts. This Purchase Agreement may be executed by the parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original,
but al I such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
13. Effective. This Purchase Agreement shall become effective and binding upon the
respective parties hereto upon the execution of the acceptance hereof by the Authority and the
Community Facilities District and shall be valid and enforceable as of the time of such acceptance.
14. No Prior Agreements. This Purchase Agreement supersedes and replaces all prior
negotiations, agreements and understanding among the parties hereto in relation to the sale of the
Bonds by the Authority and the sale of the Special Tax Bonds to the Authority.
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15. Governing Law. This Purchase Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
of California.
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16. Effective Date. This Purchase Agreement shall become effective and binding upon
the respective parties hereto upon the execution of the acceptance hereof by the Authority and the
Community Facilities District and shall be valid and enforceable as of the time of such acceptance.
Very truly yours,
STIFLE, NICOLAUS & COMPANY,
INCOPORATED
By:
Its: Authorized Officer
ACCEPTED AS OF 2015 at n.:
LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING
AUTHORITY
By:
Its:
Executive Director
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE COMMUNITY
FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2006 -1
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City Manager
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EXHIBIT A
LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
LOCAL AGENCY REVENUE BONDS
(SUMMERLY IA B),
2015 SERIES A
Schedule of Bond Maturities, Principal Amounts and Interest Rates
Maturity Date
(September I) Principal Amount Interest Rate Yield
'T'erm Bonds.
Yield to call date of September 1, at par.
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EXHIBIT B
LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
LOCAL AGENCY REVENUE BONDS
(SUMMERLY IA B),
2015 SERIES A
List of Special Tax Bonds
Special Tax Bonds
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Principal
Amount
EXHIBIT B -1
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2006 -1
(SUMMERLY)
SPECIAL TAX BONDS, 2015 SERIES (IMPROVEMENT AREA B)
Schedule of Bond Maturities, Principal Amounts and Interest Rates
Maturity Date
(September I) Principal Amount Interest Rate
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EXHIBIT C
RYLAND HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC., COUNSEL'S OPINION
(To be attached)
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EXHIBIT I)
MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC., COUNSEL'S OPINION
(To be attached)
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF RYLAND HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
AND
MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
LETTERS OF REPRESENTATION
(See attached)
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LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
LOCAL AGENCY REVENUE BONDS
(SUMMERLY IA B)
2015 SERIES A
LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS — RYLAND HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
2015
Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, California 92530
City of Lake Elsinore
Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, California 92530
Stifel, NicolauS & Company, Incorporated
515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, California 90071
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority Local Agency Revenue
Bonds (Summerly IA B), 2015 Series A (the "Bonds ") and to the Bond Purchase Agreement to be entered
into in connection therewith (the "Bond Purchase Agreement "). This Letter of Representations (the
"Letter of Representations ") is delivered pursuant to and in satisfaction of Section 0(23) the Bond
Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Bond Purchase Agreement.
The undersigned certifies that lie is familiar with the facts herein certified and is authorized and
qualified to certify the same as an authorized officer or representative of Ryland Homes of California,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Developer "), and the undersigned, on behalf of the Developer, further
certifies as follows:
1. The Developer is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, qualified to transact business in the State of California and has all requisite right,
corporate power and authority (i) to execute and deliver this Letter of Representations, (ii) to
perform all the duties contemplated to be performed by the Developer under the Developer
Continuing Disclosure Agreement, dated as of , 2015, by and between the
Developer and [Goias First Naaional Bank], as dissemination agent (the "Developer Continuing
Disclosure Agreement') and (iii) to undertake all of the transactions on its part described in the
Preliminary Official Statement.
2. As set forth in the Preliminary Official Statement, title to a certain portion of the
property within Improvement Area B within Conuuunity Facilities District No. 2006 -
I(Su111111e1-ly) (the "Community Facilities District') is held in the name of the Developer (herein
the "Property "). The undersigned, on behalf of the Developer, makes the representations herein
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with respect to all such Property to which it holds title in the Community Facilities District as of
the date hereof. Except as otherwise described in the Preliminary Official Statement, the
Developer is and the Developer's current expectations are that the Developer shall remain the
party responsible for the development of the Property. The Developer has not entered into an
agreement for development or management of the Property by any other entity, except such
subcontracts, consultant agreements and similar agreements for land development activities
associated with the Developer's development plan as are entered into in the ordinary course of
business.
3. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, to the Actual
Knowledge of the Undersigned,' the Developer is not aware of any material failures with
previous undertakings by it to provide periodic continuing disclosure reports or notices of
material events with respect to community facilities districts or assessment districts within the
past five years.
4. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, to the Actual
Knowledge of the Undersigned,' (a) the Developer and its Relevant Entities'- have not violated
any applicable law or administrative regulation of the State of California or the United States of
America, or any agency or instrumentality of either, which violation could reasonably be
expected to materially and adversely affect the Developer's ability to perform its obligations
under the Developer Continuing Disclosure Agreement or to pay Special Taxes prior to
delinquency with respect to the Property, and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which
with the passage of time or giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a violation.
5. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, to the Actual
Knowledge of the Undersigned, (a) the Developer and its Relevant Entities are not in breach of or
in default under any applicable judgment or decree or any loan agreement, option agreement,
development agreement, indenture, fiscal agent agreement, agreement, bond, note or other
instrument (collectively, the "Material Agreements') to which the Developer or its Relevant
Entities are, or will upon issuance of the Bonds be, a party or otherwise subject, which breach or
default could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of the
Developer to perform its obligations under the Developer Continuing Disclosure Agreement or to
'As used in (Iris Letter of Representations, the phrase "Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned" shall mean the knowledge that the
undersigned currently has as of the date hereof or has obtained from interviews with such current officers and responsible
employees of the Developer and its Relevant Eutities as the undersigned has determined are likely, in the ordinary course of their
respective duties, to have knowledge of the matters set forth herein. The undersigned has not conducted any extraordinary
inspection or inquiry other than such inspections or inquiries as are prudent and customary in connection with the ordinary course
of the Developer's current business and operations. The Developer has not contacted individuals who are no longer with line
Developer or its Relevant Entities.
e "Relevant Entity" means, with respect to a Person fit ,lily other Person directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, curreuty controlling, controlled by or under coalition control with such Pelson, and (ii) for whonh informatiou,
including financial information or operating dicta, concerning such Person referenced in clause fit is material to an evaluation of
the Community Facilities District and the Bonds (i.e., information relevan( to the Developer's development of its property, within
Improvement Area B of the Community facilities District, the payment of its Special Taxes, such Person's assets or funds or
such Person's compliance with continuing disclosure undertakings under the Rule that would materially affect the Developer's
ability to develop its Property as proposed in the Preliminary Official Statement o to pay its Special Taxes or relate to the
Developer's compliance with continuing disclosure undertakings under the Rule). "Person" nheans an individual, a corporation, a
parmcrship, a limited liability company, an association, it ,joint stock company, a trust, any unincorporated organization or a
government or political subdivision thereof. fa' purposes hereof, the term "conaol" (including the terms °amtrolling,"
"controlled by" or "under common control with ") means tine possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the mo-uhagement and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
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develop the Property as stated in the Preliminary Official Statement or to pay the Special Taxes
prior to delinquency with respect to the Property in Improvement Area B and (b) no event has
occurred and is continuing that with the passage of time or giving of notice, or both, would
constitute such a breach or default which could reasonably be expected to materially and
adversely affect the ability of the Developer to develop the Property as stated in the Preliminary
Official Statement or to pay the Special Taxes prior to delinquency with respect to the Property.
6. Except as described in the Preliminary Official Statement, there are no material
loans outstanding and unpaid and no material lines of credit of the Developer or its Relevant
Entities, that are secured by an interest in the Property and neither the Developer nor any of its
Relevant Entities is currently in material default on any loans, lines of credit or other obligation
related to the development of the Property or any other project which default is reasonably likely
to materially and adversely affect the Developer's ability to develop the Property as stated in the
Preliminary Official Statement or to pay the Special Taxes prior to delinquency with respect to
the Property.
7. Except as set forth in the Preliminary Official Statement, no action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation at law or in equity, before or by any court, regulatory agency,
public board or body is pending against the Developer (with proper service of process to the
Developer having been accomplished) or, to the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, is
pending against any current Relevant Entity (with proper service of process to such Relevant
Entity having been accomplished) or to the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned is threatened in
writing against the Developer or any such Relevant Entity (a) to restrain or enjoin the collection
of Special Taxes or other sums pledged or to be pledged to pay the principal of and interest on the
Bonds (e.g., the Reserve Fund established under the Fiscal Agent Agreement), (b) to restrain or
enjoin the execution of and performance of the Developer's obligation under the proposed
Developer Continuing Disclosure Agreement, (c) to restrain or enjoin the development of the
Property as stated in the Preliminary Official Statement, (d) in any way contesting or affecting the
validity of the Special Taxes or the Developer Continuing Disclosure Agreement, or (e) which is
reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect the Developer's ability to complete the
development and sale of the Property it currently owns within Improvement Area B of the
Community Facilities District or to pay Special Taxes prior to delinquency with respect to the
Property.
8. As of the date thereof, the Preliminary Official Statement, solely with respect to
information contained therein with respect to the Developer, its Relevant Entities, the proposed
development of the Property, ownership of the Property, the Developer's development plan, the
Developer's financing plan, the Developer's lenders (if any), and contractual arrangements of the
Developer or any Relevant Entities, as set forth under the sections of the Preliminary Official
Statement captioned "CONTINUING DISCLOSURE" and "DEVELOPMENT OF
PROPERTY IN IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. B — Development by Ryland" (excluding
therefrom in all cases information regarding the appraisal, market value ratio and annual special
tax ratio and information which is identified as having been provided by a source other than the
Developer) is true and correct in all material respects and did not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
9 The Developer covenants that, while the Bonds or any refunding obligations
related thereto are outstanding, the Developer and its Relevant Entities which it controls will not
bring any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation at law or in equity, before any court,
regulatory agency, public board or body, that in any way seeks to challenge or overturn the
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formation of the Community Facilities District, to challenge the adoption of the ordinance of the
Community Facilities District levying Special "Faxes within Improvement Area B of the
Community Facilities District, to invalidate the Community Facilities District or any of the Bonds
or any refunding bonds, or to invalidate the special tax liens imposed under Section 3115.5 of the
Streets and Highways Code based on recordation of the notice of special tax lien relating thereto.
The foregoing covenant shall not prevent the Developer in any way fi-om bringing any other
action, suit or proceeding including, without limitation, (a) an action or suit contending that the
Special Tax has not been levied in accordance with the methodologies contained in the Rate and
Method of Apportionment of Special Taxes pursuant to which the Special Taxes are levied, (b) an
action or suit with respect to the application or use of the Special Taxes levied and collected or (c)
an action or suit to enforce the obligations of the Authority and /or the Community Facilities
District under the Procedural Resolutions, the Fiscal Agent Agreement or any other agreements
among the Developer, the Authority and /or the Community Facilities District or to which the
Developer is a beneficiary.
10. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, to the Actual
Knowledge of the Undersigned, the Developer is not aware that any other public debt secured by
a tax or assessment on the Property exists or is in the process of being authorized or any
assessment districts or community facilities districts have been or are in the process of being
formed that include any portion of the Property.
H. The Developer has been developing or has been involved in the development of
numerous projects over an extended period of time. It is likely that the Developer and some of its
Relevant Entities have been delinquent at one time or another in the payment of ad valorem
property taxes, special assessments or special taxes. To the Actual Knowledge of the
Undersigned, neither the Developer nor any current Relevant Entity is currently delinquent in any
material amount in the payment of ad valorem property taxes, special assessments or special
taxes on property owned by the Developer or on property in California owned by any such
Relevant Entity. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, to the Actual
Knowledge of the Undersigned, neither the Developer nor any Relevant Entity has been
delinquent in the last five years in the payment of special assessments or special taxes on property
in California owned by the Developer or by any such Relevant Entity during the period of its
ownership included within the boundaries of a community facilities district or assessment district
within California that would have caused a draw on a reserve fund relating to such assessment
district or community facilities district financing.
12. The Developer consents to the issuance of the Bonds. The Developer
acknowledges and agrees that the proceeds of the Bonds will be used as described in the
Preliminary Official Statement. The Developer acknowledges that the costs to acquire and
construct improvements are estimates, and that any increase in costs in excess of the estimated
costs will reduce the improvements which may be financed by the Community Facilities District,
and neither the Authority nor the Community Facilities District has any obligation to provide
moneys to pay for any such costs.
13. The Developer is aware of the requirement to comply with the provision of the
Mello -Roos Community Facilities District Act of 1952, as amended relating to the Notice of
Special Tax described in Government Code Section 53341.5 in connection with the sale of the
Property, or portions thereof.
14. To the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, the Developer is able to pay its
bills as they become due and no legal proceedings are pending against the Developer (with proper
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service of process having been accomplished) or, to the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned,
threatened in writing in which the Developer may be adjudicated as bankrupt or discharged from
any and all of its debts or obligations, or granted an extension of time to pay its debts or
obligations, or be allowed to reorganize or readjust its debts, or be subject to control or
supervision of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
15. To the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, Relevant Entities of the Developer
are able to pay their bills as they become due and no legal proceedings are pending against any
Relevant Entity of the Developer (with proper service of process having been accomplished) or to
the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, threatened in writing in which the Relevant Entities of
the Developer may be adjudicated as bankrupt or discharged from any or all of their debts or
obligations, or granted an extension of time to pay their debt or obligations, or be allowed to
reorganize or readjust their debts or obligations, or be subject to control or supervision of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
16. The Developer has not filed for the reassessment of the assessed value of
portions of the Property, other than in connection with the sale of homes to individual
homebuyers.
17. To the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, there are no claims, disputes, suits,
actions or contingent liabilities by and among the Developer, its Relevant Entities or any
contractors working on the development of the Property which is reasonably likely to materially
and adversely affect the development of the Property as stated in the Preliminary Official
Statement or the payment of the Special Taxes prior to delinquency with respect to the Property.
18. To the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, all written information submitted
by the Developer's employees as authorized by the Developer to the Authority the Community
Facilities District, the Special Tax Consultant, Disclosure Counsel or the Underwriter in
connection with the issuance of the Bonds, and to Stephen G. White, MAI (the "Appraiser ") in
connection with the preparation of the appraisal relating to Improvement Area B of the
Community Facilities District was, at the time of submission and is as of the date hereof, except
as modified by later information submitted by, or on behalf of and authorized by, the employees
of the Developer involved in the issuance of the Bonds, true and correct in all material respects.
19. Solely as to the limited information described in Paragraph 8 above concerning
the Developer, its Relevant Entities, the proposed development of the Property, ownership of the
Property, the Developer's development plan, the Developer's financing plan, the Developer's
lenders (if any), and contract arrangements of the Developer and its Relevant Entities, the
Developer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, the Authority,
the Community Facilities District and their officials and employees, and each Person, if any, who
controls any of the foregoing within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or of Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, against any and
all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such indemnified party may
become subject under any statute or at law or in equity or otherwise and shall reimburse any such
indemnified party for any reasonable legal or other expense incurred by it in connection with
investigating any such claim against it and defending any such action, insofar and to the extent
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission of a
material fact in the above - referenced information in the Preliminary Official Statement as of its
date or in any annual report or other disclosure statement provided by or on behalf of the
Developer pursuant to the Developer Continuing Disclosure Agreement as of its date, necessary
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to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made not
misleading. This indemnity provision shall not be construed as a limitation on any other liability
which the Developer may otherwise have to any indemnified party, provided that in no event
shall the Developer be obligated for double indemnification, or for the negligence and willful
misconduct of an indemnified party.
20. The Developer has agreed to execute the Developer Continuing Disclosure
Certificate in substantially the form included in Appendix F to the Preliminary Official Statement.
21. If between the date hereof and the Closing Date any event relating to or affecting
the Developer, its Relevant Entities, the proposed development of the Property, ownership of the
Property, the Developer's development plan, the Developer's financing plan, the Developer's
lenders (if any), and contractual arrangements of the Developer or any Relevant Entities shall
occur of which the Developer has actual knowledge which would cause the information under the
sections of the Preliminary Official Statement indicated in Paragraph 8 hereof, to contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the Tight of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
the Developer shall notify the Authority the Community Facilities District and the Underwriter
and if in the opinion of counsel to the Authority, the Community Facilities District or the
Underwriter such event requires the preparation and publication of a supplement or amendment to
the Preliminary Official Statement, the Developer shall reasonably cooperate with the Authority
and the Community Facilities District in the preparation of an amendment or supplement to the
Preliminary Official Statement in form and substance satisfactory to counsel to the Authority and
to the Underwriter.
22. For the period through 25 days after the "End of the Underwriting Period" as
defined in the Purchase Agreement, if any event relating to or affecting the Developer, its
Relevant Entities or the development of the Property shall occur as a result of which the
information referred to in Paragraph 8 hereof contains an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Developer shall notify the
Authority, the Community Facilities District and the Underwriter, and if, in the opinion of
counsel to the Authority, the Community Facilities District or the Underwriter, such event
requires the preparation and publication of a supplement or amendment to the Official Statement,
the Developer shall reasonably cooperate with the Authority, the Community Facilities District
and the Underwriter in the preparation of an amendment or supplement by the Community
Facilities District to the Official Statement in form and substance satisfactory to counsel to the
Authority, the Community Facilities District and the Underwriter.
23. The Developer agrees to deliver a Closing Certificate dated the date of issuance
of the Bonds at the time of issuance of the Bonds in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A.
24. When requested by the Community Facilities District and /or Albert A. Webb
Associates, the Developer agrees to provide to the Community Facilities District and /or Albert
A. Webb Associates a statement as to the number of building permits issued and as to the
number of closed homes sales for the Property, which information the Community Facilities
District may include in its annual disclosure filings with the Municipal Securities Rulenraking
Board in connection with the Bonds.
25. The Developer acknowledges and agrees that: (i) in connection with the purchase
and sale of the Bonds under the Bond Purchase Agreement, and with the discussions,
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undertakings and procedures leading up to the consummation of the purchase and sale of the
Bonds under the Bond Purchase Agreement, the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as
principal and is not acting as the agent or fiduciary of the Developer; (iii) the Underwriter has not
assumed a fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Developer with respect to (a) the offering of the
Bonds contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (whether or not the Underwriter, or any
affiliate of the Underwriter, has advised or is currently advising the Developer on other matters),
or (b) any other obligation to the Developer with respect to the offering contemplated by the
Bond Purchase Agreement; and (iii) the Developer has consulted its own legal, financial and
other advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate in connection with the offering
contemplated by the Bond Purchase Agreement.
26. On behalf of the Developer, I have reviewed the contents of this Letter of
Representations and have met with counsel to the Developer, for the purpose of discussing the
meaning of its contents. The undersigned acknowledges and understands that a variety of state
and federal securities laws, including but not limited to the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule IOb -5
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, may apply to the Developer and that
under some circumstances certification as to the matters set forth in this Letter of
Representations, without additional disclosures or other action, may not fully discharge all duties
and obligations of the Developer under such securities laws.
RYLAND HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
Name:
Title:
[EXECUTION PAGE OF LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS — RYLAND HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.]
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LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
LOCAL AGENCY REVENUE BONDS
(SUMMERLY IA B)
2015 SERIES A
LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS — MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
2015
Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, California 92530
City of Lake Elsinore
Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, California 92530
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, California 90071
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority Local Agency Revenue
Bonds (Su n uerly IA B), 2015 Series A (the "Bonds ") and to the Bond Purchase Agreement to be entered
into in connection therewith (the "Bond Purchase Agreement "). This Letter of Representations (the
"Letter of Representations ") is delivered pursuant to and in satisfaction of Section G(23) the Bond
Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Bond Purchase Agreement.
The undersigned certifies that lie is familiar with the facts herein certified and is authorized and
qualified to certify the same as an authorized officer or representative of Meritage Homes of California,
Inc., a California corporation (the "Developer "), and the undersigned, on behalf of the Developer, further
certifies as follows:
I. The Developer is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State
of California, qualified to transact business in the State of California and has all requisite right,
corporate power and authority (i) to execute and deliver this Letter of Representations, and (ii) to
undertake all of the transactions on its part described in the Preliminary Official Statement.
2. As set forth in the Preliminary Official Statement, title to a certain portion of the
property within Improvement Area b within Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1 (the
"Community Facilities District") is held in the name of the Developer (herein the `Property ").
The undersigned, on behalf of the Developer, makes the representations herein with respect to all
such Property to which it holds title in the Community Facilities District as of the date hereof.
Except as otherwise described in the Preliminary Official Statement, the Developer is and the
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Developer's current expectations are that the Developer shall remain the party responsible for the
development of the Property. The Developer has not entered into an agreement for development
or management of the Property by any other entity, except such subcontracts, consultant
agreements and similar agreements for land development activities associated with the
Developer's development plan as are entered into in the ordinary course of business.
3. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, to the Actual
Knowledge of the Undersigned,' (a) the Developer has not violated any applicable law or
administrative regulation of the State of California or the United States of America, or any agency
or instrumentality of either, which violation could reasonably be expected to materially and
adversely affect the Developer's ability to pay Special Taxes prior to delinquency with respect to
the Property, and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which with the passage of time or
the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a violation.
4. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, to the Actual
Knowledge of the Undersigned, (a) the Developer is not in breach of or in default under any
applicable judgment or decree or any loan agreement, line of credit, option agreement,
development agreement, indenture, fiscal agent agreement, agreement, bond, note or other
instrument (collectively, the "Material Agreements') to which the Developer is, or will upon
issuance of the Bonds be, a party or otherwise subject, which breach or default could reasonably
be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Developer to develop the Property
as stated in the Preliminary Official Statement or to pay the Special Taxes prior to delinquency
with respect to the Property in Improvement Area B and (b) no event has occurred and is
continuing that with the passage of time or giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a
breach or default under any Material Agreements which could reasonably be expected to
materially and adversely affect the ability of the Developer to develop the Property as stated in
the Preliminary Official Statement or to pay the Special Taxes prior to delinquency with respect
to the Property.
5. Except as described in the Preliminary Official Statement, there are no material
loans outstanding and unpaid and no material lines of credit of the Developer that are secured by
an interest in the Property.
6. Except as set forth in the Preliminary Official Statement, no action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation at law or in equity, before or by any court, regulatory agency,
public board or body is pending against the Developer (with proper service of process to the
Developer having been accomplished) or to the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned is
threatened in writing against the Developer (a) to restrain or enjoin the collection of Special
Taxes or other sums pledged or to be pledged to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds
(e.g., the Reserve Fund established under the Fiscal Agent Agreement), (b) to restrain or enjoin
the development of the Property as stated in the Preliminary Official Statement, (c) in any way
contesting or affecting the validity of the Special Taxes, or (d) which, if successful, is reasonably
likely to materially and adversely affect the Developer's ability to complete the development and
sale of the Property it currently owns within Improvement Area No. A of the Community
Facilities District or to pay Special Taxes prior to delinquency with respect to the Property.
'As used in this Letter of Representations, the phrase "Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned" shall mean the knowledge that the
undersigned currently has as of the dale hereof or has obtained from interviews with such eurrent officers and responsible
employees of the Developer and its Relevant Entities (as defined below) as the undersigned has determined are likely, in the
ordinary course of their respective duties, to have knowledge of the maacrs set forth herein. The undersigned has not conducted
any extraordinary inspection or inquiry other than such inspections or inquiries its are prudent and customary in connection with
the ordinary anu'se ofthe Developer's cun'enl business and operations.
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7. As of the date thereof, the Preliminary Official Statement, solely with respect to
information contained therein with respect to the Developer, the proposed development of the
Property, ownership of the Property, the Developer's development plan, the Developer's
financing plan, the Developer's lenders (if any), and contractual arrangements of the Developer,
as set forth under the sections of the Preliminary Official Statement captioned "DEVELOPMENT
OF PROPERTY IN IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. B — Development by Meritage " (excluding
therefrom in all cases information regarding the appraisal, market value ratio and annual special
tax ratio and information which is identified as having been provided by a source other than the
Developer), is true and correct in all material respects and did not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
8. The Developer covenants that, while the Bonds or any refunding obligations
related thereto are outstanding, the Developer will not bring any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry
or investigation at law or in equity, before any court, regulatory agency, public board or body,
that in any way seeks to challenge or overturn the formation of the Community Facilities District,
to challenge the adoption of the ordinance of the Community Facilities District levying Special
Taxes within Improvement Area B of the Community Facilities District, to invalidate the
Community Facilities District or any of the Bonds or any refunding bonds, or to invalidate the
special tax liens imposed under Section 3115.5 of the Streets and Highways Code based on
recordation of the notice of special tax Tien relating thereto. The foregoing covenant shall not
prevent the Developer in any way from bringing any other action, suit or proceeding including,
without limitation, (a) an action or suit contending that the Special Tax has not been levied in
accordance with the methodologies contained in the Rate and Method of Apportionment of
Special Taxes pursuant to which the Special Taxes are levied, (b) an action or suit with respect to
the application or use of the Special Taxes levied and collected or (c) an action or suit to enforce
the obligations of the Authority and /or the Community Facilities District under the Procedural
Resolutions, the Fiscal Agent Agreement or any other agreements among the Developer, the
Authority and /or the Community Facilities District or to which the Developer is a beneficiary.
9. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, to the Actual
Knowledge of the Undersigned, the Developer has not received actual notice of (a) the existence
of any other public debt secured by a tax or assessment on the Property, (b) nor submitted an
application for the formation or authorization of any assessment districts or community facilities
districts that include any portion of the Property.
10. The Developer has been developing or has been involved in the development of
numerous projects over an extended period of time. It is likely that the Developer has been
delinquent at one time or another in the payment of ad valorem property taxes, special
assessments or special taxes. To the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, the Developer is not
currently delinquent in any material amount in the payment of ad valorem property taxes, special
assessments or special taxes on property owned by the Developer. Except as disclosed in the
Preliminary Official Statement, to the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, the Developer has
not been delinquent in the last five years in the payment of special assessments or special taxes on
property in California owned by the Developer during the period of its ownership included within
the boundaries of a community facilities district or assessment district within California that
would have caused a draw on a reserve fund relating to such assessment district or community
facilities district financing.
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I1. The Developer consents to the issuance of the Bonds. The Developer
acknowledges and agrees that the proceeds of the Bonds will be used as described in the
Preliminary Official Statement. The Developer acknowledges that the costs to acquire and
construct improvements are estimates, and that any increase in costs in excess of the estimated
costs will reduce the improvements which may be financed by the Community Facilities District,
and neither the Authority not the Community Facilities District has any obligation to provide
moneys to pay for any such costs.
12. The Developer is aware of the requirement to comply with the provision of the
Mello -Roos Community Facilities District Act of 1982, as amended relating to the Notice of
Special Tax described in Government Code Section 53341.5 in connection with the sale of the
Property, or portions thereof.
13. To the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, the Developer is able to pay its
bills as they become due and no legal proceedings are pending against the Developer (with proper
service of process having been accomplished) or, to the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned,
threatened in writing in which the Developer may be adjudicated as bankrupt or discharged from
any and all of its debts or obligations, or granted an extension of time to pay its debts or
obligations, or be allowed to reorganize or readjust its debts, or be subject to control or
supervision of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
14. The Developer has not filed for the reassessment of the assessed value of
portions of the Property, other than in connection with the sale of homes to individual
homebuyers.
15. To the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, there are no claims, disputes, suits,
or actions by and among the Developer or any contractors working on the development of the
Property which is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect the development of the
Property as stated in the Preliminary Official Statement or the payment of the Special Taxes prior
to delinquency with respect to the Property.
16. To the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, all written information submitted
by the Developer's employees as authorized by the Developer to the Authority, the Community
Facilities District, the Special Tax Consultant, Disclosure Counsel or the Underwriter in
connection with the issuance of the Bonds, and to Stephen G. White, MAI (the "Appraiser ") in
connection with the preparation of the appraisal relating to Improvement Area B of the
Community Facilities District was, at the time of submission and is as of the date hereof, except
as modified by later information submitted by, or on behalf of and authorized by, the employees
of the Developer involved in the issuance of the Bonds, true and correct in all material respects.
17. Solely as to the limited information described in Paragraph 7 above concerning
the Developer, the proposed development of the Property, ownership of the Property, the
Developer's development plan, the Developer's financing plan, the Developer's lenders (if any),
and contractual arrangements of the Developer, the Developer agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless, to the extent permitted by law, the Authority, the Community Facilities District and
their officials and employees, and each Person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or of Section 20 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, against any and all losses, claims, damages or
liabilities,joint or several, to which such indemnified party may become subject under any statute
or at law or in equity or otherwise and shall reimburse any such indemnified party for any
reasonable legal or other expense incurred by it in connection with investigating any such claim
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against it and defending any such action, insofar and to the extent such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission of a material fact in the above -
referenced information in the Preliminary Official Statement, as of its date or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading.
This indemnity provision shall not be construed as a limitation on any other liability which the
Developer may otherwise have to any indemnified party, provided that in no event shall the
Developer be obligated for double indemnification, or for the negligence and willful misconduct
of an indemnified party.
18. If between the date hereof and the Closing Date any event relating to or affecting
the Developer, the proposed development of the Property, ownership of the Property, the
Developer's development plan, the Developer's financing plan, the Developer's lenders (if any),
and contractual arrangements of the Developer shall occur of which the Developer has Actual
Knowledge which would cause the information under the sections of the Preliminary Official
Statement indicated in Paragraph 7 hereof, to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or to
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Developer shall notify the
Authority, the Community Facilities District and the Underwriter and if in the opinion of counsel
to the Authority, the Community Facilities District or the Underwriter such event requires the
preparation and publication of a supplement or amendment to the Preliminary Official Statement,
the Developer shall reasonably cooperate with the Authority and the Community Facilities
District in the preparation of an amendment or supplement to the Preliminary Official Statement
in form and substance satisfactory to counsel to the Authority and to the Underwriter.
19. For the period through 25 days after the "End of the Underwriting Period" as
defined in the Purchase Agreement, if any event relating to or affecting the Developer or the
development of the Property shall occur as a result of which the information referred to in
Paragraph 7 hereof contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, the Developer shall notify the Authority, the Community Facilities District
and the Underwriter, and if in the opinion of the Underwriter or counsel to the Authority, the
Community Facilities District or the Underwriter, such event requires the preparation and
publication of a supplement or amendment to the Official Statement, the Developer shall
reasonably cooperate with the Authority, the Community Facilities District and the Underwriter
in the preparation of an amendment or supplement by the Community Facilities District to the
Official Statement in form and substance satisfactory to counsel to the Authority, the Community
Facilities District and the Underwriter which will amend or supplement the Official Statement so
that it will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances existing as of the
date of the amendment or supplement to the Official Statement, not misleading
20. 'there is no "Relevant Entity" of the Developer, with respect to the development of
the Property as described in the Preliminary Official Statement or the Developer's ability to pay
Special Taxes on the Property, where the term "Relevant Entity" means, with respect to a Person"
" "Person" means an individual, it corporation, a pat'mershi p, a limited liability company, an association, ajoint stock company, a
trust, any unincorporated organization or a government or political subdivision thereof: For proposes hereof, the term "control"
(including the terms "controlling," "controlled by" or "under common control wida ") means the possession, direct or indirect, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the managemcnt and policies of a Pcrson, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
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(i) any other Person directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, currently
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, and (ii) for whom
information, including financial information or operating data, concerning such Person referenced
in clause (i) is material to an evaluation of the Community Facilities District and the Bonds (i.e.,
information relevant to (a) the Developer's proposed development of the Property, ownership of
the Property, the Developer's development plan, the Developer's financing plan, the Developer's
lenders, if any, and contractual arrangements of the Developer, (b) the payment of the
Developer's Special Taxes with respect to the Property and (c) the Developer's compliance with
continuing disclosure undertakings under the Rule).
21. The Developer agrees to deliver a Closing Certificate dated the date of issuance
of the Bonds at the tine of issuance of the Bonds in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A,
22. Until such time as the Developer no longer owns any portion of the Property,
when requested by the Community Facilities District and /or Albert A. Webb Associates, the
Developer agrees to provide to the Community Facilities District and /or Albert A. Webb
Associates a statement as to the number of building permits issued and as to the number of closed
homes sales for the Property, which information the Community Facilities District may include in
its annual disclosure filings with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board in connection with
the Bonds; provided, however, the Developer shall have no obligation to provide such statements
more frequently than needed in connection with the preparation of the Community Facilities
District's annual disclosure filing.
23. The Developer acknowledges and agrees that: (i) in connection with the purchase
and sale of the Bonds under the Bond Purchase Agreement, and with the discussions,
undertakings and procedures leading up to the consummation of the purchase and sale of the
Bonds under the Bond Purchase Agreement, the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as
principal and is not acting as the agent or fiduciary of the Developer; (ii) the Underwriter has not
assumed a fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Developer with respect to (a) the offering of the
Bonds contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (whether or not the Underwriter, or any
affiliate of the Underwriter, has advised or is currently advising the Developer on other matters),
or (b) any other obligation to the Developer with respect to the offering contemplated by the
Bond Purchase Agreement; and (iii) the Developer has consulted its own legal, financial and
other advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate in connection with the offering
contemplated by the Bond Purchase Agreement.
24. On behalf of the Developer, I have reviewed the contents of this Letter of
Representations and have met with counsel to the Developer, for the purpose of discussing the
meaning of its contents. The undersigned acknowledges and understands that a variety of state
and federal securities laws, including but not limited to the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule lOb -5
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, may apply to the Developer and that
under some circumstances certification as to the matters set forth in this Letter of
Representations, without additional disclosures or other action, may not fully discharge all duties
and obligations of the Developer under such securities laws.
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MERITAGE I TOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
a California corporation
By:
Kevin Kimball, Division President
(EXECUTION PAGE OF LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS — MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC]
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EXHIBIT F
CLOSING CERTIFICATES OF
RYLAND HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
AND
MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
(see attached)
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LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
LOCAL AGENCY REVENUE BONDS
(SUMMERLY IA B)
2015 SERIES A
CLOSING CERTIFICATE — RYLAND HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
To: Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority
City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1
Stilel, Nicolaus & Company, incorporated
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority Local Agency Revenue
Bonds (Smnmerly IA b), 2015 Series A (the "Bonds ") and to the Bond purchase Agreement, dated
2015 (the Bond Purchase Agreement "), entered into in connection therewith. This
certificate is delivered pursuant to the Bond Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the Letter of Representations (the "Letter of
Representations'), dated _ , 2015, delivered by Ryland Homes of California, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
The undersigned certifies that he is familiar with the facts herein certified and is authorized and
qualified to certify the same as an authorized officer or representative of the Developer, and the
undersigned, on behalf of the Developer, further certifies as follows:
I. The Developer has received the final Official Statement relating to the Bonds. Each
statement, representation and warranty made in the Letter of Representations is true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, except
that all references therein to the Preliminary Official Statement shall be deemed to be references to the
final Official Statement.
2. To the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, no event has occurred since the date of the
Preliminary Official Statement affecting the statements and information described in Paragraph 7 of the
Letter of Representations relating to the Developer and its Relevant Entities, the proposed development of
the Property, ownership of the Property, the Developer's development plan, the Developer's financing
plan, the Developer's lenders, if any, and contractual arrangements of the Developer or any Relevant
Entities (including, if material to the Developer's development plan or the Developer's financing plan,
other loans of such Relevant Entities) which should be disclosed in the Official Statement for the
purposes for which it is to be used in order to make such statements and information contained in the
Official Statement not misleading in any material respect.
3. Each statement made in the Letter of Representations referring to the proposed Developer
Continuing Disclosure Certificate is affirmed as if it relates to the Developer Continuing Disclosure
Certificate as executed and delivered.
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4. The Developer has duly executed and delivered the Developer Continuing Disclosure
Certificate, has the authority to perform the obligations on its part to be performed thereunder, and the
Developer Continuing Disclosure Certificate constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Developer.
Dated: 2015 RYLAND HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By:
Name: Richard P. Douglass
Title: Vice President
[EXECUTION PAGE OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE — RYLAND HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.]
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LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
LOCAL AGENCY REVENUE BONDS
(SUMMERLY IA B)
2015 SERIES A
CLOSING CERTIFICATE — MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
To: Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority
City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority Local Agency Revenue
Bonds (Suniulerly IA b), 2015 Series A (the "Bonds ") and to the Bond Purchase Agreement, dated
2015 (the `Bond Purchase Agreement'), entered into in connection therewith. This
certificate is delivered pursuant to the Bond Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the Letter of Representations (the "Letter of
Representations "), dated 2015, delivered by Meritage homes of California, Inc., a
California corporation, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
The undersigned certifies that he is familiar with the facts herein certified and is authorized and
qualified to certify the same as an authorized officer or representative of the Developer, and the
undersigned, on behalf of the Developer, further certifies as follows:
5. The Developer has received the final Official Statement relating to the Bonds. Each
statement, representation and warranty made in the Letter of Representations is true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, except
that all references therein to the Preliminary Official Statement shall be deemed to be references to the
final Official Statement.
6. To the Actual Knowledge of the Undersigned, no event has occurred since the date of the
Preliminary Official Statement affecting the statements and information described in Paragraph 7 of the
Letter of Representations relating to the Developer and its Relevant Entities, the proposed development of
the Property, ownership of the Property, the Developer's development plan, the Developer's financing
plan, the Developer's lenders, if any, and contractual arrangements of the Developer or any Relevant
Entities (including, if material to the Developer's development plan or the Developer's financing plan,
other loans of such Relevant Entities) which should be disclosed in the Official Statement for the
purposes for which it is to be used in order to make such statements and information contained in the
Official Statement not misleading in any material respect.
7. Each statement made in the Letter of Representations referring to the proposed Developer
Continuing Disclosure Certificate is affirmed as if it relates to the Developer Continuing Disclosure
Certificate as executed and delivered.
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8. The Developer has duly executed and delivered the Developer Continuing Disclosure
Certificate, has the authority to perform the obligations on its part to be performed thereunder, and the
Developer Continuing Disclosure Certificate constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Developer.
Dated: 3015 MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
a California corporation
By:
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Name: Kevin Kimball
Title: Division president
CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
This Continuing Disclosure Agreement (the "Disclosure Agreement "), dated as of
February 1, 2015, is executed and delivered by the City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities
District No. 2006 -1 (Summerly) (the "District') and Albert A. Webb Associates, as
Dissemination Agent (the "Dissemination Agent "), in connection with the issuance of the
$ Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority Local Agency Revenue Bonds
(Summerly IA B), 2015 Series A (the `Bonds "). The Bonds are being issued pursuant to
provisions of an Indenture of Trust, dated as of February 1, 2015 (the "hndenture "), by and
between the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority (the "Authority ") and MUPG Union
Ban](, N.A. (the "Trustee "). 'The District and the Dissemination Agent covenant and agree as
follows:
SECTION 1. Purpose of the Disclosure Agreement. This Disclosure Agreement is being
executed and delivered by the District and the Dissemination Agent for the benefit of the
Beneficial Owners of the Bonds and in order to assist the Participating Underwriter in complying
with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2- 12(b)(5).
SECTION 2. Definitions. In addition to the definitions set forth in the Indenture, which
apply to any capitalized term used in this Disclosure Agreement unless otherwise defined in this
Section, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
"Annual Report" shall mean any Annual Report provided by the District pursuant to, and
as described in, Sections 3 and 4 of this Disclosure Agreement.
"Beneficial Owner" shall mean any person which (a) has the power, directly or indirectly,
to vote or consent with respect to, or to dispose of ownership of, any Bonds (including persons
holding Bonds through nominces, depositories or other intermediaries), or (b) is treated as the
owner of any Bonds for federal income tax purposes.
"Disclosure Representative" shall mean the City Manager of the City or his or her
designee, or such other officer or employee as the District shall designate in writing to the
Dissemination Agent from time to time.
"Dissemination Agent" shall mean Albert A. Webb Associates, acting in its capacity as
Dissemination Agent hereunder, or any successor Dissemination Agent designated in writing by
the District.
"Listed Events" shall mean any of the events listed in Section 5(a) of this Disclosure
Agreement.
"MSRB" shall mean the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board established pursuant to
Section 1513(b)(I) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other entity designated or
authorized by the Securities and Exchange Commission to receive reports pursuant to the Rule.
Until otherwise designated by the MSRB or the Securities and Exchange Commission, filings
with the MSRB are to be made through the Electronic Municipal Marketplace Access (EMMA)
website of the MSRB, currently located at 17111),Ilcii7ina.rnssrb.org.
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"Participating Underwriter" shall mean any of the original underwriters of the Bonds
required to comply with the Rule in connection with offering of the Bonds.
"Rule" shall mean Rule 15c2- 12(b)(5) adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the same may be amended from time
to time.
"State" shall mean the State of California.
SECTION 3. Provision of Annual Reports.
(a) The District shall, or shall cause the Dissemination Agent to, not later than
December 31 of each year, commencing December 31, 2015, provide to the MSRB and the
Participating Underwriter an Annual Report which is consistent with the requirements of Section
4 of this Disclosure Agreement. The Annual Report may be submitted as a single document or
as separate documents comprising a package, and may include by reference other information as
provided in Section 4 of this Disclosure Agreement.
(b) Not later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the date specified in
subsection (a) for providing the Annual Report to the MSRB, the District shall provide the
Annual Report to the Dissemination Agent. If by such date, the Dissemination Agent has not
received a copy of the Annual Report, the Dissemination Agent shall contact the District to
determine if the District is in compliance with the first sentence of this subsection (b). The
District shall provide a written certification with each Annual Report furnished to the
Dissemination Agent to the effect that such Annual Report constitutes the Annual Report
required to be furnished by it hereunder. The Dissemination Agent may conclusively rely upon
such certification of the District and shall have no duty or obligation to review such Annual
Report.
(c) If the Dissemination Agent is unable to verify that an Annual Report has
been provided to the MSRB by the date required in subsection (a), the Dissemination Agent shall
send a notice to the MSRB in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A.
(d) The Dissemination Agent shall, to the extent information is known to it,
file a report with the Authority and (if the Dissemination Agent is not the Trustee) the Trustee
certifying that the Annual Report has been provided pursuant to this Disclosure Agreement,
stating the date it was provided.
SECTION 4. Content of Annual Reports. The District's Annual Report shall contain or
include by reference the following (as of June 30 next preceding the Annual Report date or the
most recent readily available information):
(a) The principal amount of the Bonds outstanding.
(b) The balance held in the Reserve Account and the amount of the Reserve
Requirement, the balance held in the Cash Flow Management Fund and the amount of the Cash
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Flow Management Fund requirement, and the balance held in the Delinquency Management
Fund and the amount of the Delinquency Management Fund Requirement.
(c) The status of the payment of special taxes for the properties within
Improvement Area B of the District which were due and payable during the preceding fiscal year
(the "Special Taxes "), including as to delinquent parcels:
(1) the number of parcels delinquent in the payment of Special Taxes;
(2) the aggregate amount of the delinquent Special Taxes; and
(3) the assessment delinquency rate for such preceding fiscal year.
(d) The status of any judicial foreclosure proceedings initiated by the District
as a result of the delinquency in the payment of Special Taxes and the summary of the results of
foreclosure sales, if available.
(e) For Improvement Area B of the District, the total assessed valuation (per
the Riverside County Assessor's records) of all parcels currently subject to the Special Tax
showing the total assessed valuation for all land and the total assessed valuation for the then
current Fiscal Year.
(f) A current debt service schedule for the outstanding Bonds.
(g) The audited financial statements for the City for the preceding fiscal year
(or if not available at the time of filing, the unaudited financial statements). The audited
financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles as prescribed for governmental units by the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board; provided, however, that the City may from time to time, if required by federal or state
legal requirements, modify the basis upon which its financial statements are prepared.
(h) The principal amount of prepayments of the Special Tax for the preceding
fiscal year.
Any or all of the items listed above may be included by specific reference to other documents,
including official statements of debt issues of the District or related public entities, which are
available to the public on the MSRB's Internet Web site or filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
SECTION 5. Reporting of Listed Events.
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of this section, upon the occurrence of any of
the following events (in each case to the extent applicable) with respect to the Bonds, the District
shall give, or cause to be given by so notifying the Dissemination Agent in writing and
instructing the Dissemination Agent to give, notice of the occurrence of such event, in each case,
pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof:
principal or interest payment delinquencies;
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2. non - payment related defaults, if material;
3. modifications to the rights of the Bond Owner, if material;
4. optional, contingent or unscheduled calls, if material, and tender offers;
5. defeasances;
6. rating changes;
7. adverse tax opinions or the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of
proposed or final determinations of taxability, Notices of Proposed Issue
(IRS Form 5701 -TEB) or other material notices or determinations with
respect to the tax status of the Bonds or other material events affecting the
tax status of the Bonds;
8. unscheduled draws on the debt service reserves reflecting financial
difficulties;
9. unscheduled draws on the credit enhancements reflecting financial
difficulties;
10. substitution of the credit or liquidity providers or their failure to perform;
11. release, substitution or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds,
if material;
12. bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceedings of the
Authority, which shall occur as described below;
13. appointment of a successor or additional trustee or the change of name of
a trustee, if material, or;
14. the consummation of a merger, consolidation, or acquisition involving the
Authority or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Authority other than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a
definitive agreement to undertake such an action or the termination of a
definitive agreement relating to any such actions, other than pursuant to its
terns, if material.
For these proposes, any event described in item 12 of this Section 5(a) is considered to
occur when any of the following occur: the appointment of a receiver, fiscal agent, or similar
officer for the Authority in a proceeding under tine United States Bankruptcy Code or in any
other proceeding under state or federal law in which a court or governmental authority has
assumed ,jurisdiction over substantially all of the assets or business of the Authority, or if such
jurisdiction has been assumed by leaving the existing governing body and officials or officers in
possession but subject to the supervision and orders of a court or governmental authority, or the
entry of an order confirming a plan of reorganization, arrangement, or liquidation by a court or
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governmental authority having supervision or.jurisdiction over substantially all of the assets or
business of the Authority.
(b) Upon receipt of notice from the District and instruction by the District to
report the occurrence of any Listed Event, the Dissemination Agent shall provide notice thereof
to the MSRB in accordance with Section 5(c) hereof. In the event the Dissemination Agent shall
obtain actual knowledge of the occurrence of any of the Listed Events, the Dissemination Agent
shall, immediately after obtaining such knowledge, contact the Disclosure Representative,
inform such person of the event, and request that the District promptly notify the Dissemination
Agent in writing whether or not to report the event pursuant to Section 5(c). For purposes of this
Disclosure Agreement, "actual knowledge" of the occurrence of such Listed Event shall mean
actual knowledge by the Dissemination Agent, if other than the Trustee, and if the Dissemination
Agent is the Trustee, then by the officer at the corporate trust office of the Trustee with regular
responsibility for the administration of matters related to the Indenture. The Dissemination
Agent shall have no responsibility to determine the materiality, if applicable, of any of the Listed
Events.
(c) The District, or the Dissemination Agent, if the Dissemination Agent has
been instructed by the District to report the occurrence of a Listed Event, shall file a notice of
such occurrence with the MSRB in a timely manner not more than ten business days after the
occurrence of the event.
SECTION 6. Termination of Reporting Obligation. The District's obligations under this
Disclosure Agreement shall terminate upon the legal defeasance, prior redemption or payment in
full of all of the Bonds. If such termination occurs prior to the final maturity of the Bonds, the
District shall give notice of such termination in the same manner as for a Listed Event under
Section 5(c).
SECTION 7. Dissemination Agent. The District may, from time to time, appoint or
engage a Dissemination Agent to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Disclosure
Agreement, and may discharge any such Dissemination Agent, with or without appointing a
successor Dissemination Agent. The Dissemination Agent shall not be responsible in any
manner for the content of any notice or report prepared by the District pursuant to this Disclosure
Agreement. The initial Dissemination Agent shall be Albert A. Webb Associates. The
Dissemination Agent may resign by providing thirty days' written notice to the District. The
Dissemination Agent shall not be responsible for the content of any report or notice prepared by
the District. The Dissemination Agent shall have no duty to prepare any information report nor
shall the Dissemination Agent be responsible for filing any report not provided to it by the
District in a timely manner and in a form suitable for filing.
SECTION 8. Amendment; Waiver. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Disclosure Agreement, the District and the Dissemination Agent may amend this Disclosure
Agreement (and the Dissemination Agent shall agree to any amendment so requested by the
District) provided, the Dissemination Agent shall not be obligated to enter into any such
amendment that modifies or increases its duties or obligations hereunder, and any provision of
this Disclosure Agreement may be waived, provided that in the opinion of nationally recognized
bond counsel, such amendment or waiver is permitted by the Rule. In the event of any
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amendment or waiver of a provision of this Disclosure Agreement, the District shall describe
such amendment in the next Annual Report, and shall include, as applicable, a narrative
explanation of the reason for the amendment or waiver and its impact on the type (or, in the case
of a change of accounting principles, on the presentation) of financial information or operating
data being presented by the District.
SECTION 9. Additional Information. Nothing in this Disclosure Agreement shall be
deemed to prevent the District from disseminating any other information, using the means of
dissemination set forth in this Disclosure Agreement or any other means of communication, or
including any other information in any Annual Report or notice of occurrence of a Listed Event,
in addition to that which is required by this Disclosure Agreement. If the District chooses to
include any information in any Annual Report or notice of occurrence of a Listed Event in
addition to that which is specifically required by this Disclosure Agreement, the District shall
have no obligation under this Disclosure Agreement to update such information or include it in
any future Annual Report or notice of occurrence of a Listed Event.
SECTION 10. Filings with the MSRB. All financial information, operating data,
financial statements, notices, and other documents provided to the MSRB in accordance with this
Disclosure Agreement shall be provided in an electronic format prescribed by the MSRB and
shall be accompanied by identifying information as prescribed by the MSRB.
SECTION 11. Default. In the event of a failure of the District or the Dissemination
Agent to comply with any provision of this Disclosure Agreement, any Owner or Beneficial
Owner of the Bonds may take such actions as may be necessary and appropriate, including
seeking mandate or specific performance by court order, to cause the District or Dissemination
Agent, as the case may be, to comply with its obligations under this Disclosure Agreement. A
default under this Disclosure Agreement shall not be deemed an Event of Default under the
Indenture, and the sole remedy under this Disclosure Agreement in the event of any failure of the
District or the Dissemination Agent to comply with this Disclosure Agreement shall be an action
to compel performance.
SECTION 12. Duties, lmmunities and Liabilities of Dissemination Agent. Article VI of
the Indenture pertaining to the Trustee is hereby made applicable to this Disclosure Agreement
as if this Disclosure Agreement were (solely for this purpose) contained in the Indenture and the
Dissemination Agent shall be entitled to the protections, limitations from liability and
indemnities afforded the Trustee thereunder. The Dissemination Agent shall have only such
duties as are specifically set forth in this Disclosure Agreement, and the District agrees to
indemnify and save the Dissemination Agent, its officers, directors, employees and agents,
harmless against any loss, expense and liabilities which they may incur arising out of or in the
exercise or performance of its powers and duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses
(including attorneys' fees) of defending against any claim of liability, but excluding liabilities
due to the Dissemination Agent's negligence or willful misconduct. The Dissemination Agent
shall be paid compensation by the District for its services provided hereunder in accordance with
its schedule of fees as amended from time to time and all expenses, legal fees and advances made
or incurred by the Dissemination Agent in the performance of its duties hereunder. The
Dissemination Agent shall have no duty or obligation to review any information provided to it
hereunder and shall not be deemed to be acting in any fiduciary capacity for the District, the
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Bond Owners, or any other party. The Dissemination Agent shall not have any liability to the
Bond Owners or any other party for any monetary damages or financial liability of any kind
whatsoever related to or arising from this Disclosure Agreement. The obligations of the District
under this Section shall survive resignation or removal of the Dissemination Agent and payment
of the Bonds.
SECTION 13. Notices. Any notices or communications to or among any of the parties
to this Disclosure Agreement may be given as follows:
To the District: City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District
No. 2006-1 (Sunnuerly)
c/o City of Lake Elsinore
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, California 92530
Attn: City Manager
Telephone: (951) 674 -3124
To the Dissemination Agent: Albert A. Webb Associates
3788 McCray Street
Riverside, California 92506
Attn: Municipal Finance
Telephone: (951) 248 -4281
Any person may, by written notice to the other persons listed above, designate a different address
or telephone number(s) to which subsequent notices or communications should be sent.
SECTION 14. Beneficiaries. This Disclosure Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit
of the District, the Dissemination Agent, the Participating Underwriter and Owners and
Beneficial Owners from time to time of the Bonds, and shall create no rights in any other person
or entity.
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SECTION 15. Counterparts. This Disclosure Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the
same instrwnent.
CITY OF LAKE, ELSINORE COMMUNITY
FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2006 -1
(SUMMERLY)
By
Mayor, on behalf of the District
ALBERT A. WEBB ASSOCIATES,
as Dissemination Agent
By
Authorized Signatory
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE TO MSRB OF FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL REPORT
Name of Obligated Party: City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1
(Summerly)
Name of Bond Issue: Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority
Local Agency Revenue Bonds (Summerly IA B), 2015 Series A
Date of Issuance: February , 2015
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District has not provided an Annual Report with
respect to the above -named Bonds as required by the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, dated as
of February 1, 2015, with respect to the Bonds. [The District anticipates that the Annual Report
will be filed by .]
Dated:
ALBERT A. WEBB ASSOCIATES,
as Dissemination Agent
on behalf of District
cc: Authority
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NEW ISSUE -FULL BOOK ENTRY
NO RATING
In the opinion of Norton Rose Fulbrighl US LLP, Los Angeles, Caliitarnia ( "Bond Counsel "), under existing lain, and
assuming compliance with the lax covenau.s described herein, interest an the Bonds is excluded pursuant to section 103(0) of the
Internal Revenue Code oj1986.1rom the gross income ofthe owners thereofjorjederal intone tax proposes and is not an item oflns
preference fbr pu po.v,s of the federal alternalive minimum tax. It is also the opinion of Bond Counsel that under existing lm'
interest on the Bonds is exempt jrom personal income laxe.s of the Stale of Cahjornia. See "LEGAL IvlA771-.'16 Tax Matters-
herein.
$2,000,000
LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
LOCAL AGENCY REVENUE BONDS
(SUMMERLY IA B),
2015 SERIES A
Due: September 1 as shown on inside cover
Dated: Dateof Delivery
The Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority Local Agency Revenue Bonds (Smnmerly IA B), 2015 Series A (the
"Bonds") are being issued by the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority (the "Authority") primarily to acquire cattail) special tax
bonds (the `District Bonds ") of Improvement Area B (`Improvement Area B ") of City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities
Disu-iel No. 2006 -1 (Sonmealy) (the "District') formed by the City of Lake Elsinore. The District Bonds are being issued to (it to
finance a portion of certain public facilities eligible to be financed by Improvement Area B; (ii) fund it reserve account: (iii) fund
capitalized on the District Bonds through September I, 2015 and (iv) pay costs of issuance of the Bonds. See "FINANCING
PLAN."
'I'hc Bonds are payable solely from Revenues and Redemption Revenues (defined herein) pledged by the Authority
pursuant to that certain Indenture of Trust, dated as of February I, 2015 (the "Indenture "), by and between the Authority and MUFG
Union Bank, N.A., as tr'ustea (the "Trustee "). Revenues consist primarily of special taxes levied in Improvement Area Band paid to
the Authority as debt service on the District Bonds. Developers owning property within Improvement Area B have committed to
provide irrevocable letters of credit to secure payment of such developers' Special Taxes for a limited period. See "SECURITY FOR
THE BONDS — Revenues: Flow of Funds" and "SECURITY FOR THE DISTRICT BONDS— Developers' Letters of Credit"
"I7te Bonds will be issued in denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof. Interest on the Bonds is payable on
each March I and September 1, commencing September L 2015. The Bonds will be initially issued only in book -city from and
registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York (`DTC "), which will act
as securities depository of the Bonds. Principal and interest (and premium, if any) on the Bonds is payable by the li ustee to DTC,
which is to remit such payments to its Participants for subsequent distribution to the beneficial owners of the Bonds. See "THE
BONDS General Provisions" and — Book -Entry Only System" herein.
The Bonds arc subject to optimal, mandatory and extraordinary redemption prior to maturity as described herein. See
"TLI I : 13ON DS -- Redemption."
CERTAIN EVENTS COULD AFFECT 771E ABILITY OF THE AUTHORITY TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF
AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WHEN DUE. THE PURCHASE OF THE BONDS INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENT RISKS, AND THE BONDS MAY NOT BE SUITABLE INVESTMENTS FOR MANY INVESTORS. SEE
777E SECTION OF THIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT ENTITLED "SPECIAL RISK FACTORS" FOR A DISCUSSION OF
CERTAIN RISK FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER MATTERS SET
FORTH HEREIN, IN EVALUATING THE INVESTMENT QUALITY OF THE BONDS.
Mahtri!f Schedule
(see inside cover)
The Bonds will be offered when, as and if issued and received by the Underwriter, subject to the approval as to their
legality by Norton Rose Fullmight US LLP, Los Angeles, California, as Bond Counsel. Certain legal matters will be passed upon Irr
the City and the Authority by the City Attorney and by Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, it Professional Corporation, Newport
Beach, California, as Disclosure Counsel. Certain legal matters will be passed on for the Underwriter by Nossaman LLP, Irvine,
California. It is anticipated that the Bonds in definitive Irani will be available for delivery to DTC or its agent on or about February
25, 2015.
Dated: February —,2015
P, ehrrtlnay. .sad {leer to change.
Stifel
MATURITY SCHEDULE
LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
LOCAL AGENCY REVENUE BONDS
(SUMMERLY ]A B),
2015 SERIES A
Maluritp
(September 1) Principal Amount Interest Rate Yield CUSIPr No.
S — '% Term Bonds dnc September 1, 20_; Yield ; CUSIPt
' CI 411'UD u a registered widenmr /s of the Aniertcai Bankers A.ssaciatian. C101' Glohal Services ( "CGS ") is nnaaaged mr beliclU if the
American Banters Association by V P Caphal /Q. Co/sw ighiC{i 2015 CUS11) Global Set vices. A// rights reserved. This data is nol blended to
create a damhase and does not s'etve in an+ ivay as a sab,stitute for CGS. CUSIPCto it, mbers w provided fo, convenience (if) gference 01711'.
Nether the Aathoritp nor the Underwriter take %may resprmsihihi j)joi the acna'aey of.such namhers.
LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
Natasha Johnson, Chair
Brian Tisdale, Vice Chair
Daryl Hickman, Board Member
Robert Magee, Board Member
Steve Maros, Board Member
CITY AND AUTHORITY OFFICIALS
Grant Yates, City Manager /Authority Executive Director and Secretary
Jason Simpson, City Director of Administrative Services /Authority Treasurer
Barbara Leibold, Esq., City Attorney /Authority Counsel
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL
Steve Manos, Mayor
Brian Tisdale, Mayor Pro Tem
Daryl I lickman, Council Member
Natasha Johnson. Council Member
Robert Magee, Council Member
BOND COUNSEL
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Los Angeles, California
DISCLOSURE COUNSEL
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation
Newport Beach, California
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Urban Futures Incorporated
Orange, California
SPECIAL TAX CONSULTANT
Albert A. Webb Associates
Riverside, California
REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
Stephen G. White, MAI
Fullerton, California
TRUSTEE
MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Los Angeles, California
hn,cslmenl in the Bonds involves risks which are not approlmale for cerlain inveslor.s. 7'her'e7ore, on/V persons with
.sabslantial finaneiol resources On nel worth or income) who underslond tho,sc risks should consider .such an inveshnew.
Except where otherwise indicated, all information contained in this Official Statement has been provided by the
Authority, the City and the District. No dealer, broker. salesperson or other person has been authorized by the Authority,
the City, the District, the Trustee or the Underwriter to give any information or to make any representations in connection
with the offer m salc of the Bonds other than those contained herein; and, if given or made, such other information or
representations most not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Authority, the City, the District, the Trustee or
the Underwriter. This Official Statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy not shall
there be any sale of the Bonds by a person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an
offer, solicitation or sale.
The information set forth herein which has been obtained from third party sources is believed to be reliable but is
not guanmteed as to accuracy or completeness by the Distict, the City or the Authority. 'this Official Statement is not to
be conshued as a contract with the purchasers or Owners of' the Bonds. Statements contained in this Official Statement
which involve estimates, forecasts or matters of opinion, whether or not expressly so described herein, are intended solely
as such are not to be construed as representations of fact.
'the Underwriter has provided the following sentence for inclusion in this Official Statement:
The Undewriter has reviewed the infornodion in this Official Statement in accordance with,
and as a part of, its responsibilities to investors under the federal securities laws as applied to the facts
and circumstances of this transaction, but the Underwriter does not guarantee the accuracy of
completeness ot'such information.
The information and expressions of opinion herein are subject to change without notice and neither the delivery
of this Official Statement nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there
has been no change in the affairs of the Authority, the City, the District or any other parties described herein since the date
hereof. All summaries of the Indenture or other documents are made subject to the provisions of such documents
respectively and do not purport to be complete statements of any or all of such provisions. Reference is hereby made to
such documents on file with the City for further information in connection therewith.
Certain statements included o- incorporated by reference in this Official Statement constitute "forward- looking
statements" within the meaning of the United States private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E. of the
United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933.
as amended. Such statements are generally identifiable by the terminology used such as "plan," "expect," "estimate,"
"project. "`budget" or other similar words.
'fhe achievement of certain results or other expectations contained in such forward - looking statements involve
(mown and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance of achievements
described to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward - looking statements. The Authority does not plan to issue any updates of revisions to the forward-looking
statements set forth in this Official Statement. The District is obligated to provide continuing disclosure for certain
historical information only. See the caption "MISCELLANEOUS — Continuing Disclosure" herein.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING OF THE BONDS, THE UNDERWRITER MAY
OVERALLOT OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE
OF SUCH BONDS AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN
MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
THE BONDS HAVE NOT 13EEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION CONTAINED IN SUCH ACT. THE BONDS HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FINANCINGPLAN ........................................................................................................................
..............................6
Purposeof Issue ........................................................................................................................
..............................6
Estimated Sources and Uses of Funds ......................................................................................
..............................7
THEBONDS ...................................................................................................................................
..............................8
GeneralProvisions ...................................................................................................................
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Redemption................................... ......................................... ........... .... ..... ...........................................................
9
Book -Envy Only System ......................................................................................................
............................... 12
Estimated Debt Service Schedules: Bonds and District Bonds ............................................
............................... 13
Debt Service Coverage for the Bonds ...................................................................................
............................... 15
SECURITYFOR THE BONDS._ ..................................................................................................
.............................18
General....................................................................................................................................
.............................18
Revenues; Flow of Funds ......................................................................................................
............................... 18
ReserveAccount ......................................................................................................................
.............................20
CashPlow Management Fund ...............................................................................................
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RedemptionFund ....................................................................................................................
.............................22
NoParity Debt .........................................................................................................................
.............................22
SECURITY FORTHE DISTRICT BONDS_ ...............................................................................
.............................22
General..................................................................................................................................
............................... 22
Special Tax Revenues and District Redemption Revenues .....................................................
.............................23
NoTeeter Plan .........................................................................................................................
.............................25
DistrictParity Bonds ...............................................................................................................
.............................25
Priorityof Lien of Special " Taxes .............................................................................................
.............................26
Covenantsof the District .........................................................................................................
.............................26
Developers' Letters of Ci edif................ .. ........................................................... ..................................................
28
THE DISTRICT AND IMPROVEMENT AREA B ......................................................................
.............................28
GeneralInformation ................................................................................................................
.............................28
ImprovementArea B ...............................................................................................................
.............................29
Rateand Method of Apportionment ........................................................................................
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AppraisalReport ......................................................................................................................
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EstimatedValue -To -Lien Ratios ...........................................................................................
............................... 34
Directand Overlapping Debt ........................................................................ ...........................
.............................37
TopTaxpayers .........................................................................................................................
.............................39
DelinquencyHistory ................................................................................................................
.............................40
DEVELOPMENT OP PROPERTY IN IMPROVEMENT AREA B ............................ ....... ......................................
41
General Description of the Development ..............................................................................
............................... 41
Developmentby Ryland .............................. ..................................................... ..............
...... .. ............... .............. 41
Developmentby Meritage .......................................................................................................
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SPECIALRISK FACTORS .........................................................................................................
............................... 49
Risks of Real Estate Secured Investments G enerally .......................................... ..._.......
..................................... 49
Concentration of Ownership._.._ .............................................................................................
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Failure to Develop Remaining Homes— ........................................................ ---- ..........
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Bonds are Limited Obligations ofthe Authority ..............................................................
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NoObligation of City_ ............................ ........................... .. .. .. .. .....................................
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ProperlyValues .....................................................................................................................
............................... 51
NaturalDisasters ...................................................................................................................
............................... 52
HazardousSubstances ...........................................................................................................
............................... 52
Parity Taxes and Special Assessments ....................................................................................
.............................53
Payment of the Special Tax is not a Personal Obligation of the Owners ................................
.............................53
Disclosures to Future Purchasers .............................................................................................
.............................53
SpecialTax Delinquencies ......................................................................................................
.............................54
Insufficiencyof Special Taxes ................................................................................................
.............................54
PriorityAdministrative Expenses ............................................................................................
.............................55
FDIC /Federal Government Interests in Properties ..................................................................
.............................55
Bankruptcyand Foreclosure ....................................................................................................
.............................57
NoAcceleration Provision .......... ........................ ....... .............. ........ ... .... ... .... ...................................
.. ........ ......... 57
Limitationson Remedies .........................................................................................................
.............................57
Lossof Tax Exemption ...........................................................................................................
.............................58
LimitedSecondary Market ................................. ........................ .... .... .............. ................................
.................... 58
Proposition218 ........................................................................................................................
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Ballot Initiatives and Legislative Matters ................................................................................
.............................60
LEGAL, MATTERS .......................................................................................................................
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TaxMatters ..............................................................................................................................
.............................61
Absenceof Litigation ............................ .......................................................................... .......
. ............................. 63
LegalOpinion ..........................................................................................................................
.............................63
MISCELLANEOUS.......................................................................................................................
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NoRating ................................................................................................................................
.............................64
Underwriting.........................................................................................................................
............................... 64
ContinuingDisclosure .............................................................................................................
.............................64
PendingLegisl ation .................................................................................................................
.............................66
AdditionalInformation ..........................................................................................................
............................... 66
APPENDIX A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PRINCIPAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS ..............A -1
APPENDIX B
RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL T AXES .... ...............................
B -1
APPENDIX C
APPRAISAL REPORT ..... ................................. ...........................................................................
C -1
APPENDIX D
FORM OF BOND COUNSEL OPINION ........... ..................................... ....................................
D -1
APPENDIX E
FORM OF DISTRICT CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT ...... ...............................
E -1
APPENDIX F
FORM OF RYLAND CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMEN' f .......... ..............................F
1
APPENDIX G
DTC AND THE BOOK -ENTRY -ONLY SYSTEM ............................. ...........................
............G -1
REGIONAL MAP /PHOTO
OFFICIAL. STATEMENT
$2,800,000`
LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
LOCAL AGENCY REVENUE BONDS
(SUMMERLY IA B),
2015 SERIES A
INTRODUCTION
The propose of this Official Statement, which includes the cover page and Appendices hereto
(the "Official Statement "), is to provide certain information concerning the sale and issuance of the
Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority Local Agency Revenue Bonds (Summerly IA B), 2015
Series A (the `Bonds ") issued under the Indenture (defined below).
This hilroduction is not a summary o this Official Statement. It is only a briefdescriptiorz of
and guide to, and is qualified by, more complete and detailed information contained in the entire
Official Statement and the documents summarized or described herein. A full review should be made
of entire Offcial Statement. The of
fering gfthe Bonds to potential investors is made only by
means of the entire Official Statement.
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in Appendix A hereto.
See AppendixA — "SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PRINCIPAL LEGAL
DOCUMENTS."
Financing Purpose
Purpose of the Bonds. The Bonds are being issued by the Lake Elsinore Public Financing
Authority (the "Authority ") pursuant to an Indenture of Trust dated as of February 1, 2015 (the
"Indenture "), by and between the Authority and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee ").
The proceeds of the Bonds will be used to acquire the City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities
District No. 2006 -1 (Summerly) Special Tax Bonds, Series 2015 (Improvement Area B) (the
"District Bonds "), to fund a reserve account for the Bonds (the "Reserve Account") and to pay the
costs of issuing the Bonds. The principal and interest payments on the District Bonds to be received
by the Authority are the primary source of repayment for the Bonds. See "FINANCING PLAN"
herein.
Purpose gfthe District Bonds, The District Bonds are being issued by City of Lake Elsinore
Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1 (Sunmuerly) (the "District') for Improvement Area B
(`Improvement Area B ") therein. The District Bonds are secured by special taxes (the "Special
Taxes ") paid by taxpayers within Improvement Area B in accordance with the Rate and Method of
Apportionment of Special Taxes for Improvement Area B (the "Rate and Method "). The District
was formed by the City of Lance Elsinore (the "City ") to finance certain public facilities. See "THE
DISTRICT AND IMPROVEMf`NT AREA B — Improvement Area B" and Appendix B — "RATE
AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAXES" herein.
P, eliniinmy, sublcci to charge.
The net proceeds of the District Bonds, along with other available funds, will be used as
follows (see "FINANCING PLAN" herein):
W to finance a portion of certain public facilities eligible to be financed by
Improvement Area B;
(ii) to pay the costs of issuing the Bonds;
(iii) to fund capitalized interest on the District Bonds through September 1, 2015;
and
(iii) to fund the Reserve Account established under the Indenture
The Bonds; The District Bonds
The Bonds will be issued and will be secured under the Indenture by a pledge and lien on the
Revenues and Redemption Revenues (as defined below). Revenues consist primarily of revenues
received by the Authority from the payment of debt service on the District Bonds and amounts held
in the finds and accounts established and held for the benefit of the Bonds under the Indenture. Debt
service on the District Bonds is paid from the proceeds of Special Taxes levied on the taxable
property within Improvement Area B which remain after the payment of administrative expenses.
Redemption Revenues consist of (a) amounts received from the redemption of the District Bonds
from amounts constituting prepayments of Special Taxes, (b) amounts received from the optional
redemption of the District Bonds, and (c) amounts received from the special mandatory redemption
and mandatory redemption of the District Bonds. See "SECURITY FOR THE BONDS" and
Appendix B — "RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAXES."
Legal Authority
The Bonds. The Bonds are being issued under Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1
of the Government Code of the State of California (the "Act ") and the Indenture.
The District Bonds. The District Bonds are being issued pursuant to the Mello -Roos
Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended, being Chapter 2.5, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the
Government Code of the State of California (the "Mello -Roos Act'). The District Bonds are issued
and secured under a fiscal agent agreement dated as of February 1, 2015 (the "Fiscal Agent
Agreement "), by and between the District and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (the "Fiscal Agent'). The
Fiscal Agent Agreement was approved by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore (the "City
Council "), acting as the legislative body of the District.
Sources of Payment for the Bonds and the District Bonds
The Bonds. The Bonds are secured by a first lien on and pledge of all of the Revenues and
Redemption Revenues and a first lien and pledge of all moneys in the Bond Fund, the Revenue Fund,
the Redemption Fund and the Cash Flow Management Fund (subject to the transfers from such Cash
Flow Management Fund as authorized by the Indenture). See "SECURITY FOR THE BONDS."
Certain Account Not Pledged. Amounts held in the Rebate Account are not pledged to the
repayment of the Bonds. See "SECURITY FOR THE BONDS Revenues; Flow of Funds" herein.
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District Bonds. The District Bonds will be payable from Special Tax Revenues and any
District Redemption Revenues (as defined below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Special Tax
Revenues" does not include any penalties or interest in excess of the interest payable on the Bonds
collected in connection with delinquent Special Taxes. The Developers (as defined herein) have each
committed to provide, on the Closing Date, an irrevocable letter of credit to secure payment of
Special Taxes levied on the property in Improvement Area B owned by each respective Developer
for a limited period. See "SECURITY FOR THE DISTRICT BONDS — Special Tax Revenues and
District Redemption Revenues" and "— Developers' Letters of Credit."
Description of the Bonds
Payments. Interest on the Bonds is payable on each March 1 and September 1, commencing
September 1, 2015. Principal of and premium, if any, on the Bonds shall be payable by the Trustee.
See "THE BONDS — General Provisions" and " —Book -Entry Only System" herein.
Denominations. The Bonds will be issued in denominations of $5,000 each or integral
multiples thereof.
Redempion. The Bonds are subject to optional, mandatory and extraordinary redemption
prior to maturity. See "THE BONDS — Redemption" herein.
Registration, tra refers and exchanges. The Bonds will be issued as fully registered bonds,
registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, New York
( "DTC "), and will be available to actual purchasers of the Bonds (the "Beneficial Owners ") under the
book -entry system maintained by DTC. See "THE BONDS— Book -Entry Only System."
Neither the Bonds nor the District Bonds are a debt of the City, and no revenues of the
City are pledged to repayment of the Bonds or the District Bonds.
The Authority
The Authority is a joint exercise of powers authority organized and existing pursuant to the
Act. Its members are the City and the Lake Elsinore Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency "), and its
Board of Directors consists of the members of the City Council from time to time. The City Manager
serves as the Executive Director and Secretary of the Authority. The City's Director of
Administrative Services serves as the Treasurer of the Authority.
On June 28, 2011, the Governor of the State of California (the "State ") signed ABXI 26 (the
"Dissolution Act ") and on December 29, 2011, the State Supreme Court upheld the Dissolution Act
which dissolved all redevelopment agencies in the State. The State Supreme Court decision also
extended by four months all deadlines in the Dissolution Act occurring prior to May 2012.
Therefore, based on the State Supreme Court's ruling and the Dissolution Act, all redevelopment
agencies were dissolved as of February 1, 2012.
The Dissolution Act creates successor agencies to continue to satisfy enforceable obligations
of each former redevelopment agency. Pursuant to the Dissolution Act, the successor agency (the
"Successor Agency ") is the sponsoring community of the redevelopment agency unless it elects not
to serve in that capacity. In the case of the former Agency, the City elected to be the Successor
Agency. Under the Dissolution Act, agreements contracts or arrangements between a city or county,
or city and county that created a redeployment agency and a redevelopment agency are invalid.
However, the Dissolution Act provides that notwithstanding the foregoing, certain of such
agreements are not invalid, including a joint exercise of power agreement in which a redevelopment
agency is a member of the joint powers authority.
The District
GeneraL The District comprises a portion of Summerly, a planned residential community
located in the southeast portion of the City, to the east of Lake Elsinore. McMillin Communities
( "McMillin') acquired the Summerly project in 2010 and serves as the master developer. At
buildout, the Summerly project is expected to include approximately 1,500 single family detached
homes, commercial, recreational and open space. The Summerly project will be built in four phases
or Villages. The District is located within Village I of the Summerly project.
Improvement Arca B. Improvement Area B is located in the City to the south of Malaga
Road and cast of Diamond Drive. Improvement Area B contains approximately 33.4 gross acres and
25.5 net acres being developed by Ryland Homes of California, Inc., a Delaware corporation
( "Ryland ") and Meritage Homes of California, Inc., a California corporation ( "Meritage" and
together with Ryland, the "Developers "). The proposed developments by Ryland and Meritage
consist of 106 and 76 planned single family residences, respectively. As of December 10, 2014 (the
Date of Value set forth in the Appraisal as further described below), within Improvement Area B,
Ryland and Meritage had completed and conveyed 45 and 33 homes to individual homeowners,
respectively. All the in -tract infrastructure necessary to complete the planned development within
Improvement Area B has been constructed. McMillin no longer owns any property within
Improvement Area B. See "THE BONDS Debt Service Coverage for the Bonds" and
"DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY IN IMPROVEMENT AREA B."
Formation Process. In 2006, the City formed the District and designated three improvement
areas (`Improvement Area Nos. 1 through 3 ") therein pursuant to the Mello -Roos Act. In 2011, the
City completed proceedings to amend the District. The amendment proceedings established six
improvement areas (Improvement Areas A through F) from portions of the area within Improvement
Area Nos. 1 through 3 and left remaining a certain portion of one improvement area (Improvement
Area No. I ). The amendment proceedings also authorized special taxes to be levied within each of
Improvement Areas A through F in accordance with separate rates and methods of apportionment of
special taxes and the incurring of bonded indebtedness for each of such improvement areas. See
"THE DISTRICT AND IMPROVEMENT AREA B" herein.
Appraisal Report
An MAI appraisal of the land and existing improvements within Improvement Area B was
prepared by Stephen G. White, MAI, Fullerton, California (the "Appraiser'). The appraisal is dated
December 15, 2014, and is entitled "Appraisal Report Covering Community Facilities District No.
2006 -1 of the City of Lake Elsinore, Improvement Area B (Summerly)" (the "Appraisal Report').
See APPENDIX C — "APPRAISAL REPORT." The Appraisal Report provides an estimate of the
aggregate market value of the as -is condition of the taxable property within Improvement Area B as
of the date of value, December 10, 2014 (the "Date of Value "). Improvement Area B is being
developed by the Developers into two separate neighborhoods: Sunrise Springs at Summerly
(developed by Ryland) and Meridian at Summerly (developed by Meritage).
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As of the Date of Value, of the 182 lots within Improvement Area B, 78 completed homes
had been sold and conveyed to individual homeowners and 14 completed homes (including five
model homes), 20 homes in various stages of construction, 44 lots in a near finished lot condition
with building permits issued and 26 lots in a near finished lot condition for which no building permits
had been issued were owned by the Developers. As of the Date of Value, the Appraiser estimated
the market value of the fee simple interest of the property within Improvement Area B to be
$36,250,000, consisting of (i) $24,660,000 for the 78 completed homes owned by individual
homeowners, (ii) $1,145,000 for the 14 completed homes (including five model homes) owned by
the Developers, (iii) $2,650,000 for the 20 homes in various stages of construction owned by the
Developers, and (iii) $5,320,000 for the 70 or near finished lots owned by the Developers. The
Appraisal Report is based upon a variety of assumptions and limiting conditions that are described in
APPENDIX C. The City and the District make no representation as to the accuracy of the Appraisal
Report. See "IMPROVEMENT AREA B -- Appraisal Report" and "— Estimated Value -to -Lien
Ratios." There is no assurance that the property within Improvement Area B can be sold for the
prices set forth in the Appraisal Report or that any parcel can be sold for a price sufficient to pay the
Special Tax for that parcel in the event of a default in payment of Special Taxes by the landowner.
See "THE DISTRICT AND IMPROVEMENT AREA B," "SPECIAL RISK FACTORS — Property
Values" and APPENDIX C — "APPRAISAL REPORT" herein.
Professionals Involved in the Offering
All proceedings in connection with the issuance of the Bonds are subject to the approval of
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Los Angeles, California, a member of Norton Rose Fulbright, Bond
Counsel. The City Attorney will render a legal opinion on certain matters for the Authority. Certain
legal matters will be passed upon for the Authority and the District by Stradling Yocca Carlson &
Rauth, a Professional Corporation, Newport Beach, California, Disclosure Counsel. Urban Futures,
Inc. is acting as Financial Advisor to the Authority. Albert A. Webb Associates is acting as Special
Tax Consultant to the City. MUFG Union Bank, N.A., Los Angeles, California, will act as the
Trustee for the Bonds. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (the "Underwriter ") is acting as
underwriter in connection with the issuance and delivery of the Bonds. Nossaman LLP, Irvine,
California, will act as counsel to the Underwriter ("Underwriter's Counsel ").
Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel, the Underwriter and Underwriter's Counsel will receive
compensation contingent upon issuance of the Bonds.
Continuing Disclosure
The District will execute a Continuing Disclosure Agreement and will covenant therein for
the benefit of holders and Beneficial Owners of the Bonds to provide certain financial information
and operating data relating to the District in an annual report (the "Annual Report") to be filed no
later than December 31 of each year commencing with the Annual Report for the year ending
December 31, 2015 (the "Annual Report "), and to provide notices of the occurrence of certain
enumerated events. The Annual Report shall contain or include by reference the information set
forth in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement. The Annual Report and notices of enumerated events
will be filed by the Authority with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board through its Electronic
Municipal Market Access system at Inttf_ / /emma.msrb,o�g . These covenants will be made in order
to assist the Underwriter in complying with Securities and Exchange Commission
Rule 15c2- 12(b)(5) (the "Rule ").
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During the last five years, the Authority, the City, the Agency and the District failed to
comply in certain respects with their continuing disclosure obligations related to outstanding bonded
indebtedness. See" MISCELLANEOUS — Continuing Disclosure."
Additionally, Ryland will execute a Continuing Disclosure Agreement (the `Ryland
Continuing Disclosure Agreement"), pursuant to which Ryland has agreed to provide, or cause to be
provided, on a semi -annual and annual basis, to EMMA, certain financial information and operating
data concerning Ryland's development within Improvement Area B as well as notice of certain listed
events until such time as Ryland is no longer expected to be responsible for more than 20% of the
Special Tax levy. These covenants will be made in order to assist the Underwriter in complying with
the Rule. Ryland's division is the division which will be responsible for complying with
Ryland's obligations under the Ryland Continuing Disclosure Agreement. Other than as described in
this Official Statement under the heading "MISCELLANEOUS — Continuing Disclosure," Ryland
has not failed to comply in all material respects with any filing requirements under the Rule under
other bond continuing disclosure agreements in southern California in the last five years.
See "MISCELLANEOUS — Continuing Disclosure," APPENDIX E and APPENDIX F for a
description of the specific nature of the semi - annual reports, annual reports and notices of listed
events to be provided by the District and Ryland.
FINANCING PLAN
Purpose of Issue
The Authority is issuing the Bonds to purchase the District Bonds, to fund the Reserve
Account and to pay the costs of issuing the Bonds. See "— Estimated Sources and Uses of Funds"
below.
Estimated Sources and Uses of Funds
The Bonds. The anticipated sources and uses of funds relating to the Bonds and certain
funds transferred firm the District are as follows:
Sources:
Principal Amount of the Bonds $
Plus /Less Original Issue Premium /Discount
Transfer from the Districttlt
Total Sources
Usest`l:
Bond Purchase Fund $
Reserve Account
Administrative Expense Fundt3l
Underwriter's Discount
Cost of Issuance
Total Uses
ft Includes amounts it ansfcrred from certain District funds.
M The Authority will acquits the Disu'ict Bonds for a total purchase price of $ and in consideration of the
purchase, the District and the Authority will agree to the application of the purchase r
picc of the District Bonds as set fmlh
below under the caption " District Bonds."
tit The Authority will transfer $ into the administrative expense fund held under the Fiscal Agent Agreement for the
District Bonds. See the caption "— Districl Bonds" below.
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District Bonds. The anticipated sources and uses of funds relating to the District Bonds and
prior funds of the District are as follows:
Sources
Principal Amount S
Plus /Less Net Original Issue Premium /Discount
Prior Funds of the Distriettll
Total Sources S
Uses
Total
Improvement Fund
Interest Aeeotu t(2)
Reserve Account(3)
Administrative Expense Fund
Costs of Issuance Fund (4)
Underwriter's Discount
Total Uses
(1) Includes amounts transferred firm certain District fluids.
t2i Represents interest on the District Bonds capitalized through September 1, 2015.
to On the date of issuance of Ole Bonds and the District Bonds, the District will transfer a portion of the proceeds fi-om the sale of
the District Bonds to the Authority for deposit into the Reserve Account established under the Indenture.
0) On the date of issuance of the Bonds and the District Bonds, the Disu'ict will transfcr a portion of the proceeds from the sale of
the District Bonds to the Authority for deposit into the Costs of Issuance Fund held under the Indenture. Amounts in the Costs
of Issuance Fund will be used to pay 'Trustee fees, Bond COW1Se1, Disclosure Counsel, the Appraiser, the Special Tax Consultant
and other legal fees, printing costs and other related costs.
THE BONDS
General Provisions
The Bonds will be dated their date of delivery, and the Bonds will mature in the amounts and
on the dates set forth on the inside front cover hereof: The Bonds will bear interest from their dated
date at the rates per annum set forth on the inside front cover hereof, payable each March I and
September 1, commencing September 1, 2015 (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), The Bonds will
be issued in fully registered form in denominations of $5,000 each or any integral multiple thereof
so long as no Bond shall have more than one maturity date.
Interest on the Bonds shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date to the person whose
name appears on the Registration Books as the Owner thereof as of the Record Date immediately
preceding each such interest Payment Date, such interest to be paid by check ofthe Trustee mailed
by first -class mail, postage prepaid, on each Interest Payment Date to the Owner at the address of
such Owner as it appears on the Registration Books as of the preceding Record Date; provided,
however, that at the written request of the Owner of at least $1,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount of Outstanding Bonds filed with the Trustee prior to any Record Date, interest on such Bonds
shall be paid to such Owner on each succeeding Interest Payment Date by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account in the continental United Slates designated in such written
request. Any such written request shall remain in effect until rescinded in writing by the Owner.
Principal of and premium (if any) on any Bond shall be paid upon presentation and surrender thereof,
at maturity or the prior redemption thereof, at the Corporate Trust Office. The principal of and
interest and premium (if any) on the Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of
America.
Each Bond shall bear interest from the Interest Payment Date next preceding the date of
authentication thereof, unless (a) it is authenticated on or before the Interest Payment Date and after
the close of business on the preceding record date, in which event it shall bear interest from such
Interest Payment Date; or (b) it is authenticated on or before August 15, 2015, in which event it shall
bear interest from the Closing Date; or (c) interest with respect to any outstanding Bond is in default,
such Bond shall bear interest from the Interest Payment Date to which interest has previously paid in
full or made available for payment thereon payable on each Interest Payment Date.
The Bonds will be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. DTC will act
as securities depository of the Bonds. Ownership interests in the Bonds may be purchased in book-
entry form only in denominations of $5,000 and any integral multiple thereof. See the subsection
hereof entitled "Book - Entry Only System."
Redemption
Optional Redemption., The Bonds are subject to redemption prior to maturity at the option
of the Authority on any date on or after September 1, 20 , as a whole or in part from such maturities
as selected by the Authority and by lot within a maturity, from any available source of fiords at the
redemption price equal to the principal amount of Bonds to be redeemed, together with accrued
interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption, without premium.
Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption.` The Bonds maturing on September 1, 20 are
subject to mandatory redemption in part by lot, on September I in each year, commencing September
1, 20 , from mandatory sinking payments made by the Authority into the Principal Account of the
Bond Fund field under the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof to
be redeemed, without premium, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption in the
aggregate principal amounts and on September I in the respective years as set forth in the following
schedules; provided, however, that (i) in lieu of redemption thereof, such Bonds may be purchased
by the Authority and tendered to the Trustee, and (ii) if some but not all of such Bonds have been
redeemed pursuant to the optional redemption, mandatory sinking payment redemption or special
mandatory redemption from prepayment of Special Taxes and surplus funds provisions in the
Indenture, the total amount of all future mandatory sinking payments will be reduced by the
aggregate principal amount of such Bonds so redeemed, to be allocated among such mandatory
sinking payments on a pro rata basis (as nearly as practicable) in integral multiples of $5,000, as
determined by the Authority.
l'rxlin,inary, subject/ io change
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Bonds Maturing September 1, 20
Sinking Fund Principal Amount
Redemption Dole to Be
(September 1) Redeemed
x
Maturity.
Special Mandatory Redemption From Prepayment of Special Taxes and Surplus Funds.
The Bonds are subject to mandatory redemption prior to maturity on any date on or after March 1,
20_, in whole or in part from such maturities as selected by the Authority and by lot within a
maturity, from the redemption of District Bonds from amounts constituting prepayments of Special
Taxes and from amounts held in the Delinquency Management Fund under the Fiscal Agent
Agreement and from amounts in the Cash Flow Management Fund under the Indenture at the
following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of Bonds to be
redeemed) together with accrued interest thereon to the redemption date.
Redemption Dates Redemption Prices
%
Notice of Redemption. The Trustee oil behalf and at the expense of the Authority will mail
(by first -class mail) notice of any redemption to the respective Owners of any Bonds designated for
redemption at their respective addresses appearing on the Registration Books, to the Securities
Depositories and to one or more Information Services, at least' thirty (30) but not more than sixty (60)
days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Neither failure to receive any such notice so mailed nor
any defect therein will affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of such Bonds or the
cessation of the accrual of interest thereon. Such notice will state the date of the notice, the
redemption date, and the redemption price and will designate the CUSIP numbers, the Bond numbers
(but only if less than all of the Outstanding Bonds are to be redeemed) and the maturity of the Bonds
to be redeemed, and will require that such Bonds be then surrendered at the Corporate Trust Office of
the Trustee for redemption at the redemption price, giving notice also that further interest on such
Bonds will not accrue from and after the redemption date.
If at the time of mailing of any notice of optional redemption has not been deposited with the
Trustee moneys sufficient to redeem all the Bonds called for redemption, such notice will state that it
is subject to the deposit of the redemption moneys with the Trustee not later than the opening of
business on the redemption date and will be of no effect unless such moneys are so deposited.
The Authority will have the right to rescind any notice of optional redemption by written
notice to the Trustee on or prior to the date fixed for redemption. Any notice o'f such redemption will
be cancelled and annulled if for any reason funds will not be or are not available on the date fixed for
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redemption for the payment in full of the Bonds then called for redemption, and such cancellation
will not constitute an event of default under the Indenture. The Authority and the Trustee will have
no liability to the Owners or any other party related to or arising from such rescission of redemption.
The Trustee will mail notice of such rescission of redemption in the same manner as the original
notice of redemption was sent.
In addition to the foregoing notice, further notice will be given by the Trustee in said form by
first -class mail to any Bond Owner whose Bond has been called for redemption but who has failed to
tender his Bond for payment by the date which is sixty days after the redemption date, but no defect
in said further notice nor any failure to give all or any portion of such further notice will in any
manner defeat the effectiveness of a call for redemption.
Upon the payment of the redemption price of Bonds being redeemed, each check or other
transfer of funds issued for such purpose shall, to the extent practicable, bear the CUS1P number
identifying, by issue and maturity, the Bonds being redeemed with the proceeds of such check or
other transfer.
Selection of Boards for Redemption. If less than all of the Bonds Outstanding are to be
redeemed, the portion of any Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 to be redeemed will be in
the principal amount of $5,000 or an integral multiple thereof. In selecting portions of such Bonds
for redemption, the Trustee will treat such Bonds as representing that number of Bonds of $5,000
denominations which is obtained by dividing the principal amount of such Bonds to be redeemed in
part by $5,000. The Trustee will promptly notify the Authority in writing of the Bonds, or portions
thereof, selected for redemption.
Partial Retlemj3tion of Bonds. In the event only a portion of any Bond is called for
redemption, then, upon surrender of such Bond, the Authority will execute and the Trustee will
authenticate and deliver to the Owner thereof, at the expense of the Authority, a new Bond or Bonds
of the same series and maturity date, of authorized denominations in aggregate principal amount
equal to the unredeemed portion of the Bond to be redeemed.
,fleet of Retlernption. From and after the date fixed for redemption, if funds available for
the payment of the principal of and interest (and premium, if any) on the Bonds so called for
redemption have been duly provided, such Bonds so called will cease to be entitled to any benefit
under this Indenture other than the right to receive payment of the redemption price, and no interest
will accrue thereon from and after the redemption date specified in such notice. All Bonds redeemed
pursuant to the Indenture shall be canceled and destroyed.
Authority Notice. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Indenture to the contrary, upon any
optional redemption or mandatory redemption from Special "faxes of District Bonds in part, the
Authority will deliver a Written Certificate to the Trustee stating that the remaining payments of
principal and interest on the District Bonds, together with other Revenues, will be sufficient on a
timely basis to pay debt service on the Bonds. The Authority will certify in such Written Certificate
that sufficient moneys for purposes of such redemption are or will be on deposit in the Redemption
Fund under the Indenture, and is required to deliver such moneys to the Trustee together with other
Revenues, if any, then to be delivered to the Trustee, which moneys are required to be identified to
the Trustee in the Written Certificate delivered with the Revenues.
Boole -Entry Only System
The Bonds will be issued as fully registered bonds, registered in the name of Cede & Co. as
nominee of DTC, and will be available to the Beneficial Owners purchasing interests in the Bonds in
the Authorized Denominations, under the book -entry system maintained by DTC, only through
brokers and dealers who are or act through DTC Participants (as defined herein) as described herein.
Beneficial Owners will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of the Bonds. While the Bonds
are subject to the book -entry system, the principal, interest and any redemption premium will be paid
by the Trustee to DTC, which in turn is obligated to remit such payment to its DTC Participants for
subsequent disbursement to Beneficial Owners of the Bonds. The Authority gives no assurance
that DTC or the DTC Participants will distribute payments or notices to Beneficial Owners.
See Appendix — "DTC AND THE BOOK -ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM." In the event that the
book - entry -only system is no longer used with respect to the Bonds, the Bonds will be registered and
transferred in accordance with the Indenture.
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Estimated Debt Service Schedules: Bonds and District Bonds
The table below presents the debt service schedule for the Bonds assuming there is no
optional or special mandatory redemption of the Bonds prior to maturity.
DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR THE BONDS
Year
Ending
September I Principal Interest Total Debt Service
Total,,,'—
Source: The Underwriter.
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The table below summarizes the anticipated debt service payments to be received by the
Authority as the result of its ownership ofthe District Bonds, assuming there is no default in payment
and no optional or special mandatory redemption of District Bonds prior to maturity.
DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR THE DISTRICT BONDS
Band Year
Ending Total
September 1 Principal Interest Revenues n�
Total g---- - --... Si-- - - - - -—
(') Equals the total anticipated debt service on the District Bonds in each Bond Year ending September I.
Somcc: The Underwriter.
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Debt Service Coverage for the Bonds`
The table below sets forth the projected debt service coverage for the Bonds from Revenues
assuming timely payment of debt service on the District Bonds while the Bonds are outstanding. In
the event of delinquencies in the payment of the District Bonds, these coverage levels will not be
realized and amounts would need to be drawn from the Reserve Account and the Cash Flow
Management Fund, to the extent funds are needed to pay debt service on the Bonds.
DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE FOR THE BONDS
Year
Total Revenues
Bonds Debt
Ending
Bonrls Debt
from District
Service
September I
Service
Bondstrt
Coverage(2)
2015
$ 88,540.31
$ 88,540.31
1.00
2016
137,481.26
137,481.26
1.00
2017
142,181 26
142,181.26
1.00
2018
141,681.26
141,68126
1.00
2019
146,131.26
146,131.26
1.00
2020
150,381.26
150,38126
1.00
2021
154,481.26
154,481.26
1.00
2022
153,343.76
153,343.76
1.00
2023
157,118.76
157,118.76
1.00
2024
160,618.76
160,618.76
1.00
2025
163,931.26
163,931.26
1.00
2026
166,931.26
166,931.26
1.00
2027
169,731.26
169,731.26
1.00
2028
177,256.26
177,256.26
1.00
2029
179,281.26
179,281.26
1.00
2030
181,093.76
181,093.76
1.00
2031
187,693.76
187,693.76
1..00
2032
188,756.26
188,756.26
1.00
2033
194,600.00
194.600.00
1.00
2034
199,875.00
199,875.00
1.00
2035
199,700.00
199,700.00
1.00
2036
204,300.00
204,300.00
1.00
2037
208,450.00
208,450.00
1.00
2038
212,150.00
212,150.00
1.00
2039
220,400.00
220,400.00
1.00
2040
222,975.00
222,975.00
1.00
2041
229,662.50
229,662.50
1.00
2042
230,637.50
230,637.50
1..00
2043
236,137.50
236,137.50
1.00
2044
240,925.00
240,925.00
1.00
t�> Revenues consist of dcbt service on the District Bonds.
rz� Calculated by dividing 'total Revenues from Dis0'icl Bonds column by Bonds Debt Service column, expressed as a
percentage.
Source: 'I lie Underwriter.
P, ch"inaly. mbjce/to diange.
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The table below sets forth the projected debt service and Administrative Expense coverage
for the District Bonds from Special Tax Revenues from Developed Property based on a levy at 100%
of the Assigned Annual Special Tax assuming all 182 parcels will be classified as Developed
Property beginning with Fiscal Year 2015 -16. In the event of delinquencies in the payment of the
Special Taxes, these coverage levels will not be realized and amounts would need to be drawn from
the Delinquency Management Fund established under the Fiscal Agent Agreement, to the extent
funds are available therein, to pay the District Bonds. Administrative Expenses are paid prior to the
payment of debt service on the District Bonds. For Fiscal Year 2014 -15, the District has budgeted
Administrative Expenses of $20,000 for Improvement Area B. The District estimates Administrative
Expenses for Fiscal Year 2015 -16 of $20,400 for Improvement Area B.
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DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE CAPACITY ON THE DISTRICT BONDS'
Debt Service and
Special Tax Revenues shown are equal to 100% of the Assigned Annual Special fax for such fiscal year, escalating at 2% per fiscal year,
assuming all 182 parcels within hnprovement Area n are classified as Developed Property beginning with Fiscal Yeat 2015 -16. As of
December It)- 2014, there were 156 units of Developed Properly and 26 units of Undeveloped Property within Improvement Area n.
Pursuant to Section 53321(d) of the Government Code, the special lax levied against any Assessor's parcel for which an occupancy permit
for private residential use has been issued shall not be increased as a consequence of delinquency or default by the owner of any other
Assessor's parcel within Improvement Area B by more than 10% above the amount that Would have been levied in that fiscal year had there
never been any such delinquencies or defaults. As a result, it is likely that the City may not be able to increase the tax levy to the Assigned
special Rate lax in all years and that actual coverage might act exceed 110 %ofdebt service plus Administrative Expenses.
Amounts reflect special Fax revenues, net of Administrative Expenses. For Fiscal Year 2615 -16, the District estimates Adminisimtive
Expenses of $20,400 for Improvement Area B,
i0 Interest on the District Bonds will be capitalized through September 1, 2015,
Source: Albert A. Webb Associates; the Underwriter.
Annual debt service for the District Bonds has been structured so that, assuming no
delinquencies, Special Taxes levied at the Assigned Annual Special Tax rates on 156 parcels of
Developed Property and 26 parcels of Undeveloped Property for Fiscal Year 2015 -16 and Special
"faxes levied at the Assigned Annual Special Tax on 182 parcels of Developed Property in each
i ,el.n."I'l, I, sn6jecl to Change.
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Administrative
rheal
Special Tax
District Bonds
Expense
Year
Revennessl >l1 >I3>
Debt Service(')
Coveragef2b
2015
$99,502.00
$88,540.31
1.12
2016
154,293.81
137,481.26
1.12
2017
157,379.68
142,181.26
1.11
2018
160,527.28
141,681.26
1.13
2019
163,737.82
146,131.26
1.12
2020
167,012.58
150,381.26
1.11
2021
170,352.83
154,481.26
1.10
2022
173,759.89
153,343.76
1.13
2023
177,235.09
157,118.76
1.13
2024
180,779.79
160,618.76
1.13
2025
184,395.38
163,931.26
1.12
2026
188,08129
166,931.26
1.13
2027
191,844.96
169,731.26
1.13
2028
195,681.86
177,256.26
1.10
2029
199,595.49
179,281.26
1.11
2030
203,587.40
181,093.76
1.12
2031
207,659.15
187,693.76
1.11
2032
211,812.34
188,756 26
1.12
2033
216,048.58
194,600.00
1.11
2034
220,369.55
199,875.00
1.1.0
2035
224,776.94
199,700.00
1.13
2036
229,272.48
204,300.00
1.12
2037
233,857.93
208,450.00
1.12
2038
238,535.09
212,150.00
1.12
2039
243,305.79
220,400.00
1.10
2040
248,171.91
222,975.00
1.11
2041
253,135.35
229,662.50
1.10
2042
258,198.05
230,637.50
1.12
2043
263,362.02
236,137.50
1.12
2044
268,629.26
240,925.00
1.11
Special Tax Revenues shown are equal to 100% of the Assigned Annual Special fax for such fiscal year, escalating at 2% per fiscal year,
assuming all 182 parcels within hnprovement Area n are classified as Developed Property beginning with Fiscal Yeat 2015 -16. As of
December It)- 2014, there were 156 units of Developed Properly and 26 units of Undeveloped Property within Improvement Area n.
Pursuant to Section 53321(d) of the Government Code, the special lax levied against any Assessor's parcel for which an occupancy permit
for private residential use has been issued shall not be increased as a consequence of delinquency or default by the owner of any other
Assessor's parcel within Improvement Area B by more than 10% above the amount that Would have been levied in that fiscal year had there
never been any such delinquencies or defaults. As a result, it is likely that the City may not be able to increase the tax levy to the Assigned
special Rate lax in all years and that actual coverage might act exceed 110 %ofdebt service plus Administrative Expenses.
Amounts reflect special Fax revenues, net of Administrative Expenses. For Fiscal Year 2615 -16, the District estimates Adminisimtive
Expenses of $20,400 for Improvement Area B,
i0 Interest on the District Bonds will be capitalized through September 1, 2015,
Source: Albert A. Webb Associates; the Underwriter.
Annual debt service for the District Bonds has been structured so that, assuming no
delinquencies, Special Taxes levied at the Assigned Annual Special Tax rates on 156 parcels of
Developed Property and 26 parcels of Undeveloped Property for Fiscal Year 2015 -16 and Special
"faxes levied at the Assigned Annual Special Tax on 182 parcels of Developed Property in each
i ,el.n."I'l, I, sn6jecl to Change.
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Fiscal Year thereafter, will generate in each Fiscal Year not less than 110% of debt service payable,
plus Administrative Expenses, with respect to the District Bonds in the calendar year that begins in
that Fiscal Year.
Limitation on Special Tax Levy and Potential Impact on Coverage. Pursuant to Section
53321(d) of the Mello -Roos Act and the Rate and Method for Improvement Area B, under no
circumstances may Special 'Faxes levied against any parcel of property used for private residential
purposes be increased by more than ten percent (10 %) as a consequence of delinquency or default by
the owner of any other parcel within Improvement Area B. Therefore, it is possible that Special
Taxes may not be levied up to 100% of the Assigned Annual Special Tax rates in any particular
fiscal year as a consequence of Special Tax delinquencies in Improvement Area B.
SECURITY FOR THE BONDS
General
As described below, the Bonds are payable from Revenues and Redemption Revenues
consisting primarily of amounts received by the Authority from the debt service payments on the
District Bonds and amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account, the Cash Flow Management Fund
(subject to the transfers from such fund as authorized by the Indenture) and the Redemption ],Laid.
See "SECURITY FOR THE BONDS — Reserve Account," " —Cash Flow Management Fund" and
— Redemption Fund." Debt service payments in the District Bonds are paid from the Special Tax
Revenues and District Redemption Revenues. See "SECURITY FOR THE DISTRICT BONDS —
Special Tax Revenues and District Redemption Revenues."
The Bonds are special obligations of the Authority payable solely from and secured
solely by the Revenues and Redemption Revenues pledged therefor in the Indenture. The
Bards are not a debt or liability of the City, the State of California or any political subdivisions
thereof other than the Authority to the limited extent described herein. The faith and credit of
the Authority are not pledged to secure the payment of Bonds, nor is any other political
subdivision liable therefor, nor in any event shall the Bonds or any interest or redemption
premium thereon be payable out of any funds or properties other than those of the Authority
as set forth in the Indenture. The Authority has no taxing power.
Revenues; Flow of Funds
Pledge of Revenues. The Bonds are secured by a first Lien on and pledge (which is effected
in the manner and to the extent provided in the Indenture) of all of the Revenues and Redemption
Revenues and a first pledge of all of the moneys in the Bond Fund, the Revenue Fund, the
Redemption Fund and the Cash Flow Management Fund of the Indenture, including all amounts
derived from the investment of such moneys. The Bonds are equally secured by a pledge, charge and
first lien upon the Revenues and Redemption Revenues and such moneys without priority for
number, date of Bonds, date of execution or date of delivery; and the payment of the interest on and
principal of the Bonds and any premiums upon the redemption of any thereof are secured by an
exclusive pledge, charge and first lien upon the Revenues and Redemption Revenues and such
moneys.
The term "Revenues" is defined in the Indenture as: (a) all amounts received by the Authority
from the District as principal of or interest on the District Bonds, (b) all moneys deposited and held
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from time to time by the Trustee in the funds and accounts established under the Indenture for the
Bonds, other than the Rebate Account and the Redemption Fund; and (c) income and gains with
respect to the investment of amounts on deposit in the funds and accounts established under the
Indenture for the Bonds, other than the Rebate Account and the Redemption Fund.
The term "Redemption Revenues" is defined in the Indenture as: (a) amounts received from
the redemption of the District Bonds from amounts constituting prepayments of Special Taxes, (b)
amounts received from the optional redemption of the District Bonds, and (c) amounts received from
the special mandatory redemption and mandatory redemption of the District Bonds.
So long as any of the Bonds are Outstanding, the Revenues and Redemption Revenues and
such other money will not be used for any other purpose except as described in the Indenture for the
payment of the Bonds; except that out of the Revenues and Redemption Revenues there may be
apportioned such sums, for such purposes, as are expressly permitted by the Indenture.
The Authority transfers under the Indenture in trust and assigns to the Trustee, for the benefit
of the Owners from time to time of the Bonds, all of the Revenues and all of the right, title and
interest of the Authority in the District Bonds. The Trustee is entitled to and will receive all of the
Revenues, and any Revenues collected or received by the Authority will be deemed to be held, and to
have been collected or received, by the Authority as the agent of the Trustee and will forthwith be
paid by the Authority to the Trustee.
Deirosit and Transfer of Revenues. All Revenues (excluding Redemption Revenues)
derived from the District Bonds will be promptly deposited by the Trustee upon receipt thereof in the
Revenue Fund. On or before each Interest Payment Date, the Trustee shall transfer from the
Revenue Fund for deposit in Bond Fund for application in the order described under the caption "-
Application of Revenues" below; provided, however, that all Redemption Revenues will be
deposited in the Redemption Fund in the amounts and on the dates required to effect the required
redemption of the Bonds as set forth in the Indenture. See "THE BONDS — Redemption" and
"SECURITY FOR THE BONDS — Redemption Find" herein.
Apptieation of Revenues. On or before each Interest Payment Date, the Trustee will transfer
from the Revenue Fund, and deposit into the Bond Fund and the following respective accounts
therein for the Bonds, the following amounts in the following order of priority, the requirements of
each such account (including the making up of any deficiencies in any such account resulting from
lack of Revenues sufficient to make any earlier required deposit) at the time of deposit to be satisfied
before any transfer is made to any account subsequent in priority:
Interest Account. On or before each Interest Payment Date, the Trustee will deposit
in the Interest Account an amount required to cause the aggregate amount on deposit in the
Interest Account to equal the amount of interest becoming due and payable on such Interest
Payment Date on all Outstanding Bonds. No deposit need be made into the Interest Account
if the amount contained therein is at least equal to the interest becoming due and payable
upon all Outstanding Bonds on such Interest Payment Date. All moneys in the Interest
Account will be used and withdrawn by the Trustee solely for the purpose of paying the
interest on the Bonds as it becomes due and payable (including accrued interest on any Bonds
redeemed prior to maturity).
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Principal Account. On or before each date on which the principal of the Bonds are
payable, the Trustee will deposit in the Principal Account an amount required to cause the
aggregate amount on deposit in the Principal Account to equal the aggregate amount of
principal (including sinking fund payments) coming due and payable on such date on the
Bonds pursuant to the Indenture. All moneys in the Principal Account will be used and
withdrawn by the 'trustee solely for the propose of paying the principal of the Bonds
(including sinking fund payments).
Reserve Account'. All amounts on deposit in the Revenue Fund on or before each
Interest Payment Date, to the extent not required to pay any interest on or principal of any
Outstanding Bonds then having come due and payable, will be credited to the replenishment
of the Reserve Account in an amount sufficient to maintain the Reserve Requirement therein,
All remaining amounts on or as soon as practicable after September 2 (or the next Business
Day to the extent September 2 is not a Business Day) of each year, commencing September 2, 2015,
on deposit in the Revenue Fund will be tr'ans'ferred to the Cash Flow Management Fund. See "
Cash Flow Management Fmid" below.
Deposit into Rebate Account. The Trustee will deposit in the Rebate Account (which
account shall be established as a separate account to be held by the Trustee upon receipt of a Written
Request from the Authority) from time to time, as set forth in the Indenture, an amount determined
by the Authority to be subject to rebate to the United States of America in accordance with the
Indenture. Amounts in the Rebate Account are not pledged to the payment of the Bonds.
Reserve Account
A Reserve Account or the Bond Fund will be established under the Indenture which account
will be held by the Trustee and will be funded in an amount equal to the Reserve Requirement. An
amount of $ _, equal to the initial Reserve Requirement will be deposited into the Reserve
Account from the proceeds of the Bonds and the District Bonds. The Reserve Requirement on any
calculation date will not be greater than the initial Reserve Requirement.
The Authority shall deposit 'from the repayment of the District Bonds, and, to the extent
necessary and to the extent permitted by law, from available surplus revenues with respect to other
series of bonds issued by the Authority relating to community facilities districts, and maintain an
amount of money equal to the Reserve Requirement in the Reserve Account at all times while the
Bonds are Outstanding. Amounts in the Reserve Account will be used to pay debt service on the
Bonds to the extent other moneys (including amounts in the Cash Flow Management Fund) are not
available therefor. Earnings on amounts in the Reserve Account in excess of the Reserve
Requirement will be deposited into the Revenue Fund, if and to the extent such earnings are not
required to be retained in the Reserve Account to meet the Reserve Requirement. Upon redemption
of the Bonds, amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account will be reduced (to an amount not less than
the Reserve Requirement) and the excess moneys will be transferred to the Redemption Account and
used for the redemption of the Bonds. Amounts in the Reserve Account may be used to pay the final
year's debt service on the Bonds.
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Cash Flow Management Fund
A Cash Flow Management Fund will be established under the Indenture which fund will be
held by the Trustee. On September 2 of each year, commencing September 2, 2015 (or the next
business day to the extent September 2 is not a business day), the Trustee will transfer any amounts
on deposit in the Revenue Fund to the Cash Flow Management Fund. The Cash Flow Management
Fund may also be funded at the election of the Authority ftom amounts on deposit in cash flow
management funds created with respect to other local agency revenue bonds issued by the Authority
and any available surplus revenues with respect to other series of local agency revenue bonds issued
by the Authority to the extent such amounts are loaned to replenish the Cash Flow Management Fund
to the Cash Flow Management Fund Requirement. The Cash Flow Management Fund Requirement
is, as of any calculation date, an amount equal to 15% of the Maximum Annual Debt Service.
Amounts, if any, deposited into the Cash Flow Management Fund will be applied for the
following proposes in the following order of priority:
(i) The Trustee will, prior to any draw on the Reserve Account, pay debt service on the
Bonds from amounts in the Cash Flow Management Fund to the extent Revenues are insufficient for
such propose.
(ii) Upon the written direction of the Authority, the Trustee will transfer any amounts in
the Cash Flow Management Fund to the trustee of any other series of local agency revenue bonds
issued by the Authority to the extent any surplus revenues from such other series of local agency
revenue bonds were loaned to replenish the Cash Flow Management Fund.
(iii) Upon the written direction of the Authority, the Trustee will transfer any amounts in
the Cash Flow Management Fund to the trustee of any other series of local agency revenue bonds
issued by the Authority in an amount estimated by the Authority to be necessary to prevent a shortfall
in the amount required to pay debt service on such other series of local agency revenue bonds or to
the fiscal agent of any local agency bonds issued by the City an amount estimated by the Authority
necessary to prevent a shortfall in the amount required to pay debt service on such local agency
bonds, which all such transfers shall be treated as loaned amounts.
(iv) Upon the written direction of the Authority, the Trustee will transfer such amount as
may be directed by the Authority for deposit in the Redemption Fund.
(v) On or as soon as practicable after September 2 of each year, commencing September
2, 2015, upon the written direction of the Authority, the Trustee shall transfer all remaining amounts
in the Cash Flow Management Fund in excess of the Cash Flow Management Fund Requirement to
the Fiscal Agent for the District Bonds for deposit in the Delinquency Management Fund held under
the Fiscal Agent Agreement on a proportionate basis based on the respective Delinquency
Management Fund Requirement.
Subject to the foregoing transfers and applications in (ii) through (v) above, amounts in the
Cash Flow Management Fund are pledged to the repayment of the Bonds.
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Redemption Fund
']here is established under the Indenture the Redemption Fund to be held by the Trustee, to
the credit of which the Authority will deposit, immediately upon receipt, all Redemption Revenues.
Under the Indenture, "Redemption Revenues" includes (a) amounts received from the redemption of
the District Bonds from amounts constituting prepayments of Special Taxes, (b) amounts received
from the optional redemption of the District Bonds, and (c) amounts received from the special
mandatory redemption and mandatory redemption of the District Bonds.
Moneys in the Redemption Fund will be held in trust by the Trustee for the benefit of the
Authority and the Owners of the Bonds, and will be used and withdrawn by the Trustee pursuant to
any optional redemption, mandatory sinking payment redemption or special mandatory redemption
from prepayment of special taxes or surplus funds.
No Parity Debt
Except for the Bonds, or bonds issued for the purpose of refunding the Bonds, the Authority
covenants that no additional bonds, notes or other indebtedness will be issued or incurred which are
payable out of the Revenues or the Redemption Revenues in whole or in part.
SECURITY FOR THE DISTRICT BONDS
General
The District Bonds issued by the District are limited obligations of the District payable solely
from Special Tax Revenues (after payment of Administrative Expenses) collected in Improvement
Area B and from amounts on deposit in the Special Tax Receipt Fund and Special Tax Fund (after
payment Administrative Expenses) established under the Fiscal Agent Agreement. The District's
limited obligation to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the District Bonds from
Special "Tax Revenues collected in Improvement Area B and amounts in the Special Tax Fund (after
payment Administrative Expenses) is absolute and unconditional.
No District Bond issued by the District (and no additional bonds issued for refunding
purposes under the Fiscal Agent Agreement relating to a District Bond, each a "District Parity
Bond ") is a legal or equitable pledge, charge, lien or encumbrance upon any of such District's
property, or upon any of its income, receipts or revenues, except the Special Tax Revenues collected
in Improvement Area B and other amounts in the Special Tax Fund (after payment Administrative
Expenses).
Except for the Special Tax Revenues, neither the credit nor the taxing power of the
District or the City is pledged for the payment of the District Bonds or related interest, and no
Owner of the Bonds may compel the exercise of taxing power by the City or the District or the
forfeiture of any of its property. The principal of and interest on the District Bonds and
premiums upon the redemption thereof, if any, are not a debt of the District or the City, the
State of California or any of its political subdivisions within the meaning of any constitutional
or statutory limitation or restriction.
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Special Tax Revenues and District Redemption Revenues
Special Tax Revenues. The "Special Tax Revenues" are the Special Taxes authorized to be
levied and collected by the District in Improvement Area B according to the Rate and Method. The
Special Taxes are collected in the manner and at the same time as ad valorem property taxes arc
collected and is subject to the same penalties and the same procedure, sale, and lien priority in case
of delinquency as is provided for ad valorem property taxes. See "THE DISTRICT AND
IMPROVEMENT AREA B" and Appendix B — "RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT
OF SPECIAL TAXES."
The "Special Tax Revenues" pledged by the District for the District Bonds (and any related
District Parity Bonds) is defined in the Fiscal Agent Agreement as (a) the proceeds of the Special
Taxes received by the District, (b) income and gains with respect to the investment of amounts on
deposit in the funds and accounts established under the Fiscal Agent Agreement, and (c) proceeds of
the redemption or sale of property sold as a result of foreclosure of the lien of the Special Taxes and
(d) the net proceeds of the sale of any Special Tax Receivables equal to the par amount of such
Special Tax Receivables. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Special Tax Revenues" do not include
any penalties or interest in excess of the interest payable on the District Bonds collected in
connection with delinquent Special Taxes.
"Special Taxes" means the special taxes levied within Improvement Area B pursuant to the
Mello -Roos Act, the Fiscal Agent Agreement and the Rate and Method. The Developers have each
committed to provide, on the Closing Date, an irrevocable letter of credit (each a "Letter of Credit ")
in favor of the Fiscal Agent to secure payment of Special Taxes levied on such Developer's property
within Improvement Area B for a limited period. See "— Developers' Letters of Credit" herein.
The District will covenant in the Fiscal Agent Agreement that it will receive all Special
Taxes and amounts paid to it by the Authority under the Indenture in trust for the Owners of its
District Bonds, and will immediately deposit such amounts with the Fiscal Agent, and the District
shall have no beneficial right or interest in the amounts so deposited except as provided by the Fiscal
Agent Agreement.
The Fiscal Agent, under the Fiscal Agent Agreement will, on each date on which the Special
Tax Revenues are received from the District, deposit the Special Taxes in the Special Tax Fund and
will deposit in the Delinquency Management Fund all amounts paid to it by the Authority to be held
in trust for the Authority as the owner of the related District Bonds. The Fiscal Agent will (after
payment of Administrative Expenses) transfer the Special Tax Revenues on deposit in the Special
Tax Fund on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Fiscal Agent Agreement, in the following
order of priority, to the following funds and accounts held under the Fiscal Agent Agreement:
(1) The Interest Account of the Bond Fund;
(2) The Principal Account of the Bond Fund; and
(3) The Delinquency Management Fund.
Delinquency Management Fund. The Fiscal Agent Agreement establishes a Delinquency
Management Fund held by the Fiscal Agent. On September 2 of each year, commencing September
2, 2015, the Fiscal Agent will transfer any amounts remaining in the Special Tax Fund following
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disbursement to the Interest Account and the Principal Account as described above, to the
Delinquency Management Fund. Moneys in the Delinquency Management Fund shall be held by the
Fiscal Agent for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, and shall be disbursed as follows:
(1) The Fiscal Agent will transfer to the appropriate accounts within the Bond Fund to
pay debt service on the Bonds to the extent Special Tax Revenues are insufficient for such purpose.
(2) The Fiscal Agent will transfer from any amounts in the Delinquency Management
Fund in excess of the Delinquency Management Fund Requirement (defined in the Fiscal Agent
Agreement as the amount equal to 15% of Maximum Annual Debt Service for District Bonds, as of
any calculation date) to the Administrative Expense Fund in an amount determined by the District to
pay Administrative Expenses to the extent amounts in the Administrative Expense Fund are
insufficient therefore.
(3) ']'he Fiscal Agent will transfer all remaining amounts in the Delinquency
Management Fund in excess of the Delinquency Management Fund Requirement upon the written
direction of the District, on the next redemption date lot- which notice of redemption can timely be
given, to the Special Mandatory Redemption Account of the Redemption Fund held under the Fiscal
Agent Agreement for redemption of the District Bond unless the Fiscal Agent has received written
direction from the District to expend such remaining funds held in the Delinquency Management
Fund for any lawful purposes of the District including, but not limited to, paying costs of public
capital improvements or reducing the Special Taxes which are to be levied in the current or the
succeeding Fiscal Year upon the properties which are subject to the Special Tax.
Subject to the foregoing transfers and applications in (1) through (3) above, amounts in each
Delinquency Management Fund are pledged to the repayment of the District Bond.
Administrative Expense Fund. The Fiscal Agent Agreement establishes an Administrative
Expense Fund held by the District. The District will deposit in the Administrative Expense Fund the
amount budgeted and levied for Administrative Expenses. Li Fiscal Year 2014 -15, the District
budgeted $20,000 for Administrative Expenses for Improvement Area B. 'fire District estimates
Administrative Expenses of $20,400 in Fiscal Year 2015 -16 for Improvement Area B. Amounts in
the Administrative Expense Fund will be withdrawn by the District to pay Administrative Expenses.
Annually, at least five (5) days prior to the last day of each Bond Year, the District will withdraw any
amounts then remaining in the Administrative Expense Fund that have not been allocated to pay
Administrative Expenses incurred but not yet paid, and which are not otherwise encumbered or
expected to be needed for the purposes of such fund, and transfer such amoU0t5 to the Fiscal Agent
for deposit in the Special Tax Fund.
Redemption Fund; District Redemption Revenues. The Fiscal Agent Agreement establishes
a Redemption Fund (which fund will consist solely of an "Optional Redemption Account" and a
"Special Mandatory Redemption Account" to be established and created upon receipt of a written
direction of the District), to the credit of which the District shall deposit, immediately upon receipt,
all District Redemption Revenues received by the District to the credit of which the District or the
City, on behalf of the District, will deposit, immediately upon receipt, all District Redemption
Revenues received by the District. District Redemption Revenues are defined in the Fiscal Agent
Agreement to include (a) prepayments of the Special Taxes, (b) any amounts transferred pursuant to
the Indenture for the redemption of the District Bonds, (c) amounts transferred from the Delinquency
Management Fund for the redemption of the District Bonds, and (d) any amounts deposited for the
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mandatory redemption and special mandatory redemption of the District Bonds pursuant to the Fiscal
Agent Agreement.
Moneys in the Redemption Fund will be held by the Fiscal Agent for the benefit of the
District and the Owners of the District Bonds, will be disbursed as provided below and, pending any
disbursement, will be subject to a lien in favor of the Owners of the District Bonds. Moneys in the
Redemption Fund will be applied as follows:
(1) All prepayments of Special Taxes and amounts transferred from the Delinquency
Management Fund for the redemption of Bonds or transferred from the Authority under the Indenture
for the redemption of the District Bonds will be deposited in the Special Mandatory Redemption
Account to be used to redeem the District Bonds on the next date for which notice of redemption can
timely be given.
(2) Any amounts transferred for the optional redemption of the District Bonds will be
deposited into the Optional Redemption Account to be used to redeem the District Bonds on the next
date for which notice of redemption can timely be given.
No Teeter Plan
Although the County Board of Supervisors has adopted the Alternative Method of
Distribution of Tax Levies and Collections and of Tax Sale Proceeds (the "Teeter Plan ") which
allows each entity levying secured property taxes in the County to draw on the amount of property
taxes levied rather than the amount actually collected, as provided for in Section 4701 et seq. of the
California Revenue and Taxation Code, the District is not included in the County Teeter Plan.
Consequently, the District may not draw on the County Tax Loss Reserve Fund in the event of
delinquencies in Special Tax payments within Improvement Area B.
Certain community facilities districts formed by the City enter into agreements from time to
time with the California Statewide Communities Development Authority pursuant to which such
community facilities districts receive amounts equal to delinquent installments of special taxes levied
by such community facilities districts in exchange for the sale and assignment of the right to receive
such delinquent special taxes (the "CSCDA Program "). The District has not entered into an
agreement to participate in the CSCDA Program and does not have any right to receive delinquent
installments of Special Taxes under such program.
The District has covenanted under the Fiscal Agent Agreement to cause judicial foreclosure
proceedings to be filed against properties for which the Special Taxes remain delinquent if certain
conditions are met. To the extent the District enters into the CSCDA Program (or a similar program)
and sells delinquent Special Taxes for at least 100% of such delinquent amounts, the District may
treat such delinquent amounts as having been paid. See "— Priority of Special Tax Lien —
Commence Foreclosure Proceedings" below.
District Parity Bonds
The Fiscal Agent Agreement authorizes the District to issue on behalf of Improvement Area
B additional bonds secured by Special Taxes on a parity with the District Bonds (the "Dish let Parity
Bonds ") but only for the purpose of refunding all or a portion of the District Bonds or District Parity
Bonds. For a description of the conditions established in the Fiscal Agent Agreement for the
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issuance of District Parity Bonds, see Appendix A — "SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF PRINCIPAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS."
Priority of Lien of Special Taxes
Each installment of the Special Taxes and any interest and penalties thereon, constitutes a
lien on the parcel of land on which it was imposed until the same is paid. Such Tien is co-equal to
and independent of the lien for general taxes and any other community facilities district special taxes.
See "THE DISTRICT AND IMPROVEMENT AREA B Direct and Overlapping Debt' herein.
Covenants of the District
In the Fiscal Agent Agreement, the District will covenant as follows, among other things
Punctual Payment. ]'be District will punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, and
interest and any premium on, each District Bond when and as due in strict conformity with the terms
of the Fiscal Agent Agreement and any Supplemental Agreement, and it will faithfully observe and
perform all of the conditions, covenants and requirements of the Fiscal Agent Agreement and all
Supplemental Agreements and of each District Bond.
Against Encumbrance. 'The District will not encumber, pledge or place any charge or lien
upon any of the Special Tax Revenues, or other amounts pledged to each District Bond superior to or
on a parity with the pledge and lien herein created for the benefit of the Bonds, except as permitted
by the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
Collection ofSpecial Tax Revenues. The District will comply with all requirements of the
Mello -Roos Act so as to assure the timely collection of Special Tax Revenues, including without
limitation, the enforcement of delinquent Special Taxes.
The 'Treasurer (who is the person acting in the capacity as finance director of administrative
services director to the City) will effect the levy of the Special 'Taxes each Fiscal Year on the parcels
within Improvement Area B in accordance with the Rate and Method, such that the computation of
the levy is complete before the final date on which the auditor /tax collector of the County (the
"Auditor ") will accept the transmission of the Special Tax amounts for the parcels within
Improvement Area B for inclusion on the next secured tax roll. Upon the completion of the
computation of the amounts of the levy, the Treasurer will prepare or cause to be prepared, and will
transmit to the Auditor, such data as the Auditor requires to include the levy of the Special Taxes on
the next secured tax roll. "The Special Taxes so levied will be payable and be collected in the same
manner and at the same time and in the same installments as the general taxes on real property are
payable, and have the same priority, become delinquent at the same time and in the same
proportionate amounts and bear the same proportionate penalties and interest after delinquency as do
the general taxes on real property, unless otherwise provided by the District.
In the event that the Treasurer determines to levy all or a portion of the Special Taxes by
means of direct billing of the property owners of the parcels within Improvement Area B. the
Treasurer will, not less than ninety (90) days prior to each Interest Payment Date, send bills to the
owners of such real property located within Improvement Area B subject to the levy of the Special
Taxes for Special Taxes in an aggregate amomrt necessary to meet the financial obligations of the
District due on the next Interest Payment Date, said bills to specify that the amounts so levied will be
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due and payable not less than forty-five (45) days prior to such Interest Payment Date and will be
delinquent if not paid when due.
In any event, the Treasurer will fix and levy the amount of Special Taxes within
Improvement Area B required (i) for the payment of principal of and interest on any outstanding
District Bonds becoming due and payable during the ensuing year (taking into consideration
anticipated delinquencies), and (ii) to pay the Administrative Expenses during such year, all in
accordance with the applicable Rate and Method. The Special Taxes so levied will not exceed the
authorized amounts as provided in the proceedings pursuant to the Resolution of Formation.
The District has covenanted in the Fiscal Agent Agreement, that to the extent there is a draw
upon the Reserve Account pursuant to the Indenture as a result of a delinquency in the collection of
Special Taxes, the District will cause the Treasurer to effect the next annual levy of Special Taxes in
an amount sufficient to replenish such delinquency in addition to those required by the Fiscal Agent
Agreement and in addition to amounts that would be levied if there were no such delinquency;
provided, however, the amount of Special 'faxes levied will not exceed the maximum permitted by
the Mello -Roos Act and the Rate and Method.
The Treasurer is authorized to employ consultants to assist in computing the levy of the
Special Taxes under the Fiscal Agent Agreement and any reconciliation of amounts levied to
amounts received. The fees and expenses of such consultants and the costs and expenses of the
Treasurer (including a charge for City or District staff time) in conducting its duties under the Fiscal
Agent Agreement will be an Administrative Expense.
Commence Foreclosure Proceedings. The District will review the public records of the
County in connection with the collection of the Special Tax not later than July 31 of each year to
determine the amount of Special Tax collected in the prior Fiscal Year; and with respect to individual
delinquencies, the District will send or cause to be sent a notice of delinquency and a demand for
immediate payment thereof to the property owner within 45 days of such determination, and if the
District determines that any single property owner subject to the Special Tax is delinquent in the
payment of Special Taxes in the aggregate of $10,000 or more or delinquent in the payment of three
consecutive installments of Special Tax or that the delinquent Special Taxes represent more than 5%
of the aggregate Special Taxes levied within Improvement Area B of the District or if there has been
a draw on the funds on deposit in the Reserve Account established under the Indenture, and if the
delinquency remains uncured, the District will cause judicial foreclosure proceedings to be filed in
the superior court against all properties for which the Special Taxes remain delinquent. Prior to
commencement of any judicial foreclosure proceedings, the District shall continue with its efforts to
collect the delinquent Special Taxes by sending subsequent notice of delinquency and a demand for
immediate payment thereof. The District may treat any delinquent Special Tax sold to an
independent third -party or to any funds of the City for at least 100% of the delinquent amount as
having been paid. Proceeds of any such sale up to 100% of the delinquent amount shall be deposited
in the Special Tax Fund.
The City Attorney is authorized under the Fiscal Agent Agreement to employ counsel to
conduct any such foreclosure proceedings. The fees and expenses of any such counsel and costs and
expenses of the City Attorney (including a charge for City or District staff time) in conducting
foreclosure proceedings is an Administrative Expense.
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Notwithstanding any provision of the Mello -Roos Act or other law of the State to the
contrary, in connection with any foreclosure related to delinquent Special Taxes:
(a) The District or the Fiscal Agent is expressly authorized under the Fiscal Agent
Agreement to credit bid at any foreclosure sale, without any requirement that funds be placed in the
Bond Fund or otherwise be set aside in the amount so credit bid, in the amount specified in Section
53356.5 of the Mello -Roos Act, or such less amount as determined under clause (b) below or
otherwise under Section 53356.6 of the Mello -Roos Act.
(b) The District may permit, in its sole and absolute discretion, property with delinquent
Special Tax payments to be sold for less than the amount specified in Section 53356.5 of the Mello -
Roos Act, if it determines that such sale is in the interest of the Bond Owners. The Bond Owners, by
their acceptance of the Bonds, consent to such sale for such lesser amounts (as such consent is
described in Section 53356.6 of the Mello -Roos Act), and hereby release the District, and its officers
and agents from any liability in connection therewith.
(c) The District is expressly authorized under the Fiscal Agent Agreement to use
amounts in the Special Tax Fund to pay costs of foreclosure of delinquent Special Taxes.
See Appendix A — "SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PRINCIPAL. LEGAL
DOCUMENTS" for a more complete description of the District's covenants under the Fiscal Agent
Agreement.
Developers' Letters of Credit
The Developers have each committed to provide, on the Closing Date, an irrevocable letter of
credit to secure payment of Special Taxes levied on the property in Improvement Area B owned by
each respective Developer, each of which identifies the Fiscal Agent as beneficiary. During each
Fiscal Year in which the Developers' Letters of Credit are in effect, the "Stated Amount" of each
Letter of Credit must equal the estimated amount of Special Taxes to be levied on property owned by
such Developer or its successors -in- interest (other than individual homeowners) during that Fiscal
Year. The initial amount of the Letter of Credit for Ryland and Meritage, shall be $96,442.02 and
$90,755.56, respectively. Such amounts are equal to two years of the Special Tax levy attributable to
parcels owned by each Developer as of the Closing Date. The initial term of each Letter of Credit is
one year, and both Ryland and Meritage will maintain and cause the issuing bank to annually renew
their respective Letter of Credit on I of each year until such Developer has conveyed
80% or more of the parcels being developed by such Developer in Improvement Area B. When such
Developer has conveyed 80% or more of the residential lots that it is developing within Improvement
Area B, such Developer's Letter of Credit will be released. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
District may elect to waive the requirement for the Developers to obtain the Letters of Credit or may
release such Letters of Credit at any time.
THE DISTRICT AND IMPROVEMENT AREA B
General Information
The District was formed in 2006, by the City pursuant to the Act for the financing of public
improvements to meet the needs of new development within the District. At the time the District was
formed, three improvement areas were designated within the District (Improvement Area Nos. 1
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through 3). In 2011, pursuant to a request from McMillian, the then owner of all the property within
the District, the City instituted change proceedings to re- designate certain property within
Improvement Area Nos. 1 through 3 into six new improvement areas (Improvement Areas A through
F). At a special election held on March 8, 2011 within Improvement Area B, the qualified electors
within Improvement Area B, which consisted solely of the then owner of land in Improvement Area
B, (i) authorized the District to incur bonded indebtedness for Improvement Area B of up to
$6,500,000 in order to finance certain public facilities and various costs related thereto, (ii) approved
the Rate and Method, and (iii) approved the levy of a Special Tax on the taxable property within
Improvement Area B to pay the principal and interest on the District Bonds and annual
Administrative Expenses of the District, and to make any replenishments to the reserve account for
the District Bonds.
Improvement Area B
Improvement Area B is part of Village 1 of the Summerly project and is located in the City to
the south of Malaga Road and east of Diamond Drive. Improvement Area B contains approximately
33.4 gross acres and 25.5 net acres being developed by the Developers. The proposed developments
by Ryland and Meritage consist of 106 and 76 planned single family residences, respectively. As of
December 10, 2014, within Improvement Area B, Ryland and Meritage had completed and conveyed
45 and 33 homes to individual homeowners, respectively. Based on development status as of
December 10, 2014, the estimated Special Tax levy for Fiscal Year 2015 -16 will be on 156 parcels of
Developed Property and 26 parcels of Undeveloped Property. All in -tract infrastructure necessary to
complete the planned development within Improvement Area B has been constructed.
Ryland's development within Improvement Area B is planned for 106 single family detached
homes in a neighborhood called "Sunrise Springs at Summerly." As of the Date of Value, Ryland
had completed and conveyed 45 homes to individual homeowners. As of such date, Ryland owned
10 completed homes (including three model homes), 11 homes under construction (of which six were
approximately 20 -30% complete and five were in a very early stage of construction, with trenching
for foundations) and 40 lots in a near finished lot condition (with building permits issued for all such
lots as of January 15, 2015). See "DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY WITHIN IMPROVEMENT
AREA B — Development by Ryland."
Meritage's development within Improvement Area B is planned for 76 single family
detached homes in a neighborhood called "Meridian at Summerly." As of the Date of Value,
Meritage had completed and conveyed 33 homes to individual homeowners. As of such date,
Meritage owned four completed homes (including two model homes), nine homes under construction
(of which five were approximately 95% complete, three were approximately 50 -60% complete and
one less than 10% complete) and 30 lots in a near finished lot condition (with building permits issued
for 14 of such lots as of January 15, 2015). See "DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY WITHIN
IMPROVEMENT AREA B -- Development by Meritage."
Water and sewer service to the property within Improvement Area B is currently supplied by
the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District. Electricity is currently supplied by Southern
California Edison, gas by Southern California Gas Company and telephone services by Verizon
Communications.
Although, like all o'f Southern California, the land within the Community Facilities District is
subject to seismic activity, it is not located within an Alquist - Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone.
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A map showing the location of the District and an aerial photograph thereof appear following
the Table of Contents, respectively, and information about the ownership and planned development
of such property is set forth under the caption "DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY WITHIN
IMPROVEMENT AREA B."
Rate and Method of Apportionment
The Rate and Method is contained in Appendix B — "RATE AND METHOD OF
APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAXES." In general, the Rate and Method imposes a different
Maximum Special Tax on Taxable Property within Improvement Area B depending upon whether
such Taxable Property is classified as "Developed Property" (in general, Taxable Property included
in a Final Map recorded prior to the January I preceding the Fiscal Year in which the Special Tax is
being levied and for which a building permit for new construction was issued prior to the May I
preceding such Fiscal Year), `Undeveloped Property" (in general, Taxable Property that is not
"Developed Property ," "Taxable Public Property" or "Taxable Property Owner Association
Property "), "Taxable Public Property" or "Taxable Property Owner Association Property." Different
Maximum Special Taxes are also applicable to Developed Property depending upon whether such
Developed Property is considered "Residential Property" or "Non - Residential Property."
Pursuant to the Rate and Method the Board is required to determine the "Special Tax
Requirement for Facilities" (as defined therein) for each Fiscal Year. The Special Tax Requirement
for Facilities (the "Special Tax Requirement ") is the amount required in any Fiscal Year to pay: (i)
debt service on all outstanding Bonds during the calendar year which commences in the Fiscal Year
for which the Special Tax is being levied, (ii) periodic costs on the Bonds, (iii) Administrative
Expenses, (iv) any amounts required to establish or replenish the Reserve Account, (v) pay for
reasonable anticipated Special Tax for Facilities delinquencies, (vi) pay directly for acquisition or
construction of Authorized Facilities to the extent that the inclusion of such amount does not increase
the Special Tax for Facilities levied on Undeveloped Property, less (vi) a credit for funds available to
reduce the annual Improvement Area B Special Tax levy as determined pursuant to the Indenture.
The Special Tax Requirement is to be satisfied first by levying the Special Tax
Proportionately on each Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property within Improvement Area B at up
to 100% of the applicable Assigned Special Tax. If additional moneys are needed to satisfy the
Special Tax Requirement, the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor's Parcel
of Undeveloped Property within Improvement Area B at up to 100% of the Maximum Special Tax
for Facilities for Undeveloped Property. If additional moneys are still needed to satisfy the Special
Tax Requirement, the Special Tax that is to be levied on each Parcel of Developed Property within
Improvement Area B whose Maximum Special Tax is derived by the application of the Backup
Special Tax shall be increased in equal percentages from the Assigned Special Tax up to the
Maximum Special Tax. Finally, any additional amounts required in order to satisfy the Special 'fax
Requirement shall be raised by the levy of the Special Tax Proportionately on each Parcel of Taxable
Public Property and /or Taxable Property Owner Association Property within Improvement Area B.
Notwithstanding the above, under no circumstances will the Special Tax levied against any Parcel of
Residential Property within Improvement Area B be increased by more than 10% per Fiscal Year as
a consequence of a delinquency or default by the owner of any other Parcel within Improvement
Area B.
For Fiscal Year 2015 -16, the Assigned Special Taxes for Developed Property within
Improvement Area B that is classified as Residential Property range from $552.03 to $1,573.31,
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depending upon the size of the residence. Developed Property within Improvement Area B that is
Non - Residential Property has an Assigned Tax of $7,904.10 per acre for Fiscal Year 2015 -16. Such
Assigned Special Tax Rates increase by 2% on July 1 of each Fiscal Year.
The District intends to size the District Bonds so that, assuming no delinquencies in
Improvement Area B, Net Special Taxes, levied in accordance with the Rate and Method, will
generate in each Fiscal Year beginning in Fiscal Year 2015 -16 not less than 110% of debt service
payable with respect to the District Bonds in the calendar year that begins in that Fiscal Year. See
Table I below.
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The estimated net assessed value of the property within Improvement Area B, as shown on
the Comity's assessment roll for Fiscal Year 2014 -15, is approximately $6,166,847. However, as a
result of the requirements of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, a property's assessed value
is not necessarily indicative of its market value. In order to provide information with respect to the
value of the property within Improvement Area B, the District engaged the Appraiser, to prepare the
Appraisal Report.
The propose of the Appraisal Report was to estimate the aggregate market value of the "as-
is" condition, subject to special tax and special assessment liens, of the taxable property within
Improvement Area B. Subject to the contingencies, assumptions and limiting conditions set forth in
the Appraisal Report, the Appraiser concluded that, as of December 10, 2014, the market value of the
fee simple interest of the taxable property within Improvement Area B to be $36,250,000, consisting
of (i) $24,660,000 for the 78 completed homes owned by individual homeowners within
Improvement Area B as of December 10, 2014, (ii) $1,145,000 for the 14 completed homes
(including five model homes) owned by the Developers, (iii) $2,650,000 for the 20 homes in various
stages of construction owned by the Developers, and (iii) $5,320,000 for 70 near finished lots owned
by the Developers.
Reference is made to APPENDIX C for a complete list of the assumptions and limiting
conditions and a full discussion of the appraisal methodology and the basis for the Appraiser's
opinions. In the event that any of the contingencies, assumptions and limiting conditions are not
actually realized, the value of the property within Improvement Area B may be less than the amount
reported in the Appraisal Report. In any case, there can be no assurance that any portion of the
properly within Improvement Area B would actually sell for the amount indicated by the Appraisal
Report.
The Appraisal Report merely indicates the Appraiser's opinion as to the market value of the
property referred to therein as of the date and under the conditions specified therein. The Appraiser's
opinion reflects conditions prevailing in the applicable market as of the date of value. The
Appraiser's opinion does not predict the future value of the subject property, and there can be no
assurance that market conditions will not change adversely in the future.
The Appraiser has an "MAI" designation from the Appraisal Lnstitute and has prepared
numerous appraisals for the sale of land - secured municipal bonds. The Appraiser was selected by
the City and has no material relationships with the City or the owners of the land within
Improvement Area B other than the relationship represented by the engagement to prepare the
Appraisal Report and other similar engagements for the City. The City instructed the Appraiser to
prepare its analysis and report in conformity with City - approved guidelines and the Appraisal
Standards for Land Secured Financings published in 1994 and revised in 2004 by the California Debt
and Investment Advisory Commission. A copy of the Appraisal Report is included as APPENDIX C
to this Official Statement.
It is a condition precedent to tine issuance of the Bonds that the Appraiser deliver to the
District a certification to the effect that, while the Appraiser has not updated the Appraisal Report
since the date of the Appraisal Report and has not undertaken any obligation to do so, nothing has
come to the attention of the Appraiser subsequent to the date of the Appraisal Report that would
cause the Appraiser to believe that the value of the property in Improvement Area B is less than the
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value of Improvement Area B reported in the Appraisal Report. However, the Appraiser notes that
acts and events may have occurred since the date of the Appraisal Report which could result in both
positive and negative effects on market value within Improvement Area B.
Estimated Value -To -Lien Ratios
Table 2 below incorporates the values assigned to parcels in the Appraisal Report, the
estimated principal amount of the District Bonds allocable to each category of parcels and the
estimated appraised value -to -lien ratios for various categories of parcels based upon land values and
property ownership in Improvement Area B. Table 2 calculates the appraised value -to -lien ratios
based upon the principal amount of the District Bonds and does not include other overlapping general
obligation debt described in Table 4. The estimated appraised Improvement Area B wide value -to-
lien ratio including all Developed Property and Undeveloped Property as of December 10, 2014, and
including the District Bonds in such calculation is 6.01- to -1.` However, the estimated appraised
value -to -lien ratio within Improvement Area B including only property classified as Developed
Property as o'f December 10, 2014 and including the District Bonds in such calculation is 5.66- to -1'.
See Table 2 below. In the Annual Reports provided pursuant to the Continuing Disclosure
Agreement, Table 2 will not be updated based on appraised value, but similar information will be
provided based on current assessed value.
Table 3 below sets for the stratification of value -to -liens of the parcels within Improvement
Area B as of December 10, 2014, based on the Appraised Value and such parcels' respective shares
of the principal amount of the outstanding direct or overlapping land secured debt in Improvement
Area B, allocated to each parcel based upon its respective share of the total projected Special Tax
levy for Fiscal Year 2015 -16, and the ratio of the Appraised Value to its share of the District Bonds.
Each of the aforesaid value to lien ratios is for all Taxable Property within Improvement Area
B, however, the ratios of the value of individual lots within Improvement Area B to their respective
shares of the principal amount of the District Bonds can be expected to vary substantially depending
upon the status of development and selling price thereof. The apportionment of existing land secured
debt other than the District Bonds is a function of the rate and method of apportionment attributable
to such community facilities districts.
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Direct and Overlapping Debt
Improvement Area B is included within the boundaries of numerous overlapping local
agencies providing governmental services. Some of these local agencies have outstanding bonds.
and /or the authority to issue bonds, payable from taxes or assessments. The existing and authorized
indebtedness payable from taxes and assessments that may be levied upon the property within
Improvement Area B is shown in Table 4 below. In addition to current debt, new community
facilities districts and /or special assessment districts could be formed in the future encompassing all
or a portion of the property within Improvement Area B; and such districts or the agencies that
formed them could issue more bonds and levy additional special taxes or assessments.
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TABLE 4
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2006 -1 (SUMMERLY)
IMPROVEMENT AREA B
SECURED PROPERTY TAX ROLL AND DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING DEBT
APPRAISED VALUEIo
N36,250,000
LAND SECURED BONDED INDEB FEDNESS
Pnrccls'in
A Iof
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Debt
Dour Ill, Dhmaad Merl to, 6a,rded Debt Type
Area
I
Oalsrnt +ding APPlicnhle
A,dkable
LUUSD CPD No, 2006 -2 Iapmvetacnt Area A CPD
182
510,330,000
510,330,000 31 %
5 3,233,274
CPD No, 2006 -1 halaovaaenl Area Is(Smnmerry) CPD
108
2,800,000
2,800,000 100%
2900.000'
'Total Oatstamling Land Scenred 13nndc l Debt
S 6,033,274
Pa,'el,in
Aatbrni,el d 11W d Direct mat OrMapplag
Lnpraremeat
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Baa led Debt
Area
Authorized
Uaiseve.I Applicable
Applicable
LEUSD CPU No 2006 -2 Improve a as Ama A OFD
182
516,000,000
SOa, 31 %
S 0
CI'D No 2006 -1 Improvement Area B (Sutanncdy) CPD
108
56,500,000
S00) 100 %,
S 0
TTrlal unissued Land Secures huh,brrdllese
0
Total Outstanding and Unisated Land sec ared Indehtalness
S 6,1133,274'
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND
INDEBTEDNESS
Par "Is in
In" ovuaeat
Amain t of
Oulstaadlag Direct sad OveilaPPiaR Banded Debt
A, a13
lwo,l
Oarsmadlag AppBcable
Debt
Meaopolita, Wamr Debt se,,,,c 60
182
S850,000,000
132,275,000 0
352
'Total General Obligation Bnndad Debt
$ 352
Parcels' in
Author ized aarl Unissued Direct lead (Terlappi ig
/n,prmea,cat
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Area 13
Authorized
Urrtsrvmd Applicable
Applicable
Metropolitan Water Debt Service GO
182
850,000,000
0 0
so
Total Unissued General Obligation
Indebtedness(')
S 0
Total Outstanding and Unissued General
Obligation Indebtedness(')
$ 352
TOTAL OF ALL OUTSTANDING, DIRECT' AND OVERLAPPING
DEBT
S 6,033,626'
1 O AL OF ALL OUTSTANDING AND UNISSUED DIRECT AND
S 6,033,626'
OVERLAPPING INDEBTEDNESS
Badly, to 2014 -15 Assessed Vtdnafian
Outstanding laud Secured Bonded Dobl
6.01'.1'
Outstanding Direct and Overlapping Branded Deht
6.01 1'
• Prcliminap', snhjcct to cha,ge.
°) 13ased on Appraisal Report as oche Dale oTVnlac.
m Additional bands tally he issuwl far reTnnding paposes only.
10 Additional bonded debt or available bond authorization may oxisi but is not shown
because n Ne, was .m
levied for the mRaenced fiscal year.
Sou,, Alhen A. Webb Associatos.
Annual debt service for the District Bonds has been structured so that, assuming no
delinquencies, Special Taxes levied at the Assigned Annual Special 'fax rates on 156 parcels of
Developed Property and 26 parcels of Undeveloped Property for Fiscal Year 2015 -16 and Special
"faxes levied at the Assigned Annual Special Tax on 182 parcels of Developed Property in each
Fiscal Year thereafter, will generate in each Fiscal Year not less than 110% of debt service payable,
plus Administrative Expenses, with respect to the District Bonds in the calendar year that begins in
that Fiscal Year.
Based on the District Bond sizing and assuming that Fiscal Year 2015 -I6 tax rates for all
other taxing jurisdictions within Improvement Area B equal the Fiscal Year 2014 -15 tax rates, the
projected average total Fiscal Year 2015 -16 effective tax rate for Developed Property in
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Improvement Area B will range fi'om approximately 1.70% to 1.74% of the applicable Appraised
Value.
The following table sets forth the estimated total tax obligation of sample categories of
residential properties in Improvement Area B for Fiscal Year 2015 -16, based on the Appraised Value
as of the Date of Value.
TABLE 5
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2006 -1 (SUMMERLY)
IMPROVEMENT AREA B
PROJECTED FISCAL YEAR 2015 -16 TAX OBLIGATION
FOR INDIVIDUALLY OWNED SAMPLE DEVELOPED PROPERTY
Developer Merilage Rrland
Appraised Value for Completed and Sold Homes(l)
$345,000
$295,000
Ad Valorem Property "faxes:
General Purpose
$3,450
$2,950
Metro Water East 1301999 (0.00350 %)
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Total General Property Taxes
$3,462
$2,960
Assessment, Special Taxes & Parcel Chargest''t
CSA #152 LK Elsinore Stormwater
$8
$8
City of Lake Elsinore CFD Public Safety
373
373
City of Lake Elsinore LLMD #I
1
1
City of Elsinore LLMD
7
7
Northwest Mosquito & Vector Control Dist
2
2
Metro Water Dist Standby West
9
9
Elsinore Valley Muni Wn Dst Standby
10
10
Elsinore Valley MWD Regional Sewer
10
10
Lake Elsinore LSD CFD 2006.2 lA A
596
596
Lake Elsinore CFD 2006 -1 IA B Debt(3)
1,092
858
Lake Elsinore CFD 2006 -1 IA B Svcs
289
289
Total Assessments & Parcel Charges
$2,397
$2,163
Projected Total Properly Tax
$5,859
$5,123
Projected Effective Tax Rate
1.70%
1.74%
0) Based on Appraisal Report as of the Date of Value.
(2) Reflects average Fiscal Year 2014 -15 overlapping special assessment and tax levy.
t3) Reflects projected Fiscal Year 2015 -16 Special Tax Requirement. Includes projected debt scrvice on the District Bonds and
estimated Administrative Expenses of $20,400.
Sources: Albert A. Webb Associates,
Top Taxpayers
Special Taxes for Fiscal Year 2015 -16 are projected to be levied on 156 parcels classified as
Developed Property and 26 parcels classified as Undeveloped Property, based on development status
as of December 10, 2014. Individual homeowners, Ryland and Meritage are projected to be
responsible for approximately 47 %, 33% and 20% of the projected Fiscal Year 2015 -16 Special Tax
levy, respectively, based on ownership and development status within Improvement Area B as of
December 10, 2014. The District is not aware of any property owner other than the Developers
within Improvement Area B which owns more than one home.
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Delinquency History
Fiscal Year 2013 -14 was the first year in which the Special Taxes were levied within
Improvement Area B. There were no delinquent special taxes for Fiscal Year 2013 -14. As of the
first installment for Fiscal Year 2014 -15, there were $1,921.30 in delinquent Special Taxes,
representing 3.09°/% of the Fiscal Year 2014 -15 Special Tax levy.
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DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY IN IMPROVEMENT AREA B
The information about the property in Improvement Area B contained in this Official Slalement has
been provided by representalives ofRyland, Meritage, and others, and has not been independently confirmed
or verified Gy the Underwriter, the 00, or the District. The Underwriter, the ('ill,, and the Diso-icl matte no
representation as to the accuracy or adequacy of the h1lbrnration contained in this caption. There may he
material adverse changes in this information after the dale of this Offrcial S[atemetrt. Neither the Bonds, the
District Bonds nor the Special Taxes securing the Bonds, the District Bonds, or any bonds issued to refund the
foregoing are personal obligations of Ryland, Meritage, or any afftliale thereof or airy other property owner
and, in the event that any property owner defauhs in the payment of its Special Taxes, the District may proceed
with judicial. foreclosure bill has no direct recourse to the assets of any properly owner or any affiliate klrereof
See the caption "SPECIAL RISK FACTORS. "
General Description of the Development
The District comprises a portion of Smnmerly, a planned residential community located in
the southern portion of the City, approximately one and a half miles to the east/southeast of Lake
Elsinore. McMillin Communities acquired the Summerly project in 2010 and serves as the master
developer. At buildout, the Summerly project is expected to include approximately 1,500 single
family detached homes, commercial and recreational facilities and open space. The Summerly
project will be built in four phases or villages. Recreational facilities that have been completed
within Village I of the Summerly project include a neighborhood park (Spirit Park) and The Links at
Swmnerly golf course.
Improvement Area B is included within Village 1 of the Summerly project and is located in
the City to the south of Malaga Road and east of Diamond Drive. Improvement Area B contains
approximately 33.4 gross acres and 25.5 net acres being developed by the Developers. The proposed
developments by Ryland and Meritage consist of 106 and 76 planned single family residences,
respectively. As of December 10, 2014, within Improvement Area B, Ryland and Meritage had
completed and conveyed 45 and 33 homes to individual homeowners, respectively, All in -tract
infrastructure necessary to complete the planned development within Improvement Area B has been
constructed. McMillin no longer owns any property within Improvement Area B.
Development by Ryland
General Description o/ Development. Ryland acquired 106 lots within Improvement Area B
from McMillin on February 28, 2013 for $1,775,500 located in Tract No. 31920 -2. Ryland's planned
development within Improvement Area B includes 106 single family detached homes in a
neighborhood called "Sunrise Springs at Summerly." As of December 10, 2014, Ryland had
completed and conveyed 45 of the 106 planned homes to individual homeowners. Such sales
occurred between April and December of 2014. As of December 10, 2014, Ryland owned 10
completed homes (including three model homes), l I homes under construction (of which six were
approximately 20 -30% complete and five were in a very early stage of construction, with trenching
for foundations) and 40 hots in a near finished lot condition (with building permits issued for all such
lots as of January 1, 2015). Ryland expects that development of the 106 total parcels will be
complete and conveyed to individual homeowners in 2016.
Ryland's planned development within Improvement Area B contains four plans on lots
ranging in size from approximately 4,792 square feet to approximately 5,975 square feet with the
following estimated square footage and base sales prices:
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Ryland's Proposed Development
Financing Plan. As of December 10, 2014, Ryland had expended approximately $1,775,500
in acquiring its land in Improvement Area B and approximately $11,000,000 in land improvements,
home construction costs and other development, marketing and sales costs (exclusive of internal
financing repayment). As of such date, Ryland owned 11 homes under construction and 40 lots in a
near finished lot condition in Improvement Area B. Ryland expects its remaining land
improvements, home construction costs and other development, marketing and sales costs within
Improvement Area B to be approximately $7,500,000.
To date, Ryland has financed its land acquisition and various site development and home
construction costs related to its property in Improvement Area B with cash generated from its home
building operations and, where necessary, internal corporate financing. Ryland expects to finance its
remaining site development and ]ionic construction costs in Improvement Area B with a combination
of cash generated from its home building operations (including revenues generated from home sales
in Improvement Area B) and, where necessary, internal corporate financing.
Notwithstanding the internal corporate financing and revenues generated from home sales in
Improvement Area B, there can be no assurance that Ryland will have timely access to the sources of
funds which will be necessary to complete the remaining proposed development in Improvement
Area B. Ryland has no legal obligation to Bond Owners to make any such funds available to fund
the remaining development costs or to pay ad valorem property taxes or Special Taxes related to
Ryland's property in Improvement Area B. Many factors beyond Ryland's control, or a decision by
Ryland to alter its current plans, may cause the actual sources and uses to differ from the projections.
If and to the extent that internal funding, including but not limited to home sales revenues are
inadequate to pay the costs to complete the planned development by Ryland within Improvement
Area B and other 'financing by Ryland is not put into place, there could be a shortfall in the funds
required to complete the proposed development by Ryland in Improvement Area B and the
remaining portions of the project in Improvement Area B may not be developed
Based on the ownership information and development status as of as of December 10, 2014
within Improvement Area B, Ryland is expected to be responsible for approximately 33% of the
projected Fiscal Year 2015 -16 Special Taxes within Improvement Area B.
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Completed R
Closed to
Individual Permitted / Under
Projected Nomemvnen Construction
Number of Units as of as of
Estimated
Estimated Base
Plan
at Builrlout December 10, 2014 December 10, 20140)
Square Feet (r)
Sales Price (2)
1
30 14 3
1,520
$276,090
2
30 12 4
1,735
289,090
3
17 9 1
1,870
295,490
4
29 10 3
1,856
294,990
Total
106 45 11
M As ol'.lanuary 1,
2015, building permits had been issued for all parcels oNvaed by Ryland
within Improvement
Area 13.
(2) Base home prices shown exclude Ryland's estimate of lot premiums, the sale of options and
extras and any incentives
a'
price reductions.
Based on base home sales prices as of December lo, 2014.
Financing Plan. As of December 10, 2014, Ryland had expended approximately $1,775,500
in acquiring its land in Improvement Area B and approximately $11,000,000 in land improvements,
home construction costs and other development, marketing and sales costs (exclusive of internal
financing repayment). As of such date, Ryland owned 11 homes under construction and 40 lots in a
near finished lot condition in Improvement Area B. Ryland expects its remaining land
improvements, home construction costs and other development, marketing and sales costs within
Improvement Area B to be approximately $7,500,000.
To date, Ryland has financed its land acquisition and various site development and home
construction costs related to its property in Improvement Area B with cash generated from its home
building operations and, where necessary, internal corporate financing. Ryland expects to finance its
remaining site development and ]ionic construction costs in Improvement Area B with a combination
of cash generated from its home building operations (including revenues generated from home sales
in Improvement Area B) and, where necessary, internal corporate financing.
Notwithstanding the internal corporate financing and revenues generated from home sales in
Improvement Area B, there can be no assurance that Ryland will have timely access to the sources of
funds which will be necessary to complete the remaining proposed development in Improvement
Area B. Ryland has no legal obligation to Bond Owners to make any such funds available to fund
the remaining development costs or to pay ad valorem property taxes or Special Taxes related to
Ryland's property in Improvement Area B. Many factors beyond Ryland's control, or a decision by
Ryland to alter its current plans, may cause the actual sources and uses to differ from the projections.
If and to the extent that internal funding, including but not limited to home sales revenues are
inadequate to pay the costs to complete the planned development by Ryland within Improvement
Area B and other 'financing by Ryland is not put into place, there could be a shortfall in the funds
required to complete the proposed development by Ryland in Improvement Area B and the
remaining portions of the project in Improvement Area B may not be developed
Based on the ownership information and development status as of as of December 10, 2014
within Improvement Area B, Ryland is expected to be responsible for approximately 33% of the
projected Fiscal Year 2015 -16 Special Taxes within Improvement Area B.
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Ryland. Ryland Homes of California, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a wholly owned
subsidiary of The Ryland Group, Inc. ( "The Ryland Group'), a publicly traded company listed on the
NYSE under the symbol "RYL." Founded in 1967, The Ryland Group is a national homebuilder and
mortgage - related financial services firm operating in the United States. The Ryland Group's
homebuilding segment specializes in the sale and construction of single - family attached and detached
housing units. The Ryland Group builds homes primarily for first -time buyers, as well as for move -
up buyers. The Ryland Group's financial services segment provides loan origination, title, escrow
and insurance brokerage services for its homebuilding customers and maintains a portfolio of
mortgage- backed securities and notes receivable.
The Ryland Group markets and builds homes that are constructed onsite in three regions,
north, south and west, comprised of 27 housing markets in the United States. As of December 31,
2014, The Ryland Group operated in metropolitan markets including Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. (north); Atlanta, Austin, Charleston, Charlotte,
Dallas, Greensboro, Greenville, Houston, Jacksonville, Orlando, San Antonio, Tampa and Fort
Myers (south); and California's Central Valley, California's Inland Empire, Denver, Las Vegas,
Phoenix, Sacramento, San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area (west). The development of
Ryland's property within Improvement Area B is being undertaken by its Division.
The Ryland Group is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy
statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC "). Such
filings, particularly Ryland Group's Annual Report on Form 10 -K for the Fiscal Year ended
December 31, 2013, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10 -Q for the six months ended September 30,
2014, set forth certain data relative to the consolidated results of operations and financial position of
The Ryland Group and its subsidiaries as of such dates. The SEC maintains an Internet web site that
contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that
file electronically with the SEC.
The address of such Internet web site is www.see.gov, The Internet addresses and references
to filings with the SEC are included for reference only, and the information on these Internet sites
and on file with the SEC are not a part of this Official Statement and are not incorporated by
reference into this Official Statement.
History of Ryland's Property Tax Payments; Loan Defaults; Litigation; Bankruptcy.
Ryland has represented to the Community Facilities District as follows:
L [ as described in this Official Statement, there is no material indebtedness of Ryland
or its Affiliates (defined below) that is secured by an interest in the Property (defined below).
Neither Ryland nor, to the Actual Knowledge of Ryland (defined below), any of its Affiliates is in
default on any obligation to repay borrowed money, which default is reasonably likely to materially
and adversely affect Ryland's ability to develop the Property as proposed in this Official Statement
or to pay the Special Taxes when due with respect to tine Property.
2. Except as set forth in this Official Statement, no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation at law or in equity, before or by any court, regulatory agency, public board or body is
pending against Ryland (with proper service of process or proper notice to Ryland having been
accomplished) or, to the Actual Knowledge of Ryland, is pending against any current Affiliate (with
proper service of process to such Affiliate having been accomplished) or to the Actual Knowledge of
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Ryland is threatened in writing against Ryland or any such Affiliate (a) to restrain or enjoin the
collection of Special Taxes or other sums pledged or to be pledged to pay the principal of and interest
on the District Bonds (e.g., the Reserve Account established under the Indenture), (b) to restrain or
enjoin the development of the Property as proposed in this Official Statement, (c) in any way
contesting or affecting the validity of the Special Taxes, or (d) which if successful, is reasonably
likely to materially and adversely affect Ryland's ability to complete its development planned within
Improvement Area B as described in this Official Statement or to pay the Special Tax or act valorem
tax obligations on its Property when due.
3. As a large, nation -wide developer of residential projects, Ryland cannot represent
with assurance that neither it nor any Affiliate has ever been delinquent in the payment of ad valorem
property taxes; however, to the actual knowledge of the employees of Ryland involved in the
issuance of the Bonds, neither it nor any Affiliate has been delinquent to any material extent in the
payment of any ad valorem property tax, special assessment or special tax on property included
within the boundaries of a community facilities district or an assessment district that would have (a)
caused a draw on a reserve fund relating to such assessment district or community facilities district or
(b) resulted in a foreclosure action being commenced.
4. To the Actual Knowledge of Ryland, Ryland is able to pay its bills as they become
due and no legal proceedings are pending against Ryland (with proper service of process to Ryland
having been accomplished) or, to the Actual Knowledge of Ryland, threatened in writing in which
Ryland may be adjudicated as bankrupt or discharged from any and all of its debts or obligations, or
granted an extension of time to pay its debts or obligations, or be allowed to reorganize or readjust its
debts, or be subject to control or supervision of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
5. To the Actual Knowledge of Ryland, Affiliates of Ryland are able to pay their bills as
they become due and no legal proceedings are pending against any Affiliates of Ryland (with proper
service of process to such Affiliate having been accomplished) or to the Actual Knowledge of
Ryland, threatened in writing in which the Affiliates of Ryland may be adjudicated as bankrupt or
discharged from any or all of their debts or obligations, or granted an extension of time to pay their
debts or obligations, or be allowed to reorganize or readjust their debts or obligations, or be subject to
control or supervision of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
As used in the above representations of Ryland, the following defined terms and phrases have
the 'following meanings:
"Actual Knowledge of Ryland" shall mean the knowledge of the authorized officer of Ryland
signing the certificate containing the above representations (the "Ryland Letter of Representations ")
as of the date of the Ryland Letter of Representations obtained from interviews with such current
officers and responsible employees of Ryland and its Affiliates as the authorized officer signing the
Ryland Letter of Representations has determined are likely, in the ordinary course of their respective
duties, to have knowledge of the matters set forth in the Ryland Letter of Representations. The
authorized officer of Ryland signing the Ryland Letter of Representations has not conducted any
extraordinary inspection or inquiry other than such inspections or inquiries as are prudent and
customary in connection with the ordinary course of Ryland's current business and operations.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to a Person (i) any other Person directly, or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person,
and (ii) for whom information, including financial information or operating data, concerning such
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Person referenced in clause (i) is material to an evaluation of the District and the Bonds (i.e.,
information relevant to Ryland's development plans with respect to its Property and its payment of
Special Taxes, or such Person's assets or funds that would materially affect Ryland's ability to
develop its Property as described in this Official Statement or to pay its Special Taxes). For purposes
of the Ryland Letter of Representations. Affiliates shall exclude and its Affiliates (other
than Ryland and its direct or indirect subsidiaries).
"Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, any unincorporated organization or a government or
political subdivision thereof.
"Control" (including the terms "controlling," "controlled by" or "under common control
with ") means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
"Property" nneans the property within Improvement Area B held in the name of Ryland.
Development by Meritage
Meritage acquired 76 lots within Improvement Area B from McMillin on February 28, 2013
for $2,200,000 located in Tract No. 31920 -3. Meritage's planned development within Improvement
Area B includes 76 single family detached homes in a neighborhood called "Meridian at Summerly."
As of December 10, 2014, Meritage had completed and conveyed 33 of the 76 planned homes to
individual homeowners. Such sales occurred between November 2013 and November 2014. As of
December 10, 2014, Meritage owned four completed homes (including two model homes), nine
homes under construction (of which five were approximately 95% complete, three were
approximately 50 -60% complete and I less than 10% complete) and 30 lots in a near finished lot
condition (with building permits issued for 14 of such lots as of January 15, 2015). Meritage expects
that development of the 76 total parcels will be complete by 2016 and expects to convey all such
homes to individual homeowners by 2016.
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Meritage's planned development within Improvement Area B contains four plans on lots
ranging in size from approximately 5,663 square feet to approximately 11,326 square feet with the
following estimated square 'footage and base sales prices:
Heritage's Proposed Development
Financing Plan. As of December 10, 2014, Meritage had expended approximately
$2,200,000 in acquiring its land in Improvement Area B and approximately $17,822,009 in land
improvements, home construction costs and other development, marketing and sales costs (exclusive
of internal financing repayment). As of such date, Meritage owned nine homes under construction
and 30 lots in a near finished lot condition in Improvement Area B. Meritage expects the remaining
land improvements, home construction costs and other development, marketing and sales costs
within Improvement Area B to be approximately $7,579,891.
To date, Meritage has financed its land acquisition and various site development and home
construction costs related to its property in Improvement Area B through home sales and internally
generated funds. Meritage expects to use home sales, internal funding and funding under its
revolving credit facility to complete its development in Improvement Area B. I Iowever, home sales
revenues for Meritage's project in Improvement Area B are not segregated and set aside for the
payment of costs required to complete its project in Improvement Area B. Homes sales revenue is
accumulated by Meritage and used to pay costs of Meritage's operations, to pay debt service on
outstanding debt and for other corporate purposes, and may be diverted to pay costs other than the
costs of completing the project in Improvement Area B at the discretion of Meritage management.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Meritage believes that it will have sufficient finds available to
complete its proposed development in Improvement Area B in accordance with the development
schedule described in this Official Statement.
Notwithstanding the internal corporate financing and revenues generated fi-om home sales in
Improvement Area B, there can be no assurance that Meritage will have timely access to the sources
of funds which will be necessary to complete the remaining proposed development in Improvement
Area B. Meritage has no legal obligation to Bond Owners to make any such funds available to fund
the remaining development costs or to pay ad valorem property taxes or Special Taxes related to
Meritage's property in Improvement Area B. Many factors beyond Meritage's control, or a decision
by Meritage to alter its current plans, may cause the actual sources and uses to differ fi-om the
projections.
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Completed &
Closed to
Individual Permitted / Under
Projected
Homeowners Construction
Number of Units
as of as of
Estimated
Cslimated Base
Plan at Buildout
December 10, 1014 December 10, 2014'1
Square Peet l''1
Sales Pricehl
1 3
3 0
2,182
$310,499
2 24
16 3
2,376
341,866
3 25
5 3
2,480
327,438
4 24
9 3
2,551
343,580
Total 76
33 9
111 As of.lanuary 1, 2014, 14 building permits
had been issued for parcels owned by Meritage
within Improvement Arca 13.
f21 Base home prices shown exclude Mentage's
estimate of lot premiums, the sale of options
and extras and any
incentives or
price reductions. Based on base home
sales prices as of December 10, 2014,
Financing Plan. As of December 10, 2014, Meritage had expended approximately
$2,200,000 in acquiring its land in Improvement Area B and approximately $17,822,009 in land
improvements, home construction costs and other development, marketing and sales costs (exclusive
of internal financing repayment). As of such date, Meritage owned nine homes under construction
and 30 lots in a near finished lot condition in Improvement Area B. Meritage expects the remaining
land improvements, home construction costs and other development, marketing and sales costs
within Improvement Area B to be approximately $7,579,891.
To date, Meritage has financed its land acquisition and various site development and home
construction costs related to its property in Improvement Area B through home sales and internally
generated funds. Meritage expects to use home sales, internal funding and funding under its
revolving credit facility to complete its development in Improvement Area B. I Iowever, home sales
revenues for Meritage's project in Improvement Area B are not segregated and set aside for the
payment of costs required to complete its project in Improvement Area B. Homes sales revenue is
accumulated by Meritage and used to pay costs of Meritage's operations, to pay debt service on
outstanding debt and for other corporate purposes, and may be diverted to pay costs other than the
costs of completing the project in Improvement Area B at the discretion of Meritage management.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Meritage believes that it will have sufficient finds available to
complete its proposed development in Improvement Area B in accordance with the development
schedule described in this Official Statement.
Notwithstanding the internal corporate financing and revenues generated fi-om home sales in
Improvement Area B, there can be no assurance that Meritage will have timely access to the sources
of funds which will be necessary to complete the remaining proposed development in Improvement
Area B. Meritage has no legal obligation to Bond Owners to make any such funds available to fund
the remaining development costs or to pay ad valorem property taxes or Special Taxes related to
Meritage's property in Improvement Area B. Many factors beyond Meritage's control, or a decision
by Meritage to alter its current plans, may cause the actual sources and uses to differ fi-om the
projections.
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If and to the extent that internal funding, including but not limited to home sales revenues are
inadequate to pay the costs to complete the planned development by Meritage within improvement
Area B and other financing by Meritage is not put into place, there could be a shortfall in the funds
required to complete the proposed development by Meritage in Improvement Area B and the
remaining portions of the project in Improvement Area B may not be developed.
Based on the ownership information and development status as of as of December 10, 2014
within Improvement Area B, Meritage is expected to be responsible for approximately 20% of the
projected Fiscal Year 2015 -16 Special Taxes within Improvement Area B.
Meritage. Meritage Homes of California, Inc., a California corporation, is owned by
Meritage Homes Corporation ( "Meritage Homes Corporation "), a Maryland corporation. Meritage
IJomes Corporation is a homebuilder focused primarily on high - growth regions of the western and
southern United States. Meritage Homes Corporation operates as a holding company, has no
independent assets or operations, and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ( "NYSE ") under
the ticker symbol MTH. Homebuilding, construction, development and sales activities are conducted
through subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2014, Meritage Homes Corporation was actively selling homes
in 175 communities with average (tome closing prices ranging fi-om approximately $130,000 to
$875,000.
Meritage Homes Corporation is subject to the informational reporting requirements of the
Securities Exchange, and files reports, proxy statements and other information with SEC. Such
filings, particularly Meritage ]Ionics Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10 -K for the Fiscal Year
ended December 31, 2013, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10 -Q for the six months ended
September 30, 2014, set forth certain data relative to the consolidated results of operations and
financial position of Meritage Homes Corporation and its subsidiaries as of such dates.
History of Meritage's Property Tax Payments; Loan Defaults; Litigation; Ba¢kruptey.
Meritage has represented to the Community Facilities District as follows:
1. Except as described in this Official Statement, there is no material indebtedness of
Meritage that is secured by an interest in the Property (defined below). Meritage is not in default on
arty obligation to repay borrowed money, which default is reasonably likely to materially and
adversely affect Meritage's ability to complete the development of the Property as proposed in this
Official Statement or to pay the Special Taxes due with respect to the Property.
1 Except as set forth in this Official Statement, no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation at law or in equity, before or by any court, regulatory agency, public board or body is
pending against Meritage (with proper service of process or proper notice to Meritage having been
accomplished) or to the Actual Knowledge of Meritage is threatened in writing against Meritage
which if successful, is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect Meritage's ability to
complete the development of the Property as described in this Official Statement or to pay the
Special Tax or ad valorem tax obligations on its property within Improvement Area B when due.
3. Meritage has been developing or has been involved in the development of numerous
projects over all extended period of time. It is likely that Meritage has been delinquent at one time or
another in the payment of ad valorem property taxes, special assessments or special taxes. To the
Actual Knowledge of Meritage, Meritage is not delinquent to any material extent in the payment of
ad valorem property taxes, special assessments or special taxes on the Property. Except as disclosed
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in this Official Statement, to the Actual Knowledge of Meritage, in the last five years, Meritage has
not, during the period of its ownership, been delinquent to any material extent in the payment of
special assessments or special taxes on property owned by Meritage that is included within the
boundaries of a community facilities district or assessment district within California that (a) would
have caused a draw on a reserve fund relating to such assessment district or community facilities
district financing or (b) resulted in a foreclosure action being commenced against the Meritage.
4. There are no Affiliates of Meritage the financial viability of which could have a
materially adverse impact on the ability of Meritage to complete its development within
Improvement Area B as described in this Official Statement or to pay the Special Tax or ad valorem
tax obligations on its Property when due.
As used in the above representations of Meritage, the following defined terms and phrases
have the following meanings:
"Affiliate" means, with respect to a Person (i) any other Person directly, or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person,
and (ii) for whom information, including financial information or operating data, concerning such
Person referenced in clause (i) is material to an evaluation of Improvement Area B and the Bonds
(i.e., information relevant to Meritage's development plans with respect to its Property and the
payment of its Special "faxes, or such Person's assets or funds that would materially affect
Meritage's ability to develop its Property as described in this Official Statement or to pay its Special
Taxes).
"Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, any unincorporated organization or a government or
political subdivision thereof. For proposes hereof, the term "control" (including the terms
"controlling," "controlled by" or "under common control with ") means the possession, direct or
indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Actual Knowledge of Meritage" shall mean the knowledge of the authorized officer of
Meritage (the "Authorized Officer ") signing the certificate containing the above representations (the
"Meritage Certificate ") as of the date of the Meritage Certificate obtained from interviews with such
current officers and responsible employees of Meritage as such Authorized Officer has determined
are likely, in the ordinary course of their respective duties, to have knowledge of the matters set forth
in the Meritage Certificate. The Authorized Officer will not conduct any extraordinary inspection or
inquiry other than such inspections or inquiries as are prudent and customary in connection with the
ordinary course of Meritage Homes' current business and operations.
Homes.
"Property" means taxable property within Improvement Area B held in the name of Meritage
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SPECIAL RISK FACTORS
The purchase gfthe Bonds involves certain invesoment risks which are discussed throughout
his Official
.Statement Euch prospective investor should make an independent evaluation of all
infbrnnation presented in this Official Statement in order to make an informed inveshnent decision.
Particular attention should he given to the factors described below which, among others, could affect
the payment ofdebtservice on the Bonds.
Risks of Real Estate Secured Investments Generally
Because the timely payment of debt service on the Bonds will be dependent upon the timely
payment of the District Bonds and the timely payment of the District Bonds will be dependent upon
the timely payment of Special Taxes, which are secured ultimately by the Taxable Property within
Improvement Area B, the Bond Owners will be subject to the risks generally incident to an
investment secured by real estate, including, without limitation, (i) adverse changes in local market
conditions, such as changes in the market value of real property in and around the vicinity of
Improvement Area B, the supply of or demand for competitive properties in such area, and the
market value of residential property or buildings and /or sites in the event of sale or foreclosure;
(ii) changes in real estate tax rates and other operating expenses, governmental rules (including,
without limitation, zoning laws and laws relating to endangered species and hazardous materials) and
fiscal policies; (iii) natural disasters (including, without limitation, earthquakes and floods), which
may result in uninsured losses; (iv) adverse changes in local market conditions; and (v) increased
delinquencies due to rising mortgage costs and other factors.
Concentration of Ownership
Based on the ownership and development status of the taxable property within Improvement
Area B as of December 10, 2014 (and assuming no further development or sales to individual
homeowners), the estimated Special Tax levy required for Fiscal Year 2015 -16 would result in
approximately 47% of the Special Taxes securing the District Bonds being paid by individual
homeowners and approximately 53% by the Developers. Until the construction and sale of all homes
to individual homeowners, the receipt of the Special Taxes is dependent, in part, on the willingness
and the ability of Ryland, Meritage, or their successors to pay the Special Taxes when due. Failure
of Ryland, Meritage or their successors to pay the annual Special Taxes prior to delinquency could be
a material factor in a default in payments of the principal of, and interest on, the District Bonds and
the Bonds, when due. See the caption "— Failure to Develop Remaining Homes."
No assurance can be given that Ryland, Meritage, or their successors will complete the
remaining construction and development in Improvement Area B in the timeframe or for estimated
costs predicted herein or that they will complete it at all. See the caption "-- Failure to Develop
Remaining Homes." No assurance cat) be given that the individual homeowners, Ryland, Meritage
or their successors will pay Special Taxes in the future or that they will be able to pay such Special
Taxes on a timely basis. See the caption "— Bankruptcy and Foreclosure" for a discussion of certain
limitations on the District's ability to pursue judicial proceedings with respect to delinquent parcels.
Failure to Develop Remaining Homes
Development of property within Improvement Area B may be subject to unexpected delays,
disruptions and changes which may affect the willingness and ability of Ryland, Meritage, or any
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property owner to pay the Special Taxes when due. Land development is subject to comprehensive
federal, State and local regulations. Approval is required from various agencies in connection with
the layout and design of developments, the nature and extent of improvements, construction activity,
land use, zoning, school and health requirements, as well as numerous other matters. See the caption
"DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY IN IMPROVEMENT AREA B" for a discussion of the
remaining homes to be completed and sold within Improvement Area B.
No assurance can be given that the remaining proposed residential development will be
partially or 'fully completed, and for purposes of evaluating the investment quality of the Bonds,
prospective purchasers should consider the possibility that such parcels will remain vacant and only
partially improved. See the caption "DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY IN IMPROVEMENT
AREA B."
Undeveloped or partially developed property is inherently less valuable than developed
property and provides less security to the Bond Owners should it be necessary for the District to
foreclose on the property due to the nonpayment of Special Taxes. The failure to complete
development of the required infrastructure for development in Improvement Area B as planned, or
substantial delays in the completion of the development or any required infrastructure for the
development due to litigation or other causes may reduce the value of the property within
Improvement Area B and increase the length of time during which Special Taxes will be payable
from partially developed property, and may affect the willingness and ability of the owners of
property within Improvement Area B to pay the Special Taxes prior to delinquency.
There can be no assurance that property development within Improvement Area B will not be
adversely affected by a future deterioration of the real estate market and economic conditions or
future local, State and federal governmental policies relating to real estate development, an increase
in mortgage interest rates, the income tax treatment of real property ownership, or the national
economy. In that event, there could be a default in the payment of principal of, and interest on, the
District Bonds and the Bonds, when due.
The Special Taxes that may be levied on Developed Property exceed the amount required to
pay debt service on the District Bonds. Special Taxes may also be levied on the remaining lots
classified as Undeveloped Property. Undeveloped Property is less valuable per unit of area than
Developed Property, especially if there are no plans to develop such property or if there are severe
restrictions on the development of such property. The Undeveloped Property also provides less
security for the District Bonds and ultimately, the Bond Owners should it be necessary for the
District to foreclose on Undeveloped Property due to the nonpayment of the Special Taxes.
The Bonds are Limited Obligations of the Authority
The Bonds are limited obligations of the Authority payable only from amounts pledged under
the Indenture, which consist primarily of payments made to the Trustee on the District Bonds and
amounts in the Reserve Account, the Cash Flow Management Fund and the Redemption Fund.
Funds for the payment of the principal of and the interest on the District Bonds are derived only from
payments of Special Taxes. The amount of Special Taxes that are collected could be insufficient to
pay principal of and interest on the District Bonds due to non - payment of the Special Taxes levied or
due to insufficient proceeds received from a judicial foreclosure sale of land within Improvement
Area B following delinquency. A District's legal obligation with respect to any delinquent Special
Taxes is limited to the institution of judicial foreclosure proceedings under certain circumstances
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with respect to any parcels for which Special Taxes is delinquent. The Bonds cannot be accelerated
in the event of any default.
Failure by owners of the parcels within Improvement Area B to pay Special Tax installments
when due, delay in foreclosure proceedings, or the inability of the District to sell parcels which have
been subject to foreclosure proceedings for amounts sufficient to cover the delinquent installments of
Special 'faxes levied against such parcels may result in the inability of the District to make full or
timely payments of debt service on the District Bonds, which may, in turn, result in the depletion of
the Reserve Account and the Cash Flow Management Fund, and the inability of the Authority to
make full or timely payment on the Bonds.
No Obligation of City
The District Bonds and the interest thereon, and in turn, the Bonds, are not payable from the
general funds of the City. Except with respect to the Special Taxes, neither the credit nor the taxing
power of the District or the City is pledged for the payment of the District Bonds or the interest
thereon, and except to compel a levy of the Special 'faxes securing the District Bonds, no Owner of
the Bonds may compel the exercise of any taxing power by the District or the City or force the
forfeiture of any property of the City or the District. The Bonds are not a debt of the City or the
District or a legal or equitable pledge, charge, lien or encumbrance upon any of the City's or the
District's property or upon any of the City's or the District's income, receipts or revenues, except the
Revenues and other amounts pledged under the Indenture.
Property Values
The value of the property within Improvement Area B is a critical factor in determining the
investment quality of the Bonds. If a property owner is delinquent in the payment of Special Taxes,
the District's only remedy is to commence foreclosure proceedings against the delinquent parcel in
an attempt to obtain funds to pay the Special Taxes. Reductions in property values due to a downturn
in the economy, physical events such as earthquakes, fires or floods, stricter land use regulations or
other events will adversely impact the security underlying the Special Taxes. See "THE DISTRICT
AND IMPROVEMENT AREA B — Estimated Value -to -Lien Ratio."
The Appraiser has estimated, on the basis of certain definitions, assumptions and limiting
conditions contained in the Appraisal Report that, as of December 10, 2014, the aggregate market
value of the as -is condition of the taxable property within Improvement Area B was $36,250,000.
The Appraisal Report does not reflect any possible negative impact which could occur by reason of
the presence of hazardous substances or other adverse soil conditions within Improvement Area B or
other similar conditions. See "THE DISTRICT AND IMPROVEMENT AREA B — Appraisal
Report."
The Appraisal Report indicates the Appraiser's opinion as to the aggregate market value of
the as -is condition of the taxable property within Improvement Area B as of the Date of Value,
subject to the conditions prevailing in the applicable market as of the Date of Value. The Appraiser's
opinion does not predict the future value of the subject property, and there can be no assurance that
market conditions will not change adversely in the future.
Prospective purchasers of the Bonds should not assume that the property within Improvement
Area B could be sold for the appraised amount at a foreclosure sale for delinquent Special Taxes. In
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arriving at the estimate of market value, the Appraiser assumes that any sale will be unaffected by
undue stimulus and will occur following a reasonable marketing period, which is not always present
in a foreclosure sale. See APPENDIX C for a description of other assumptions made by the
Appraiser and for the definitions and limiting conditions used by the Appraiser. Any event which
causes one of the Appraiser's assumptions to be untrue could result in a reduction of the value of the
land within Improvement Area B from that estimated by the Appraiser.
No assurance can be given that any bid will be received for a parcel with delinquent Special
Taxes offered for sale at foreclosure or, if a bid is received, that such bid will be sufficient to pay all
delinquent Special Taxes. See "SECURITY FOR THE DISTRICT BONDS — Special Tax
Revenues and District Redemption Revenues" and "— Covenants of the District."
Natural Disasters
The land within Improvement Area B, like all California communities, may be subject to
unpredictable seismic activity, fires, floods or other natural disasters. The occurrence of one of the
foregoing natural disasters in Improvement Area B could result in substantial damage to properties in
such Improvement Areas which, in turn, could substantially reduce the value of such properties and
could affect the ability or willingness of the property owners to pay their Special 'taxes. Any major
damage to structures as a result of natural disasters could result in a greater reliance on undeveloped
property in the payment of Special Taxes.
Hazardous Substances
The value of a parcel may be reduced as a result of the presence of a hazardous substance. In
general, the owners and operators of a parcel may be required by law to remedy conditions of the
parcel relating to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances. The Federal
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, sometimes
referred to as "CERCLA" or the "Superfund Act," is the most well -known and widely applicable of
these laws, but California laws with regard to hazardous substances are also stringent and similar.
Under many of these laws, the owner or operator is obligated to remedy a hazardous substance
condition of property whether or not the owner or operator has anything to do with creating or
handling the hazardous substance. The effect, therefore, should any of the taxed parcels be affected
by a hazardous substance, is to reduce the marketability and value of the parcel by the costs of
remedying the condition, because the purchaser, upon becoming owner, will become obligated to
remedy the condition just as is the seller.
Further, it is possible that liabilities may arise in the 'future with respect to any of the parcels
resulting from the existence, currently, on the parcel of a substance presently classified as hazardous
but which has not been released or the release of which is not presently threatened, or may arise in
the future resulting from the existence, currently on the parcel of a substance not presently classified
as hazardous but which may in the future be so classified. Further, such liabilities may arise not
simply from the existence of a hazardous substance but from the method of handling it. All of these
possibilities could significantly affect the value of a parcel that is realizable upon a Special Tax
delinquency.
The value of the taxable property within Improvement Area B, as set forth in the various
tables in the Official Statement, does not reflect the presence of any hazardous substance or the
possible liability of the owner (or operator) for the remedy of a hazardous substance condition of the
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property. The District has not independently verified, but is not aware, that any owner (or operator)
of any of the parcels within Improvement Area B has such a current liability with respect to any such
parcel. The Developers represent that they are not aware of any hazardous substances located on
their property within Improvement Area B. However, it is possible that such liabilities do currently
exist and that the District is not aware of them.
Parity Taxes and Special Assessments
Property within Improvement Area B is subject to taxes and other charges levied by several
other public agencies. See the discussion of direct and overlapping indebtedness under the heading
"THE, DISTRICT AND IMPROVEMENT AREA B."
The Special Taxes and any penalties thereon will constitute a lien against the lots and parcels
of land on which they will be annually imposed until they are paid. Such lien is on a parity with the
Tien of all special taxes and special assessments levied by other agencies and is co -equal to and
independent of the lien for general ad valorem property taxes regardless of when they are imposed
upon the same properly. The Special "faxes have priority over all existing and future private liens
imposed on the property. See "— Bankruptcy and Foreclosure" below.
None of the Authority, the District m• the City has control over the ability of other
entities and districts to issue indebtedness secured by special taxes, ad valorem taxes or
assessments payable from all o• a portion of the property within Improvement Area B. In
addition, the landowners within Improvement Area B may, without the consent or knowledge
of the Authority, the District o• the City, petition other public agencies to issue public
indebtedness secured by special taxes, ad valorem taxes o• assessments. Any such special taxes,
ad valorem taxes or assessments may have a lien on such property on a parity with the Special
Taxes and cold reduce the estimated value -to -lien ratios for property within Improvement
Area B described herein.
Payment of the Special Tax is not a Personal Obligation of the Owners
An owner of a taxable parcel is not personally obligated to pay the Special Tax. Rather, the
Special Tax is an obligation which is secured only by a lien against the taxable parcel. If the
proceeds received from the sale of a taxable parcel following a Special Tax delinquency are not
sufficient, taking into account other liens imposed by public agencies, to pay the full amount of the
Special Tax delinquency, the District has no recourse against the owner of the parcel.
Disclosures to Future Purchasers
The willingness or ability of an owner of a parcel to pay the Special Tax may be affected by
whether or not the owner was given due notice of the Special Tax authorization at the time the owner
purchased the parcel, was informed of the amount of the Special Tax on the parcel should the Special
Tax be levied at the maximum tax rate and the risk of such a levy and, at the time of such a levy, has
the ability to pay it as well as pay other expenses and obligations. The City has caused a notice of
the Special Tax that may be levied against the taxable parcels in Improvement Area B to be recorded
in the Office of the Recorder for the County. While title companies normally refer to such notices in
title reports, there can be no guarantee that such reference will be made or, if made, that a prospective
purchaser or lender will consider such Special Tax obligation in the purchase of a property within
Improvement Area B or lending of money thereon.
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The Mello -Roos Act requires the subdivider (or its agent or representative) of a subdivision
to notify a prospective purchaser or long -term lessor of any lot, parcel, or unit subject to a
Mello -Roos special tax of the existence and maximum amount of such special tax using a statutorily
prescribed form. California Civil Code Section 1102.6b requires that in the case of transfers other
than those covered by the above requirement, the seller must at least make a good faith effort to
notify the prospective purchaser of the special tax lien in a format prescribed by statute. Failure by
an owner of the property to comply with the above requirements, or failure by a purchaser or lessor
to consider or understand the nature and existence of the Special Tax, could adversely affect the
willingness and ability of the purchaser or lessor to pay the Special Tax when due.
Special Tax Delinquencies
Special 'Faxes are the primary source for the repayment of the District Bonds, which are the
only source of Revenues to repay the Bonds. Delinquencies could result in a draw on the
Delinquency Management Fund, the Cash Flow Management Fund and the Reserve Account and, if
such funds and accounts were depleted, in a default in payment on the Bonds.
Under provisions of the Mello -Roos Act, the Special 'faxes, from which funds necessary for
the payment of principal of and interest on the District Bonds and, thus, the Bonds are derived, are
customarily billed to the properties within Improvement Area B on the ad valorem property tax bills
sent by the County to owners of such properties. The Mello -Roos Act currently provides that such
Special Tax installments are due and payable, and bear the same penalties and interest for
non- payment, as do ad valorem property tax installments.
As described under the heading "THE DISTRICT AND IMPROVEMENT AREA B —
Delinquency History," as of January 20, 2015, there were $1,921.30 in delinquent Special Taxes due
for the first installment of Fiscal Year 2014 -15, representing 3.09% of the Fiscal Year 2014 -15
Special Tax levy.
See "SECURITY FOR THE DISTRICT BONDS — Covenants of the District - Commence
Foreclosure Proceedings," for a discussion of the provisions which apply, and procedures which each
District is obligated to follow under the Fiscal Agent Agreement, in the event of delinquencies in the
payment of Special Taxes. See "— Bankruptcy and Foreclosure" below for a discussion of the
policy of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC ") regarding the payment of special
taxes and assessment and limitations on the District's ability to 'foreclose on the lien of the Special
Taxes in certain circumstances.
Insufficiency of Special Taxes
Notwithstanding that the maximum Special Taxes that may be levied in Improvement Area B
exceeds debt service due on the District Bonds, the Special Taxes collected could be inadequate to
make timely payment of debt service either because of nonpayment or because property becomes
exempt from taxation.
The Rate and Method governing the levy of the Special Taxes within Improvement Area B
expressly exempts up to a specified number of acres of property owned by public entities,
homeowner associations, churches and other specified owners. If for any reason property within
Improvement Area B becomes exempt from taxation by reason of ownership by a non - taxable entity
such as the federal government, another public agency or other organization determined to be
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exempt, subject to the limitations of the maximum authorized rates, the Special Tax will be
reallocated to the remaining taxable properties within Improvement Area B. This could result in
certain owners of property paying a greater amount of the Special Tax and could have an adverse
impact upon the ability and willingness of the owners of such property to pay the Special Tax when
due.
The Mello -Roos Act provides that, if any property within Improvement Area B not otherwise
exempt from the Special Tax is acquired by a public entity through a negotiated transaction, or by
gift or devise, the Special Tax will continue to be levied on and enforceable against the public entity
that acquired the property. In addition, the Mello -Roos Act provides that, if property subject to the
Special Tax is acquired by a public entity through eminent domain proceedings, the obligation to pay
the Special Tax with respect to that property is to be treated as if it were a special assessment and be
paid from the eminent domain award. The constitutionality and operation of these provisions of the
Mello -Roos Act have not been tested in the courts. Due to problems of collecting taxes from public
agencies, if a substantial portion of land within Improvement Area B became exempt from the
Special Tax because of public ownership, or otherwise, the maximum Special Taxes which could be
levied upon the remaining taxable property therein might not be sufficient to pay principal of and
interest on the related District Bonds when due and a default could occur with respect to the payment
of such principal and interest, and, in turn, a default could occur in the payment of the principal and
interest on the Bonds.
Priority Administrative Expenses
Administrative Expenses are paid prior to the payment of debt service on the District Bonds.
In Fiscal Year 2014 -15, the District budgeted $20,000 for the Administrative Expenses of
Improvement Area B. For Fiscal Year 2015 -16, the District estimates Administrative Expenses of
$20,400 for Improvement Area B. Administrative Expenses in each fiscal year may be greater than
budgeted, which could result in a draw on the Delinquency Management Fund, the Cash Flow
Management Fund and the Reserve Account and, if such funds and accounts were depleted, in a
default in payment on the Bonds.
FDIC /Federal Government Interests in Properties
General. The ability of the District to foreclose the lien of delinquent unpaid Special Tax
installments may be limited with regard to properties in which the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (the "FDIC "), the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Internal Revenue Service, or other
federal agency has or obtains an interest.
The supremacy clause of the United States Constitution reads as follows: "This Constitution,
and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made,
or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the
Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of
any State to the contrary notwithstanding."
This means that, unless Congress has otherwise provided, if a federal governmental entity
owns a parcel that is subject to Special Taxes within Improvement Area B but does not pay taxes and
assessments levied on the parcel (including Special 'faxes), the applicable state and local
governments cannot foreclose on the parcel to collect the delinquent taxes and assessments.
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Moreover, unless Congress has otherwise provided, if the federal government has a mortgage
interest in the parcel and the District wishes to foreclose on the parcel as a result of delinquent
Special Taxes, the property cannot be sold at a foreclosure sale unless it can be sold for an amount
sufficient to pay delinquent taxes and assessments on a parity with the Special Taxes and preserve
the federal government's mortgage interest. In Rust v. JOIMS011 (9th Circuit; 1979) 597 F.2d 174, the
United States Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit held that the Federal National Mortgage Association
( "FNMA ") is a 'federal instrumentality for purposes of this doctrine, and not a private entity, and that,
as a result, an exercise of state power over a mortgage interest held by FNMA constitutes an exercise
of state power over property of the United States.
The District has not undertaken to determine whether any federal governmental entity
currently has, or is likely to acquire, any interest (including a mortgage interest) in any of the parcels
subject to the Special Taxes within Improvement Area B, and therefore expresses no view
concerning the likelihood that the risks described above will materialize while the Bonds are
outstanding.
FDIC. In the event that any financial institution malting any loan which is secured by real
property within Improvement Area B is taken over by the FDIC, and prior thereto or thereafter the
loan or loans go into default, resulting in ownership of the property by the FDIC, then the ability of
the District to collect interest and penalties specified by State law and to foreclose the lien of
delinquent unpaid Special Taxes may be limited. The FDIC's policy statement regarding the
payment of state and local real property taxes (the "Policy Statement ") provides that property owned
by the FDIC is subject to state and local real property taxes only if those taxes are assessed according
to the property's value, and that the FDIC is inunune from real property taxes assessed on any basis
other than property value. According to the Policy Statement, the FDIC will pay its property tax
obligations when they become due and payable and will pay claims for delinquent property taxes as
promptly as is consistent with sound business practice and the orderly administration of the
institution's affairs, unless abandonment of the FDIC's interest in the property is appropriate. The
FDIC will pay claims for interest on delinquent property taxes owed at the rate provided under state
law, to the extent the interest payment obligation is secured by a valid lien. The FDIC will not pay
any amounts in the nature of fines or penalties and will not pay nor recognize liens for such amounts.
If any property taxes (including interest) on FDIC -owned property are secured by a valid lien (in
effect before the property became owned by the FDIC), the FDIC will pay those claims. The Policy
Statement further provides that no property of the FDIC is subject to levy, attachment, garnishment,
foreclosure or sale without the FDIC's consent. In addition, the FDIC will not permit a lien or
security interest held by the FDIC to be eliminated by foreclosure without the FDIC's consent.
The Policy Statement states that the FDIC generally will not pay non -ad valorem taxes,
including special assessments, on property in which it has a fee interest unless the amount of tax is
fixed at the time that the FDIC acquires its fee interest in the property, nor will it recognize the
validity of any lien to the extent it purports to secure the payment of any such amounts. Special taxes
imposed under the Mello -Roos Act and a special tax formula which determines the special tax due
each year are specifically identified in the Policy Statement as being imposed each year and therefore
covered by the FDIC's 'federal immunity. The Ninth Circuit issued a ruling on August 28, 2001 in
which it determined that the FDIC, as a federal agency, is exempt from Mello -Roos special taxes.
The District is unable to predict what effect the application of the Policy Statement would
have in the event of a delinquency in the payment of Special Taxes on a parcel within improvement
Area B in which the FDIC has or obtains an interest, although prohibiting the lien of the Special
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Taxes to be foreclosed out at a judicial foreclosure sale could reduce or eliminate the number of
persons willing to purchase a parcel at a foreclosure sale. Such an outcome could cause a draw on
the Delinquency Management Fund, the Reserve Account or the Cash Flow Management Fund, and
perhaps, ultimately, if enough property were to become owned by the FDIC, a default in payment on
the District Bonds and the Bonds.
Bankruptcy and Foreclosure
In the event of a delinquency in the payment of the Special Taxes, the District, under certain
circumstances, is required to commence enforcement proceedings as described under the heading
"SECURITY FOR FHE DISTRICT BONDS -- Covenants of the District." However, prosecution
of such proceedings could be delayed due to crowded local court calendars, dilatory legal tactics, or
bankruptcy. It is also possible that the District will be unable to realize proceeds in an amount
sufficient to pay the applicable delinquency. Moreover, the ability of the District to commence and
prosecute enforcement proceedings may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws
generally affecting creditors' rights (such as the Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Act of 1940) and by the
laws of the State relating to judicial and non- judicial foreclosure. Although bankruptcy proceedings
would not cause the liens of the Special Taxes to become extinguished, bankruptcy of a property
owner could result in a delay in the enforcement proceedings because federal bankruptcy laws
provide for an automatic stay of foreclosure and tax sale proceedings. Any such delay could increase
the likelihood of delay or default in payment of the principal of and interest on the District Bonds.
The various legal opinions delivered in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, including Bond
Counsel's approving legal opinion, are qualified as to the enforceability of the Bonds, the Indenture,
the District Bonds and the Fiscal Agent Agreement by reference to bankruptcy, reorganization,
moratorium, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally or against public
corporations such as the District.
No Acceleration Provision
The Bonds do not contain a provision allowing for the acceleration of the Bonds in the event
of a payment default or other default under the terms of the Bonds or the Indenture. Pursuant to the
Indenture, an Owner of the Bonds is given the right for the equal benefit and protection of all owners
similarly situated to pursue certain remedies described in APPENDIX A — "SUMMARY OF
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PRINCIPAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS — SUMMARY OF
AUTHORITY INDENTURE — EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES OF BOND OWNERS"
following the occurrence of an Event of Default.
Limitations on Remedies
Remedies available to the Owners of the Bonds may be limited by a variety of factors and
may be inadequate to assure the timely payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds or to
preserve the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on the Bonds.
Bond Counsel has limited its opinion as to the enforceability of the Bonds and of the
Indenture to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium, or other similar laws affecting generally the
enforcement of creditors' rights, by equitable principles, by the exercise of judicial discretion and by
limitations on remedies against public agencies in the State. The lack of availability of certain
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remedies or the limitation of remedies may entail risks of delay, limitation or modification of the
rights of the owners of the Bonds.
Loss of Tax Exemption
As discussed under the caption "LEGAL MAT'T'ERS — Tax Matters" herein, interest on the
Bonds could become includable in gross income for purposes of federal inconne taxation retroactive
to the date the Bonds were issued, as a result of future acts or omissions of the Authority, the City or
the District in violation of covenants in the Indenture or the Fiscal Agent Agreement, respectively.
Legislative changes have been proposed in Congress, which, if enacted, would result in additional
federal income tax being imposed on certain owners of tax - exempt state or local obligations, such as
the Bonds. The introduction or enactment of any of such changes could adversely affect the market
value or liquidity of the Bonds. Should such an event of taxability occur, the Bonds are not subject
to a special redemption and will remain outstanding until maturity or until redeemed under one of the
other redemption provisions contained in the Indenture.
Current or future legislative proposals, if enacted into law, clarification of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code ") or coot decisions may cause interest on the Bonds to be subject,
directly or indirectly, to federal income taxation or to be subject to or exempted fi-om state income
taxation, or otherwise prevent Beneficial Owners from realizing the full current benefit of the tax
status of such interest. Legislative changes have been proposed in Congress, which, if enacted,
would result in additional federal income tax being imposed on certain owners of tax - exempt state or
local obligations, such as the Bonds. The introduction or enactment of any of the pending or future
legislative proposals, clarification of the Code or coot decisions may also affect the market price for,
or marketability of the Bonds. Prospective purchasers of the Bonds should consult their own tax
advisors regarding any pending or proposed federal or state tax legislation, regulations or litigation,
as to which Bond Counsel expresses no opinion.
It is possible that subsequent to the issuance of the Bonds there might be federal, State, or
local statutory changes (or judicial or regulatory interpretations of federal, State, or local law) that
affect the federal, State, or local tax treathnent of the Bonds or the market value of the Bonds. No
assurance can be given that subsequent to the issuance of the Bonds such changes or interpretations
will not occur. See "LEGAL MATTERS —Tax Matters" below.
Limited Secondary Market
]'here can be no guarantee that there will be a secondary market for the Bonds, or, if a
secondary market exists, that the Bonds can be sold for any particular price. Although the District
has committed to provide certain financial information and operating data on an annual basis, there
can be no assurance that such information will be available to Beneficial Owners of the Bonds on a
timely basis. The failure to provide the required annual information does not give rise to monetary
damages but merely an action for specific performance. Occasionally, because of general market
conditions, lack of current information, the absence of a credit rating, or adverse history or economic
prospects connected with a particular issue, secondary marketing practices in connection with a
particular issue are suspended or terminated. Additionally, prices of issues for which a market is
being made will depend upon then prevailing circumstances. Such prices could be substantially
different from the original purchase price.
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proposition 218
An initiative measure commonly referred to as the "Right to Vote on Taxes Act" (the
"Initiative ") was approved by the voters of the State of California at the November 5, 1996 general
election. The Initiative added Article XIII C and Article X111 D to the California Constitution.
According to the "Title and Summary" of the Initiative prepared by the California Attorney General,
the Initiative limits "the authority of local governments to impose taxes and property- related
assessments, fees and charges." The provisions of the Initiative continue to be interpreted by the
courts. The Initiative could potentially impact the Special Taxes available to the District to pay the
principal of and interest on the District Bonds as described below.
Among other things, Section 3 of Article XIII states that "... the initiative power shall not be
prohibited or otherwise limited in matters of reducing or repealing any local tax, assessment, fee or
charge." The Mello -Roos Act provides for a procedure which includes notice, hearing, protest and
voting requirements to alter the rate and method of apportionment of an existing special tax.
However, the Mello -Roos Act prohibits a legislative body from adopting any resolution to reduce the
rate of any special tax or terminate the levy of any special tax pledged to repay any debt incurred
Pursuant to the Mello -Roos Act unless such legislative body determines that the reduction or
termination of the special tax would not interfere with the timely retirement of that debt. On
August 1, 1997, a bill was signed into law by the Governor of the State enacting Government Code
Section 5854, which states that:
Section 3 of Article XIIIC of the California Constitution, as adopted at the
November 5, 1996, general election, shall not be construed to mean that any owner or
beneficial owner of a municipal security, purchased before or after that date, assumes
the risk of, or in ally way consents to, any action by initiative measure that constitutes
an impairment of contractual rights protected by Section 10 of Article I of the United
States Constitution.
Accordingly, although the matter is not free from doubt, it is likely that the Initiative has not
conferred on the voters the power to repeal or reduce the Special Taxes if such reduction would
interfere with the timely retirement of the District Bonds.
It may be possible, however, for voters or the City Council, acting as the legislative body of
the District, to reduce the Special Taxes in a manner which does not interfere with the timely
repayment of the District Bonds, but which does reduce the maximum amount of Special Taxes that
may be levied in any year below the existing levels. Therefore, no assurance can be given with
respect to the levy of Special Taxes for Administrative Expenses. Furthermore, no assurance can be
given with respect to the future levy of the Special Taxes in amounts greater than the amount
necessary for the timely retirement of the District Bonds. Nevertheless, to the maximum extent that
the law permits it to do so, the District will covenant in the Fiscal Agent Agreement that it will not
approve any reduction to the Assigned Annual Special Tax rates in Improvement Area B which
would prohibit the District from levying the Special Taxes at a level which would generate Net Taxes
(defined in the Fiscal Agent Agreement as Special Taxes less Administrative Expenses) at least equal
to 110% of debt service for the District Bonds of Improvement Area B in each Fiscal Year.
However, no assurance can be given as to the enforceability of the foregoing covenant.
With respect to the approval of the Special Taxes, on August 1, 2015, the California Court of
Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, issued its opinion in City of San Diego v. Melvin
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Shapiro, et al. (D063997) (the "San Diego Decision "). The case involved a Convention Center
Facilities District (the "CCFD ") established by the City of San Diego (the "City "). The CCFD is a
financing district much Tike a community facilities district established under the provisions of the
Act. ']'he CCFD is comprised of all of the real property in the entire City. However, the special tax
to be levied within the CCFD was to be levied only on hotel properties located within the CCFD.
The election authorizing the special tax was limited to owners of hotel properties and lessees
of real property owned by a governmental entity on which a hotel is located. Thus, the election was
not a registered voter election. Such approach to determining who would constitute the qualified
electors of the CCFD was modeled after Section 53326(c) of the Act, which generally provides that,
if a special tax will not be apportioned in any tax year on residential property, the legislative body
may provide that the vote shall be by the landowners of the proposed district whose property would
be subject to the special tax. The Court held that the CCFD special tax election was invalid under the
California Constitution because Article XIIIA, Section 4 thereof and Article XIBC, Section 2 thereof
require that the electors in such an election be the registered voters within the district.
The facts of the San Diego Decision show that there were thousands of registered voters
within the CCFD (viz., all of the registered voters in the City). Improvement Area B had no
registered voters residing within its boundaries at the time of the election to authorize the Special
Tax. In the San Diego Decision, the Court expressly stated that it was not addressing the validity of
landowner voting to impose special taxes pursuant to the Act in situations where there are fewer than
12 registered voters. Thus, by its terms, the Court's holding does not apply to the Special Tax
election in the District. Moreover, Section 53341 of the Act provides that any "action or proceeding
to attack, review, set aside, void or annul the levy of a special tax... shall be commenced within 30
days after the special tax is approved by the voters." Similarly, Section 53359 of the Act provides
that any action to determine the validity of bonds issued pursuant to the Act be brought within 30
days of the voters approving the issuance of such bonds. Voters within Improvement Area B
approved the Special Tax and the issuance of bonds on March 8, 2011. Based on Sections 53341 and
53359 of the Act and analysis of existing laws, regulations, rulings and court decisions, Bond
Counsel is of the opinion that no successful challenge to the Special 'Fax being levied in accordance
with the Rate and Method may now be brought.
The interpretation and application of the Initiative will ultimately be determined by the courts
with respect to a number of the matters discussed above, and it is not possible at this time to predict
with certainty the outcome of such determination or the timeliness of any remedy afforded by the
courts. See "— Limitations on Remedies" above.
Ballot Initiatives and Legislative Matters
Articles XBI A, X111 B, XIII C and XIII D, all of which placed certain limitations on the
power of local agencies to tax, collect and expend revenues, were adopted pursuant to measures
qualified for the ballot pursuant to California's constitutional initiative process and the State
Legislature has in the past enacted legislation which has altered the spending limitations or
established minimum funding provisions for particular activities. From time to time, other initiative
measures could be adopted by California voters or legislation enacted by the legislature. The
adoption of any such initiative or legislation might place limitations on the ability of the State, the
City, or the District to increase revenues or to increase appropriations or on the ability of the
landowners within Improvement Area B to complete proposed future development.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Tax Matters
Tax Exemption. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code ") imposes certain
requirements that must be met subsequent to the issuance and delivery of the Bonds for interest
thereon to be and remain excluded pursuant to section 103(a) of the Code from the gross income of
the owners thereof for federal income tax purposes. Noncompliance with such requirements could
cause the interest on the Bonds to be included in the gross income of the owners thereof for federal
income tax purposes retroactive to the date of issuance of the Bonds. Each of the Authority, the
District and the City has covenanted to maintain the exclusion of the interest on the Bonds from the
gross income of the owners thereof for federal income tax purposes.
In the opinion of Norton Rose Ftidbright US LLP, Los Angeles, California, Bond Counsel,
under existing law, interest on the Bonds is exempt from personal income taxes of the State of
California and, assuming compliance with the covenants mentioned herein, interest on the Bonds is
excluded pursuant to section 103(a) of the Code from the gross income of the owners thereof for
federal income tax purposes. It is the further opinion of Bond Counsel that, under existing law, the
Bonds are not "specified private activity bonds" within the meaning of section 57(x)(5) of the Code
and for that reason interest on the Bonds is not treated as an item of tax preference for purposes of
computing the alternative minimurn tax imposed by section 55 of the Code. Receipt or accrual of
interest on Bonds owned by a corporation may affect the computation of the alternative minimum
taxable income of that corporation. A corporation's alternative minimum taxable income is the basis
on which the alternative minimum tax imposed by section 55 of the Code will be computed.
Pursuant to the Indenture and the Fiscal Agent Agreement and in the Tax Certificate
Pertaining to Arbitrage and Other Matters under Sections 103 and 141 -150 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, to be delivered by the by the City, the District and the Authority in connection with
the issuance of the Bonds, each of the Authority, the District and the City will make representations
relevant to the determination of, and will snake certain covenants regarding or affecting, the
exclusion of interest on the Bonds from the gross income of the owners thereof for federal income
tax purposes. In reaching its opinions described in the immediately preceding paragraph, Bond
Counsel will assume the accuracy of such representations and the present and future compliance by
the Authority and the City with such covenants.
Except as stated in this section above, Bond Counsel will express no opinion as to any federal
or state tax consequence of the receipt of interest on, or the ownership or disposition of, the Bonds.
Furthermore, Bond Counsel will express no opinion as to any federal, state or local tax law
consequence with respect to the Bonds, or the interest thereon, if any action is taken with respect to
the Bonds or the proceeds thereof predicated or permitted upon the advice or approval of other
counsel. Bond Counsel has not undertaken to advise in the future whether any event after the date of
issuance of the Bonds may affect the tax status of interest on the Bonds or the tax consequences of
the ownership of the Bonds.
Bond Counsel's opinion is not a guarantee of a result, but represents its legal judgment based
upon its review of existing statutes, regulations, published rulings and court decisions and the
representations and covenants of the Authority described above. No ruling has been sought from the
Internal Revenue Service (the "Service ") with respect to the matters addressed in the opinion of Bond
Counsel, and Bond Counsel's opinion is not binding on the Service. The Service has an ongoing
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program of auditing the tax - exempt status of the interest on municipal obligations. If an audit of the
Bonds is commenced, under current procedures the Service is likely to treat the Authority as the
"taxpayer" and the owners would have no right to participate in the audit process. In responding to
or defending an audit of the tax - exempt status of the interest on the Bonds, the Authority may have
different or conflicting interest from the owners. Public awareness of any future audit of the Bonds
could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Bonds during the pendency of the audit,
regardless of its ultimate outcome.
Existing law may change to reduce or eliminate the benefit to bondholders of the exemption
of interest on the Bonds fiom personal income taxation by the State of California or of the exclusion
of the interest on the Bonds from the gross income of the owners thereof for federal income tax
purposes. Any proposed legislation or administrative action, whether or not taken, could also affect
the value and marketability of the Bonds. Prospective purchasers of the Bonds should consult with
their own tax advisors with respect to any proposed or future change in tax law.
A copy of the form of opinion of Bond Counsel relating to the Bonds is included in Appendix
D.
Tax Accounting D-catment qf Bond Premium and Original Issue Discount on Bonds. To
the extent that a purchaser of a Bond acquires that Bond at a price in excess of its "stated redemption
price at maturity" (within the meaning of section 1273(a)(2) of the Code), such excess will constitute
"bond premium" under the Code. Section 171 of the Code, and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder, provide generally that bond premium on a tax - exempt obligation must be
amortized over the remaining term of the obligation (or a shorter period in the case of certain callable
obligations); the amount of premium so amortized will reduce the owner's basis in such obligation
for federal income tax purposes, but such amortized premium will not be deductible for federal
income tax purposes. Such reduction in basis will increase the amount of any gain (or decrease the
amount of any loss) to be recognized for federal income tax purposes upon a sale or other taxable
disposition of the obligation. The amount of premium that is amortizable each year by a purchaser is
determined by using such purchaser's yield to maturity. The rate and timing of the amortization of
the bond premium and the corresponding basis reduction may result in an owner realizing a taxable
gain when its Bond is sold or disposed of for an amount equal to or in some circumstances even less
than the original cost of the Bond to the owner.
The excess, if any, of the stated redemption price at maturity of Bonds of a maturity over the
initial offering price to the public of the Bonds of that maturity is "original issue discount." Original
issue discount accruing on a Bond is treated as interest excluded from the gross income of the owner
thereof for federal income tax purposes and is exempt from California personal income tax to the
same extent as would be stated interest on that Bond. Original issue discount on any Bond purchased
at such initial offering price and pursuant to such initial offering will accrue on a semiannual basis
over the term of the Bond on the basis of a constant yield method and, within each semiannual
period, will accrue on a ratable daily basis. The amount of original issue discount on such a Bond
accruing during each period is added to the adjusted basis of such Bond to determine taxable gain
upon disposition (including sale, redemption or payment on maturity) of such Bond. 'file Code
includes certain provisions relating to the accrual of original issue discount in the case of purchasers
of Bonds who purchase such Bonds other than at the initial offering price and pursuant to the initial
Offering.
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Persons considering the purchase of Bonds with original issue discount or initial bond
premium should consult with their own tax advisors with respect to the determination of original
issue discount or amortizable bond premium on such Bonds for federal income tax purposes and with
respect to the state and local tax consequences of owning and disposing of such Bonds. Bond
Counsel will express no opinion regarding such determination or such tax consequences.
Other Federal Income Tux Consequences. Although interest on the Bonds may be exempt
front California personal income tax and excluded from the gross income of the owners thereof for
federal income tax purposes, an owner's federal, state or local tax liability may be otherwise affected
by the ownership or disposition of the Bonds. The nature and extent of these other tax consequences
will depend, inter alia, upon the owner's other items of income or deduction. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, prospective purchasers of the Bonds should be aware that (i) section 265
of the Code denies a deduction for interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or
cant' the Bonds and the Code contains additional limitations on interest deductions applicable to
financial institutions that own tax - exempt obligations (such as the Bonds), (ii) with respect to
insurance companies subject to the tax imposed by section 831 of the Code, section 832(b)(5)(B)(i)
reduces the deduction for loss reserves by 15% of the sum of certain items, including interest on the
Bonds, (iii) interest on the Bonds earned by certain foreign corporations doing business in the United
States could be subject to a branch profits tax imposed by section 884 of the Code, (iv) passive
investment income, including interest on the Bonds, may be subject to federal income taxation under
section 1375 of the Code for Subchapter S corporations that have Subchapter C earnings and profits
at the close of the taxable year if greater than 25% of the gross receipts of such Subchapter S
corporation is passive investment income, (v) section 86 of the Code requires recipients of certain
Social Security and certain Railroad Retirement benefits to take into account, in determining the
taxability of such benefits, receipts or accruals of interest on the Bonds and (vi) under section 32(i) of
the Code, receipt of investment income, including interest on the Bonds, may disqualify the recipient
thereof from obtaining the earned income credit. Bond Counsel will express no opinion regarding
any such other tax consequence.
Absence of Litigation
The Authority will certify at the time the Bonds are issued that no litigation is pending or
threatened concerning the validity of the Bonds or the District Bonds and that no action, suit or
proceeding is known by the Authority to be pending that would restrain or enjoin the delivery of the
Bonds or the District Bonds, or contest or affect the validity of the Bonds or the District Bonds or
any proceedings of the Authority taken with respect to the Bonds or the District Bonds. The District
will also certify at the time the Bonds are issued that no litigation is pending or threatened concerning
the validity the District Bonds and that no action, suit or proceeding is known by the District to be
pending that would restrain or enjoin the delivery of the District Bonds, or contest or affect the
validity of the District Bonds or any proceedings of such District taken with respect to the District
Bonds.
Legal Opinion
Certain proceedings in connection with the issuance of the Bonds are subject to the approval
as to their legality of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Los Angeles, California, Bond Counsel for the
Authority in connection with the issuance of the Bonds. The opinion of Bond Counsel approving the
validity of the Bonds substantially in the form attached as Appendix D hereto will be attached to each
Bond. Bond Counsel's employment is limited to a review of legal procedures required for the
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approval of the Bonds and to rendering an opinion as to the validity of the Bonds and the exemption
of interest on the Bonds from income taxation. Bond Counsel expresses no opinion to the Owners of
the Bonds as to the accuracy, completeness or fairness of this Official Statement or other offering
materials relating to the Bonds and expressly disclaims any duty to do so.
Payment of the fees of Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel, Financial Advisor, the
Underwriter and Underwriter's Counsel is contingent upon issuance of the Bonds.
MISCELLANEOUS
No Rating
The Authority has not made and does not contemplate making application to any rating
agency for the assignment of a rating of the Bonds.
Underwriting
The Bonds are being purchased by Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (the
"Underwriter ") at a purchase price of $ (representing the par amount of the Bonds, less
underwriter's discount of $ and plus /less net original issue premium /discount of $ ).
The purchase contract relating to the Bonds between the Authority, the District and the
Underwriter provides that all Bonds will be purchased if any are purchased, and that the obligation to
make such purchase is subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in said purchase contract,
including, but not limited to, the approval of certain legal matters by counsel.
Continuing Disclosure
District Continuing Disclosure. Pursuant to a Continuing Disclosure Agreement, the District
will agree to provide, or cause to be provided, through the Electronic Municipal Market Access
system ( "EMMA ") maintained by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (or with such other
entity as is designated or authorized under Rule 15c2 -12 adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission) certain annual financial information and operating data. The Annual Report to be filed
by the District will include audited financial statements of the District, if any are prepared, and
additional financial and operating data concerning Improvement Area B as set forth in Section 4 of
the Continuing Disclosure Agreement attached hereto as Appendix E.
The Continuing Disclosure Agreement will more solely to the benefit of any Dissemination
Agent, the Underwriter and Owners or Beneficial Owners from time to time of the Bonds. A default
under the Continuing Disclosure Agreement is not a default under the Indenture and the sole remedy
following a default is an action to compel specific performance by the District with the terms of the
Continuing Disclosure Agreement.
During the last five years the Authority, the City and the Agency failed to comply in certain
respects with continuing disclosure obligations related to outstanding bonded indebtedness. The
failures to comply include late filings with respect to several annual reports and incomplete filings
with respect to other annual reports. The incomplete filings omitted one or more of the following
items:
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(1) Comprehensive audited financial statements of the City or the Agency, as applicable;
however, such comprehensive audited financial statements not provided for certain issuances of
bonded indebtedness were otherwise available on EMMA in connection with the Authority's, the
Agency's or the City's other issuances of bonded indebtedness;
(2) Updated tabular and other operating information relating to the City, the Agency and
community facilities districts; and
(3) Material event notices of changes in the ratings of outstanding bonded indebtedness
of the Authority and the Agency resulting from changes in the ratings to the bonds or to the bond
insurers insuring such bonds.
Other than as set forth above, the Authority, the City and the Agency believe in the last five
years they have materially complied with their continuing disclosure undertakings.
The Authority has made additional filings to provide certain of the previously omitted
information; provided that with respect to ratings changes, notice has been provided only of the
existing rating or ratings applicable to each outstanding issuance of bonds.
The City believes that in several instances annual reports were timely provided to the
dissemination agent but the dissemination agent either failed to file such reports or did not file the
complete report. Ill order to promote compliance by the Authority, the City, the Agency and the
District with continuing disclosure undertakings in the future, the City has retained Albert A. Webb
Associates to serve as the new dissemination agent with respect to issuances of land- secured bonded
indebtedness and Urban Futures Incorporated to serve as the new dissemination agent with respect to
other types of bonded indebtedness. Additionally, the City has adopted formal policies and
procedures with respect to its continuing disclosure practices.
Ryland Conthming Disclosure. Pursuant to the Ryland Continuing Disclosure Agreement,
until such time as Ryland is no longer expected to be responsible for more than 20% of the Special
Tax levy, Ryland has agreed to provide, or cause to be provided, on a semi - annual and annual basis,
to EMMA, certain financial information and operating data concerning Ryland's development within
Improvement Area B. Ryland has further agreed to provide notice to EMMA of certain listed events.
These covenants have been made in order to assist the Underwriter in complying with Rule 15e2 -12.
During the previous five years, Ryland failed to file certain semi - annual reports required
pursuant to its continuing disclosure undertakings and filed certain semi - annual reports after their
respective due dates. To ensure timely compliance with the Ryland Continuing Disclosure
Agreement, the appropriate employees of Ryland will use the EMMA feature which provides
reminders of semi - annual report due dates. In addition, the Ryland Continuing Disclosure
Agreement provides that the dissemination agent appointed thereunder shall send a reminder notice
to Ryland in advance of each semi - annual due date if the dissemination agent has not received the
applicable semi - annual report by 15 calendar days prior to each semi- annual due date.
See APPENDIX E and APPENDIX F for a description of the specific nature of the semi-
annual reports, annual reports and notices of listed events to be provided by the District and Ryland.
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Pending Legislation
The Authority is not aware of any significant pending legislation which would have material
adverse consequences on the Bonds or the ability of the Authority to pay the principal of and interest
on the Bonds when due.
Additional Information
References are made herein to certain documents and reports which are brief summaries
thereof which do not purport to be complete or definitive, and reference is made to such documents
and reports for full and complete statements of the contents thereof.
Any statements in this Official Statement involving matters of opinion, whether or not
expressly so stated, are intended as such and not as representations of fact. This Official Statement is
not to be construed as a contract or agreement between the Authority and the purchasers or Owners
of any of the Bonds.
The execution and delivery of this Official Statement has been duly authorized by the
Authority.
LAKE ELSINORE PUBLIC FINANCING
AUTHORITY
By:
Executive Director
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APPENDIX A
SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PRINCIPAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS
The following is a brief summary of certain provisions of the Indenture governing the terms
of the Bonds and the Fiscal Agent Agreement which is being separately executed by the District
governing the terms of the District Bands. This summary includes only the provisions of the
documents not already summarized in the Official Statement and does not purport to be complete and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to said documents.
[TO COME FROM BOND COUNSEL]
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SUMMARY OF THE FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT
The District Bonds issued by the District will he issued pursuant to the Fiscal Agent
Agreenaeiat substantially in the,Jorrn summarized below.
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APPENDIX B
RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT FOR
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2006 -1
(SUMMERLY)
IMPROVEMENT AREA B
A Special Tax shall be levied on all Assessor's Parcels in City of Lake Elsinore Community
Facilities District No. 2006 -1 (Summerly) Improvement Area B ( "CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) ") and
collected each Fiscal Year commencing in Fiscal Year 2010-2011, in an amount determined through
the application of this Rate and Method of Apportionment as described below. All of the real
property in CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B), unless exempted by law or by the provisions hereof shall be
taxed for the proposes, to the extent and in the manner herein provided.
A. DEFINITIONS
The terms hereinafter set forth have the following meanings
"Acre or Acreage" means the land area of an Assessor's Parcel as shown on an Assessor's
Parcel Map, or if the land area is not shown oil an Assessor's Parcel Map, the land area
shown on the applicable final map, parcel map, condominium plan, or other recorded County
Parcel map.
"Act" means the Mello -Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, being Chapter 2.5, Part 1,
Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code.
"Administrative Expenses" means the following actual or reasonably estimated costs
directly related to the administration of CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B): the costs of computing the
Special 'Faxes and preparing the annual Special Tax collection schedules (whether by the
City or designee thereof or both); the costs of collecting the Special Taxes (whether by the
City or otherwise); the costs of remitting the Special 'Faxes to the Trustee; the costs of the
Trustee (including its legal counsel) in the discharge of the duties required of it under the
indenture; the costs to the City, CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) or any designee thereof of
complying with arbitrage rebate requirements; the costs to the City, CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B)
or any designee thereof of complying with disclosure requirements of the City, CFD
No. 2006 -1 (IA B) or obligated persons associated with applicable federal and state securities
laws and the Act; the costs associated with preparing Special Tax disclosure statements and
responding to public inquiries regarding the Special Taxes; the costs of the City, CFD
No. 2006 -1 (IA B) or any designee thereof related to an appeal of the Special Tax; the costs
associated with the release of funds from an escrow account; and the City's annual
administration fees and third party expenses. Administrative Expenses shall also include
amounts estimated by the CFD Administrator or advanced by the City or CFD No. 2006 -1
(IA B) for any other administrative purposes of CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B), including attorney's
fees and other costs, and attorney's fees and other costs related to commencing and pursuing
to completion any foreclosure of delinquent Special Taxes.
"Assessor's Parcel" means a lot or parcel shown in an Assessor's Parcel Map with an
assigned Assessor's Parcel number.
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"Assessor's Parcel Map" means an official map of the County Assessor of the County
designating parcels by Assessor's Parcel number.
"Assigned Special Tax for Facilities" means the Special Tax for Facilities for each Land
Use Class of Developed Property, as determined in accordance with Section C1(b) below.
"Authorized Facilities" means those authorized improvements, as listed in an exhibit to the
Resolution of Formation.
"Backup Special Tax for Facilities" means the Special Tax for Facilities applicable to each
Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property, as determined in accordance with Section C.I.(c)
below.
"Certificate of Occupancy" means a certificate issued by the City that authorizes the actual
occupancy of a dwelling unit for habitation by one or more residents.
"CFD Administrator" means an official of the City, or designee thereof, responsible for
determining the Special Tax Requirement for Facilities, the Special Tax Requirement for
Services as determined in accordance with Section I below, and providing for the levy and
collection ofthe Special Taxes.
"CFD No. 2006 -1" means City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1
(Sunvnerly).
"CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B)" means Improvement Area B of CFD No. 2006 -1 as identified oil
the boundary map for CFD No. 2006 -1.
"CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) Bonds" means any bonds or other debt (as defined in
Section 53317(d) of the Act), whether in one or more series, issued by CFD No. 2006 -1
(IA B) and secured solely by the Special 'Fax for Facilities levy on property within the
boundaries of CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) under the Act.
"City" means the City of Lake Elsinore.
"City Council" means the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, acting as the legislative
body of CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B).
"County" means the County of Riverside.
"Developed Property" means, with respect to the Special Tax for Facilities, for each Fiscal
Year, all Taxable Property, exclusive of Taxable Public Property and Taxable Property
Owner Association Property, for which the Final Subdivision was recorded on or before
January 1 of the prior Fiscal Year and a building permit for new construction was issued on
or before May 1 of the Fiscal Year preceding the Fiscal Year for which the Special Tax for
Facilities is being levied.
"Final Subdivision" means (i) a final map, or portion thereof, approved by the City pursuant
to the Subdivision Map Act (California Government Code Section 66410 et seq.) that creates
individual lots for which building permits may be issued, or (ii) for condominiums, a final
map, or portion thereof, approved by the City and a condominium plan recorded pursuant to
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California Civil Code Section 1352 that creates individual lots for which building permits
may be issued.
"Funding Agreement" means the Funding, Construction and Acquisition Agreement
entered into by the City, on behalf of CFD No. 2006 -1, as it may be amended.
"Fiscal Year" means the period starting July 1 and ending on the following June 30.
"Indenture" means the indenture, fiscal agent agreement, resolution or other instrument
pursuant to which CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) Bonds are issued, as modified, amended and /or
supplemented from time to time, and any instrument replacing or supplementing the same.
"Land Use Class" means any of the classes listed in Table I below.
"Maxine m Special Tax for Facilities" means the maximum Special Tax for Facilities,
determined in accordance with Section C below, that can be levied in any Fiscal Year on any
Assessor's Parcel.
"Non- Residential Property" means all Assessor's Parcels of Developed Property for which
a building permit permitting the construction of one or more non - residential units or facilities
has been issued by the City.
"Outstanding Bonds" means all CFD No. 2006 -1 (lA B) Bonds which are deemed to be
outstanding under the Indenture.
"Property Owner Association Property" means, for each Fiscal Year, any property within
the boundaries of CFD No. 2006 -1 (]A B) that was owned by a property owner association,
including any master or sub - association, as of January 1 of the prior Fiscal Year.
"Proportionately" means for Developed Property that the ratio of the actual Special Tax for
Facilities levy to the Assigned Special Tax for Facilities is equal for all Assessor's Parcels of
Developed Property. For Undeveloped Property, "Proportionately" means that the ratio of
the actual Special 'Fax for Facilities levy per Acre to the Maximum Special Tax for Facilities
per Acre is equal for all Assessor's Parcels of Undeveloped Property. The term
"Proportionately" may similarly be applied to other categories of Taxable Property as listed
in Section D below.
"Public Property" means, for each Fiscal Year, (i) any property within the boundaries of
CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) owned by, irrevocably offered or dedicated to, or over, through or
under which an easement for purposes of public use has been granted, to the federal
government, the State, the County, the City, the Lake Elsinore Unified School District, or any
local government or other public agency as of January I of the previous Fiscal Year,
provided that any property leased by a public agency to a private entity and subject to
taxation under Section 53340.1 of the Act shall be taxed and classified according to its use;
or (ii) ally property within the boundaries of CFD No. 2006 -1 (LA B) that was encumbered, as
of January I of the previous Fiscal Year, by an unmanned utility easement making
impractical its utilization for other than the purpose set forth in the easement.
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"Residential Floor Area" means all of the square footage of living area within the perimeter
of a residential structure, not including any carport, walkway, garage, overhang, patio,
enclosed patio, or similar area. The determination of Residential Floor Area for an
Assessor's Parcel shall be made by reference to the building permits) issued for such
Assessor's Parcel.
"Residential Property" means all Assessor's Parcels of Developed Property for which a
building permit permitting the construction thereon of one or more residential dwelling units
has been issued by the City.
"Resolution of Formation" means the resolution of formation for CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B).
"Special Tax" means any of the special taxes authorized to be levied by CFD No. 2006 -1
(IA B) pursuant to the Act.
"Special Tax for Facilities" means the special tax to be levied in each Fiscal Year on each
Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property, Taxable Property Owner Association Property,
Taxable Public Property, and Undeveloped Property to fund the Special Tax Requirement for
Facilities.
"Special Tax Requirement for Facilities" means that amount required in any Fiscal Year
for CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) to: (i) pay debt service on all Outstanding Bonds due in the
calendar year commencing in such Fiscal Year; (ii) pay periodic costs on the CFD
No. 2006 -1 (IA B) Bonds, including but not limited to, credit enhancement and rebate
payments on the CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) Bonds due in the calendar year commencing in
such Fiscal Year; (iii) pay Administrative Expenses; (iv) pay any amounts required to
establish or replenish any reserve funds for all Outstanding Bonds; (v) pay for reasonably
anticipated Special Tax for Facilities delinquencies; (vi) pay directly for acquisition or
construction of Authorized Facilities to the extent that the inclusion of such amount does not
increase the Special Tax for Facilities levy on Undeveloped Property; less (vii) a credit for
funds available to reduce the annual Special Tax for Facilities levy, as determined by the
CFD Administrator pursuant to the Indenture.
"State" means the State of California.
"Taxable Property" means all of the Assessor's Parcels within the boundaries of CFD
No. 2006 -1 (IA B) which are not exempt from the Special Tax for Facilities pursuant to law
or Section E below.
-Taxable Property Owner Association Property" means all Assessor's Parcels of Property
Owner Association Property that are not exempt pursuant to Section E below.
"Taxable Public Property" means all Assessor's Parcels of Public Property that are not
exempt pursuant to Section E below.
"Trustee" means the trustee or fiscal agent under the Indenture.
"Undeveloped Property" means, for each Fiscal Year, all Taxable Property not classified as
Developed Property, Taxable Property Owner Association Property, or Taxable Public
Property.
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B. ASSIGNMENT TO LAND USE CATEGORIES
Each Fiscal Year, all Taxable Property within CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) shall be classified as
Developed Property, Taxable Public Property, Taxable Property Owner Association Property,
or Undeveloped Property, and shall be subject to Special 'Faxes in accordance with this Rate
and Method of Apportionment determined pursuant to Sections C and D below. Residential
Property shall be assigned to Land Use Classes l through 14 as listed in Table I below based
on the Residential Floor Area for each unit. Non - Residential Property shall be assigned to
Land Use Class 15. With respect to Residential Property, the Residential Floor Area shall be
determined from the most recent building permit issued prior to the issuance of a Certificate
of Occupancy for such Assessor's Parcel.
C. MAXIMUM SPECIAL TAX FOR FACILITIES
Prior to the issuance of the first building permit within CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B), the Assigned
Special Tax for Facilities on Developed Property (set forth in Table 1), and the Backup
Special Tax for Facilities attributable to a Final Subdivision, may be reduced in accordance
with, and subject to the conditions set forth in this paragraph. if it is reasonably determined
by the CFD Administrator that the overlapping debt burden (as defined in the Statement of
Goals and Policies for the Use of the Mello -Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 adopted
by the City Council, the "Goals and Policies ") calculated pursuant to the Goals and Policies
based upon the Assigned Special Tax for Facilities on Developed Property exceeds the City's
maximum overlapping debt burden set forth in such document, the Assigned Special Tax for
Facilities on Developed Property, and the Backup Special Tax for Facilities attributable to a
Final Subdivision, may be reduced to the maximum overlapping debt burden level with the
written consent of the CFD Administrator. The reductions permitted pursuant to this
paragraph shall be reflected in an amended Notice of Special Tax Lien which the City shall
cause to be recorded by executing a certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "A ".
In addition, prior to the issuance of CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) Bonds, the Assigned Special Tax
for Facilities on Developed Property and the Backup Special Tax for Facilities attributable to
a Final Subdivision may be reduced upon the written request of the "Owner" under the
Funding Agreement. Such written request shall include, at a minimum, the amount of the
reduced tax requested for each Land Use Class shown in Table I below. The City and CFD
Administrator shall review the written request, and if approved, the reductions permitted
pursuant to this paragraph shall be reflected in an amended Notice of Special Tax Lien which
the City shall cause to be recorded by executing a certificate in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit "A ".
Developed Property
(a) Maximum Special Tax for Facilities
The Maximum Special Tax for Facilities for each Assessor's Parcel classified as
Developed Property shall be the greater of (j) the amount derived by application of
the Assigned Special Tax for Facilities or (ii) the amount derived by application of
the Backup Special Tax for Facilities.
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(h) Assigned Special Tax for Facilities
The Fiscal Year 2010 -2011 Assigned Special Tax for Facilities for each Land Use
Class is shown below in Table 1.
TA13LE 1
Assigned Special Tax for Facilities for Developed Property
Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1
(Improvement Area B)
Fiscal Year 2010 -2011
Land Use
Class
Description
Residential F1oorArea
Assigned Special Tax
,for Facilities
1
Residential Property
Less than 1,100 sq. ft.
$500 per unit
2
Residential Property
1,100 -1,299 sq. ft.
$575 per unit
3
Residential Pro perry
1,300 - 1.499 sq. ft.
$650 per unit
4
Residential Property
1,500 -1,699 sq. ft.
$725 per unit
5
Residential Property
1,700- 1,899 sq. ft.
$800 pet, unit
6
Residential Property
1,900 - 2,099 sq. ft.
$850 per unit
7
Residential property
2,100 - 2,299 sq. ft.
$900 per unit
8
Residential Property
2300 - 2,499 sq. ft.
$975 per unit
9
Residential Property
2,500 - 2,699 sq. ft.
$1.050 per unit
10
Residential Property
2,700 - 2,899 sq. ft.
$1,125 per unit
11
Residential Property
2,900 - 3,099 sq. ft.
$1,200 er unit
12
Residential Property
3,100 - 3,299 sq. ft.
$1,275 per unit
13
Residential Property
3,300 - 3,499 sq. ft.
$1,350 per unit
14
Residential Property
More than 3,500 sq. ft.
$1,425 per unit
15
Non - Residential Property
NA
$7,159 per Acre
(c) Backup Special Tax for Facilities
The Fiscal Year 2010 -2011 Backup Special Tax for Facilities attributable to a Final
Subdivision will equal $7,159, multiplied by the Acreage of all Taxable Property,
exclusive of any Taxable Property Owner Association Property and Taxable Public
Property, therein. The Backup Special Tax for Facilities for each Assessor's Parcel
of Residential Property shall be computed by dividing the Backup Special Tax for
Facilities attributable to the applicable Final Subdivision by the number of Assessor's
Parcels for which building permits for residential construction have or may be issued
(i.e., the number or residential lots). The Backup Special Tax for Facilities for each
Assessor's Parcel of Non - Residential Property therein shall equal $7,159 multiplied
by the Acreage of such Assessor's Parcel.
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If a Final Subdivision includes Assessor's Parcels of Taxable Property for which
building permits for both residential and non- residential construction may be issued,
exclusive of Taxable Property Owner Association Property and Taxable Public
Property, then the Backup Special Tax for Facilities for each Assessor's Parcel of
Residential Property shall be computed exclusive of the Acreage and Assessor's
Parcels of property for which building permits for non - residential construction may
be issued.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if all or any portion of the Final Subdivision(s)
described in the preceding paragraphs is subsequently changed or modified by
recordation of a lot line adjustment or similar instrument, and only if the CFD
Administrator determines that such change or modification results in a decrease in the
number of Assessor's Parcels of Taxable Property for which building permits for
residential construction have or may be issued within such Final Subdivision, then the
Backup Special Tax for Facilities for each Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property
that is part of the lot line adjustment or similar instrument for such Final Subdivision
shall be a rate per Acre as calculated below. The Backup Special 'Fax for Facilities
previously determined for an Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property that is not a
part of the lot line adjustment or similar instrument for such Final Subdivision shall
not be recalculated.
Determine the total Backup Special Tax for Facilities anticipated to
apply to the changed or modified portion of the Final Subdivision
area prior to the change or modification.
2. The result of paragraph 1 above shall be divided by the Acreage of
Taxable Property which is ultimately expected to exist in such
changed or modified portion of the Final Subdivision area, as
reasonably determined by the CFD Administrator.
3. The result of paragraph 2 above shall be the Backup Special Tax for
Facilities per Acre which shall be applicable to Assessor's Parcels of
Developed Property in such changed or modified portion of the Final
Subdivision area for all remaining Fiscal Years in which the Special
Tax for Facilities may be levied.
(d) Release of Obligation to Pay and Disclose Backup Special Tax
All Assessor's Parcels within CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) will be relieved simultaneously
and permanently from the obligation to pay and disclose the backup Special Tax if
the CFD Administrator determines that the annual debt service required for the
Outstanding Bonds, when compared to the Assigned Special Taxes for Facilities that
may be levied against all Assessor's Parcels of Developed Property results in 110%
debt service coverage (i.e., the aggregate Assigned Special Taxes for Facilities that
may be levied against all Developed Property in each remaining Fiscal Year based on
then existing development in CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) is at least equal to the sum of
(i) the Administrative Expenses and (ii) 1.10 times maxinuun annual debt service, in
each remaining Fiscal Year on the Outstanding Bonds).
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(e) Increase in the Assigned Special Tax for Facilities and Backup Special Tax
for Facilities
The Fiscal Year 2010 -2011 Assigned Special Tax for Facilities, identified in Table I
above, and Backup Special Tax for Facilities shall increase thereafter, commencing
on July 1, 2011 and on July 1 of each Fiscal Year thereafter, by an amount equal to
two percent (2 %) of the amount in effect for the previous Fiscal Year.
(f) Multiple Land Use Classes
In sore instances an Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property may contain more than
one Land Use Class. The Maximum Special Tax for Facilities levied on an
Assessor's Parcel shall be the suer of the Maximum Special Tax for Facilities for all
Land Use Classes located on that Assessor's Parcel, The CFD Administrator's
allocation to each type of property shall be final.
2. Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property, and
Undeveloped Property
The Fiscal Year 2010 -2011 Maximum Special Tax for Facilities for Taxable Property
Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property, and Undeveloped Property
shall be $7,159 per Acre and shall increase thereafter, commencing on July 1, 2011
and on July 1 of each Fiscal Year thereafter, by an amount equal to two percent (2 %)
of the Maximum Special Tax for Facilities in effect for the previous Fiscal Year.
D. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF THE SPECIAL TAX FOR FACILITIES
Commencing with Fiscal Year 2010 -2011 and for each following Fiscal Year, the City
Council shall determine the Special Tax Requirement for Facilities and levy the Special Tax
for Facilities until the amount of Special Tax for Facilities levy equals the Special Tax
Requirement for Facilities. The Special Tax for Facilities shall be levied each Fiscal Year as
follows:
First: The Special Tax for Facilities shall be levied on each Assessor's Parcel of Developed
Property in an amount equal to 100% of the applicable Assigned Special Tax for Facilities;
Second: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement for Facilities
after the first step has been completed, the Special Tax for Facilities shall be levied
Proportionately on each Assessor's Parcel of Undeveloped Property at up to 100% of the
Maximum Special Tax for Facilities for Undeveloped Property;
Third: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement for Facilities
after the first two steps have been completed, then the levy of the Special Tax for Facilities
on each Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property whose Maximum Special Tax for Facilities
is determined through the application of the Backup Special Tax for Facilities shall be
increased in equal percentages from the Assigned Special Tax for Facilities up to the
Maximum Special Tax for Facilities for each such Assessor's Parcel,
Fourth: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement for Facilities
after the first three steps have been completed, then the Special Tax for Facilities shall be
levied Proportionately on each Assessor's Parcel of Taxable Property Owner Association
Property and Taxable Public Property at up to 100% of the Maximum Special Tax for
Facilities for Taxable Property Owner Association Property or Taxable Public Property.
Notwithstanding the above, the City Council may, in any Fiscal Year, levy Proportionately
less than 100% of the Assigned Special Tax for Facilities in step one (above), when (i) the
City Council is no longer required to levy the Special Tax for Facilities pursuant to steps two
through four above in order to meet the Special Tax Requirement for Facilities; (ii) all
authorized CFD No. 2006 -1 (lA B) Bonds have already been issued or the City Council has
covenanted that it will not issue any additional CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) Bonds (except
refunding bonds) to be supported by the Special Tax for Facilities; and (iii) all Authorized
Facilities have been constructed and /or acquired.
Further notwithstanding the above, under no circumstances will the Special Tax for Facilities
levied against any Assessor's Parcel of Residential Property for which a Certificate of
Occupancy has been issued be increased by more than ten percent as a consequence of
delinquency or default by the owner of any other Assessor's Parcel within CFD No. 2006 -1
(IA B).
E. EXEMPTIONS
No Special Tax for Facilities shalt be levied on up to 21.72 Acres of Property Owner
Association Property and /or Public Property in CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B). Tax - exempt status
will be assigned by the CFD Administrator in the chronological order in which property
becomes Property Owner Association Property or Public Property. However, should an
Assessor's Parcel no longer be classified as Property Owner Association Property or Public
Property, its tax - exempt status will be revoked.
Property Owner Association Property or Public Property that is not exempt from Special Tax
for Facilities under this section shall be subject to the levy of the Special Tax for Facilities
and shall be taxed Proportionately as part of the fourth step in Section D above, at up to
100% of the Maximum Special Tax for Facilities for Taxable Property Owner Association
Property or Taxable Public Property.
F. MANNER OF COLLECTION
The Special Tax for Facilities shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as
ordinary ad valorem property taxes; provided, however, that CFD No. 2006 -1 (lA B) may
directly bill the Special Tax for Facilities, may collect Special Taxes at a different time or in
a different manner if necessary to meet its financial obligations, and may covenant to
foreclose and may actually foreclose on delinquent Assessor's Parcels as permitted by the
Act.
G. PREPAYMENT OF SPECIAL TAX FOR FACILITIES
The following additional definitions apply to this Section G
"Buihlout" means, for CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B), that all expected building permits have been
issued.
"CFD Public Facilities Costs" means either $5,090,000 in 2010 dollars, which shall
increase by the Construction Inflation Index on July 1, 2011, and on each July 1 thereafter, or
such lower number as (i) shall be determined by the CFI) Administrator as sufficient to fund
the Authorized Facilities to be provided by CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) under the authorized
bonding program for CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B), or (ii) shall be determined by the City Council
concurrently with a covenant that it will not issue any more CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) Bonds
(except refunding bonds) to be supported by the Special Tax for Facilities levy under this
Rate and Method of Apportionment as described in Section D above.
"Construction Inflation Index" means the annual percentage change in the Engineering
News Record Building Cost Index for the City of Los Angeles, measured as of the calendar
year which ends in the previous Fiscal Year. In the event this index ceases to be published,
the Construction Inflation Index shall be another index as determined by the CFD
Administrator that is reasonably comparable to the Engineering News Record Building Cost
Index for the City of Los Angeles.
"Future Facilities Costs" means the CFD Public Facilities Costs minus (i) public facility
costs previously paid from the Improvement Fund, (ii) moneys currently on deposit in the
Improvement Fund, and (iii) moneys currently on deposit in an escrow fund that are expected
to be available to finance the cost of Authorized Facilities.
"Improvement Fund" means an account specifically identified in the Indenture to hold
funds which are currently available for expenditure to acquire or construct Authorized
Facilities eligible under the Act.
"Previously Issued Bonds" means, for any Fiscal Year, all Outstanding Bonds that are
deemed to be outstanding under the Indenture after the first interest and /or principal payment
date following the current Fiscal Year.
1. Prepayment in Full
Only an Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property, or Undeveloped Property for which a
building permit has been issued, may be prepaid. The obligation of the Assessor's Parcel to
pay the Special Tax for Facilities may be permanently satisfied as described herein, provided
that a prepayment may be made with respect to a particular Assessor's Parcel only if there are
no delinquent Special Taxes with respect to such Assessor's Parcel at the time of
prepayment. An owner of an Assessor's Parcel intending to prepay the Special Tax for
Facilities obligation shall provide the CFD Administrator with written notice of intent to
prepay. Within 30 days o'f receipt of such written notice, the CFD Administrator shall notify
such owner of the prepayment amount for such Assessor's Parcel, The CFD Administrator
may charge a reasonable fee for providing this service. Prepayment must be trade not less
than 45 days prior to the next occurring date that notice of redemption of CFD No. 2006 -1
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(IA B) Bonds from the proceeds of such prepayment may be given by the Trustee pursuant to
the Indenture.
The Special Tax for Facilities Prepayment Amount (defined below) shall be calculated as
summarized below (capitalized terms as defined below):
Bond Redemption Amount
plus
Redemption Premium
plus
Future Facilities Amount
plus
Deleasanee Amount
plus
Administrative Fees and Expenses
less
Reserve Fund Credit
less
Capitalized Interest Credit
Total: equals
Special Tax for Facilities Prepayment Amount
As ofthe proposed date of prepayment, the Special Tax for Facilities Prepayment Amount
shall be calculated as follows:
Paragraph No.:
Confirm that no Special Tax delinquencies apply to such Assessor's Parcel.
2. For Assessor's Parcels of Developed Property, compute the Assigned Special Tax for
Facilities and Backup Special Tax for Facilities. For Assessor's Parcels of
Undeveloped Property for which a building permit has been issued, compute the
Assigned Special Tax for Facilities and Backup Special Tax for Facilities for that
Assessor's Parcel as though it was already designated as Developed Property, based
upon the building permit which has already been issued for that Assessor's Parcel.
3. (a) Divide the Assigned Special 'Pax for Facilities computed pursuant to
paragraph 2 by the total estimated Assigned Special Tax for Facilities for the entire
CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) based on the Developed Property Special Tax for Facilities
which could be levied in the current Fiscal Year on all expected development through
Buildout of CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B), excluding any Assessor's Parcels which have
been prepaid, and
(b) Divide the Backup Special Tax for Facilities computed pursuant to paragraph
2 by the total estimated Backup Special Tax for Facilities at Buildout for the entire
CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B), excluding any Assessor's Parcels which have been prepaid.
4. Multiply the larger quotient computed pursuant to paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) by the
Previously Issued Bonds to compute the amount of Previously Issued Bonds to be
retired and prepaid (the "Bond Redemption Arno nt ").
5. Multiply the Bond Redemption Amount computed pursuant to paragraph 4 by the
applicable redemption premium (e.g., the redemption price - 100 %), if any, on the
Previously Issued Bonds to be redeemed (the "Redemption Premium ").
Compute the current Future Facilities Costs.
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7. Multiply the larger quotient computed pursuant to paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) by the
amount determined pursuant to paragraph 6 to compute the amount of Future
Facilities Costs to be prepaid (the "Future Facilities Amount ").
8. Compute the amount needed to pay interest on the Bond Redemption Amount from
the first bond interest and /or principal payment date following the current Fiscal Year
until the earliest redemption date for the Previously Issued Bonds.
9. Determine the Special Tax for Facilities levied on the Assessor's Parcel in the current
Fiscal Year which has not yet been paid.
10. Compute the minimum amount the CFD Administrator reasonably expects to derive
from the reinvestment of the Special Tax for Facilities Prepayment Amount less the
Future Facilities Amount and the Administrative Fees and Expenses (defined below)
from the date of prepayment until the redemption date for the Previously Issued
Bonds to be redeemed with the prepayment.
11. Add the amounts computed pursuant to paragraphs 8 and 9 and subtract the amount
computed pursuant to paragraph 10 (the "Defeasance Amount ").
12. The administrative fees and expenses of CFD No. 2006 -1 (]A B) are as calculated by
the CFD Administrator and include the costs of computation of the prepayment, the
costs to invest the prepayment proceeds, the costs of redeeming CFD No. 2006 -1
(IA B) Bonds, and the costs of recording any notices to evidence the prepayment and
the redemption (the "Administrative Fees and Expenses ").
13. The reserve fund credit (the "Reserve Fund Credit ") shall equal the lesser of: (a) the
expected reduction in the reserve requirement (as defined in the Indenture), if any,
associated with the redemption of Previously Issued Bonds as a result of the
prepayment, or (b) the amount derived by subtracting the new reserve requirement (as
defined in the indenture) in effect after the redemption of Previously Issued Bonds as
a result of the prepayment from the balance in the reserve fund on the prepayment
date, but in no event shall such amount be less than zero. No Reserve Fund Credit
shall be granted if the amount then on deposit in the reserve fund for the Previously
Issued Bonds is below 100% of the reserve requirement (as defined in the Indenture).
14. If any capitalized interest for the Previously Issued Bonds will not have been
expended as of the date immediately following the first interest and /or principal
payment following the current Fiscal Year, a capitalized interest credit shall be
calculated by multiplying the larger quotient computed pursuant to paragraph 3(a) or
3(b) by the expected balance in the capitalized interest 'fund or account under the
Indenture after such first interest and /or principal payment (the "Capitalized Interest
Credit").
15. The Special Tax for Facilities prepayment is equal to the sum of the amounts
computed pursuant to paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 11 and 12, less the amounts computed
pursuant to paragraphs 13 and 14 (the "Special Tax for Facilities Prepa7meent
Amount ").
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From the Special Tax for Facilities Prepayment Amount, the amounts computed pursuant to
paragraphs 4, 5, 11, 13 and 14 shall be deposited into the appropriate fund as established
under the Indenture and be used to retire CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) Bonds or make debt service
payments. The amount computed pursuant to paragraph 7 shall be deposited into the
Improvement Fund. The amount computed pursuant to paragraph 12 shall be retained by
CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B).
The Special Tax for Facilities Prepayment Amount may be insufficient to redeem a fill
$5,000 increment of CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) Bonds. In such cases, the increment above
$5,000 or integral multiple thereof will be retained in the appropriate fund established under
the Indenture to be used with the next prepayment of CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) Bonds or to
make debt service payments.
As a result of the payment of the current Fiscal Year's Special Tax for Facilities levy as
determined under paragraph 9 (above), the CFD Administrator shall remove the current
Fiscal Year's Special Tax for Facilities levy for such Assessor's Parcel from the County tax
rolls. With respect to any Assessor's Parcel that is prepaid, the City COlmcl shall cause a
suitable notice to be recorded in compliance with the Act, to indicate the prepayment of the
Special Tax for Facilities and the release of the Special Tax for Facilities lien on such
Assessor's Parcel, and the obligation of such Assessor's Parcel to pay the Special Tax for
Facilities shall cease.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Special Tax for Facilities prepayment shall be allowed
unless, at the time of such proposed prepayment, the amount of Maximum Special Tax for
Facilities that may be levied on Taxable Property within CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) (after
excluding 21.72 Acres of Property Owner Association Property and /or Public Property in
CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) as set forth in Section E) both prior to and after the proposed
prepayment is at least equal to the sum of (i) the Administrative Expenses, as defined in
Section A above, and (ii) 1.10 times maximum annual debt service, in each remaining Fiscal
Year on the Outstanding Bonds.
2. Prepayment in Part
The Special Tax for Facilities on an Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property or an
Assessor's Parcel of Undeveloped Property for which a building permit has been issued may
be partially prepaid. The amount of the prepayment shall be calculated as in Section G.1;
except that a partial prepayment shall be calculated according to the following formula:
PP = [(Pr: — A) x F] + A
These terms have the following meaning:
PP = the partial prepayment.
Pe = the Special Tax for Facilities Prepayment Amount calculated according to
Section G.1.
F= the percentage, expressed as a decimal, by which the owner of the Assessor's
Parcel is partially prepaying the Special Tax for Facilities.
A = the Administrative Fees and Expenses calculated according to Section G.1,
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The owner of any Assessor's Parcel who desires such prepayment shall notify the CFD
Administrator of such owner's intent to partially prepay the Special Tax for Facilities and the
percentage by which the Special Tax for Facilities shall be prepaid. The CFD Administrator
shall provide the owner with a statement of the amount required for the partial prepayment of
the Special "Fax for Facilities for an Assessor's Parcel within 30 days of the request and may
charge a reasonable fee for providing this service. With respect to any Assessor's Parcel that
is partially prepaid, the City Council shall (i) distribute the funds remitted to it according to
Section G.1, and (ii) indicate in the records of CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) that there has been a
partial prepayment of the Special Tax for Facilities and that a portion of the Special Tax for
Facilities with respect to such Assessor's Parcel, equal to the outstanding percentage (1.00 -
F) of the remaining Maximum Special Tax for Facilities, shall continue to be levied on such
Assessor's Parcel pursuant to Section D above.
H. TERM OF SPECIAL TAX FOR FACILITIES
The Special 'fax for Facilities shall be levied until Fiscal Year 2052 -2053, provided however
that the Special 'Pax for Facilities will cease to be levied in an earlier Fiscal Year if the CFD
Administrator has determined (i) that all required interest and principal payments on the CFD
No. 2006 -1 (IA B) Bonds have been paid; (ii) all Authorized Facilities have been acquired
and all reimbursements required by the Funding Agreement have been paid; and (iii) all other
obligations of CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) have been satisfied. Bonds shall not be issued after
eighteen (18) months have elapsed following the issuance of the final Certificate of
Occupancy within CFD No. 2006 -1 (]A B), except as otherwise provided in the Funding
Agreement.
L SPECIAL TAX FOI2 SERVICES
The following additional definitions apply to this Section I
"Developed Multifamily Unit" means a residential dwelling unit within a building in which
each of the individual dwelling units has or shall have at least one common wall with another
dwelling unit and a building permit has been issued by the City for such dwelling unit on or
prior to May I preceding the Fiscal Year in which the Special Tax for Services is being
levied.
"Developed Single Family Unit" means a residential dwelling unit other than a Developed
Multifamily Unit on an Assessor's Parcel for which a building permit has been issued by the
City on or prior to May I preceding the Fiscal Year in which the Special 'Fax for Services is
being levied.
"Maximum Special Tax for Services" means the maximum Special 'fax f'or Services that
can be levied by CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) in any Fiscal Year on any Assessor's Parcel.
"Operating Fund" means a fund that shall be maintained for CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) for
any Fiscal Year to pay for the actual costs of maintenance related to the Service Area, and the
applicable Administrative Expenses.
"Operating Ford Balance" means the amount of funds in the Operating Fund at the end of
the preceding Fiscal Year.
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"Service Area" means public parks, open space, and storm drains
"Special Tax for Services" means any of the special taxes authorized to be levied within
CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) pursuant to the Act to fund the Special Tax Requirement for
Services.
"Special Tax Requirement for Services" means the amount determined in any Fiscal Year
for CFD No. 2006 -1 (]A B) equal to (i) the budgeted costs directly related to the Service
Area, including maintenance, repair and replacement of certain components of the Service
Area which have been accepted and maintained or are reasonably expected to be accepted
and maintained during the current Fiscal Year, (ii) pay Administrative Expenses, and
(iii) anticipated Special Tax for Services delinquencies, less (iv) the Operating Fund Balance,
as determined by the CFD Administrator.
1. Rate and Method of Apportionment of the Special Tax for Services
Commencing with Fiscal Year 2010 -2011 and for each subsequent Fiscal Year, the City
Council shall levy the Special Tax for Services on (i) all Assessor's Parcels containing a
Developed Single Family Unit or Developed Multifamily Unit and (ii) all Assessor's Parcels
of Non - Residential Property, up to the applicable Maximum Special Tax for Services to fund
the Special Tax Requirement for Services.
The Maximum Special Tax for Services for Fiscal Year 2010 -11 shall be $267.18 per
Developed Single Family Unit, $133.59 per Developed Multifamily Unit, and $601.72 per
Acre for each Assessor's Parcel of Non-Residential Property.
On each July 1, commencing July 1, 2011, the Maximum Special Tax for Services shall be
increased by two percent (2.00°/x) of the amount in effect in the prior Fiscal Year.
2. Duration of the Special Tax for Services
The Special Tax for Services shall be levied in perpetuity to fiord the Special Tax
Requirement 1'or Services, unless no longer required as determined at the sole discretion of
the City Council.
3. Collection of the Special Tax for Services
The Special Tax for Services shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as
ordinary ad valorein property taxes, provided, however, that CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) may
collect the Special Tax for Services at a different time or in a different manner if necessary to
meet its funding requirements.
J. APPEALS AND INTERPRETATIONS
Any landowner or resident who feels that the amount of the Special Tax levied on their
Assessor's Parcel is in error may submit a written appeal to CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B). The
CFD Administrator shall review the appeal and if the CFD Administrator concurs, the
amount of the Special Tax levied shall be appropriately modified.
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The City Council may interpret this Rate and Method of Apportionment for purposes of
clarifying any ambiguity and make determinations relative to the annual administration of the
Special Tax and any landowner or resident appeals. Any decision of the City Council shall
be final and binding as to all persons.
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EXHIBIT "A"
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE AND CFD No. 2006 -1 B) CERTIFICATE
Pw-suaut to Section C of the Rate and Method of Apportionment, the City of Lake Elsinore
and City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No. 2006 -1 Improvement Area B
( "CFD No. 2006 -1 (JAB) ") hereby agree to a reduction in the Assigned Special Tax for
Facilities for Developed Property, and the Backup Special Tax for Facilities attributable to a
Final Subdivision within CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B):
(a) The information in Table I relating to the Assigned Special Tax for Facilities for
Developed Properly within CFD No. 2006 -1 (IA B) shall be modified as follows:
Lanni Use
Class
Description
Residential Floor Area
Assigned Special
Tai. %r Facilities
1
Residential Property
Less than 1,100 sq..
ft.
$ _ per unit
2
Residential Property
1,100 - 1,299 sq.
ft.
$
per unit
3
Residential Property
1,300 - 1,499 sq.
ft.
$
per unit
4
Residential Property
1,500 - 1,699 sq.
ft.
$
per unit
5
Residential Property
1,700 - 1,899 sq.
ft.
$
Pei' unit
6
_7
Residential Property
1,900 - 2,099 sq.
ft.
$_ per unit
Residential Property
2,100 - 2,299 sq.
ft.
$
Pei- unit
8
Residential Property
2,300 - 2,499 sq.
ft.
$
per unit
9
Residential Property
2,500 - 2,699 sq.
ft.
$
per unit
10
Residential Property
2,700 - 2,899 sq.
ft.
$
per unit
1 I
Residential Property
2,900 - 3,099 sq.
ft.
$
per unit
12
Residential Property
3,100 - 3,299 sq.
ft.
$
Per unit
13
Residential Pro eq
3,300 - 3,499 sq.
ft.
$
er unit
14
Residential Property
More than 3,500 sq.
ft.
$
per unit
15
Non - Residential Property
NA
$
per unit
(b) The Backup Special Tax for Facilities attributable to a Final Subdivision within CFD
No. 2006 -1 (IA B), as stated in Section C.L(c), shall be reduced from $7,159 per
Acre to $__._ per Acre.
2. The Special Tax for Facilities may be modified prior to the first building permit issuance
within CFI) No. 2006 -1 (]A B) and prior to the issuance of the first series of Bonds of CFD
No. 2006 -1 (lA B).
3. Upon execution of the Certificate by the City of Lake Elsinore and "Owner" under the
Funding Agreement, the City shall cause an amended notice of Special Tax lien for CFD
No. 2006 -1 (IA B) to be recorded reflecting the modifications set forth herein.
By execution hereof, the undersigned acknowledges, on behalf of the City of Lake Elsinore and CFD
No. 2006 -1 (IA B), receipt of this Certificate and modification of the Rate and Method of
Apportionment as set forth in this Certificate.
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CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
Bv:
CFD Administrator
Owner per Funding Agreement
By:
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APPENDIX C
APPRAISAL REPORT
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APPENDIX D
FORM OF BONI) COUNSEL OPINION
Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, California 92530
R
Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority
Local Agency Revenue Bonds
(Summerly IA B,
2015 Series A
Members of the Board of Directors:
We have acted as bond counsel to the Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority (the
"Authority ") in connection with the issuance by the Authority of $ aggregate principal
amount of Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority Local Agency Revenue Bonds (Summerly IA
B), 2015 Series A (the `Bonds "), pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with section
6584) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the California Government Code (the "Law"), pursuant
to an Indenture of Trust, dated as of February 1, 2015 (the "Indenture "), by and between the
Authority and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee "). The Bonds are being issued for
the purpose of financing the acquisition of a series of bonds being issued contemporaneously
herewith (the "District Bonds ") of the City of Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No. 2006-
1 (Summerly) (the "District "), a community facilities district organized and existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the State of California; the District Bonds are being issued pursuant to a Fiscal
Agent Agreement (the "Fiscal Agent Agreement "), by and between the District and MUFG Union
Bank, N.A., as Fiscal Agent, to providing financing for public capital improvements benefitting the
District. We have examined the Law and such certified proceedings and other papers as we deem
necessary to render this opinion.
As to questions of fact material to our opinion, we have relied upon representations of the
Authority contained in the Indenture and in the certified proceedings and certifications of public
officials and others furnished to us, without undertaking to verify the same by independent
investigation.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Bonds constitute valid and binding limited obligations of the Authority as provided in
the Indenture, and are entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. The Bonds are payable from
Revenues (as such term is defined in the Indenture).
2. The Indenture has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Authority and, assuming the enforceability thereof against the Trustee, constitutes the legally valid
and binding obligation of the Authority, enforceable against the Authority in accordance with its
terms. The Indenture creates a valid pledge, to secure the payment of principal of and interest on the
Bonds, of the Revenues and other amounts held by the Trustee in the funds and accounts established
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pursuant to the Indenture, subject to the provisions of the Indenture permitting the application thereof
for other purposes and on the terms and conditions set forth therein.
3. Under existing law, interest on the Bonds is exempt frorn personal income taxes of the
State of California and, assuming compliance with the covenants mentioned herein, interest on the
Bonds is excluded pursuant to section 103(x) of the Code from the gross income of the owners
thereof for federal income tax proposes. In our further opinion, under existing statutes, regulations,
rulings and court decisions, the Bonds are not "specified private activity bonds" within the meaning
of section 57(a)(5) of the Code and, therefore, interest on the Bonds will not be treated as an item of
tax preference for proposes of computing the alternative minimum tax imposed by section 55 of the
Code. Receipt or accrual of interest on Bonds owned by a corporation may affect the computation of
the alternative minimum taxable income. A corporation's alternative minimum taxable intone is the
basis on which the alternative minimum tax imposed by section 55 of the Code will be computed.
The Code imposes certain requirements that must be met subsequent to the issuance and
delivery of the Bonds for interest thereon to be and remain excluded pursuant to section 103(a) of the
Code from the gross income of the owners thereof for federal income tax proposes. Noncompliance
with such requirements could cause the interest on the Bonds to fail to be excluded from the gross
income of the owners thereof retroactive to the date of issuance of the Bonds. Pursuant to the
Indenture and the Fiscal Agent Agreement, and in the Tax Certificate Pertaining to Arbitrage and
Other Matters under Sections 103 and 141 -150 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 being delivered
by the City of Lake Elsinore (the "City "), the District and the Authority in connection with the
issuance of the Bonds, each of the Authority, the District and the City is making representations
relevant to the determination of and is undertaking certain covenants regarding or affecting, the
exclusion of interest on the Bonds from the gross income of the owners thereof for federal income
tax purposes. In reaching our opinions described in the immediately preceding paragraph, we have
assumed the accuracy of such representations and the present and future compliance by each of the
Authority, the District and the City with its covenants. Further, except as stated in the preceding
paragraph, we express no opinion as to any federal or state tax consequence of the receipt of interest
on, or the ownership or disposition of, the Bonds. Furthermore, we express no opinion as to any
federal, state or local tax law consequence with respect to the Bonds, or the interest thereon, if any
action is taken with respect to the Bonds or the proceeds thereof predicated or permitted upon the
advice or approval of other counsel.
The opinions expressed in paragraphs 1 and 2 above are qualified to the extent the
enforceability of the Bonds and the Indenture may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
debt adjustment, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles relating to or
limiting creditors' rights generally or as to the availability of any particular remedy. The
enforceability of the Bonds and the Indenture is subject to the effect of general principles of equity,
including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, to
the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief, regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and to the limitations on legal remedies against
governmental entities in California.
Our opinions are based on existing law, which is subject to change. Such opinions are further
based on our knowledge of facts as of the date hereof We assume no duty to update or supplement
our opinions to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or to
reflect any changes in any law that may hereafter occur or become effective. Moreover, our opinions
are not a guarantee of result and are not binding on the Internal Revenue Service; rather, such
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opinions represent our legal judgment based upon our review of existing law that we deem relevant
to such opinions and in reliance upon the representations and covenants referenced above.
No opinion is expressed herein on the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of the Official
Statement or other offering material relating to the Bonds.
This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of California and the federal laws of the
United States.
Respectfully submitted,
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APPENDIX E
FORM OF DISTRICT CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
[TO COME FROM BOND COUNSEL]
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FORM OF RYLAND CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
APPENDIX G
DTC AND THE BOOK -ENTRY -ONLY SYSTEM
The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book - entry only system has been
obtained ,from sources that the Authority believes to be reliable, but the Authority takes no
responsibility for the completeness or accuracy thereof The following description gf the procedures
and record keeping with respect to beneficial ownership interests in the Bonds, pawnent gf principal,
premimn, if arp), accreted value and interest on the Bonds to DTC Participants or Beneficial Owners,
corvfirmation and transfers of beneficial ownership interests in the Bonds and other related
transactions by and between DTC the DTC Participants and the Beneficial Owners is based .solely
on inforntalion provided ky DTC.
1. The Depository Trust Company ( "DTC "), New York, NY, will act as securities
depository for the Bonds (the "Securities "). The Securities will be issued as fully- registered
securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC's partnership nominee) or such other name as
may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. One fully- registered Security certificate
will be issued for each maturity of the Securities in the aggregate principal amount of such maturity,
and will be deposited with DTC.
2. DTC, the world's largest securities depository, is a limited- purpose trust company
organized under the New York Banking Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the
New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within
the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency" registered
pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. DTC holds and
provides asset servicing for over 3.5 million issues of U.S. and non -U.S. equity issues, corporate and
municipal debt issues, and money market instruments (from over 100 countries) that DTC's
participants ( "Direct Participants ") deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post -trade settlement
among Direct Participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through
electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between Direct Participants' accounts.
This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include
both U.S. and non -U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations,
and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly -owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust &
Clearing Corporation ( "DTCC "). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities
Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing
agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is
also available to others such as both U.S. and non -U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust
companies, and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a
Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly ( "Indirect Participants "). DTC has a Standard &
Poor's rating of AA +, The DTC Rules applicable to its Participants are on file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. More information about DTC can be found at www.dtce.com.
3. Purchases of Securities under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct
Participants, which will receive a credit for the Securities on DTC's records. °fhe ownership interest
of each actual purchaser of each Security ( "Beneficial Owner ") is in turn to be recorded on the Direct
and Indirect Participants' records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from
DTC of their purchase. Beneficial Owners are, however, expected to receive written confirmations
providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct
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or Indirect Participant through which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of
ownership interests in the Securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct
and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive
certificates representing their ownership interests in Securities, except in the event that use of the
book -entry system for the Securities is discontinued.
4. To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Securities deposited by Direct Participants with
DTC are registered in the name of DTC's partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as
may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of Securities with DTC and
their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other DTC nominee do not effect any change in
beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Securities;
DTC's records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Securities
are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The Direct and Indirect Participants
will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
5. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by
Direct Participants to indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to
Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or
regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Beneficial Owners of Securities may
wish to tale certain steps to augment the transmission to them of notices of significant events with
respect to the Securities, such as redemptions, tenders, defaults, and proposed amendments to the
Security documents. For example, Beneficial Owners of Securities may wish to ascertain that the
nominee holding the Securities for their benefit has agreed to obtain and transmit notices to
Beneficial Owners. In the alternative, Beneficial Owners may wish to provide their names and
addresses to the registrar and request that copies of notices be provided directly to them.
6. Redemption notices shall be sent to DTC. If less than all of the Securities within a
maturity are being redeemed, DTC's practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each
Direct Participant in such maturity to be redeemed.
7. Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with
respect to Securities unless authorized by a Direct Participant in accordance with DTC's MMI
Procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to the District as soon as
possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.'s consenting or voting rights
to those Direct Participants to whose accounts Securities are credited on the record date (identified in
a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy).
8. Principal, redemption price and interest payments on the Securities will be made to
Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC.
DTC's practice is to credit Direct Participants' accounts upon DTC's receipt of funds and
corresponding detail information from the District or the Trustee, on payable date in accordance with
their respective holdings shown on DTC's records. Payments by Participants to Beneficial Owners
will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held
for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in "street name," and will be the
responsibility ofsuch Participant and not of DTC, the Trustee, or the District, subject to any statutory
or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of principal, redemption
price and interest payments to Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an
authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of the District or the Trustee, disbursement of
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such payments to Direct Participants will be the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such
payments to the Beneficial Owners will be the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.
9. If applicable, a Beneficial Owner shall give notice to elect to have its Securities
purchased or tendered, through its Participant, to the Trustee, and shall effect delivery of such
Securities by causing the Direct Participant to transfer the Participant's interest in the Securities, on
DTC's records, to tender /remarketing agent. The requirement for physical delivery of Securities in
connection with an optional tender or a mandatory purchase will be deemed satisfied when the
ownership rights in the Securities are transferred by Direct Participants on DTC's records and
followed by a book -entry credit of tendered Securities to tender/remarketing agent's DTC account.
10. DTC may discontinue providing its services as depository with respect to the
Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to the District or the Trustee. Under such
circumstances, in the event that a successor depository is not obtained. Security certificates are
required to be printed and delivered.
I1. The Authority may decide to discontinue use of the system of book - entry -only
transfers through DTC (or a successor securities depository). In that event, Security certificates will
be printed and delivered to DTC.
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