Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/14/2022 - 7:00 PM
Category: AUSD Facilities Corporation
Type: Action
Subject: 3.1 Approval of Resolution #21-22:44, of the Board of Directors of the Azusa Unified School District Facilities Corporation Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of A Ground Lease, A Lease Agreement and an Assignment Agreement with Respect to the Assignment of Such Ground Lease and Lease Agreement, and Authorizing the Execution of Necessary Documents and Certificates and Related Actions
Strategic Goals:
3. Fiscal Responsibility
We manage our fiscal resources responsibly and align budget decisions with District goals and priorities.
Policy:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Resolution #21-22.44, Azusa USD 2022 Lease Refinancing.pdf
Ground Lease - Azusa USD 2022 Lease Refinancing.pdf
Lease Agreement - Azusa USD 2022 Lease Refinancing.pdf
Assignment Agreement - Azusa USD 2022 Lease Refinancing.pdf
Rationale: The District previously executed and delivered the Azusa Unified School District Certificates of Participation, Series 2015 (the “Prior Certificates”). The Prior Certificates evidence direct, fractional undivided interests of the owners thereof in the base rental payments to be made by the Azusa Unified School District (the “District”) under the Lease Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2015 (the “Prior Lease”), by and between the District and the Azusa Unified School District Facilities Corporation (the “Corporation”). The District desires to cause the base rental payments of the Prior Lease to be prepaid, thereby prepaying the Prior Certificates, and the Corporation desires to assist the District in such prepayment.

In order to accomplish such prepayment, the District and the Corporation propose to enter into (i) a Ground Lease, pursuant to which the District expects to lease to the Corporation certain real property owned by the District and the improvements thereto, consisting of the Henry Dalton Elementary School, and (ii) a Lease Agreement, pursuant to which the Corporation will sublease the property back to the District for continued use by the District.

The Corporation proposes to assign its right, title and interest in and to the Ground Lease and the Lease Agreement to an Assignee (as defined in the Resolution) through a private placement. The Corporation will be represented by the District’s general counsel, Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP, acting as counsel to the Corporation.

The Resolution approves the draft forms of legal documents necessary for this transaction, including:

1. Ground Lease
2. Lease Agreement
3. Assignment Agreement
Budgetary Impact: No financial impact on the District.
Recommendation: It is recommended the Facilities Corporation approve Resolution #21-22:44, of the Board of Directors of the Azusa Unified School District Facilities Corporation Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of A Ground Lease, A Lease Agreement and an Assignment Agreement with Respect to the Assignment of Such Ground Lease and Lease Agreement, and Authorizing the Execution of Necessary Documents and Certificates and Related Actions.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Melissa Vera - Secretary to Assistant Superintendent, Business Services
Signed By:
Latasha Jamal - Assistant Superintendent, Business Services
Signed By:
Arturo Ortega - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Yolanda Rodriguez-Peña Moved, Member Sabrina Bow, Ed.D. seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended the Facilities Corporation approve Resolution #21-22:44, of the Board of Directors of the Azusa Unified School District Facilities Corporation Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of A Ground Lease, A Lease Agreement and an Assignment Agreement with Respect to the Assignment of Such Ground Lease and Lease Agreement, and Authorizing the Execution of Necessary Documents and Certificates and Related Actions.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 4 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 4 - 0
   
Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez     Yes
Yolanda Rodriguez-Peña     Yes
Adrian Greer     Yes
Sabrina Bow, Ed.D.     Yes