CC 2017-10-24_09h Successor Agency_Subordination Agreement_Courtland_Arroyo LP
MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY COUNCIL/BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY TO THE DISSOLVED REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
FROM: DEBBIE MALICOAT, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY AND COURTLAND-ARROYO GRANDE, L.P.
DATE: OCTOBER 24, 2017
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
Agreeing to allow the City’s financial interests to be a lower priority than the lender’s
deed of trust will allow the project owners to refinance their loan at lower interest costs.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
No financial impact is projected. The City’s ultimate interest position in the property is
unchanged; the City has previously entered into a subordination agreement with the
original lender. Minimal future staff time is projected to accomplish this action.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the City Council/Board: Approve and authorize the City
Manager/Executive Director to execute a Subordination Agreement between the City
and Courtland-Arroyo Grande, L.P. to facilitate refinancing of the project by the owners.
BACKGROUND:
Courtland-Arroyo Grande, L.P. developed and owns the property near Courtland and
Grand where the Cortina D’Arroyo affordable housing project was built. The
development was constructed through the use of affordable housing loans and credits,
in addition to conventional financing. In 2004, the City agreed to subordinate a loan that
was made to the developer as well as other regulatory or affordability covenants
(Attachment 1). This means that the City agreed to allow the conventional financing,
which was through Wells Fargo Bank at the time, to have a higher priority for repayment
than the City’s loan. The City’s loan was subsequently sold to Meta Housing, and no
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CONSIDERATION OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
COURTLAND-ARROYO GRANDE, L.P.
OCTOBER 24, 2017
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longer exists, however the affordability covenants on the project are still enforceable
and recorded on the property title.
The City received notification from the Courtland-Arroyo Grande, L.P. (“Partnership”)
that they wanted to refinance their loan and requested the City’s participation in
continuing to subordinate the affordability covenants under the new loan.
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
The Partnership is looking to refinance the subject property with a new permanent loan
using a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) insured mortgage. The lender will be
RED Capital. HUD has a requirement that all other financing and regulatory
agreements be subordinate to their First Trust Deed. The document (Attachment 2)
provides for the same subordinate position with the new loan. The City’s overall
position and priority remains unchanged from where it is today.
The current loan is due in a few years, at which time the Partnership would be obligated
to refinance and work with the City on a subordination agreement at that time.
However, given the current low interest rate environment, the Partnership has elected to
accelerate the refinancing, which accounts for the current request. The refinancing will
not affect any tax credits or operations in any way.
The Community Development and Administrative Services Departments are supportive
of this request as it provides for the continuation of affordable housing in the community
and ensures that the City’s interests are maintained as they are today.
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Approve the attached Subordination Agreement and authorize the City
Manager/Executive Director to execute the document
2. Do not approve the Subordination Agreement
3. Provide further direction to staff
ADVANTAGES:
The attached subordination agreement will allow the project owners to refinance their
project at a lower interest cost, while maintaining the City’s interests in the property as
they currently exist.
DISADVANTAGES:
No disadvantages are identified.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
This item is exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
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CONSIDERATION OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
COURTLAND-ARROYO GRANDE, L.P.
OCTOBER 24, 2017
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PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with
Government Code Section 54954.2.
Attachment:
1. Subordination Agreement recorded November 9, 2004
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Recording Requested by:
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Subordination Agreement
This Subordination Agreement is made as of ______________, 2017, by COURTLAND-
ARROYO GRANDE, L.P., a California limited partnership (“Borrower”), the CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE, a municipal corporation (“City”) and the Successor Agency to the
dissolved Arroyo Grande Redevelopment Agency (“Agency”).
WHEREAS, Borrower has obtained financing from RED MORTGAGE CAPITAL,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Lender”) for the benefit of the project known as
[Arroyo Grande Apartments] (“Project”), which loan is secured by a Multifamily Deed of
Trust, Assignment of Rents and Security Agreement (“Security Instrument”) dated as of
_____________, and recorded in the Recorder’s Office of San Luis Obispo County, California
(“Records”) on _____________ as Document Number ______________, and is insured by the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”);
WHEREAS, Borrower has received approval for the Project from the Agency, which
Agency and City has required certain restrictions be recorded against the Project; and
WHEREAS, Borrower entered into with the City and the Agency with respect to the
Project, as more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto, (a) that certain Second
Amended and Restated Affordable Housing Agreement dated as of September 14, 2004 (the
“AHA”) and (b) that certain Regulatory Agreement dated as of November 3, 2004 and recorded
in the Records on November 9, 2004 as Document Number 2004-098502 (the “Regulatory
Agreement”). The AHA and Regulatory Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the
“Restrictive Covenants”);
WHEREAS, HUD requires as a condition of its insuring Lender’s financing to the
Project, that the lien and covenants of the Restrictive Covenants be subordinated to the lien,
covenants, and enforcement of the Security Instrument; and
WHEREAS, the Agency and the City have agreed to subordinate the Restrictive
Covenants to the lien of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Subordination
Agreement.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other consideration the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
(a) In the event of any conflict between any provision contained elsewhere in the
Restrictive Covenants and any provision contained in this Subordination Agreement, the
provision contained in this Subordination Agreement shall govern and be controlling in all
respects as set forth more fully herein.
(b) The following terms shall have the following definitions:
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"HUD" means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
"HUD Regulatory Agreement" means the Regulatory Agreement between Borrower and HUD
with respect to the Project, as the same may be supplemented, amended or modified from time to
time.
“Lender” means Red Mortgage Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its
successors and assigns.
“Mortgage Loan” means the mortgage loan made by Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the
Mortgage Loan Documents with respect to the Project.
“Mortgage Loan Documents” means the Security Instrument, the HUD Regulatory Agreement
and all other documents required by HUD or Lender in connection with the Mortgage Loan.
“National Housing Act” means the National Housing Act of 1934, as amended.
“Program Obligations” has the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument.
“Residual Receipts” has the meaning specified in the HUD Regulatory Agreement.
“Security Instrument” means the mortgage or deed of trust from Borrower in favor of Lender, as
the same may be supplemented, amended or modified.
“Surplus Cash” has the meaning specified in the HUD Regulatory Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in the Restrictive Covenants to the contrary, except the
requirements in 26 U.S.C. 42(h)(6)(E)(ii), to the extent applicable, the provisions hereof are
expressly subordinate to (i) the Mortgage Loan Documents, including without limitation, the
Security Instrument, and (ii) Program Obligations (the Mortgage Loan Documents and Program
Obligations are collectively referred to herein as the “HUD Requirements”). Borrower
covenants that it will not take or permit any action that would result in a violation of the Code,
HUD Requirements or Restrictive Covenants. In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of the Restrictive Covenants and the provisions of the HUD Requirements, HUD shall
be and remains entitled to enforce the HUD Requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing herein limits the Agency’s or City’s ability to enforce the terms of the Restrictive
Covenants, provided such terms do not conflict with statutory provisions of the National Housing
Act or the regulations related thereto. The Borrower represents and warrants that to the best of
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Borrower’s knowledge the Restrictive Covenants impose no terms or requirements that conflict
with the National Housing Act and related regulations.
(d) In accordance with 26 U.S.C. 42(h)(6)(E)(i)(1), in the event of foreclosure (or
deed in lieu of foreclosure), the Restrictive Covenants (including without limitation, any and all
land use covenants and/or restrictions contained herein) shall automatically terminate, with the
exception of the Post-Foreclosure Restrictions described in Section (e) below and the
requirements in 26 U.S.C. 42(h)(6)(E)(ii), or as otherwise approved by HUD.
(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), in the event of a foreclosure of Lender's interest
under the Security Instrument or delivery by the Borrower of a deed in lieu, the restrictions
requiring the use of the Improvements as senior housing set forth in Section 5.2.7 of the AHA
and Article II, Section 2 of the Regulatory Agreement (“Senior Covenants”) shall continue to
apply to the Project. The Senior Covenants shall remain superior to the Mortgage Loan
Documents.
(e) Borrower, City and the Agency acknowledge that Borrower’s failure to comply
with the covenants provided in the Restrictive Covenants does not and shall not serve as a basis
for default under the HUD Requirements, unless a default also arises under the HUD
Requirements.
(f) In enforcing the Restrictive Covenants, neither the Agency nor the City will file
any claim against the Project, the Mortgage Loan proceeds, any reserve or deposit required by
HUD in connection with the Security Instrument or HUD Regulatory Agreement, or the rents or
other income from the property other than a claim against:
i. Available surplus cash, if the Borrower is a for-profit entity;
ii. Available distributions of surplus cash and residual receipts authorized for release
by HUD, if the Borrower is a limited distribution entity; or
iii. Available residual receipts authorized by HUD, if the Borrower is a non-profit
entity.
(g) For so long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding, Borrower, City and Agency
shall not further amend the Restrictive Covenants, with the exception of clerical errors or
administrative correction of non-substantive matters, without HUD’s prior written consent.
(h) Subject to the HUD Regulatory Agreement, the Agency and the City may require
the Borrower to indemnify and hold the Agency and the City harmless from all loss, cost,
damage and expense arising from any claim or proceeding instituted against Agency relating to
the subordination and covenants set forth in the Restrictive Covenants, provided, however, that
Borrower’s obligation to indemnify and hold the Agency and the City harmless shall be limited
to available surplus cash and/or residual receipts of the Borrower.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, it is not the intent of
any of the parties hereto to cause a recapture of the Low Income Housing Tax Credits or any
portion thereof related to any potential conflicts between the HUD Requirements and the
Restrictive Covenants. Borrower represents and warrants that to the best of Borrower’s
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knowledge the HUD Requirements impose no requirements which may be inconsistent with full
compliance with the Restrictive Covenants. The acknowledged purpose of the HUD
Requirements is to articulate requirements imposed by HUD, consistent with its governing
statutes, and the acknowledged purpose of the Restrictive Covenants is to articulate requirements
imposed by Section 42 of the Code. In the event an apparent conflict between the HUD
Requirements and the Restrictive Covenant arises, the parties and HUD will work in good faith
to determine which federally imposed requirement is controlling. It is the primary responsibility
of the Borrower, with advice of counsel, to determine that it will be able to comply with the
HUD Requirements and its obligations under the Restrictive Covenants.
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BORROWER:
COURTLAND-ARROYO GRANDE, L.P.
a California limited partnership
By: Foundation for Affordable Housing, Inc.
a California corporation
its General Partner
By: __________________________
Thomas E. Willard
President
By: MFPA, Inc.
a California corporation
its General Partner
By: __________________________
Sean Clark
Vice-President
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of
the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not
the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
State of California
County of San Luis Obispo
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On ____________________, before me, ____________________, notary public, personally
appeared ______________________, who 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.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(Notary Signature) (Seal)
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AGENCY:
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE DISSOLVED
ARROYO GRANDE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
By: __________________________
James A. Bergman
Executive Director
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of
the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not
the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
State of California
County of San Luis Obispo
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On ____________________, before me, ____________________, notary public, personally
appeared ______________________, who 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.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(Notary Signature) (Seal)
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CITY:
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE,
a municipal corporation
By: __________________________
James A. Bergman
City Manager
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of
the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not
the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
State of California
County of San Luis Obispo
)
)
)
On ____________________, before me, ____________________, notary public, personally
appeared ______________________, who 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.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(Notary Signature) (Seal)
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Exhibit A
Legal Description
Real property in the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California,
described as follows:
PARCEL 1:
PARCEL 1 AS SHOWN ON CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR LOT LINE
ADJUSTMENT, AS EVIDENCED BY DOCUMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 27, 2002 AS
INSTRUMENT NO. 2002-104331 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS :
ALL OF THAT REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE DEED FROM PHILLIPS-SMITH
INVESTMENT COMPANY TO ROBERT H. NEWDOLL AND MERILEE PECK NEWDOLL
RECORDED APRIL 5, 1990 IN VOLUME 3484 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS AT PAGE 59 IN
THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE SOUTHERLY 231.84 FEET, AS MEASURED ALONG
THE EASTERLY AND WESTERLY SIDELINES OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS
PARCEL 2 IN SAID DEED.
PARCEL 2:
EASEMENTS FOR SEWER, WATER LINES, STORM DRAINS, UTILITY
MAINTENANCE, RETAINING WALL AND CONSTRUCTION AS SET FORTH IN THAT
CERTAIN DECLARATION OF DEVELOPMENT COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS AND GRANT OF EASEMENTS RECORDED DECEMBER 8, 2002 AS
INSTRUMENT NO. 2002-107107, AS AMENDED BY FIRST AMENDMENT THERETO
RECORDED FEBRUARY 2, 2003 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2003-016695, BOTH OF
OFFICIAL RECORDS.
APN: 077-071-029
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