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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION/COUNCIL ACTION
FROM: RONALD E. WINKLER
Development Director
SUBJECT:
DATE: February 26, 1997
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AUTHORIZATION TO SELL
MOBILEHOME PARKS TO
RESPECTIVE NON-PROFIT
CORPORATIONS - PUBLIC HEARING
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Synop~is ofPrevions Cnmmission/Conneil/Cnmmittee Aetion(.c;):
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Reeommended Mntinn(.~:
OPEN PUBLIC HEARING
CWSE PUBLIC HEARING
(Mayor and Common COllneil)
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF THE FRIENDLY
VILLAGE MOBILEHOME ESTATES FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO THE FRIENDLY VILLAGE
MOBILEHOME ESTATES CORPORATION.
MOTION A:
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Administrator
Contact Person(s): Ronald E Winkler
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Project Area(s):
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Supporting Data Attached: SlaffRepOrl; Re.olnlion.
Phone:
Ward(s):
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FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: S N/ A Source:
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Budget Authority: None
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Commiuinn/Collneil Notes:
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PSf-Res 97- 73
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COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
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Authorization to Sell Mobilehome Parks
February 26, 1997
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Rer.nmmended Motion(N) Continued:
MOTION B:
MOTION C:
MOTION D:
MOTION E:
(Mayor and Common Council)
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
TRANSFER OF THE SEQUOIA PLAZA MOB1LEHOME PARK FROM
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO TO THE SEQUOIA PLAZA MOBILEHOME PARK
CORPORATION
(Community Developmeot Commk.ion)
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF
THE SEQUOIA PLAZA MOBILEHOME PARK FROM THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO
THE SEQUOIA PLAZA MOBILEHOME PARK CORPORATION.
(Mayor and Common Council)
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
TRANSFER OF THE GLEN AIRE MOBILEHOME PARK FROM THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO
THE GLEN AIRE MOBILEHOME PARK CORPORATION.
(Community Development Commission)
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF
THE GLEN AIRE MOBILEHOME PARK FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO THE GLEN AIRE
MOBILEHOME PARK CORPORATION.
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COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
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Reeommended Motion(.~ Continued:
(Mayor and Common Couneil)
MOTION F:
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
TRANSFER OF THE PACIFIC PALMS MOBILEHOME PARK FROM THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO
THE PACIFIC PALMS MOBILEHOME PARK CORPORATION.
(Community Development Commission)
MOTION G:
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF
THE PACIFIC PALMS MOBILEHOME PARK FROM THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO
THE PACIFIC PALMS MOBILEHOME PARK CORPORATION.
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STAFF REPORT
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Autbori7Jltion to Sell Mobilebome Parks
BACKGROUND:
The Glen Aire, Pacific Palms and Sequoia Plaza mobile home parks were acquired by the EDA
on December 19,1995, in part with the proceeds of various issuances of San Bernardino Joint
Powers Financing Authority Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 1995 ("Bonds")
relative to each acquisition and with HOME funds.
The Glen Aire Mobilehome Park ("Glen Aire") consists of one hundred thirty-one (131) spaces,
is located on an approximately 14.58 acre site at 222 South Rancho Avenue in the City of San
Bernardino (the "City") and includes amenities consisting of a recreation building, swimming
pool, spa, two shuffleboard courts, barbecue, laundry facilities, beauty shop and car wash. Glen
Aire was acquired in part with the proceeds of Bonds issued in the amount oflbree Million
Thirty Thousand Dollars ($3,030,000) and approximately $198,000 of HOME funds.
The Pacific Palms Mobilehome Park ("Pacific Palms") consists of one hundred forty-two (142)
spaces, is located on an approximately 15.4 acre site at 2727 East Pacific Street in the City of
Highland, California, and includes amenities consisting of two recreation buildings, two heated
swimming pools, a spa, barbeque and a tot lot. Pacific Palms was acquired in part with the
proceeds of Bonds issued in the amount of Three Million Three Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand
Dollars ($3,375,000) and approximately $282,000 of HOME funds.
The Sequoia Plaza Mobilehome Park ("Sequoia Plaza") consists of two hundred forty-two (242)
spaces, is located on an approximately 29.71 acre site at 2505 West Foothill Boulevard in the
City and includes amenities consisting of a large clubhouse, heated swimming pool, spa, two
saunas, three shuffleboard courts, a barbeque, pond, greenbelt area and two laundry buildings.
Sequoia Plaza was acquired in part with the proceeds of Bonds issued in the amount of Five
Million Two Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($5,235,000) and approximately $331,000
of HOME funds.
TRANSFER OF MOBILE HOME PARKS:
The mobile home park conversion program as adopted by the Mayor and Common Council and
this Commission in December 1993, contemplated an acquisition of mobile home parks in San
Bernardino from private owners with title vesting in the name of the EDA for an initial period of
time. It was contemplated that the EDA would hold title until the necessary filings and approvals
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could be obtained for the eventual ownership by a nonprofit corporation. Future mobile home
park conversions could then be accomplished with title vesting directly with the designated
nonprofit corporation. It is unlikely that any of the San Bernardino mobile home parks presently
owned by private parties would be subdivided into condominium interests with the spaces then
being sold to individual residents.
Although a nonprofit organization with a national presence could be obtained as the owner of the
San Bernardino mobile home parks, the residents would not have the degree of input into the
every day activities as they would in a situation where the residents are required to be
represented on the board of directors. It is common for nationally oriented nonprofit
organizations to operate through a master board of directors with a separate nonprofit corporation
established for each of the locally owned real property assets. In most instances the same
individuals who serve as the board of directors of the national organization also serve as the
board of the directors of each of the local subsidiaries.
The EDA has formed the San Bernardino Mobile Home Park Corporation, a California nonprofit
corporation (SBMHPC), which will act as the oversight nonprofit corporation to each of the
individual park nonprofit corporations. It is the individual park nonprofit corporations that will
hold title to the separate mobile home parks upon transfer from the EDA. Nine (9) nonprofit
corporations have been formed as California nonprofit corporations (these consist of the
SBMHPC and one (I) park nonprofit corporation for each of the eight EDA owned mobile home
parks) and an advanced ruling and determination letter with regard to the tax-exempt status of
each of the nonprofit corporations was issued by the IRS in Washington, D.C. on December 23,
1996.
The IRS has approved the San Bernardino concept of the oversight nonprofit corporation and the
separate park nonprofit corporations. Under this structure the SBMHPC retains certain controls
over specified aspects of the operations and the fmancial dealings of the individual park
nonprofit corporations in an effort to assure the Bondholders and the IRS continuing compliance
with the Bond documents and the tax covenants for the tax-exemption of the interest on the
Bonds and maintaining the tax-exemption of the parks' nonprofit corporations. The by-laws and
articles of incorporation of each park nonprofit corporation have been reviewed and approved by
the IRS.
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The basis under the Internal Revenue Code for the formation of the San Bernardino nonprofit
corporations and obtaining the 50l(c)(3) determination letter from the IRS is to assist in the relief
of a "burden upon government." The "burden upon government" which has been accepted by
the IRS results from a history in San Bernardino of mobile home park rent control and the EDA
sponsored program of conversion of privately owned mobile home parks to some form of public
ownership with resident control. The IRS required that at least one EDA employee be designated
by position to be on the Board of Directors of the SBMHPC, and the IRS has agreed that
designation of the Agency Administrator will comply with this requirement. Additionally, the
boards of directors for each of the park nonprofit corporations must have six residents selected in
a fair and equitable manner from among all of the residents of each particular mobile home park
and one additional director who must be a non-resident who also must be a director of the
SBMHPC. In this manner, the IRS will be assured that there are adequate controls to prevent
any private inurement to the residents of the separate mobile home parks. No additional
restrictions will be imposed upon the board of directors of the SBMHPC other than to require the
Agency Administrator to be a member of the board of directors.
As a part of the IRS review and approval process for the nine (9) nonprofit corporations, all of
the bond documents and the related real estate transfer documents from the date of the original
acquisition of each of the EDA owned mobile home parks were submitted to the IRS for review.
The IRS is typically concerned with situations where there is a sale of property to a nonprofit
corporation and a transfer price that is determined to be excessive. This situation is viewed by
the IRS as benefitting a private party which can then result in the loss of tax-exemption to both
the nonprofit corporation and the tax-exempt bond financing. The transfer price to each of the
park nonprofit corporations will be adjusted by an amount that relates dollar-for-dollar to the
costs incurred by the EDA from the date of initial acquisition to the date of transfer to the park
nonprofit corporation. Such adjusted transfer price assures the residents that the best value
possible is transferred to the park nonprofit corporation and demonstrates to the public that the
entire transaction has been without cost to the EDA. Upon the transfer of title from the EDA,
each park nonprofit corporation will assume: (i) the bonded indebtedness secured by each
mobile home park and (ii) the obligation to reimburse the EDA from future cash flow revenues
for all EDA expenditures with respect to a particular mobile home park.
Updated appraisal reports will be obtained from Brabant & Associates prior to transfer of each
EDA mobile home park. The appraisal reports analyze the current resale value of each particular
EDA mobile home park on the basis on current market conditions, cash flows for the mobile
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home park and the added funds invested by the EDA both in capital improvements and operating
capital. The updated appraisal reports were not a factor in the IRS' review of the transfer price of
the EDA mobile home parks since the transfer price from the EDA to each park nonprofit
corporation will be adjusted to take into account the funds on deposit pursuant to the Bond
documents and the EDA costs incurred during the EDA ownership of the mobile home park.
RESIDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
The residents at each of the mobile home parks have conducted interim elections to appoint
residents to an interim residents association with which EDA consultants have been meeting on a
regular basis. Ongoing discussions and meetings have been held with the resident groups
regarding the transition of the EDA owned mobile home parks to the particular park nonprofit
corporations. However, such transfers will not occur until the resident association has been
substituted as the official Board of Directors of the respective nonprofit corporations. EDA staff
will want assurances that the members of such Boards of Directors are aware of their
responsibility to maintain the covenants and restrictions under the Bond documents and to
maintain the tax-exemption of the various nonprofit corporations pursuant to the limitations as
may be imposed by the IRS by reason of the 501(c)(3) determination letters.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT LAW CONSIDERATIONS:
The Community Redevelopment Law requires California redevelopment agencies to sell real
property only after having conducted a public hearing pursuant to Health & Safety Code Section
33431. Notices of the public hearings have been duly published. It is necessary for the
Commission to conduct the required public hearing, and on the basis of public input, the
Commission will then consider the approval of the transfer of the EDA owned mobile home park
to the particular park nonprofit corporation.
After EDA staffhas received the approval from the Commission to execute the final sales
agreements between the EDA and the various nonprofit corporations, the EDA will be in a
position to have the Glen Aire, Pacific Palms and Sequoia Plaza mobile home parks transferred
to the respective nonprofit corporations.
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SALES PRICE DETERMINATION:
Glen Aire
Glen Aire was acquired for a cash purchase price with a portion of the proceeds of Bonds issued
in a principal amount of $3,030,000. The proceeds of said Bonds and other deposits from the
HOME funds were used to additionally fund the Debt Service Reserve Fund equal to $256,106,
fund the Capital Reserve Replacement Fund equal to $69,016, and fund $10,945 into the Interest
Account. The HOME funds in the amount of $198,000 were used to pay the additional costs of
issuance and other expenses associated with the acquisition and the due diligence investigations.
It was not financially possible for the Mobile Home Conversion Consultant fee to be paid in total
from the proceeds of the Bonds or from the HOME funds, and this unpaid principal balance will
be transferred as a debt obligation to be assumed by the Glen Aire Mobilehome Park
Corporation. An additional promissory note and subordinate indebtedness will be added to the
transfer price to allow the EDA to recapture the entire principal amount, plus interest, of the prior
expenses paid by the EDA relative to the ownership of Glen Aire.
The original appraisal value of Glen Aire was determined to be $2,980,000. An updated
appraisal will be completed prior to transfer. The estimated resale price has been calculated at
$3,656,125. The fmal transfer price will be based upon the following formula: (i) Bond debt
assumed, plus (ii) EDA unreimbursed expenses, plus (iii) unpaid Mobile Home Park Conversion
Consultant fee. The Trustee for the Bondholders has funds on deposit as of January, 1997, equal
to an amount in excess of$393,299 which represents a portion of the valued-added adjustment
which was made for the benefit of the Glen Aire residents.
Paeifie Palms
Pacific Palms was acquired for a cash purchase price with a portion of the proceeds of Bonds
issued in a principal amount of$3,375,000. The proceeds of said Bonds and other deposits from
the HOME funds were used to additionally fund the Debt Service Reserve Fund equal to
$284,875, fund the Capital Reserve Replacement Fund equal to $47,319, and fund $12,193 into
the Interest Account. The HOME funds in the amount of $282,000 were used to pay the
additional costs of issuance and other expenses associated with the acquisition and the due
diligence investigations. It was not financially possible for the Mobile Home Conversion
Consultant fee to be paid in total from the proceeds of the Bonds or from the HOME funds, and
this unpaid principal balance will be transferred as a debt obligation to be assumed by the Pacific
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Palms Mobilehome Park Corporation. An additional promissory note and subordinate
indebtedness will be added to the transfer price to allow the EDA to recapture the entire principal
amount, plus interest, of the prior expenses paid by the EDA relative to the ownership of Pacific
Palms.
The original appraisal value of Pacific Palms was determined to be $3,450,000. An updated
appraisal will be completed prior to transfer. The estimated resale price has been calculated at
$4,066,002. The final transfer price will be based upon the following formula: (i) Bond debt
assumed, plus (ii) EDA unreimbursed expenses, plus (iii) unpaid Mobile Home Park Conversion
Consultant fee. The Trustee for the Bondholders has funds on deposit as of January, 1997, equal
to an amount in excess of$399,141 which represents a portion of the valued-added adjustment
which was made for the benefit of the Pacific Palms residents.
Sequoia Plaza
Sequoia Plaza was acquired for a cash purchase price with a portion of the proceeds of Bonds
issued in a principal amount of $5,235,000. The proceeds of said Bonds and other deposits from
the HOME funds were used to additionally fund the Debt Service Reserve Fund equal to
$437,156, fund the Capital Reserve Replacement Fund equal to $71,353, and fund $18,734 into
the Interest Account. The HOME funds in the amount of$331,000 were used to pay the
additional costs of issuance and other expenses associated with the acquisition and the due
diligence investigations. It was not financially possible for the Mobile Home Conversion
Consultant fee to be paid in total from the proceeds of the Bonds or from the HOME funds, and
this unpaid principal balance will be transferred as a debt obligation to be assumed by the
Sequoia Plaza Mobilehome Park Corporation. An additional promissory note and subordinate
indebtedness will be added to the transfer price to allow the EDA to recapture the entire principal
amount, plus interest, of the prior expenses paid by the EDA relative to the ownership of Sequoia
Plaza.
The original appraisal value of Sequoia Plaza was determined to be $5,760,000. An updated
appraisal will completed prior to transfer. The estimated resale price has been calculated at
$6,467,605. The final transfer price will be based upon the following formula: (i) Bond debt
assumed, plus (ii) EDA unreimbursed expenses, plus (iii) unpaid Mobile Home Park Conversion
Consultant fee. The Trustee for the Bondholders has funds on deposit as of January, 1997, equal
to an amount in excess of $635,436 which represents a portion of the valued-added adjustment
which was made for the benefit of the Sequoia Plaza residents.
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Friendly Villllgll
On December 16, 1996, the Agency duly noticed and conducted a public hearing in accordance
with the requirements of Health & Safety Code Section 33431 concerning the sale of the
Friendly Village Mobile Estates (Friendly Village) from the Agency to the Friendly Village
Mobile Home Park Corporation. On that same date, the Commission adopted Resolution 5501
approving the transfer of Friendly Village from the Agency to the Friendly Village nonprofit
corporation. It is necessary for the Mayor and Common Council to conduct a public hearing and
adopt a resolution approving the transfer of Friendly Village.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the attached Resolutions to authorize the sale of the Glen Aire
Mobilehome Park from the EDA ownership to the Glen Aire Mobilehome Park Corporation for a
resale price estimated at $3,656,125, the Pacific Palms Mobilehome Park to the Pacific Palms
Mobilehome Park Corporation for a resale price estimated at $4,066,002, the Sequoia Plaza
Mobilehome Park to the Sequoia Plaza Mobilehome Park Corporation for a resale price
estimated at $6,467,605, and Friendly Village Mobilehome Park to the Friendly Village
Mobilehome Park Corporation for a resale price estimated at $2,450,000, based upon final
determination and assumption by the respective nonprofit corporations of the existing bonded
indebtedness, reimbursements to the EDA and assumption of the other obligations as set forth in
this EDA staff report.
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RON E. WINKLER, Director
Development Department
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