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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 224-06 RESOLUTION NO. 2 24 - 0 6 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AUTHORIZING THE REQUISITE CITY PERSONNEL TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO ACCESS SECTION 108 LOAN GUARANTEE FUNDS OF $1.6 MILLION FOR FIRE STATION NUMBER 5 PROJECT. WHEREAS, when the City of Bakersfield adopted the Southeast Bakersfield Redevelopment Project Area, it was determined that a need existed for a new fire station; WHEREAS, the City applied to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") under the Section 108 Loan Guarantee program for a loan to enable the City to construct a new fire station; and WHEREAS, under the Section 108 Loan Guarantee program, the City can borrow up to five years' worth of its annual Community Development Block Grant allocation, and can take up to twenty years to repay the principal and interest; and WHEREAS, the City requested and has been authorized to receive $1.6 million dollars for the Fire Station Number 5 Project; and WHEREAS, to access the funds, the City must execute several documents with HUD, including, but not limited to, a loan agreement and a promissory note; and WHEREAS, the loan shall be repaid over twenty years with available future tax increment from the Southeast Bakersfield Redevelopment Project Area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, incorporating the above recitals herein, by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: 1. That the participation of the City of Bakersfield in the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program is hereby authorized; and 2. That the mayor or designee, the city attorney or designee, the economic development director or designee and the finance director or designee of the City of Bakersfield are authorized to execute any and all documents required by HUD to enable the City to access the Section '108 Loan Guarantee Program funds for the Fire Station Number 5 Project. Page 1 of 2 Pages S:\CQUNCIL\Resos\06-07 Resos\section108contracts$1.6M.doc ~ ~p..KS'1> o ~ >- - r;: J!] v <:;, ORIGINAL I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted, by the COf$iil of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on ~UG 3 0 '\, by the following vote: G:t~ NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: --- ......- - COUNCILMEMBER MAGGARD, CARSON, BENHAM, COUCH. HANSON, SULLIVAN, SCRIVNER COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER ,W: W- r- PAMELA A. McCART CMC CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED AUG 3 0 2006 HARVEY L. HALL Mayor of the City of Bake APPROVED as to form VIRGINIA GENNARO City Attorney Page 2 of 2 Pages S :\COUNCIL \Resos\06-07 Resos\section 1 08contracts$1.6M.doc X ~AKS'?> Q ~ >- - I- m .- l"- t.:> OAIGINAf>