RES-2014-167 RESOLliTION NO. 2014-167
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL O� THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM APPROVING A COOPERATION AGREEMENT
(LOAN AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO HE.�iLTH & SAFE7'Z'
CODE SECTION 341 �3(h}—�2,537,36? ROPS IIl PEIZIOD
EXCESS EXPE;�TDITUREI B�' AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY", INCREASING THE
COMMUNITY DE�'ELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BUDGET
AND MAKING CERTAI'� FINDTNGS IN ACCORDANCE
THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim (`Cit}-") is a municipai colpo,ration and charter city
organized and operatin�� undei the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, tl�e Successor Aaency to the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency ("Successor
Agency") is a public cntity corporate and politic. or�anized and operating under Part 1.85 of
Division 24 of tl�e Dissolution Act (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, tlie Anaheim Redevelopment Agency ("former Agency") previously was a
Caiifornia public body, corporatc and politic, dul_y fomzed by the City Council of the City
("City Council") and organized, existing and exercising the powers of a community
redevelopment a�ency under the Califoniia Community Redevelopment La��, Health & Safety
Code Section 33000,�e1 seq.; and
WHEREAS, Assetnbly Bill al 26 (`AB xl 26") chaptered and effective on June 27, 2011
added Parts 1.8 and 1.8� to Division 24 of the CaIifornia Health & Safety Code and which laws
were modified, in part, and determined constitutional by the Califoniia Supreme Court in the
petition C�lifor Redevelopnzent Association, et al. v. Ana Matosantos, et al., Case
No. S l 94861 ("Matosantos Decision"}, which laws and court opinion caused the dissolution of
all redevelopment agencies and winding down of the affairs of former redevelopment agencies;
thereaftcr, suel� la�rs werc amended furtiler by Assembly Bill 1484 ("AB 1484") that was
chaptered and effective on June 27, 2012 (together AB x 1 26, the Matosantos Decision, and
AB 1484 are referred to as the "Dissolution Act"); and
WHEREAS, as of February l, 201?, the former Agency became a dissolved community
redevelopment agency pursuant to the Dissolution Act; and �
WHEREAS, as of and on and after February 1, 2012, the Successor A�ency is
perf�rming its funetioi�s as the successor agency tmder the Dissolutioi� Act to administer the
enforceable obligations of the fonne�� Agenc_y and is Engaged in �ctivities necessary and
apprapi�iate to wind down tlle activities of the former A�ency's Anaheim Mer�ed
Redevelop�nent Projecf that was ori�inatly adopted and amended by ordinances of the City
Council, and othe� unwind the fonner Agency's affairs. ail subject to the revie�� and
approval by a scven-member Uversight Board formed theretmder: and
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� WHEREAS, pursuant t� the Dissolution Act. the Successor A�ency prepares ar�d subnliis
a Recognized O�ligation Payment Schedule ("ROPS") for each six-month period (Januaiy 1
through June. 3Q and 3ulv 1 through December 3l ), and includes on each ROPS the estitnated
payments to be made by the Successor A�ency for each enforceabie obli�ation durin� eacn
applicable six-month ROPS period: and
WHER.EAS, the Saccesso�� Age�lcy prepared a ROPS for thc period fron7 Ja��uary I
throu�=h Jtu1e 30, 201 �(referred to as "ROPS II.I"), which ROPS IIl was approved bv tl�e
Oversight I3oard and the� Department of Finance ("DOF") to include ��on-administrative
expenditures of $20,508,O18 and an administrative� allowance (and approved administrarive
expenditures) of $1,069,6?3; ai�d
WHEREAS, only �] 4,404,597 of revenue from the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust
Fund ("RPTTF") was available. to the Suceessor Agencv for expenditures durin� the ROP5 III
period; however, the Successor Agency had moneys on hand, from (a.) collected rents and
interest inconle and (b} surplus RPTTF of �1,033,181 from the "ROPS II" period (July 1 th�
December 31, 2012) that was not distributed to taxing a�encies due to the projected insufficiency
in the ROPS III period (colleetively, "Mone_ys On Hand") ; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Age��cv used its Moneys On Hand to pay an additional
�2,537,362 for approved enforceable obligations durin� the ROPS III period, for a total
eYpenditure durin� that period of $16,941,9�9; and
WHEREAS, DOF requires successor agencies to use specific electronic forms for eael�
ROFS; and
VVHEREAS, the required ROPS form for the period from Juiti� 1 throuah Decenlber 33,
20] 3("ROPS 13-14A"} was different from the fonn used for ROPS III and priar ROPS;
specifically. the ROPS 13-14A form required the Successor Agency to conduct a true-u}� of over-
and under-expenditures on an item-by-item basis, wl�ereas prior ROPS forms only compared
aetual and authorized expenditures on a cumulative, total basis durin� eacl� ROPS period; and
WHEREAS, during the ROPS III period, in reliance on the prior ROPS reconciiiation
practice (eomparin� estimated and actual cumulative expenditures as opposed to estimated and
actua.l expenditures oi� eacl� line item}, the Successor Agency madc expenditures during the
ROPS lIl period on certain enforceable obligations in excess of the amounts authorized far
expenditure during the ROPS IIi period for such line items (which in some cases was $0); and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agenc_y n7ade tota3 excess expenditures during the� ROPS Ifl
period of �?,537,359 ("ROPS III Period Excess Expendi�ire"), after rakinb into account an
incorrect entry in Iine 93 of ROPS ItI, stating thai � 177,534 was available for payment of that
enforceable obli�ation; and
WHEREAS, in all cases, actual expenditures on enforceable obligations durin� the
ROPS IIl period were within the overall payment amounts stated u1 the ROPS for such
enforceable obli�ations; further, the total cumulativic expenditures made by the Successar
Agency durinb the ROPS III period was within the total amount of RPTT�' that the Successor
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Agency was autllorized to receive uilc�e3 ROPS III, »otwithstandin� that insufficient P�.PTTF was
available for payment of sucll expenditures; and
V��HEREAS, based on ROPS 13-14A, which reduced hPTTF avail�bie to t}lc Successo�
Ag�ncy by the ROPS lIl Period Ercess Expenditure amount but dic� not credit RPTTF for any
savin�s o� undei by the Successor A�eilcy dunn� the ROPS IiI period, DO�' approved
au RPTTF distribution to tlie Successor Agencv that was iess than the alnouni of approved
expenditures bv tl�E ainoui�t of thc ROPS IIl P�riod Excess Expcndii�u and
WHERE.AS, the combined effect of the ROPS ill Period Excess Expenditure from
Moneys Oi1 Hand durin� the ROPS III period and the change in t}7e ROPS 13-] 4A form is that
the Successor Agency has carried a deficiency in the a�motmt of the ROPS III Period Excess
Expenditure, which DOF does not recognize: and
WHEREAS, in connection with each �ROPS revie��� after the ROPS 13-14A, DOF has
declined to approvE� RPTTF distributions to the Successor AgencS- to covcr this defieienc}�
amount; and
WHEREAS, to avoid a deiault under its ap�proved enforceable obligations durina the
ROPS 1�-1 5A period, the Successor A�ency has requested a loan from �he Ciry in the amouni of
the ROPS Ill Period Excess Expenditlire; and �
WHEREAS, 5ection 34173(h) of the Dissolution Act authorizes the City to "loan or grant
fu��ds to [thc Successor Abency] for admulis�rative costs, enforceable obli�ations, or project-
related expenses at� tlzc [City's] discretion, but the receipt and use of these funds sl�all be reflected
on the Recoonized Obligation Payment Schedule or tl7e administrative budget and tberefore are
subject to the oversi�ht and approval of the oversi�rl�t board. An enforceabie obligation sl�all be
deemed to be, created for tlle repayment of those loans"; and
WHEREAS, as autilorized by and pursuant to Section �4173(h) of the Dissolution Act,
the City desires to assist the Suecessor Agency by providing a loan to the Successor Agency in
the amount of the ROPS IIl Period Excess Expenditure, for use in paying approved enforeeable
oblt�ations of the Successol Agenc�� shown on the ROPS 14-15A, aclu7owledging that the
deficiency being addressEd and corrected by the Agreeil�ent (defined below) originated in the.
ROPS III period and has be;en carricd forward into each ROPS period thcreaficr; and
W�lEREAS, the Successor AQency"s obligation to re.pay the subject loan to the City is set
forth in a C;ooperation Agreement (Loan Agreement pursuant to Health & Safcty Code
Seetion �4173(l�)—$2,537362 ROPS III Period Excess Expenditure) ("Agreetnent") which shall
be subject to approval by the Oversight Board and DOF and shall be iilcladed on the ROPS for
the period from .ianuary l, 2015 to June 30, 2015 ("ROPS ]4-15B"), which ROPS 14-15B is
subject to the approval of the Oversi�ht Board and DOF; and
WHEREAS, provided that t1�c A��eement is approved as an cnforceable obli�ation on
� ROPS 14-1 �B, the Successor Agency shall repay all amounts disbursed by the City to or on
bchalf of thc Successor Agency fro�n KPTTF moneys received by the Successor A�renc}�
pursuant to ROPS 14-15B and subseguent ROPS until repaid in full; and
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WHEKEAS, thc City Council desires to approve tl�e A�� and to dircct the
Successor Agencv to transmit the A�reement t� the Ovcrsi�rht Board and th� DO�'.
NOV�', THEREFORE, BE IT R�.SOLVcD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHElN1 AS FOLLO�'S:
Section 1. The foreQoin� recitals are incorporated into this Resotution b�� tl�is
rcfcrence, and constit�rte a material part of this Resolution.
Section 2. The City Council hereby �pproves the Agreement, with such changes as
may be mutual3y agreed upon by the Communiry Development Director (or his duly authorized
representative), the Executive Director of the Successar Agency ai�d the City Attorney, as are
minar aild in substantial conformance with the fornl of the Agreeinent submittcd h�rewith. Th:
Community Development Director and the City Cl:,rl: are hereby authorized to execute and attest
the A� on behalf of the Citv. I�� sucl� regard, the C;ommunity Developn�ent Director (or
his duly al�thorized representative) is authorized to sign the final version of the A��reeme.nt after
� completion of any such non-substantive, minor revisions. Copies of the final form of the
Agreement, when duly e�ecuted and attested, shall he placed on file� in the office of tl�e Cit��
Cle��lz. �urther, tlle Conzmunity Develop�nent Directar (or his duly authorized representative) is
autl�orized to implement t�ie A�•eenlent and talce all further actions and execute all documents
referenced therein and/or necessary and appropriate to make the Cit}� Loan (defined in the
A�reement j and other�vise carry out the transaction contemplated by the Agrecmeut. The
Community Development Director (or his duly authorized representative) is hereby authorized to
the extent necessary during the implementation of the A¢reement to make tecllnical or minor
chan�es and interpretations thereto after execution, as necessary to prc�perly implement and carry
ollt the A�,�reenlent, provided any and all such c}�anQes s}�all not i» anv mam�er materially affect
the rights and obligations of the City or tiie maaimum City Loan amomlt provided under the.
A¢reement approved hereb}�.
Section 3. ln additioi� to thc autharizatioil of Section 2 above, the Community
Devclopment Director is hereby authorized, on behalf of the City, to sign all other documents
necessary or appropriate to carry out and im�lement the Agreement, including causing the
issuancc of warrants in implementation thereto, and to administer tl�e City's obligations,
responsibilities and du�ies to be performed under the Agreement.
Sectioi� 4. The City Council recognizes that thc Agreement is and will be subject to
review and appi by the Oversight Board to the Successor Agenc}� ai�d the State of California,
Department of Finance pursuant to the Dissolution Act, in tlzis regard the City Council autl�arizes
trans�nittal of thc Agi and any othcr related docLin�ei�tation required and the postin� of a truc
cop}� of the Agreement on the Successor Agency website pL�rsuant thereto.
Section 5. T1�e City Couilcil hereby providcs for a onc-time increase in the current fiscal
year hudget of the Commui�ity Deveiopment Department ii� the amount of the City Loan, which shall
be the source of tl�e proceeds of fl�e City Loan.
Sectioi� 6. Thc Cit�� Cler1< shall ccrtify to the adoption of this Resolution.
(Re�nainder of pa,� e intentio�iall�� left hlaizfc; signatarres un trext pa�•e)
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Anaheinl this 23rd day of �ptember , 2014, by the followind roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Tait, Council Members Eastman, Murray, Brandman and Kring
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
A�3STAIN: None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
Bv:
M YOR OF THE .ITY OF ANAHEIIvI
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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