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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-01 TPFA Ordinance I I I ORDINANCE NO. TPFA 05-01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TEMECULA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY LEVYING SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN TEMECULA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 03-02 (RORIPAUGH RANCH) WHEREAS, on August 24, 2004, this Board of Directors of the Temecula Public Financing Authority (the "Authority") adopted a resolution entitled "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Temecula Public Financing Authority Declaring Its Intention to Establish a Community Facilities District and to Authorize the Levy of Special Taxes Therein - Roripaugh Ranch" (the "Resolution of Intention"), stating its intention to establish the Temecula Public Financing Authority Community Facilities District No. 03-02 (Roripaugh Ranch) pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, Section 53311 et seq. of the California Government Code (the "Law"), to finance costs of certain public improvements (the "Facilities"), and to finance the costs to eliminate a fixed special assessment lien (the "Prior Lien"); and WHEREAS, the Resolution of Intention called for a public hearing on the District to be held on September 28, 2004; and WHEREAS, on September 28, 2004, this Board of Directors adopted a Resolution amending the Resolution of Intention (the "Amending Resolution") to add additional facilities eligible to be funded by the District and to change the date of the public hearing from September 28, 2004 to November 9, 2004; and WHEREAS, on November 9, 2004, this Board of Directors opened the public hearing and continued the public hearing to November 23, 2004, on November 23, 2004 this Board of Directors opened the continued public hearing and again continued the publiC hearing to December 7,2004; and WHEREAS, on December 7, 2004, this Board of Directors opened the continued public hearing and adopted a resolution making findings of complexity of the District, and then continued the public hearing to January 11, 2005; and WHEREAS, notice was published as required by the Law of the public hearing called pursuant to the Resolution of Intention relative to the intention of this Board of Directors to form the District and to provide for the costs of the Facilities, and the costs to eliminate the Prior Lien; and WHEREAS, on January 11, 2005 this Board of Directors held the continued public hearing as required by Law relative to the determination to proceed with the formation of the District and the Rate and Method; and WHEREAS, at the public hearing all persons desiring to be heard on all matters pertaining to the formation of the District and the levy of special taxes in the District were heard, substantial evidence was presented and considered by this Board of Directors and a full and fair hearing was held; and WHEREAS, subsequent to said hearing, this Board of Directors adopted resolutions entitled "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Temecula Public Financing Authority of R:rrPFA Ords 2005rrPFA Ords 05-01 I I I Formation of Temecula Public Financing Authority Community Facilities District No. 03-02 (Roripaugh Ranch), Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax Within the District, Preliminarily Establishing an Appropriations Limit for the District and Submitting Levy of the Special Tax and the Establishment of the Appropriations Limit to the Qualified Electors of the District" (the "Resolution of Formation"), "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Temecula Public Financing Authority Determining the Necessity to Incur Bonded Indebtedness Within Temecula Public Financing Authority Community Facilities District No. 03-02 (Roripaugh Ranch) and Submitting Proposition to the Qualified Electors of the District" (the "Resolution of Necessity") and "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Temecula Public Financing Authority Calling Special Election Within Community Facilities District No. 03-02 (Roripaugh Ranch)", which resolutions established the District, authorized the levy of a special tax with the District, and called an election within the District on the proposition of incurring indebtedness, levying a special tax and establishing an appropriations limit within the District, respectively; and WHEREAS, on January 11, 2005 an election was held within the District in which only one of the eligibie landowner electors voted, and the landowner voted in favor of said propositions. NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Temecula Public Financing Authority ordains as follows: Section 1. By the passage of this Ordinance this Board of Directors hereby authorizes and levies special taxes within the District, pursuant to the Law, at the rate and in accordance with the rate and method of apportionment of special taxes for the District approved by the Resolution of Formation (the "Rate and Method") which Resolution is by this reference incorporated herein. The special taxes are hereby levied commencing in the current fiscal year and in each fiscal year thereafter until payment in full of any bonds issued by the Authority for the District (the "Bonds") as contemplated by the Resolution of Formation and the Resolution of Necessity, and payment in full all costs of administering the District. Section 2. The Authority Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed each fiscal year to determine the specific special tax rate and amount to be levied for each parcel of real property within the District, in the manner and as provided in the Resolution of Formation. Section 3. Properties or entities of the State, federal or local governments shall be exempt from any levy of the special taxes, to the extent set forth in the Rate and Method attached as Exhibit B to the Resolution of Intention. In no event shall the special taxes be levied on any parcel within the District in excess of the maximum tax specified in the Rate and Method. Section 4. All of the collections of the special tax shall be used as provided for in the Law and in the Resolution of Formation including the payment of principal and interest on the Bonds, the replenishment of the reserves for the Bonds, the payment of the costs of the Authority and the City of Temecula in administering the District, and the costs of collecting and administering the special tax. Section 5. The special taxes shall be collected from time to time as necessary to meet the financial obligations of the District on the secured real property tax roll in the same manner as ordinary ad valorem taxes are collected. The special taxes shall have the same lien priority, and be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in cases of delinquency as provided for ad valorem taxes. In addition, the provisions of Section 53356.1 of the California Government Code shall apply to delinquent special tax payments. The Treasurer is R:fTPFA Resas 2005fTPFA 05-01 2 I hereby authorized and directed to provide all necessary information to the auditor/tax collector of the County of Riverside and to otherwise take all actions necessary in order to effect proper billing and collection of the special tax, so that the special tax shall be levied and collected in sufficient amounts and at the times necessary to satisfy the financial obligations of the District in each fiscal year until the Bonds are paid in full and provision has been made for payment of all of the administrative costs of the District. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Treasurer may collect one or more installments of the special taxes on anyone or more parcels in the District by means of direct billing by the Authority of the property owners within the District, if any of the Bonds bear interest at a variable interest rate, or otherwise if, in the judgment of the Treasurer, such means of collection will reduce the administrative burden on the Authority in administering the District or is otherwise appropriate in the circumstances. In such event, the special taxes shall become delinquent if not paid when due as set forth in any such respective billing to the applicable property owners. Section 6. If for any reason any portion of this Ordinance is found to be invalid, or if the special tax is found inapplicable to any particular parcel within the District, by a Court of competent jurisdiction, the balance of this Ordinance, and the application of the special tax to the remaining parcels within the District shall not be affected. I INTRODUCED, and the first reading occurred on January 11, 2005; and PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, by the Board of Directors of the Temecula Public Financing Authority at a meeting held on the 25th day of January, 2005. J ATTEST: I R:fTPFA Resas 2005fTPFA 05-01 3 I I I STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss CITY OF TEMECULA ) I, Susan W. Jones, CMC, City Clerk/Authority Secretary of the Temecula Public Financing Authority, HEREBY DO CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. TPFA 05-01 was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the Temecula Public Financing Authority on the 111h day of January, 2005, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Temecula Public Financing Authority on the 251h day of January, 2005, by the following vote: AYES: 5 AGENCY MEMBERS: Edwards, Naggar, Roberts, Washington, Comerchero NOES: o o o AGENCY MEMBERS: ABSENT: AGENCY MEMBERS: AGENCY MEMBERS: ABSTAIN: Susan . Jones, CMC City Clerk/A hority Secretary R:fTPFA Resas 2005fTPFA 05-01 4