RES-2021-104RESOLUTION NO. 2 0 21-10 4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE CITY OF A
GROUND LEASE, A LEASE AGREEMENT, AN INDENTURE, A
PURCHASE CONTRACT AND A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE
AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF ANAHEIM
PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE BONDS
(CONVENTION CENTER REFUNDING), SERIES 2021A (FEDERALLY
TAXABLE), APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS IN AN
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $280,000,000,
AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL
STATEMENT AND AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN CONNECTION
WITH THE OFFERING AND SALE OF SUCH BONDS AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND
CERTIFICATES AND RELATED ACTIONS
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Site and Facility Lease, dated as of February 1, 1997, by and
between the City of Anaheim (the "City") and the Anaheim Public Financing Authority (the
"Authority"), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Site and Facility Lease, dated as of April
1, 2018, by and between the City and the Authority, and the Second Supplemental Site and Facility
Lease, dated as of July 1, 2021, by and between the City and the Authority (as so supplemented,
the "Resort Bonds Site Lease"), the City leases to the Authority certain real property and the
improvements thereon;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Lease Agreement, dated as of February 1, 1997, by and
between the Authority and the City, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Lease Agreement,
dated as of April 1, 2018, by and between the Authority and the City, and the Second Supplemental
Lease Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, by and between the Authority and the City (as so
supplemented, the "Resort Bonds Lease Agreement'), the Authority leases back to the City such
real property and the improvements thereon;
WHEREAS, the real property and improvements leased to the Authority pursuant to the
Resort Bonds Site Lease and leased back to the City pursuant to the Resort Bonds Lease Agreement
include the real property on which the facility commonly referred to as the Anaheim Convention
Center (the "Convention Center") is located, including the Convention Center and other
improvements thereon (the "Property");
WHEREAS, in order to finance and refinance certain improvements to the Convention
Center (the "Convention Center Improvements"), the City subleased the Property to the Authority
pursuant to the Site and Facility Lease, dated as of November 1, 2014 (the "Original Convention
Center Site Lease"), and the Authority subleased the Property back to the City pursuant to the
Lease Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2014 (the "Original Convention Center Lease
Agreement');
WHEREAS, in order to provide the funds necessary to finance and refinance the
Convention Center Improvements, the Authority issued its Anaheim Public Financing Authority
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Lease Revenue Bonds (Anaheim Convention Center Expansion Project), 2014 Series A (the "Prior
Convention Center Bonds"), and its Anaheim Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds
(Anaheim Convention Center Expansion Project), 2014 Series B (all of which 2014 Series B Bonds
have matured and been paid), payable from the lease payments to be made by the City pursuant to
the Original Convention Center Lease Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Original Convention Center Site Lease has, in accordance with its terms,
been supplemented by the First Supplemental Site and Facility Lease, dated as of April 1, 2018,
by and between the City and the Authority (as so supplemented, the "Prior Convention Center Site
Lease"), and the Original Convention Center Lease Agreement has, in accordance with its terms,
been supplemented by the First Supplemental Lease Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2018, by and
between the Authority and the City (as so supplemented, the "Prior Convention Center Lease
Agreement");
WHEREAS, the City desires to refinance the Convention Center Improvements by
exercising its option to prepay the lease payments to be made by the City pursuant to the Prior
Convention Center Lease Agreement, thereby causing the Prior Convention Center Bonds to be
defeased and redeemed and the term of the Prior Convention Center Site Lease and the term of the
Prior Convention Center Lease Agreement to end;
WHEREAS, in order to refinance the Convention Center Improvements, the City is
subleasing the Property to the Authority pursuant to a Ground Lease (such Ground Lease, in the
form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as are made pursuant
to this Resolution, being referred to herein as the "Ground Lease"), and the City is subleasing the
Property back from the Authority pursuant to a Lease Agreement (such Lease Agreement, in the
form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as are made pursuant
to this Resolution, being referred to herein as the "Lease Agreement");
WHEREAS, in order to provide the funds necessary to refinance the Convention Center
Improvements and defease and redeem the Prior Convention Center Bonds, the Authority and the
City desire that the Authority issue not to exceed $280,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its
Anaheim Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (Convention Center Refunding),
Series 2021 A (Federally Taxable) (the "Bonds"), payable from the base rental payments (the "Base
Rental Payments") to be made by the City pursuant to the Lease Agreement;
WHEREAS, in order to provide for the authentication and delivery of the Bonds, to
establish and declare the terms and conditions upon which the Bonds are to be issued and secured
and to secure the payment of the principal thereof, premium, if any, and interest thereon, the
Authority, the City and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the "Trustee"), propose to
enter into an Indenture (such Indenture, in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes,
insertions and omissions as are made pursuant to this Resolution, being referred to herein as the
"Indenture");
WHEREAS, all rights to receive the Base Rental Payments will be assigned without
recourse by the Authority to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture;
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City (the "City Council") has determined (a) that it
could be in the best interest of the City to secure the timely payment of the principal of and interest
on the Bonds by obtaining a municipal bond insurance policy with respect thereto, and (b) that
obtaining a reserve surety or reserve insurance policy for the Bonds in lieu of providing a cash
funded reserve therefor could be economically advantageous to the City;
WHEREAS, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (the "Representative"), on behalf of itself and
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and BofA Securities, Inc., has presented a proposal, in
the form of a Purchase Contract by and among the Representative, the Authority and the City, to
purchase the Bonds from the Authority (such Purchase Contract, in the form presented to this
meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as are made pursuant to this Resolution,
being referred to herein as the "Purchase Contract");
WHEREAS, Rule 15c2-12 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Rule
15c2-12") requires that, in order to be able to purchase or sell the Bonds, the underwriter thereof
must have reasonably determined that the issuer thereof has, or one or more appropriate obligated
persons have, undertaken in a written agreement or contract for the benefit of the holders of the
Bonds to provide disclosure of certain financial information and certain material events on an
ongoing basis;
WHEREAS, in order to cause such requirement to be satisfied, the City desires to enter
into a Continuing Disclosure Agreement with U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as
Dissemination Agent, relating to the Bonds (such Continuing Disclosure Agreement, in the form
presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as are made pursuant to this
Resolution, being referred to herein as the "Continuing Disclosure Agreement");
WHEREAS, a form of the Preliminary Official Statement to be distributed in connection
with the public offering of the Bonds has been prepared (such Preliminary Official Statement, in
the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as are made
pursuant to this Resolution, being referred to herein as the "Preliminary Official Statement");
WHEREAS, there have been prepared and submitted to this meeting forms of:
(a) the Ground Lease;
(b) the Lease Agreement;
(c) the Indenture;
(d) the Purchase Contract;
(e) the Continuing Disclosure Agreement; and
(f) the Preliminary Official Statement;
WHEREAS, the City desires to authorize the execution of such documents and the
performance of such acts as may be necessary or desirable to effect the offering, sale and issuance
of the Bonds and the defeasance and redemption of the Prior Convention Center Bonds; and
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WHEREAS, all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution, laws of the State
of California and the City Charter of the City to exist, to have happened and to have been
performed precedent to and in connection with the consummation of the transactions authorized
hereby do exist, have happened and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner
as required by law, and the City is now duly authorized and empowered, pursuant to each and
every requirement of law, to consummate such transactions for the purpose, in the manner and
upon the terms herein provided;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Anaheim,
as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct, and the City Council so finds and
determines.
Section 2. The form of the Ground Lease, on file with the City Clerk of the City (the "City
Clerk"), is hereby approved. Each of the Mayor of the City, or such other member of the City
Council as the Mayor may designate, the City Manager of the City, the Finance Director of the
City, the Deputy Finance Director of the City and such other officers of the City as the City
Manager may designate (the "Authorized Officers") is hereby authorized, and any one of the
Authorized Officers is hereby directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the
Ground Lease in the form submitted to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions
as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such requirement or
approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Ground Lease by such Authorized
Officer.
Section 3. The form of the Lease Agreement, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby
approved. Each of the Authorized Officers is hereby authorized, and any one of the Authorized
Officers is hereby directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the Lease
Agreement in the form submitted to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as
the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such requirement or approval
to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Lease Agreement by such Authorized Officer;
provided, however, that such changes, insertions and omissions shall not result in an aggregate
principal amount of the Bonds payable from the Base Rental Payments in excess of $280,000,000,
shall not result in the term of the Lease Agreement terminating later than July 1, 2046 (provided
that such term may be extended as provided therein) and shall not result in a true interest cost
attributable to the Base Rental Payments exceeding 5.00% per annum.
Section 4. Subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, the issuance of the Bonds in an
aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $280,000,000, on the terms and conditions set forth
in, and subject to the limitations specified in, the Indenture, be and the same is hereby authorized
and approved. The Bonds shall be dated, shall bear interest at the rates, shall mature on the dates,
shall be subject to call and redemption, shall be issued in the form and shall be as otherwise
provided in the Indenture, as the same shall be completed as provided in this Resolution.
Section 5. The form of the Indenture, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved. Each
of the Authorized Officers is hereby authorized, and any one of the Authorized Officers is hereby
directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the Indenture in the form submitted
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to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as the Authorized Officer executing
the same may require or approve, such requirement or approval to be conclusively evidenced by
the execution of the. Indenture by such Authorized Officer; provided, however, that such changes,
insertions and omissions shall not result in an aggregate principal amount of Bonds in excess of
$280,000,000, shall not result in a final maturity date of the Bonds later than July 1, 2046 and shall
not result in a true interest cost for the Bonds in excess of 5.00%.
Section 6. The form of the Purchase Contract, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby
approved. Each of the Authorized Officers is hereby authorized, and any one of the Authorized
Officers is hereby directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the Purchase
Contract in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as the
Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such requirement or approval to
be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Purchase Contract by such Authorized Officer;
provided, however, that such changes, insertions and omissions shall not result in an aggregate
underwriters' discount (not including any original issue discount) from the principal amount of the
Bonds in excess of 0.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds.
Section 7. The form of the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, on file with the City Clerk,
is hereby approved. Each of the Authorized Officers is hereby authorized, and any one of the
Authorized Officers is hereby directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the
Continuing Disclosure Agreement in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes,
insertions and omissions as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve,
such requirement or approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Continuing
Disclosure Agreement by such Authorized Officer.
Section 8. The form of the Preliminary Official Statement, on file with the City Clerk,
with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as may be approved by an Authorized Officer,
is hereby approved, and the use of the Preliminary Official Statement in connection with the
offering and sale of the Bonds is hereby authorized and approved. The Authorized Officers are
each hereby authorized to certify on behalf of the City that the Preliminary Official Statement is
deemed final as of its date, within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 (except for the omission of certain
final pricing, rating and related information as permitted by Rule 15c2-12).
Section 9. The preparation and delivery of a final Official Statement (the "Official
Statement"), and its use in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds, be and the same is
hereby authorized and approved. The Official Statement shall be in substantially the form of the
Preliminary Official Statement, with such changes, insertions and omissions as may be approved
by an Authorized Officer, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and
delivery thereof. Each of the Authorized Officers is hereby authorized, and any one of the
Authorized Officers is hereby directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute the final Official
Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto.
Section 10. In connection with the issuance of the Bonds, the City Council hereby
approves of the appointment of PFM Financial Advisors LLC to serve as municipal advisor to the
Authority, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP to serve as bond counsel and disclosure counsel to
the Authority, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and BofA
Securities, Inc. to serve as underwriters of the Bonds.
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Section 11. The City Council hereby authorizes the execution and delivery of all
agreements, documents, certificates and instruments authorized by this Resolution to be executed
and delivered (a) with electronic signatures using DocuSign, as the same may be permitted under
the California Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and (b) with digital signatures using
DocuSign, as the same may be permitted under Section 16.5 of the California Government Code.
Section 12. The Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed (a) to apply
for municipal bond insurance for the Bonds of one or more maturities and to obtain such insurance
if the present value cost of such insurance is less than the present value of the estimated savings
with respect to interest on such Bonds resulting from the purchase of such insurance, (b) to apply
for and obtain a reserve surety or reserve insurance policy to satisfy the reserve requirement for
the Bonds, if obtaining such reserve surety or reserve insurance policy is economically
advantageous, and (c) with respect to any such policy or surety, the Authorized Officers are each
hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to enter into a
commitment letter agreement with the provider of such policy or surety agreeing to the conditions
to the issuance of such policy or surety by such provider set forth in such commitment letter
agreement, acknowledging the limitations to the obligations of such provider set forth therein and
accepting the manner in which any request for a renewal or continuation of such provider's
commitment to issue such policy or surety is to be made.
Section 13. The Authorized Officers and the officers and employees of the City are, and
each of them is, hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of the City to do any and all
things and to execute and deliver any and all agreements, documents, certificates and instruments
which they or any of them deem necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Resolution and otherwise to carry out, give effect to and comply with the
terms and intent of this Resolution.
Section 14. All actions heretofore taken by the Authorized Officers and the officers and
employees of the City with respect to the issuance and sale of the Bonds and the defeasance and
redemption of the Prior Convention Center Bonds or in connection with or related to any of the
agreements, documents, certificates or instruments referred to herein, are hereby approved,
confirmed and ratified.
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Section 15. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was approved and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 16th day of November,
2 02 1, by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz,
Ma'ae, Valencia, and O'Neil
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Council Member Moreno
CITY/)F ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Resolution No. 2021-104 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 16th day of November, 2021 by the following vote of the members
thereof:
AYES: Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Valencia and O'Neil
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Council Member Moreno
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of November. 2021.
CITY CL K OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)