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City of Palo Alto
C ty Manager’s Report
TO:
FROM:
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
CITY MANAGER
8
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
DATE:
SUBJECT:
NOVEMBER 23, 1998 CMR:442:98
APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS RELATED TO A LOAN IN THE
AMOUNT OF $2,450,000 TO THE PALO ALTO HOUSING
CORPORATION FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE SHERIDAN
APARTMENTS AT 360 SHERIDAN AVENUE
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Council:
1. Approve the attached loan agreement (with attached form of promissory note,
assignment of deed of trust and security agreement) with the Palo Alto Housing
Corporation (PAHC) to provide a loan of $2,450,000 for the acquisition of the
Sheridan Apartments at 360 Sheridan Avenue by the Sheridan Apartments Affordable
Housing Limited Partnership (SAAHLP).
Acknowledge that, upon execution of the loan agreement, the agreement for pre-
development expenses dated February 2, 1998 between the City and PAHC for the
Sheridan Apartments project is canceled and the promissory note in the amount of
$145,500 executed by PAHC in connection with the pre-development agreement shall
be canceled, with the sum having been incorporated into the new $2,450,000
promissory note.
Approve the attached Regulatory Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the
Sheridan Apartments Affordable Housing Limited Parmership.
Authorize the Mayor to execute the appropriate documents to rescind the deed
restrictions contained in the grant deed from the City to Sheridan Associates recorded
on June 30, 1978 as Document No. 6064087.
Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreements, in substantially similar form, and
direct the City Manager to administer the provisions of the agreements and to execute
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any other documents required to close the escrow for the acquisition of the Sheridan
Apartments property.
BACKGROUND
The Sheridan Apartments is a rental project with 57 one-bedroom units that was constructed
in 1979 as independent living housing for very low-income elderly and disabled persons by
a for-profit development partnership. The City originally acquired the parcels and re-sold
the project site with various restrictions recorded as part of the grant deed to the developer.
The project was assisted by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban .Development
(HUD) with Federal mortgage insurance and a 20-year, Section 8 rental assistance contract.
The Section 8 contract expires in April 1999. In January 1998, PAHC entered into an
agreement to purchase the property with the objective of preventing the property’s
conversion to market rental. In February 1998, Council approved a predevelopment
agreement with PAHC and provided $145,500 in CDBG funds for costs of securing
financing and completing due diligence studies.
On May 18, 1998, Council authorized a maximum loan commitment of $2.5 million for the
acquisition of the Sheridan Apartments. Funding for the City’s loan .commitment was
appropriated in two separate Budget Amendment Ordinances (No. 4503 approved on May
18, 1998, for $2,354,500 and No. 4477, dated February 2, 1998, for $145,500). Since the
Council’s last action in May 1998, PAHC has secured the other financing necessary to
complete the acquisition including a HUD/Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured
bank loan and an allocation of low income housing tax credits. PAHC has also completed
its due diligence, finalized the rehabilitation budget, selected a general contractor, formed
the limited partnership that will own the project and executed an agreement for the tax credit
investment with the limited partner. To comply with the tax credit program regulations,
escrow must close on the acquisition by early December of 1998.
.DISCUSSION
Council approval of the attached loan and regulatory agreements will provide the City’s
funding to PAHC so that the acquisition of the Sheridan property can be completed by the
December deadline. The loan agreement includes the specifics regarding the City’s loan,
conditions to closing escrow, repayment terms and the agreements regarding the affordability
reserve which will be created from surplus operating revenue to fund rental assistance in the
event the project’s Section 8 funding is ever terminated. The City’s $2,450,000 loan will be
payable from the project’s surplus cash flow over a term of 35 years. Surplus cash flow is
the net income from rental of the housing units after paying operating costs and payments
on the bank’s first mortgage loan. The interest rate on the City’s loan linked to the amount
of surplus cash income from the project. The interest rate is set at 9 percent as long as there
is sufficient surplus operating revenue to pay at least 25 percent of the interest due at the 9
percent rate but drops to 3 percent interest otherwise. The City will be subordinating its loan
to the HUD/FHA insured loan provided by Bank of America.
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The loan agreement is between the City and PAHC because, in actuality, the City loan funds
will go to PAHC and then PAHC will loan the same funds to the partnership. The technical
structure of the City loan and its two-tiered interest rates are designed to create a mechanism
to move the project’s surplus cash flow, resulting from the Section 8 rents, from the tax credit
partnership in a manner that provides the partnership with tax deductible expenses, but also
responds to the reduced rent revenue that would occur if the Section 8 rental assistance ended
or declined.
The use and occupancy of the project will be controlled by both a recorded 55-year
regulatory agreement required by the tax credit program and also by a City regulatory
agreement which restricts rents and occupancy. The City’s restrictions are structured to
parallel those of the tax credit program as much as possible, while preserving the project’s
original use as very low-income rental housing under the Section 8 program. Due to the
recordation of the City regulatory agreement, the City’s 1978 recorded deed restrictions are
no longer relevant or necessary and will be rescinded with recordation of a new standard
form grant deed as part of this transaction. 55 of the project’s 57 units are restricted to
occupancy by very low- income households with incomes, on the average, below 40 percent
of the County median income as defiued by HUD. Monthly rents, on the average, must not
exceed one-twelfth of 30 percent of 40 percent of the median income. The City’s rent
restrictions parallel the housing tax credit program rules. One unit will be set aside for a
residentmanager and one of the 57 units will not be restricted in order to avoid relocation
issues because that unit is presently occupied by a tenant with an income above the tax credit
program limits.
The primary objectives of PAHC’s acquisition, and the City’s financial assistance, are to
prevent the conversion of the units to market rentals and to ensure that the utmost efforts will
be made in future years to retain the Section 8 rental assistance. The Regulatory Agreement
requires the owner to seek renewals of the Section 8 contract for all.units if possible. IfHUD
terminates the project-based Section 8 assistance and provides tenant-based Section 8
vouchers instead, then the owner is required to continue to rent to the Section 8-assisted
tenants and to adverfize the availability of vacant units through the Santa Clara County
Housing Authority.
An unusual aspect of this project is that, as long as the HUD Section 8 contract remains in
place, or the units remain occupied by Section 8 voucher tenants, then the project will
produce surplus cash flow. This surplus cash flow, after paying operating expenses and debt
service on the HUD/FHA loan, is expected to be over $150,000 annually according to the
projections of PAHC’s financial consultant. This is because the HUD/FHA first mortgage
loan was underwritten using the rents required by the tax credit program, which are currently
$539 per month, versus the Section 8 contract rents, which are currently $752 per month.
The Section 8 rents could not be used for underwriting the first mortgage because HUD is
only offering 1-year renewals of Section 8 contracts and there is no guarantee that the
Section 8 program will continue for the 35-year life of the HUD/FHA loan.
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Because there is no long term assurance of Section 8 assistance, a plan has been developed
to utilize the excess cash flow produced by the current Section 8 rental assistance to fund a
special reserve account which would be used to subsidize the rents of former Section 8
tenants should HUD terminate the program. This reserve fund will be an important
protection for the tenants because the majority can only afford to pay about $250 per month
in rent. Alternative possible scenarios have been analyzed to calculate the amount of funds
necessary to fund rent subsidies based on a reasonable number of transition years and typical
attrition rates. A $1 million reserve has been determined to be sufficient to subsidize the
project for 10 years assuming that there was a natural attrition of 10 percent per year. The
loan agreement specifies that all loan repayments and other payments to PAHC will be
deposited into this affordability reserve until it reaches the $1 million level. Thereafter, any
surplus cash flow would begin to repay the interest and principal on the City’s loan, while
the reserve balance would be maintained at the $1 million level. PAHC will control the
affordability reserve under the restrictions of the loan agreement, which require separation
from its other assets and periodic reporting to the City. There are also provisions whereby
the reserve could be used for other purposes related to the property including future
rehabilitation or to assist in the purchase of the property from the parmership, subject to the
prior approval of the City.
RESOURCE IMPACT
The amount of the City’s loan is $2,450,000, which is $50,000 less than the maximum
funding authorized by the budget appropriations. The City’s loan is composed of the
following sources ai the present time:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Residential Housing In-Lieu Funds
Total City Loan
$1,625,000
$825,000
$2,450,000
The total project costs for acquisition and rehabilitation are approximately $6.5 million or
$114,900 per unit. The per unit costs are in line with other similar projects. The Sheridan
Apartments project budget and sources of funding are shown on Attachment A.
As authorized by Council on October 26, 1998, the City submitted a grant application for
Federal HOME funds to the State Department of Housing and Community Development
(State HCD) for the Sheridan project. State HCD will announce the HOME awards on
January 21, 1999. If the City receives the HOME grant, then the $825,000 in Residential
Housing In-Lieu funds will be replaced with the $825,000 in HOME funds requiring a
Budget Amendment Ordinance. The grant agreement between the State and City will also
require Council action. The City’s HOME grant application appears fairly strong. Staffhas
attempted to structure the Sheridan project loan and regulatory agreements to provide for the
HOME funding. The HOME funds could serve to augment the City’s financial resources
available for the acquisition of the Palo Alto Gardens project.
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POLICY IMPLICATIONS
This report does not represent any change to existing City policies and implements previous
Council direction supporting the preservation of the Sheridan Apartments through the
acquisition sponsored by PAHC.
TIMELINE
Under the tax credit regulations, PAHC must acquire the property by December 15, 1998 or
the tax credit allocation will be lost. The agreement with the tax credit investor also requires
that PAHC proceed with the rehabilitation immediately after acquisition. The rehabilitation
work will take approximately four months and is planned for completion in May. The major
steps with key dates are summarized below:
¯Execute construction contract
¯Deadline to close escrow & acquire property
¯Start rehabilitation work
¯HOME funding awards will be announced
End of November 1998
December 15, 1998
Mid-January 1999
January 21, 1999
[Receipt of $825,000 in HOME funds for the Sheridan (if awarded)
would repay the Residential Housing In-Lieu Fund]
Section 8 contract expires (expected to be renewed by HUD) April 16, 1999
Complete rehabilitation May 1999
Finalize cost audit & reporting July 1999
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The provision of financial assistance for the acquisition of the project is categorically exempt
under Section 15326 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Staff has
determined that the provision federal CDBG, and also HOME funds if awarded, for the
project is categorically excluded under Section 58.35 (a)(5) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) regulations.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Sheridan Apartments Sources and Uses of Funds Budget
Attachment B:Loan Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Housing
Corporation and attached Promissory Note, Assignment of Deed of Trust
and Security Agreement
Attachment C: Regulatory Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Sheridan
Apartments Affordable Housing Limited Partnership
Prepared By: Catherine Siegel, Housing Coordinator
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Attachment C: Regulatory Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Sheridan
Apartments Affordable Housing Limited Partnership
Prepared By: Catherine Siegel, Housing Coordinator
DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW:
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
G. EDWARD GAWF w
Director of Planning and Community Environment
Palo Alto Housing Corporation
CDBG Citizen Advisory Committee
Representatives of Residents of Sheridan Apartments.
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Attachment A
Sheridan Apartments
Sources and Uses of Funds and Development Budget
Sources of Permanent Funding
Bank of America (HUD~HA Insured) Loan; 35 years at 7.75%
Transamerica Corporation; State and Federal Housing Tax Credit Equity
PAHC: Short-term developer fee loan
PAHC: Developer equity
City Loan: 35 years at 9.0% or 3.0% interest based on rents
$1,983,700
2,074,458
41,176
100
2,450,000
TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDING $6,549,434
Uses of Permanent Funding
Acquisition Price
Rehabilitation Construction Contracts & Contingency
Construction Related Costs
Permanent Financing, Tax Credits
Transaction Costs
Soft Cost Contingency
Replacement Reserve Fund
Operating Reserve Fund
Developer Fee
$5,031,500
687,000
61,156
176,298
81,057
28,458
88,980
85,500
309,485
TOTAL USES OF FUNDS $6,549,434
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AND PALO ALTO HOUSING CORPORATION
TO FUND THE ACQUISITION OF THE
SHERIDAN APARTMENTS AT 360 SHERIDAN AVENUE
ATTACHMENT B
THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into on ,1998
by and.between the CITY OF PALO ALTO, a chartered City, organized and existing under the
constitution and laws of the State of California ("City"), and the PALO ALTO HOUSING
CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the Nonprofit Corporation Law of
the State of California, with offices at 725 Alma Street, Palo Alto, .California 94301 ("PAHC").
WlTNESSETH:
WHEREAS, PAHC has entered into a purchase contract for the purchase of real
property located at 360 Sheridan Avenue, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, and more
particularly described on Exhibit "A" (the "Property"), which contract PAHC has assigned to
Sheridan Apartments Affordable Housing Limited Parmership, a California limited parmership
of which PAHC Sheridan Apartments, Inc., an affiliate of PAHC ("PAHC Sheridan") is the
general parmer (the "Parmership"); and
WHEREAS, PAHC intends to cause the Parmership to purchase said Property in
order to preserve its use as HUD-assisted, very low-income rental housing; and
WHEREAS, the preservation of the City’s stock of existing, HUD-assisted Section
8 rental housing is a priority objective as stated in the Housing Element of the City’s
Comprehensive Plan and in the City’s Consolidated Plan; and
WHEREAS, on May 11, 1998, the City Council adopted the 1998-1999 Community
Developmem Block Grant ("CDBG") Annual Action Plan which included the acquisition of the
Property as a priority project ("Project") for the use of CDBG housing development funds; and
WHEREAS, on May 18, 1998, the City Council authorizated a maximum loan
commitment to PAHC of up to Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) for
the Project; and
WHEREAS, the expenditure of funds for acquisition and rehabilitation of very low
income and housing is an eligible activity under the CDBG program regulations; and
WHEREAS, PAHC has applied to the City for financial assistance with the cost of
acquiring the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City is willing to make a loan to PAHC, provided that PAHC will
in mm concurrently make a loan to the Partnership, the proceeds of which will be used, together
with funds obtained by the Partnership from other sources, for the acquisition of the Property;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following covenants, agreements,
terms and conditions, the parties to this Agreement agree:
SECTION 1 - TERM OF AGREEMENT
1.1 Term
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date of its execution by the
parties, and shall remain in full force and effect throughout the 35 year term of the Note until such
time as the loan contemplated to be made hereunder has been repaid in full, unless earlier
terminated as provided herein.
SECTION 2 . LOAN OF FUNDS
2.1 Loan Amount
2.1.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, City shall advance
to PAHC the sum of Two Million Three Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Two and
04/100 Dollars ($2,339,402.04), to be used in accordance with the terms, covenants, provisions
and conditions of this Agreement. PAHC shall execute and deliver a promissory note in favor of
City (the "Note"), as set forth in Exhibit "B", in the total amount of Two Million Four Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,450,000); PAHC has previously executed and delivered to City a
promissory note in the principal amount of $145,500 (the "Predevelopment Note") pursuant to the
predevelopment, agreement dated February.2, 1998 ("Predevelopment Agreement"), and has to
date requested disbursements under the Predevelopment Agreement totaling $110,597.96. The
principal amount of the Note includes (a) $110,597.96 previously disbursed to PAHC under the
Predevelopment Agreement, (b) $34~902.04 not yet disbursed under the Predevelopment
Agreement, which will be disbursed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (c) an
additional $2,304,500 to be disbursed under this Agreement. The $145,500 Predevelopment Note
shall be canceled by City upon the execution of the Note. The Note shall be secured by a security
agreement (".Security Agreement") for the benefit of City, as set forth in Exhibit "C". City shall
execute and record such subordination agreements with respect to the deed of trust in favor of
Bank of America as may be required by HUD and other funding sources.
2.1.2 If close of escrow for the acquisition of the Property by the Parmership has
not occurred on or before December 15, 1998, the City will have no further obligation to fund the
Loan, and this Agreement will be of no further force or effect.
2.2 Disbursement of Funds
The Partnership has opened an escrow for the acquisition of the Property with First
American Title Guaranty Company ("Title Company"), 1737 North First Street, San Jose,
2
California 95112 under escrow number 514698 ("Escrow"). PAHC hereby irrevocably requests
and directs City to deposit all loan proceeds to be advanced hereunder directly in the Escrow, and
City agrees that it will deposit the loan proceeds in Escrow immediately prior to the acquisition
of the Property by the Partnership, together with instructions directing the Title Company that
such loan proceeds shall only be disbursed concurrently with transfer of title to the Property to the
Partnership, provided that the Title Company is in a position to issue thepolicy-of title insurance
described in Section 2.3 below, and the requirements set forth in Section 2.4 have all been
satisfied. The funds delivered to the Escrow represent a portion of the approximately $5,031,500
purchase price of the Property; the Partnership will deposit funds from other sources for the
balance of the purchase price and closing costs.
2.3 Title Insurance
Concurrently with the close of Escrow, the Title Company shall issue an ALTA
Extended Coverage Lenders Policy of title insurance, or other form of title insurance acceptable
to City, for an amount not less than the actual purchase price of the Property, and insuring against
any title defects except those expressly approved in writing by the City. The policy will insure
the Parmership’s fight, title and interest in the Property and the Project and PAHC’s lien thereon
(subordinate to no other liens of deeds of mast, mortgages, or other monetary encumbrances, with
the exception of a lien for property taxes and assessments not yet delinquent and a deed of trust
securing a loan in principal amount not to exceed $1,983,700 in favor of Bank of America), and
will.include a CLTA Form 104 endorsement insuring City that the beneficial interest under the
Parmership Deed of Trust has been transferred to the City by a valid assignment.
2.4 Additional Conditions to Disbursement
In addition, the loan proceeds will not be disbursed until all of the following
conditions have occurred:
(a) the Partnership has executed and deposited in Escrow that certain
promissory note in favor of PAHC, in original principal amount of $2,450,000, in form
attached hereto as Exhibit "D" (the "Partnership Note"), and the deed of trust on the
Property securing payment of the Parmership Note in form attached hereto as Exhibit "E"
(the "Parmership Deed of Trust") in recordable form;
(b)PAHC has executed the Security Agreement in favor of City;
(c)PAHC has opened the Affordability Reserve Account as described in
Section 4.1, and has executed and fried a fiuancing statement on form UCC-1 with theoffice of the SecretarY. of State of California, and has taken all other actions required in
order to perfect the City’s security interest in the Affordability Reserve Account.
(d) PAHC has executed in recordable form an Assignment of Deed.of Trust in
favor of City assigning the Parmership Deed of Trust to City in form attached hereto as
Exhibit "F", and has irrevocably instructed Title Company in writing to record the
Assigumem of Deed of Trust immediately following the recordafion of the Deed of Trust
and to deliver the originally executed Parmership Note to the City immediately following
close of Escrow for the acquisition of the Property by the Partnership; and
(e) Title Company has recorded the Partnership Deed of Trust and the
Assignment of Deed of Trust in the Official Records of Santa Clara County, and has issued
the policy of title insurance described in Section 2.3 above.
SEC~ON 3 - COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS
3.1 General
As express conditions of acceptance of the loan of $2,450,000 in funds from City,
PAHC agrees to cause the Parmership to acquire, in fee simple, that certain real property located
at 360 Sheridan Avenue, Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of California (APN 132-36-081)
("Property") as more fully described in Exhibit "A", and shall rehabilitate or cause to be
rehabilitated the Project on the Property, in accordance with all applicable requirements and
regulations of HUD and the CDBG Program, including those HUD regulations set forth in Part
570 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations ("CFR"), as amended.
3.2 Use. occupancy and rent restrictions
PAHC shall cause the Partnership to operate and maintain the Project as a rental
housing complex for occupancy by very low-income and low-income households, as set forth in
the Regulatory Agreement. PAHC’s compliance with this Section 3.2 is of particular importance
to City and is~ together with the obligations of PAHC with respect to establishing and maintaining
the Affordability Reserve Account, as described in Section 4 below, the principal reason for which
City is making the Loan to PAHC. In the event of any breach of this Section 3.2 or of any other
covenant or restriction set forth in this Agreement, City shall have the fight to exercise all of the
fight and remedies, and to maintain any action at law or suits in equity or other real property
proceedings, including, without limitation, specific performance, to enforce the covenants and
restrictions and the curing of any breach or violation hereof.
3.3 Records and reports
PAHC shall cause the Partnership to maintain on a current basis Complete records,
including books of original entry, source documents supporting accounting transactions, service
records, a general ledger, canceled checks, time sheets, and related documents and records to
assure proper accounting of funds and performance of the terms of this Agreement. PAHC shall
furnish any and all information and reports which may be required by City, the California
Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD"), and HUD in connection with this
Agreement. PAHC shall further cause the Partnership to permit access to its books, records and
accounts by the representatives and employees of City, HCD and HUD during regular business
hours, for the purpose of investigation or audit to ascertain compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations, rules and orders and for the purpose of evaluating and monitoring PAHC’s
compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. PAHC shall cause all such records to be.
retained by the Partnership and made available to City, HCD and HUD upon request for review
or audit for a period of at least five (5) years following the expiration or termination of this
Agreement.
3.4 Fin~cial audits
PAHC shall provide City, during the term of this Agreement, with copies of audited
financial statements of PAHC, including and management letter comments on the adequacy of
internal or operational controls, within one hundred fifty (150) days after the close of each fiscal
year of PAHC. The audit covering the fiscal year in which the Loan is provided to PAHC shall
be conducted in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, as amended (implemented at 24 CFR Part
45). City reserves the right, during the term of this Agreement, to audit the records of PAHC,
including the financial records supporting the aforementioned financial statements and other
records and documents pertaining to the operations of PAHC.
3.5 Federal assurances - CDBG funds
PAHC shall cause the Parmership comply with the additional terms and conditions
of this Agreement and the federal assurances as set forth in Exhibit G.
PAHC shall cause the Parmership, at its sole cost and expense, to obtain and
maintain during the term of this Agreement, insurance provided by responsible companies
authorized to engage in the offering of insurance services in California in such amounts and
against such risks as shall be satisfactory to City’s risk manager, including, without limitation,
worker’s compensation, employer’s liability, commercial general liability, comprehensive
automobile liability, personal injury andproperty damage insurance, as set forth in Exhibit H, as
appropriate, insuring against all liability of PAHC and the Parmership and their respective
parmers, directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives arising out of or in connection
with the acquisition, and rehabilitation of the Project or PAHC’s performance or nonperformance
under this Agreement.
3.7 Conflict of Interest
PAHC covenants that it shall comply with, and that it shall cause the Partnership
to comply with the provisions of 24 CFR 570.611, as amended, concerning conflicts of interest.
Specifically, except for the use of CDBG funds to pay salaries and other related administrative or
personnel costs, no person who is an employee, agent, consultant,, officer, or official of PAHC
or the Parmership who exercises or has exercised any functions or responsibilities concerning the
activities under this Agreement, or who is in a position to participate in a decision making process
or gain inside information with regard to such activities, may obtain a personal or financial interest
or benefit from such activity, or have an interest in any contract, subcontract, or agreement with
respect thereto, or the proceeds thereunder, either for him or herself or for those with whom he
or she has family or business ties, during his or her tenure or for one year thereafter.
PAHC further covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any
interest, direct or indirect, financial or.otherwise, which would conflict in any manner or degree
with the performance of the services hereunder. PAHC also covenants that, in the performance
of this Agreement, no subcontractor or person having such interest shall be employed by PAHC.
In addition, PAHC certifies that no one who has or will have any financial interest under this
Agreement is an officer or employee of City.
3.8 Assimament
This Agreement in its sole and absolute discretion, shall not be assigned by PAHC
without the express prior written consent of the City, which consent shall be evidenced by
resolution of the City Council. Any assignment or attempted assignment shall be void and, at the
sole discretion of the City, shall be deemed a material default of this Agreement by PAHC, and
the outstanding balance of the Note may be declared by City to be immediately due and payable.
3.9 Corn_ orate Status
PAHC covenants and agrees to maintain its status as a corporation duly organized,
validly existing, and in good standing under the Nonprofit Corporation Law of the State of
California at all times during the term of this Agreement.
SECTION 4 - AFFORDABIL1TY RESERVE.ACCOUNT
4.1 Establishment of Affordability Reserve Account
PAHC agrees that, to the extent that it receives payments of principal and/or
interest from the Parmership pursuant to the terms of the Parmership Note ("Parmership Note
Payments") and/or payments of incentive management fees from the Parmership ("Incentive Fee
Payments"), PAHC will use such Parmership Note Payments and Incentive Fee Payments for the.
following purposes only: (a) first, PAHC will deposit 100% of all Partnership Note Payments and
Incentive Fee Payments in a segregated interest-bearing account established in PAHC’s name with
a financial imtitution satisfactory to City (the "Affordability Reserve Account"), until such time
as the total amount deposited therein, together with interest thereon, equals One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00); and (b) thereafter, to make payments to the City in accordance with the terms
of the Note.
4.2 Purpose and Maintenance of Affordability Reserve Account
PAHC agrees that it will maintain in the Affordability Reserve Account all
Partnership Note Payments and Incentive Fee Payments deposited therein, together with all interest
earned thereon, and PAHC will not withdraw any funds from the Affordability Reserve Account
except for uses as expressly permitted herein., In the event that the Section 8 contract for the
Property. expires without being renewed or replaced by any other rent subsidy program, or the
amounts paid by HUD are reduced from those currently paid under the Section 8 contract, PAHC
will make payments to the Partnership from the Affordability Reserve Account to replace the lost
Section 8 subsidy payments, up to the maximum rent levels allowed by the California Tax Credit
Allocation Committee, in order to permit the former Section 8 assisted households to continue to
live atthe Project. PAHC will make such payments from the Affordability Reserve Account until
the first to occur of the following: (a) renewal or resumption of the Section 8 program or other
rent subsidy program; or (b) the awarding of a long-term (10 or more years) fully funded rental
assistance contract, or (c) the time at which there are no longer any households living at the
Property that are either Section 8 households or households receiving rent subsidies from the
Affordability Reserve Account. If at any.time the City concludes that the amount in the
Affordability Reserve Account is greater than the amount needed to subsidize the rents payable
by all tenants of the Property who were formerly Section 8 households and whose rents continue
to require subsidization, City shall so notify PAHC (which notification will include the amount
that the City considers appropriate to .be retained in the Affordability Reserve Account),
whereupon all amounts in the Affordability Reserve Account above that amount will immediately
be due and payable to the City for application first to accrued, unpaid interest under the Note, and
then to reduction of principal under the Note. PCAC will not have the fight to use funds in the
Affordability Reserve Account for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the City,
which the City may grant or deny in its sole and absolute discretion.
4.3 Reporting Requirements
Within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of each calendar year (and within ten
(10) days after request by City at any other time, from time to time), PAHC will provide to City
copies of records of all deposits and withdrawals from the Affordability Reserve Account. If
requested by the City, PAHC will cause the financial institution where the Affordability Reserve
Account is held, ("Institution") to provide the City with duplicate copies of monthly or other
periodic statements sent to PAHC; PAHC acknowledges and agrees that Institution shall hold the
funds in the Affordability Reserve Account as a bailee for the City, and agrees to cause the
Institution to execute any additional documents deemed necessary by the City to perfect the
security interest of the City in the funds in the.Affordability Reserve Account. Without the
limiting the generality of anything contained in Section 3.3 hereof, PAHC shall permit access to
its books, records and accounts to representatives and employees of the City for the purpose of
evaluating and monitoring PAHC’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 4.3.
SECTION 5- REPRESENTATI. ONS
5.1 Corporate Auth0ri .ty
The making and performance by PAHC of this Agreement and the Note have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not violate any provision of law or of
its charter or bylaws, or result in the breach of or constitute a default or require any consent under
any lien, charge, or encumbrance upon any property or assets of PAHC pursuant to any indenture
or other agreement to which PAHC is a party or by which PAHC or its property may be bound.
The Executive Director of PAHC has been duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf
of PAHC.
5.2 Litigation
There are no suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of PAHC,
threatened against or affecting PAHC which, if adversely determined, would have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition or business of PAHC, and there are no proceedings
pending or, to the knowledge of PAHC, threatened, against PAHC which would have a material
adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement by PAHC.
SEC~ON 6 - HUD ~0UIREMENTS
6.1 HUD Requirements. City, for itself and its successors and assigns,
covenants and agrees that all of its rights and powers.under this Agreement are subordinate and
subject to the rights of Bank of America NT & SA under Senior Deed of Trust and to the rights
of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under that certain Multifamily Housing
Regulatory Agreement (the ~’HUD Regulatory Agreement") recorded concurrently herewith or’to
be recorded in the future in the Official Records of Santa Clara County, California. The Senior
Deed of Trust, the HUD Regulatory Agreement, and the promissory note secured by the Senior
Deed of Trust) are collectively referred.to herein as the "HUD Documents"). This Agreement is
subject and subordinate to the HUD Documents, the provisions of the HUD/FHA Section 223(0
program, and HUD regulations, during the term of the HUD Documents or during the period that
title to the Project is held by HUD. During such period:
a. The HUD Documents may be amended, extended, renewed, assigned, or superseded
without the City’s consent;
b. City shall not declare a default under this Agreement without prior written consent of
HUD;
c. The Property will be rehabilitated and operated in conformance with the provisions of
the Section 223(0 program and all regulations and administrative requirements relating to such
statute. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the provisions of any HUD
regulations Or related administrative requirements, the HUD regulations and related administrative
requirements shall control;
d. This Agreement shall not be amended in a manneLwhich has a substantive impact on
HUD’s rights under the Section 223(f) program, or assigned, without prior written approval of
HUD;
e. Enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement shatl not result in any claim against
the Property, the loan proceeds, any reserve or deposit required by HUD, or the rents or other
income from the Property other than surplus cash authorized for release by HUD;
f. In the event that any restrictions on occupancy, use and rents at any time exceeds
HUD’s restrictions on occupancy, or rents or otherwise affects the financial viability of the
Property, HUD reserves the right to void such restrictions for as long as it deems necessary;
g. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to interfere with or conflict with HUD
requirements concerning the development or operation of the Property; and
h. Notwithstanding any other terms of this Agreement, so long as the Property is subject
to the Senior Deed of Trust, the HUD Regulatory Agreement, the provisions of the HUD/FHA
Section 223(f) program, and/or the HUD regulations, approval by HUD of a transfer shall
constitute approval by City.
SECTION 7 r,, INDEMNITY
PAHC agrees to protect, indemnify, defend and hold harmless City, its Council
members, officers, agents and employees, from any and all demands, claims, or liability of any
nature, including death or injury to any person, property damage or any other loss, caused by or
arising out of PAHC’s, its officers’, agents’, subcontractors’ or employees’ negligent acts, errors
or omissions, or willful misconduct, or conduct for which PAHC may be strictly liable in the
performance of or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 8 ~,, DEFAULTS
The City shall be permitted, upon written notice, to (1) immediately terminate its
commitment to loan funds hereunder, and (2) declare the principal of the loan or the Note to be
immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall become immediately due and payable,
if any of the following events of default have occurred and have not been remedied:
A. PAHC makes a representation in this Agreement which shall prove to have been
false in any material respect; or
B. PAHC shall default in the payment, when due, of any principal of the loan or the
Note or any other sums payable by .PAHC under this Agreement; subject, however, to the
provisiom for notice and opportunity to cure set forth in Section 13 of the Note; or
C. PAHC shall default for a period of thirty (30) days in the performance of any other
non-financial obligation to be performed by PAHC under this Agreement; or
D. PAHC shall apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or
liquidator, or is unable, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they fall due, or makes
a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or is adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or
fries a voluntary petition in bankruptcy; or
E. PAHC is subjected to the entry of an order, decree, or judgment approving the
reorganization of PAHC, and such order, decree, or judgment is unstayed for a period of more
than thirty (30) days, or such period as may be permitted by law.
SECTION 9 - NOTICES
Any notice which may be or is required to be given under this Agreement shall be deemed
given on the second day following the date on which the same has been mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to City:City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Atm: City Clerk
With a copy to:
If to PAHC:
Director of Planning &
Community Environmem
City of Palo Alto
725 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Palo Alto Housing Corporation
725 Alma Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Atm: Executive Director
SECTION 10 - MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Neither the failure nor the delay on the part of the City to exercise any
right, power, or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver.thereof, nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any right, power, or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege.
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10.2 Nothing contain~l in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be construed
in any manner, as creating or establishing the relationship of employer and employee between
the parties. PAHC shall at all times remain an independent contractor with respect to the
services to be rendered or work to be performed, or both, under this Agreement.
10.3 The covenants, agreements, terms, and conditions of this Agreement
shall inure to and be binding on the successors and assigns of the parties. Any provision of this
Agreement which is characterized as a covenant or a condition shall be deemed both a covenant
and a condition.
10.4 Any amendment to this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties,
provided such amendment is set forth in a writing signed by the party to be charged.
10.5 This Agreement shall not be construed or deemed to be an agreement for
the benefit of any third party, and no third party shall have any claim or right of action
hereunder for any cause whatsoever.
10.6 If any provision of this Agreement shall be determined by a court of
competent juris." diction to be invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable in any respect, the validity
of all other provisions herein shall remain in full force and effect.
10.7 PAHC shall lack any authority or power to pledge the credit of the City
or incur any obligation in the name of the City.
10.8 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties
concerning its subject matter, and there are no other oral or written agreements of the parties
not incorporated in this Agreement.
10.9 The Agreement, the Note, and all related documents contemplated
hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of California, and
for the purposes hereof shall be governed and construed by and in accordance with the laws of
the State of California.
10.10 All exhibits referred to in this Agreement and any addenda, appendices,
attachments, and schedules which may, from time to time, be referred to in any duly executed
amendment hereto are by such .reference incorporated in this Agreement and shall be deemed
to be part of this Agreement.
10.12 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
10.13 The paragraph headings are not a part of this Agreement and shall have
no effect upon the construction or interpretation of any part of this Agreement.
10.14 Each party and its counsel have reviewed this Agreemem. Accordingly,
the nohnal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the
drafting party shall not be employed in the construction and interpretation hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement in Palo Alto,
California on the date first above written.
CITY OF PALO ALTO
Mayor
PALO ALTO HOUSING CORPORATION,
a California non-profit public benefit
corporation
By:
DS-~id Easton, Pres~den’t--’-"
ATTEST:
City Clerk
By:
Name:
Title:
SIGNATURE TO BE NOTARIZED
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Senior Assistam City Attorney
APPROVED:
Assistant City Manager
Director of Administrative Services
Directoi: of Planning and Community
Environment
Risk Manager
ATrACHMENTS:
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
Exhibit C:
Exhibit D:
Exhibit E:
Exhibit F:
Exhibit G:
Exhibit H:
Exhibit I:
Description of Property
Form of Note
Form of Security Agreement
Form of Partnership Note
Form of Parmership Deed of Trust
Form of Assignmem of Deed of Trust
Federal AsSurances With Respect to CDBG Funds
Insurance Requirements
Project Budget and Sources of Funds
EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
REAL PROPERTY in the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of California, described as follows:
All of Tract No. 6304 which Map was filed for record in the office of the Recorder of the County of Santa
Clara, State of California on January 26, 1978 in Book 411 of Maps, at page 56, amended by a Certificated
of Correction recorded on April 2, 1979 in instrument numbered 6329350, Santa Clara County Records.
APN: 132-36-081
EXHIBIT B
PROMISSORY NOTE
(RESIDENTIAL HOUSING IN-LIEU FUNDS/
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS) SECURED BY
(a) ASSIGNMENT OF PROMISSORY NOTE SECURED
BY DEED OF TRUST AND ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS, AND
(b) ASSIGNMENT OF AFFORDA.BILITY RESERVE ACCOUNT
$ 2,450,000.00 Date:
Palo Alto, California
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, PALO ALTO HOUSING
CORPORATION, a California non-profit public benefit corporation ("Make:), hereby promises
to pay to the CITY OF PALO ALTO ("Holder"), or order, at its Office of Revenue Collections,
250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California, or at such other place as may be designated, in
writing, by the Holder, the principal sum of Two Million Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($2,450,000.00) ("Loan Amount"), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Promissory Note ("Note"). The principal amount of this Note shall bear simple interest at .the
"Applicable Interest Rate" (as defined below).
ADDI~ONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. This Note is made in connection with (a) the agreement between Holder and
Maker entitled "Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Housing Corporation to
Fund the Acquisition of Property at 360 Sheridan Avenue" ("Loan Agreement") and (b) the
agreement between Holder and Sheridan Apartments Affordable Housing Limited Parmership, a
California limited parmership of which PAHC Sheridan Apartments, Inc., a California corporation
affiliated with and controlled by PAHC, is the. general parmer (the "Partnership") entitled
"Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for Sheridan Apartments"
("Regulatory Agreement") executed in connection with the acquisition and rehabilitation of real
property located at 360 Sheridan Avenue, Palo Alto, California ("Site") as a 57 one-bedroom unit
(including manager’s unit) apartment project ("Project"). All terms, conditions, agreements and
provisions, including the covenants, representations, and terms of default and remedies for default
set forth in the Loan Agreement and the Regulatory Agreement, are incorporated herein by
reference, and made a part hereof. -
2. This Note evidences the obligation of the Maker to make full payment of
the Loan Amount to the Holder, in accordance with the provisions of this Note and the Loan
Agreement. Such funds are to be used solely by the Maker to make a concurrentloan to the
Parmership the proceeds of which, together with funds obtained by the Parmership from other
sources, will provide funding for the acquisition of the Project by the Parmership, as more fully
degcribed in the Loan Agreement.
3. This Note is secured by (a) a security interest in that certain promissory note
payable to Maker made by the Partnership in original principal amount of $2,450,000 (the
"Partnership Note"), which Parmership Note is secured by a deed of trust on the Project (the
"Partnership Deed of Trust"), and the assignment to Holder of Maker’s interest in the Partnership
Deed of Trust, and (b) a security interest in the Affordability Reserve Account that Maker is
obligated to fund and maintain, as more particularly described in the Loan Agreement (the
"Affordability Reserve Account"), all as set forth in the Security Agreement between Holder and
Maker of even date herewith.
4. The term of this Note shall commence on the date set forth above, and,
subject to the provisions of the Loan Agreement, shall expire or terminate on the date on which
the Maker makes full payment of the principal sum of this Note. In no event shall full payment
be made by the Maker later than thirty-five (35)years from the date hereof.
5. Maker shall pay Holder principal and accrued interest in annual installments
on March 1 of each year until the entire amount of principal and interest hereunder have been paid
in full. Maker shall make annual payments equal to the sum of (i) the amount required to be paid
to Maker by the Parmership each March 1 under the Partnership Note; plus (ii) the amount
required to be paid to Maker by the Parmer~hip as its incentive management fee for the preceding
year; plus (iii) amounts released from the Affordability Reserve Account except to the extent
expended by Maker for purposes approved by Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Maker’s
obligation to make payments of principal and interest to Holder shall be deferred until March 1
of the year following the yearduring which the total amount deposited in the Affordability Reserve
Account (together with all interest, earnings thereon) first reaches One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) (the "Affordability Reserve Completion Year"). Annual payments thereafter shall
then be due and payable on or before March 1 of the year following the Affordability Reserve
Completion Year and each subsequent year during the term of this Note. Payments shall be
credited fast to any accrued but unpaid interest, then to current interest then due and owing, and
then to principal.
/6. For any year in which the amount of Available Surplus Cash (as that term
is used in the Parmership Note) is equal to or greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the "9%
Interest Amount" (as hereinbelow defined), the "Applicable Interest Rate" shall equal nine percent
(9%) per annum; provided, however, during the period of time from the date hereof until the
Affordability Reserve Account has been fully funded in accordance with the terms of the Loan
Agreement, and provided that Maker is not in default of any of its obligations set forth in the
sections of the Loan Agreement related to the Affordability Reserve Account, the "Applicable
Interest Rate" shall equal three percent (3%) per annum. For any year in which the amount of
Available Surplus Cash is less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the "9% Interest Amount", the
Applicable Interest Rate shall equal three percent (3 %) per annum. As used herein, the term "9%
Interest Amount" shall mean the amount of interest that would be due at the end of a year if
interest were charged at the rate of 9 % per annum on the outstanding principal balance of this
Note for that year. The Maker shall deliver to the Holder wi.thin 150 days of the close of each
fiscal year of the Project an annual audited financial statement to confirm the amount of Surplus
Cash. The Holder shall have the right to inspect and audit the Maker’s books and records
concerning the calculation of Surplus Cash.
7. At any time, and from time to time, the Maker may prepay to the Holder
the principal sum of this Note, or any part thereof, without penalty.
8. ’ Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, upon the
completion of rehabilitation of the Project, the Maker shall cause the Parmership to prepare or
cause to be prepared an independently audited cost certification in the form required by the
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee ("TCAC"), and a final sources and uses of funds
proforma documenting the actual Total Development Costs of the Project incurred by the
Parmership. In the event the sources of funds including the Loan Amount evidenced by this Note
and all other loans and grants, the limited partner’s capital contribution and the general parmer’s
capital contribution that are available to pay such costs exceed the Total Development Costs of the
Project, the Maker shall make a mandatory prepayment of principal in an amount equal to such
excess. The Maker agrees to provide the Holder with such audited cost certification and the final
proforma budget within twelve (12) months after the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy
or equivalen~ City approval following completion of the rehabilitation of the Project.
For the purpose of this Section 8, "Total Development Costs of the Project"
includes: all hard and soft development costs; a developer fee in an amount approved by TCAC;
all costs related to the tax credit syndication of the Project; audit costs; marketing costs; funding
costs of any reserves required to be capitalized; all costs related to obtaining and closing the
HUD/FHA-insured 10an secured by a deed of trust on the Project being funded concurrently
herewith, including reasonable attorneys’ fees; and other documented costs.
9.The Maker and any other maker, co-maker, indorser, guarantor, and any
other party to this Note (collectively, "Obligors"), and each of them: (i) waive notice of default
(except as provided in Section 13) notice of acceleration, notice of nonpayment, presentment for
payment, demand, protest, notice of demand, notice of protest, notice of nonpayment, and any
other notice required to be given under the law to the Obligors; (ii) consent(s) to any and all
delays, extensions, renewals, or other modifications of this Note or waivers of any term hereof
or release or discharge by the Holder of any of the Obligors or release, substitution, or failure to
act by the Holder, from time to time, and agree(s) that no such action, failure to act, or failure to
exercise any right or remedy on the part of the Holder shall in any manner affect or impair the
obligations of any Obligor or be construed as a waiver by the Holder of, or otherwise affect, any
of the Holder’s rights under this Note or the Loan Agreement, under any indorsement or guaranty
of this Note; and (iii) (jointly and individually, if more than one) agree(s) to pay, on demand, any
and all costs and expenses of collection of this Note or of any indorsement or any guaranty hereof,
including attorney’s fees.
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No extension of time for payment of this Note or any portion thereof made by
agreement of Holder with any person now or hereafter liable for the payment of this Note shall
operate to release or discharge liability of Maker under this Note, either in whole or in part.
10. The pleading of any statute of limitations as a defense to any demand against
the Maker is expressly waived by the Maker.
11. If any default is made hereunder, the Maker promises to pay the Holder’s
reasonable attorneys’ fees and other related costs and expenses incurred by the Holder in
connection with.the enforcement ofany rights of the Holder. The Holder’s right to such fees shall
not be limited to its representation by staff attorneys of the Holder’s Office of the City Attorney,
and such representation shall be valued at the customary and reasonable rates for private sector
legal services.
12. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an event of default
under this Note: (i) the Maker fails to pay any amount due hereunder within fifteen (15) days of
its due date; or (ii) any default by the Maker under the Loan Agreement; or (iii) any default by
the Parmership under the Deed of Trust or the Regulatory Agreement.
Upon the occurrence of any event of default, or at any time thereafter, at the option
of the Holder hereof, the entire unpaid principal and interest owing on this Note shall become
immediately due and payable. This option may be exercised at any time following any such event,
and the acceptance of one or more installments thereafter shall not constitute-a waiver of such
option with respect to any subsequent event. The Holder’s failure in the exercise of any other right
or remedy hereunder or under any agreement which secures the indebtedness or is related thereto
shall not affect any right or remedy and no single or partial exercise of any such righ~t to remedy
shall preclude any further exercise thereof.
If the outstanding unpaid principal balance of this Note is not paid within thirty (30)
days of demand therefor or, the Maker shall pay to the Holder/in addition to interest at the
Applicable Interest Rate, interest equal to one percent (1%) of the unpaid principal amount, or the
highest rate permitted by law, whichever is less, per calendar month, or fraction thereof. If this
Note be reduced to judgment, such judgment shall bear the statutory interest rate on judgments.
13. The Holder shall not exercise any right or remedy provided for herein
because of any default of the Maker unless, in the event of a monetary default, the Maker shall
have failed to pay the outstanding sums within a period of thirty (30) calendar days after notice
that payment was due. In the event of an uncured nonmonetary default, the Holder shall have first
given written notice thereof to the Maker, and the Maker shall have failed to cure .the nonmonetary
default within a period of thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of such default; provided
that if the nonmonetary default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days and the Maker proceeds
diligently and uses best efforts to cure such default until it shall be fi~y cured within no more than
ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice, then the Holder shall not exercise any right or
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remedy provided for herein until such 90-day period shall expire; provided, however, the Holder
shall not be required to give any such notice or allow any part of the grace period if the Maker
shall have filed a petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization or a bill in equity or otherwise
initiated proceedings for the appointment of a receiver of its assets, or if the Maker shall have
made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if a receiver or trustee is appointed for the
Maker and such appointment or such receivership,is not terminated within forty-five (45) days of
such appointment.
With respect to any right to cure or cure period provided in this Section 13,
performance of a cure by any affiliated entity or partner of the Maker shall have the same effect
as would like performance by the Maker.
14. Any notice, demand, or other communication required hereunder shall not
be deemed sufficiently given, unless sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, or by express delivery service or overnight courier service, to the principal office of
the addressee, or at such other address as may be designated, in writing, from time to time:
Holder:City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94301
Atm: City Clerk
Maker:Palo Alto Housing Corporation
725 Alma Street
Palo Alto, California 94301
Arm: Executive Director
The delivery shall be effective on the date shown on the delivery receipt or the date on which the
delivery was refused.
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15. This Note shall be nonrecourse against the Obligors. No judgment, or
execution thereof, entered in any action, legal or equitable, on this Note shall be enforced directly
against the Maker or any officer, director or employee of the Maker, but shall be enforced only
against the collateral described in the Security Agreement, and such other or further security as,
from time to time, may be hypothecated for this Note. The foregoing limitation shall not be
applicable in the event of (a) fraud by the Maker or any material misrepresentation made by the
Maker to the Holder in the Loan Agreement, this Note or the Security Agreement, or (b) the sale
or transfer or other conveyance of all or any part of the Parmership’s interest in the Project
without the Holder’s prior written consent. Furthermore, the foregoing limitation shall not be
applicable to the extent of any loss incurred by the Holder due to (a) misappropriation by the
Maker or.the Parmership of any rents (including, without limitation, the application of rents to
other than operating expenses and debt service), security deposits, insurance or condemnation
proceedings, or (b) the diversion or other misappropriation by Maker of any funds from the
Affordability Reserve Account. The Holder shall not in any way be prohibited from naming the
Obligors, or any of them, or any person holding under or through them as parties to any actions,
suit or other proceedings initiated by the Holder to foreclose or otherwise realize upon any other
lien or security interest created under the Security Agreement, and further provided, however, that
nothing in this Section 15 shall be deemed to prejudice the rights of the Holder to recover any
funds or payments which were diverted or misappropriated by the Obligors, Or any of them.
16. The covenants, agreements, terms, and conditions of this Note shall inure
to, and shall be binding on, the successors and assigns of the Obligors.
17. This Note supersedes and replaces, and incorporates the principal amount
of, the promissory note executed by the Maker in favor of the Holder dated February 2, 1998. in
the original principal amount of $145,500, which promissbry note is of no further force or effect
and shall be returned to the Maker by the Holder marked "Canceled".
PALO ALTO HOUSING cORPORATION,
a California non-profit public benefit corporation
By:,.,"( ~
David Eastor~, P~esid~nt x
By:
Name:
Title:
The undersigned, City, acting through its City Manager, acknowledges that the $14,5,500
promissory note dated February 2, 1998 referred to in Section 17 above is hereby canceled.
CITY .OF PALO ALTO
By:
City Manager
A:\C1TYNOTE.WPD November 18, 1998
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT
[to be supplied]
EXHIBIT
PROMISSORY NOTE
SECURED BY DEED OF TRUST AND ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS
$ 2,450,000.00 Date:
Palo Alto, California
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, SHERIDAN APARTMENTS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a California limited parmership
("Maker") hereby promises to pay to PALO ALTO HOUSING CORPORATION, a California
non-profit public benefit corporation ("Holder"), or order, at 725 Alma Street, Palo Alto,
California, or at such other place as may be designated, in writing, by the Holder, the principal
sum of Two Million Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,450,000.00) ("Loan Amount"),
pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Promissory Note ("Note"). The principal
amount of this Note shall bear simple interest at the "Applicable Interest Rate" (as defined below).
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. This Note is made in connection with the agreement between Maker and the
City of Palo Alto entitled "Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for
Sheridan Apartments" ("Regulatory Agreement") executed in connection with the acquisition and
rehabilitation of real property located at 360 Sheridan Avenue, Palo Alto ("Site") as a 57 one-
bedroom unit (including manager’s unit) apartment project ("Project"). All terms, conditions,
agreements and provisions, including the covenants, representations, and terms of default and
remedies for default set forth in the Regulatory Agreement, are incorporated herein by reference,
and made a part hereof.
2. This Note evidences the obligation of the Maker to make full payment of
the Loan Amount to the Holder, in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Such funds are
to be used solely by the Maker for the acquisition of the Project.
3. This Note is secured by a deed of trust executed by Maker for the benefit
of the Holder and encumbering the Site (the "Deed of Trust").
4. The term of this Note shall commence on the date set forth above, and, shall
expire or terminate on the date on which the Maker makes full payment of the principal sum of
this Note.In no event shall full payment be made by the Maker later than thirty-five (35) years
from the date hereof.
5. So long as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") or
his/her successors or assigns, are the insurers or holders of the ftrst mortgage on the Project (FHA
Project No. 121-11052-PM), payments due under this Note shall be payable only to the extent of
surplus cash of the Project ("Surplus Cash"), as the term surplus cash is defined in the Regulatory
Agreement dated between HUD and Maker. The restriction on payment
imposed by this paragraph shall not excuse any default caused by the failure of the Maker to pay
the indebtedness evidenced by this Note.
6. Maker shall pay Holder pria~cipal and accrued interest in annual installments
on March 1, but only to the extent of Surplus Cash remaining after (a) any payments required on
the HUD/FHA - insured loan in original principal amount of $1,983,700 made by Bank of
America concurrently herewith and secured by a deed of trust senior to the Deed of Trust (the "B
of A Senior Loan") or any loan obtained to replace the B of A Senior Loan with the approval of
Maker and the City of Palo Alto in the future (any "Approved Replacement Loan") and (b)
payment of the "Approved Parmership Payments". "Approval Parmership Payments" means, to
the extent not already deducted in determining the amount of Surplus Cash, the following: (i)
amounts reserved for capital replacement reserves in the amount required by HUD or TCAC,
whichever is greater; (ii) repayment of the promissory note from Maker in favor of Holder in
principal amount of $41,176, without interest; (iii) payment of an annual parmership management
fee to PAHC Sheridan Apartments, Inc. ("PAHC Sheridan") in the amount of $15,000 per year,
subject to annual 4% increases; (iv) payment of an annual asset management fee to the limited
parmer of the Parmership in the amount of $2,500 per year, subject to annual 4% increases; (v)
repayment to PAHC Sheridan of any amounts advanced to the Partnership by PAHC Sheridan to
fund operating deficits; and (vi) payment to PAHC Sheridan of incentive management fees not to
exceed $45,000 in any year. The amount of Surplus Cash of the Project remaining after any
payments required on the B of A Senior Loan or any Approved Replacement Loan, and payment
of the Approved Parmership Payments is referred to herein as "Available Surplus Cash".
Payments shall be credited first to any accrued but unpaid interest, then to current interest then
due and owing, and then to principal.
7. For any year in which the amount of Available Surplus Cash is equal to or
greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the "9% Interest Amount" (as hereinbelow defined), the
"Applicable Interest Rate" shall equal nine percent (9%) per annum. For any year in which the
amount of Available Surplus Cash is less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the "9% Interest
Amount", the Applicable Interest Rate shall equal three percent (3 %) per annum. As used herein,
the term "9% Interest Amount" shall mean the amount of interest that would be due at the end of
a year if interest were charged at the rate of 9 % per annum on the outstanding principal balance
of this Note for that year. The Maker shall deliver to the Holder within 150 days of the close of
each fiscal year of the Project an annual audited financial statement to confirm the amount of
Surplus Cash. The Holder shall have the right to inspect and audit the Maker’s books and records
concerning the calculation of Surplus Cash.
8. At any time, and from time to time, the Maker may prepay tO the Holder
the principal sum of this. Note, or any part thereof, without penalty. Any prepayment shall be
made only with (i) Surplus Cash, and only with obtaining the prior written approval of HUD, or
(ii) funds which are separate and apart from the Project or thd assets or income of the Project.
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Any prepayment made from surplus cash may be made only after the end of a semi-annual or
annual fiscal period as approved by HUD.
9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, upon the
completion of rehabilitation of the Project, the Maker shall prepare or cause to be prepared an
independently audited cost certification in the ,form required by the California Tax Credit
Allocation Committee (TCAC), and a final sources and uses of funds proforma documenting the
actual Total Development Costs of the Project. In the event the sources of funds including the
Loan Amount evidenced by this Note and all other loans and grants, the limited partner’s capital
contribution and the general parmer’s capita! contribution that are available to pay such costs
exceed the Total Development Costs of the Project, the Maker shall use any such excess to repay
the Note. The Maker agrees to provide the Holder with such audited cost certification and the final
proforma budget within twelve (12) months after the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy
or equivalent City approval following completion of the rehabilitation of the Project.
For the purpose of this Section 9, "Total Development Costs of the Project"
includes: all hard and soft development costs; a developer fee in an amount approved by TCAC;
all costs related to the tax credit syndication of the Project; audit costs; marketing costs; funding
costs of any reserves required to be capitalized; all costs related to obtaining and closing the B of
A Senior Loan; and other documented costs.
10. ~ The Maker and any other maker, co-maker, indorser, guarantor, and any
other party to this Note (collectively, "Obligors,), and each of them: (i) waive notice of default
(except as provided in Section 14) notice of acceleration, notice of nonpayment, presentment for
payment, demand, protest, notice of demand, notice of protest, notice of nonpayment, and any
other notice required to be given under the law to the Obligors; (ii) consent(s) to any and all
delays, extensions, renewals, or other modifications of this Note or waivers of any term hereof
or release or discharge by the Holder of any of the Obligors or release, substitution, or failure to
act by the Holder, from time to time, and agree(s) that no such action, failure to act, or failure to
exercise any right or remedy on the part of the Holde~r shall in any manner affect or impair the
obligations of any Obligor or be construed as a waiver by the Holder of, or otherwise affect, any
of the Holder’s rights under this Note or the Agreement, under any indorsement or guaranty of
this Note; and (iii) (jointly and individually, if more than one) agree(s) to pay, on demand, any
and all costs and expenses of collection of this Note or of any indorsement or any guaranty hereof,
including attorney’s fees.
No extension of time for payment of this Note or any portion thereof made by
ag.reement of Holder with any person now or hereafter liable for the payment of this Note shall
operate to release or discharge liability of Maker under this Note, either in whole or in part.
11. The pleading of any statute of limitations as a defense to any demand against
the Maker is expressly waived by the Maker.
12, If any default is made hereunder, the Maker promises to pay the Holder’s
reasonable attorneys’ fees and other related costs and expenses incurred by the Holder in
connection with the enforcement of any rights of the Holder.
13. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an event of default
under this Note: (i) The Maker fails to pay any am.ount due hereunder within fifteen (15) days of
its due date; or (ii) any default by the Maker under the Deed of Trust or the Regulatory
Agreement.
Upon the occurrence of any event of default, or at any time thereafter, at the option
of the Holder hereof, the entire unpaid principal and interest owing on this Note shall become
immediately due and payable. This option may be exercised at any time following any such event,
and the acceptance of one or more installments thereafter shall not constitute a waiver of such
option with respect to any subsequent event. The Holder’s failure in the exercise of any other right
or remedy hereunder or under any agreement which secures the indebtedness or is related thereto
shall not affect any right or remedy and no single or partial exercise of any such right to remedy
shall preclude any further exercise thereof.
If the outstanding unpaid principal balance of this Note is not paid within thirty (30)
days of demand therefor or, the Maker shall pay to the Holder in addition to interest at the
Applicable Interest Rate, interest equal to one percent (1%) of the unpaid principal amount, or the
highest rate permitted by law, whichever is less, per calendar month, or fraction thereof. If this
Note be reduced to judgment, such judgment shall bear the statutory interest rate on judgments.
14. The Holder shall not exercise any right or remedy provided for herein
because of any default of the Maker unless, in the event of a monetary default, the Maker shall
have failed to pay the outstanding sums within a period of thirty (30) calendar days after notice
that payment was due. In the. event of an uncured nonmonetary default, the Holder shall have first
given written notice thereof to the Maker, and the Maker shall have failed to cure the nonmonetary
default within a period of thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of such default; provided
that if the nonmonetary default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days and the Maker proceeds
diligently and uses best efforts to cure such default until it shall be fully cured within no more than
ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice, then the Holder shall not exercise any right or
remedy provided for herein until such 90-day period shall expire; provided, however, the Holder
shall not be required to give any such notice or allow any part of the grace period if the Maker
shall have flied a petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization or a bill in equity or otherwise
initiated proceedings for the appointment of a receiver of its assets, or if the Maker sh,all have
made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if a receiver or trustee is appointed for the
Maker and such appointment or such receivership is not terminated within forty-five (45) days of
such appointment.
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With respect to any right to cure or cure period provided in this Section 14,
performance of a cure by any affiliated entity or parmer of the Maker shall have the same effect
as would like performance by the Maker.
15. Any .notice, demand, or other communication required hereunder shall not
be deemed sufficiently given, unless sent by ce, rtified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, or by express delivery service or overnight courier service, to the principal office of
the addressee, or at such other address as may be designated, in writing, from time to time:
Holder:Palo Alto Housing Corporation
725 Alma Street
Palo Alto, California 94301
Atm.: Executive Director
Maker:Sheridan Apartments Affordable
Housing Limited Parmership
725 Alma Street
Palo Alto, California 94301
Attn.: General Parmer
The delivery shall be effective on the date shown on the delivery receipt or the date on which the
delivery was refused.
16. This Note shall be nonrecourse against the Obligors. No judgment, or
execution thereof, entered in any action, legal or equitable, on this Note shall be enforced directly
against the Maker or any officer, director or employee of the Maker, but shall be enforced only
against the collateral described in the Deed of Trust, and such other Or further security as, from
time to time, may be hypothecated for this Note. The foregoing limitation shall/not be applicable
in the event of (a) fraud by the Maker or any material misrepresentation made by the Maker to the
Holder in the Regulatory Agreement, this Note or the Deed of Trust, or (b) the sale or transfer
or other conveyance of all or any part of the Maker’s interest ha the Project without the Holder’s
prior written consent. Furthermore, the foregoing limitation shall not be applicable to the extent
of any loss incurred by the Holder due .to (a) misappropriation by the Maker of any rents
(including, without limitation, the application of rents to other than operating expenses and debt
service), security deposits, insurance or condemnation proceedings, (b) waste caused by or
permitted by the Maker to the Project, or (c) the presence or release of any hazardous or toxic
substances on or in the site encumbered by the Deed of Trust. The Holder shall not in any way
be prohibited from naming the Obligors, or any of them, or any person holding under or through
them as parties to any actions, suit or other proceedings initiated by the Holder to foreclose or
otherwise realize upon any other lien or security interest created in the Site or in any other
collateral given to secure the performance of the obligations of the Maker pursuant to this Note,
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and further provided, however, that nothing in this Section 16 shall be deemed to prejudice the
rights of the Holder to recover any rents, condemnation or insurance proceeds, .tenant security
deposits orother similar funds or payments attributable to the Site or the Project which were
diverted or misappropriated by the Obligors, or any of them.
17. The covenants, agreements, terms, and conditions of this Note shall inure
to, and shall be binding on, the successors and assigns of the Obligors.
SHERIDAN APARTMENTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a California limited partnership
By PAHC SHERIDAN APARTMENTS, INC.,
a California non-profit public benefit corporation,
its general partner
President
By:
Name:
Title:
A:WARTNOTE.WPD November 18, 1998
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EXmBIT E
FORM OF PARTNERSHIP DEED OF TRUST
[to be supplied]
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF DEED OF TRUST
[to be supplied]
EXItlBIT G
FEDERAL ASSURANCES WITH RESPECT TO CDBG FUNDS
PAHC agrees to comply with the requirements of 24 CFR Part 570 (the Housing and Urban
Development regulations concerning Community Development Block Grants). PAHC also
agrees to comply with all other applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and
policies governing the funds provided under this Agreement. PAHC further agrees to utilize
funds available under this Agreement to supplement rather than supplant funds otherwise
available.
(1)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
PAHC hereby assures and certifies that:
It possesses legal authority to receive federal grant funds and to carry out the proposed
program(s) assisted thereby.
Its governing body has duly acquainted itself with the funds application, including all
understandings and assurances contained therein, and directed and authorized the
person identified as the official representative of PAHC to provide such additional
information as may be required hereunder.
It consents to accept the jurisdiction of the federal or California courts for the purpose
of enforcement of its responsibilities imposed hereunder.
The proposed program(s) has been developed so as to give maximum feasible priority
to activities which will benefit low and moderate income persons.
The receipt of any program income, as defined in 24 CFR 570.500(a), as amended,
generated by the use of grant funds under this Agreement, will be recorded, reported
and returned to City in accordance with 24 CFR 570.504, as amended.
It will comply with the provisions set forth in 24 CFR 85.43 and 24 CER 85.44
regarding the suspension or termination of a grant agreement for cause or convenience.
It will maintain and retain all books, documents, papers, financial, or other, records
which are pertinent to the grant for a period of not less than three (3) years following
the expiration of this Agreement. PAHC will allow City and the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through any authorized
representatives, access to such documents, papers and records.
If PAHC is a primarily religious entity, in connection with the provision of services
required under this Agreement, PAHC agrees to comply with federal regulations
specified in 24 CER 570.2000). PAHC further:
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
PAHC
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the
basis of religion and will not limit employment or give preference in
employment to persons on the basis of religion;
will not discriminate against any person applying for such services on the basis
of religion and will not limit such services or give preference to persons on the
basis of religion;
will provide no religious instruction or counseling, .conduct no religious worship
or services, engage in no religious proselytizing, and exert no other religious
influence in the provision of such services; and
will ensure that the portion of PAHC’s facility used to provide the services shall
contain no religious symbols or decorations, other than those permanently
affixed to or are part of the structure.
also hereby assures that it shall:
Comply with the nondiscrimination provisions of public law 88- 352 (Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and the fair housing provisions of public law 90-
284 (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) and Executive Order 11063, as
amended by Executive Order 12259, with respect to sale, lease or transfer of
land acquired, cleared or improved with grant assistance.
Comply with the provisions of Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and
Community DevelopmentAct of 1974 which prohibit discrimination.
Comply with the Fair Housing Act of 1989 (42 USC 3601-20) which prohibits
discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, disability or familial status.
Comply with the Davis-Bacon Act, .as amended, Federal Labor Standards
provisions with respect to all construction contracts in.excess of Two Thousand
Dollars ($2,000)
Comply with the requirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 applicable to acquisition or
construction projects.
Comply with the relocation and displacement requirements of the Uniform
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as
amended.
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(7)
(8)
Comply with provisions of Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive
Orders 11375 and 12086, on equal employment opportunities and affirmative
action relative to employees and applicants and nonexempt contracts and
subcontracts.
Comply with 42 USC 4831(b), and 24 CFR 570.608 and 24 CFR Part 35 of the
I-HD regulations, prohibiting the use of lead-based paint in the construction or
rehabilitation of residential structures.
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(b)
Comply with the provisions of 24 CFR Part 24 which prohibit the utilization of
debarred, suspended, or ineligible contractors or subrecipients.
Cbmply with the uniform administrative requirements and cost principals of 24
CFR Part 85 and 0MJ3 circulars A-87, A-110, A- 122, and A-128 and A-133 as
they relate to the acceptance and use of federal funds by nonprofit organizations,
and as otherwise .may be required under 24 CFR 570.502, as amended.
Comply with the requirements of.24 CFR 85.36 and 0MB circular A-hO with
respect to conflict of interest, and as otherwise may be required under 24 CFR
570.61.1, as amended.
Comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act which prohibit the use of federal
funds for lobbying activities.
Comply with Section 319 of public law 101-121, which generally prohibits
recipients of federal contracts, grants or loans from using appropriated funds for
lobbying the executive or the legislative branches of the federal government in
connection with a specific contract, grant or loan. Accordingly, PAHC hereby
certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, that:
No federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of
PAHC, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of
Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the
awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant, the making of
any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, or the
extension, continuafio.n, renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement; and
If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid
to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this federal contract,
grant, loan or cooperative agreement, PAHC shall complete and submit
Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying" in accordance
with its instructions.
(14)Comply with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, which states that
no persons in the United States shall, on the basis of age, be denied the benefits
of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity receiving
federal financial assistance.
(15)
(16)
(17)
(a)
(b)
Comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits
discrimination against people with disabilities in any federally assisted program.
Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and
implementing regulations when published.
Transfer to City any CDBG funds on hand, and any accounts receivable
attributable to the use of CDBG funds, at the time of expiration of this
Agreement. In addition, PAHC shall ensure that any real property under
PAHC’s control that was acquired or improved in whole or in part with CbBG
funds in excess of $25,000 is either:
used to meet one of the national objectives in 24 CFR 570.208 until five years
after expiration of this Agreement, or for such longer period of time as
determined appropriate hereunder by City; or
is disposed of in a manner which results in City being reimbursed in the amount
of the then current fair market value of the property less any portion thereof
attributable to expenditures of non-CDBG funds for acquisition of, or
improvement to, the property.
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EXHIBIT H
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
I. FIRE AND EXTENDED COVERAGE Insurance, to.cover not less than
One Hundred Percent (100%) of the replacement cost of all insurable
improvements within or upon the Property. Such policies shall
include water damage and debris cleanup provisions.
POLICY MINIMUM LIMITS,,,,,,,OF,,,LIABILITY
2. WORKERS’
COMPENSATION Statutory
3. COMPREHENSIVE
AUTOMOBILE
LIABILITY,
including owned
hired, and nonowned
automobiles
Bodily Injury
Prop. Damage
$5,000,000 ea. person
$5,000,000 ea. occurrence
$5,000,000 ea. occurrence
COMMERCIAL Bodily Injury
GENERAL
LIABILITY,
including Property Damage
products and
completed operations,
broad form contractua!,
and personal injury.
$5,000,000 ea. person
$5,000,000 ea. occurrence
$5,000,000aggregate
$5,000,000 ea. occurrence
Each insurance policy required by this Agreement shall contain the
following clauses:
"This insurance shall not be canceled, limited in scope of
coverage or nonreneweduntil after thirty (30) days written
notice has beengiven to the: CITY OF PALO ALTO/Planning
and Community Environment Department, P. O. Box 10250, Palo
Alto, CA 94303."
o "All rights of subrogation are hereby waived against the
CITY OF PALO ALTO and the members of the City Council and
elective or appointive officers or employees, when acting
within the scope of their emp!oyment or appointment."
~The CITY OF PALO ALTO is added as an additional insured as
respects operations of the named insured, but only as to
work performed under this Agreement.
"It is agreed that any insurance maintained by the CITY OF
PALO ALTO will apply in excess of, and not contribute to,
insurance provided by this policy."
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All insurance coverage required shall be provided through carriers
with a BEST KEY RATING GUIDE rating of A:X or higher that are
admitted to do business~ in the State of California. The
certificate(s) of insurance evidencing such coverage shal! be
completed and executed by an authorized representative of the company
providing insurance, and shal! be filed with and approved by City’s
risk manager.
EXHIBIT I
Sheridan Apartments -
Sources and Uses of Funds and Development Budget
Sources of Permanent Funding
Bank of America (HUD/FHA Insured) Loan; 35 years at 7.75%
Transamerica Corporation; State and Federal Housing Tax Credit Equity
PAHC: Short-term developer fee loan
PAHC: Developer equity
City Loan: 35 years at 9.0% or 3.0% interest based on rents
TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDING
.Uses of Permanent Funding
Acquisition Price
Rehabilitation Construction Contracts & Contingency
Construction Related Costs
Permanent Financing, Tax Credits
Transaction Costs
Soft Cost Contingency
Replacement Reserve Fund
Operating Reserve Fund
Developer Fee
TOTAL USES OF FUNDS
$1,983,700
2,074,458
41,176
100
2,450,000
$6,549,434
$5,031,500
687,000
61,156
176,298
81,057
28,458
88,980
85,500
309,485
$6,549,434
RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN
RECORDED MAIL TO:
City of Palo Alto
Department of Planning &
Community Environment
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
RECORDED ~WITHOUT CHARGE.
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 6~03, 27383
ATTACHMENT C
SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE
REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FOR SHERIDAN APARTMENTS
THIS REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE
COVENANTS ("Regulatory Agreement") is made and entered into
, 1998, by and between the City of Palo Alto, a
chartered city organized and existing under the constitution and
laws of the State of California ("City") and Sheridan Apartments
Affordable Housing Limited Partnership, a California Limited
Partnership, with offices at 725 Alma Street, Palo Alto, California
94301 ("SAAHLP").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the City is entering into an agreement with the
Palo Alto Housing Corporation (~PAHC") entitled ~Agreement between
the City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Housing Corporation to Fund the
Acquisition of the Sheridan Apartments at 360 Sheridan Avenue, Palo
Alto" (~Loan Agreement"), under which the City will loan funds
("City Loan") to PAHC, with which funds PAHC will make a concurrent
loan (~PAHC Loan") to SAAHLP and, together with funds obtained from
other sources, SAAHLP will acquire the fifty-seven (57) unit
Sheridan Apartments located at 360 Sheridan Avenue, Palo Alto,
("Project");
WHEREAS, the preservation through acquisition of
affordable, federally assisted rental housing occupied by Very Low-
Income and Low-Income Households is an objective of the City’s
Consolidated Plan and the Housing Element of the City’s
Comprehensive Plan;
WHEREAS, the sources of the City Loan are federal
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and the city’s
Residential Housing In-lieu account of the Housing Reserve Fund,
and the acquisition and preservation of existing rental housing for
Very Low-Income and Low-Income Households is an eligible use .of
those funds;
WHEREAS, the City, which qualifies as a State Recipient
under the State of California’s federal HOME Program and the HOME
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sh~rreg2.wpd: 981117
Regulations promulgated thereunder, has applied for a grant of HOME
funds to assist ii Units in the Project, and the HOME funds, if
awarded, will be used to reimburse the Residential Housing In-Lieu
account of the City’s Housing Reserve Fund;
WHEREAS, in consideration ofthe making of the City Loan
~and the-PAHC Loan, SAAHLP agrees tO observe and perform all of the
terms and conditions set forth below, and in order to ensure that
the Project will be used and operated in accordance with certain
restrictions concerning affordability, operation, and maintenance,
the parties wish to enter into this Regulatory Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises
and covenants and terms, conditions and provisions set forth in
this Regulatory Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1 -DEF~NIT~0NS
The following terms as used in this Regulatory Agreement
shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Article
I, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
~City" means the City of Palo Alto, a chartered city
organized.and existing under the constitution and laws of the State
of California.
~City Loan" means the principal sum of funds loaned by
the City to PAHC under the Loan Agreement.
~"City Note" means the promissory note in the original
principal amount of the City Loan.
~CDBG" means the federal Community Development. Block
Grant" Program of which the City is an entitlement jurisdiction.
"Deed o£ Trust" means the deed of trust gra~ting PAHC a
lien on the Property which shall be assigned to City to secure
PAHC’s obligations under the Loan Agreement and SAAHLP’s
performance under the Regulatory Agreement.
~HAP Contract" means the Section 8 Housing Assistance
Payment contract number CA39-0027-006, between HUD and Sheridan
Associates, the seller of the Property, which expires on Apri! 16,
-1999, and any amendments, extensions or renewals that may be
approved by HUD~
~HOME Assisted Units" means any ii Units in ~he Property
that qualify as affordable housing under the rent and occupancy
restrictions of this Regulatory Agreement and the HOME Regulations.
~HOME Program" means the HOME Investment Partnerships
Program established under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, 42
U.S.C. Section 3535(d) and 12701-12839.
~HOME Regulations" means the regulations promulgated by
sh~rr~g2.w!od: 981117
~HUD for the HOME Program at 24 CFR Part 92, and published as a
Final Rule in the Federal Register on September 16, 1996, and as
may be subsequently amended during the term of this Regulatory
Agreement.
~Housing Authority" means the Housing Authority of the
County of Santa Clara, California..
~HUD" means the United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
~Lender" means the Bank of America which is the lender of
the loan insured by HUD/FHA under Section 223(f) in the original
principal amount of $1,983,700.
"Loan Agreement" means the ~Agreement between the City of
Palo Alto and Palo Alto Housing Corporation to Fund the Acquisition
of the Sheridan Apartments at.360 Sheridan Avenue, Palo Alto".
"Low’Income Household" means a household with gr~ss
income that does not exceed 60% of Median Income and which is
otherwise a qualified Tenant under the Tax Credit Regulations.
"Median Income" means the median income for households in
Santa Cl&ra.County, State of California, as ~published from time to
time by HUD in a manner consistent with the determination of median
gross income under the Section 8 program. In the event that such
income determinations are no longer published by HUD, or are not
updated for a period of at least 18 months from the date of the
previous~ publication, the City shall provide Owner with other
income determinations that are reasonably similar with respect to
methods of calculation contained in that previous HUD publication.
~Owner" means SAAHLP or its successors, heirs and assigns
in which title to the Property is vested~during the term of this
Regulatory Ag~eement.
~PAHC" means the Palo Alto Housing Corporation, a
corporation duly organized and existing under the Nonprofit
Corporation Law of the State of California, the sponsor of the
Project and an affiliate of PAHC Sheridan Apartments, Inc. the
general partner of SAAHLP.
~PAHC Loan" means the loan made concurrently by PAHC to
SAAHLP with the proceeds of the City Loan which SAAHLP shall use to
acquire the Project.
"Project" means the acquisition and rehabilitation of the
Property for the purpose of providing 56 rental housing units (plus
a manager’s unit) of which 55 rental housing units shall be rented
as provided in this Regulatory Agreement.
"Property" means the real property, the legal description
of which is set forth in Exhibit ~A".
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"RegulatoryAgreement’’ means this ~RegulatoryAgreement
and Declaration Of Restrictive Covenants For Sheridan Apartments".
"Rent" means the sum total of all monthly payments to be
made by the Tenants of a Unit for the following privileges: use and
occupancyof the Unit and associated facilities, including parking;
any separately charged fees or service charges assessed by Owner
which are required of al! Tenants, other than security deposits;
and the cost of an adequate level of service for utilities paid by
the Tenant., as determined by the applicable utility allowance for
the Units as set by the Housing Authority under the Section 8
program regulations.
"SAAHLP" means Sheridan Apartments Affordable Housing
Limited Partnership, a California Limited Partnership.
~Section 8" means Section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 ("Act"), as amended.
~State HCD" means the California Department of Housing
and Community Development which administers the HOME program for
the State of California.
~Tax Credit Regulations" means the laws, statutes, rules,
regulations, notices and memoranda issued pursuant to the United
States low-income housing credit (Section 42 of the Internal
Revenue Code) and the California low-income housing tax credit
(Sections 17058, 12206 and 23610.5 of the California Revenue and
Taxation Code).
~Tax Credit Regulatory Agreement" means the fifty-five
(55) year regulatory agreement which will be recorded against the
Property to secure compliance by SAAHLP with the Tax Credit
Regulations.
"Tenants" (individually, "Tenant") means the occupants Of
the Project’s Units.
"Units" (individually, ~Unit") means the fifty-six (56)
units in the Property made available for rental to the general
public. The one (I) apartment reserved for a resident manager is
not a Unit under this Regulatory Agreement.
"Very-Low Income Household" means a household with gross
income that is less than 40% of Median Income and which is
otherwise a qualified Tenant under the Tax Credit Regulations.
"Very-Low Income Units" means the Units which are
required to be occupied by Very,Low Income Households.
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ARTICLE 2 -~AFFORDABILITY COVENANTS
2.1 R@nD an~ Occzpancy r~quirements
(a) Fifty-five (55) of the fifty-six (56) Units shall be
rented and occupied by, or, if vacant, made available for rental
and occupancy by, households whose incomes as certified according
to Section 4.1, immediately prior to each Tenant’s initial
occupancy, average on the whole, 40% of the Median Income, or less.
~ in no event shall any of the~fifty-five (55) affordable Units be
rented to a household whose certified income at initial occupancy
exceeds 60% of the Median Income. The remaining one (i) unit of
the fifty-six (56) Units .is not subject to rent or occupancy
restrictions.
(b) Subject to. Section 2.4 below, the maximum monthly
Rent charged to each of the Tenants of the fifty-five (55)
affordable Units shall not exceed the amount of Rent Owner is
permitted to charge under the Tax Credit Regulatory Agreement
recorded against the Property, which will require that the average
monthly Rent for all fifty-five (55) affordable Units will not
exceed one-twelfth (1/12) of 30% of 40% of the Median Income based
upon an assumed household size for a one bedroom unit of 1.5
persons.
2.2 Rend and occupancy requirements for HQME......~ssist~d
(a) Eleven (ii) of the fifty-five (55) affordable units
shall comply with the rent and occupancy requirements of Section
92.252 of the HOME Regulations, with the exception that all eleven
(ii) HOME units shall meet the requirements for very low-income
occupancy and rents stated in Section 92.252(b).
(b) If, at any annual, anniversary of the determination of
the Income Certification, a Tehant of a HOME Assisted Unit ceases
.to qualify as-a Low-Income Household under the HOME Regulations,
then Owner shall require that Tenant to pay rent determined in
accordance with Section 92.252(I) (2) of the HOME Regulations which
allows the Rent to be calculated under the Tax Credit Regulations.
(c) The eleven (i!) HOME Assisted Units shall be floating
units pursuant to Section 92.252(j) of the HOME Regulations} Owner
may designate any of the fifty-five (55) Units as the eleven (ii)
HOME Assisted Units and may change, that designation, as vacancies
occur and tenant incomes and household composition changes.
2.3 NOncOmpliance
A failureby Owner to maintain the rent affordability and
occupancy restrictions required by this Regulatory Agreement and
the HOME Regulations wil! constitute a default of this Regulatory
Agreement subject to the notice and cure provisions of Section
6.10. The Property will comply with the affordabiiity covenants,
notwithstanding a temporary noncompliancewith the provisions of
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this Article, if the noncompliance arises as a result of an
increase in the income of any Tenant, and if the next vacancy is
filled in accordance with Section 2.1 and 2.2.
2.4 Le~se provisions
(a) Owner shall include in the leases or rental
agreements for all Units a provision which authorizes Owner to
immediately terminate the tenancy of any Tenant, after Owner
determines that one or more members of such Tenant’s household has
misrepresented any fact material to the Tenant’s qualification for
occupancy. Each lease or rental agreement shall provide that the
Tenant is subject to the requirement for the execution of an annual
income certification in accordance with Section 4.1 below, and
that, if the Tenant’s income increases above the applicable income
limits, such Tenant’s Rent may be increased. Owner and the City
hereby acknowledge that Section 42(h) (6) (e) (ii) of the United
States Internal Revenue Code, as amended, does not permit the
eviction or termination of tenancy (other than for good cause) of
an existing Tenant of any Low-Income Unit or any increase in the
gross rent with respect to such Unit not otherwise permitted under
Section 42 for a period of three (3) years after the date the
Property on which such Unit is located is acquired by foreclosure
or instrument in lieu of foreclosure.
(b) All leases and rental agreements for the Units will
conform to the tenant protection requirements of Sections 92.253(a)
and (b) of the HOME Regulations.
2.5 Term..and t~rmination of....affordability restrictions
(a) This Regulatory Agreement shall be in effect for
fifty-five (55) years from the date of recordation of this
Regulatory Agreement.
(b) In the event of a foreclosure of the Property, or a
transfer in lieu of foreclosure, the affordability restrictions of
this Regulatory Agreement will terminate and be of no further force
and effect. The affordability restrictions of this Regulatory
Agreement will be revived and made applicable to the person taking
title upon foreclosure of the Property or pursuant to a transfer in
lieu of foreclosure if, at any time during its fifty-five (55) year
term, the Owner of record before the foreclosure, or the transferor
of a transfer in lieu of foreclosure, or any entity that includes
the former Owner, or its general partner and affiliates, or those
with whom the former Owner has or had family or business ties,
obtains an ownership interest in the Property.
2.6 Applicability of HOME affordability requirement8 and
conflicts with Tax Credit Regulations
All definitions, procedures and calculations related to
the occupancy, determination of rent and qualification of Tenants
and Median Income shall be determined according to the Tax Credit
Regulations. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of
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this Regulatory Agreement, the HOME Regulations and the Tax Credit
Regulations, the Tax Credit Regulations shall prevail. In the
event that City does not receive the award of HOME funds for the
Project, the HOME Program affordability covenants of this Article
2 shall be of no force or effect.
ARTICLE 3 -OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PROJECT
3.1~ Nontransient r~sid~ntial use
No part of the Project shall be operated as transient
housing; provided, however, the Project shall not be treated as
used on a transient basis merely because the Project or any of the
Units is rented on a month-to-month basis.
3.2 Insurance
Owner, at its sole cost and expense, shall obtain and
maintain during the term of this Regulatory Agreement, insurance
with responsible companies authorized to engage in the offering of
insurance services in California in such amounts and against such
risks as shall be satisfactory to the City’s risk manager,
including, without limitation, workers’ compensation, employer’s
liability, commercial general liability, comprehensive automobile
liability, personal injury and property damage insurance, as
appropriate, as set forth in Exhibit ~B", as appropriate, insuring
against all liability of Owner and its respective partners,
directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives arising
out of or in connection with the Project, or Owner’s performance or
non-performance under this Regulatory Agreement. Modifications of
any insurance requirements set forth in Exhibit ~B" shall be
submitted, in writing~ to the Project Manager for approval by the
City’s risk manager. Any such modification shall receive the
concurrence of the Office of City Attorney. Owner shall name the
City as an additional insured on all policies of insurance required
under the terms of other financing.
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3.3 Taxes and ~sses$m~nt$
Owner shall pay all real and personal property taxes,
assessments and charges and all franchise, income, employment, old
age benefit, withholding, sales, and other taxes~assessed against
it, or payable by it, at such times and in such manner as to
prevent any penalty from accruing, or any lien or charge from
attaching to the Property; provided, however, that Owner shall have
the right to contest in good faith, any such taxes, assessments, or
charges. In the event Owner exercises its right to contest any
tax, assessment, or charge against it, Owner, on the final
determination of the proceeding or contest, shall immediately pay
or discharge any decision or judgment rendered against, it, together
with all costs, charges and interest.
3.4 Maintenance
Owner shall maintain the Project in good repair and
working order, and in a manner consistent- with the property
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standards set forth in section 92.251 of the HOME Regulations, the
housing quality standards set forth in Section 882.109 (24 CFR Part
882), and all applicable City ordinances.
3.5 Property inspections
The City, HUD, Stat~ HCD, or their authorized
representatives, shall have the right to make periodic on-site
inspections of the Property and the Units during working hours.
3.6 N0ndiscrimination
(a) All of the Units.shall be available for occupancy on
a continuous basis to members of the general public who are income-
eligible, except for the occupancy requirements of Section 2.1 and
the preference for holders of Section 8 vouchers or certificates
required-by Section 3.9. There shall be no discrimination against
or segregation of any person or group of persons on account of
race, color, creed, religion, age, familial status, sex, sexua!
orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, handicap,
source of income or any other arbitrary discrimination based on
personal characteristics, in the leasing, subleasing, transferring,
use, occupancy, tenure, or enjoyment of. any Unit, nor shall Owner
or any person claiming under or through Owner, establish or permit
any such practice or practices of discrimination or segregation
with reference to the selection, location, number, use, or
occupancy, of tenants, lessees, sublessees, subtenants, or vendees
of any Unit or in connection with the employment of persons for the
construction, operation and management of any Unit.
(b) Notwithstanding thenondiscrimination provisions of
Section 3.6 (a), and subject to State and Federal laws, Owner may
limit occupancy of the Project to elderly or disabled households as
defined by HUD consistent with the occupancy of the Project since
its construction in 1979./
3.7 Affirma~iv~ m~rk@~ing ~nd t@nan~ selection criteri~
In accordance with the HOME Regulations, Owner shall establish
and follow affirmative marketing procedures in its marketing of the
Units and in its public, information-materials and efforts. Owner
shall, at a minimum, follow the City’s affirmative marketing
procedures and requirements for the HOME program. Owner shall
prepare and follow written tenant selection policies and criteria.
3.8 Renewal or termination .of HUD S~¢tion 8. Housing
Assistance Program....Con%rac%
As a continuing obligation during the term of this
Regulatory Agreement, Owner shall, in good faith, undertake all
actions as required and necessary to obtain renewal of the
Project’s HAP Contract which expires in April, 1999, as long as
such renewals, or contracts for project-based rental assistance
under a successor program, are available from HUD or from the
Housing Authority. Owner shall seek the longest contract renewal
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term available and shall seek HAP Contract assistance for all
eligible Units. Owner shall seek to maximize the Project’s gross
rental income by seeking.increases in.the HAP contract rents, if
possible. In the event that the HAP Contract is terminated by HUD
for all, or a portion of, the Units, Owner shall continue to rent
to all Tenants residing in the affected Units under the terms of
any replacement or successor rental assistance program provided by
HUD or the Housing Authority to the Tenants.
3.9 Priority for occupancy of units by.hol~@rs of ~nan~-
based S~ction 8 vouchers or certificates
For all Units which are not subject to a HAP Contract,
upon receipt from a Tenant of a notice to vacate a Unit, Owner
shall provide written notice to the Housing Authority of the
vacancy. Owner shall give priority for occupancy to elderly and
disabled households that hold a Section 8 Voucher or Certificate
during a 30-day period beginning with the date the notice is
received by the Housing Authority. Owner shall cooperate with the
Housing Authority in permitting inspections of the Units and in
allowing a reasonable amount of time for Section 8 Tenants to
execute rental agreements and to occupy the Units. If no qualified
Section 8 assisted household is available to occupy a~vacated Unit,
then Owner shall offer the Unit to an eligible non-assisted
household.
3.10 Selection criteria for applicants for tenancy
Owner will accept as Tenants, on the same basis as all
other prospective tenants, persons who are recipients of federal
certificates for rent subsidies pursuant to the existing housing
program under Section 8 of the Act, or its successor. Owner shall
not apply selection) criteria to Section 8 certificate or voucher
holders that are more burdensome than criteria applied to all other
prospective tenants, nor shall Owner apply or permit t~e
application of management policies or lease provisions with respect
to the Project which have the effect of precluding occupancy of
Units by such prospective tenants.
ARTICLE 4 INCOME,,,,,CERTIFICATION AND REPORTING
4.1 .Income c@rtification
Owner will obtain, complete and maintain on file,
immediately prior to initial occupancy and annually thereafter, an
income certifications from each Tenant renting any of the Units.
Owner shall make a good faith effort to.verify that the income
provided by an applicant, or occupying household, in an income
certification is accurate in accordance with the applicable HOME
Regulations and Tax Credit Regulations. Copies of tenant income
certifications shall be made-available to the City, including its
designated representatives, HUD or State HCD upon request.
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4.2 R@por~ing ~n~ provisiQn of information
Owner will submit reports in a format and at a time
specified by the City. The reports will contain such information
as the City, HUD or State HCD may then require to document
compliance with the use and occupancy restrictions and other
requirements of this Regulatory Ag~eement. The City, including its
designated representatives, HUD or State HCD shall havethe right
to examine and make copies of all books, records or other documents
of Owner which pertain to the Project or any Unit and Owner shall.
provide any information reasonably requested in accordance with
Section 92.508 (c) and (d) of the HOME Regulations. Owner shall
deliver to the City copies of al! reports submitted to the
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and the Internal Revenue
Service, as may be requested by the City.
4.3 Records
Owner shall maintain complete, accurate and current
records pertaining to the Property and the Units, as required by
Sections 92.508(a) (3), 92.508(c), and 92.508(d) of the HOME
Regulations, and shall permit any duly authorized representative of
the City, HUD or State HCD to inspect records, including records
pertaining to incomes and household sizes of Tenants’ households,
and the rents and other charges for occupancy of the Units. All
Tenants lists, applications and waiting lists relating to the
Project shal! at all times be kept separate and identifiable from
any other business of Owner and shall be maintained as required by
the City, in a reasonable condition for proper audit and subject to
examinat±on during business hours by representatives of the City,
HUD or State HCD.
4.4 Financial Audits
Owner shall provide city, during the term of this
Regulatory Agreement,/with copies of audited financial statements
of Owner, including any management letter comments on the adequacy
of internal or operational controls, within one hundred fifty (150)
days of the close of each fiscal year of the Project. The audit
covering the fiscal year in which the PAHC Loan is provided to the
Project shall be conducted in accordance with OMB Circular A-133,
as amended (implemented at 24 CFR Part 45. City reserves the
right, during the term of this Regulatory Agreement, to audit the
records, including the financia! records supporting the
aforementioned financial statements, and other records and
documents pertaining to the operations of the Project.
4.5 Assignment by Owner
Except for (a) leases with the Tenants in the ordinary
course.of business, (b) transfer of a ninety-nine percent (99%)
limited partnership interest to the Transamerica Occidental Life
Insurance Company, or (c) the exercise of an option to acquire the
Project by PAHC Sheridan Apartments, Inc. or Palo Alto Housing
Corporation, Owner shall not cause or permit any voluntary
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transfer, assignment or encumbrance of its interest in the
Property, or lease or permit a sublease on all or any part of the
Property without first obtaining the City’s written consent. Any
transfer, assignment, encumbrance, or lease without the City’s
written consent shall be voidable and, at the City’s election,
shall constitute a breach of this Regulatory Agreement. No consent
to any assignment, encumbrance or ~ease shall constitute a consent
to any subsequent assignment, encumbrance or lease, or a waiver of
any of the City’s rights under this Regulatory Agreement.
ARTICLE 5 SUBORDINATION
It is agreed and understood that the terms and conditions
of this Regulatory Agreement are subject and subordinate to the
provisions of the HOME Regulations and the CDBG program
regulations, and all applicable HUD administrative requirements,
including, but not limited to, the uniform administrative
requirements set forth under Section ~92.505(b) of the HOME
Regulations. Owner shall also perform all. of its activities under
~this Regulatory Agreement in compliance with all federal laws and
regulations described in Subpar% H of the HOME Regulations-and in
Exhibit ~C" Federal Assurances. In the event of any conflict
between the provisions of this document and the provisions of any
applicable laws, HUD regulations or related administrative
requirements, then the laws, HUD regulations or related
administrative requirements shalI control.
ARTICLE 6 - NOTICES
All notices, consents, communications or transmittals
required by ihis Regulatory Agreement shall be made, in writing,
and shall be communicated by the United States mail, certified,
return receipt requested or by express delivery with a delivery
receipt, and shall be deemed given as of the date shown on the
delivery receipt as the date of delivery or the date on which
delivery was refused, and shall be addressed to the following
addresses, or such other address as either party may designate,
from time to time, by written notice sent to the other party in
like manner:
To City:
Copy to:
City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attn.: City Clerk
Director of Planning & Community
Environment
City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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To SAAHLP or owner: Sheridan Apartments Affordable Housing
Limited Partnership
725 Alma Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attn.: General Partner
ARTICLE 7 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
6.1 Nothing contained in this Regulatory Agreement, nor
any act of the City, shall beinterpreted or construed as creating
the relationship of third party beneficiary, limited or general
partnership, joint venture, emp!oyer or employee, or principal and
agent between the City and~Owner or Owner’s agents, employees or
contractors. Owner shall at all times be deemed an independent
contractor and shall be wholly responsible for the manner in which
it or its agents, or both, observe the covenants and conditions
imposed on it by the terms of this Regulatory Agreement. Owner has
and hereby retains the right to exercise full control of
employment, direction, compensation and discharge of all persons
assisting in the performance of services recognized hereunder.
Owner agrees to be solely responsible for its own acts and those of
its officers, partners, employees, agents, contractors,
subcontractors and representatives.
6.2 Neither the failure nor the delay on the part of the
City to exercise any right, power, or privilege hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right, power, or privilege.hereunder preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of-any other
right, power, or privilege. Any of the requirements of this
Regulatory Agreement may be expressly waived by the City in
writing, but no waiver by the City of any requirement of this
Regulatory Agreement shall, or shall be deemed to, extend to or
affect any other provision of this Re/~ulatory Agreement.
6.3 Owner lacks any authority or power to pledge the
credit of CITY or incur any obligation in the name of CITY. This
Regulatory Agreement shall not be construed or deemed to be an
agreement for the benefit of any third party, except as expressly
provided herein, and no third party shall have any claim or right
of action hereunder for any cause whatsoever.
6.4 Any amendment to this Regulatory Agreement shall be
binding upon the parties, provided such amendment is set forth in
a writing signed by the parties, and duly recorded in the rea!
property records of the County of Santa Clara, California. The
city manager is authorized to execute any amendments to this
Regulatory Agreement, and confer any consents or approvals that may
be provided by the City.
6.5 The covenants, agreements, .terms, and conditions of
this Regulatory Agreement shall inure to and be binding on the
successors and assigns of the parties. Any provision of this
Regulatory Agreement which is characterized as a covenant or a
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condition shall be deemed both a covenant and a condition. If any
provision of this Regulatory Agreement shall -be determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void, or~
unenforceable in any respect, the validity of all other provisions
herein shall remain in full force and effect.
6.6 This Regulatory Agreement shall be deemed a contract
made under the laws of the State of California, and for the
purposes hereof shall be governed and construed by and in
accordance with the laws of the State of California. All exhibits
referred to in this Regulatory Agreement and any addenda,
appendices, attachments, and schedules which may, from time to
time, be referred to in any duly executed amendment hereto are by
such reference incorporated in this Regulatory Agreement and shall
be deemed to ~be part hereof. This Regulatory Agreement may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an
original, but al! of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument. The paragraph headings are not. i part of this
Regulatory Agreement and shall have no effect upon the construction
or interpretation of any part of this Regulatory Agreement.
6.7 In the event that suit is brought by either party,
the parties agree that¯ trial of such action sha~l be vested
exclusively in the state court of .California in the City of San
Jose, county of santa Clara, or in the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California in the City of San Jose.
The prevailing party in any action brought to enforce the terms of
this Regulatory Agreement or arising out of this Regulatory
Agreement may recover its reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees
expended in connection with such an action from the other party.
6.8 The provisions of this Regulatory Agreement shall
apply to the Property for the entire Term even if the PAHC Loan and
City Loan are paid in full prior to the end of the Term. This
Regulatory Agreement shall bind any successor, heir or assign of
Owner, whether a change in interest occurs voluntarily or
involuntarily, by~ operation of law or otherwise, except as
expressly released by the City. The City makes the City Loan and
PAHC makes the PAHC Loan on the condition, and in consideration of
this provision, and would not do so otherwise.
6.9 The City and Owner hereby declare their express
intent that the covenants and restrictions set forth in this
Regulatory Agreement shall run with the land, and shall bind all
successors in interest to the Property, provided, however, that on
the expiration of the Term of this Regulatory Agreement, the
covenants and restrictions shall expire. Each and every contract,
deed or other instrument hereafter executed covering or conveying
the Property or any portion thereof shall be held conclusively to
have been executed, delivered and accepted subject to such
covenants and restrictions, regardless of whether such covenants or
restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed~ or other
instrument, unless the City expressly releases such conveyed
portion of the Property from the requirements of this Regulatory
Agreement.
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6.10 If owner fails to perform any obligation under this
Regulatory Agreement, and fails to cure the default within 30 days
after the City has notified Owner in writing of the default or, if
the default cannot be cured within 30 days, failed to commence to
cure within 30 days and thereafter diligently pursue such cure, the
City shall have the right to enforce this Regulatory Agreement by
any remedy provided by law or equity.
6.11 The City and Owner shall cause this Regulatory
Agreement, and all amendments and supplements to it, to be,
recorded in the Official Records. of the County of Santa Clara.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Regulatory Agreement the day and year first above written.
ATTEST:CITY OF PALO ALTO
City Cler~
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mayor
SHERIDAN APARTMENTS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Senior Asst. City Attorney
By:PAHC Sheridan Apartments,
Inc.
I.ts General Partner
APPROVED:
City Manager
Director of
Administrative Services
: David
Title: President
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By:
Name:
Title:
Director of Planning and
Community Environment Taxpayer Identification No.
#77-0450422
Insurance Review
SIGNATURES TO BE NOTARIZED
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit ~A":
Exhibit ~B,:
Exhibit ~C":
Legal Description of the Property
Insurance Requirements
Federal Assurances
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CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
(Civil Code § 1189)
STATE OF
) ss.
COUNTY OF )
On , 1998, before me, a
Notary Public in and for said County ~and State, personally appeared
, personally known to me or proved
to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s)
whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in
his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon
behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature of Notary Public
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CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
(Civil Code S 1189)
STATE OF )
) ss.
COUNTY OF ) ~
On , 1998, before me, , a
Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared
, personally known to me or proved
to me ,on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s)
whose name(s) is/are subscribed .to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed, the same in
his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon
behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature of Notary Public
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
REAL PROPERTY in the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of California, described as follows:
All of Tract No. 6304 which Map was filed for record in the office of the Recorder of the County of Santa
Clara, State of California on January 26, 1978 in Book 411 of Maps, at page 56, amended by a Certificated
of Correction recorded on April 2, 1979 in instrument numbered 6329350, Santa Clara County Records.
APN: 132-36-081
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EXHIBIT B
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
I. FIRE AND EXTENDED COVERAGE Insurance, to cover not less than
One Hundred Percent (100%) of the~replacement cost of all insurable
improvements within or upon the Property. Such policies shall
include water damage and debris cleanup provisions.
POLI,CY MINIMUM LIMITS,,OF LIABILITY
2. WORKERS’
COMPENSATION
3. COMPREHENSIVE
AUTOMOBILE
LIABILITY,
including owned
hired, and nonowned
automobiles
Statutory
Bodily Injury
Prop. Damage
$5,000,000 ea. person
$5,000,000 ea. occurrence
$5,000,000 ea. occurrence
COMMERCIAL Bodily Injury
GENERAL
LIABILITY,
including Property Damage
products and
completed operations,
broad form contractual,
and personal injury.
$5,000,000 ea. person
$5,000,000 eao occurrence
$5,000,000 aggregate-
$5,000,000 ea. occurren6e
Each insurance policy requiredby this Agreement shall contain the
following clauses:
"This insurance shall not be canceled, limited in scope of
coverage or nonrenewed until after thirty (30) days written
notice has been given to the: CITY OF PALO ALTO/Planning
and Community Environment Department, P. O. Box 10250, Palo
Alto, CA 94303."
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"All rights of subrogation are hereby waived against the
CITY OF PALO ALTO and the members of the City Council and
elective or appointive officers or employees, when acting
within the scope of their employment or appointment."
~The CITY OF PALO ALTO is added as an additi6nal insured as
respects operations of the named insured, but only as to
work performed under this Agreement.
"It is agreed that any insurance maintained by the CITY OF
PALO ALTO will apply in excess of, and not contribute to,
insurance provided by this policy."
All insurance coverage required shall be provided through carriers
with a BEST KEY RATING GUIDE rating of A:X or higher that are
admitted to do business in the State of California. The
certificate(s) of .insurance evidencing such coverage shall be
completed and executed by an authorized representative of the company
providing insurance, and shall be filed with and approved by City’s
risk manager. ~
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EXHIBIT C
FEDERAL ASSURANCES WITH RESPECT TO CDBG FUNDS
PAHC agrees to comply with the requirements of 24 CFR Part 570 (the Housing and Urban
Development regulations concerning Community Developmem Block Grants). PAHC also
agrees to comply with all other applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and
policies governing the funds provided under this .Agreemem. PAHC further agrees to utilize
funds available under this Agreement to supplement rather than supplant funds otherwise
available.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
PAHC hereby assures and certifies that:
It possesses legal authority to receive federal grant funds and to carry out the proposed
program(s) assisted thereby.
Its governing body has duly acquainted itself with the funds application, including all
understandings and assurances contained therein, and directed and authorized the
person identified as the official representative of PAHC to provide such additional
information as may be required hereunder.
It consents to accept the jurisdiction of the federal or California courts for the purpose
of enforcement of its responsibilities imposed hereunder.
The proposed program(s) has been developed so as to give maximum feasible priority
to actix, ities which will benefit low and moderate income persons.
The receipt of any program income, as defined in 24 CFR 570.500(a), as amended,
/generated by the use of grant funds under this Agreement, will be recorded, reported
and returned to City in accordance with 24 CFR 570.504, as amended.
It will comply with the provisions set forth in 24 CFR 85.43 and 24 CER 85.44
regarding the suspension or termination of a grant agreement for cause or convenience.
It will maintain and retain all books, documents, papers, financial, or other records
which are pertinent to the grant for a period of not less than three (3) years following
the expiration of this Agreement. PAHC will allow City and the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through any authorized
representatives, access to such documents, papers and records.
If PAHC is a primarily religious entity, in connection with the provision of services
required under this Agreement, PAHC agrees to comply with federal regulations
specified in 24 CER 570.2000). PAHC further:
(a)
(b)
will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the
basis of religion and will not limit employment or give preference in
employment to persons on the basis of religion;
will not discriminate against any person applying for such services on the basis
Of religion and will not limit such services or give preference to persons on the
basis of religion;
(c)
(d)
will provide no religious instruction or counseling, conduct no religious worship
or services, engage in no religious proselytizing, and exert no other religious
influence in the provision of such services; and
will ensure that the portion of PAHC’s facility used to provide the services shall
contain no religious symbols or decorations, other than those permanently
affixed to or are pan of the structure.
B.PAHC also hereby assures that it shall:.
(i)Comply with the nondiscrimination provisions of public law 88- 352 (Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and the fair housing provisions of public law 90-
284 (Title VKI of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) and Executive Order 11063, as
amended by Executive Order 12259, with respect to sale, lease or tr~msfer of
land acquired, cleared or improved with grant assistance.
(2)Comply with the provisions of Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 which prohibit discrimination.
(3)Complywith the Fair Housing Act of 1989 (42 USC 3601-20) which prohibits
discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, disability or familial status.
(4)Comply with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, Federal Labor Standards
p.rovisions with respect to all construction contracts in excess of Two Thousand
Dollars ($2,000)
(5)
(6)
Comply with the requirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 applicable to acquisition or
construction projects.
Comply with the relocation and displacement requirements of the Uniform
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as
amended.
(7)
(8)
Comply with provisions of Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive
Orders 11375 and 12086, on equal employment opportunities and affirmative
action relative to employees and applicants and nonexempt contracts and
subcontracts.
Comply with 42 USC 4831(b), and 24 CFR 570.608 and 24 CFR Part 35 of the
HID regulations, prohibiting the use of lead-based paint in the construction or
rehabilitation of residential structures.
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
Comply with the provisions of 24 CFR Part 24 which prohibit the utilization of
debarred, suspended, or ineligible contractors or subrecipients.
Comply with the uniform administrative requirements and cost principals of 24
CFR Part 85 and 0MB circulars A-87, A-110, A- 122, and A-128 and A-133 as
they relate to the acceptance and use of federal funds by nonprofit organizations,
and as otherwise may be required under 24 CFR 570.502, as amended.
Comply with the requirements of 24 CFR 85.36 and 0MB circular A-hO with
respect to conflict of interest, and as otherwise may be required under 24 CFR
570.611, as amended:
Comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act which prohibit the use of federal
funds for lobbying activities.
Comply with Section 319 of public law 101-121, which generally prohibits
recipients of federal contracts, grants or loans from using appropriated funds for
lobbying the executive or the legislative branches of the federal government in
connection with a specific contract, grant or loan. Accordingly, PAHC hereby
certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, that:
/No federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of
PAHC, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of
Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the
awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant, the making of
any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, or the
extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement; and
If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid
to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this federal contract,
grant, loan or cooperative agreement, PAHC shall complete and submit
Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying" in accordance
with its instructions. -
(14)Comply with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, which states that
no persons in the United States shall, on the basis of age, be denied the benefits
of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity receiving
federal financial assistance.
(15)Comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits
discrimination against people with disabilities in any federally assisted program.
(16)Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and
implementing regulations when published.
(17)Transfer to City any CDBG funds on hand, and any accounts receivable
attributable to the use of CDBG funds, at the time of expiration of this
Agreement. In addition, PAHC shall ensure that any real property under
PAHC’s control that was acquired or improved in whole or in part with CbBG
funds in excess of $25,000 is either:
(a)used to meet one of the national objectives in 24 CFR 570.208 until five years
after expiration of this Agreement, or for such longer period of time as
determined appropriate hereunder by City;. or
is disposed of in a .manner which results in City being reimbursed in the amount
of the then current fair market value of the property less any portion thereof
attributable to expenditures of non-CDBG funds for acquisition of, or
improvement to, the property.