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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCalifornia Enterprise Development Authority; 2014-04-07;EXHIBIT "A" ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT by and between the CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY and the CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA THIS ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT (this "Associate Membership Agreement"), dated as of A-fUJJI ^ by and between CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT* AUTHORITY (the "Authority") and the CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, a municipal corporation, duly organized and existing under the laws ofthe State ofCalifornia (the "City"); WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Cities of Selma, Lancaster and Eureka (individually, a "Member" and collectively, the "Members"), have entered into a Joint Powers Agreement, dated as of Jime 1, 2006 (the "Agreement"), establishing the Authority and prescribing its purposes and powers; and WHEREAS, the Agreement designates the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and the President of the Califomia Association for Local Economic Development as the initial Board of Directors of the Authority; and WHEREAS, the Authority has been formed for the purpose, among others, to assist for profit and nonprofit corporations and other entities to obtain financing for projects and purposes serving the public interest; and WHEREAS, the Agreement permits any other local agency in the State of Califomia to join the Authority as an associate member (an "Associate Member"); and WHEREAS, the City desires to become an Associate Member of the Authority; WHEREAS, City Council of the City has adopted a resolution approving the Associate Membership Agreement and the execution and delivery thereof; WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Authority has determined that the City should become an Associate Member of the Authority; 4833-7301-9141.1 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of the mutual promises herein contained, the Authority and the City do hereby agree as follows; Section 1. Associate Member Status. The City is hereby made an Associate Meml)er of the Authority for all purposes of the Agreement and the Bylaws of the Authority, the provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. From and after the date of execution and delivery of this Associate Membership Agreement by the City and the Authority, the City shall be and remain an Associate Member ofthe Authority. Section 2. Restrictions and Rights of Associate Members. The City shall not have the right, as an Associate Member of the Authority, to vote on any action taken by the Board of Directors or by the Voting Members of the Authority. In addition, no ofBcer, employee or representative of the City shall have any right to become an officer or director of the Authority by virtue of the City being an Associate Member of the Authority. Sections. Effect of Prior Authoritv Actions. The City hereby agrees to be subject to and botmd by all actions previously taken by the Members and the Board of Directors of the Authority to the same extent as the Members of the Authority are subject to and boimd by such actions. Section 4. No Obligations of Associate Members. The debts, liabilities and obligations ofthe Authority shall not be the debts, liabilities and obligations of the City. Section 5. Execution of the Ageement. Execution of this Associate Membership Agreement and the Agreement shall satisfy the requirements of the Agreement and Article XII of the Bylaws of the Authority for participation by the City in all programs and other undertakings of the Authority. 4833-7301-9141.1 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Associate Membership Agreement to be executed and attested by then- proper officers thereunto duly authorized, on the day and year first set forth above. CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHOI By:_^ Gurbax Sahota, (^hair Board of Directors Attest: CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA Attest: City Clerk 4833-7301-9141.1 'E RESOLUTION NO. 14-28 CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY RESOLUTION APPROVING ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IN THE CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE EXECUTION OF ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENTS RELATING TO SAID ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPS WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Joint Powers Act, Articles 1 through 4 of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of the Govemment Code of the State of California, the cities of Eureka, Lancaster and Selma entered into a joint exercise of powers agreement (the "Agreement") for the creation of the Califomia Enterprise Development Authority (the "Authority"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.10 of the Agreement, a local agency may be admitted as an associate member of the Authority upon approval of the Board of Directors of the Authority and the adoption by the legislative body ofthe local agency of a resolution approving an Associate Membership Agreement; and WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad (the "Public Entity") desires to join the Authority and has adopted the authorizing resolution approving an Associate Membership Agreement (the "Associate Membership Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to admit the Public Entity into the Authority as an associate member. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Public Entity is hereby admitted as an associate member ofthe Authority. Section 2. The Chair or the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized to execute the Associate Membership Agreement with the Public Entity. All actions heretofore taken by the officers, or their respective designees, employees and agents of the Authority in connection with the Authority's entry into the Associate Membership Agreement with the County are hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7* day of April 2014. CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Gurbax Sahota, Chair ATTEST