HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-06-10 City Council (29)City of Palo Alto1
,City Manager’s Report
TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: Planning and
Community Environment
AGENDA DATE: June 10, 1996 CMR:289:96
SUBJECT:Assignment of Pre-Development Agreement for Alma Single Room
Occupancy (SRO) Housing from the Palo Alto Housing
Corporation to Alma Place Associates; Agreement with Alma
Place Associates to Provide Funds for the Acquisition of the Site for
the Alma Place SRO Housing Project at 725-753 Alma Street, Palo
Alto and for Other Expenses Through Start of Construction
REQUEST
Council action is requested to. adopt a resolution consenting to the assignment of the
"Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Housing Corporation to Fund
Pre-Development Expenses for a Proposed SRO Housing Development at 725/753 Alma
Street" from the Palo Alto Housing Corporation to Alma Place Associates. Alma Place
Associates is a new limited partnership entity established by PAHC to acquire the SRO site
and to own the completed project. Council action is also requested to approve an agreement
with Alma Place Associates for pre-construction activities related to the proposed Alma
Place single room 0ceupancy (SRO) housing project at 725-753 Alma Street, which provides
$1,030,725 in Commercial Housing In-Lieu funds for the acquisition of the site and for
reimbursement of Alma Place Associates’ direct project costs through start of construction.
These funds are part of the $2.4 million in Commercial Housing In-Lieu funds, which were
appropriated for SRO project costs by the Council on November 27, 1995, under Ordinance
No. 4312.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the Council:
Approve the attached resolution consenting to the assignment of the pre-development
agreement from the Palo Alto Housing Corporation to Alma Place Associates.
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Approve the attached Assignment and Assumption Agreement between the Palo Alto
Housing Corporation (PAHC), Alma Place Associates and the City of Palo Alto, and
authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement in substantially similar form, and direct
the City Manager to administer the ,provisions of the agreement.
Approve the attached agreement (with its attached form of promissory note and deed
of trust) with Alma Place Associates, to provide a new loan of up to $1,030,725 for
site acquisition and other expenses related to the development of the Alma Place
single room occupancy housing project.
Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement with Alma Place Associates in
substantially similar form, and direct the City Manager to administer the provisions
of the agreement and to execute any other documents required to close the transaction
for the acquisition of the 725-753 Alma Street property.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
This action is consistent with previous Council actions supporting the acquisition of the 725-
753 Alma Street site for development by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation as very low
income SRO housing.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On May 8, 1996, PAHC received a preliminary reservation letter from the California Tax
Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) awarding the necessary federal and state tax credits
for the development of the Alma Place SRO project. Pursuant to the terms of the option
agreement for the site, the optionee (currently PAHC) must close escrow on the site purchase
within 70 days of the award of the tax credits, or by July 17, at the latest. Staff supports
PAHC’s intention to close escrow by June 30, 1996, to eliminate the need for further option
payments. PAHC is also proceeding with the legal, architectural and engineering work
necessary to submit a building permit application, secure a binding commitment of the bank
financing and to obtain the final tax credit reservation.
While PAHC will continue to perform the roles of sponsor and developer of the SRO project,
tax credit regulations and procedures require that a new entity be formed to own the project.
Alma Place Associates is a new limited partnership entity established by PAHC to acquire
the SRO site and to own the completed project. A new nonprofit corporation has been
established, named PAHC Alma Place, Inc., as the general partner of Alma Place Associates.
After project completion, the tax credit investors will become the limited partners; in the
interim, PAHC is acting as the limited partner. The Board of Directors of PAHC Alma
Place, Inc. is identical to the PAHC board. The new partnership, Alma Place Associates,
must hold legal title to the site by the end of the year to meet tax credit regulations. The
partnership must also incur, and pay for, various other project expenses. For these reasons,
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assignment of the pre-development funding agreement to the new partnership is necessary,
as is the provision of City funding directly to Alma Place Associates for pre-construction
activities.
The proposed agreement with Alma Place Associates will provide funds for site acquisition
and holding costs and reimbursement for necessary out-of-pocket pre-construction costs,.
such as expenses related to obtaining a building permit, and costs to secure the private lender
financing and the tax credit allocation. The funds will be secured by a deed of trust recorded
against the property, and will be loaned at no interest and with no payments required.
FISCAL IMPACT
A total of $2,695,000 in Commercial Housing In-Lieu funds has been appropriated by
Council for subsidies of the project’s development cost. Under the existing pre-development
agreement, $295,000 was appropriated and provided to PAHC on January 17, 1995. By
approving the assignment of that agreement from PAHC to Alma Place Associates, the City
is permitting the $97,929 in unexpended funds (as of April 1, 1996) from that agreement to
be used for expenses for the pre-construction phase. A $2,400,000 Budget Amendment
Ordinance was approved by Council on November 27, 1995, to meet requirements for the
tax credit application. The proposed agreement with Alma Place Associates provides
$1,030,725 (of the $2.4 million) as interim funding for site acquisition and other necessary
expenses through the start of construction.
Prior to construction, a permanent funding and regulatory agreement between the City and
Alma Place Associates will be scheduled for Council action. The permanent agreement will
allocate the remaining City funding for the project, and set the terms of the City’s permanent
loan. It will be some type of deferred payment loan, structured to be compatible with the tax
credit program requirements and to ensure permanent affordability of the SRO units. To
reduce the cost of construction financing, it is planned that the full amount of City funding
would be made available at the start of construction. A final project budget, with updated
projections of all sources of funding, will be presented to Council with the permanent
funding agreement. At that time, PAHC should have a fairlyaccurate estimate of the
proceeds and timing of the financial contribution from the tax credit investors.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The Council certified a mitigated negative declaration (95-EIA-2) on June 26, 1995, covering
the provision of City housing subsidies for the SRO project, in connection with the adoption
of the project’s Planned Community zone (Ordinance No. 4238).
STEPS FOLLOWING APPROVAL
The major milestones in the development schedule are:
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Acquire site
Submittal to ARB for review of final design details
Permanent bank loan commitment
Submittal of building permit application
Council action on final City funding & agreement
Start of construction
Completion of construction
Complete rent-up & close permanent financing
ATTACHMENTS
June, 1996
August, 1996
September, 1996
October, 1996
October, 1996
Jan. - April, 1997
March- June, 1998
Sept. - Dec., 1998
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Resolution regarding Assignment of Pre-Development Agreement to Alma Place
Associates
Assignment and Assumption Agreement between City of Palo Alto, Palo Alto
Housing Corporation and Alma Place Associates
Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and Alma Place Associates to Fund Pre-
Development and Pre-Construction Expenses for a Single Room Occupancy Housing
Development at 725/753 Alma Street, Palo Alto
Letter from Palo Alto Housing Corporation
PREPARED BY: Catherine Siegel, Housing Coordinator
KENNETH R. SCHREIBER ~
Director of Planning and
Community Environment
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
Palo Alto Housing Corporation
Alma Place Associates
Charles J. Keenan III and Mark T. Gates, Jr.
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ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
APPROVING THE ASSIGNMENT OF ALL RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PALO ALTO HOUSING CORPORATION
UNDER ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY TO FUND PRE-
DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES CONCERNING THE PROPOSED SRO
PROJECT AT 725-753 ALMA STREET, PALO ALTO TO ALMA
PLACE ASSOCIATES
WHEREAS, the Council approved an assignment of the City’s
option to acquire real property at 725-753 Alma Street, Palo Alto
("Property") to the Palo Alto Housing Corporation ("PAHC"), and also
approved funds for the disbursement of pre-development expenses
associated with preliminary efforts which will lead to the
acquisition the Property; and
WHEREAS, PAHC proposes to assign to Alma Place Associates
("APA"), a California limited partnership, its rights and
obligations under the terms of section 3.6 of the "Agreement
between the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto to Fund Pre-
Development Expenses for a Proposed SRO at 725-753 Alma Street",
dated January 17, 1995 ("Agreement"), in connection with the
development of the Property for single room occupancy rental
housing purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is reasonably
necessary for PAHC to assign its rights and obligations under the
Agreement to APA, which will assume all rights and obligations of
PAHC under the Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
hereby RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION i. The City Council hereby approves, and
authorizes the Mayor to execute, the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement ("Assignment Agreement"), attached hereto, wherein the
Palo Alto Housing Corporation assigns all of its rights and
obligations under the Agreement referred to above to Alma Place
Associates, a California limited partnership, and Alma Place
Associates expressly assumes the rights and obligations of the Palo
Alto Housing Corporation arising under the Agreement.
SECTION 2.The City Council finds and determines that
the approval of the Assignment Agreement does not constitute a
project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act,
and, therefore, no environmental assessment is required.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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ABSTENTIONS :
ATTEST :
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Senior Asst. City Attorney
APPROVED:
Mayor
Assistant City Manager
Director of Planning &
Community Environment
Deputy City Manager,
Administrative Services
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ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of
this ~ day of , 1996, by and between Palo Alto Housing Corporation, a
California nonprofit public benefit corporation ("Assignor"), Alma Place Associates, a
California Limited Partnership ("Assignee") and the City of Palo Alto, a chartered city existing
under the constitution and laws of the State of California (the "City") with reference to the
following facts:
A. The City and Assignor entered into an Agreement to Fund Pre-Developm~nt
Expenses dated January 17, 1995 (the "Loan Agreement") pursuant to which the City agreed
to loan Assignor not more than Two Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($295,000) to be
used in connection with Assignor’s development of a single room occupancy rental housing
project (the "Project").
B.Assignor now wishes to assign its rights and obligations under the Loan
Agreement to Assignee, and Assignee wishes to assume Assignor’s rights and obligations under
the Loan Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises of the
parties hereto and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually agree as follows:
1.AssiRnment ~. Assignor hereby assigns to the Assignee all of its
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rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement.
2.Acceptance of Assignment. Assignee hereby accepts the above assignment and
hereby assumes, agrees and undertakes to perform all of the obligations, covenants and
agreements of Assignor under the Loan Agreement. Any reference to Assignor in the Loan
Agreement described above shall be deemed a reference to the Assignee.
3.Release of Assignor. Assignee hereby releases Assignor from all of its
obligations, covenants and agreements imposed under the Loan Agreement.
4.Representations. Assignor hereby represents and warrants that it has not
previously assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred any of its rights or
obligations under the Loan Agreement.
5.Reimbursement. The City shall reimburse Assignor for any amounts advanced
by Assignor for the Project through the date of this Agreement to the extent the aggregate
amount of draws by Assignor does not exceed $295,000.
6.Effective Date. The assignment set forth above shall be effective as of the date
of this Agreement.
7.Consent of Cit~’. The City hereby consents to the assignment of Assignor’s
rights and obligation.s under the city Loan Agreement to the Assignee. The consent of the City
shall be binding upon the City upon its execution of this Agreement and upon the adoption of
a resolution of the Council of the City which approves this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
CITY:
City of Palo Alto
By:
Its:
Attest:
ASSIGNOR:
Palo Alto Housing Corporation, a California
nonprofit public b,~rc’t~it corporation
Its: q~~~
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Senior Assistant City Attorney
Approved:
Assistant City Manager
ASSIGNEE:
Alma Place Associates, a California
Limited Partnership
By: PAHC Alma Place, Inc., a California
nonprofit public benefit corporation,
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Its:
Deputy City Manager for
Administrative Services
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ATTACHMENT 3
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AND
ALMA PLACE ASSOCIATES TO FUND PRE-DEVELOPMENT
AND PRE-CONSTRUCTION EXPENSES FOR A SINGLE
ROOM OCCUPANCY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT 725/753
ALMA STREET, PALOALTO
THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into on
, 1996, 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 ALMA PLACE ASSOCIATES,
a California limited partnership, with offices at 540 Cowper
Street, Suite 201, Palo Alto, California 94301 ("APA").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, on November 27, 1995, Ordinance No. 4312 was
adopted for the purpose of funding certain pre-development expenses
for the acquisition of single room occupancy ("SRO") housing
development ("Project") at 725/753 Alma Street, Palo Alto, Santa
Clara County, California [APN 120-27-80, APN 120-27-81, and APN
120-27-82] (collectively, the "Property", the legal description of
which is set forth in Exhibit "E"); and
WHEREAS, on November 29, 1995, the City assigned to the
PALO ALTO HOUSING CORPORATION ("PAHC"), the developer of the
Project, the option to purchase the Property for development as
very low income, SRO rental housing; and
WHEREAS, PAHC received a preliminary award of certain tax
credits and the acquisition of the Property and payment of pre-
development and pre-construction expenses associated with the
construction of the SRO building is required to secure a final tax
credit allocation; and
WHEREAS, with the approval of the City Council, PAHC has
assigned (or will assign forthwith after the execution of this
Agreement) to APA’all right, title and interest in both the Option
Agreement and the Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the
Palo Alto Housing Corporation to Fund Pre-Development Expenses; and
WHEREAS, the development of new affordable SRO rental
housing will further the City’s affordable housing goals as stated
in the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Housing Element and Consolidated
Plan; and
WHEREAS, APA has applied to the City for financial
assistance with the pre-development expenses, including pre-
construction expenses, in connection with the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City is willing to make a loan to APA to
cover certain pre-development and pre-construction expenses in
order to secure building permits, tax credits and other housing
subsidies, and permanent financing for the development of the
Project;
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
covenants, agreements, terms and conditions,
agree:
SECTION 1 -TERM OF AGREEMENT
of the following
the parties hereto
i.i Term and Extension
The term of this Agreement shallcommence on the date of
its execution by the parties, and shall terminate on December 31,
1997, unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 5
hereof, or as otherwise provided herein. The term may be extended
for an additional period not to exceed one (i) year, provided,
however, any extension may be approved by the City’s Director of
Planning and Community Environment ("Project Manager") only upon the
receipt of written evidence, acceptable to the Project Manager,
that the development of the Project then remains feasible, and that
reasonable progress in the development of the Project and has been
made and can continue to be made by APA. If the Project Manager
determines that APA has unreasonably delayed the development of the
Project, or APA has failed to perform any ~material provision of
this Agreement, then the request for an extension of the term shall
be denied, all funds loaned to APA under this Agreement shall be
returned to the City, upon demand, and this Agreement may be
terminated by the City upon ten (i0) days’ prior written notice.
A failure by APA to immediately return such funds shall constitute
a default under this Agreement.
SECTION 2 -LOAN AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS
2.1 Loan Amount
The City agrees to make a loan to APA at its office
address in an aggregate principal amount at any one time
outstanding not exceeding one million thirty thousand seven hundred
twenty-five dollars ($1,030,725). Within such limit, APA may
borrow and repay from time to time from the date hereof to and
including the date of expiration of this Agreement, or the date on
which a notice of earlier termination of this Agreement is
dispatched, whichever may be applicable.
In the event that the amounts payable by APA to any and
all sources for pre-development and pre-construction expenses
exceed the sum of $1,030,725, then APA shall be solely responsible
for paying any and all amounts in excess of $1,030,725, and the
City shall not be obligated to loan in excess of the commitment set
forth herein.
2.2 Promissory Note
All requests for reimbursement ("borrowing") under this
Agreement shall be evidenced by one promissory note ("Note") of APA,
in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit "A", payable to the
City of Palo Alto, upon demand, in.writing, and executed by a duly
authorized officer or representative of APA. The Note shall bear
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no interest° No periodic payments shall be required during the
term of this Agreement. Nothing herein shall prohibit APA from
paying the loan, or any part thereof, to the City before the Note
shall become due.
2.3 Deed of Trust
To secure the repayment of the loan made under this
Agreement, APA, as trustor, shall execute a deed of trust ("Deed of
Trust") in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit "D", in favor
of the City as beneficiary, and identifying the First American
Title Guaranty Company as trustee°
2°4 Disbursement of Funds
2o4ol The City will disburse loan funds under this
Agreement to APA on an expense-reimbursement basis only upon the
receipt by the Project Manager of written proof of actual costs
incurred and paid for by APA. Before APA may request the
reimbursement of its costs, it shall submit to the Project Manager
one (i) legible copy each of any and all contracts and subcontracts
for services to be rendered or work to be performed, or both, in
connection with the Project.
2.4.2 Every contract shall clearly and fully describe
the nature and scope of services to be rendered or work to be
performed, or both, and the basis of payment of applicable costs.
Any and all such costs shall be reasonable and necessary in order
to secure the development approvals, financing, and construction
permits for the Project° The Project Manager may refuse to
reimburse APA for any costs not approved, in advance, by him.
2.4.3 Any borrowing under this Agreement shall be
made in accordance with the City’s policies and procedures. APA
shall submit with each application for borrowing a written
certification that (i) the services or work, or both, has been
satisfactorily rendered or performed, (2) the costs have been paid
in accordance with the applicable contracts and subcontracts, and
(3) all funds have been expended on the behalf of and exclusively
for the obligations of APA under the Project.
2.4.4 The disbursement of funds for PAHC’s Project
administration and overhead costs shall be established on a fixed
fee basis and shall be disbursed as follows: (i) $20,000 will be
paid upon the submittal of a complete application for the review of
the final Project design by the City’s Architectural Review Board;
and (ii) $20,000 will be paid upon the completion of all necessary
action to be taken by the City Council with respect to a permanent
funding agreement for the Project°
2.5 Pre-Development and Pre-construction Expenses
Funds shall be loaned to APA under the terms of this
Agreement for the payment of certain pre-development and pre-
construction expenses, including, without limitation, the
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acquisition costs of the Property; closing costs; site demolition,
clearance and holding costs; fees charged by attorneys, architects,
engineers, and marketing and management consultants; fees of a
contract project manager; costs of environmental studies, tests and
remediation; permit application and the City’s cost-recovery fees;
fees and costs associated with the securing of financing and
housing subsidies to make the Project financially feasible,
including construction and permanent loans and the tax credit
subsidies; payment of a fixed amount for Project administration and
overhead costs of PAHC; and other reasonable and necessary
expenses, as generally described in the Budget, set forth in
Exhibit "B".
2.6 Establish Escrow
APA shall open an escrow, and all loan proceeds to be
disbursed for the purchase price and necessary closing costs shall
be placed in escrow with the First American Title Guarantee
Company, 1737 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112, under escrow
number 507079, together with all necessary documents of title,
written instructions, and other pertinent information. The City
will deposit the sum of six hundred fifty thousand dollars
($650,000), by negotiable instrument payable to the title company,
into escrow, for the purchase price of the Property.
2.7 Title Insurance
At the close of the escrow, APA, at its own cost and
expense, shall secure an ALTA extended coverage lender’s policy of
title insurance, or other form of title insurance acceptable to the
City Manager, for an amount not less than the amount of the
purchase price of the Property, and insuring against any title
defects as would prevent the construction of the Project. The
policy will name the City as beneficiary and insure APA’s right,
title, and interest in the Property and the Project and the City’s
lien therein, and, promptly after the close of escrow, APA shall
provide a copy of the same to the City’s Director of Planning &
Community Environment.
SECTION 3 COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS
3.1 Project Development
APA covenants and agrees to prepare, or cause to be
prepared, written plans, specifications, and applications for the
Project, generally consistent with the Project plans approved by
the City Council on July 17, 1995 under Ordinance No. 4283.
3.2 Project Funding
APA covenants and agrees to undertake all actions
necessary to secure the final allocation of Federal and California
low income housing tax credits for the Project in accordance with
the "Preliminary Reservation Letter", dated May 6, 1996, submitted
by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to the PAHC. APA
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shall secure the final private financing commitments for the
construction loan and permanent loan and other public or private
funding programs, as appropriate, in addition to the funding
provided by the City under this Agreement. APA shall seek
aggregate funding from all available sources in order that the
Project will be financially feasible, and will provide affordable
rental housing for very low income households (defined, for
purposes of this Agreement, as average monthly rents not exceeding
one-twelfth (i/12th) of thirty percent (30%) of a household income
that does not exceed forty percent (40%) of the then current HUD
median household income for Santa Clara County, adjusted by
household size)°
3.3 Insurance
APA, at its sole cost and expense, shall obtain and
maintain during the term of this Agreement, insurance in
responsible companies in such amounts and against such risks as is
satisfactory to the City’s risk manager, including, without
limitation, workers’ compensation, commercial general liability,
comprehensive’ automobile liability, personal injury and property
damage insurance, as appropriate, insuring against all liability of
APA and its authorized representatives arising out of or in
connection with the development of the Project, the development of
the Property, or APA’s performance or nonperformance under this
Agreement. APA and general contractors and subcontractors assigned
to the performance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or
to the development of the Project shall comply with the coverages
described in the Insurance Requirements, set forth in Exhibit "C".
Modifications of any insurance requirements set’ forth in Exhibit
shall be submitted, in writing, to the Project Manager. Any such
modification shall receive the concurrence of the Office of City
Attorney.
3.4 Books and Records
APA shall maintain in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles 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 the proper accounting of funds and the performance of this
Agreement° APA shall furnish any and all information and reports
which may be required by the Project Manager or other officer,
employee, or representative of the City and any other entity that
may provide funds for the development of the Property.
APA shall permit access to its books, records and
accounts by the representatives and employees of the City and any
other entity that may provide funds for the development of the
Property, 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 APA’s compliance with the provisions of
this Agreement. All such records shall be retained by APA and
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shall be made available to the City, its officers, employees, and
representatives, and any other entity that may provide funds for
the development of the Property, upon request, for review or audit
for a period of at least three (3) years following the expiration
or termination of this Agreement.
3.5 Conflict of Interest
APA covenants that, in the performance of this Agreement,
no person having a financial interest therein shall be employed by
APA in connection with the performance of the provisions of this
Agreement or in the development of the Project, except as the City
may approve, in advance, waive, or ratify such conflict of
interest.
3.6 Assignment
Neither this Agreement nor, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, the rights and obligations of APA hereunder shall
be assigned without the prior written approval of the City, acting
through its City Manager. Any attempted assignment shall be void
and, at the sole discretion of the City, shall be deemed a default
under this Agreement and a breach of this Agreement.
3.7 Partnership Status
APA covenants and agrees to maintain its status as a
limited partnership duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the State of California at all times
during the term of this Agreement and any substituted agreement.
SECTION 4- REPRESENTATIONS
4.1 Financial Interest
APA represents 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
rendering of services or the performance of work, or both, under
this Agreement or substituted agreement for the Project. APA
further represents that no person who has or will have any
financial interest under this Agreement or substituted agreement is
an officer, employee, or official representative of the City.
4.2 Legal Authority
The making and performance by APA of this Agreement, the
Note and Deed of Trust have been duly authorized by all necessary
action and will not violate any provision of law or of APA’s
partnership agreement or its 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 APA pursuant to any
indenture or other agreement to which APA is a party or by which
APA or its property may be bound. The person executing this
Agreement on the behalf of APA has been duly authorized to execute
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the same, and such person represents that it is duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of California.
4.3 Litigation
There are no suits or proceedings pending or, to the
knowledge of APA, threatened against or affecting APA which, if
adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition or business of APA, and there are no
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of APA, threatened,
against APA which would have a material adverse effect on the
performance of this Agreement by APA.
SECTION 5 - SUBSTITUTION OF AGREEMENT AND NOTE
The parties intend to enter into a substitute agreement
for the construction and operation of the Project for affordable
SRO rental housing. The terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the Note and the Deed of Trust shall be renegotiated, provided that
APA has secured the site on which the Property will be located.
All amounts which are loaned to APA under this Agreement and which
have been loaned to PAHC under agreements relating to the Project,
which have been assigned to APA, shall be aggregated with the
amount to be loaned by the City at the time that APA secures a
construction loan commitment from a commercial banking lender. The
aggregate loan amount made by the City shall become a permanent
loan for a term of at least forty (40) years secured by a
promissory note and deed of trust on the Property in favor of the
City.
SECTION 6 -APPLICATION OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
APA shall cooperate with the City to secure additional
funding from other sources such as the federal HOME program. APA
agrees to perform its obligations under this Agreement in a manner
that will not jeopardize or interfere or conflict with, or
otherwise prevent, the obtaining of future federal funding. APA
shall comply . with all applicable federal HOME and other
governmental rules and regulations, if federal HOME funds are
sought or received by the City for the Project.
SECTION 7 - INDEMNITY
APA 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 APA’s, its officers’,
agents’, subcontractors’ or employees’ negligent acts, errors or
omissions, or willful misconduct, or conduct for which APA may be
strictly liable in the performance of or failure to perform its
obligations under this Agreement.
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SECTION 8 - DEFAULTS
The City shall be permitted, upon written notice, to (i)
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. APA makes a representation in this Agreement which
shall prove to have been false in any material respect when made;
or
B. APA shall default in the payment, when due, of any
principal of the loan or the Note or any other sums payable by APA
under this Agreement; or
C. APA shall default for a period of thirty (30) days
in the performance of any other non-financial obligation to be
performed by APA under this Agreement; or
D. APA shall apply for or consent to the appointment of
a receiver, trustee, or liquidator, or is unable, or admits i.n
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 files a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy; or
E. APA is subjected to the entry of an order, decree,
or judgment approving the reorganization of APA, 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:
CITY City of Palo Alto
~250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attn: City Clerk
Copy to :Director of Planning &
Community Environment
City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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APA Alma Place Associates
c/o Palo Alto Housing Corporation
540 Cowper Street, Suite 201
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1806
Attn: Executive Director
SECTION i0 -MISCELLANEOUS
i0.i 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.
10.2 Nothing contained 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. APA 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. The City Manager of the City is
authorized on behalf of the City to approve any number of minor
modifications to the Budget without obtaining the consent of the
City Council, provided the aggregate amount of such budgetary
modifications shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the Budget.
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 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.
10.7 APA shall lack any authority or power to pledge the
credit of the City or incur any obligation in the name of theCity.
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.
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10.9 The Agreement and the Note 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°
i0oi0 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this
Agreement in Palo Alto, California on the date first above written.
CITY OF PALO ALTO ALMA PLACE ASSOCIATES
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
B~ PAHC Alma Place, Inc.
\~ Its Gene~,.a~ ~artner
"Marlene H. Prenderg~
Executive Director
Senior Assistant City Attorney
APPROVED:
Assistant City Manager
Deputy City Manager,
Administrative Services
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit "A’:
Exhibit "B":
Exhibit "C":
Exhibit "D" :
Exhibit "E":
Promissory Note
Budget
Insurance Requirements
Deed of Trust
Legal Description of the Property
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Exhibit A
PROMISSORY NOTE
(CITY HOUSING RESERVE FUNDS)
$ 1,030,725 Date:
Palo Alto, California
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, ALMA PLACE ASSOCIATES, a
California Limited Partnership ("Borrower"), hereby promises to pay to the CITY OF
PALO ALTO ("Holder"), or order, at its office of Revenue Collections, 250 Hamilton
Avenue, Palo Alto, or at such other place as may be designated, in writing, by the Holder,
the principal sum of $1,030,725, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Promissory Note ("Note"). The principal amount of this Note shall bear interest at the rate
of zero percent (0 %) per annum. Payment of the principal sum shall be due on the earlier of
December 31, 1997 or the close of the construction loan for the Alma Street SRO.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. This Note is made in connection with a connection with a contract entitled "Agreement
between the City of Palo Alto and Alma Place Associates to Fund Pre-Development and Pre-
construction Expenses for a Single Room Occupancy Housing Development at 725/753 Alma
Street", Palo Alto (the "Agreement"), and is attached to and incorporated into the Agreement
as Exhibit A. All covenants, representations, and terms of default and remedies for default
set forth in the Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, and made a part hereof.
2. This Note evidences the obligation of the Borrower for the full repayment to the Holder,
in accordance with this Note and the Agreement, of the funds loaned thereunder to the
Borrower by the Holder. Such funds are to be used solely by the Borrower for the proposed
Project as described in the Agreement.
3. This Note is secured by a deed of trust executed by Borrower for the benefit of Holder
and encumbering the real property located at 725/753 Alma Street, Palo Alto, California.
4. The term of this Note shall commence on the date of its execution by the Borrower, and,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, shall expire or terminate on the date on
which the Borrower makes full payment of the principal sum of this Note, but in no event
later than December 31, 1997.
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5. At any time, and from time to time, the Borrower may prepay to the Holder the principal
sum of this Note, or any part thereof, without penalty.
6. The Borrower and any maker, co-maker, indorser, guarantor, or any other party
(collectively, the "Obligors"), and each of them: (i) waive notice of default, 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 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.
7. The pleading of any statute of limitations as a defense to any demand against the
Borrower is expressly waived by the Borrower.
8. If any default is made hereunder, the Borrower and the Obligors, jointly and individually,
promise 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. 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.
9. The outstanding unpaid balance of the principal sum of this Note shall, at the option of
the Holder, become immediately due and payable upon the failure of the Borrower to make
any payment hereunder as and when due or upon the failure of the Borrower to perform or
observe any other term or provision of this Note or the Agreement. If the outstanding
unpaid principal balance of this Note is not paid within thirty (30) days of demand therefor,
the Borrower shall pay to the Holder 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.
10. 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:
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Holder:City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94301
Attn.: City Clerk
Borrower:Alma Place Associates
540 Cowper Street, Suite 201
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1806
Attn.: Executive Director
The delivery shall be effective on the date shown on the delivery receipt or the date on which
the delivery was refused.
11. This Note shall be nonrecourse; provided, however, Holder shall not in any way be
prohibited from naming Borrower or any of its successor and assigns or any person holding
under or through them as parties to any actions, suit or other proceedings initiated by Holder
to foreclose or otherwise realize upon any other lien or security interest created in the
Property or in any other collateral given to secure the performance of the obligations of
Borrower pursuant to this Note, and further provided, however, that nothing in this
paragraph shall be deemed to prejudice the rights of Holder to recover any rents,
condemnation or insurance proceeds, tenant security deposits or other similar funds or
payments attributable to the Property which were misappropriated by Borrower.
12. The covenants, agreements, terms, and conditions of this Note shall inure to, and shall
be binding on, the successors and assigns of the Borrower and the Obligors.
13. At the close of the construction loan, Holder intends to loan Borrower additional funds
for a term of not less than forty (40) years and at such time, provided Borrower is not in
default under this Note, the amount due and owing under this Note shall be added to the
permanent loan note to Holder and this Note shall be cancelled.
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ALMA PLACE ASSOCIATES,
a California Limited Partnership
By: PAHC ALMA PLACE, INC.,
,~s general partn, gr-~
Marlene H. Prendergast, /’ )
Executive Director "-~
540 Cowper Street, Suite 201
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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EXHIBIT B
BUDGET
Architecture, Engineering, Landscape,
General Contractor
Financing, Fees, Appraisals, Financial
Consultants, & Legal Fees
Permit Applications & City Cost-Recovery Fees,
Other Fees
Contract Project Manager
Advance of Sponsor Overhead &
Administrative Cost
Land Acquisition, Closing Costs, Site Work,
& Holding Costs
Miscellaneous & Contingency
Total Budget for Pre-Construction Phase
(Less: Amount to be Paid from Unexpended
Funds Under Contract #C5074472, dated
Jan. 17, 1995, as assigned to Alma Place
Associates on June i0, 1996)
$157,470
$131,664
$35 , 820
$30,000
$40,000
$693,700
$40,000
$1,128,654
($ 97,929)
TOTAL FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT $1,030,725
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EXHIBIT C
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
POLICY MINIMUM LIMITS OF LIABILITY
WORKERS’
COMPENSATION
COMPREHENSIVE
AUTOMOBILE
LIABILITY,
including owned,
hired, and non.wried
automobiles
Statutory
Bodily Injury $i,000,000 ea. person
& $i,000,000 ea. occurrence
Property Damage $I,000,000 ea.
occurrence
COMMERCIAL
GENERAL
LIABILITY,
including
products and
completed operations,
broad form contractual,
and personal injury.
Bodily Injury $i,000,000 ea. person
& $i,000,000 ea. occurrence;
$i,000,000 aggregate
Propgrty Damage $i,000,000
occurrence
ea.
Each insurance policy required by 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, Pal. Alto, CA 94303."
"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."
"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."
"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.
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 the City.
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EXHIBIT D
RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN
RECORDED MAIL TO:
City of Palo Alto
Office of City Attorney
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
RECORDED WITHOUT CHARGE°
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 6103, 27383
SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE
DEED OF TRUST AND ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS
APN 120-27-80, 120-27-81 and 120-27-82
This Deed of Trust, made this __ day of ., 1996, between ALMA PLACE ASSOCIATES,
a California limited partnership ("Trustor"), located at 540 Cowper Street, Suite 201, Palo Alto, ’California 94301-
1806, FIRST AMERICAN TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY, a California corporation (" Trustee"), and the
CITY OF PALO ALTO, a California municipal corporation ("Beneficiary"),
Witnesseth: That Trustor IRREVOCABLY GRANTS, TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNS TO TRUSTEE IN TRUST,
WITH POWER OF SALE, that property in Santa Clara County, California, described as:
See Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
In the event the herein described property or any part thereof, or any interest therein is sold~ agreed to be
sold, conveyed or alienated by the Trustor, or by the operation of law or otherwise, all obligations secured
by this instrument, irrespective of the maturity dates expressed therein, at the option of the holder hereof and
without demand or notice shall immediately become due and payable.
Together With the rents, issues and profits thereof, SUBJECT, HOWEVER, to the fight, power and authority
hereinafter given to and conferred upon Beneficiary to collect and supply such rents, issues and profits.
For the Purpose of Securing:
1. Performance of each ~igreement of Trustor herein contained. 2. Payment of the indebtedness evidenced by one
promissory note ("note") of even date herewith, and any extension or renewal thereof, in the principal sum of
$1,030,725 executed by Trustor in favor of Beneficiary or order. 3. Payment of such further sums as the then
record owner of said property hereafter may borrow from Beneficiary, when evidenced by another note (or notes)
reciting it is so secured. 4. Performance by Trustor of its obligations arising under that certain contract entitled
"Agreement between The City of Palo Alto and Alma Place Associates to Fund Pre-Development and Pre-
Construction Expenses for a Single Room Occupancy Housing Development at 725/753 Alma Street, Palo Alto",
dated , 1996 ("Agreement"), and recorded on , 1996 as Instrument No.
., in Book ~ Page ~ of Official Records, Santa Clara County, California.
To Protect the Security of This Deed of Trust, Trustor Agrees:
(1) To keep said property in good condition and repair; not to remove or demolish any building thereon; to
complete or restore promptly and in good workmanlike manner any building which may be constructed, damaged
or destroyed thereon and to pay when due all claims for labor performed and materials furnished therefor; to comply
with all laws affecting said property, or requiring any alterations or improvements to be made thereon; not to
commit or permit waste thereof; not ~o commit, suffer or permit any act upon said property in violation of law; to
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cultivate, irrigate, fertilize, fumigate, prune and do all other acts which from the character or use of said property
may be reasonably necessary, the specific enumerations herein not excluding the general.
(2) To provide, maintain and deliver to Beneficiary fire insurance satisfactory to and with loss payable to
13enefieiary. The amount collected under any fire or other insurance policy may be applied by Beneficiary upon
any indebtedness secured hereby and in such order as Beneficiary may determine, or at the option of Beneficiary
the entire amount so collected or any part thereof may be released to Trustor. Such application or release shall not
cure or waive any default or notice of default hereunder or invalidate any act done pursuant to such notice.
(3) To appear in and defend any action or proceeding purporting to affect the security hereof or the rights or
powers of Beneficiary or Trustee; and to pay all costs and expenses, including cost of evidence of title and
attorney’s fees in a reasonable sum, in any such action or proceeding in which Beneficiary or Trustee may appear,
and in any suit brought by Beneficiary to foreclose this Deed of Trust.
(4) To pay: at least ten days before delinquency all taxes and assessments affecting said property, including
assessments on appurtenant water stock; when due, all encumbrances, charges and liens, with interest, on said
property or any part thereof, which appear to be prior or superior hereto; all costs, fees and expenses of this Trust.
Should Trustor fail to make any payment or to do any act as herein provided, then Beneficiary or Trustee, but
without obligation so to do and without notice to or demand upon Trustor and without releasing Trustor from any
obligation hereof, may: make or do the same in such manner and to such extent as either may deem necessary to
protect the security hereof, Beneficiary or Trustee being authorized to enter upon said property for such purposes;
appear in and defend any action or proceeding purporting to affect the security hereof or the rights or powers of
Beneficiary or Trustee; pay, purchase, contest or compromise any incumbrance, charge or lien which in the
judgment of either appears to be prior or superior hereto; and, in exercising any such powers, pay necessary
expenses, employ counsel and pay his or her reasonable fees, costs and expenses.
(5) To pay immediately and without demand all sums so expended by Beneficiary or Trustee, with interest from
date of expenditure at the amount allowed by law in effect at the date hereof, and to pay for any statement provided
for by law in effect at the date hereof regarding the obligation secured hereby any amount demanded by Beneficiary
not to exceed the maximum allowed by law at the time when said statement is demanded.
(6) That any award of damages in connection with any condemnation for public use of or injury to said property
or any part thereof is hereby assigned and shall be paid to Beneficiary who may apply or release such moneys
received by it in the same manner and with the same effect as above provided for disposition of proceeds of fire
or other insurance.
(7) That by accepting payment of any sum secured hereby after its due date, Beneficiary does not waive its right
either to require prompt payment when due of all other sums so secured or to declare a default for failure so to pay.
(8) That at any time or from time to time, without liability therefor and without notice, upon written request of
Beneficiary and presentation of this Deed of Trust and said note for endorsement, and without affecting the personal
liability of any person for payment of the indebtedness- secured hereby, Trustee may: reconvey any part of said
property; consent to the making of any map or plat thereof; join in granting any easement thereon; or join in any
extension agreement or any agreement subordinating the lien or charge hereof.
(9) That upon written request of Beneficiary stating that all sums secured hereby have been paid, and upon
surrender of this Deed of Trust and said note to Trustee for cancellation and retention and upon payment of its fees,
Trustee’shall reconvey, without warranty, the property then held hereunder. The recitals in such reconveyance of
any matters or facts shall be conclusive proof of the truthfulness thereof. The grantee in such reconveyance may
be described as "the person or persons legally entitled thereto." Five years after issuance of such full reconveyance,
Trustee may destroy said note and this Deed of Trust (unless directed in such request to retain them).
(10) That as additional security Trustor hereby gives to and confers upon Beneficiary the right, power and
authority, during the continuance of these Trusts, to collect the rents, issues and profits of said property, reserving
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onto Trustor the fight, prior to any default by Trustor in payment of any indebtedness secured hereby or in the
performance of any agreements hereunder, to collect and retain such rents, issues, and profits as the become due
and payable. Upon any such default, Beneficiary may at any time without notice, either in person, by agent, or
by a receiver to be appointed by a court, and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the indebtedness
hereby secured, enter upon and take possession of said property or any part thereof, in its own name sue for or
otherwise collect such rents, issues and profits, including those past due and unpaid, and apply the same, less costs
and expenses of operation and collection, including reasonable attorney’s fees, upon any indebtedness secured
hereby, and in such order as Beneficiary may determine. The entering upon and taking possession of said property,
the collection of such rents, issues knd profits and the application thereof as aforesaid, shall not cure or waive any
default or notice of default hereunder or invalidate any act done pursuant to such notice.
(11) That upon default by Trustor in payment of any indebtedness secured hereby, or in performance of any
agreement hereunder, Beneficiary may declare all sums secured hereby immediately due and payable by delivery
to Trustee of written declaration of default and demand for sale and of written notice of default and of election to
cause to be sold said property, which notice Trustee shall cause to be filed for record. Beneficiary also shall deposit
with Trustee this Deed of Trust, said note and all documents evidencing expenditures secured hereby.
After the lapse of such time as may then be required by law following the recordation of said notice of default, and
notice of sale having been given as then required by law, Trustee, without demand on Trustor, shall sell said
property at the time and place fixed by it in said notice of sale, either as a whole or in separate parcels, and in such
order as it may determine, at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States,
payable at time of sale. Trustee may postpone sale of all or any portion of said property by public announcement
at such time and place of sale, and from time to time thereafter may postpone such sale by public announcement
at the time fixed by the preceding postponement. Trustee shall deliver to such purchaser its deed conveying the
property so sold, but without any covenant or warranty, express or impled. The recitals in such deed of any matters
or facts shall be conclusive proof of the truthfulness thereof. Any person, including Trustor, Trustee, or Beneficiary
as hereinafter defined, may purchase at such sale.
After deducting all costs, fees and expenses of Trustee and of this Trust, including cost of evidence of title in
connection with sale, Trustee shall apply the proceeds of sale to payment of: all sums expended under the terms
hereof, not then repaid, with accrued interest at the amount allowed by law in effect at the date hereof; all other
su.ms then secured hereby; and the remainder, if any, to the person or persons legally entitled thereto.
(12) That Beneficiary, or any successor in ownership of any indebtedness secured hereby, may from time to time,
by instrument in writing, substitute a successor or successors to any Trustee named herein or acting hereunder,
which instrument, executed by the Beneficiary and duly acknowledged and recorded in the office of the recorder
of the county or counties where said property is situated, shall be conclusive proof of proper substitution of such
successor Trustee or Trust.ees, who shall, without conveyance from the Trustee predecessor, succeed to a’i*~its title,
estate, rights, powers and duties. Said instrument must contain the name of the original Trustor, Trustee and
Beneficiary hereunder, the book and page where this Deed of Trust is recorded and the name and address of the
new Trustee.
(13) That this Deed applies to, inures to the benefit of, and binds all parties hereto, their heirs, legatees, devisees,
administrators, executors, successors and assigns. The term "Beneficiary" shall mean the owner and holder,
including pledges, of the note secured hereby, whether or not named as Beneficiary herein. In this Deed of Trust,
whenever the context so requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine and/or neuter, and the singular number
includes the plural.
(14) That Trustee accepts this Trust when this Deed of Trust, duly executed and acknowledged, is made a public
record as provided by law. Trustee is not obligated to notify any party hereto of pending sale under any other Deed
of Trust or of any action or proceeding in which Trustor, Beneficiary or Trustee shall be a party unless brought by
Trustee.
(15) That Trustor shall not sell, convey, transfer, hypothecate or alienate the real property described herein, or any
part thereof, or any interest therein, or shall not be divested of title or any interest therein in any manner or way,
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whether voluntarily or involuntarily, without the written consent of Beneficiary being first had and obtained, or
if Trustor shall fail to make any payments due under the note secured by this Deed of Trust, or fail to perform any
other obligation under this Deed of Trust or note secured hereby, or any other Deed of Trust encumbering the
subject property, then Beneficiary shall have the right, at its option, to declare any indebtedness or obligations
secured hereby, irrespective of the maturity date specified in any notes evidencing the same, immediately due and
payable.
(16) That Trustor shall promptly pay when due the payments of interest, principal and all other charges accruing
under any superior or prior trust deed, mortgage, or other instrument encumbering the subject property. Beneficiary
shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cure any defaults on any superior or prior deed of trust or note
secured thereby and upon curing such default Trustor shall immediately reimburse Beneficiary for all costs and
expenses incurred ~ereby, together with interest thereon at the maximum legal rate permitted to be charged by non-
exempt lenders under the Constitution of the State of California, and Trustor’s failure to pay any such amount on
demand shall be a default hereunder. Trustor’s breach or default of atiy covenant or condition of any superior or
prior trust deed, mortgage or other instrument encumbering the Property shall be a default under this Deed of Trust.
(17) That Trustor further acknowledges in the event of a default by Trustor on account of the note secured hereby,
and the expiration of any cure period provided therein, then Beneficiary at its sole option shall have the right to
declare the note secured hereby immediately due and payable.
The undersigned Trustor requests that a copy of any Notice of Default and of any Notice of Sale hereunder
be mailed to it at its address hereinbefore set forth and another copy be mailed to the City of Palo Alto, Planning
Department, Director of Planning and Community Environment, P. O. Box 10250, Palo Alto, CA 94303.
ALMA PLACE ASSOCIATES
PAHC Alma Place, Inc.
Its General Partner
Marlene H. Prendergast
Executive Director
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
)
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA )
On , before me, , a notary public in and for said County, personally
appeared Marlene H. Prendergast, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)
to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that she executed the
same in her authorized capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf
of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
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EXHIBIT E
Order No. 507079
Page No. 5
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
REAL PROPERTY in the City of Palo Afro, County of Santa Clara, State of C~difomia, described as follows:
PARCEL ONE:
Portion of Lots 1 and 2, as shown upon that certain Map ent~ed, "Map of Subdivision of Block 7 University
Park, now Palo Alto’, which Map was filed for record in the office of the Recorder of the County of Santa
Clara. State of California on February 24, 1903 in Volume "F3" of Maps, a.t page 10, and more particularly
described as follows:
Commencing at a point on the Northeasterly line of Alma Street, said point being distant 100 feet Northwesterly
from the point of intersection thereof with the Northwesterly line of Homer Avenue; running thence
Northwesterly along said Northeasterly line of Alma Street, 93 feet; thence ~t dght angles Northeasterly 105
feet to the Southwesterly line of a 15 foot alley; thence Southeasterlyalong said line of said 15 foot alley 93
feet; thence at right angles Southwesterly 105 feet to the point of commencement.
PARCEL TWO:
Portion of Lot 1 as shown upon that certain Map entitled, "Map of Subdivision of Block 7, University Park,’
which Map was filed for record in the office of the Recorder of the County of Santa Clara, State of California
on February 2,~, 1903 in Book F3 of Maps, at page 10 and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Northeasterly line of Alma Street, distant thereon Southeasterly 132 feet from the
point of intersection thereof with the Southeasterly line of F~rest Avenue, as said street and avenue are shown
upon the map hereirmbove referred to; thence Southeasterly on and along said Northeasterly line of Alma
Street, 50 feet; thence at s fight angle Northeasterly 105 feet to the Southwesterly line of a 15 foot alley;
thence Northwesterly on and along the Southwesterly line of said alley and paralle~ with Re Northeasterly line
of Alma Street, 50 feet; thenoe ~t s fight angle Southwesterly 105 feet to the point of beginning.
PARCEL THREE:
Portion of Lots 1 and 2 in Block 7 as shown upon that certain Map e~titled, "Map of Subdivision of Block 7
Univers~ Park, now Palo Alto," which Map was filed for rec~-d in the office of the Recorder of the county of
Santa Clara, State of California, on February 24, 1903 in Book F3 of Maps, t~ page 10 ~nd more parllculady
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Northeasterly line of Alma Street, distant thereon 193 feet Northwesterly of the
point of intersection of said line of Alma Street with the Northwesterly line of Homer Avenue; thence
Northwesterly along said line of Alma Street, 25 feet; thence st a fight ~ngle Northeasterly 105 feet to the
Southwesterly line of a 15 foot alley; thence Southeasterly along said line of said 15 foot alley, 25 feet; thence
~t fight angles Southwesterly 105 feet to the point of beginning.
APN: 120-27=80
ATTACHMENT 4
Palo A~to Housing Corporation
540 Cowper Street ¯ Suite 201 ¯ Palo Alto, California 94301 ¯ (41,5) 321-9709 ¯ Fax (41,5) 321-4341
June 3, 1996
Ms. June Fleming
City Manager
City of Palo Alto
P.O. Box 10250
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Re: Funds for Pre-Construction Activity on Alma Street SRO
Dear Ms. Fleming:
The Palo Alto Housing Corporation (PAHC) received word from the California Tax Credit
Allocation Committee (TCAC) on May 8, 1996 that the proposed Alma Place SRO
development received a preliminary reservation of federal and state tax credits. This is
wonderful news and PAHC intends to proceed with the project.
Under the requirements of the land option agreement and the regulations of the tax credit
program, PAHC must accomplish various important tasks in the near future. We must acquire
the site, receive final ARB approval, prepare final construction drawings in compliance with all
City approvals, and make final arrangements for private permanent and construction loans.
PAHC requests that the City of Palo Alto make funds immediately available for these efforts as
part of its commitment to the project.
PAHC has worked with City staff on a new predevelopment agreement to cover this next
phase of project development. The proposed budget, in the amount of $1,030,725 covers
necessary expenses from now to the funding of the construction loan. We request that you
agendize the agreement at the earliest opportunity so that PAHC can move forward.
We appreciate the Cit)’s continued support of our efforts.
Sincerely,
PALO ALTO HOUSING CORPORATION
Marlene H. Prendergast
Executive Director
RECEIVED
dUN 0,3 1996
Department c,~ .~:,:~m,:~2
Community Enviror:m:=-
cc: Cathy Siegel, Housing Coordinator