2016/09/13 City Council Resolution 2016-94RESOLUTION NO. 2016-94
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND RELATED
DOCUMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE WILLOW
GLEN SUBDIVISION PHASE 1 (SOUTHEAST SPECIFIC PLAN)
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2010, the City Council of the City of Rol -inert adopted
Resolution No 2010-134 approving the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the
Southeast Specific Plan;
WHEREAS, on November 25, 2014, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
adopted Resolution No. 2014-165 approving an amended Final Development Plan for the
Southeast Specific Plan Area;
WHEREAS, on November 25, 2014, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
adopted Resolution 2014-166 the Tentative Map for the Southeast Specific Plan Area prepared
by Civil Design Consultants (the "Tentative Map"), subject to certain conditions of approval
("Conditions");
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2010, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park adopted
Ordinance No. 832, approving a Development Agreement ("Development Agreement") between
the City of Rohnert Park and Redwood Equities LLC, which included an Affordable Housing
Plan;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Development Agreement, Redwood Equities LLC has
assigned the Development Agreement to Peim Grove Mountain LLC ("Developer") an entity
under common control with Redwood Equities LLC;
WHEREAS, on December 9, 2014, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park adopted
Ordinance No. 882, approving an amendment to the Development Agreement including
amendments to the Affordable Housing Plan;
WHEREAS, the Developer intends to file the Final Map for Phase 1 of the Southeast
Estates Subdivision, consisting of 107 residential lots which includes four lots designated for
duet units that are to be affordable for low to moderate income earners;
WHEREAS, the Development Agreement requires that an Affordable Housing
Agreement be entered into concurrent with the first Final Map to cover the construction, sale and
operation of these duet units;
WHEREAS, the City does not have the staff resources and expertise to implement an
Affordable Housing Plan for the Southeast Specific Plan Area;
WHEREAS, the Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County (HLT) is a nonprofit
corporation with experience in the construction, sale and operation of affordable ownership
opportunities and is qualified to execute an Affordable Housing Agreement with the City and the
Developer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does hereby authorize and approve:
1. The Memorandum of Understanding between the City, the Developer and HLT in
substantially similar form to Exhibit A of this Resolution;
2. The "Inclusionary Housing Agreement" between the City and Developer, in
substantially similar form to Exhibit B of this Resolution;
3. The Performance Deed of Trust for the benefit of the City in substantially similar
form to Exhibit C of this Resolution; and
4. The Affordable Housing Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants with
Option to Purchase" ("Affordable Housing Agreement") by and between the City and
HLT in substantially similar form to Exhibit D of this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to execute the above documents and other documents necessary to execute the
Affordable Housing Plan, as provided herein, for and on behalf of the City of Rohnert Park,
subject to revisions approved by the City Attorney.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to accept title to the four properties on which the affordable duet units are located and
convey title to the same properties to HLT for continued affordability using a form of deed
approved by the City Attorney.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Finance Director is hereby authorized and
directed to make the budget amendments necessary to fund HLT's fee of $7,500 per unit from
the City's In -Lieu Fee Fund and to accept reimbursements from the Developer for portions of
HLT's fees as outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 13`h day of September, 2016.
Attachments: Exhibits A, B, C and D
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Resolution Exhibit A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Willow Glen Subdivision — Southeast Rolmert Park Specific Plan Area
Inclusionary Housing Units
This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is entered into as of 12016
by and among the City of Rohnert Park ("City"), Penn Grove Mountain LLC or its
related assigns ("Developer"), and Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County (HLT), in
order to facilitate the development of up to thirty six (36) owner -occupied affordable
housing units in the Willow Glen Subdivision (defined below).
This MOU is entered into in connection with the First Development Phase of the Willow
Glen Subdivision. Later phases of development of the Willow Glen Subdivision will be
accompanied by future and independent documents relating to each fixture phase.
1. Application for Development. Developer has filed an application for development
("Application") of approximately 80 acres, in the City of Rohnert Park, State of
California, and more particularly described as Assessor's Parcel No. 047-111-030
located at 7279 Petaluma Hill Road and more commonly known as the
"Southeast Specific Plan Area."
2. Definitions. For the purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding, the
following definitions apply:
Very Low Income means an income between 31% and 50% of the Area
Median Income;
Low Income means an income between 51 % and 80% of the Area Median
Income;
Median Income means and income between 81% and 100% of the Area
Median Income; and
Moderate income means an income between 101% and 120% of the Area
Median Income.
Inclusionary Housing Requirements. The Development Agreement by and
between the City of Rohnert Park and Developer, as amended, ("Development
Agreement") requires the Developer to provide seventy-two (72) affordable
housing units ("Affordable Units"), including fourteen (14) duet units (28 total
units), eight (8) townhomes and thirty-six (36) rental apartments, in order to meet
the City's inclusionary housing requirements under the City's Municipal Code.
The Exhibit D to the Development Agreement requires that the owner -occupied
affordable units be affordable to Low Income up to Moderate Income Households
and affordable rental units be affordable to Very Low to Low Income
Households.
MOU for WillowGlen Subdivision
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Resolution Exhibit A
4. Development and Construction of First Development Phase. Developer has
applied for a Final Map for the 105 -lot first phase of it subdivision which includes
two (2) affordable duets (4 units). Developer will provide these units under the
following terms and conditions:
a. Developer shall develop and construct, at its sole cost and expense, two
(2) duet homes (4 units) at the locations illustrated on Exhibit A. Each
duet shall include one (1) two bedroom unit and one (1) three bedroom
unit. Developer shall dedicate the land underlying the duet homes to the
City, the City shall deed the land to HLT who in turn will execute a long
term ground lease, under the terms hereinafter specified, to ensure
affordability.
b. All Affordable Units shall be resale restricted for sale to households with
median to moderate income earners (i.e., made affordable to households
with incomes from 81% to 120% of Area Median Income). The City and
Land Trust will allow all four first phase units to be sold to moderate
income earners.
c. Developer shall sell the Affordable Units and shall recover and retain all
proceeds from such sales.
d. At each close of escrow for each of the Affordable Units, City shall pay to
Housing Land Trust the sum of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($7,500) per unit, which sum shall be a fixed cost that will cover all costs
incurred by Housing Land Trust related to marketing, homebuyer
selection, homebuyer education and preparation of documents for the
close of escrow as related to the Affordable Units. From the sales proceeds
of the fourth (last) escrow to close for the Affordable Units, Developer
shall reimburse to City the sum of Three Thousand Seven Hundred and
Fifty Dollars ($3,750) per unit or a total amount of Fifteen Thousand
Dollars ($15,000). ($15,000 is a reimbursement rate of $3,750 per unit
multiplied by four units).
5. Intent to Cooperate on Future Phases. Developer, City and the Housing Land
Trust intend to cooperate in the delivery of owner -occupied Affordable Housing
including twelve (12) additional Affordable Duets (24 units) and eight (8)
Affordable Townhouses in future phases. Each future phase will be accompanied
by future and independent documents including, but not limited to, future
Memoranda of Understanding. The goal of Developer, City and the Housing Land
Trust is to deliver these units under the following terms and conditions:
a. Developer shall develop and construct, at its sole cost and expense, twelve
(12) additional affordable duets (24 units) which shall be distributed
throughout the subdivision as illustrate in Exhibit A. Each duet shall
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Resolution Exhibit A
include one (1) two bedroom unit and one (1) three bedroom unit.
Developer shall dedicate the land underlying the duet homes to the City,
the City shall deed the land to HLT who in turn will execute a long term
ground lease (under the terms hereinafter specified) to ensure
affordability. All of the affordable duets shall be resale restricted for sale
to households with median to moderate income earners
b. Of the twenty-four (24) units contained within the future phase duets, the
goal of the Developer, the City and the Land Trust is to have fourteen (14)
units sold to households with low incomes (51% to 80% of Area Median
Income) and ten (10) units sold to households with median to moderate
income earners (81 % to 120% of Area Median Income).
Developer shall develop and construct, at its sole cost and expense, eight
(8) townhouses which shall be distributed throughout the entire townhouse
portion of the WillowGlen Subdivision (i.e., these townhouse units will be
intermixed with the market rate townhouse units). Because townhouse
units do not include ownership of the land underlying the townhouse
building, there shall be no requirement for land transfer in connection with
the development and construction of the Affordable Condos.
d. Of the eight (8) townhouse units, the goal of the Developer, the City and
the Land Trust is to have four (4) units sold to households with low
incomes (51% to 80% of Area Median Income) and four (4) units sold to
households with median income earners (81% to 100% of Area Median
Income).
e. Developer shall sell the Affordable Units and shall recover and retain all
proceeds from such sales.
f. From the sales proceeds at each close of escrow for each of the Affordable
Units, Developer shall pay to Housing Land Trust the sum of Seven
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500) per unit, which sum shall be a
fixed cost that will cover all costs incurred by Housing Land Trust related
to marketing, homebuyer selection, homebuyer education and preparation
of documents for the close of escrow as related to the Affordable Units.
City's Obligations. The City will work in partnership with the Housing Land
Trust of Sonoma County ("Housing Land Trust") to take and retain title to the
land beneath the Affordable Duplex and the Affordable SFs, and will thereafter
transfer that land to the Housing Land Trust (subject to a Regulatory Agreement)
so that the Housing Land Trust may enter into a 99 -year renewable term ground
lease with each buyer to ensure continued affordability. Working with the
Housing Land Trust, the City will draft all documents necessary to effectuate the
intent of this MOU, including any leases, and any affordability and occupancy
restrictions designed to protect the City's interest in maintaining the homes as
MOU for WillowGlen Subdivision
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Resolution Exhibit A
affordable workforce housing over time. The City, in conjunction with Housing
Land Trust, will coordinate outreach efforts to income -qualified buyers. DeNova
shall have no liability to the City and/or the Housing Land Trust for the policies
and procedures adopted to effectuate any workforce housing program offered.
7. Housing Land Trust Obligations. Housing Land Trust will work in partnership
with the City to effectuate a 99 -year renewable ground lease that will ensure
continued affordability for the Affordable Duets and Townhomes. Housing Land
Trust shall implement a deed covenant for the condominiums to ensure long term
affordability. Working with the City, Housing Land Trust will draft all
documents necessary to effectuate the intent of this MOU, including any leases,
deed restrictions and any affordability and occupancy restrictions designed to
protect the City's interest in maintaining the homes as affordable workforce
housing over time and the Housing Land Trust's interest in creating workforce
housing. Housing Land Trust, in conjunction with the City, will coordinate
outreach efforts to income -qualified buyers. Housing Land Trust will be
responsible for marketing the units and finding qualified buyers. DeNova shall
have no liability to the City and/or the Housing Land Trust for the policies and
procedures adopted to effectuate any workforce housing program offered.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this MOU on the first date
written above.
City of Rohnert Park
Darrin Jenkins, City Manager
Penn Grove Mountain LLC
Ben VanZutphen, Manager
Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County
Dev Goetschius, Executive Director
MOU for WillowGlen Subdivision
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Resolution Exhibit B
RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
Developer's Attorney
Address
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EXEMPT FROM RECORDING FEES PER
GOVERNMENT CODE §§6103,27383
Inclusionary Housing Agreement
This Inclusionary Housing Agreement ("Agreement") is made on ,
2016 by and between Penn Grove Mountain LLC ("Developer") and the City of Rohnert Park
("City") .
RECITALS
A. Developer is the owner of certain real property (the "Property") described as Lots 1
through 105, Assessor's Parcel Numbers , in the City of Rohnert Park
California, which is entitled for the development of one hundred and five (105)
residential lots, as shown on the final map for the Southeast Estates Subdivision (the
"Development") recorded on . 2016, as document number / in the
Official Records of the County of Sonoma, State of California ("Official Records"),
in Book of Maps, Pages -
B. As part of the City's approval of the Development, City has required the Developer to
provide four affordable housing units (individually a "Unit" and collectively the
"Units") in two duets as follows: two for occupancy by median income persons or
households, and two for occupancy by moderate income persons or households, all in
satisfaction of City's inclusionary housing mandates set forth in Municipal Code
Section 17.07.020(N)(2). Each lot associated with an affordable Unit and the plans
for that residence, are designated, shown and described, in the attached Exhibit A,
which is incorporated herein by this reference.
C. Developer's affordable housing obligations contained herein are a material part of the
consideration received by City in connection with its approval of the Development.
D. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in that
certain Affordable Housing Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants with
Resolution Exhibit B
Option to Purchase, the form of which is attached here to as Exhibit B.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following covenants, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1.0 INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
1.1 Restricted Units. Developer agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to construct
or cause to be constructed, two duets (four Units), which it shall cause to remain available for a
minimum of forty-five (45) years for the sale, transfer or conveyance to, and the occupancy of,
the following categories of occupants: 2 Units for median income persons or households, and 2
Units for moderate income persons or households, all as designated, shown and described, in
Exhibit "A" attached to this Agreement and incorporated herein by reference. Further, said Units
shall be constructed in accordance with the City—approved building plans and specifications and
in compliance with the inclusionary housing requirements set forth in Municipal Code Section
17.07.020(N)(2), except as expressly provided otherwise herein. The Units shall be made
available for sale to Eligible Buyers and the total of the monthly mortgage, hazard insurance,
property tax, and homeowners' association dues (if any) shall represent no more than thirty-eight
percent (38%) of the total household income of the purchaser, with a maximum purchase price as
follows:
(a) For the Median -Income Units, $300,000, based on the Median -Income
figures in existence when this Agreement was signed, but subject to an increase
based on a change in the AMI between the date this Agreement was signed and
the time at which said Median -Income Units are available for sale to Eligible
Buyers.
(b) For the Moderate -Income Units, $350,000, based on the Moderate -Income
figures in existence when this Agreement was signed, but subject to an increase
based on a change in the AMI between the date this Agreement was signed and
the time at which said Moderate -Income Units are available for sale to Eligible
Buyers.
1.2 Construction Timing. Said Units shall be constructed prior to the issuance of the
final market -rate building permit for the Development. If Developer fails to construct the Units
in compliance with this requirement, the City may withhold the issuance of building permits for
the remainder of the Development, until such time as the Developer comes into compliance with
this requirement.
1.2 Tentative Map Conditions. In addition to the foregoing, Developer shall satisfy
all other specific conditions of approval imposed by City on the tentative map for the Property.
1.3 Right to Locate / Approve Buy. As between the Developer and the City, City
reserves the right to locate and approve the initial Eligible Buyers of the Units.
2.0 INDEMNITY
2.1 Indemnity. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Developer agrees to
indemnify, defend (with counsel approved by the City) and hold harmless City and its elected
and appointed officials, officers, employees, representatives and agents (collectively,
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"Indemnitees") from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, costs, demands, damages,
causes of action, legal and administrative proceedings, penalties, deficiencies, fines, expenses
and obligations (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and costs of litigation) arising out
of or relating in any manner to Developer's willful or negligent failure to perforin the terms of
this Agreement. The provisions of this Section shall survive the expiration or other termination
of this Agreement or any release of all or part of the Property from the burdens of this
Agreement.
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3.1 Default. In the event Developer, through no fault of the City, materially
defaults in the performance of any obligation under this Agreement, and such default remains
uncured for a period of (30) days after City has delivered a written notice of such, or in the event
a cure cannot be completed within thirty (30) days, if the Developer has not begun and diligently
pursued the cure to completion, then City may declare an "Event of Default" to have occurred, in
which case it may take one or more of the following steps:
(a) By mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity,
require Developer to perform its obligation under this Agreement, or enjoin any
actions which may exacerbate damages caused by the default;
(b) Take such other action at law or in equity as may be reasonably
necessary or appropriate to enforce Developer's obligations hereunder.
3.2 Remedies Not Exclusive. In any case where this Agreement provides a
specific remedy to City for default by Developer, such remedy shall be in addition to, and not
exclusive of, City's right to pursue any other administrative, legal, or equitable remedy to which
it may be entitled.
4.0. COVENANTS TO RUN WITH THE LAND
4.1 Binding on Successors. Developer hereby subjects the Property to the
covenants, reservations and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and declares its express intent
that all such covenants, reservations and restrictions shall be deemed covenants running with the
land and shall pass to and be binding upon the Developer's successors in title to the Property. All
covenants without regard to technical classification or designation shall be binding for the
benefit of City, and such covenants shall run in favor of City for the entire term of this
Agreement. Each and every contract, deed or other instrument hereafter executed covering or
conveying the Property or any portion thereof shall be conclusively held to have been executed,
delivered and accepted subject to such covenants, reservations and restrictions set forth in this
Agreement, regardless of whether such covenants, reservations and restrictions are set forth in
such contract, deed or other instrument.
4.2 Attorneys' Fees. In the event that a party to this Agreement brings an action
against the other party hereto by reason of the breach of any condition or covenant,
representation or warranty in this Agreement, or otherwise arising out of this Agreement, the
prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover costs of suit, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, as may be fixed by the court rendering judgment. Attorney's fees shall include
attorney's fees on any appeal.
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4.3 Amendments. This Agreement shall be amended only by a written instrument
executed by the parties hereto or their successors in title, and duly recorded in the Official
Records.
4.4 Severability / Waiver / Integration.
(a) If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining portions
hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
(b) A waiver by either party of the performance of any covenant or condition
herein shall not invalidate this Agreement nor shall it be considered a waiver of
any other covenants or conditions, nor shall the delay or forbearance by either
party in exercising any remedy or right, be considered a waiver of, or an estoppel
against, the later exercise of such remedy or right.
(c) This Agreement together with any exhibits contains the entire agreement
between the parties.
5.0 FUTURE ENFORCEMENT BY CITY
5.1 Enforcement. The parties hereby agree that City shall have the right to enforce
all of the terms and conditions herein.
6.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS
6.1 Modification. No modification to this Agreement shall be binding upon
any party unless such modification is in writing and is signed by the party to be bound.
6.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
6.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one original Agreement.
6.4 Rule of Construction. The parties hereto acknowledge that they each enter into
this Agreement after having an opportunity for thorough review by, and on advice of, their
respective legal counsel. The judicial rule of construction requiring or allowing an instrument to
be construed to the detriment of or against the interests of the maker thereof shall not apply to
this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Developer and City have executed this Agreement on the
date first written above.
Signatures on Next Page
Resolution Exhibit B
"DEVELOPER": Penn Grove Mountain LLC
By: Ben vanZutphen, Manager
"CITY": CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
By: Darrin Jenkins, City Manager
ATTEST:
, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
, City Attorney
Resolution Exhibit B
Exhibit A
Dedication of Lots on Map for Four below Market Rate Units
Unit Income Classification: Lot Nos.
Median and Moderate 53, 54, 55 and 56
Designation of Plans and Specifications for each Unit
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Lot No
Plans & Specifications
Unit
Square Feet
Number of
Bedrooms
53
SE Medium Density Conventional Duet Plan 5
1412
3
54
SE Medium Density Conventional Duet Plan 4
1214
2
55
SE Medium Density Conventional Duet Plan 4
1214
3
56
SE Medium Density Conventional Duet Plan 5
1412
3
Sales Price of Below Market Rate Units
Two (2) Units ....................$300,000
Two (2) Units .....................$350,000
Resolution Exhibit B
CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss.
SONOMA COUNTY )
On , before me,
appeared
personally
who proved to me
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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.
Signature (Seal)
Resolution Exhibit B
CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss.
SONOMA COUNTY )
On , before me,
appeared
personally
who proved tome
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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.
Signature (Seal)
Resolution Exhibit C
Recording requested by and when recorded
mail to:
CITY OF
, CA 95448
Attn: City Clerk
EXEMPT FROM RECORDING FEES PER
GOVERNMENT CODE W103.27383
Space above this line for Recorder's use.
PERFORMANCE DEED OF TRUST
THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ON THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY
ENCUMBERED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST. EXCEPT FOR A TRANSFER TO
THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK (THE "CITY") OR CITY'S ASSIGNEE
FOLLOWING CITY'S EXERCISE OF ITS OPTION TO PURCHASE, THE
HOMES CONSTRUCTED ON THIS PROPERTY MAY ONLY BE SOLD TO
"ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS" AT A PRICE NOT TO EXCEED AN
"AFFORDABLE PURCHASE PRICE."
This PERFORMANCE DEED OF TRUST ("Deed of Trust") is made as of
201 _ ("Effective Date") by The Housing Land Trust of Sonoma
County, a nonprofit public benefit corporation ("Trustor"), in favor of
Title Company ("Trustee"), for the benefit of the City of Rohnert
Park, a California municipal corporation ("City" or "Beneficiary") as Beneficiary.
RECITALS
A. Trustor is the owner of the real property identified as Lots
and in the Subdivision (the "Development") located
in , California, and more
particularly described in the attached Exhibit A (the "Property).
B. Trustor shall cause the Property to be leased to Eligible Buyers
pursuant to a ninety-nine (99) -year renewable Ground Lease, and the terms of
that certain Affordable Housing Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants with Option to Purchase (the "Affordable Housing Agreement")
dated as of , 201 and executed by the Parties and recorded
substantially concurrently herewith in the Official Records of Sonoma County (the
"Official Records"). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in the Affordable Housing Agreement.
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C. Pursuant to the Affordable Housing Agreement, Trustor is
obligated, among other requirements, to enter into a ground lease with the owner
of each of the Restricted Homes constructed on the Property to ensure that the
Restricted Homes are purchased only by Eligible Buyers at a price not in excess
of the Affordable Purchase Price.
D. The Affordable Housing Agreement also provides (among other
provisions) that Beneficiary has an option to purchase the Property or part
thereof if Trustor defaults under the Affordable Housing Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, to secure the full and timely performance by Trustor
of the Secured Obligations (defined below), it is agreed as follows:
1. Grant in Trust. Trustor, in consideration of the promises herein recited
and the trust herein created, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally grants,
transfers, conveys and assigns to Trustee, in trust for the benefit of Beneficiary,
with power of sale, all estate, right title and interest which Trustor now has or
may later acquire in and to that certain real property located in the City of
Rohnert Park, County of Sonoma, State of California, described in the attached
Exhibit A (the "Property") together with all of the following:
(i) all improvements now or hereafter located or constructed on the
Property, and all replacements and additions thereto ("Improvements");
(ii) all easements, rights of way, appurtenances and other rights used
in connection with the Property or as a means of access thereto
("Appurtenances");
(iii) all fixtures now or hereafter attached to or used in and about the
Property or the improvements located thereon or hereafter located or constructed
on the Property, and all renewals or replacements thereof or articles in
substitution therefor, whether or not the same are, or shall be attached to the
improvements in any manner ("Fixtures and Equipment"); and
(iv) all leases, subleases, licenses and other agreements relating to
use or occupancy of the Property ("Leases") and all rents or other payments
which may now or hereafter accrue or otherwise become payable to or for the
benefit of Trustor ("Rents") (whether or not such Leases and Rents are
permitted by the Affordable Housing Agreement).
All of the above -referenced Property, Improvements, Appurtenance, Fixtures and
Equipment, Leases and Rents are herein referred to collectively as the
"Security".
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2. Obligations Secured. This Deed of Trust is given for the purpose of
securing payment and performance of the following (the "Secured
Obligations"): (i) all present and future obligations of Trustor set forth in this
Deed of Trust or in the Affordable Housing Agreement (including without
limitation, Trustor's obligation to ensure that the Restricted Homes are conveyed
only to Eligible Buyers at no more than the Affordable Purchase Price); (ii) all
additional present and future obligations of Trustor to Beneficiary under any other
agreement or instrument acknowledged by Trustor (whether existing now or in
the future) which states that it is or such obligations are, secured by this Deed of
Trust; (iii) all modifications, supplements, amendments, renewals, and extensions
of any of the foregoing, whether evidenced by new or additional documents; and
(iv) reimbursement of all amounts advanced by or on behalf of Beneficiary to
protect Beneficiary's interests under this Deed of Trust.
3. Assignment of Rents, Issues, and Profits. Trustor hereby irrevocably,
absolutely, presently and unconditionally assigns to Beneficiary the rents,
royalties, issues, profits, revenue, income and proceeds of the Property. This is
an absolute assignment and not an assignment for security only. Beneficiary
hereby confers upon Trustor a license to collect and retain such rents, royalties,
issues, profits, revenue, income and proceeds as they become due and payable
prior to any Event of Default hereunder. Upon the occurrence of any such Event
of Default, Beneficiary may terminate such license without notice to or demand
upon Trustor and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the
indebtedness hereby secured, and may either in person, by agent, or by a
receiver to be appointed by a court, enter upon and take possession of the
Property or any part thereof, and sue for or otherwise collect such rents, issues,
and profits, including those past due and unpaid, and apply the same, less costs
and expenses of operation and collection, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
to any indebtedness secured hereby, and in such order as Beneficiary may
determine. Beneficiary's right to the rents, royalties, issues, profits, revenue,
income and proceeds of the Property does not depend upon whether or not
Beneficiary takes possession of the Property. The entering upon and taking
possession of the Property, the collection of such rents, issues, and profits, and
the application thereof as aforesaid, shall not cure or waive any default or notice
of default hereunder or invalidate any act done pursuant to such notice. If an
Event of Default occurs while Beneficiary is in possession of all or part of the
Property and/or is collecting and applying Rents as permitted under this Deed of
Trust, Beneficiary, Trustee and any receiver shall nevertheless be entitled to
exercise and invoke every right and remedy afforded any of them under this
Deed of Trust and at law or in equity, including the right to exercise the power of
sale granted hereunder. Regardless of whether or not Beneficiary, in person or
by agent, takes actual possession of the Land and Improvements, Beneficiary
shall not be deemed to be a "mortgagee in possession," shall not be responsible
for performing any obligation of the lessor under any Lease, shall not be liable in
any manner for the Property, or the use, occupancy, enjoyment or operation of
any part of it , and unless due solely to the willful misconduct or gross negligence
of Beneficiary, shall not be responsible for any dangerous or defective condition
of the Property or any negligence in the management, repair or control of the
Property.
4. Fixture Filing. This Deed of Trust is intended to be and constitutes a
fixture filing pursuant to the provisions of the UCC with respect to all of the
Property constituting fixtures, is being recorded as a fixture financing statement
and filing under the UCC, and covers property, goods and equipment which are
or are to become fixtures related to the Land and the Improvements. Trustor
covenants and agrees that this Deed of Trust is to be filed in the real estate
records of Sonoma County and shall also operate from the date of such filing as
a fixture filing in accordance with Section 9502 and other applicable provisions of
the UCC. This Deed of Trust shall also be effective as a financing statement
covering minerals or the like (including oil and gas) and accounts subject to the
UCC, as amended. Trustor shall be deemed to be the "debtor" and Beneficiary
shall be deemed to be the "secured party" for all purposes under the UCC. The
full name of Trustor and the mailing address of Trustor are set forth in Section
10.2 of this Deed of Trust.
5. Trustor's Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
5.1 Trustor's Estate. Trustor represents and warrants that Trustor is
lawfully seized of the estate hereby conveyed and has the right to grant and
convey the Security, that other than this Deed of Trust, the Security is
encumbered only by the Affordable Housing Agreement and such other
instruments as Trustor has disclosed to Beneficiary in writing. Trustor agrees to
warrant and defend generally the title to the Security against all claims and
demands, subject to any declarations, easements or restrictions of record as of
the date hereof.
5.2 Affordable Housing Agreement. Trustor will observe and perform
all of Trustor's covenants and agreements set forth in the Affordable Housing
Agreement.
5.3 Senior Loans. Trustor will observe and perform all of the covenants
and agreements of any loan documents evidencing or securing loans secured by
the Property and any other instruments that are senior in priority to this Deed of
Trust.
5.4 Charges; Liens. Trustor will pay prior to delinquency, all taxes,
assessments and other charges, fines and impositions affecting the Security
directly to the payee thereof. Upon request by the City, Trustor will promptly
furnish to the City all notices of such amounts due. Trustor shall pay when due
each obligation secured by or reducible to a lien, charge or encumbrance which
now does or later may encumber or appear to encumber all or part of the
Property or any interest in it, whether or not such lien, charge or encumbrance is
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or would be senior or subordinate to this Deed of Trust. Trustor shall not be
required to pay any tax, levy, charge or assessment so long as its validity is
being actively contested in good faith and by appropriate actions and/or
proceedings which will operate to prevent the enforcement of the lien or forfeiture
of the Security or any part thereof.
5.5 Hazard Insurance.
(a) Trustor will keep the Security insured by a standard all risk
property insurance policy equal to the replacement value of the Security
(adjusted every five (5) years by appraisal, if requested by the City). If the
Security is located in a flood plain, Trustor shall also obtain flood insurance. In
no event shall the amount of insurance be less than the amount necessary to
prevent Trustor from becoming a co-insurer under the terms of the policy.
The insurance carrier providing this insurance shall be licensed to do
business in the State of California and be chosen by Trustor subject to approval
by the City.
All insurance policies and renewals thereof will be in a form acceptable to
the City, and will include a standard mortgagee clause with standard lender's
endorsement in favor of City as its interests may appear and in a form acceptable
to the City. The City shall have the right to hold, or cause its designated agent to
hold, the policies and renewals thereof, and Trustor shall promptly furnish to the
City, or its designated agent, the original insurance policies or certificates of
insurance, all renewal notices and all receipts of paid premiums. In the event of
loss, Trustor will give prompt notice to the insurance carrier and the City or its
designated agent. The City, or its designated agent, may make proof of loss if
not made promptly by Trustor. The City shall receive thirty (30) days advance
notice of cancellation of any insurance policies required under this section.
Unless otherwise permitted by the City in writing, insurance proceeds,
subject to the rights of any senior lienholder, will be applied to restoration or
repair of the Security damaged. If permitted by City, and subject to the rights of
any senior lienholder, the insurance proceeds shall be used to repay any
amounts due under the Affordable Housing Agreement, with the excess, if any,
paid to Trustor. If the Security is abandoned by Trustor, or if Trustor fails to
respond to the City, or its designated agent, within thirty (30) days from the date
notice is mailed by either of them to Trustor that the insurance carrier offers to
settle a claim for insurance benefits, the City, or its designated agent, is
authorized to collect and apply the insurance proceeds at the City's option either
to restoration or repair of the Security or to pay amounts due under the
Affordable Housing Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, during such time
that Trustor is not the owner in fee of the Improvements, Trustor may satisfy the
requirements of this Section by ensuring that Beneficiary is named as additional
insured/loss payee as Beneficiary's interests may appear under the policies of
insurance Trustor requires the fee owner(s) of such Improvements to maintain.
If the Security is acquired by the City, all right, title and interest of Trustor
in and to any insurance policy and in and to the proceeds thereof resulting from
damage to the Security prior to the sale or acquisition will pass to the City to the
extent of the sums secured by this Deed of Trust immediately prior to such sale
or acquisition, subject to the rights of any senior lienholder.
(b) During the course of any construction on the Property,
Trustor shall hire only licensed contractors who maintain the following forms of
insurance:
(i) Liability Insurance. Comprehensive general liability
insurance against liability for bodily injury to or death of any person or property
damage arising out of an occurrence on or about the Property. The limits of such
insurance shall be not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) combined
single limit for bodily injury and property damage.
(ii) Workers' Compensation Insurance. Workers'
compensation insurance covering all persons employed in connection with any
work on the Property.
5.6 Preservation and Maintenance of Security. Trustor will keep the
Security in good repair and in a neat, clean, and orderly condition and will not
commit waste or permit impairment or deterioration of the Security. If there
arises a condition in contravention of this Section, and if the Trustor has not
cured such condition within thirty (30) days after receiving a City notice of such a
condition, then in addition to any other rights available to the City, the City shall
have the right (but not the obligation) to perform all acts necessary to cure such
condition, and to establish or enforce a lien or other encumbrance against the
Security to recover its cost of curing.
5.7 Protection of the City's Security. If Trustor fails to perform the
covenants and agreements contained in this Deed of Trust or if any action or
proceeding is commenced which materially affects the City's interest in the
Security, including, but not limited to, default under any senior lienholder
document, eminent domain, insolvency, code enforcement, or arrangements or
proceedings involving a bankrupt or decedent, then the City, at the City's option,
without releasing Trustor from any obligation hereunder, may make such
appearances, disburse such sums and take such action as it determines
necessary to protect the City's interest, including but not limited to, disbursement
of reasonable attorneys' fees and entry upon the Security to make repairs. Any
amounts disbursed by the City pursuant to this paragraph, with interest thereon,
will become an indebtedness of Trustor secured by this Deed of Trust. Unless
Trustor and City agree to other terms of payment, such amount will be payable
upon notice from the City to Trustor requesting payment thereof, and will bear
interest from the date of disbursement at the lesser of (i) ten percent (10%); or (ii)
the highest rate permissible under applicable law. Nothing contained in this
paragraph will require the City to incur any expense or take any action
hereunder.
5.8 Inspection. The City may make or cause to be made reasonable
entries upon and inspections of the Security; provided that the City will give
Trustor reasonable notice of inspection.
5.9 Hazardous Substances. Trustor shall not cause or permit the
presence, use, disposal, storage, or release of any Hazardous Substances in,
on, under, about, or from the Property. Trustor shall not do, nor allow anyone
else to do, anything affecting the Property that is in violation of any
Environmental Law. The preceding two sentences shall not apply to the
presence, use, or storage on the Property of small quantities of Hazardous
Substances that are generally recognized to be appropriate to normal residential
uses and to maintenance of the Property when used and disposed of in
accordance with Environmental Law.
"Hazardous Substances" means any substance defined as toxic or as a
hazardous substance or hazardous waste, or regulated under any Environmental
Law, and the following substances: gasoline, kerosene, other flammable or toxic
petroleum products, toxic pesticides and herbicides, volatile solvents, materials
containing asbestos or formaldehyde, and radioactive materials.
"Environmental Law" means all federal, state or local statutes,
ordinances, regulations, orders, decrees and judgments that relate to health,
safety or environmental protection including without limitation the regulation of
the use, disposal, manufacture, or release of Hazardous Substances.
Trustor shall promptly give City written notice of any investigation, claim,
demand, lawsuit or other action by any governmental or regulatory agency or
private party involving the Property and any Hazardous Substance or
Environmental Law of which Trustor has actual knowledge. If Trustor learns, or
is notified by any governmental or regulatory authority, that any removal or other
remediation of any Hazardous Substance affecting the Property is necessary,
Trustor shall promptly take all necessary remedial actions in accordance with
Environmental Law.
6. Nonliability for Negligence, Loss, or Damage; No Joint Venture. Trustor
acknowledges, understands and agrees that City does not undertake or assume
any responsibility for or duty to Trustor to select, review, inspect, supervise, pass
judgment on, or inform Trustor of the quality, adequacy or suitability of the
Security or any other matter. The City owes no duty of care to protect Trustor
against negligent, faulty, inadequate or defective building or construction or any
condition of the Security, and Trustor agrees that neither Trustor, nor Trustor's
heirs, successors or assigns shall ever claim, have or assert any right or action
against the City for any loss, damage or other matter arising out of or resulting
from any condition of the Security, and Trustor will hold City harmless from any
liability, loss or damage for these things. Nothing contained herein or in the
Affordable Housing Agreement shall be deemed to create or construed to create
a partnership, joint venture or any relationship other than that of a borrower and
lender.
7. Indemnity. Trustor agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold the City of
Rohnert Park and its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, and
agents ("Indemnitees") harmless from and against all losses, damages,
liabilities, claims, actions, judgments, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees that
the Indemnitees may incur as a direct or indirect consequence of Trustor's failure
to perform any obligations as and when required by the Affordable Housing
Agreement and this Deed of Trust.
8. Acceleration; Remedies. Upon Trustor's breach of any covenant or
agreement of Trustor in the Affordable Housing Agreement or this Deed of Trust,
including, but not limited to, the covenants to pay, when due, any sums secured
by this Deed of Trust, the City, prior to the exercise of its remedies hereunder,
will mail by express delivery with delivery receipt, notice to Trustor specifying: (1)
the breach; (2) the action required to cure such breach; (3) a date, not less than
thirty (30) days from the date the notice is received by Trustor as shown on the
return receipt, by which such breach is to be cured; and (4) if the breach is
curable, that failure to cure such breach on or before the date specified in the
notice may result in City's exercise of rernedics and the sale of the Security. The
notice will also inform Trustor of Trustor's right to reinstate and the right to bring a
court action to assert the nonexistence of default or any other defense of Trustor
to the exercise of such remedies. If the breach is not cured on or before the date
specified in the notice, the City, at the City's option, may:
(a) declare all of the sums secured by this Deed of Trust to be
immediately due and payable without further demand and may invoke the power
of sale and any other remedies permitted by California law;
(b) either in person or by agent, with or without bringing any action or
proceeding, or by a receiver appointed by a court, and without regard to the
adequacy of its security, enter upon the Security and take possession thereof (or
any part thereof) and of any of the Security, in its own name or in the name of
Trustee, and do any acts which it deems necessary or desirable to preserve the
value or marketability of the Property, or part thereof or interest therein, increase
the income therefrom or protect the security thereof. The entering upon and
taking possession of the Security shall not cure or waive any breach hereunder
or invalidate any act done in response to such breach and, notwithstanding the
continuance in possession of the Security, the City shall be entitled to exercise
every right provided for in this Deed of Trust, or by law upon occurrence of any
uncured breach, including the right to exercise the power of sale;
(c) commence an action to foreclose this Deed of Trust as a mortgage,
appoint a receiver, or specifically enforce any of the covenants hereof;
(d) deliver to Trustee a written declaration of default and demand for sale,
pursuant to the provisions for notice of sale found at California Civil Code
Sections 2924 et seq., as amended from time to time; or
(e) exercise all other rights and remedies provided herein, in the
instruments by which the Trustor acquires title to any Security, or in any other
document or agreement now or hereafter evidencing, creating or securing all or
any portion of the obligations secured hereby, or provided by law.
The City shall be entitled to collect all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred in pursuing the remedies provided in this paragraph, including, but not
limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees.
9. Trustor's Right to Reinstate. Notwithstanding the City's acceleration of the
sums secured by this Deed of Trust or City's pursuit of other remedies
hereunder, Trustor will have the right to have any proceedings begun by the City
to enforce this Deed of Trust discontinued at any time prior to five (5) days before
sale of the Security pursuant to the power of sale contained in this Deed of Trust
or at any time prior to entry of a judgment enforcing this Deed of Trust if: (a)
Trustor pays City all sums which would be then due under this Deed of Trust if
there were no acceleration under this Deed of Trust or the Affordable Housirig
Agreement; (b) Trustor cures all breaches of any other covenants or agreements
of Trustor contained in the Affordable Housing Agreement or this Deed of Trust;
(c) Trustor pays all reasonable expenses incurred by City and Trustee in
enforcing the covenants and agreements of Trustor contained in the Affordable
Housing Agreement or this Deed of Trust, and in enforcing the City's and
Trustee's remedies, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees; and
(d) Trustor takes such action as City may reasonably require to assure that the
lien of this Deed of Trust, City's interest in the Security and Trustor's obligation to
pay the sums and perform the obligations secured by this Deed of Trust shall
continue unimpaired. Upon such payment and cure by Trustor, this Deed of
Trust and the obligations secured hereby will remain in full force and effect as if
no acceleration had occurred.
10. Reconveyance. Upon the expiration or termination of the Affordable
Housing Agreement if the Trustor is not in violation of any provisions of this
Deed of Trust or the Affordable Housing Agreement, the City will request Trustee
to reconvey the Security and will surrender this Deed of Trust and the Affordable
Housing Agreement to Trustee. Trustee will reconvey the Security without
warranty and without charge to the person or persons legally entitled thereto.
Such person or persons will pay all costs of recordation, if any.
11. Substitute Trustee. The City, at the City's option, may from time to time
remove Trustee and appoint a successor trustee to any Trustee appointed
hereunder. The successor trustee will succeed to all the title, power and duties
conferred upon the Trustee herein and by applicable law.
12. Subordination. City agrees that if required in order to assist Eligible
Buyers to secure purchase money financing for the acquisition of a Home, the
City will enter into a subordination agreement with a purchase money lender to
subordinate this Deed of Trust under such terms as the City and the purchase
money lender shall negotiate provided that City is granted reasonable notice and
cure rights under the first mortgage. The City further agrees that if City succeeds
to the interest of Trustor under any ground lease applicable to any one or more
home constructed on the Property pursuant to the exercise of City's remedies
under the Affordable Housing Agreement or this Deed of Trust, the City agrees
that it shall recognize the Lessee under such ground lease and shall comply with
the requirements of Fannie Mae Form 2100 (3/06) and Fannie Mae
Announcement 06-03 or similar successor policy, as such documents may be
modified or amended.
13. Request for Notice. City requests that copies of the notice of default and
notice of sale be sent to City at the address set forth in Section 15.5.
14. Miscellaneous
14.1 Forbearance bV the City Not a Waiver. Any forbearance by the
City in exercising any right or remedy will not be a waiver of the exercise of any
such right or remedy. The procurement of insurance or the payment of taxes or
other liens or charges by the City will not be a waiver of the City's right to require
satisfaction of any obligations secured by this Deed of Trust.
14.2 Remedies Cumulative. All remedies provided in this Deed of Trust
are distinct and cumulative to any other right or remedy under this Deed of Trust
or any other document, or afforded by law or equity, and may be exercised
concurrently, independently or successively.
14.3 Successors and Assigns Bound. The covenants and agreements
herein contained shall bind, and the rights hereunder shall inure to, the
respective successors and assigns of the City and Trustor subject to the
provisions of this Deed of Trust.
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14.4 Joint and Several Liability. If this Deed of Trust is executed by
more than one person as Trustor, the obligations of each shall be joint and
several.
14.5 Notices. Except for any notice required under applicable law to be
given in another manner, any notice to Trustor or to City pursuant to this Deed of
Trust will be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, express delivery
with delivery receipt or personal delivery with delivery receipt, addressed to the
applicable party at the address shown below, or such other address as such
party may designate by notice to the other party as provided herein. Notice shall
be effective as of the date received by City as shown on the return receipt.
City: City of Rohnert Park
130 Avram Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Attn: City Manager
Trustor: Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County
P.O. Box 5431
Petaluma, CA 94955-5431
Attn: Executive Director
Trustee: Title Company
Address
AddressCA
Attn:
14.6 Governing Law. This Deed of Trust shall be governed by the laws
of the State of California.
14.7 Severability. In the event that any provision or clause of this Deed
of Trust or the Affordable Housing Agreement conflicts with applicable law, such
conflict will not affect other provisions of this Deed of Trust or the Affordable
Housing Agreement which can be given effect without the conflicting provision,
and to this end the provisions of the Deed of Trust and the Affordable Housing
Agreement are declared to be severable.
14.8 Captions. The captions and headings in this Deed of Trust are for
convenience only and are not to be used to interpret or define the provisions
hereof.
14.9 Nondiscrimination. Trustor covenants by and for itself and its
successors and assigns that there shall be no discrimination against or
segregation of a person or of a group of persons on account of race, color,
religion, creed, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry or
national origin in the sale, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the
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Property, nor shall Trustor or any person claiming under or through Trustor
establish or permit any such practice or practices of discrimination or segregation
with reference to the use, occupancy, or transfer of the Property. The foregoing
covenant shall run with the land.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Trustor has executed this Deed of Trust as of
the date first written above.
TRUSTOR:
HOUSING LAND TRUST OF SONOMA COUNTY
A nonprofit public benefit corporation
Its:
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Resolution Exhibit C
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SONOMA
On 20_, before me, a Notary Public, in and
for said State and County, 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 Public
EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Real property in the City of ,
County of Sonoma, State of California, described as follows:
Lots , and as shown upon the map entitled " ", filed
, 200 in Book of Maps Pages Sonoma County Records.
APN:
2352879.1
Resolution Exhibit D
Recording requested by and when
recorded mail to:
CITY OF
Address
Attn: City Clerk
EXEMPT FROM RECORDING FEES PER
GOVERNMENT CODE W103,27383
Space above this line for Recorder's use.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE
("REGULATORY AGREEMENT")
This Affordable Housing Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants with Option to Purchase (this "Agreement") is entered into effective
as of , 201_ ("Effective Date") by and between the City of
Rohnert Park, a California municipal corporation ("City") and the Housing Land
Trust of Sonoma County, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation ("HLT")
City and HLT are hereafter referred to as the "Parties."
RECITALS
A. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 17.07.020(N)(2) (the "Code"),
residential developments of or more units are required to contribute to the
provision of below market -rate housing as specified therein. In order to satisfy its
obligation under the Code with respect to that certain development known as the
Southeast Estates Subdivision, consisting of 105 total lots including 101 market
rate single family residential lots (the "Development") in the City of Rohnert
Park County of Sonoma, and State of California, Redwood Equities LLC, a
California Corporation ("Subdivider"), has agreed to contribute the property
known as Lots _, and —in the Development, for the construction
of four (4) residential units to be restricted for occupancy to certain income levels
(the "Restricted Homes" or the "Project"), as set forth herein, and as more
particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Property").
B. As of the Effective Date, the Property has been conveyed to the City by
Subdivider, and the Property has been or shall be conveyed to HLT by the City
pursuant to a Grant Deed recorded in the Official Records of Sonoma County
("Official Records") substantially concurrently herewith.
Resolution Exhibit D
C. HLT has entered into, or shall enter into an agreement with Subdivider,
pursuant to which Subdivider will construct the Restricted Homes as part of the
larger Development, and sell the Restricted Homes constructed on the Property
to eligible homebuyers at an affordable price. Concurrently with the sale of each
of the Restricted Homes, HLT will enter into a ground lease ("Ground Lease")
with each homebuyer in order to ensure long-term affordability of the Restricted
Homes.
D. This Agreement is entered into to provide assurance to City that the
Restricted Homes shall comply with the requirements of the Code and the
conditions of approval for the Southeast Estates Subdivision.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below. Additional terms are defined in the Recitals and the
text of this Agreement.
(a) "Affordable Purchase Price" means a home purchase price
resulting in an average monthly housing payment (including mortgage loan
principal and interest, mortgage insurance fees, property taxes and
assessments, a reasonable allowance for property maintenance and repairs,
homeowners insurance premiums, a reasonable utility allowance, and
homeowners association dues, if any) which is affordable to households of Low
to Moderate -Income, as determined using standard underwriting criteria in
common use by Fannie Mae or the California Housing Finance Agency.
(b) "Area Median Income" means the median household income,
adjusted for household size, applicable to Sonoma County, California as
published periodically by the State Department of Housing and Community
Development in the California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Section 6932
pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 50093(c) (or successor
provision).
(c) "Eligible Buyer" means a household of Low- to Moderate—
Income, as applicable, which the City has determined meets the eligibility
requirements for purchase of a Restricted Home.
(d) "Deed of Trust" means the deed of trust, dated as of the date
hereof, executed by HLT as Trustor for the benefit of City which secures HLT's
performance under this Agreement, and which will be recorded in the Official
Records substantially concurrently herewith.
(e) "Low -Income" means an annual income which does not exceed
eighty percent (80%) of the Area Median Income adjusted for household size.
Resolution Exhibit D
(f) "Median -Income" means an annual income which does not
exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the Area Median Income, adjusted for
household size.
(g) "Moderate -Income" means an annual income which does not
exceed one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the Area Median Income,
adjusted for household size.
(h) "Maximum Initial Sales Price" means the initial Affordable
Purchase Price for a Home as determined by City.
2. Satisfaction of Affordable Housing Obligation. HLT agrees that it shall
enter into a Construction and Resale Agreement with Subdivider pursuant to
which Subdivider will construct four (4) Restricted Homes on the Property and
sell two (2) Restricted Homes at an Affordable Purchase Price to an Eligible
Buyer of Median -Income and two (2) Restricted Homes at an Affordable
Purchase Price to an Eligible Buyer of Moderate -Income, in accordance with
income categories specified in Exhibit B. Concurrently with the sale of each
Restricted Home, HLT shall require the homebuyer to execute a Ground Lease
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C. Among other provisions,
the Ground Lease will require each Restricted Home (i) to be used solely for
residential purposes (ii) to be occupied as the homebuyer's principal residence,
and (iii) to be permitted to be transferred only to HLT, another Eligible Buyer, or
upon the death of the homebuyer, to the homebuyer's heirs who qualify as Low -
Income, Median -Income or Moderate -Income, as applicable. HLT agrees that
the intent of this Agreement and the Ground Lease is that the Restricted Homes
shall be permanently affordable to Eligible Buyers of Low -Income to Moderate -
Income, as applicable, and HLT agrees that resale of the Restricted Homes shall
be so restricted pursuant to the Ground Lease.
3. Marketing and Sale to Eligible Buyers. HLT shall require Subdivider to
sell the Restricted Homes developed on the Property at an Affordable Purchase
Price as described in Section 4 to Eligible Buyers of Low -Income, Median -
Income or Moderate -Income, as applicable, and in accordance with Exhibit B.
Within the pool of eligible applicants, preference is to be given to persons that
have either live in and have been City residents for
the past 3 continuous years; or who have been employed in
for the past 3 years. City shall cooperate with HLT
to identify Eligible Buyers; however, HLT will have primary responsibility for
marketing the Restricted Homes, finding qualified Eligible Buyers, and
screening and selecting applicants. City shall have no obligation to pay costs
related to marketing, sales efforts or real estate commissions. HLT agrees that it
shall comply, and shall require Subdivider to comply, with applicable fair housing
laws in the marketing and sale, as applicable, of the Restricted Homes.
Resolution Exhibit D
4. Affordable Purchase Price. The Maximum Initial Sales Price for the
Homes is shown in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein.
5. City Review of Documents. Upon request, HLT agrees that it shall provide
the following to City: (a) the form of Purchase and Sale Agreement to be used
for sale of the Restricted Homes, and (b) the form of Ground Lease to be
executed by the homebuyers.
6. Compliance Reports, Inspections, Monitoring. Upon completion of
construction of the Restricted Homes, and annually thereafter by no later than
each anniversary of the Effective Date, upon City's request HLT shall submit to
City a Compliance Report verifying HLT's compliance with this Agreement, and
certified as correct by HLT under penalty of perjury. The Compliance Report
shall be in such format as City may reasonably request and shall contain
certifications regarding the eligibility of homebuyers and evidence of the
homebuyer's and HLT's execution of the Ground Lease.
HLT shall retain all records related to compliance with this Agreement,
and shall make such records available to City or its designee for inspection and
copying on five (5) business days' written notice. HLT shall permit City and its
designees to inspect the Property to monitor compliance with this Agreement
following two (2) business days' written notice.
7. Covenants Run with the Land. The covenants and conditions herein
contained shall apply to and bind, during their respective periods of fee
ownership, HLT and its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, transferees,
and assignees having or acquiring any right, title or interest in or to any part of
the Property and shall run with and burden such portions of the Property. This
Agreement shall remain in effect in perpetuity unless released by City pursuant to
an instrument recorded in the Official Records.
8. Default and Remedies. Failure of HLT to cure any default in HLT's
obligations under this Agreement within thirty (30) days after the delivery of a
notice of default from the City will constitute an Event of Default under this
Agreement. In addition to remedies set forth in this Agreement, the City may
exercise any and all remedies available under law or in equity, including but not
limited to the exercise of City's remedies under the Deed of Trust, and the
exercise of City's Option (as described in Section 10 below), instituting against
HLT or other applicable parties, a civil action for declaratory relief, injunction or
any other equitable relief, or relief at law, including without limitation an action to
rescind a transaction and/or to require repayment of any funds received in
connection with such a violation.
9. Option to Purchase, Enter and Possess. City shall have the right at its
option to purchase, enter and take possession of the Property or any portion
thereof owned by HLT with all improvements thereon (the "Option"), if, at or
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after the initial sale of the Restricted Homes to Eligible Buyers, the Restricted
Homes are sold to persons who do not qualify as Eligible Buyers. In such event
City shall have an option to purchase any such Restricted Homes at the
Affordable Purchase Price as determined pursuant to this Agreement, or the City
may pursue any remedies it may have under this Agreement, the Deed of Trust
or under law or in equity. To exercise the Option, City shall pay to HLT cash in
an amount equal to:
(i) The fair market value of the Property at the time of exercise of the
Option; less
(ii) Any gains or income withdrawn or made by HLT from the
applicable portion of the Property ; less
(iii) The value of any liens or encumbrances on the applicable portion
of the Property which the City assumes or takes subject to; less
(iv) Any damages to which the City is entitled under this Agreement by
reason of HLT's default.
In order to exercise the Option, the City shall give HLT notice of such
exercise, and HLT shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice,
provide the City with a summary of all of HLT's costs incurred as described in this
Section. Within thirty (30) days of the City's receipt of such summary, the City
shall pay into an escrow established for such purpose cash in the amount of all
sums owing pursuant to this Section 10, and HLT shall execute and deposit into
such escrow a grant deed transferring to the City all of HLT's interest in the
Property, or portion thereof, as applicable and the improvements located thereon.
If by , 201_ , some but not all of the Restricted Homes have been
constructed and sold to Eligible Buyers, the City's Option shall not apply to any of
the Restricted Homes that have been sold in compliance with the requirements of
this Agreement.
10. Mortgagee Protection. The City's rights pursuant to Section 9 shall not
defeat, limit or render invalid any mortgage or deed of trust recorded against the
Property or any portion thereof, including without limitation, any Restricted Home.
Any conveyance of the Property to the City pursuant to Section 9 shall be
subject to mortgages and deeds of trust permitted by this Agreement.
11. Remedies Cumulative. No right, power, or remedy specified in this
Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other right, power, or remedy, and
each and every such right, power, or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition
to every other right, power, or remedy available to the City under law or in equity.
Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of the City to exercise any such
rights, powers or remedies shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single
or partial exercise by the City of any such right, power or remedy preclude any
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other or further exercise of such right, power or remedy, or any other right, power
or remedy.
12. Attorneys' Fees and Costs. The City shall be entitled to receive from HLT
or any person violating the requirements of this Agreement, in addition to any
remedy otherwise available under this Agreement or at law or equity, whether or
not litigation is instituted, the costs of enforcing this Agreement, including without
limitation reasonable attorneys' fees and the costs of City staff time. In any
dispute arising in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees.
13. Appointment of Other Agencies. In its sole discretion, the City may
designate, appoint or contract with any other person, public agency or public or
private entity to perform some or all of the City's obligations under this
Agreement.
14. Hold Harmless. HLT agrees to indemnify, defend (with counsel approved
by the City) and hold harmless City and its elected and appointed officials,
officers, employees, representatives and agents (all of the foregoing, collectively
the "Indemnitees") from and against all liability, loss, cost, claim, demand,
action, suit, legal or administrative proceeding, penalty, deficiency, fine, damage
and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and costs
of litigation) (all of the foregoing, collectively hereinafter "Claims") arising or
allegedly arising out of or relating in any manner to the Project, the Property, or
HLT's performance or nonperformance under this Agreement, except to the
extent arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the City. The
provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or other termination of this
Agreement or any release of part or all of the Property from the burdens of this
Agreement.
15. Insurance Requirements. HLT shall obtain and maintain at HLT's
expense, Commercial General Liability, naming Indemnitees as additional
insureds with aggregate limits of not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000)
for bodily injury and death or property damage including coverage for contractual
liability and premises operations, purchased from an insurance company duly
licensed to issue such insurance in the State of California with a current Best's
Key Rating of not less than AN, such insurance shall be evidenced by an
endorsement which so provides and delivered to the City prior to the Effective
Date.
16. Notices. All notices required pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing
and may be given by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, to the party to receive such notice at the addresses set forth
below:
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City:
City of
ADDRESS
Attn: City Clerk
HLT:
CA 95448
Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County
P.O. Box 5431
Petaluma, CA 94955-5431
Attn: Executive Director
Any party may change the address to which notices are to be sent by notifying
the other parties of the new address, in the manner set forth above.
17. Integrated Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, together with the
exhibits hereto, the Performance Deed of Trust and exhibits thereto, and that
certain August 2014 Letter of Understanding executed by and among City, HLT
and other parties constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof. No modification of or amendment to this
Agreement shall be binding unless reduced to writing and signed by the Parties.
The City Manager or his or her designee shall have authority to approve or
disapprove minor or technical amendments to this Agreement on behalf of the
City.
18. Subordination; Execution of Riders for the Benefit of Mortgage Lenders.
City agrees that if required in order to assist Eligible Buyers to secure purchase
money financing for the acquisition of a Home, the City will enter into a
subordination agreement with a purchase money lender to subordinate this
Agreement under such terms as the City and the purchase money lender shall
negotiate provided that City is granted reasonable notice and cure rights under
the first mortgage. The City further agrees that if City succeeds to the interest of
HLT under the Ground Lease applicable to any one or more Restricted Homes
pursuant to the exercise of City's remedies under this Agreement or the Deed of
Trust, the City agrees that it shall recognize the Lessee under the Ground Lease
and shall comply with the requirements of Fannie Mae Form 2100 (3/06) and
Fannie Mae Announcement 06-03 or similar successor policy, as such
documents may be modified or amended.
19. Parties Not Co -Venturers. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or
shall establish the Parties as partners, co -venturers, or principal and agent with
one another.
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20. Further Assurances; Action by the City. The Parties shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the other such other documents and instruments,
and take such other actions, as either shall reasonably request as may be
necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Except as may be otherwise
specifically provided herein, whenever any approval, notice, direction, consent or
request by the City is required or permitted under this Agreement, such action
shall be in writing, and such action may be given, made or taken by the City
Manager or by any person who shall have been designated by the City Manager,
without further approval by the City Council unless the City Manager determines
in his or her discretion that such action requires such approval.
21. Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced
in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to principles
of conflicts of law. The Parties consent to the jurisdiction of any federal or state
court in the jurisdiction in which the Property is located (the "Property
Jurisdiction"). Borrower agrees that any controversy arising under or in relation
to this Agreement shall be litigated exclusively in courts having jurisdiction in the
Property Jurisdiction. Borrower irrevocably consents to service, jurisdiction, and
venue of such courts for any such litigation and waives any other venue to which
it might be entitled by virtue of domicile, habitual residence or otherwise.
22. No Waiver. Any waiver by the City of any obligation or condition in this
Agreement must be in writing. No waiver will be implied from any delay or failure
by the City to take action on any breach or default of HLT or to pursue any
remedy allowed under this Agreement or applicable law. Any extension of time
granted to HLT to perform any obligation under this Agreement shall not operate
as a waiver or release from any of its obligations under this Agreement. Consent
by the City to any act or omission by HLT shall not be construed to be a consent
to any other or subsequent act or omission or to waive the requirement for the
City's written consent to future waivers.
23. Headings. The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement
are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be disregarded in
interpreting any part of the Agreement's provisions.
24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
25. Severability. If any provision contained in this Agreement is to be held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable the remaining portions
of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
26. Exhibits. The following exhibits attached to this Agreement are hereby
incorporated herein by reference:
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Exhibit A Legal Description of the Property
Exhibit B Maximum Homebuyer Income Level; Unit Size and Bedroom
Count; Maximum Initial Sales Price
Exhibit C Form of Ground Lease
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE; SIGNATURES MUST BE
NOTARIZEDI
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.
HLT:
Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County,
A nonprofit public benefit corporation
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Its:
CITY:
City of
a California municipal corporation
ATTEST:
, City Manager
, City Clerk
_•'C• lx_'•IM01�»
am
, City Attorney
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State of California
County of Sonoma
On , 20, before me, , a 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.
(seal)
Notary Public
State of California
County of Sonoma
On 20, before me, , a 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.
(seal)
Notary Public
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY
Real property in the City of
State of California, described as follows:
Lots
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County of Sonoma,
and , as shown upon the map entitled
", filed 1200 _ in Book _
_ Sonoma County Records.
of Maps Pages
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Exhibit B
Unit Income Classification Lot Nos.
Median and Moderate 53, 54, 55 and 56
Designation of Plans and Specifications for each Unit
Lot No.
Plans & Specifications
Unit Square
No. of
Feet
Bedrooms
53
SE Medium Density Conventional Duet
1412
3
Plan 5
54
SE Medium Density Conventional Duet
1214
2
Plan 4
55
SE Medium Density Conventional Duet
1214
2
Plan 4
56
SE Medium Density Conventional Duet
1412
3
Plan 5
Sales Price of Below Market Rate Units
Two (2) Units ....................$300,000
Two (2) Units ..................... $350.000.
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Exhibit C
[Attach Form of Ground Lease]
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