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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-12-18; City Council; Resolution 2001-3731 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-373 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, SELECTING THE FINANCING TEAM FOR THE FORMATION OF CERTAIN FINANCING DISTRICTS AND RELATED BOND ISSUANCES AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO SIGN CERTAIN DEPOSIT/REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENTS WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad has adopted goals focusing on improving the transportation system within the City through completion of certain road segments; and WHEREAS, a number of developers have approached the City staff with requests to assist them in the financing of the roads by forming financing districts that will spread the costs of the public improvement over those properties that are benefiting from the improvements; and WHEREAS, such a request came before council at their meeting of July 10, 2001, at which time Council directed staff to begin work on the establishment of a financing district for certain road improvements including Poinsettia Lane and El Fuerte; and WHEREAS, additional requests have been received or are anticipated from the property owners for two other road improvements; commonly known as Cannon Road and College Boulevard improvements; and Faraday Avenue and Melrose Avenue improvements; and WHEREAS, current policies require that the proponents of the district deposit sufficient funds to pay all fees and costs of the district; and WHEREAS, staff is recommending that Stone and Youngberg (S&Y) be selected as the underwriter and Best Best and Krieger be selected as the bond counsel based on their experience and past performance with the City. ill 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That staff is authorized to begin work on the formation of a financing district for the Cannon Road and College Boulevard improvements and/or the Faraday Avenue and Melrose Avenue improvements upon the receipt of a deposit and a written request from the property owners. The deposit will be in an amount as determined by the Finance Director. 3. That the Finance Director is authorized to sign Deposit/Reimbursement Agreements as needed, in a form as shown in Appendix A, upon approval by the City Attorney and receipt of the deposit. 4. That staff is authorized to work with Stone and Youngberg as the underwriter and Best Best and Krieger as the bond counsel in the formation of the above-mentioned special districts and related bond issues. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council held on the 18th day of DECEMBER 9 2001 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finnila, Nygaard, Hall NOES: None ABSENT: None KAREN R. KUNDTZ, Assistant City Clerk 5