NEW ISSUE — BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY NO RATING In the opinion of Quint & Thimmig LLP, San Francisco, California, Bond Counsel, subject, however, to certain qualifications described in this Official Statement, under existing law, interest on the 2010 Bonds (i) is excludable from gross income of the owners thereof for federal income tax purposes, (ii) is not included as an item of tax preference in computing the federal alternative minimum tax for individuals and corporations, and (iii) is not taken into account in computing adjusted current earnings, which is used as an adjustment in determining the federal alternative minimum tax for certain corporations. In addition, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, interest on the 2010 Bonds is exempt from personal income taxation imposed by the State of California. See “TAX MATTERS” herein. $12,670,000 TEJON RANCH PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2008-1 (TEJON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS — EAST) SPECIAL TAX BONDS, SERIES 2010-A
Dated: Date of Delivery Due: September 1, as shown on inside cover page The $12,670,000 Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority Community Facilities District No. 2008-1 (Tejon Industrial Complex Public Improvements — East) Special Tax Bonds, Series 2010-A (the “2010 Bonds”) are being issued by the Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority (the “Authority”) on behalf of the Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority Community Facilities District No. 2008-1 (Tejon Industrial Complex Public Improvements — East) (the “District”). The Authority is a joint powers authority formed by the County of Kern (the “County”) and the Tejon-Castac Water District (the “Water District”). The District is located in an unincorporated area of the County, approximately 83 miles north of downtown Los Angeles and is adjacent to Interstate 5. The 2010 Bonds are being issued to provide financing for various public improvements in connection with the development of property located within the District, to fund a deposit to the Reserve Fund established under the Fiscal Agent Agreement described below, to fund capitalized interest on the 2010 Bonds to September 1, 2010 and to pay costs of issuance of and administrative expenses related to the 2010 Bonds. The 2010 Bonds are authorized to be issued pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended (Sections 53311 et seq. of the Government Code of the State of California), and are being issued pursuant to a Fiscal Agent Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2010 (the “Fiscal Agent Agreement”), by and between the Authority for and on behalf of the District and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as fiscal agent (the “Fiscal Agent”). The 2010 Bonds are limited obligations of the Authority and are payable solely from a pledge and lien upon certain Special Taxes Revenues (as defined herein) and from certain other funds pledged under the Fiscal Agent Agreement, all as further described herein. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS” herein. The 2010 Bonds are issuable in fully registered form and when issued will be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York (“DTC”). Individual purchases may be made in principal amounts of $5,000 and integral multiples thereof and will be in book-entry form only. Purchasers of 2010 Bonds will not receive certificates representing their beneficial ownership of the 2010 Bonds but will receive credit balances on the books of their respective nominees. Interest on the 2010 Bonds will be payable on September 1, 2010 and semiannually thereafter on each March 1 and September 1. Principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the 2010 Bonds will be paid by the Fiscal Agent to DTC for subsequent disbursement to DTC Participants who are obligated to remit such payments to the beneficial owners of the 2010 Bonds. See “THE 2010 BONDS — Description of the 2010 Bonds” and APPENDIX H — “BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM.” Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the Authority, the County, the Water District, the State of California or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the 2010 Bonds. Except for the Special Taxes, no other taxes are pledged to the payment of the 2010 Bonds. The 2010 Bonds are not obligations of the County or the Water District or general obligations of the Authority, but are limited obligations of the Authority issued by the Authority for the District payable solely from Special Taxes and certain amounts held under the Fiscal Agent Agreement as more fully described herein. The 2010 Bonds are subject to optional redemption, mandatory sinking fund redemption and special mandatory redemption from Special Tax prepayments prior to maturity as set forth herein. See “THE 2010 BONDS — Redemption” herein. THE PURCHASE OF THE 2010 BONDS INVOLVES CERTAIN RISKS AND THE 2010 BONDS ARE NOT SUITABLE INVESTMENTS FOR ALLTYPES OF INVESTORS. SEE THE SECTION OF THIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT ENTITLED “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS” FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN RISK FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER MATTERS SET FORTH HEREIN, IN EVALUATING THE INVESTMENT QUALITY OF THE 2010 BONDS. THE 2010 BONDS ARE NOT RATED BY ANY RATING AGENCY. This cover page contains certain information for general reference only. It is not a summary of this issue. Investors are advised to read the entire Official Statement to obtain information essential to the making of an informed investment decision with respect to the 2010 Bonds. MATURITY SCHEDULE (See Inside Cover Page) The 2010 Bonds are offered when, as and if issued and accepted by the Underwriter, subject to approval as to their legality by Quint & Thimmig LLP, San Francisco, California, Bond Counsel, and subject to certain other conditions. Certain legal matters will be passed on for the Authority by its counsel, the Law Offices of Young Wooldridge, LLP, Bakersfield, California. Certain legal matters will be passed on by Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation, Newport Beach, California, as Disclosure Counsel to the Authority, by Goodwin Procter LLP, Los Angeles, California, as counsel to Tejon Ranchcorp and its related entities owning land in the District, and by Nossaman LLP, Irvine, California, as counsel to the Underwriter. It is anticipated that the 2010 Bonds in book- entry form will be available for delivery to DTC in New York, New York, on or about August 10, 2010.
STONE &YOUNGBERG Dated: July 22, 2010 TEJON RANCH PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2008-1 (TEJON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS — EAST) SPECIAL TAX BONDS, SERIES 2010-A
MATURITY SCHEDULE
Maturity Date Principal (September 1) Amount Rate Price CUSIP† 2014 $ 5,000 4.375% 100 879083 BV4 2015 25,000 4.750 100 879083 BW2 2016 45,000 5.125 100 879083 BX0 2017 65,000 5.375 100 879083 BY8 2018 90,000 5.625 100 879083 BZ5 2019 115,000 5.875 100 879083 CA9 2020 140,000 6.000 100 879083 CB7
$1,195,000 6.625% Term Bonds due September 1, 2025 Price: 100 CUSIP No.† 879083 CG6 $2,310,000 7.125% Term Bonds due September 1, 2030 Price: 100 CUSIP No.† 879083 CH4 $8,680,000 7.375% Term Bonds due September 1, 2040 Price: 100 CUSIP No.† 879083 CJ0
† Copyright 2010, American Bankers Association. CUSIP data herein is provided by Standard and Poor’s, CUSIP Service Bureau, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. This data is not intended to create a database and does not serve in any way as a substitute for the CUSIP Service. Neither the Authority, the District nor the Underwriter make any representations as to the accuracy of CUSIP data herein.
TEJON RANCH PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY COUNTY OF KERN STATE OF CALIFORNIA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUTHORITY Jeff Frapwell, Chairman Brent Dezember Charles Lackey Don Maben Joe Drew
AUTHORITY OFFICERS Brent Dezember, Executive Director Allen E. Lyda, Treasurer Ernest Conant, Secretary
BOND COUNSEL
Quint & Thimmig LLP San Francisco, California
SPECIAL TAX ADMINISTRATOR DISCLOSURE COUNSEL
David Taussig & Associates, Inc. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth Newport Beach, California a Professional Corporation Newport Beach, California
AUTHORITY COUNSEL REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
Law Offices of Young Wooldridge, LLP Bruce W. Hull & Associates, Inc. Bakersfield, California Ventura, California
FISCAL AGENT
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. Los Angeles, California
No dealer, broker, salesperson or other person has been authorized by the Authority, the District, the Fiscal Agent or the Underwriter to give any information or to make any representations in connection with the offer or sale of the 2010 Bonds other than those contained herein and, if given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Authority, the District, the Fiscal Agent or the Underwriter. This Official Statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the 2010 Bonds by a person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer, solicitation or sale.
This Official Statement is not to be construed as a contract with the purchasers or Owners of the 2010 Bonds. Statements contained in this Official Statement which involve estimates, forecasts or matters of opinion, whether or not expressly so described herein, are intended solely as such and are not to be construed as representations of fact. This Official Statement, including any supplement or amendment hereto, is intended to be deposited with a nationally recognized municipal securities depository.
The Underwriter has provided the following sentence for inclusion in this Official Statement:
The Underwriter has reviewed the information in this Official Statement in accordance with, and as part of, its responsibilities to investors under the federal securities laws as applied to the facts and circumstances of this transaction, but the Underwriter does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information.
The information set forth herein which has been obtained by the Authority from third party sources is believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness by the Authority, the District or the Fiscal Agent. In accordance with its responsibilities under the federal securities laws, the Underwriter has reviewed the information in this Official Statement but does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness. The information and expressions of opinion herein are subject to change without notice and neither the delivery of this Official Statement nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Authority or the District, the landowners within the District or any other parties described herein since the date hereof. All summaries of the Fiscal Agent Agreement or other documents are made subject to the provisions of such documents respectively and do not purport to be complete statements of any or all of such provisions. Reference is hereby made to such documents on file with the Authority for further information in connection therewith.
Certain of the taxpayers within the District maintain internet websites that contain certain information regarding such taxpayers. Information contained therein is not a part of this Official Statement and should not be relied upon in making an investment decision with respect to the 2010 Bonds.
Certain statements included or incorporated by reference in this Official Statement constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such statements are generally identifiable by the terminology used such as “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget” or other similar words. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, certain statements contained in the information under the caption “THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT,” “THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP” and APPENDIX B.
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CERTAIN RESULTS OR OTHER EXPECTATIONS CONTAINED IN SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH MAY CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIBED TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM ANY FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE DISTRICT DOES NOT PLAN TO ISSUE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT SET FORTH IN THIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING OF THE 2010 BONDS, THE UNDERWRITER MAY OVERALLOT OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF SUCH 2010 BONDS AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
THE 2010 BONDS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION CONTAINED IN SUCH ACT. THE 2010 BONDS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE.
Table of Contents
Page INTRODUCTION ...... 1 Changes to Preliminary Official Statement ...... 1 Forward Looking Statements ...... 2 The District ...... 2 Sources ofPay1nent for the Bonds ...... 3 Description of the 2010 Bonds ...... 4 Tax Matters ...... 5 Professionals Involved in the Offering ...... 5 Relationship of Certain District Board Members to Landowners ...... 5 Continuing Disclosure ...... 5 Bond Owners' Risks ...... 6 Other Infonnation ...... 6 THE FINANCING PLAN ...... 6 ESTIMATED SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS ...... 7 THE 2010 BONDS ...... 7 Authority for Issuance ...... 7 Description of the 2010 Bonds ...... 7 Rede1nption ...... 8 Selection of 2010 Bonds for Redemption ...... 10 Notice ofRede1nption ...... 10 Effect ofRedemption ...... 11 Transfer and Exchange of 2010 Bonds ...... 11 Debt Service Schedule for the 2010 Bonds ...... 12 Estilnated Debt Service Coverage ...... 12 SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS ...... 14 Limited Obligations ...... 14 Special Taxes ...... 14 Reserve Fund and Letter of Credit ...... 18 Issuance of Parity Bonds ...... 20 THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT ...... 22 General Description of the District ...... 22 Description of Authorized Facilities ...... 22 Principal Taxpayers ...... 24 Direct and Overlapping Debt ...... 25 Estimated Value-to-Lien Ratios Based on Appraised Values ...... 26 Assessed Value-to-Lien Ratios ...... 26 THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP ...... 30 Tejon Industrial Cotnplex ...... 30 Tejon Industrial Complex- Market Overview ...... 31 The Landowners ...... 3 2 General Description of TIC-East Development ...... 34 Land Use Approvals ...... 34 Amended Mitigation Measure Monitoring Program ...... 36 The Development Agreetnent ...... 37 Future Approvals and Challenges; No Assurances ...... 38 Estimated Sources and Uses of Funds and Projected Cash Flow ...... 38 Appraisal ...... 41 SPECIAL RISK FACTORS ...... 42 Concentration of Ownership ...... 42 Table of Contents (continued) Page
Competition ...... 43 Limited Obligations ...... 43 Insufficiency of Special Taxes; Release of Zone 2 Property ...... 43 Failure to Develop Properties ...... 44 Possible Release or Reduction of Letter of Credit ...... 46 Endangered Species ...... 46 Natural and Manmade Disasters ...... 46 Hazardous Substances ...... 47 Parity Taxes, Special Assessments and Land Development Costs ...... 47 Disclosures to Future Purchasers ...... 48 Special Tax Delinquencies ...... 48 Non-Cash Payments of Special Taxes ...... 49 Payment of the Special Tax is not a Personal Obligation of the Owners ...... 49 Property Values ...... 49 FDIC/Federal Government Interests in Properties ...... 50 Bankruptcy and Foreclosure ...... 51 No Acceleration Provision ...... 51 Loss of Tax Exemption ...... 52 Limitations on Remedies ...... 52 Limited Secondary Market ...... 52 Proceedings to Reduce or Terminate the Special Tax ...... 52 Ballot Initiatives ...... 53 CONTINUING DISCLOSURE ...... 54 TAX MATTERS...... 55 LEGAL MATTERS ...... 56 ABSENCE OF LITIGATION ...... 57 NO RATING ...... 57 UNDERWRITING ...... 57 FINANCIAL INTERESTS ...... 57 PENDING LEGISLATION ...... 57 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...... 58
APPENDIX A RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAXES ...... A-1 APPENDIX B APPRAISAL REPORT ...... B-1 APPENDIX C GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COUNTY OF KERN ...... C-1 APPENDIX D SUMMARY OF FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT ...... D-1 APPENDIX E CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT OF THE AUTHORITY ...... E-1 APPENDIX F CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT OF TEJON RANCHCORP...... F-1 APPENDIX G FORM OF OPINION OF BOND COUNSEL ...... G-1 APPENDIX H BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM ...... H-1
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this Official Statement, which includes the cover page, the table of contents and the attached appendices (collectively, the “Official Statement”), is to provide certain information concerning the issuance by the Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority (the “Authority”) of the $12,670,000 Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority Community Facilities District No. 2008-1 (Tejon Industrial Complex Public Improvements — East) Special Tax Bonds, Series 2010-A (the “2010 Bonds”). All capitalized terms used in this Official Statement and not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in APPENDIX D—“SUMMARY OF FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT.”
This introduction is not a summary of this Official Statement. It is only a brief description of and guide to, and is qualified by, more complete and detailed information contained in this entire Official Statement and the documents summarized or described herein. A full review should be made of the entire Official Statement. The sale and delivery of 2010 Bonds to potential investors is made only by means of the entire Official Statement.
The Authority is a joint powers authority formed by the County of Kern (the “County”) and the Tejon- Castac Water District (the “Water District”). The proceeds of the 2010 Bonds will be used to provide financing for various public improvements which have been installed with respect to the proposed development within Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority Community Facilities District No. 2008-1 (Tejon Industrial Complex Public Improvements — East) (the “District”), to fund a deposit to the Reserve Fund securing the Bonds (as defined below), to fund capitalized interest on the 2010 Bonds to September 1, 2010 and to pay costs of issuance of and administrative expenses related to the 2010 Bonds. See “ESTIMATED SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS.”
The 2010 Bonds are authorized to be issued pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended (Sections 53311 et seq. of the Government Code of the State of California) (the “Act”), and are being issued pursuant to a Fiscal Agent Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2010 (the “Fiscal Agent Agreement”), by and between the Authority for and on behalf of the District and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as fiscal agent (the “Fiscal Agent”). The 2010 Bonds and any Parity Bonds (as defined herein) issued in the future (together with the 2010 Bonds, the “Bonds”) will be secured on a parity under the Fiscal Agent Agreement by a pledge of and lien upon Special Tax Revenues (as defined therein) and all moneys on deposit in the Bond Fund and the Reserve Fund as and to the extent described herein. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS.”
Changes to Preliminary Official Statement
Certain of the information herein has been changed since the date of the Preliminary Official Statement to include:
(a) the addition of pricing information for the 2010 Bonds and the Fiscal Year 2010-11 assessed property values for the District which has resulted in changes to the Debt Service Coverage Table on Page 12 and Tables 2, 4, 5 and 6;
(b) changes to reflect that proceeds of a draw on the Letter of Credit (defined herein) will be used only to pay debt service on the 2010 Bonds and not any Parity Bonds, and that no Letter of Credit will be
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required as a condition to issuing Parity Bonds. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS— Reserve Fund and Letter of Credit” and “APPENDIX D—“SUMMARY OF FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT;”
(c) additional information discussing existing conditions affecting the marketing of property in the District and additional discussion regarding a hypothetical condition in the Appraisal. See “THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP—Tejon Industrial Complex—Market Overview” and “— The Appraisal;” and
(d) a revision to the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Tejon Ranchcorp to require additional information in the Landowner’s Annual Report regarding leasing activity in buildings owned by the Landowner and its affiliates. See APPENDIX F—“CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT OF TEJON RANCHCORP.”
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements included or incorporated by reference in this Official Statement constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such statements are generally identifiable by the terminology used such as a “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget” or similar words. Such forward- looking statements include, but are not limited to certain statements contained in the information under the caption “THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT,” “THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP” and APPENDIX B—“APPRAISAL REPORT.”
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CERTAIN RESULTS OR OTHER EXPECTATIONS CONTAINED IN SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH MAY CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIBED TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM ANY FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. NEITHER THE DISTRICT NOR THE AUTHORITY PLANS TO ISSUE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
The District
Development Status. The District is located in the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in an unincorporated area of the County. The District is located near the intersection of Interstate 5 and State Highway 99 approximately 25 miles south of the City of Bakersfield and 83 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Interstate 5 borders the western part of the District. The District consists of approximately 1,931 total acres of which approximately 65 acres are developed and approximately 962 acres are planned for future development into commercial, retail and industrial uses. Approximately 904 of the acres are zoned for agricultural uses and as described herein are expected to be released from any obligation to pay Special Taxes pledged to repay the Bonds. See “—Special Taxes” below.
Formation Process. The District was formed on April 30, 2008 pursuant to the Act and the 2010 Bonds are being issued pursuant to the Act. The Act was enacted by the California legislature to provide an alternative method of financing certain public capital facilities and services, especially in developing areas of the State. Any local agency (as defined in the Act) may establish a community facilities district to provide for and finance the cost of eligible public facilities and services. Generally, the legislative body of the local agency which forms a community facilities district acts on behalf of such district as its legislative body. Subject to approval by two-thirds of the votes cast at an election and compliance with the other provisions of
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the Act, a legislative body of a local agency may issue bonds for a community facilities district and may levy and collect a special tax within such district to repay such indebtedness.
Pursuant to the Act, on March 28, 2008, the Board of Directors adopted the necessary resolutions stating its intent to establish the District, to authorize the levy of Special Taxes on taxable property within the boundaries of the District, and to have the District incur bonded indebtedness. On April 30, 2008, following a public hearing conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the Board of Directors adopted resolutions establishing the District and calling a special election to submit the levy of the Special Taxes and the incurring of bonded indebtedness to the qualified voters of the District. Also, on April 30, 2008, at an election held pursuant to the Act, the two landowners who comprised the qualified voters of the District authorized the District to incur bonded indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of $120,000,000 and approved a rate and method of apportionment of the Special Taxes for the District. The rate and method of apportionment of the Special Taxes for the District is set forth in Appendix A hereto (the “Rate and Method”).
Special Taxes. The Rate and Method classifies property into Zone 1 and Zone 2. Zone 1 includes approximately 1,027 acres, consisting of the approximately 65 acres of property within the District that is currently developed and approximately 962 acres planned for development. Up to 175 acres of Zone 1 categorized as Public Property, Open Space Property, and a Property Owner Association Property will be exempt from the Special Tax. Zone 2 includes approximately 904 acres of undeveloped land, which is used primarily for agricultural purposes. So long as Zone 2 property remains undeveloped, it will be taxed only if additional monies are needed after the Special Tax has been levied at the maximum rates on the Zone 1 property. Although Zone 2 property is subject to the Special Tax, the District does not expect to levy any Special Tax on Zone 2 property for the repayment of the Bonds. The District expects that Zone 2 property will be released from its obligation to pay Special Taxes in the future upon satisfaction of the release conditions set forth in the Rate and Method. The District does not give any assurance as to whether or when Zone 2 property will be released from its obligation to pay Special Taxes. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS—Special Taxes—Rate and Method of Apportionment of Special Taxes” and Section I of APPENDIX A—“RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAXES.”
Appraisal. An appraisal (the “Appraisal”) of certain land and improvements within the District (the “Appraised Property”) was prepared by Bruce W. Hull and Associates (the “Appraiser”), with a date of value of June 14, 2010. The Appraisal provides an estimate of the market value of the fee simple interest of the Appraised Property subject to the lien of the Special Tax and based on certain assumptions and limiting conditions contained in the Appraisal. Based upon the assumptions and limiting conditions set forth in the Appraisal and the current development plan being undertaken by District landowners, the Appraiser is of the opinion that the market value of the Appraised Property in the District as of June 14, 2010 was $50,680,000. The $50,680,000 total value reported in the Appraisal results in an estimated appraised value-to-lien ratio of 4.00 to 1 for the District as a whole. Of the total value reported in the Appraisal, $43,794,000 is for the Zone 1 property and $6,886,000 for the Zone 2 property (which Zone 2 property is subject to release from the Special Tax lien, as noted under the subheading “Special Taxes” above). The Zone 1 property has an estimated appraised value-to-lien ratio of 3.46 to 1. Some of the parcels in the District have appraised value-to-lien ratios of less than 3 to 1. See “THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT—Estimated Value-to-Lien Ratios Based on Appraised Values” herein. There is no assurance that the property within the District can be sold for the appraised value or for a price sufficient to pay delinquent Special Taxes in the event of a default in payment of Special Taxes by the current or future landowners within the District. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS—Property Values” herein and APPENDIX B—“APPRAISAL REPORT.”
Sources of Payment for the Bonds
As used in this Official Statement, the term “Special Tax” is that tax which has been authorized pursuant to the Act to be levied against certain land within the District pursuant to the Act and in accordance with the Rate and Method. See APPENDIX A—“RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAXES.” Under the Fiscal Agent Agreement, the Authority has pledged to repay the Bonds from
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the Special Tax Revenues and amounts on deposit in the Bond Fund and the Reserve Fund established under the Fiscal Agent Agreement; provided, however, that any Letter of Credit and any amounts in the Letter of Credit Account within the Reserve Fund shall be pledged and held by the Fiscal Agent solely for the benefit of the 2010 Bonds. Special Tax Revenues are defined in the Fiscal Agent Agreement to include the proceeds of the Special Taxes received by the Authority, including any scheduled payments and prepayments thereof, interest thereon and proceeds of the redemption or sale of property sold as a result of foreclosure of the lien of the Special Taxes to the amount of said lien and interest thereon; provided that amounts collected in respect to delinquent Special Taxes shall not be Special Tax Revenues to the extent, and only to the extent, of any proceeds of a draw on a Letter of Credit under the Fiscal Agent Agreement (which amounts shall be repaid to the Letter of Credit provider). “Special Tax Revenues” does not include, in any event, any penalties collected in connection with delinquent Special Taxes.
The Special Taxes are the primary security for the repayment of the Bonds. In the event that the Special Taxes are not paid when due, the only sources of funds available to pay the debt service on the Bonds are amounts held by the Fiscal Agent in certain funds under the Fiscal Agent Agreement, including amounts held in the Reserve Fund. The Authority has covenanted for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds that it will commence, or cause to be commenced, within 60 days after the Treasurer of the Authority becomes aware of a delinquency, and diligently prosecute to judgment (unless the delinquency is brought current), judicial foreclosure proceedings against Assessor’s parcels with delinquent Special Taxes. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE BONDS—Proceeds of Foreclosure Sales” herein.
NEITHER THE FAITH AND CREDIT NOR THE TAXING POWER OF THE AUTHORITY, THE WATER DISTRICT, THE COUNTY, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF IS PLEDGED TO THE PAYMENT OF THE 2010 BONDS. EXCEPT FOR THE SPECIAL TAXES, NO OTHER TAXES ARE PLEDGED TO THE PAYMENT OF THE 2010 BONDS. THE BONDS ARE NOT OBLIGATIONS OF THE COUNTY OR THE WATER DISTRICT OR GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY, BUT ARE LIMITED OBLIGATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY FOR THE DISTRICT PAYABLE SOLELY FROM SPECIAL TAXES AND AMOUNTS HELD UNDER THE FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Description of the 2010 Bonds
The 2010 Bonds will be issued and delivered as fully registered bonds, registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York (“DTC”), and will be available to actual purchasers of the 2010 Bonds (the “Beneficial Owners”) in the denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof, under the book-entry system maintained by DTC, only through brokers and dealers who are or act through DTC Participants as described herein. Beneficial Owners will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of the 2010 Bonds. See “BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY SYSTEM” herein.
Principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the 2010 Bonds is payable by the Fiscal Agent to DTC. Disbursement of such payments to DTC Participants is the responsibility of DTC and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners is the responsibility of DTC Participants. In the event that the book-entry- only system is no longer used with respect to the 2010 Bonds, the Beneficial Owners will become the registered owners of the 2010 Bonds and will be paid principal and interest by the Fiscal Agent, all as described herein. See “BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY SYSTEM” herein.
The 2010 Bonds are subject to optional redemption, mandatory sinking fund redemption and special mandatory redemption from Special Tax prepayments as described herein. For more complete descriptions of the 2010 Bonds and the basic documentation pursuant to which they are being sold and delivered, see “THE 2010 BONDS” herein and APPENDIX D—“SUMMARY OF FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT.”
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Tax Matters
In the opinion of Quint & Thimmig LLP, San Francisco, California, Bond Counsel, subject, however, to certain qualifications described in this Official Statement, under existing law, interest on the 2010 Bonds (i) is excludable from gross income of the owners thereof for federal income tax purposes, (ii) is not included as an item of tax preference in computing the federal alternative minimum tax for individuals and corporations, and (iii) is not taken into account in computing adjusted current earnings, which is used as an adjustment in determining the federal alternative minimum tax for certain corporations. In addition, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, interest on the 2010 Bonds is exempt from personal income taxation imposed by the State of California. See “TAX MATTERS” herein.
Professionals Involved in the Offering
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Los Angeles, California, is acting as Fiscal Agent under the Fiscal Agent Agreement and will act as the initial Dissemination Agent under the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of the Authority and the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Tejon Ranchcorp (herein defined). Stone & Youngberg LLC is the underwriter of the 2010 Bonds (the “Underwriter”). The legal proceedings in connection with the issuance and delivery of the 2010 Bonds are subject to the approval of Quint & Thimmig LLP, San Francisco, California, Bond Counsel. Certain legal matters will be passed on for the Authority by its counsel, the Law Offices of Young Wooldridge, LLP, Bakersfield, California. Certain legal matters will be passed on by Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation, Newport Beach, California, as Disclosure Counsel to the Authority (“Disclosure Counsel”), by Goodwin Procter LLP, Los Angeles, California, as counsel to Tejon Ranchcorp and its related entities, as landowners within the District, and by Nossaman LLP, Irvine, California, as counsel to the Underwriter. Other professional services have been performed by David Taussig & Associates, Inc., Newport Beach, California as the Special Tax Administrator for the District, and Bruce W. Hull & Associates, Inc., Ventura, California, as Appraiser.
For information concerning respects in which certain of the above-mentioned professionals, advisors, counsel and agents may have a financial or other interest in the offering of the 2010 Bonds, see “FINANCIAL INTERESTS” herein.
Relationship of Certain District Board Members to Landowners
Two members of the Board of Directors of the Authority (the “Board of Directors”) are appointed by the Water District. The election of the members of the Board of the Water District is controlled by Tejon Ranch Co. and its affiliates as landowners within the Water District. Tejon Ranch Co., which owns property within the District, also owns a controlling interest, either directly or indirectly, in the other landowners within the District. One member of the Board of Directors appointed by the Water District is an officer of Tejon Ranch Co., as is the Treasurer of the Authority. See “FINANCIAL INTERESTS” herein.
Continuing Disclosure
Each of the Authority and the Tejon Ranchcorp, one of the landowners within the District, has agreed to provide, or cause to be provided, pursuant to Rule 15c2-12 adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Rule”) certain financial information and operating data on an annual basis and in the case of the landowner on a semiannual basis during the development period (the “Reports”). The Authority has further agreed to provide, in a timely manner, notice of certain material events (the “Listed Events”). These covenants have been made in order to assist the Underwriter in complying with the Rule. The Reports will be filed with the Electronic Municipal Market Access System (“EMMA”) of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (the “MSRB”) available on the Internet at http://emma.msrb.org. Notices of Listed Events will also be filed with the MSRB. See “CONTINUING DISCLOSURE” herein and Appendix E and Appendix F hereto for a description of the specific nature of the annual reports to be filed by the Authority and Tejon Ranchcorp and notices of Listed Events and a copy of the continuing disclosure agreements pursuant to
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which such Reports are to be made. During the last five years, neither the Authority nor Tejon Ranchcorp has ever failed to comply in all material respects with its filing requirements under the Rule.
Bond Owners’ Risks
Certain events could affect the timely repayment of the principal of and interest on the 2010 Bonds when due. See the section of this Official Statement entitled “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS” for a discussion of certain factors which should be considered, in addition to other matters set forth herein, in evaluating an investment in the 2010 Bonds. The 2010 Bonds are not rated by any nationally recognized rating agency. The purchase of the 2010 Bonds involves risks, and the 2010 Bonds are not suitable investments for some types of investors. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS” herein.
Other Information
This Official Statement speaks only as of its date, and the information contained herein is subject to change.
Brief descriptions of the 2010 Bonds and the Fiscal Agent Agreement are included in this Official Statement. Such descriptions and information do not purport to be comprehensive or definitive. All references herein to the Fiscal Agent Agreement, the 2010 Bonds and the constitution and laws of the State as well as the proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Authority, acting as the legislative body of the District, are qualified in their entirety by references to such documents, laws and proceedings, and with respect to the 2010 Bonds, by reference to the Fiscal Agent Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
Copies of the Fiscal Agent Agreement, the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of the Authority and the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Tejon Ranchcorp and other documents and information referred to herein are available for inspection and (upon request and payment to the Authority of a charge for copying, mailing and handling) for delivery from the Authority c/o Tejon Ranch Co., 4436 Lebec Road, Lebec, California 93243, Attention: Secretary.
THE FINANCING PLAN
The proceeds of the 2010 Bonds will be used to provide financing for various public improvements which have been installed with respect to the existing and proposed development within the District, to fund a deposit to the Reserve Fund in an amount equal to the Reserve Requirement, to fund capitalized interest on the 2010 Bonds to September 1, 2010 and to pay costs of issuance of and administrative expenses related to the 2010 Bonds.
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ESTIMATED SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS
The following table sets forth the expected uses of 2010 Bond proceeds:
Sources of Funds Principal Amount of 2010 Bonds $ 12,670,000 TOTAL SOURCES $ 12,670,000
Uses of Funds Improvement Fund 10,860,101 Reserve Fund $ 1,260,150 Capitalized Interest Account 53,161 Cost of Issuance Fund(1) 270,500 Administrative Expense Fund 20,000 Underwriter’s Discount 206,088 TOTAL USES $ 12,670,000
(1) To be used to pay legal fees, printing costs, Fiscal Agent fees and other costs of issuance of the 2010 Bonds.
THE 2010 BONDS
Authority for Issuance
The 2010 Bonds are being issued by the Authority for the District in the aggregate principal amount of $12,670,000 under and subject to the terms of the Fiscal Agent Agreement, the Act and other applicable laws of the State of California. The District is authorized to issue up to an additional $107,330,000 of Parity Bonds to finance additional public improvements upon satisfaction of the terms set forth in the Fiscal Agent Agreement. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS.”
Description of the 2010 Bonds
The 2010 Bonds are being issued as fully registered bonds without coupons in denominations of $5,000 and any integral multiple thereof (not exceeding the principal amount maturing at any one time), and shall be dated the date of delivery thereof. The 2010 Bonds will be issued in book-entry only form and DTC will act as securities depository for the 2010 Bonds. So long as the 2010 Bonds are held in book-entry only form, (i) principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the 2010 Bonds will be paid directly to DTC for distribution to the beneficial owners of the 2010 Bonds in accordance with the procedures adopted by DTC and (ii) all references in this Official Statement to the Bondowners, the Bondholders or the Owners or Holders of the 2010 Bonds shall mean DTC and not the beneficial owners of the 2010 Bonds. See “BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM” herein. The 2010 Bonds will mature on September 1, in the principal amounts and years, and bear interest, as shown on the inside cover of this Official Statement.
Interest on the 2010 Bonds will be payable semiannually on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing September 1, 2010 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) and will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Each 2010 Bond will bear interest from the Interest Payment Date next preceding the date of authentication thereof, unless (i) it is authenticated on an Interest Payment Date, in which event it shall bear interest from such Interest Payment Date, or (ii) it is authenticated prior to an Interest Payment Date and after the close of business on the Record Date preceding such Interest Payment Date, in which event it shall bear interest from such Interest Payment Date, or (iii) it is authenticated prior to the Record Date preceding the first Interest Payment Date in which event it shall bear interest from its dated date; provided, that if at the time of authentication of a 2010 Bond, interest is then in default thereon, such 2010 Bond shall bear interest from the Interest Payment Date to which interest has previously been paid
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or made available for payment thereon, or from its dated date, if no interest has previously been paid or made available for payment thereon.
In the event that the book-entry system described in Appendix H is no longer used with respect to the 2010 Bonds, the principal of the 2010 Bonds will be payable upon surrender thereof at the Principal Corporate Trust Office of the Fiscal Agent. Interest on the 2010 Bonds will be payable on each Interest Payment Date to the registered owner thereof as of the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding each Interest Payment Date, such interest to be paid by check of the Fiscal Agent, mailed by first-class mail to the registered owner at his address as it appears on the Register (or at such other address as is furnished to the Fiscal Agent in writing by the registered owner). A registered owner of $1,000,000 or more in principal amount of 2010 Bonds may be paid interest by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account in the United States if the registered owner makes a written request of the Fiscal Agent no later than the applicable Record Date.
Redemption
Optional Redemption. The 2010 Bonds are subject to optional redemption prior to their stated maturity on any Interest Payment Date as a whole, or in part among maturities so as to maintain substantially the same debt service profile for the Bonds as in effect prior to such redemption, and by lot within a maturity, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the 2010 Bonds to be redeemed), as set forth below, together with accrued interest to the date of redemption as follows:
Redemption Dates Redemption Price Any Interest Payment Date from March 1, 2011 to and including March 1, 2018 103% September 1, 2018 and March 1, 2019 102 September 1, 2019 and March 1, 2020 101 September 1, 2020 and any Interest Payment Date thereafter 100
Mandatory Sinking Payment Redemption. The 2010 Bonds maturing on September 1, 2025 are subject to mandatory sinking payment redemption, in part, on September 1, 2021, and on each September 1 thereafter to maturity, by lot, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, together with accrued interest to the date of redemption, without premium, from sinking payments as follows:
Redemption Date (September 1) Sinking Payment 2021 $170,000 2022 200,000 2023 235,000 2024 275,000 2025 (maturity) 315,000
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The 2010 Bonds maturing on September 1, 2030 are subject to mandatory sinking payment redemption, in part, on September 1, 2026, and on each September 1 thereafter to maturity, by lot, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, together with accrued interest to the date of redemption, without premium, from sinking payments as follows:
Redemption Date (September 1) Sinking Payment 2026 $355,000 2027 405,000 2028 460,000 2029 515,000 2030 (maturity) 575,000
The 2010 Bonds maturing on September 1, 2040 are subject to mandatory sinking payment redemption, in part, on September 1, 2031, and on each September 1 thereafter to maturity, by lot, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, together with accrued interest to the date of redemption, without premium, from sinking payments as follows:
Redemption Date (September 1) Sinking Payment 2031 $ 620,000 2032 665,000 2033 710,000 2034 765,000 2035 820,000 2036 880,000 2037 945,000 2038 1,015,000 2039 1,090,000 2040 (maturity) 1,170,000
The amount of 2010 Bonds to be redeemed pursuant to the foregoing tables shall be reduced to the extent practicable so as to maintain the same debt service profile as in effect on the Closing Date on the 2010 Bonds as a result of any prior partial redemption of the 2010 Bonds, as specified in writing by the Treasurer of the Authority to the Fiscal Agent.
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Special Mandatory Redemption from Special Tax Prepayments. The 2010 Bonds are subject to special mandatory redemption from prepaid Special Taxes and corresponding amounts transferred from the Reserve Fund in connection with any such prepayments, on any Interest Payment Date, in whole or in part among maturities so as to maintain the same debt service profile for the Bonds as in effect prior to such redemption, and by lot within a maturity, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the 2010 Bonds to be redeemed), as set forth below, together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption:
Redemption Dates Redemption Price Any Interest Payment Date from March 1, 2011 to and including March 1, 2018 103% September 1, 2018 and March 1, 2019 102 September 1, 2019 and March 1, 2020 101 September 1, 2020 and any Interest Payment Date thereafter 100
Purchase of 2010 Bonds. In lieu of payment at maturity or redemption, moneys in the Bond Fund may be used and withdrawn by the Fiscal Agent for purchase of Outstanding 2010 Bonds, upon the filing with the Fiscal Agent of an Officer’s Certificate requesting such purchase, at a public or private sale as and when, and at such prices (including brokerage and other charges) as such Officer’s Certificate may provide, but in no event will 2010 Bonds be purchased at a price in excess of the principal amount thereof, plus interest accrued to the date of purchase and any premium which would otherwise be due if the 2010 Bonds were to be redeemed in accordance with the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
Selection of 2010 Bonds for Redemption
Whenever provision is made in the Fiscal Agent Agreement for the redemption of less than all of the 2010 Bonds or any given portion thereof, the Fiscal Agent shall select the 2010 Bonds to be redeemed, from all 2010 Bonds or such given portion thereof not previously called for redemption among maturities as directed in writing by the Treasurer (who shall specify 2010 Bonds to be redeemed so as to maintain, as much as practicable, the same debt service profile for the Bonds as in effect prior to such redemption, unless otherwise specified herein), and by lot within a maturity in any manner which the Fiscal Agent in its sole discretion shall deem appropriate.
Notice of Redemption
So long as the 2010 Bonds are held in book-entry form, redemption notices will be sent only to Cede & Co. as the registered owner of the 2010 Bonds and not to the owner of any beneficial interest in the 2010 Bonds. See APPENDIX H—“THE BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM.”
The Fiscal Agent Agreement requires the Fiscal Agent to cause notice of any redemption to be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least thirty (30) days but not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for redemption, to the Underwriter, the Securities Depositories, one or more Information Services, and to the respective registered Owners of any 2010 Bonds designated for redemption, at their addresses appearing on the 2010 Bond registration books maintained by the Fiscal Agent at its Principal Office. Such mailing will not be a condition precedent to such redemption and failure to mail or to receive any such notice, or any defect therein, will not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of such 2010 Bonds.
Such notice will state the redemption date, the redemption price and, if less than all of the then Outstanding 2010 Bonds are to be called for redemption, will designate the CUSIP numbers and the bond numbers of the 2010 Bonds to be redeemed, or will state that all 2010 Bonds between two stated 2010 Bond numbers, both inclusive, are to be redeemed or that all of the 2010 Bonds of one or more maturities have been called for redemption, will state as to any 2010 Bond called for redemption in part the portion of the principal of the 2010 Bond to be redeemed, will require that such 2010 Bonds be then surrendered at the Principal
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Office of the Fiscal Agent for redemption at the said redemption price, and will state that further interest on such 2010 Bonds will not accrue from and after the redemption date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any optional redemption of the 2010 Bonds, the notice of redemption shall state that the redemption is conditioned upon receipt by the Fiscal Agent of sufficient moneys to redeem the 2010 Bonds on the anticipated redemption date, and that the optional redemption shall not occur if by no later than the scheduled redemption date sufficient moneys to redeem the 2010 Bonds have not been deposited with the Fiscal Agent. In the event that the Fiscal Agent does not receive sufficient funds by the scheduled optional redemption date to so redeem the 2010 Bonds to be optionally redeemed, the Fiscal Agent shall send written notice to the owners of the 2010 Bonds called for redemption, to the Securities Depositories and to one or more of the Information Services to the effect that the redemption did not occur as anticipated, and the 2010 Bonds for which notice of optional redemption was given shall remain Outstanding for all purposes of the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
Upon the payment of the redemption price of 2010 Bonds being redeemed, each check or other transfer of funds issued for such purpose shall, to the extent practicable, bear the CUSIP number identifying, by issue and maturity, of the 2010 Bonds being redeemed with the proceeds of such check or other transfer.
Upon surrender of 2010 Bonds redeemed in part only, the Authority will execute and the Fiscal Agent will authenticate and deliver to the Owner, at the expense of the District, a new 2010 Bond or 2010 Bonds, of the same maturity, of authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the 2010 Bond or 2010 Bonds.
Effect of Redemption
From and after the date fixed for redemption, if funds available for the payment of the redemption price of the 2010 Bonds called for redemption have been deposited in the Bond Fund, such 2010 Bonds will cease to be entitled to any benefit under the Fiscal Agent Agreement other than the right to receive payment of the redemption price, and interest will cease to accrue on the 2010 Bonds to be redeemed on the redemption date specified in the notice of redemption. All 2010 Bonds redeemed and purchased by the Fiscal Agent pursuant to the foregoing will be canceled by the Fiscal Agent. The Fiscal Agent will destroy the canceled 2010 Bonds and issue a certificate of destruction thereof to the Authority.
Transfer and Exchange of 2010 Bonds
Any 2010 Bond may, in accordance with its terms, be transferred upon the books required to be kept pursuant to the provisions of the Fiscal Agent Agreement, by the person in whose name it is registered, in person or by his duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of such 2010 Bond for cancellation at the Principal Office of the Fiscal Agent, accompanied by delivery of a duly executed written instrument of transfer in a form acceptable to the Fiscal Agent. The cost for any services rendered or any expenses incurred by the Fiscal Agent in connection with any such transfer shall be paid by the District. The Fiscal Agent will collect from the Owner requesting transfer of a 2010 Bond any tax or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer.
Whenever any 2010 Bond or 2010 Bonds are surrendered for transfer, the Authority will execute and the Fiscal Agent will authenticate and deliver a new 2010 Bond or 2010 Bonds of like aggregate principal amount.
2010 Bonds may be exchanged at the Principal Office of the Fiscal Agent only for a like aggregate principal amount of 2010 Bonds of authorized denominations and of the same maturity and interest rate. The cost for any services rendered or any expense incurred by the Fiscal Agent in connection with any such exchange will be paid by the District. The Fiscal Agent will collect from the Owner requesting exchange of a 2010 Bond any tax or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such exchange.
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No transfers or exchanges of 2010 Bonds will be required to be made (i) during the fifteen (15) days preceding the date established by the Fiscal Agent for selection of 2010 Bonds for redemption, (ii) with respect to 2010 Bonds which have been selected for redemption, or (iii) between a Record Date and the succeeding Interest Payment Date.
Debt Service Schedule for the 2010 Bonds
The following is the debt service schedule for the 2010 Bonds, assuming that there is no optional or special mandatory redemption of 2010 Bonds:
Period Ending 2010 Bonds 2010 Bonds Total Principal Interest Debt Service 2010 $ 53,160.99 $ 53,160.99 2011 911,331.26 911,331.26 2012 911,331.26 911,331.26 2013 911,331.26 911,331.26 2014 $ 5,000 911,331.26 916,331.26 2015 25,000 911,112.50 936,112.50 2016 45,000 909,925.00 954,925.00 2017 65,000 907,618.76 972,618.76 2018 90,000 904,125.00 994,125.00 2019 115,000 899,062.50 1,014,062.50 2020 140,000 892,306.26 1,032,306.26 2021 170,000 883,906.26 1,053,906.26 2022 200,000 872,643.76 1,072,643.76 2023 235,000 859,393.76 1,094,393.76 2024 275,000 843,825.00 1,118,825.00 2025 315,000 825,606.26 1,140,606.26 2026 355,000 804,737.50 1,159,737.50 2027 405,000 779,443.76 1,184,443.76 2028 460,000 750,587.50 1,210,587.50 2029 515,000 717,812.50 1,232,812.50 2030 575,000 681,118.76 1,256,118.76 2031 620,000 640,150.00 1,260,150.00 2032 665,000 594,425.00 1,259,425.00 2033 710,000 545,381.26 1,255,381.26 2034 765,000 493,018.76 1,258,018.76 2035 820,000 436,600.00 1,256,600.00 2036 880,000 376,125.00 1,256,125.00 2037 945,000 311,225.00 1,256,225.00 2038 1,015,000 241,531.26 1,256,531.26 2039 1,090,000 166,675.00 1,256,675.00 2040 1,170,000 86,287.50 1,256,287.50 TOTAL $ 12,670,000 $ 21,033,129.89 $ 33,703,129.89
Source: Stone & Youngberg LLC.
Estimated Debt Service Coverage
The table below sets forth the current debt service coverage on the 2010 Bonds in each bond year that the 2010 Bonds will be outstanding (other than the first bond year ending on September 1, 2010, where interest is being paid from capitalized interest). Debt service coverage has been computed using the Assigned Special Taxes that may be levied on Developed Property (as defined in the Rate and Method) and the actual levy on
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Undeveloped Property (as defined in the Rate and Method) for Fiscal Year 2010-11 and, thereafter, the Maximum Special Taxes that may be levied on Undeveloped Property in Zone 1, based on the development status of the land within the District as of June 14, 2010. As further development occurs in the District, and as Parity Bonds are issued, the debt service coverage from all taxable property will decline from the levels set forth in this table and no assurance can be given as to the exact level of coverage in the future. It is expected, however, that the coverage from Maximum Special Taxes in Zone 1 will not be less than 110% of debt service in each future bond year. For the bond years ending September 1, 2012 and thereafter, this table shows what the coverage would be assuming that Special Taxes are levied on Undeveloped Property in Zone 1 at the maximum rate. These amounts will not actually be levied and collected. The Special Tax levy on Undeveloped Property will be only that amount which when added to the Special Taxes levied on Developed Property will be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds and administrative expenses of the District.
DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE BASED ON EXISTING DEVELOPMENT STATUS
Developed Undeveloped Property Property Coverage Special Tax Special Tax Gross Special Annual 2010 from Coverage Period Ending Revenues in Revenues in Tax Revenues Administrative Bonds Debt Developed from all (September 1) Zone 1(1) Zone 1(2) in Zone 1 Expenses(3) Service(4) Property(5) Property(6)(7) 2011 $165,189 $ 771,148 $ 936,337 $25,006 $ 911,331 15.38% 100.00% 2012 168,493 6,990,837 7,159,330 25,506 911,331 15.69 782.79 2013 171,863 7,130,654 7,302,516 26,016 911,331 16.00 798.45 2014 175,300 7,273,267 7,448,567 26,536 916,331 16.23 809.97 2015 178,806 7,418,732 7,597,538 27,067 936,113 16.21 808.71 2016 182,382 7,567,107 7,749,489 27,608 954,925 16.21 808.64 2017 186,030 7,718,449 7,904,479 28,161 972,619 16.23 809.81 2018 189,750 7,872,818 8,062,568 28,724 994,125 16.20 808.13 2019 193,545 8,030,274 8,223,820 29,298 1,014,063 16.20 808.09 2020 197,416 8,190,880 8,388,296 29,884 1,032,306 16.23 809.68 2021 201,365 8,354,697 8,556,062 30,482 1,053,906 16.21 808.95 2022 205,392 8,521,791 8,727,183 31,092 1,072,644 16.25 810.72 2023 209,500 8,692,227 8,901,727 31,713 1,094,394 16.25 810.50 2024 213,690 8,866,072 9,079,761 32,348 1,118,825 16.21 808.65 2025 217,963 9,043,393 9,261,357 32,995 1,140,606 16.22 809.08 2026 222,323 9,224,261 9,446,584 33,655 1,159,738 16.27 811.64 2027 226,769 9,408,746 9,635,515 34,328 1,184,444 16.25 810.61 2028 231,305 9,596,921 9,828,226 35,014 1,210,588 16.21 808.96 2029 235,931 9,788,860 10,024,790 35,714 1,232,813 16.24 810.27 2030 240,649 9,984,637 10,225,286 36,429 1,256,119 16.26 811.14 2031 245,462 10,184,329 10,429,792 37,157 1,260,150 16.53 824.71 2032 250,371 10,388,016 10,638,388 37,900 1,259,425 16.87 841.69 2033 255,379 10,595,776 10,851,155 38,658 1,255,381 17.26 861.29 2034 260,486 10,807,692 11,068,178 39,432 1,258,019 17.57 876.68 2035 265,696 11,023,846 11,289,542 40,220 1,256,600 17.94 895.22 2036 271,010 11,244,323 11,515,333 41,025 1,256,125 18.31 913.47 2037 276,430 11,469,209 11,745,639 41,845 1,256,225 18.67 931.66 2038 281,959 11,698,593 11,980,552 42,682 1,256,531 19.04 950.07 2039 287,598 11,932,565 12,220,163 43,536 1,256,675 19.42 968.96 2040 293,350 12,171,216 12,464,567 44,406 1,256,288 19.82 988.64
(1) Special Tax revenues from Developed Property for bond year ending September 1, 2011 based on the Fiscal Year 2010-11 Special Tax levy and thereafter are based on the Assigned Special Tax revenues from property classified as Developed Property as of June 14, 2010. Special Taxes for all subsequent years are escalated annually at 2% and assume no further development within the District. (2) Special Tax revenues from Undeveloped Property for bond year ending September 1, 2011 based on the Fiscal Year 2010-11 Special Tax levy and thereafter are based on the Maximum Special Tax revenues from 962.68 acres of property classified as Undeveloped Property as of June 14, 2010. Special Taxes for all subsequent years are escalated annually at 2%, and assume no further development within the District. (3) Based on the administrative expenses of $25,006 for Fiscal Year 2010-11 and escalated annually by 2% for each subsequent Fiscal Year thereafter. (4) Based on debt service for the 2010 Bonds, taking into account capitalized interest on the 2010 Bonds through September 1, 2010, as provided by the Underwriter. (5) Based on Special Taxes on Developed Property less annual administrative expenses divided by the 2010 Bonds Debt Service column. (6) Based on Special Taxes on Developed Property and on Undeveloped Property less annual administrative expenses divided by the 2010 Bonds Debt Service column. (7) Capitalized interest will be available to pay interest due on the 2010 Bonds for the bond year ending September 1, 2010. Source: David Taussig & Associates, Inc.
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In addition to the Special Taxes that may be levied on parcels within Zone 1, unless and until released from the levy of the Special Tax as described in the Rate and Method, additional Special Taxes may be levied on parcels within Zone 2 if needed to pay debt service on the Bonds. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE BONDS—Special Taxes.”
SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS
Limited Obligations
The 2010 Bonds are special, limited obligations of the District payable only from amounts pledged under the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
The Special Tax Revenues are the primary security for the repayment of the Bonds. Under the Fiscal Agent Agreement, the Authority has pledged to repay the 2010 Bonds and any Parity Bonds issued in the future from the Special Tax Revenues and amounts held in the Bond Fund and the Reserve Fund; provided, however, that any Letter of Credit and any amounts in the Letter of Credit Account within the Reserve Fund shall be pledged and held by the Fiscal Agent solely for the benefit of the 2010 Bonds. Special Tax Revenues are defined in the Fiscal Agent Agreement to include the proceeds of the Special Taxes received by the Authority, including any scheduled payments and prepayments thereof, interest thereon and proceeds of the redemption or sale of property sold as a result of foreclosure of the lien of the Special Taxes to the amount of said lien and interest thereon; provided that amounts collected in respect of delinquent Special Taxes shall not be Special Tax Revenues to the extent, and only to the extent, of any proceeds of a draw on a Letter of Credit under the Fiscal Agent Agreement (which amounts shall be repaid to the Letter of Credit provider). Special Tax Revenues do not include, in any event, any penalties collected in connection with delinquent Special Taxes.
In the event that the Special Tax Revenues are not paid when due, the only sources of funds available to pay the debt service on the 2010 Bonds and any other Parity Bonds issued in the future are amounts held by the Fiscal Agent, including amounts held in the Reserve Fund, for the exclusive benefit of the Owners of the 2010 Bonds and any other Parity Bonds, under the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
NEITHER THE FAITH AND CREDIT NOR THE TAXING POWER OF THE AUTHORITY, THE WATER DISTRICT, THE COUNTY, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF IS PLEDGED TO THE PAYMENT OF THE 2010 BONDS. EXCEPT FOR THE SPECIAL TAXES, NO OTHER TAXES ARE PLEDGED TO THE PAYMENT OF THE 2010 BONDS. THE 2010 BONDS ARE NOT OBLIGATIONS OF THE COUNTY OR THE WATER DISTRICT OR GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY BUT ARE LIMITED OBLIGATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY FOR THE DISTRICT PAYABLE SOLELY FROM THE SPECIAL TAXES AND OTHER AMOUNTS PLEDGED UNDER THE FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Special Taxes
General. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Board of Directors established the District on April 30, 2008 for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction and installation of various public improvements. At a special election held on April 30, 2008, the then owners of the property within the District authorized the District to incur indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $120,000,000, and approved the rate and method of apportionment of the Special Taxes to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of the District, pay the annual Administrative Expenses of the District and pay directly for public facilities eligible to be financed by the District. The rate and method of apportionment is referred to herein as the “Rate and Method,” a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix A. All capitalized terms used in this section shall have the meanings set forth in the Rate and Method.
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There is no assurance that the Special Tax proceeds will, in all circumstances, be adequate to pay the principal of and interest on the 2010 Bonds and any other Parity Bonds when due. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS” herein for a discussion of various factors that could affect the timely receipt of Special Taxes.
The Authority has covenanted in the Fiscal Agent Agreement that by July 15 of each year (or such later date as the County Auditor will accept the transmission of the Special Tax amounts for inclusion on the next real property tax roll) it will levy Special Taxes up to the maximum rates permitted under the Rate and Method in the amount required for the payment of principal of and interest on any Outstanding 2010 Bonds and any Parity Bonds becoming due and payable during the ensuing calendar year, including any necessary replenishment or expenditure of the Reserve Fund and the amount estimated to be sufficient to pay the Administrative Expenses during such calendar year, taking into account the balances in the Reserve Fund, the Administrative Expense Fund and the Special Tax Fund. The Special Taxes levied in any Fiscal Year may not exceed the maximum rates authorized pursuant to the Rate and Method. See APPENDIX A—“RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAXES.”
Rate and Method of Apportionment of Special Taxes. The Rate and Method classifies the land within the District into Zone 1 and Zone 2. Zone 1, consisting of approximately 1,027 acres, includes the existing development within the District and the property planned for development. Zone 2 includes approximately 904 acres of undeveloped land zoned for agricultural uses.
The Rate and Method provides that for each Fiscal Year all parcels in the District not otherwise exempt are to be classified as either Developed Property, Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property, Taxable Open Space Property or Undeveloped Property. The Rate and Method exempts from the levy of the Special Tax up to 175 acres of property within Zone 1 which is owned by or irrevocably dedicated to a governmental agency or a property owner association or are dedicated for open space purposes. All other property within Zone 1 of the District is Taxable Property. Developed Property is all Taxable Property for which a foundation building permit for new construction was issued after January 1, 2007 and prior to May 1 of the prior fiscal year. Undeveloped Property is all Taxable Property not classified as Developed Property, Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property or Taxable Open Space Property.
It is expected that the Zone 2 property will be relieved of the Special Tax levy once the Developed Property within Zone 1 is capable of generating revenues equal to or greater than 60% of the sum of the discounted maximum annual gross debt service for all Applicable Bonds, provided that certain other tests set forth in Section I of the Rate and Method are satisfied. Once released, the Zone 2 property will no longer be subject to a Special Tax levy. The release of the Zone 2 property will reduce the total amount of Special Taxes that may be collected within the District. Although Zone 2 property is subject to the Special Tax, the District does not expect to levy any Special Tax on Zone 2 property for the repayment of the Bonds. The District expects that Zone 2 property will be released from its obligation to pay Special Taxes in the future upon satisfaction of the release conditions set forth in Section I of the Rate and Method. The District does not give any assurance as to whether or when Zone 2 property will be released from its obligation to pay Special Taxes.
Under the Rate and Method, Developed Property within Zone 1 will be taxed up to the greater of the Assigned Special Tax or the Backup Special Tax and within Zone 2 at the Assigned Special Tax. The Backup Special Tax for Developed Property in Zone 1 is $6,814.62 per Acre for Fiscal Year 2010-11. The Assigned Special Tax varies by Land Use Class and for Fiscal Year 2010-11 is $5.1604 per Building Square Foot for Travel Plaza Property, $3.6414 per Building Square Foot for Commercial Property, $3.6414 per Ground Floor building Square Foot for Hotel/Motel Property and $4,985.60 per Acre for Industrial Property. On each July 1, beginning July 1, 2012, these Assigned Special Tax and the Backup Special Tax rates will increase by an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the amount in effect for the previous Fiscal Year.
The Fiscal Year 2010-11 Maximum Special Tax for Undeveloped Property, Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property and Taxable Open Space Property will be $7,119.46 per acre in
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Zone 1 and Zone 2. On each July 1, the Maximum Special Tax on Undeveloped Property, Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property and Taxable Open Space Property will increase by an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the amount in effect for the previous Fiscal Year.
The Rate and Method provides that commencing with Fiscal Year 2008-09 and for each following Fiscal Year, the Board or its designee shall levy the Special Tax until the amount of Special Taxes equals the Special Tax Requirement.
The Special Tax is to be levied in each Fiscal Year as follows:
First: The Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor’s Parcel of Developed Property in Zone 1 and Zone 2 at up to 100% of the applicable Assigned Special Tax as needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement.
Second: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement after the first step has been completed, the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor’s Parcel of Undeveloped Property in Zone 1 at up to 100% of the Maximum Special Tax for Undeveloped Property.
Third: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement after the second step has been completed, the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor’s Parcel of Undeveloped Property in Zone 2 at up to 100% of the Maximum Special Tax for Undeveloped Property.
Fourth: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement after the first three steps have been completed, then the levy of the Special Tax on each Assessor’s Parcel of Developed Property in either Zone 1 whose Maximum Special Tax is determined through the application of the Backup Special Tax shall be increased Proportionately from the Assigned Special Tax up to the Maximum Special Tax for each such Assessor’s Parcel.
Fifth: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement after the first four steps have been completed, then the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property Owner Association Property or Taxable Open Space Property in Zone 1 or Zone 2 at up to the Maximum Special Tax for Taxable Property Owner Association Property and Taxable Open Space Property.
Sixth: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement after the first five steps have been completed, then the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Public Property in Zone 1 and Zone 2 at up to the Maximum Special Tax for Taxable Public Property.
Prepayment of Special Taxes. The Rate and Method provides that a property owner of Taxable Property, except for Assessor’s Parcels of Undeveloped Property for which a building permit has not been issued, may prepay and satisfy the Special Tax obligation of an Assessor’s Parcel in whole or in part upon satisfaction of the conditions in Section H of the Rate and Method. A prepayment may be made only if there are no delinquent Special Taxes on the parcel at the time of prepayment. In addition, no prepayment shall be allowed unless the amount of Assigned Special Taxes that may be levied on Taxable Property both prior to and after the proposed prepayment is at least 1.1 times the maximum annual debt service on all Bonds.
In the event that a prepayment of Special Taxes occurs, a portion of the net proceeds of such prepayment will be applied to effect a special mandatory redemption of the 2010 Bonds. See “THE 2010 BONDS—Redemption” herein.
Collection and Application of Special Taxes. The Rate and Method provides that Special Taxes shall be payable and be collected in the same manner and at the same time and in the same installment as the general taxes on real property are payable, and have the same priority, become delinquent at the same time and in the
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same proportionate amounts and bear the same proportionate penalties and interest after delinquency as to the ad valorem taxes on real property; provided that, pursuant to and in accordance with the Ordinance, the Special Taxes may be collected by means of direct billing of the property owners within the District, in which event the Special Taxes shall become delinquent if not paid when due pursuant to said billing.
The Authority will make certain covenants in the Fiscal Agent Agreement for the purpose of ensuring that the current maximum Special Tax rates and method of collection of the Special Taxes are not altered in a manner that would impair the Authority’s ability to collect sufficient Special Taxes to pay debt service on the Bonds and any future Parity Bonds and Administrative Expenses when due. First, the Authority will covenant not to consent or conduct proceedings with respect to a reduction in the Maximum Special Taxes that may be levied on parcels in Zone 1 of the District below an amount for any Fiscal Year, equal to 110% of the aggregate of the debt service on the 2010 Bonds and any other Parity Bonds in such Fiscal Year, plus a reasonable estimate of Administrative Expenses for such Fiscal Year. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS— Proposition 218.” Second, the Authority will covenant not to exercise its rights under the Act to waive delinquency and redemption penalties related to the Special Taxes or to declare a special tax penalties amnesty program if to do so would materially and adversely affect the interests of the owners of the 2010 Bonds or any other Parity Bonds or to permit the tender of 2010 Bonds or any other Parity Bonds in payment of any Special Taxes except upon receipt of a certificate of an Independent Financial Consultant that to accept such tender will not result in the District having insufficient Special Tax revenues to pay the principal of and interest on the 2010 Bonds and any other Parity Bonds remaining Outstanding following such tender. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS—Non-Cash Payment of Special Taxes.”
Although the Special Taxes constitute liens on taxed parcels within the District, they do not constitute a personal indebtedness of the owners of property within the District. Moreover, other liens for taxes and assessments already exist on the property located within the District and others could come into existence in the future in certain situations without the consent or knowledge of the Authority or the landowners in the District. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS—Parity Taxes, Special Assessments and Land Development Costs” herein. There is no assurance that property owners will be financially able to pay the annual Special Taxes or that they will pay such taxes even if financially able to do so, all as more fully described in the section of this Official Statement entitled “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS.”
Under the terms of the Fiscal Agent Agreement, all Special Tax Revenues received by the Authority, other than the portion levied for Administrative Expenses and Special Tax Prepayments, are to be remitted to the Fiscal Agent for deposit in the Special Tax Fund. Special Tax Revenues levied for Administrative Expenses are to be deposited in the Administrative Expense Fund, Special Tax Prepayments constituting a prepayment of construction costs will be deposited by the Fiscal Agent to the Improvement Fund, and any remaining portion of any Special Tax Prepayment will be deposited by the Fiscal Agent directly in the Special Tax Prepayments Account established pursuant to the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
Moneys in the Special Tax Fund will be held in trust by the Fiscal Agent for the benefit of the Authority and the Owners of the 2010 Bonds and any Parity Bonds, will be disbursed as provided below and, pending disbursement, will be subject to a lien in favor of the Owners of the Bonds and any other Parity Bonds and the Authority.
On the Business Day prior to each Interest Payment Date, the Fiscal Agent shall withdraw from the Special Tax Fund and transfer the following amounts in the following order of priority (i) to the Bond Fund an amount, taking into account any amounts then on deposit in the Bond Fund and any expected transfers from the Improvement Fund, the Reserve Fund, the Capitalized Interest Account, the Special Tax Prepayments Account and the Letter of Credit Account to the Bond Fund, such that the amount in the Bond Fund equals the principal (including any sinking payment), premium, if any, and interest due on the Bonds on such Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that any amounts transferred from the Letter of Credit Account are solely for the benefit of the 2010 Bonds, and (ii) to the Reserve Fund an amount, taking into account amounts then on
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deposit in the Reserve Fund, such that the amount in the Reserve Fund (exclusive of any amount in the Letter of Credit Account) is equal to the Reserve Requirement.
Proceeds of Foreclosure Sales. The net proceeds received following a judicial foreclosure sale of land within the District resulting from a landowner’s failure to pay the Special Tax when due, exclusive of any penalties paid with respect to a delinquency, are pledged to the payment of principal of and interest on the 2010 Bonds and any Parity Bonds issued in the future.
Pursuant to Section 53356.1 of the Act, in the event of any delinquency in the payment of any Special Tax or receipt by the Authority of Special Taxes in an amount which is less than the Special Tax levied, the Board of Directors, as the legislative body of the District, may order that Special Taxes be collected by a superior court action to foreclose the lien within specified time limits. In such an action, the real property subject to the unpaid amount may be sold at a judicial foreclosure sale. Under the Act, the commencement of judicial foreclosure following the nonpayment of a Special Tax is not mandatory. However, the Authority will covenant in the Fiscal Agent Agreement for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds that it will commence within 60 days of the date the Treasurer of the Authority becomes aware of any delinquency and diligently prosecute to judgment (unless the delinquency is brought current), judicial foreclosure proceedings against Assessor’s parcels with delinquent Special Taxes. The Fiscal Agent Agreement provides that the Treasurer shall, on or about each March 1 and July 1, compare the amount of Special Taxes levied to the amount received to determine whether or not any delinquencies in the payment of Special Taxes exist. See APPENDIX D—“SUMMARY OF FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT.”
If foreclosure is necessary and other funds (including amounts in the Reserve Fund) have been exhausted, debt service payments on the 2010 Bonds could be delayed until the foreclosure proceedings have ended with the receipt of any foreclosure sale proceeds. Judicial foreclosure actions are subject to the normal delays associated with court cases and may be further slowed by bankruptcy actions, involvement by agencies of the federal government and other factors beyond the control of the Authority. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS—Bankruptcy and Foreclosure” herein. Moreover, no assurances can be given that the real property subject to foreclosure and sale at a judicial foreclosure sale will be sold or, if sold, that the proceeds of such sale will be sufficient to pay any delinquent Special Tax installment. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS—Property Values” herein. Although the Act authorizes the Authority to cause such an action to be commenced and diligently pursued to completion, the Act does not impose on the District or the Authority any obligation to purchase or acquire any lot or parcel of property sold at a foreclosure sale if there is no other purchaser at such sale. The Act provides that, in the case of a delinquency, the Special Tax will have the same lien priority as is provided for ad valorem taxes.
Reserve Fund and Letter of Credit
In order to secure further the payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds, the Authority is required, upon delivery of the 2010 Bonds, to deposit in the Reserve Fund an amount sufficient to cause the balance therein to equal the Reserve Requirement and thereafter to maintain the Reserve Fund an amount equal to the Reserve Requirement. Under the terms of the Fiscal Agent Agreement, the Authority may elect to deliver a Qualified Reserve Fund Credit Investment in lieu of cash. See APPENDIX D—“SUMMARY OF FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT—Reserve Fund.”
Subject to the limits on the maximum annual Special Tax which may be levied within the District, as described in Appendix A, the Authority has covenanted to levy Special Taxes in an amount that is anticipated to be sufficient to replenish the balance in the Reserve Fund each year to the Reserve Requirement. Amounts, if any, in the Letter of Credit Account shall not be taken into account with respect to any determination of the Reserve Requirement. Amounts in the Reserve Fund are to be applied to (i) pay debt service on the Bonds, to the extent other monies are not available therefor, (ii) redeem the Bonds in whole or in part, (iii) pay the principal and interest due in the final year of maturity of the Bonds, and (iv) to pay any rebate due to the federal government; provided, however, that amounts in the Letter of Credit Account shall be applied only to
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pay debt service on the 2010 Bonds and not any Parity Bonds. See APPENDIX D—“SUMMARY OF FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT—Parity Bonds.”
The Letter of Credit (described below) is not intended to be a Qualified Reserve Fund Credit Instrument and is provided in addition to the required amount of funds necessary to satisfy the Reserve Fund Requirement.
Provisions Relating to Letter of Credit. The Fiscal Agent Agreement requires the deposit of a letter of credit (the “Letter of Credit”) with the Fiscal Agent for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Account in a stated amount equal to the maximum principal and interest payable on the 2010 Bonds for any two-year period, excluding for such purpose an amount equal to two times that portion of the debt service due on the 2010 Bonds which is payable from Special Taxes levied in the most recent year on Developed Property and Update Property. As a condition to the issuance of the 2010 Bonds, Tejon Ranchcorp will deposit a Letter of Credit provided by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in the amount of $2,189,197 with the Fiscal Agent which satisfies the requirement under the Fiscal Agent Agreement for a Letter of Credit. Proceeds of any draw on the Letter of Credit delivered upon the issuance of the 2010 Bonds will be used only to pay the principal of and interest on the 2010 Bonds and not any Parity Bonds The delivery of a Letter of Credit is not a condition to the issuance of any Parity Bonds. Any Letter of Credit provided for the 2010 Bonds may be released or reduced as described below. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS—Possible Release or Reduction of Letter of Credit.”
Holding of Letters of Credit. The Fiscal Agent shall hold any Letter of Credit delivered to it for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Account of the Reserve Fund. The Fiscal Agent shall advise the Treasurer in writing promptly following the actual knowledge of the Fiscal Agent that the credit rating of the provider of any Letter of Credit then in effect has been reduced to A- (or its equivalent) or lower by S&P or Moody’s, or has been reduced to BBB (or its equivalent) or lower by S&P or Moody’s.
Draws on Letters of Credit.
(a) The Fiscal Agent shall draw upon a Letter of Credit promptly following receipt by the Fiscal Agent of a written direction of the Treasurer instructing the Fiscal Agent to draw on a Letter of Credit, identifying the Letter of Credit and the amount to be so drawn, and to the effect that Special Taxes levied in the District on parcels in the District (other than Developed Property and Update Property (as defined in the Rate and Method)) are then delinquent. Each draw on a Letter of Credit shall be in an amount equal to that portion of the delinquent Special Taxes that represent the allocable portion of the debt service on the 2010 Bonds (and not any portion of Administrative Expenses or debt service on any Parity Bonds) included in the levy on the applicable parcel or parcels. The amount received pursuant to any draw on a Letter of Credit under the Fiscal Agent Agreement shall not act as a credit in respect of the amount of any Special Taxes that have been levied in the District on the parcels with delinquencies. Upon collection of any delinquent Special Taxes with respect to which a draw on a Letter of Credit has been made, the Authority shall send to the provider of the Letter of Credit a portion of the amount so collected up to the amount of the proceeds of the draw on the Letter of Credit received by the Fiscal Agent in respect of the applicable parcel or parcels.
(b) In addition to the foregoing, the Fiscal Agent shall draw upon the full amount available under a Letter of Credit (i) five (5) days prior to the expiration of the Letter of Credit, unless the Fiscal Agent receives a replacement thereof, in such amount, prior to such date, which satisfies the requirements set forth in the definition “Letter of Credit” in the Fiscal Agent Agreement; (ii) forty-five (45) days after the Fiscal Agent receives actual knowledge that the then rating of the Letter of Credit provider’s unsecured debt obligations has been reduced to BBB+ (or its equivalent) by Moody’s or S&P, unless the Fiscal Agent receives a replacement thereof, in such amount, prior to such date, which satisfies the requirements set forth in the definition “Letter of Credit” in the Fiscal Agent Agreement; or (iii) as soon as practicable following receipt by the Fiscal Agent of actual knowledge that the then rating of the Letter of Credit provider’s unsecured debt obligations has been reduced to BBB (or its equivalent) or lower by Moody’s or S&P. The amount received pursuant to any draw
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on a Letter of Credit under the Fiscal Agent Agreement shall in no way reduce or act as a credit in respect of the amount of any Special Taxes that have been levied in the District.
(c) The proceeds of any draw on a Letter of Credit pursuant to the Fiscal Agent Agreement as described in (a) above shall be deposited by the Fiscal Agent in the Bond Fund.
(d) The proceeds of any draw on a Letter of Credit pursuant to the Fiscal Agent Agreement as described in (b) above shall be held by the Fiscal Agent in the Letter of Credit Account, to be (a) drawn upon at the written direction of the Treasurer prior to any Interest Payment Date to the effect that the amount specified in such written direction to be drawn is in the amount of that portion of any delinquent Special Taxes levied on the parcels in the District (other than Developed Property or Update Property) that represents the delinquent parcels’ proportionate share of the debt service on the 2010 Bonds (and not any portion of Administrative Expenses or debt service on any Parity Bonds), or (b) released or reduced at the written direction of the Treasurer when the Letter of Credit to which such proceeds pertain would otherwise be released or reduced under the provisions for release and reduction stated below (with a written acknowledgment of any amount so reduced or released to be sent by the Fiscal Agent to the provider of the Letter of Credit).
Release of Letters of Credit. The Fiscal Agent shall release a Letter of Credit only upon (a) receipt of written direction from the Treasurer to the effect that, of the Special Tax levy in the District in the most recent Fiscal Year on Developed Property and on Update Property, the portion of such levy to pay the scheduled debt service on the 2010 Bonds is sufficient to pay all of the scheduled debt service on the 2010 Bonds coming due in the calendar year that commences in such Fiscal Year, and (b) upon the payment in full (or provision for such payment as provided in the defeasance provisions of the Fiscal Agent Agreement) of the 2010 Bonds. In such event, any Letter of Credit shall be returned to the provider thereof, and, in the case of the preceding clause (b), any amounts then held in the Letter of Credit Account that represent the proceeds of a draw on the Letter of Credit to be released (and any investment earnings thereon) shall be remitted by the Fiscal Agent to the account party with respect to the Letter of Credit to be released.
Reduction of Letters of Credit. The Fiscal Agent may reduce or acknowledge reduction of the amount of any Letter of Credit held by it upon receipt by the Fiscal Agent of:
(a) a Letter of Credit which satisfies the requirements set forth in the definition of “Letter of Credit” in the Fiscal Agent Agreement in substitution or replacement for all or a portion of the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit then held by the Fiscal Agent, accompanied by a written statement of the provider of or account party under such new Letter of Credit as to the parcels and the outstanding Letter of Credit to which the new Letter of Credit pertains, and then the amount under the then applicable outstanding Letter of Credit may be reduced by the amount available to be drawn under the new Letter of Credit; or
(b) an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the Special Taxes levied in the District in the most recent Fiscal Year on Developed Property and on Update Property have increased since the Letter of Credit was issued, that the then stated amount of the Letter of Credit may be reduced to an amount described in clause (viii) of the definition “Letter of Credit” in the Fiscal Agent Agreement, and specifying the amount of the permitted reduction.
Issuance of Parity Bonds
Subject to the limitations set forth in the Fiscal Agent Agreement, the Authority may, at any time after the issuance and delivery of the 2010 Bonds, and without the consent of any Bondowners, issue up to $107,330,000 of additional bonds as Parity Bonds for the purpose of financing additional public improvements. The Parity Bonds will be equally secured with the 2010 Bonds by a pledge of and lien upon the Special Tax Revenues and amounts in the funds and accounts established under the Fiscal Agent
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Agreement with respect to the 2010 Bonds; provided, however, that any Letter of Credit and any amounts in the Letter of Credit Account are solely for the benefit of the 2010 Bonds. Additionally, the Authority may at any time issue Parity Bonds without limitation as to dollar amount for the purpose of refunding the 2010 Bonds or other Parity Bonds outstanding, but only if the refunding results in no increase in the total principal and interest payments on the Outstanding 2010 Bonds and Parity Bonds of the District. For a description of the specific conditions that must be satisfied under the Fiscal Agent Agreement before Parity Bonds may be issued, see APPENDIX D-"SUMMARY OF FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT-Parity Bonds."
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General Description of the District
The District is located along the east side of Interstate 5, due south of the point where Interstate 5 splits from Highway 99, approximately 83 miles nmih of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 25 miles south of the City of Bakersfield. The District is comprised of approximately 1,931 acres, of which approximately 65 acres are developed and approximately 962 acres are planned for future development into commercial, retail, and industrial uses. The remaining approximately 904 acres in the District are zoned for agricultural uses and are expected to be released from any obligation to pay Special Taxes pledged to repay the Bonds.
The project currently being developed in and around the District is called the Tejon Industrial Complex- East ("TIC-East") and is composed of a larger development called the Tejon Industrial Complex (the "Tejon Industrial Complex"). TIC-East is an approximately 1,093-acre master-planned development (approximately 1,031 acres of which are included in the District), which includes a planned industrial complex and highway-oriented commercial and retail uses that are intended to serve existing and future commerce along the Interstate 5 transportation corridor. TIC-East offers a variety of commercial and industrial lot sizes available for such uses as gas stations, convenience stores, restaurants, fast food facilities, hotels/motels, destination retail, warehouse distribution, light industrial, and travel industry facilities. Approximately 62 acres within the TIC-East development are not included in the District, which acres are currently undeveloped. The District is immediately adjacent to Interstate 5, making the proposed TIC-East development well situated to service the more than 72,000 vehicles that travel Interstate 5 daily. See "THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP."
TIC-East is the second major phase of the Tejon Industrial Complex. The first phase, the Tejon Industrial Complex- West ("TIC-West"), located directly opposite TIC-East on the west side oflnterstate 5, is an approximately 376-acre master-planned area including an industrial complex and highway-oriented commercial uses. This first phase began developing in 1999 and is substantially built out. See "THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP-Tejon Industrial Complex" and "SPECIAL RISK FACTORS-Competition."
Description of Authorized Facilities
The facilities authorized to be funded by the District with the proceeds of the Bonds consist of various public improvements, or portions thereof, including: (1) roadway facilities, including traffic signals, (2) improvements to the Interstate 5/Laval Road interchange, (3) water, sewer, and storm drain facilities, (4) a wastewater treatment facility, and (5) incidental expenses related to the planning and design of such facilities, environmental evaluations, formation of the District, sale of Bonds, and certain other costs associated with the construction, completion, and inspection of such facilities (collectively, the "Facilities"). Tejon Industrial Corp., a California corporation ("Tejon Industrial Corp."), will construct (or oversee the construction of) all of the Facilities.
The expected cost of the Facilities to be financed with the proceeds of the 2010 Bonds and future Parity Bonds are described in the following table. As identified in the following table, approximately $19.0 million of improvements eligible for financing with the 2010 Bonds are complete as of the date of this Official Statement. Proceeds from the sale of the 2010 Bonds will be applied to reimburse Tejon Industrial Corp. for expenditures made prior to the date of issuance of the 2010 Bonds to construct the completed Facilities.
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TEJON RANCH PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2008-1 (TEJON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS) CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE AS OF MARCH 31,2010
Approximate Estimated Estimated Completed Future Total Construction Construction Construction Description ofFacilities Costs Cost Cost Design Services $ 2,930,165 $ 7,104,169 $10,034,334 Roadway Facilities 7,402,879 48,709,116 56,111,995 I-S/Laval Road Interchange 2,964,505 0 2,964,505 Water, Sewer, and Stonn Drain Facilities 1,951,545 7,234,948 9,186,493 Wastewater Treatment Facility 3,790,152 4,255,298 8,045,450 Totals $19,039,247 $67,303,530 $86,342,777
Source: Tejon Industrial Corp.
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Principal Taxpayers
There are currently four owners of the property within the District subject to a Special Tax levy, including Tejon Ranch Co. and two other owners which are directly or indirectly 100% owned by Tejon Ranch Co., and one other owner which is sixty percent (60%) indirectly owned by Tejon Ranch Co. See “THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP.”
Table 2 below sets forth the projected Special Taxes that would be levied on each of the property owners in Fiscal Year 2010-11 based on the development status as of June 14, 2010 and assuming no change of ownership. Based on the current ownership within the District, and assuming no ownership changes, it is projected that all of the Fiscal Year 2010-11 Special Tax levy would be levied on property in which Tejon Ranch Co. has a direct or indirect ownership interest.
TABLE 2
PRINCIPAL TAXPAYERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-11 SPECIAL TAX LEVY
Percentage of Special Tax Owner(1) Special Tax Levy(2) Levy Tejon Industrial Corp.(3) $ 771,148.01 82.36% East Travel Plaza LLC(4) 165,189.05 17.64 Tejon Ranch Co. 0.00 0.00 Tejon Ranchcorp(5) 0.00 0.00 Total $ 936,337.06 100.00%
(1) Based on the Appraisal. (2) Based on development status as of June 14, 2010. (3) Tejon Industrial Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tejon Ranchcorp, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tejon Ranch Co. (4) The majority interest (60%) in East Travel Plaza LLC is owned by the Tejon Development Corporation. The Tejon Development Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tejon Ranchcorp, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tejon Ranch Co. (5) Tejon Ranch Co. owns, directly, a 100% interest in Tejon Ranchcorp and, indirectly, a 100% interest in Tejon Industrial Corp. and, indirectly, a 60% interest in East Travel Plaza LLC. Source: David Taussig & Associates, Inc.
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Direct and Overlapping Debt
Table 3 below summarizes the existing direct and overlapping debt payable from taxes and assessments levied on property within the District. Other than the 2010 Bonds, approximately $39,782 of debt is currently payable from taxes and assessments on the property within the District. Other indebtedness could be issued in the future which is payable from taxes and assessments on the property within the District which are on a parity with the Special Taxes. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS—Parity Taxes, Special Assessments and Land Development Costs.”
TABLE 3
DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING DEBT SUMMARY FOR THE DISTRICT
Amount of Percent of Levy on Levy on District Share of FY 2009-10 Parcels in Parcels in Total Debt Total Debt Overlapping Debt Total Levy(1) District(2) District Outstanding(3) Outstanding KHS Refunding 1996A $ 6,956,253 $ 923 0.0133% $ 44,060,000 $ 5,846 Kern High 1990E 1,286,404 171 0.0133 20,515,000 2,722 Kern High 2004A 3,105,600 412 0.0133 45,165,000 5,993 Kern High 2004B 4,538,361 602 0.0133 64,860,000 8,606 Kern High 2004C 2,563,821 340 0.0133 48,445,000 6,428 KCCD SRID 2002A 1,481,700 135 0.0091 10,956,548 999 KCCD SRID 2002A REFUND 3,584,980 327 0.0091 51,165,132 4,665 KCCD SRID 2002B 788,496 72 0.0091 49,599,533 4,522
Estimated Share of Overlapping Debt Allocable to the District $ 39,782 Plus CFD No. 08-1 Bonds 12,670,000 Estimated Share of Direct and Overlapping Debt Allocable to the District $ 12,709,782
(1) Based on 2009-10 tax rates and assessed values, provided by the County of Kern. (2) Based on actual Fiscal Year 2009-10 tax bills for the County of Kern. (3) Based on figures as of May 2, 2010. Source: David Taussig & Associates, Inc.
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Estimated Value-to-Lien Ratios Based on Appraised Values
Table 4 below sets forth the estimated appraised value-to-lien ratios for the parcels owned by each landowner within Zone 1 of the District based upon the values and ownerships set forth in the Appraisal and the projected Fiscal Year 2010-11 Special Tax levy. These estimated value-to-lien ratios range from a low of 1.30 to 1 for the Tejon Industrial Corp. property categorized in Group III in the Appraisal to a high of 10.47 to 1 for the Developed Property in the District with a combined value-to-lien ratio of 3.46 to 1 for all Zone 1 property. The overlapping debt described in Table 3 has not been included in the calculation of the value-to-lien ratios, which would be somewhat lower than those set forth in Table 4 below if such amounts had been included. No Special Tax is projected to be levied on Zone 2 property in Fiscal Year 2010-11. In the event that delinquencies occur on the payment of the Special Taxes levied on parcels within Zone 1, the Special Taxes may be levied on the taxable acres within Zone 2, until such time as the Zone 2 property is released from the obligation to pay Special Taxes. The appraised value of the property in Zone 2 is $6,886,000.
TABLE 4
ESTIMATED VALUE-TO-LIEN RATIOS OF ZONE 1 PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT BASED ON APPRAISAL VALUES
Percentage Share of Projected Projected Estimated FY 2010-11 FY 2010-11 Allocated Share Value-to- Special Special of Bonded Values in Lien Property Owner(1) Acreage(2) Tax(3) Tax(4) Indebtedness(5) Appraisal(6) Ratios(7) Zone 1 Developed(8) East Travel Plaza LLC (Group II) 64.60 $ 165,189 17.64% $ 2,235,248 $ 23,400,000 10.47 to 1 Undeveloped Property Tejon Industrial Corp. (Group I) 239.45 235,042 25.10 3,180,460 10,994,000 3.46 to 1 Tejon Industrial Corp. (Group III) 723.23 536,106 57.26 7,254,292 9,400,000 1.30 to 1 Subtotal Undeveloped Property 962.68 771,148 82.36 10,434,752 20,394,000 1.95 to 1 Zone 1 Subtotal 1,027.28 936,337 100.00 12,670,000 43,794,000 3.46 to 1
Zone 2 Undeveloped Property Tejon Ranch Company (Group IV) 484.85 0 0.00 0 3,693,840 NA Tejon Ranchcorp (Group IV) 321.92 0 0.00 0 2,452,554 NA Tejon Industrial Corp. (Group IV) 97.08 0 0.00 0 739,606 NA Zone 2 Subtotal 903.85 0 0.00 0 6,886,000 NA Grand Total 1,931.13 $ 936,337 100.00% $ 12,670,000 $ 50,680,000 4.00 to 1
(1) Based on the Appraisal. (2) Based on acreages in Appraisal. (3) Based on development status provided in the Appraisal and debt service on the 2010 Bonds provided by the Underwriter. (4) Figures represent percentage of projected Fiscal Year 2010-11 Special Tax based on the ownership status in the Appraisal. (5) Calculated by multiplying principal amount of 2010 Bonds by Percentage Share of Projected FY 2010-11 Special Tax column. (6) Values from Appraisal. (7) Calculated by dividing Values in Appraisal column by Allocated Share of Bonded Indebtedness column. (8) Based on property categorized as Developed Property using the development status in the Appraisal as of June 14, 2010. Source: David Taussig & Associates, Inc.
Assessed Value-to-Lien Ratios
Table 5 below sets forth the assessed value-to-lien ratios for property ownerships within Zone 1 of the District based upon the fiscal year 2010-11 County Assessor’s roll and the projected Special Tax levy for Fiscal Year 2010-11 based on development status as of June 14, 2010 and assuming no further change in
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ownership. Pursuant to the Authority’s Continuing Disclosure Agreement, Table 5 will be updated annually based on the most recently available assessed values. Table 4 above, which is based on values in the Appraisal, will not be updated. The assessed values are lower than the appraised values and do not reflect a current market value, but rather the value on the County Assessor’s records. Given that the property within the District has been owned by Tejon Ranch Co. or its affiliates for many years, the County Assessor has not reassessed the property to reflect current market values and will not do so for any parcel until there is a change in ownership for such parcel or until improvements are constructed on such parcel. The assessed value of the land within Zone 1 of the District for Fiscal Year 2010-11 is $2,668,020. This assessed value does not yet include an updated improvement value for the improvements constructed on the East Travel Plaza LLC parcel. The estimated assessed value-to-lien ratio of the property within Zone 1 of the District calculated as described in Table 4 below is 0.21 to 1. The overlapping debt described in Table 3 has not been included in the calculation of the assessed value-to-lien ratios, which would be somewhat lower than those set forth in Table 5 below if such amounts had been included. No Special Tax is projected to be levied on Zone 2 property in Fiscal Year 2010-11. In the event that delinquencies occur on the payment of the Special Taxes levied on parcels within Zone 1, the Special Taxes may be levied on the taxable acres within Zone 2, until such time as the Zone 2 property is released from the obligation to pay Special Taxes. The assessed value of the land within Zone 2 of the District for Fiscal Year 2009-10 is $5,657,525.
TABLE 5
ESTIMATED ASSESSED VALUE-TO-LIEN RATIOS OF ZONE 1 PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT
Projected Percentage Projected Share of Assessed FY 2010-11 Projected FY Allocated Share FY 2010-11 Value-to- Special 2010-11 of Bonded Assessed Lien Property Owner(1) Acreage(2) Tax(3) Special Tax(4) Indebtedness(5) Values(6) Ratios(7) Zone 1 Developed(8) East Travel Plaza LLC (Group II) 64.60 $165,189 17.64% $ 2,235,248 $ 91,128 0.04 to 1 Undeveloped Property Tejon Industrial Corp. (Group I) 239.45 235,042 25.10 3,180,460 1,263,416 0.40 to 1 Tejon Industrial Corp. (Group III) 723.23 536,106 57.26 7,254,292 1,313,476 0.18 to 1 Subtotal Undeveloped Property 962.68 771,148 82.36 10,434,752 2,576,892 0.25 to 1 Zone 1 Subtotal 1,027.28 936,337 100.00 12,670,000 2,668,020 0.21 to 1
Zone 2 Undeveloped Property Tejon Ranch Company (Group IV) 484.85 0 0.00 0 1,096,002 NA Tejon Ranchcorp (Group IV) 321.92 0 0.00 0 1,189,952 NA Tejon Industrial Corp. (Group IV) 97.08 0 0.00 0 703,551 NA Zone 2 Subtotal 903.85 0 0.00 0 2,989,505 NA Grand Total 1,931.13 $ 936,337 100.00% $ 12,670,000 $ 5,657,525 0.45 to 1
(1) Based on the Appraisal. (2) Based on Assessor Maps and data provided by the County of Kern. (3) Based on development status provided in the Appraisal and debt service on the 2010 Bonds provided by the Underwriter. (4) Figures represent percentage of Special Tax levy for Fiscal Year 2010-11 based on current ownership status. (5) Calculated by multiplying principal amount of 2010 Bonds by Percentage Share of Projected FY 2010-11 Special Tax column. (6) Figures are based on Assessed Value provided by the County of Kern Assessor’s Office as of January 1, 2010. (7) Calculated by dividing FY 2010-11 Assessed Values column by Allocated Share of Bonded Indebtedness column. (8) Based on property categorized as Developed Property using the development status in the Appraisal. Source: David Taussig & Associates, Inc.
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THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
Tejon Industrial Corp. has provided the following information. No assurance can be given that the proposed development will occur as described herein or that it will be completed in a timely manner. Neither the Bonds nor the Special Taxes securing the Bonds are personal obligations of the landowners within the District and, in the event that a landowner defaults in the payment of the Special Taxes, the Authority may proceed with judicial foreclosure but has no direct recourse to the assets of any landowner. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS” herein.
Tejon Industrial Complex
The property within the District is part of a larger development being undertaken by Tejon Industrial Corp. and certain affiliated entities called the “Tejon Industrial Complex.”
Development of the Tejon Industrial Complex, which borders Interstate 5 and encompasses both the Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority Community Facilities District No. 2000-1 (Tejon Industrial Complex Public Improvements) (“CFD No. 2000-1”) and the District, began in 1999 with TIC-West on 350 acres in CFD No. 2000-1. TIC-West began with the construction of the Petro Travel Center on approximately 50 acres. The Petro Travel Center provides diesel fuel and amenities for professional drivers as well as gasoline and amenities for travelers on Interstate 5.
By the end of 2009, the TIC-West project consisted of 3.3 million square feet of industrial buildings located on approximately 164 acres, including distribution centers for two multinational retailers, IKEA and Brown Shoe Company. The 1.74 million square foot IKEA facility was constructed in the year 2000 on approximately 78 acres. The facility serves IKEA’s retail network from San Diego, California north to Vancouver, British Columbia and inland as far as Dallas, Texas. In 2001, Tejon-Dermody LLC constructed a 651,909 square foot distribution center on a 32.62 acre parcel. The facility now serves as a distribution facility for IKEA. This facility was purchased by ProLogis in 2007. In 2008, a 606,000 square foot distribution center was developed by Five West Parcel LLC on 29.06 acres and a 350,000 square foot distribution facility was constructed by CRG CA Blue LLC on 23.75 acres. This distribution facility is now operated by the Famous Footwear shoe company and serves over 350 retail stores located west of the Rocky Mountains as well as fulfillment for their e-commerce operations.
TIC-West also includes retail development which has been steady from inception, driven initially by the increase in traffic from Interstate 5 created by the Travel Center. In 2002, three retail facilities were developed in TIC-West, including a 3,500 square foot McDonalds’ restaurant on 1.08 acres, a 1,500 square foot Starbucks store on 1.21 acres (later expanded to 2,095 square feet), and a 30,745 square foot, 62 room, Best Western hotel on 2.05 acres. Retail development continued in TIC-West through 2003, including the construction of a 5,099 square foot Petro gas station and convenience store on 1.84 acres and a 2,400 square foot Panda Express restaurant on 0.75 acres. Development resumed in TIC-West in 2007 with the opening of a 3,865 square foot In-N-Out Burger restaurant on 1.80 acres and continued into 2008 with another 5,650 square foot Petro gas station and convenience store on 4.75 acres.
The land within the District is being developed as TIC-East, which is the second major phase of the Tejon Industrial Complex development and is located east of Interstate 5 directly across from TIC-West. TIC- East includes facilities outside of the District that were constructed on the east side of Interstate 5 on the Laval Road interchange in the 1980’s. Such facilities included a TA Travel Center, similar in concept to the Petro Travel Center, including a gas station and convenience store, and a Blue Beacon Truck Wash. The TA Travel Center facilities were demolished in 2010 after having been replaced by a new facility within TIC-East. The Blue Beacon Truck Wash is expected to relocate to this new facility during the fourth quarter of 2010. These parcels are now being marketed for new retail offerings.
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In 2009, construction began on a new TA Travel Center on 64.6 acres within the District. This facility is identical in concept of the Petro Travel Center located in TIC-West, but is larger in scale, more modern and includes a food court rather than a sit-down restaurant. The food court features Burger King, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Subway and Popeye’s food offerings.
Tejon Industrial Complex – Market Overview
The primary market served by industrial development at TIC-East is the market for large centralized distribution centers designed to receive, compile, and ship goods to retail outlets throughout the western United States. The majority of these goods are imports entering the country through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The marketing efforts at TIC-East focus on educating potential industrial users as to the operational cost benefits of the site and the success that TIC-West tenants and owners have experienced.
In marketing the TIC-East development, Tejon Industrial Corp. emphasizes that the advantages enjoyed by industrial users at the Tejon Industrial Complex are numerous. Tejon Industrial Corp. estimates that the Tejon Industrial Complex’s strategic location on Interstate 5 provides the ability for distribution centers to serve 97% of California’s 36 million consumers within a single day truck turn. Outbound distribution throughout the western United States is highly efficient via Interstate 5 when transporting north and south and via Highway 58 to Interstates 40 and 15 when transporting east. The Tejon Industrial Complex is located between two major port facilities. The port complex of Los Angeles/Long Beach is approximately two hours to the south and the port of Oakland is approximately four hours to the north, which provides users the opportunity for redundant port service. The labor pool in the County is attractive for distribution-related businesses. Wages are consistently lower in the County than in southern California and turnover at TIC-West has been consistently low, while the qualified applicant to job ratio has been high at approximately 10:1. The Tejon Industrial Complex also has a 177-acre Foreign Trade Zone, designated FTZ # 276, which is administered by the County. The Foreign Trade Zone allows for deferral, reduction, and, in some cases, elimination of customs duties on imported goods. Further, the Tejon Industrial Complex does not have adjacent residential development and can therefore operate twenty-four hours a day seven days a week without concern for limitations being imposed due to the proximity of residential uses.
Given the foregoing attributes, Tejon Industrial Corp. believes that the Tejon Industrial Complex best serves organizations that favor the efficiencies of large centralized distribution facilities rather than a network of smaller decentralized facilities. Distribution centers of one million square feet or larger are difficult to develop in the greater Los Angeles region due to the limited availability of parcels of sufficient size. Tejon Industrial Corp. believes that the ability to provide land parcels large enough to support larger facilities in conjunction with the Tejon Industrial Complex’s central location in California on Interstate 5 and an abundant and relatively affordable labor pool provides a competitive advantage for the Tejon Industrial Complex. Tejon Industrial Corp. recognizes that a potential disadvantage to its development strategy is the distance from traditional warehouse/distribution centers east of Los Angeles, and that existing warehouse space has increased significantly in the areas east of Los Angeles since mid-2008 as a result of the contraction in the economy. This excess capacity has adversely impacted Tejon Industrial Corp.’s marketing efforts and put pressure on lease rates, which Tejon Industrial Corp. believes could continue for another two years. The Tejon Industrial Complex secondarily concentrates on providing sites to smaller business owners in North Los Angeles County who require additional space to grow their businesses and prefer to locate expanded operations within a more efficient single facility rather than multiple smaller facilities as is often the case in North Los Angeles County. Tejon Industrial Corp. believes that California’s projected long-term population growth, as well as that of the other western states, will drive increases in industrial activity at the Tejon Industrial Complex as the economic environment improves.
The commercial/retail marketing of the Tejon Industrial Complex is focused on providing quality food, fuel, and lodging services to the professional driver and the traveling public on Interstate 5, which is the primary transportation artery connecting southern California to northern California and ultimately Canada. Tejon Industrial Corp.’s goal is to provide a welcoming and aesthetically pleasing experience for the customers
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of its tenants that is unique on the Interstate. The Tejon Industrial Complex site currently has access to 72,000 +/- vehicles per day on Interstate 5 and the Tejon Industrial Complex fuel sites currently average in excess of 70,000 gasoline transactions per month. At TIC-East, services are provided currently by TravelCenters of America, Chevron, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Popeye’s Chicken, Taco Bell and Subway. TIC-East also plans to market to the next price tier of quick serve restaurants as was done at TIC-West, which currently offers Starbucks, Panda Express, and will soon include a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant. Given the Tejon Industrial Complex’s location, which is approximately 25 minutes south of central Bakersfield and 40 minutes north of Santa Clarita, the high average daily traffic counts on Interstate 5, and sufficient land designated for commercial and retail use, Tejon Industrial Corp. also intends to market sites for potential destination retail offerings such as an outlet mall.
The Landowners
Currently, the following four entities constitute all of the owners of land within the District: Tejon Ranch Co., Tejon Industrial Corp., Tejon Ranchcorp, a California corporation (“Tejon Ranchcorp”), and East Travel Plaza LLC, a California limited liability company (“East Travel Plaza LLC”). As described below, Tejon Ranch Co. owns, directly or indirectly, a controlling interest in each of the other three landowners.
Tejon Ranch Co. owns approximately 485 acres of land within the District, all of which are undeveloped and located in Zone 2. Tejon Ranchcorp (which is 100% owned by Tejon Ranch Co.) owns approximately 322 acres of land within the District, all of which are undeveloped and also located in Zone 2. Tejon Industrial Corp. (which is 100% owned by Tejon Ranchcorp) owns approximately 1,060 acres of land within the District, all of which are undeveloped; approximately 962 acres are located in Zone 1 and approximately 97 are acres located in Zone 2. The remaining 65 acres of land within the District, which acres have been improved with a travel plaza for truckers and other motorists (the “Travel Plaza”), is owned by East Travel Plaza LLC. East Travel Plaza Holdings LLC, a California limited liability company (“East Travel Plaza Holdings LLC”), is the sole member of East Travel Plaza LLC. Tejon Development Corporation, a California corporation (“Tejon Development Corporation”), which is 100% owned by Tejon Ranchcorp, holds a 60% membership of East Travel Plaza Holdings LLC.
The approximately 485 acres, 322 acres, and 97 acres of land located in Zone 2 of the District owned by Tejon Ranch Co., Tejon Ranchcorp, and Tejon Industrial Corp., respectively, are currently not expected to be developed and will be subject to the Special Tax only until the conditions to releasing such acres from the Special Tax lien contained in the Rate and Method have been satisfied. Although Zone 2 property is subject to the Special Tax, the District does not expect to levy any Special Tax on Zone 2 property for the repayment of the Bonds. The District expects that Zone 2 property will be released from its obligation to pay Special Taxes in the future upon satisfaction of the release tests in the Rate and Method. The District does not give any assurance as to whether or when Zone 2 property will be released from its obligation to pay Special Taxes. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS – Special Taxes” and “APPENDIX A – RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAXES.”
The ownership structure for Tejon Ranch Co. and its affiliates with ownership interests in property in the District is depicted below.
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Tejon Ranch Co., a Delaware Corporation NYSE Traded Holding Company (Ticker TRC)
Tejon Ranchcorp, a California Corporation (100% owned by Tejon Ranch Co.)
Tejon Industrial Corp., Tejon Development Corporation,
a California Corporation a California Corporation
(100% owned by Tejon Ranchcorp) (100% owned by Tejon Ranchcorp)
Petro Travel Plaza Holdings LLC, a California limited liability company (60% owned by Tejon Development Corporation)
East Travel Plaza LLC, a California limited liability company (100% owned by Petro Travel Plaza Holdings LLC)
A description of each of the four landowners in the District is set forth below.
Tejon Ranch Co.
Tejon Ranch Co. is a publicly traded holding company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TRC.” Tejon Ranch Co. is a diversified land development and agribusiness company whose major asset is its 270,000-acre land holdings. Tejon Ranch Co. currently operates in three business segments: commercial/industrial real estate development, resort/residential real estate development, and farming. Tejon Ranch Co.’s real estate activities include land entitlement and development, commercial leases and sales, marketing of real estate projects, utility easements, oil and mineral leases, and grazing leases. Its farming operations focus on almond, pistachio, and wine grape production.
Copies of Tejon Ranch Co.’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) are available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and from Tejon Ranch Co.’s website at www.tejonranch.com, or upon request mailed to Tejon Ranch Co., Attention: Chief Financial Officer, at Post Office Box 1000, Lebec, California 93243. Such websites are not in any way incorporated into this Official Statement, and none of Tejon Industrial Corp., Tejon Industrial Corp.’s affiliates, or the Authority make any representation whatsoever as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information on such websites. The
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most recent reports available on the websites for Tejon Ranch Co. are the Form 10-K annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2010.
Tejon Ranchcorp
Tejon Ranchcorp was formed on February 14, 1936, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tejon Ranch Co.
Tejon Industrial Corp.
Tejon Industrial Corp. was formed on November 13, 1998, for the purpose of owning and developing land within the Tejon Ranch area. Tejon Industrial Corp. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tejon Ranchcorp.
East Travel Plaza LLC
East Travel Plaza LLC was formed on October 8, 2008, for the purpose of: (1) permitting, developing and improving the land for constructing the Travel Plaza and related on-site improvements; and (2) operating the Travel Plaza and related improvements. Petro Travel Plaza Holdings LLC is the sole member of East Travel Plaza LLC. Petro Travel Plaza Holdings LLC has two members: Tejon Development Corporation, which holds a 60% ownership interest in Petro Travel Plaza Holdings LLC, and TA Operating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TA Operating LLC”), which holds a 40% ownership interest in Petro Travel Plaza Holdings LLC. TA Operating LLC is not affiliated with Tejon Ranch Co. or any of its affiliates. Tejon Development Corporation was formed on April 3, 1972, for the specific business purposes of investing in real estate for resale or development with additional general business functions, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tejon Ranchcorp. TA Operating LLC is a publicly traded company listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “TA.”
General Description of TIC-East Development
The landowners in the District currently plan to develop approximately 1,028 of the approximately 1,931 acres that they own in, and which comprise, the District. At present, approximately 65 acres within the District have been developed with the Travel Plaza, which includes a Chevron gas station, a truck repair and maintenance facility, five fast food establishments, and a large convenience store. Upon completion, TIC-East development is expected to include approximately 272 acres of commercial/hotel/motel facilities and approximately 755 acres of light industrial facilities. The existing and planned uses of the land within the District include gas stations, convenience stores, restaurants, fast food facilities, hotels/motels, destination retail, warehouse distribution, light industrial, agricultural and travel industry uses. Tejon Industrial Corp. expects that the TIC-East development will be completed within approximately 15 years. See “ – Appraisal” below and “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS.”
Land Use Approvals
January 2003 Approvals. On January 21, 2003, the County Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) approved general plan amendments, zone changes, the adoption of TIC-East Specific Plan (the “TIC-East Specific Plan”), a related development agreement and an amendment to the development agreement for the TIC-West development, the alteration of the boundaries of Agricultural Preserve No. 19 to exclude approximately 959 acres, the cancellation of Williamson Act land use restrictions on 130 acres owned by Tejon Ranchcorp located in Agricultural Preserve No. 19 east of Interstate 5, and an environmental impact report for the TIC-East development (the “First EIR”). Such actions by the Board were taken, in part, pursuant to the recommendations of the County Planning Department, which held a noticed public hearing on the proposed TIC-East development on December 12, 2002.
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February 2003 Lawsuit. On February 20, 2003, a lawsuit was filed (the “February 2003 Lawsuit”) in the Kern County Superior Court (the “Court”) by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment, the Sierra Club, and the Kern Audubon Society challenging the Board’s January 21, 2003, approvals under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). On October 24, 2003, the Court issued a tentative decision in which it determined that the First EIR approved by the Board failed to comply with CEQA and ordered certain portions of the First EIR to be revised and reconsidered by the Board in accordance with CEQA. The Court voided the First EIR on two grounds. First, the Court found that there was not sufficient evidence that the First EIR adequately described the impacts the TIC-East Specific Plan would have on the air quality of the San Joaquin Valley air basin. Second, two “species of concern” (i.e. species not listed under the state and federal endangered species acts but which are required to be discussed in environmental impact reports if they could be affected by a development) found on or near the project site were not specifically discussed in the First EIR, due to a mistake by the consulting biologists.
Based on the findings of the Court in the February 2003 Lawsuit, an amended environmental impact report (the “Amended EIR”) was prepared for the TIC-East development, which was approved by the Board on November 8, 2005, and submitted to the Court. (See “Amended Environmental Impact Report” below.) On March 24, 2006, Tejon Ranchcorp received a favorable ruling from the Court that cleared the way for expansion of the Tejon Industrial Complex pursuant to the TIC-East Specific Plan by dismissing the legal challenges to the project. On June 28, 2006, plaintiffs filed an appeal of the ruling. On April 16, 2007, the Fifth District Court of Appeal, in Fresno, California, ruled that the Court’s decision was correct and affirmed the ruling that expansion of the Tejon Industrial Complex could proceed.
2005 Approvals. On November 8, 2005, in addition to the approval of the Amended EIR, the Board approved several discretionary land use entitlements for the development of TIC-East, as well as a Development Agreement (as defined herein), as further described below. The actions taken by the Board on November 8, 2005 described below, and certain additional approvals granted by the Director of Planning in October 2005, July 2008, and November 2008, described under the caption “—Controls Governing Development” below, are hereafter collectively referred to as the “TIC-East Development Approvals.”
In particular, the Board adopted the following resolutions and ordinances on November 8, 2005:
(a) Resolution No. 2005-466 and Ordinance No. G-7308 accepting General Plan Amendment Case No. 4, Map No. 202, accepting General Plan Amendment Case No. 6, Map No. 219, adopting the TIC-East Specific Plan, which established the zoning for the property within the TIC-East Specific Plan area and amended the Land Use, Open Space, and Conservation Element of the Kern County General Plan from Map Codes 7.1 (Light Industrial) and 8.4 (Mineral and Petroleum) to Map Code 4.1 (Accepted County Plan Area), and adopting a Specific Plan Line, which amended the Circulation Element to delete section line (arterial) alignments and midsection line (collector) alignments, and changing Laval Road from a collector to an arterial road within the TIC-East Specific Plan area;
(b) Resolution No. 2005-467, Ordinance No. G-7309, and Ordinance No. G-7310 approving a change in zone classification from M-1 PD (Light Industrial-Precise Development Combining), C-2 PD (General Commercial – Precise Development Combining), and A (Exclusive Agriculture), to TIC-East Specific Plan Designation GI (General Industrial);
(c) Resolution No. 2005-468 and Ordinance No. G-7311 approving a statutory development agreement for the District pursuant to California Government Code Section 65864 et seq. (the “Development Agreement”), which Development Agreement had been negotiated by Tejon Industrial Corp. and the County;
(d) Resolution No. 2005-469 excluding 959 acres of the property from Agricultural Preserve No. 19; and
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(e) Resolution No. 2005-470 canceling the contractual land use restrictions enacted by the Williamson Act contract on 130 acres located in Agricultural Preserve No. 19.
Controls Governing Development. Pursuant to CEQA, a Notice of Determination regarding the adopted resolutions and ordinances referred to above was filed on November 10, 2005. The actions taken by the Board on November 8, 2005, establish the various types of permitted uses that can be developed within the TIC-East area.
The development of TIC-East is principally governed by the Development Agreement, the TIC-East Specific Plan, and the conditions of approval associated with (i) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 10915, which was conditionally approved in October 2005 (the “Vesting Tentative Parcel Map”), and (ii) Parcel Map 10915- A, which was recorded for Phase A in July 2008, and Parcel Map 10915-B, which was recorded for Phase B in November 2008 (collectively, the “Parcel Maps”), which Vesting Tentative Parcel Map and Parcel Maps cover all developable property within the TIC-East boundaries.
Development within TIC-East is also governed by any and all applicable requirements of any other governmental agency having jurisdiction in the District. Receiving entitlements (and related permits) for improvement of individual parcels in the TIC-East development generally requires a complete submittal of a precise development plan, compliance with the applicable comprehensive plan and all applicable zoning and subdivision codes, compliance with all applicable conditions imposed by the Parcel Maps and the Vesting Tentative Parcel Map, and compliance with applicable requirements of any other governmental agency having jurisdiction in the District.
Amended Mitigation Measure Monitoring Program
On November 8, 2005, pursuant to the provisions of CEQA, the Board (i) certified the Amended EIR, (ii) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15091, adopted Findings and Facts in Support of Findings Relating to Significant Environmental Impacts of the Tejon Industrial Complex, and (iii) pursuant to Section 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines, adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations. The Board also adopted an Amended Mitigation Measure Monitoring Program, which relates to conditions of approval on the various land use entitlements approved by the Board on November 8, 2005. The Amended Mitigation Measure Monitoring Program, which must be complied with as a condition of future development of the land within the District, includes the following mitigation measures and requirements:
(a) Provision of a cultural resources monitor during excavation activities on the site to help insure the protection of any buried cultural resources;
(b) Provisions relating to a conservation plan to mitigate for loss of endangered species or habitat;
(c) Pre-construction biological surveys;
(d) Shielded lighting on the perimeter of the project site to prevent spillage into the remaining natural and open space areas;
(e) The requirement that any multiple occupancy dwellings must meet State noise insulation standards if they are along a noise impact source, and construction activities must adhere to the County’s noise element standards;
(f) County road and state highway improvements for access to and circulation within the site, which improvements will be developed in phases;
(g) Dust control plans approved by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District;
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(h) Energy efficiency plans;
(i) Water conservation measures, which must be incorporated into construction;
(j) The requirement that the construction and operation of the wastewater treatment plan shall be in accordance with State and Federal laws;
(k) Erosion control measures with regard to stormwater runoff and flooding, which must be included in plans;
(l) The requirement that an on-site recycling area must be created and coordinated for processing and disposal;
(m) Schedule agreements with the Kern Regional Transit Authority;
(n) Performance of health risk assessments with regard to toxic air contaminants emitted by owners and operators of stationary equipment and the need for emission control equipment;
(o) Site and parking circulation review for reduction of queuing, idling time, and alternative fuel uses;
(p) Traffic and pedestrian flow measures;
(q) Proper oil well abandonment, notifications, and remediation;
(r) Development setbacks from the Mobil Oil pump station;
(s) The requirement that water distribution lines for fire protection shall be above minimum standards and all site structures must be built to or exceed County requirements; and
(t) A fire protection mitigation program with the Kern County Fire Department and County law enforcement, including the dedication of a fire station site and the contribution of funds towards the construction of a fire station.
Certain provisions of the Amended Mitigation Measure Monitoring Program and the Amended EIR contemplate conditions and mitigation measures with regard to potential impacts to endangered or threatened species. Mitigation measures have been imposed that include monitoring during grading and construction activities to protect against the taking of endangered species. Biological surveys of the Tejon Industrial Complex have not identified the presence of threatened or endangered species on the land within the District.
The Development Agreement
The Development Agreement was recorded November 17, 2005, and became effective on December 8, 2005 (the “Effective Date”). The Development Agreement provides a contractual vested right to Tejon Industrial Corp. to proceed with development of the TIC-East development in accordance with the TIC- East Development Approvals and all rules, regulations, and official policies of the County in effect on the effective date of the Development Agreement for a period of ten years thereafter, subject to certain exceptions stated therein. To the extent that development has not been completed by December 2015, the remaining development will no longer be covered by the Development Agreement and will need to comply with the applicable land use and building requirements in effect when development occurs. Tejon Industrial Corp. is not aware of any changes in the County's rules, regulations or official policies that have occurred since the Effective Date of the Development Agreement that, upon the expiration of the Development Agreement in December 2015, would adversely affect Tejon Industrial Corp.’s ability to develop TIC-East as presently
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contemplated. There can be no assurance, however, that such development will not be adversely affected by future County, State or federal rules, regulations, laws, or policies. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS – Failure to Develop Properties.”
Future Approvals and Challenges; No Assurances.
The Authority and Tejon Industrial Corp. each believes that all necessary environmental action has been taken with respect to the formation of the District and the commencement and completion of development within the Tejon Industrial Complex, including TIC-East. With regard to the TIC-East Development Approvals and approvals of the Vesting Tentative Parcel Map and the Parcel Maps referenced above, the applicable statute of limitations to bring a legal action challenging such approvals has expired.
Estimated Sources and Uses of Funds and Projected Cash Flow
Table 6 below summarizes the actual expenditures through March 31, 2010, for development of the public infrastructure related to TIC-East and the projected sources and uses of funds to complete the infrastructure and site development work for the remaining development as currently proposed. The table does not include the cost of any building improvements that are expected to be financed by the owners or lessees of individual parcels, but does include those development costs that, at a minimum, are necessary in order to sell commercial and industrial lots within TIC-East.
No assurance can be given that any of the projected revenues, costs, or other amounts shown in Table 6 will be achieved. Actual cash flow will depend on future events, such as the rate of land sales and actual costs of infrastructure development. Any available cash that is received by Tejon Industrial Corp. is periodically transferred to Tejon Ranchcorp and is not retained by Tejon Industrial Corp. for any significant time. To the extent Tejon Industrial Corp. needs cash to fund its operations, it is expected that Tejon Ranchcorp will advance amounts for that purpose. Tejon Ranchcorp has no legal obligation to fund any internal loans or to make any cash contributions to Tejon Industrial Corp. While it is currently expected that Tejon Ranchcorp will loan or contribute funds to Tejon Industrial Corp. to the extent needed to complete Tejon Industrial Corp.’s planned development within TIC-East, there is no guarantee that Tejon Ranchcorp will choose to do so under all circumstances.
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TABLE 6(1) PROJECTED CASH FLOW ANALYSIS FOR TEJON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX- EAST
2009 and Description Prior Years 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Revenues Land Sales $0 $ 0 $ 0 $3,794,947 $ 0 $4,591,886 $ 0 $ 9,260,304 $10,186,334 Leases and Joint Ventures 0 395,125 545,183 1,250,000 1,350,000 1,737,608 5,487,498 2,425,863 3,382,556 Terminal Value of Leases and Joint Ventures(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Revenues $0 $395,125 $545,183 $5,044,947 $1,350,000 $6,329,494 $5,487,498 $11,686,167 $13,568,890
Costs Development Costs ($23,794,913) ($3,512,101) ($243,100) ($3,264,308) ($454,850) ($951,030) ($2,310,816) ($10,827,154) ($9,730,417) Marketing, General and Administrative Expenses, and Property Taxes (2,253,166) (594,467) (849,439) (1,111,061) (869,168) (1,200,739) (983,026) (1,720,719) (2,451,905) Total Costs ($26,048,079) ($4,106,569) ($1,092,539) ($4,375,369) ($1,324,018) ($2,151,769) ($3,293,842) ($12,547,873) ($12,182,322)
Cash Flow Before Financing and Income Taxes ($26,048,079) ($3,711,444) ($547,356) $669,578 $25,982 $4,177,725 $2,193,656 ($861,706) $ 1,386,568
Mello Roos Funding 0 10,860,000 0 5,698,600 0 0 4,958,390 10,623,878 14,121,303 Total Financing Cash Flow $ 0 $10,860,000 $ 0 $5,698,600 $ 0 $ 0 $4,958,390 $10,623,878 $14,121,303
Total Projected Cash Flow Before Income Taxes(3)(4) ($26,048,079) $ 7,148,556 ($547,356) $6,368,177 $25,982 $4,177,725 $7,152,046 $9,762,172 $15,507,871
(1) Certain columns may not total due to rounding. (2) All unsold industrial sites are expected to be sold to end users who construct on the buildable parcels delivered by Tejon Industrial Corp. All unsold commercial sites are assumed to be leased with a terminal value calculated using an 8.0% capitalization rate. The terminal value calculated does not represent current cash flow available in 2026. (3) Tejon Ranchcorp contributed funds to Tejon Industrial Corp. to fund all expenditures through 2009. (4) Available cash is transferred upon receipt to Tejon Ranchcorp. It is expected that Tejon Ranchcorp will contribute to Tejon Industrial Corp. amounts needed to fund the expenditures described above; however, Tejon Ranchcorp has no legal obligation to fund such amounts. Source: Tejon Industrial Corp.
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TABLE 6 PROJECTED CASH FLOW ANALYSIS(1) FOR TEJON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX- EAST (CONTINUED)
Description 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Total Revenues Land Sales $11,204,967 $12,325,464 $13,558,011 $13,546,712 $ 8,202,596 $ 9,022,856 $ 9,925,142 $ 4,185,101 $ 0 $109,804,320 Leases and Joint Ventures 4,349,922 5,590,313 7,118,023 8,859,738 11,392,320 13,456,514 14,481,034 15,348,822 15,887,651 113,058,170 Terminal Value of Leases and Joint Ventures(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208,508,517 208,508,516 Total Revenues $15,554,889 $17,915,777 $20,676,034 $22,406,450 $19,594,916 $22,479,370 $24,406,176 $19,533,923 $224,396,168 $431,371,006
Costs Development Costs ($10,882,731) ($13,195,360) ($3,134,719) ($4,494,226) $ 0 ($3,406,736) ($3,240,348) $ 0 $ 0 ($93,442,809) Marketing, General and Administrative Expenses, and Property Taxes (1,882,124) (2,198,312) (2,302,375) (2,402,996) (2,634,305) (1,701,299) (1,816,631) (1,247,284) (13,628,908) (41,847,924) Total Costs ($12,764,855) ($15,393,672) ($5,437,094) ($6,897,222) ($2,634,305) ($5,108,034) ($5,056,979) ($1,247,284) ($13,628,908) ($135,290,733)
Cash Flow Before Financing and Income Taxes $2,790,034 $2,522,105 $15,238,940 $15,509,228 $16,960,611 $17,371,336 $19,349,197 $18,286,639 $210,767,260 $296,080,273
Mello Roos Funding $14,121,303 $ 8,099,361 0 $ 0 $ 7,000,000 $ 0 $ 6,000,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 81,482,835 Total Financing Cash Flow $14,121,303 $ 8,099,361 $ 0 $ 0 $ 7,000,000 $ 0 $ 6,000,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 81,482,835
Total Projected Cash Flow Before Income Taxes(3)(4) $16,911,337 $10,621,466 $15,238,940 $15,509,228 $23,960,611 $17,371,336 $25,349,197 $18,286,639 $210,767,260 $377,563,108
(1) Certain columns may not total due to rounding. (2) All unsold industrial sites are expected to be sold to end users who construct on the buildable parcels delivered by Tejon Industrial Corp. All unsold commercial sites are assumed to be leased with a terminal value calculated using an 8.0% capitalization rate. The terminal value calculated does not represent current cash flow available in 2026. (3) Tejon Ranchcorp contributed funds to Tejon Industrial Corp. to fund all expenditures through 2009. (4) Available cash is transferred upon receipt to Tejon Ranchcorp. It is expected that Tejon Ranchcorp will contribute to Tejon Industrial Corp. amounts needed to fund the expenditures described above; however, Tejon Ranchcorp has no legal obligation to fund such amounts. Source: Tejon Industrial Corp.
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Appraisal
The following information regarding ownership of property in the District included in the Appraisal has been included because it is considered relevant to an informed evaluation of the 2010 Bonds. The inclusion in this Official Statement of information related to existing owners of property should not be construed to suggest that the 2010 Bonds, or the Special Taxes that will be used to pay the 2010 Bonds, are recourse obligations of the property owners. A property owner may sell or otherwise dispose of land within the District or a development or any interest therein at any time. Development may also be abandoned at any time.
The Appraisal was prepared to provide the Appraiser’s best estimate of market value of the fee simple interest of the Appraised Property subject to the Special Tax lien as of June 14, 2010. A copy of the Appraisal is set forth in APPENDIX B—“APPRAISAL REPORT” and should be read in its entirety.
A summary of the appraised values reported in the Appraisal are as follows:
Category Owners Appraised Value Zone Group I Tejon Industrial Corp. $ 10,994,000 Zone 1 Group II East Travel Plaza LLC 23,400,000 Zone 1 Group III Tejon Industrial Corp. 9,400,000 Zone 1 Group IV Multiple(1) 6,886,000 Zone 2 TOTAL $ 50,680,000
(1) Owners include Tejon Ranch Co., Tejon Ranchcorp and Tejon Industrial Corp. Source: Bruce Hull and Associates, Inc.
The property in Group I in the Appraisal includes land parcels that benefit from newly constructed off-site infrastructure, including widened roadways, sidewalks, streetlights, curbs, gutters, drainage and other backbone infrastructure. These Group I parcels are served by water and sewer treatment facilities. The sellable land in Group I constitutes approximately 236 acres, and is all owned by Tejon Industrial Corp. In valuing the land in Group I, the Appraiser has created a hypothetical assumption that portions of two larger parcels have been parcelized into four smaller parcels totaling approximately 6 gross acres. The Appraiser believes that the subdivision of these parcels, which are adjacent to an existing cul-de-sac, is consistent with how development occurred at TIC-West and will likely occur on these parcels. Should this subdivision not occur, the value of this land could be reduced from what is concluded in the Appraisal. The land within Group I was valued using the developer’s method, a derivation of the income approach, in conjunction with the sales comparison approach. The valuation within Group I was based on a $90,000 retail price per industrial acre and an approximately $610,000 per acre retail price for small-pad commercial sites. In the discounted cash flow, the Appraiser assumed a 1.6% annual Consumer Price Index inflation rate and 1.5% in sales costs. In the discounted cash flow analysis, the Appraiser used a 20% discount rate for industrial land and a 25% discount rate for commercial land. Of the approximately 236 acres valued in Group I, 227 are planned for industrial use and approximately 9 for commercial use.
The property in Group II is the East Travel Plaza property, which is developed with a travel center and truck stop. The Group II property, comprising approximately 65 acres, was valued using a sales comparison approach and a cost approach. The Group II property consists of two single-story buildings totaling approximately 34,000 gross square feet constructed in 2009. One building, the travel center, includes a convenience store, food courts and various amenities for travelers. The second building, a truck stop building, contains three truck service bays, a small convenience store, a quick-service restaurant, storage and office space. The Appraiser valued the structures in Group II at a depreciated cost of $17,500,000 and the 39 acres constituting the primary site on which these buildings are located at $5,945,940. The Appraiser considered 7.49 acres of the Group II land as surplus available for sale to another user, which was valued at $1,141,925, bringing the total value for Group II based on the cost approach to $24,587,865. The sales comparison
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approach resulted in a value of $23,228,000. The Appraiser concluded on a value of $23,400,000 for the property in Group II.
The Group III property comprises approximately 723 acres, all of which is owned by Tejon Industrial Corp., and is currently undeveloped and primarily in use for agriculture. The Appraiser assumes that it will take at least ten years to absorb the Group I property before any Group III property will develop. The Appraiser believes that the highest and best use of the Group III property is an interim agricultural use with a speculative industrial/commercial use. Given the long development timeline for Group III property, the Appraisal valued the property at $13,000 per acre, for a total valuation of $9,400,000.
The Group IV property is all located in Zone 2 of the District and totals approximately 904 acres, with sellable lot acreage totaling approximately 861 acres. The property is in agricultural use or lying fallow. Based on a sales comparison approach, the Appraiser valued the Group IV property at $8,000 per acre, for a total of $6,886,000.
In arriving at the estimated value of the Appraised Property, the Appraiser also has relied on several assumptions and limiting conditions all of which are set forth in Appendix B. Certain key assumptions are that there are no hidden or unapparent conditions of the property, subsoil or structures that render it more or less valuable, that all required licenses, certificates of occupancy or other legislative or administrative authority can be obtained, that the costs of development of the Tejon Industrial Complex provided by Tejon Industrial Corp. are accurate and that no hazardous and/or toxic waste exists on the property. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS-Hazardous Substances” herein. To the extent that the assumptions and limiting conditions are not realized with respect to the Appraised Property, the value of the these parcels could be significantly less than that estimated by the Appraiser.
SPECIAL RISK FACTORS
The purchase of the 2010 Bonds involves a high degree of investment risk and, therefore, the 2010 Bonds are not suitable investments for many types of investors. The following is a discussion of certain risk factors which should be considered, in addition to other matters set forth herein, in evaluating the investment quality of the 2010 Bonds. This discussion does not purport to be comprehensive or definitive. The occurrence of one or more of the events discussed herein could adversely affect the ability or willingness of property owners in the District to pay their Special Taxes when due. Such failures to pay Special Taxes could result in the inability of the Authority to make full and punctual payments of debt service on the 2010 Bonds. In addition, the occurrence of one or more of the events discussed herein could adversely affect the value of the property in the District. See “—Property Values” and “—Limited Secondary Market” below.
Concentration of Ownership
The concentration of property ownership in the District presents a risk to the owners of the 2010 Bonds in that the delinquency of one or more major taxpayers could result in a rapid depletion of the Reserve Fund and a default in the payment of the 2010 Bonds.
All of the property owners currently subject to the Special Tax are under the common control, directly or indirectly, of Tejon Ranch Co. and, unless and until property is sold to unrelated owners, Tejon Ranch Co. will be responsible, directly or indirectly, for paying 100% of the Special Tax levy. See “THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT—Principal Taxpayers” and “THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP—The Landowners.” Until the sale of additional parcels, the receipt of the Special Taxes is dependent on the willingness and the ability of the current landowners to pay the Special Taxes when due. Failure of the current landowners, or any successor, to pay the annual Special Taxes when due could result in a default in payments of the principal of, and interest on, the 2010 Bonds, when due. See “—Failure to Develop Properties” below.
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No assurance can be given that Tejon Industrial Corp. and Tejon Ranchcorp, or their successors, will complete the intended construction and development in the District. See “—Failure to Develop Properties” below. As a result, no assurance can be given that Tejon Industrial Corp. and the other landowners within the District will continue to pay Special Taxes in the future or that they will be able to pay such Special Taxes on a timely basis. See “—Bankruptcy and Foreclosure” below, for a discussion of certain limitations on the District’s ability to pursue judicial proceedings with respect to delinquent parcels.
A concentration of ownership could exist even upon completion of the proposed development. It is possible that the present landowners will choose to lease rather than sell the developable parcels in TIC-East, in which case the existing concentration of ownership could continue indefinitely.
Competition
TIC-East is in direct competition for customers with other industrial sites in Northern, Central, and Southern California and is also in competition with other highway interchange locations using Interstate 5 and State Route 99 for commercial leasing opportunities. See “THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP—Tejon Industrial Complex—Market Overview.”
TIC-East could face direct competition from TIC-West, located immediately across Interstate 5 to the west. It is possible that potential owners or lessees will purchase or lease space in TIC-West rather than space in the portion of TIC-East located within the District. See “THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP—Tejon Industrial Complex.”
The competition with other locations could result in a slower buildout in the District than is currently projected, resulting in a continuing concentration of ownership and reliance on Special Taxes being paid from undeveloped property. See “—Concentration of Ownership” and “—Failure to Develop Properties.”
Limited Obligations
The 2010 Bonds and interest thereon are not payable from the general funds of the Authority. Except with respect to the Special Taxes, neither the credit nor the taxing power of the County, the Water District, the District or the Authority is pledged for the payment of the 2010 Bonds or the interest thereon, and, except as provided in the Fiscal Agent Agreement, no Owner of the 2010 Bonds may compel the exercise of any taxing power by the District or the Authority or force the forfeiture of any Authority or District property. The principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the 2010 Bonds are not a legal or equitable pledge, charge, lien or encumbrance upon any of the Authority’s property or upon any of the Authority’s income, receipts or revenues, except the Special Tax Revenues and other amounts pledged under the Fiscal Agent Agreement. Special Tax Revenues could be insufficient to pay debt service on the 2010 Bonds as a result of delinquencies in the payment of Special Taxes or the insufficiency of proceeds derived from the sale of land within the District following a delinquency in the payment of the applicable Special Tax. The Authority has no obligation to pay debt service on the 2010 Bonds in the event of insufficient Special Tax Revenues except to the extent that money is available for such purpose in the Reserve Fund. The Authority’s only obligation with respect to delinquent Special Taxes is to pursue judicial foreclosure proceedings under the circumstances described in the Fiscal Agent Agreement. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS— Special Taxes—Proceeds of Foreclosure Sales.”
Insufficiency of Special Taxes; Release of Zone 2 Property
Under the Rate and Method, the annual amount of Special Tax to be levied on each taxable parcel in the District will generally be based on whether such parcel is categorized as Undeveloped Property or as Developed Property and on the land use class to which a parcel of Developed Property is assigned. See APPENDIX A—“RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL TAXES” and “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS—Special Taxes—Method of Apportionment of Special Tax.”
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The Rate and Method governing the levy of the Special Tax expressly exempts up to 175 acres of property within Zone 1 of the District, which is publicly owned, owned by a property owner association or reserved as open space. If for any reason property within the District becomes exempt from taxation by reason of ownership by a non-taxable entity such as the federal government or another public agency, subject to the limitations of the maximum authorized rates, the Special Tax will be reallocated to the remaining taxable properties within the District. This would result in the owners of such property paying a greater amount of the Special Tax and could have an adverse impact upon the ability and willingness of the owners of such property to pay the Special Tax when due.
Moreover, if a substantial portion of land within the District became exempt from the Special Tax because of public ownership, or otherwise, the maximum Special Tax which could be levied upon the remaining property within the District might not be sufficient to pay principal of and interest on the 2010 Bonds when due and a default could occur with respect to the payment of such principal and interest.
Although Zone 2 property is subject to the Special Tax, the District does not expect to levy any Special Tax on Zone 2 property for the repayment of the Bonds. The District expects that Zone 2 property will be released from its obligation to pay Special Taxes in the future in accordance with the provisions of Section I of the Rate and Method. The District does not give any assurance as to whether or when Zone 2 property will be released from its obligation to pay Special Taxes.
Failure to Develop Properties
Undeveloped or partially developed land is inherently less valuable than developed land and provides less security to the Bondowners should it be necessary for the Authority to foreclose on the property due to the nonpayment of Special Taxes. The failure to complete development of the required infrastructure in the District as planned, or substantial delays in the development of the remaining undeveloped property in the District due to litigation or other causes may reduce the value of the property within the District and increase the length of time during which Special Taxes will be payable from undeveloped property, and may affect the willingness and ability of the owners of property within the District to pay the Special Taxes when due.
Land development is subject to comprehensive federal, State and local regulations. Approval is required from various agencies in connection with the layout and design of developments, the nature and extent of improvements, construction activity, land use, zoning, school and health requirements, as well as numerous other matters. There is always the possibility that such approvals will not be obtained or, if obtained, will not be obtained on a timely basis. Failure to obtain any such agency approval or satisfy such governmental requirements would adversely affect planned land development. See “THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP—Status of Land Use Approvals for Future Development.”
The installation of the necessary infrastructure improvements and the construction of the proposed development are subject to the receipt of ministerial and discretionary approvals from a number of public agencies concerning the layout and design of the proposed development, the nature and extent of the improvements, land use, health and safety requirements and other matters. The failure to obtain any such approval could adversely affect the planned land development within the District. Tejon Industrial Corp. believes that it has obtained all discretionary approvals required to complete the development of TIC-East. See “THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP—Land Use Approvals.” Moreover, there can be no assurance that land development operations within the District will not be adversely affected by future governmental policies, including, but not limited to, governmental policies to restrict or control development.
Under current California law, it is generally accepted that proposed development is not exempt from future land use regulations until a vested right to proceed has been perfected by obtaining a permit, generally a building permit, and performing substantial work and incurring substantial liabilities in good faith reliance on such permit. To date, building permits have been issued and improvements constructed on approximately 65 acres of developed property within the District. No building permits have been issued with respect to the
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remaining 962 acres currently proposed for development in the District. However, Tejon Industrial Corp. does have a contractual vested right to proceed with the development of TIC-East in accordance with the TIC-East Development Approvals by virtue of having entered into a statutory Development Agreement with the County pursuant to Government Code Section 65864 et seq. The Development Agreement was adopted by County Ordinance G-7311 on November 8, 2005, was recorded on November 17, 2005 and became effective on December 8, 2005 (the “Effective Date”).
The Development Agreement provides that any subsequent discretionary land use approvals needed for the development of TIC-East are only subject to those rules, regulations and official policies of the County in effect on the Effective Date of the Development Agreement, and only subsequently enacted rules, regulations and official policies not in conflict with the TIC-East Development Approvals or reasonably necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare can be applied. The Development Agreement is for a term of 10 years commencing on the its Effective Date, and may only be modified or cancelled by mutual consent of Tejon Industrial Corp. and the County, or the Development Agreement may only be modified or cancelled by the County unilaterally if, after a noticed public hearing, and following an annual periodic review, the Board of Supervisors finds, on the basis of substantial evidence, that Tejon Industrial Corp. has not proceeded in substantial good faith compliance with the terms of the Development Agreement. There can be no assurance that Tejon Industrial Corp. will comply with the terms of the Development Agreement or that the County will not terminate such agreement if Tejon Industrial Corp. fails to comply with its terms. The Development Agreement will expire by its terms on December 8, 2015 and the contracted vested right under the Development Agreement will not extend to any remaining development to be completed after that date. See “THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP—The Development Agreement.”
In the past, a number of communities in California have placed on the ballot initiative measures intended to control the rate of future development. It is possible that future initiatives could be enacted, could become applicable to the proposed development and could negatively impact the ability of the current landowners, and their successors, to complete the proposed development. The application of future land use regulations to the proposed development could cause significant delays and cost increases in the completion of the development and could cause the property values within the District to decrease substantially from those estimated by the Appraiser.
Notwithstanding the Development Agreement, there can be no assurance that land development operations within the District will not be adversely affected by a future deterioration of the real estate market and economic conditions or future local, State and federal governmental policies and laws relating to real estate development, the income tax treatment of real property ownership, or the national economy. A slowdown of the development process and the absorption rate could adversely affect property values and reduce the ability or desire of the property owners to pay the annual Special Taxes. In that event, there could be a default in the payment of principal of, and interest on, the 2010 Bonds when due.
Bondowners should assume that any event that significantly impacts the ability to develop the remaining acres in the District planned for development would cause the property values within the District to decrease substantially from those estimated by the Appraiser and could affect the willingness and ability of the owners of such land to pay the Special Taxes when due.
Undeveloped property is less valuable per unit of area than developed land, especially if there are no plans to develop such land or if there are severe restrictions on the development of such land. Undeveloped property also provides less security to the Bondowners should it be necessary for the District to foreclose on undeveloped property due to the nonpayment of the Special Taxes. Furthermore, an inability to develop the land within the District as currently proposed will make the Bondowners dependent upon timely payment of the Special Taxes levied on undeveloped property for a longer period of time than projected. Because all of the land within the District is currently owned by four owners with common ownership, the timely payment of the 2010 Bonds depends upon the willingness and ability of this limited group of owners to pay the Special Taxes levied on the taxable property when due. See “—Concentration of Ownership” above. A slowdown or
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stoppage in the continued development of the District could reduce the willingness and ability of the owners of the remaining undeveloped land to make Special Tax payments and could greatly reduce the value of such property in the event it has to be foreclosed upon. See “—Property Values” below.
Possible Release or Reduction of Letter of Credit
The Fiscal Agent Agreement requires that a Letter of Credit in a stated amount equal to the maximum debt service payable on the 2010 Bonds for any two-year period that the 2010 Bonds will be outstanding, excluding for such purpose an amount equal to two times the debt service due on the 2010 Bonds which is payable from Special Taxes levied in the most recent Fiscal Year on Developed Property and Update Property. As a condition to the issuance of the 2010 Bonds, Tejon Ranchcorp will provide to the Fiscal Agent a Letter of Credit of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in the amount of $2,189,197 in satisfaction of this requirement. Proceeds of a draw on the Letter of Credit may only be used to pay the principal of and interest on the 2010 Bonds when due in the event of a failure to pay Special Taxes on parcels in the District (other than Developed Property and Update Property), and will be reduced or released in accordance with the terms of the Fiscal Agent Agreement. The initial Letter of Credit will pertain to all of the parcels owned by Tejon Ranchcorp and Tejon Industrial Corp. in Zone 1. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS—Reserve Fund and Letter of Credit” and APPENDIX D—“SUMMARY OF FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT.”
Purchasers of the 2010 Bonds should not expect a Letter of Credit to be in effect throughout the term of the 2010 Bonds.
Endangered Species
During the last several years, there has been an increase in activity at the State and federal level related to the possible listing of certain plant and animal species found in the Central Valley area as endangered species. An increase in the number of endangered species is expected to curtail development in a number of areas. New species are proposed to be added to the State and federal protected lists on a regular basis by the California Fish and Game Commission or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. As described below, Tejon Industrial Corp. has received approval of mitigation measures that address existing issues regarding endangered species and the development of TIC-East. Any action by the State or federal governments to protect species located on or adjacent to the property within the District which are not included within the existing mitigation measures could negatively impact the ability of an owner of the undeveloped land within the District to complete the remaining development planned within the District or could increase the cost of development. This, in turn, could reduce the likelihood of timely payment of the Special Taxes and would likely reduce the value of the land estimated by the Appraiser and the potential revenues available at a foreclosure sale for delinquent Special Taxes. See “Failure to Develop Properties” and “Property Values.”
Certain endangered and protected species, including the San Joaquin kit fox, migratory birds and the blunt nosed leopard lizard, inhabit land in the southern San Joaquin Valley, although they have not been found to be present in the District. Mitigation measures related to the protection of endangered species have, nonetheless, been imposed on the development of land within the District. These measures include monitoring during grading and construction activities to ensure that endangered species will not be taken. According to Tejon Industrial Corp., such mitigation measures are not expected to adversely affect the scope, location, size, or type of development planned within the District. See “THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP—Status of Land Use Approvals—Habitat Conservation Mitigation Measures.”
Natural and Manmade Disasters
The District, like all California communities, may be subject to unpredictable seismic activity, fires, floods or other natural disasters. Southern Kern County is a seismically active area. The Pleito Thrust Fault has been mapped just southwest of the District and the White Wolf Fault to the north. At least 7 active faults have been recognized within or very near the southern San Joaquin Valley. The property within the District
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has the potential to experience moderate to high ground shaking during a seismic event. Seismic activity from these or other faults represents potential risk for damage to buildings, roads, bridges and property within the District in the event of an earthquake. There is significant potential for destructive ground-shaking during the occurrence of a major seismic event. In addition, land susceptible to seismic activity may be subject to liquefaction during the occurrence of such an event.
In the event of a severe earthquake, fire, flood or other natural or manmade disaster, there may be significant damage to both property and infrastructure in the District. As a result, a substantial portion of the property owners may be unable or unwilling to pay the Special Taxes when due. In addition, the value of land in the District could be diminished in the aftermath of such a natural or manmade disaster, reducing the resulting proceeds of foreclosure sales in the event of delinquencies in the payment of the Special Taxes.
Hazardous Substances
The presence of hazardous substances on a parcel may result in a reduction in the value of the parcel. In general, the owners and operators of a parcel may be required by law to remedy conditions of the parcel relating to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances. The Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, sometimes referred to as “CERCLA” or the “Superfund Act,” is the most well-known and widely applicable of these laws, but California laws with regard to hazardous substances are also stringent and similar. Under many of these laws, the owner or operator is obligated to remedy a hazardous substance condition of property, whether or not the owner or operator had anything to do with creating or handling the hazardous substance. The effect, therefore, should any of the taxed parcels be affected by a hazardous substance, is to reduce the marketability and value of the parcel by the estimated costs of remedying the condition to the level required by government agencies, because the purchaser, upon becoming owner, will become obligated to remedy the condition just as is the seller.
Further, it is possible that liabilities may arise in the future with respect to any of the parcels resulting from the existence, currently, on the parcel of a substance presently classified as hazardous but which has not been released or the release of which is not presently threatened, or may arise in the future resulting from the existence, currently, on the parcel of a substance not presently classified as hazardous but which may in the future be so classified. Further, such liabilities may arise not simply from the existence of a hazardous substance but from the method of handling it. All of these possibilities could significantly affect the value of a parcel that is realizable upon a delinquency.
Neither the Authority nor Tejon Industrial Corp. has knowledge of any hazardous substances being located on the property within the District. Diesel, gasoline, lubricants, and solvents are being used at the East Travel Plaza. East Travel Plaza LLC has purchased environmental contamination insurance to provide funds to pay for any cleanup of fuels and other contaminants that may be released from underground storage tanks. The underground storage tanks at the East Travel Plaza are new tanks meeting all current requirements. Tejon Industrial Corp, which owns the property on which the former Truckstops of America and Chevron facilities are located, benefits from the cleanup and indemnity obligations included in lease documents. The former Truckstops of America and Chevron facilities have been razed, and these sites are in final stages of remediation activities. These activities are expected to be completed by September 2010.
Parity Taxes, Special Assessments and Land Development Costs
The Special Taxes and any penalties thereon will constitute a lien against the lots and parcels of land on which they will be annually imposed until they are paid. Such lien is on a parity with all special taxes and special assessments levied by other agencies and is co-equal to and independent of the lien for general property taxes regardless of when they are imposed upon the same property. The Special Taxes have priority over all existing and future private liens imposed on the property except, possibly, for liens or security interests held by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or other federal agencies. See “—FDIC/Federal Government Interests in Properties” below.
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Development of land within the District is contingent upon construction or acquisition of major public improvements such as arterial streets, water distribution facilities, sewage collection and transmission facilities, drainage and flood protection facilities, gas, telephone and electrical facilities, as well as local in- tract improvements and on-site grading and related improvements. Certain of these improvements have been acquired and/or completed; however, there can be no assurance that the remaining improvements will be constructed or will be constructed in time for development to proceed as currently expected. The cost of these additional improvements plus the public and private in-tract, on-site and off-site improvements could increase the public and private debt for which the land within the District is security. This increased debt could reduce the ability or desire of the property owners to pay the annual Special Taxes levied against the property. In that event there could be a default in the payment of principal of, and interest on, the 2010 Bonds when due.
Neither the Authority nor the District has control over the ability of other entities and districts to issue indebtedness secured by ad valorem taxes, special taxes or assessments payable from all or a portion of the property within the District. In addition, the landowners within the District may, without the consent or knowledge of the Authority, petition other public agencies to issue public indebtedness secured by special taxes or assessments. Any such ad valorem taxes, special taxes or assessments may have a lien on such property on a parity with the Special Taxes and could reduce the estimated value-to-lien ratios for property within the District described herein.
Disclosures to Future Purchasers
The willingness or ability of an owner of a parcel to pay the Special Tax even if the value of the parcel is sufficient may be affected by whether or not the owner was given due notice of the Special Tax authorization at the time the owner purchased the parcel, was informed of the amount of the Special Tax on the parcel should the Special Tax be levied at the maximum tax rate and the risk of such a levy and, at the time of such a levy, has the ability to pay it as well as pay other expenses and obligations. The Authority has caused a notice of the Special Tax lien to be recorded in the Office of the Recorder for the County against each parcel. While title companies normally refer to such notices in title reports, there can be no guarantee that such reference will be made or, if made, that a prospective purchaser or lender will consider such Special Tax obligation in the purchase of a property within the District or lending of money thereon.
The Act requires the subdivider (or its agent or representative) of a subdivision to notify a prospective purchaser or long-term lessor of any lot, parcel, or unit subject to a Mello-Roos special tax of the existence and maximum amount of such special tax using a statutorily prescribed form. California Civil Code Section 1102.6(b) requires that in the case of transfers of residential property, other than those covered by the above requirement, the seller must at least make a good faith effort to notify the prospective purchaser of the special tax lien in a format prescribed by statute. Failure by an owner of the property to comply with the above requirements, or failure by a purchaser or lessor to consider or understand the nature and existence of the Special Tax, could adversely affect the willingness and ability of the purchaser or lessor to pay the Special Tax when due.
Special Tax Delinquencies
Under provisions of the Act, the Special Taxes, from which funds necessary for the payment of principal of, and interest on, the 2010 Bonds are derived, are customarily billed to the properties within the District on the ad valorem property tax bills sent to owners of such properties. The Act currently provides that such Special Tax installments are due and payable, and bear the same penalties and interest for non-payment, as do ad valorem property tax installments.
See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS—Special Tax—Proceeds of Foreclosure Sales,” for a discussion of the provisions which apply, and procedures which the Authority is obligated to follow under the Fiscal Agent Agreement, in the event of delinquencies in the payment of Special Taxes. See “—Bankruptcy and Foreclosure” below, for a discussion of the policy of FDIC regarding the payment of
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special taxes and assessment and limitations on the Authority’s ability to foreclosure on the lien of the Special Taxes in certain circumstances.
Non-Cash Payments of Special Taxes
Under the Act, the Board of Directors may reserve to itself the right and authority to allow the owner of any taxable parcel to tender a Bond in full or partial payment of any installment of the Special Taxes or the interest or penalties thereon. A Bond so tendered is to be accepted at par and credit is to be given for any interest accrued thereon to the date of the tender. Thus, if Bonds can be purchased in the secondary market at a discount, it may be to the advantage of an owner of a taxable parcel to pay the Special Taxes applicable thereto by tendering a Bond. Such a practice would decrease the cash flow available to the Authority to make payments with respect to other Bonds then outstanding; and, unless the practice was limited by the Authority, the Special Taxes paid in cash could be insufficient to pay the debt service due with respect to such other Bonds. In order to provide some protection against the potential adverse impact on cash flows which might be caused by the tender of Bonds in payment of Special Taxes, the Fiscal Agent Agreement includes a covenant pursuant to which the Authority will not authorize owners of taxable parcels to satisfy Special Tax obligations by the tender of Bonds unless the Authority shall have first obtained a report of an Independent Financial Consultant certifying that doing so would not result in the Authority having insufficient Special Tax Revenues to pay the principal of and interest on all Outstanding 2010 Bonds and any Parity Bonds when due.
Payment of the Special Tax is not a Personal Obligation of the Owners
An owner of a taxable parcel is not personally obligated to pay the Special Tax. Rather, the Special Tax is an obligation which is secured only by a lien against the taxable parcel. If the value of a taxable parcel is not sufficient, taking into account other liens imposed by public agencies, to secure fully the Special Tax, the Authority has no recourse against the owner.
Property Values
The value of the property within the District is a critical factor in determining the investment quality of the 2010 Bonds. If a property owner is delinquent in the payment of Special Taxes, the Authority’s only remedy is to commence foreclosure proceedings in an attempt to obtain funds to pay the Special Taxes. Reductions in property values due to a downturn in the economy, physical events such as earthquakes, fires or floods, stricter land use regulations, delays in development or other events will adversely impact the security underlying the Special Taxes. See “THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT—Estimated Assessed Value-to-Lien Ratios” and “—Estimated Value-to-Lien Ratios Based on Appraisal” herein.
The assessed values set forth in this Official Statement do not represent market values arrived at through an appraisal process and generally reflect only the sales price of a parcel when acquired by its current owner, adjusted annually by an amount determined by the Kern County Assessor, generally not to exceed an increase of more than 2% per fiscal year. No assurance can be given that a parcel could actually be sold for its assessed value.
The Appraisal report indicates a total land and improvement value as of June 14, 2010 of $50,680,000 for the Appraised Property. The Appraiser has valued the Appraised Property on the basis of certain definitions, assumptions and limiting conditions contained in the Appraisal. The estimated value-to-lien ratios for various categories of parcels within Zone 1 of the District based upon property values and property ownership in the District as set forth in the Appraisal and, assuming no change in ownership and no changes in property values, ranges from a low of 1.30 to 1 to a high of 10.47 to 1 based on the projected Fiscal Year 2010- 11 Special Tax levy. Using these same assumptions, the estimated value-to-lien ratios for the Zone 1 property as a whole is 3.46 to 1.
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The Appraisal is based on the assumptions as stated in APPENDIX B—“APPRAISAL REPORT.” The Appraisal does not reflect any possible negative impact which could occur by reason of future slow or no growth voter initiatives, any potential limitations on development occurring due to time delays, an inability of Tejon Industrial Corp. or any other landowner to obtain any needed development approval or permit, the presence of hazardous substances within the District, the presence of endangered species or the determination that habitat for endangered or threatened species exists within the District. The presence of any of these factors could reduce the value of the land within the District from that estimated by the Appraiser. See “— Failure to Develop Properties” and “—Endangered Species” above.
Prospective purchasers of the 2010 Bonds should not assume that the Appraised Property within the District could be sold for the appraised amount described in the Appraisal at a foreclosure sale for delinquent Special Taxes. In arriving at the estimates of value, the Appraiser assumes that any sale will be unaffected by undue stimulus and will occur following a reasonable marketing period, which is not always present in a foreclosure sale. See Appendix B for a description of other assumptions made by the Appraiser and for the definitions and limiting conditions used by the Appraiser.
No assurance can be given that, should a parcel with delinquent Special Taxes be foreclosed upon and sold for the amount of the delinquency, any bid will be received for such property or, if a bid is received, that such bid will be sufficient to pay all delinquent Special Taxes. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS—Proceeds of Foreclosure Sales.”
FDIC/Federal Government Interests in Properties
The ability of the Authority to foreclose the lien of delinquent unpaid Special Tax installments may be limited with regard to properties in which FDIC, the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Internal Revenue Service, or other federal agency has or obtains an interest. In the event that any financial institution making any loan which is secured by real property within the District is taken over by the FDIC, and prior thereto or thereafter the loan or loans go into default, then the ability of the Authority to collect interest and penalties specified by State law and to foreclose the lien of delinquent unpaid Special Taxes may be limited.
The FDIC’s policy statement regarding the payment of state and local real property taxes (the “Policy Statement”) provides that property owned by the FDIC is subject to state and local real property taxes only if those taxes are assessed according to the property’s value, and that the FDIC is immune from real property taxes assessed on any basis other than property value. According to the Policy Statement, the FDIC will pay its property tax obligations when they become due and payable and will pay claims for delinquent property taxes as promptly as is consistent with sound business practice and the orderly administration of the institution’s affairs, unless abandonment of the FDIC’s interest in the property is appropriate. The FDIC will pay claims for interest on delinquent property taxes owed at the rate provided under state law, to the extent the interest payment obligation is secured by a valid lien. The FDIC will not pay any amounts in the nature of fines or penalties and will not pay nor recognize liens for such amounts. If any property taxes (including interest) on FDIC-owned property are secured by a valid lien (in effect before the property became owned by the FDIC), the FDIC will pay those claims. The Policy Statement further provides that no property of the FDIC is subject to levy, attachment, garnishment, foreclosure or sale without the FDIC’s consent. In addition, the FDIC will not permit a lien or security interest held by the FDIC to be eliminated by foreclosure without the FDIC’s consent.
The Policy Statement states that the FDIC generally will not pay non-ad valorem taxes, including special assessments, on property in which it has a fee interest unless the amount of tax is fixed at the time that the FDIC acquires its fee interest in the property, nor will it recognize the validity of any lien to the extent it purports to secure the payment of any such amounts. Special taxes imposed under the Mello-Roos Act and a special tax formula which determines the special tax due each year are specifically identified in the Policy Statement as being imposed each year and therefore covered by the FDIC’s federal immunity. According to
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information available from the Kern County assessment roll, the FDIC does not currently own any of the property in the District.
The FDIC has taken a position similar to that expressed in the Policy Statement in legal proceedings brought against Orange County in United States Bankruptcy Court and in Federal District Court. The Bankruptcy Court issued a ruling in favor of the FDIC on certain of such claims. Orange County appealed that ruling, and the FDIC cross-appealed. On August 28, 2001, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling favorable to the FDIC except with respect to the payment of pre-receivership liens based upon delinquent property tax.
The Authority is unable to predict what effect the application of the Policy Statement would have in the event of a delinquency in the payment of Special Taxes on a parcel within the District in which the FDIC has or obtains an interest, although prohibiting the lien of the FDIC to be foreclosed out at a judicial foreclosure sale could reduce or eliminate the number of persons willing to purchase a parcel at a foreclosure sale. Such an outcome could cause a draw on the Reserve Fund and perhaps, ultimately, if enough property were to become owned by the FDIC, a default in payment on the 2010 Bonds.
Bankruptcy and Foreclosure
Bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally affecting creditors rights could adversely impact the interests of owners of the 2010 Bonds in at least two ways. First, the payment of property owners’ taxes and the ability of the Authority to foreclose the lien of a delinquent unpaid Special Tax pursuant to its covenant to pursue judicial foreclosure proceedings may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws generally affecting creditors’ rights or by the laws of the State relating to judicial foreclosure. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS—Special Taxes—Proceeds of Foreclosure Sales.” In addition, the prosecution of a foreclosure could be delayed due to many reasons, including crowded local court calendars or lengthy procedural delays.
Secondly, the Bankruptcy Code might prevent moneys on deposit in the Improvement Fund from being applied to pay interest on the 2010 Bonds and/or to redeem 2010 Bonds if bankruptcy proceedings were brought by or against Tejon Industrial Corp., Tejon Ranchcorp or Tejon Ranch Co. and if the court found that any of such entities had an interest in such moneys within the meaning of Section 541(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Although a bankruptcy proceeding would not cause the Special Taxes to become extinguished, the amount of any Special Tax lien could be modified if the value of the property falls below the value of the lien. If the value of the property is less than the lien, such excess amount could be treated as an unsecured claim by the bankruptcy court. In addition, bankruptcy of a property owner could result in a delay in prosecuting Superior Court foreclosure proceedings. Such delay would increase the likelihood of a delay or default in payment of delinquent Special Tax installments and the possibility of delinquent Special Tax installments not being paid in full.
The various legal opinions to be delivered concurrently with the delivery of the 2010 Bonds (including Bond Counsel’s approving legal opinion) will be qualified, as to the enforceability of the various legal instruments, by moratorium, bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
No Acceleration Provision
The 2010 Bonds do not contain a provision allowing for the acceleration of the 2010 Bonds in the event of a payment default or other default under the 2010 Bonds or the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
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Loss of Tax Exemption
As discussed under the caption “TAX MATTERS,” the interest on the 2010 Bonds could become includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes retroactive to the date of issuance of the 2010 Bonds as a result of a failure of the Authority to comply with certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Should such an event of taxability occur, the 2010 Bonds are not subject to early redemption and will remain outstanding to maturity or until redeemed under the redemption provisions of the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has initiated an expanded program for the auditing of tax- exempt bond issues, including both random and targeted audits. It is possible that the 2010 Bonds will be selected for audit by the IRS. It is also possible that the market value of the 2010 Bonds might be affected as a result of such an audit of the 2010 Bonds (or by an audit of similar bonds). No assurance can be given that in the course of an audit, as a result of an audit, or otherwise, Congress or the IRS might not change the Code (or interpretation thereof) subsequent to the issuance of the 2010 Bonds to the extent that it adversely affects the exclusion from gross income of interest (and original issue discount) on the 2010 Bonds or their market value.
It is possible that subsequent to the issuance of the 2010 Bonds there might be federal, state, or local statutory changes (or judicial or regulatory interpretations of federal, state, or local law) that affect the federal, state, or local tax treatment of the 2010 Bonds or the market value of the 2010 Bonds. No assurance can be given that subsequent to the issuance of the 2010 Bonds such changes or interpretations will not occur.
Limitations on Remedies
Remedies available to the owners of the 2010 Bonds may be limited by a variety of factors and may be inadequate to assure the timely payment of principal of and interest on the 2010 Bonds or to preserve the tax-exempt status of the 2010 Bonds.
Bond Counsel has limited its opinion as to the enforceability of the 2010 Bonds and of the Fiscal Agent Agreement to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium, or other similar laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights, by equitable principles and by the exercise of judicial discretion. The lack of availability of certain remedies or the limitation of remedies may entail risks of delay, limitation or modification of the rights of the owners of the 2010 Bonds.
Limited Secondary Market
There can be no guarantee that there will be a secondary market for the 2010 Bonds or, if a secondary market exists, that such 2010 Bonds can be sold for any particular price. Although the Authority and Tejon Ranchcorp each has committed to provide certain required financial and operating information through the MSRB’s EMMA program, there can be no assurance that such information will be available to Bondowners on a timely basis. See “CONTINUING DISCLOSURE.” The failure to provide the required annual financial information does not give rise to monetary damages but merely an action for specific performance. Occasionally, because of general market conditions, lack of current information, or because of adverse history or economic prospects connected with a particular issue, secondary marketing practices in connection with a particular issue are suspended or terminated. Additionally, prices of issues for which a market is being made will depend upon then prevailing circumstances. Such prices could be substantially different from the original purchase price.
Proceedings to Reduce or Terminate the Special Tax
An initiative measure commonly referred to as the “Right to Vote on Taxes Act” (the “Initiative”) was approved by the voters of the State of California at the November 5, 1996 general election. The Initiative
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added Article XIIIC and Article XIIID to the California Constitution. According to the “Title and Summary” of the Initiative prepared by the California Attorney General, the Initiative limits “the authority of local governments to impose taxes and property-related assessments, fees and charges.” The Initiative could potentially impact the Special Taxes available to the Authority to pay the principal of and interest on the 2010 Bonds as described below.
Among other things, Section 3 of Article XIIIC states that “. . . the initiative power shall not be prohibited or otherwise limited in matters of reducing or repealing any local tax, assessment, fee or charge.” The Act provides for a procedure which includes notice, hearing, protest and voting requirements to alter the rate and method of apportionment of an existing special tax. However, the Act prohibits a legislative body from adopting any resolution to reduce the rate of any special tax or terminate the levy of any special tax pledged to repay any debt incurred pursuant to the Act unless such legislative body determines that the reduction or termination of the special tax would not interfere with the timely retirement of that debt. On July 1, 1997, a bill was signed into law by the Governor of the State enacting Government Code Section 5854, which states that:
“Section 3 of Article XIIIC of the California Constitution, as adopted at the November 5, 1996, general election, shall not be construed to mean that any owner or beneficial owner of a municipal security, purchased before or after that date, assumes the risk of, or in any way consents to, any action by initiative measure that constitutes an impairment of contractual rights protected by Section 10 of Article I of the United States Constitution.”
Accordingly, although the matter is not free from doubt, it is likely that the Initiative has not conferred on the voters the power to repeal or reduce the Special Taxes if such reduction would interfere with the timely retirement of the 2010 Bonds.
It may be possible, however, for voters or the Board of Directors acting as the legislative body of the District to reduce the Special Taxes in a manner which does not interfere with the timely repayment of the 2010 Bonds, but which does reduce the maximum amount of Special Taxes that may be levied in any year below the existing levels. Furthermore, no assurance can be given with respect to the future levy of the Special Taxes in amounts greater than the amount necessary for the timely retirement of the 2010 Bonds. Therefore, no assurance can be given with respect to the levy of Special Taxes for Administrative Expenses. Nevertheless, to the maximum extent that the law permits it to do so, the Authority has covenanted that it will not initiate proceedings under the Act to reduce the maximum Special Tax rates that may be levied on parcels in Zone 1 of the District to less than an amount equal to 110% of annual debt service on the Outstanding Bonds and Parity Bonds plus the amount reasonably necessary to pay the annual Administrative Expenses. In connection with the foregoing covenant, the Authority has made a legislative finding that this covenant is necessary to assure the timely payment of the Bonds. No assurance can be given as to the enforceability of the foregoing covenant.
The interpretation and application of the Initiative will ultimately be determined by the courts with respect to a number of the matters discussed above, and it is not possible at this time to predict with certainty the outcome of such determination or the timeliness of any remedy afforded by the courts. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS—Limitations on Remedies.”
Ballot Initiatives
Article XIIIA, Article XIIIB, Article XIIIC and Article XIIID were adopted pursuant to measures qualified for the ballot pursuant to California’s constitutional initiative process. From time to time, other initiative measures could be adopted by California voters. The adoption of any such initiative might place limitations on the ability of the State, the Authority or local districts to increase revenues or to increase appropriations or on the ability of the landowners within the District to complete the remaining proposed development. See “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS—Failure to Develop Properties” herein.
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CONTINUING DISCLOSURE
Pursuant to the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of the Authority (the “Continuing Disclosure Agreement of the Authority”), by and between the Authority and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as dissemination agent (the “Dissemination Agent”), the Authority, for and on behalf of the District, has agreed to provide, or cause to be provided, certain financial information and operating data concerning the District on an annual basis. The Annual Report to be filed by the Authority for and on behalf of the District is to be filed not later than December 1 of each year, beginning December 1, 2010, and is to include audited financial statements of the Authority. The requirement that the Authority file its audited financial statements as a part of the Annual Report has been included in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of the Authority solely to satisfy the provisions of the Rule. The inclusion of this information does not mean that the 2010 Bonds are secured by any resources or property of the Authority other than as described herein. See “SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE 2010 BONDS” and “SPECIAL RISK FACTORS—Limited Obligations.” During the last five years, the Authority has not failed to comply with its previous undertakings with regard to the Rule. The full text of the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of the Authority is set forth in Appendix E.
To assist the Underwriter in complying with the Rule, Tejon Ranchcorp will enter into a certain Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Tejon Ranchcorp, by and between Tejon Ranchcorp and the Dissemination Agent (the “Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Tejon Ranchcorp”) covenanting to provide an Annual Report not later than June 15 of each year beginning June 15, 2011, and a Semiannual Report on each December 15, beginning December 15, 2010, until such time as the infrastructure to be constructed within the District with the proceeds of the 2010 Bonds and any Parity Bonds is complete. The Annual Report provided by Tejon Ranchcorp is to contain the audited financial statements of Tejon Ranch Co., and the Annual Report and the Semiannual Report will contain additional financial and operating data outlined in Section 4 of the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Tejon Ranchcorp attached in Appendix F. Tejon Ranchcorp has never failed to comply with its previous undertaking with regard to the Rule to provide annual reports or notices of material events.
Tejon Ranchcorp’s obligations under the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Tejon Ranchcorp will terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (a) the legal defeasance, prior redemption or payment in full of all the 2010 Bonds; (b) the date on which the property owned by Tejon Ranchcorp and all affiliates of Tejon Ranchcorp is no longer responsible for the payment of more than 20 percent of the annual Special Tax levy; provided, however, if Tejon Industrial Corp. has not yet completed the installation of the infrastructure necessary for development of the lots to a finished condition, the termination will not occur until such infrastructure is complete; (c) the date upon which all development planned within the District has been completed and occupied; or (d) the date on which Tejon Ranchcorp delivers to the Authority an opinion of nationally-recognized bond counsel to the effect that the continuing disclosure required under the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Tejon Ranchcorp is no longer required. Tejon Ranchcorp has also agreed that if it, or any of its affiliates, sells or transfers an ownership interest in any property in the District which will result in the transferee becoming responsible for the payment of 20 percent of the annual Special Tax levy in the fiscal year following such transfer, Tejon Ranchcorp, or one of its affiliates, as applicable, will cause any such transferee to enter into a disclosure agreement described in Section 12 of the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Tejon Ranchcorp attached hereto in Appendix F.
The Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Tejon Ranchcorp will inure solely to the benefit of Tejon Ranchcorp, the Authority, any Dissemination Agent, the Underwriter and owners or beneficial owners from time to time of the 2010 Bonds. The failure of the Authority or Tejon Ranchcorp to comply with any continuing disclosure obligation is not a default under the Fiscal Agent Agreement, and the only remedies available in the event of any such failure are as provided in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of the Authority and the Continuing Disclosure Agreement of Tejon Ranchcorp. See Appendix E and Appendix F.
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TAX MATTERS
Federal tax law contains a number of requirements and restrictions which apply to the 2010 Bonds, including investment restrictions, periodic payments of arbitrage profits to the United States, requirements regarding the proper use of bond proceeds and the facilities financed therewith, and certain other matters. The Authority has covenanted to comply with all requirements that must be satisfied in order for the interest on the 2010 Bonds to be excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes. Failure to comply with certain of such covenants could cause interest on the 2010 Bonds to become includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes retroactively to the date of issuance of the 2010 Bonds.
Subject to the Authority’s compliance with the above-referenced covenants, under existing law, in the opinion of Quint & Thimmig LLP, San Francisco, California, Bond Counsel, (i) interest on the 2010 Bonds is excludable from the gross income of the owners thereof for federal income tax purposes, (ii) is not included as an item of tax preference in computing the federal alternative minimum tax for individuals and corporations and (iii) is not taken into account in computing “adjusted current earnings” as described below. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), includes provisions for an alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) for corporations in addition to the corporate regular tax in certain cases. The AMT for a corporation, if any, depends upon the corporations’ alternative minimum taxable income (“AMTI”), which is the corporations’ taxable income with certain adjustments. One of the adjustment items used in computing the AMTI of a corporation (with certain exceptions) is an amount equal to 75% of the excess of such corporation’s “adjusted current earnings” over an amount equal to its AMTI (before such adjustment item and the alternative tax net operating loss deduction). “Adjusted current earnings” would generally include certain tax-exempt interest, but not interest on the Bonds.
In rendering its opinion, Bond Counsel will rely upon certifications of the Authority with respect to certain material facts within its knowledge. Bond Counsel’s opinion represents its legal judgment based upon its review of the law and the facts that it deems relevant to render such opinion and is not a guarantee of a result.
Ownership of the 2010 Bonds may result in collateral federal income tax consequences to certain taxpayers, including, without limitation, corporations subject to the branch profits tax, financial institutions, certain insurance companies, certain S corporations, individual recipients of Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits and taxpayers who may be deemed to have incurred (or continued) indebtedness to purchase or carry tax-exempt obligations. Prospective purchasers of the 2010 Bonds should consult their tax advisors as to applicability of any such collateral consequences.
The issue price (the “Issue Price”) for each maturity of the 2010 Bonds is the price at which a substantial amount of such maturity of the 2010 Bonds is first sold to the public. The Issue Price of a maturity of the 2010 Bonds may be different from the price set forth, or the price corresponding to the yield set forth, on the inside cover page hereof.
Owners of 2010 Bonds who dispose of 2010 Bonds prior to the stated maturity (whether by sale, redemption or otherwise), purchase 2010 Bonds in the initial public offering, but at a price different from the Issue Price or purchase 2010 Bonds subsequent to the initial public offering should consult their own tax advisors.
If a 2010 Bond is purchased at any time for a price that is less than the 2010 Bond’s stated redemption price at maturity (the “Reduced Issue Price”), the purchaser will be treated as having purchased a 2010 Bond with market discount subject to the market discount rules of the Code (unless a statutory de minimis rule applies). Accrued market discount is treated as taxable ordinary income and is recognized when a Bond is disposed of (to the extent such accrued discount does not exceed gain realized) or, at the purchaser’s election, as it accrues. Such treatment would apply to any purchaser who purchases a 2010 Bond for a price that is less than its Revised Issue Price. The applicability of the market discount rules may adversely affect the liquidity
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or secondary market price of such 2010 Bond. Purchasers should consult their own tax advisors regarding the potential implications of market discount with respect to the 2010 Bonds.
An investor may purchase a 2010 Bond at a price in excess of its stated principal amount. Such excess is characterized for federal income tax purposes as “bond premium” and must be amortized by an investor on a constant yield basis over the remaining term of the 2010 Bond in a manner that takes into account potential call dates and call prices. An investor cannot deduct amortized bond premium relating to a tax-exempt bond. The amortized bond premium is treated as a reduction in the tax-exempt interest received. As bond premium is amortized, it reduces the investor’s basis in the 2010 Bond. Investors who purchase a 2010 Bond at a premium should consult their own tax advisors regarding the amortization of bond premium and its effect on the 2010 Bond’s basis for purposes of computing gain or loss in connection with the sale, exchange, redemption or early retirement of the 2010 Bond.
There are or may be pending in the Congress of the United States legislative proposals, including some that carry retroactive effective dates, that, if enacted, could alter or amend the federal tax matters referred to above or affect the market value of the 2010 Bonds. It cannot be predicted whether or in what form any such proposal might be enacted or whether, if enacted, it would apply to bonds issued prior to enactment. Prospective purchasers of the 2010 Bonds should consult their own tax advisors regarding any pending or proposed federal tax legislation. Bond Counsel expresses no opinion regarding any pending or proposed federal tax legislation.
The Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) has an ongoing program of auditing tax exempt obligations to determine whether, in the view of the Service, interest on such tax exempt obligations is includable in the gross income of the owners thereof for federal income tax purposes. It cannot be predicted whether or not the Service will commence an audit of the 2010 Bonds. If an audit is commenced, under current procedures the Service may treat the Authority as a taxpayer and the Bondholders may have no right to participate in such procedure. The commencement of an audit could adversely affect the market value and liquidity of the Bonds until the audit is concluded, regardless of the ultimate outcome.
Payments of interest on, and proceeds of the sale, redemption or maturity of, tax exempt obligations, including the 2010 Bonds, are in certain cases required to be reported to the Service. Additionally, backup withholding may apply to any such payments to any 2010 Bond owner who fails to provide an accurate Form W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification, or a substantially identical form, or to any 2010 Bond owner who is notified by the Service of a failure to report any interest or dividends required to be shown on federal income tax returns. The reporting and backup withholding requirements do not affect the excludability of such interest from gross income for federal tax purposes.
In the further opinion of Bond Counsel, interest on the 2010 Bonds is exempt from California personal income taxes.
Ownership of the 2010 Bonds may result in other state and local tax consequences to certain taxpayers. Bond Counsel expresses no opinion regarding any such collateral consequences arising with respect to the 2010 Bonds. Prospective purchasers of the 2010 Bonds should consult their tax advisors regarding the applicability of any such state and local taxes.
The complete text of the final opinion that Bond Counsel expects to deliver upon issuance of the 2010 Bonds is set forth in Appendix G.
LEGAL MATTERS
The legal opinion of Bond Counsel approving the validity of the 2010 Bonds in the form set forth as Appendix G hereto, will be made available to purchasers of the 2010 Bonds at the time of initial delivery of the 2010 Bonds. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the Authority by its counsel. Certain legal matters
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will be passed on for the Authority by Disclosure Counsel, for Tejon Ranchcorp and its related entities by Goodwin Procter LLP and for the Underwriter by Nossaman LLP. Such counsel express no opinion to the owners of the 2010 Bonds as to the accuracy, completeness or fairness of this Official Statement or other offering materials relating to the 2010 Bonds, and, in certain cases, expressly disclaim any duty to advise the owners of the 2010 Bonds as to matters related to the Official Statement.
ABSENCE OF LITIGATION
No litigation is known to the Authority to be pending or threatened concerning the validity of the 2010 Bonds or the pledge of Special Taxes to repay the 2010 Bonds and a certificate of the Authority to that effect will be furnished to the Underwriter at the time of the original delivery of the 2010 Bonds. The Authority is not aware of any litigation pending or threatened which questions the existence of the District or the Authority or contests the authority of the Authority to levy and collect the Special Taxes or to issue and retire the 2010 Bonds.
NO RATING
The Authority has not made and does not contemplate making application to any rating agency for the assignment of a rating for the 2010 Bonds.
UNDERWRITING
The 2010 Bonds are being purchased by the Underwriter. The Underwriter has agreed to purchase the 2010 Bonds at a price of $12,463,911.80 (being the aggregate principal amount thereof in the amount of $12,670,000, less an Underwriter’s discount in the amount of $206,088.20). The purchase agreement relating to the 2010 Bonds provides that the Underwriter will purchase all of the 2010 Bonds if any are purchased. The obligation to make such purchase is subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in such purchase agreement, the approval of certain legal matters by counsel and certain other conditions.
The Underwriter may offer and sell the 2010 Bonds to certain dealers and others at prices lower than the offering price stated on the cover page hereof. The offering price may be changed from time to time by the Underwriter.
FINANCIAL INTERESTS
The fees being paid to the Underwriter, Disclosure Counsel and Bond Counsel are contingent upon the issuance and delivery of the 2010 Bonds. From time to time, Bond Counsel and Disclosure Counsel represent the Underwriter on matters unrelated to the 2010 Bonds.
When the District was initially formed, two members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Director, Treasurer and Secretary of the Authority were officers and employees of Tejon Ranchcorp. Other than the Treasurer, those individuals no longer serve in that capacity. One member of the Board of Directors of the Authority is an officer of Tejon Ranch Co. and its affiliates. Two members of the Board of Directors of the Authority are appointed by the Water District, the Board of which is controlled by Tejon Ranch Co. and its affiliates, as the majority landowners within the Water District.
PENDING LEGISLATION
The Authority is not aware of any significant pending legislation which would have material adverse consequences on the 2010 Bonds or the ability of the Authority to pay the principal of and interest on the 2010 Bonds when due.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The purpose of this Official Statement is to supply information to prospective buyers of the 2010 Bonds. Quotations and summaries and explanations of the 2010 Bonds and documents contained in this Official Statement do not purport to be complete, and reference is made to such documents for full and complete statements and their provisions.
The execution and delivery of this Official Statement by the Executive Director of the Authority has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors acting in its capacity as the legislative body of the District.
TEJON RANCH PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY for and on behalf of COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2008-1 (TEJON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS — EAST)
By: /s/ Brent Dezember Executive Director
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APPENDIX A
RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT FOR TEJON RANCH PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2008-1 (TEJON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS - EAST)
A Special Tax as hereinafter defined shall be levied on all Assessor’s Parcels in Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority Community Facilities District No. 2008-1 (Tejon Industrial Complex Public Improvements - East) (“CFD No. 2008-1”) and collected each Fiscal Year commencing in Fiscal Year 2008- 2009, in an amount determined by the Treasurer through the application of this Rate and Method of Apportionment as described below. All of the real property in CFD No. 2008-1, unless exempted by law or by the provisions hereof, shall be taxed for the purposes, to the extent and in the manner herein provided.
A. DEFINITIONS
The terms hereinafter set forth have the following meanings:
“Acre” or “Acreage” means the land area of an Assessor’s Parcel as shown on an Assessor’s Parcel Map, or if the land area is not shown on an Assessor’s Parcel Map, the land area shown on the applicable final map, parcel map, condominium plan, or other recorded County parcel map.
“Act” means the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended, being Chapter 2.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code of the State of California.
“Administrative Expenses” means the following actual or reasonably estimated costs directly related to the administration of CFD No. 2008-1, as determined by the Treasurer: the costs of computing the Special Taxes and preparing the annual Special Tax collection schedules (whether by the Financing Authority or designee thereof or both); the costs of collecting the Special Taxes (whether by the County or otherwise); the costs of remitting the Special Taxes to the Fiscal Agent; the costs of the Fiscal Agent (including its legal counsel) in the discharge of the duties required of it under the Fiscal Agent Agreement; the costs to the Financing Authority, CFD No. 2008-1 or any designee thereof of complying with arbitrage rebate requirements; the costs to the Financing Authority, CFD No. 2008-1 or any designee thereof of complying with Financing Authority, CFD No. 2008-1 or obligated persons disclosure requirements associated with applicable federal and state securities laws and of the Act; the costs associated with preparing Special Tax disclosure statements and responding to public inquiries regarding the Special Taxes; the costs of the Financing Authority, CFD No. 2008-1 or any designee thereof related to an appeal of the Special Tax; the costs associated with the release of funds from an escrow account; and the Financing Authority’s annual administration fees and third party expenses. Administrative Expenses shall also include amounts estimated or advanced by the Financing Authority or CFD No. 2008-1 for any other administrative purposes of CFD No. 2008-1, including attorney’s fees and other costs related to commencing and pursuing to completion any foreclosure of delinquent Special Taxes.
“Affiliate” means with respect to any person or entity, (i) each person or entity that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially or as a trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary, fifty percent (50%) or more of any class of equity securities of such person or entity, (ii) each person or entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such person or entity or any Affiliate of such person or entity, or (iii) each of such person’s or entity’s joint venturers and general partners; provided, however, that in no case shall the Financing Authority be deemed to be an Affiliate.
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“Assessor’s Parcel” means a lot or parcel shown in an Assessor’s Parcel Map with an assigned Assessor’s Parcel number.
“Assessor’s Parcel Map” means an official map of the Assessor of the County designating parcels by Assessor’s Parcel number.
“Assigned Special Tax” means the Special Tax for each Land Use Class of Developed Property, as determined in accordance with Section C below.
“Backup Special Tax” means the Special Tax applicable to each Assessor’s Parcel of Developed Property in Zone 1 as determined in accordance with Section C below.
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority, acting as the legislative body of CFD No. 2008-1.
“Bonds” means any bonds or other debt (as defined in Section 53317(d) of the Act), whether in one or more series, issued by CFD No. 2008-1 under the Act.
“Building Square Footage” or “Building Square Foot” means the total square footage of the building(s) located on an Assessor’s Parcel, measured from outside wall to outside wall, exclusive of overhangs, porches, patios, carports, or similar spaces attached to the building but generally open on at least two sides, as determined by reference to the building permit(s) issued for that Assessor’s Parcel, or if these are not available, as otherwise determined by the Treasurer.
“CFD No. 2008-1” means Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority Community Facilities District No. 2008-1 (Tejon Industrial Complex Public Improvements - East).
“Commercial Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, all Assessor’s Parcels of Non-Residential Property, excluding Travel Plaza Property, Hotel/Motel Property, and Industrial Property.
“County” means the County of Kern.
“Developed Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, all Taxable Property, exclusive of Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property or Taxable Open Space Property, for which a foundation building permit for new construction was issued after January 1, 2007 and prior to May 1 of the prior Fiscal Year.
“Escrow Fund” means the escrow fund or other fund or account by whatever name into which proceeds of the Bonds have been deposited, which proceeds (or a portion thereof) are to be made available to pay for authorized facilities upon the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
“Financing Authority” means the Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority.
“Fiscal Year” means the period starting July 1 and ending on the following June 30.
“Fiscal Agent” means the fiscal agent or trustee under the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
“Fiscal Agent Agreement” means the indenture, fiscal agent agreement, resolution or other instrument .pursuant to which Bonds are issued, as modified, amended and/or supplemented from time to time, and any instrument replacing or supplementing the same.
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“Ground Floor Building Square Footage” or “Ground Floor Building Square Foot” means, for an Assessor’s Parcel of Hotel/Motel Property, the total square footage located on the ground floor of the building(s) located on such Assessor’s Parcel, measured from outside wall to outside wall, exclusive of overhangs, porches, patios, carports, or similar spaces attached to the building but generally open on at least two sides, as determined by reference to the building permit(s) issued for that Assessor’s Parcel, or if these are not available, as otherwise determined by the Treasurer.
“Hotel/Motel Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, all Assessor’s Parcels of Developed Property for which a building permit has been issued for building a non-residential structure that constitutes a place of lodging providing sleeping accommodations and related facilities for travelers.
“Independent Financial Consultant” means any financial consultant or firm of such consultants appointed and paid by CFD No. 2008-1 and who, or each of whom, (i) is in fact independent and not under domination of CFD No. 2008-1, the Financing Authority, or property owners in CFD No. 2008- 1, and (ii) is not an officer or employee of CFD No. 2008-1, the Financing Authority, or property owners in CFD No. 2008-1, but who may be regularly retained to prepare financial or other reports to CFD No. 2008-1, the Financing Authority or property owners in CFD No. 2008-1.
“Industrial Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, all Assessor’s Parcels of Developed Property for which a building permit(s) was issued for construction of a non-residential structure(s) which is primarily used for: manufacturing, procession, fabricating, assembly, refining, repairing, packaging, or treatment of goods, material or produce; research and development; and/or warehousing and wholesale distribution of goods, material, or produce, excluding Travel Plaza Property.
“Land Use Class” means any of the classes listed in Table 1 below.
“MAI” means an appraiser who has achieved an MAI designation, otherwise known as Member, Appraisal Institute.
“Maximum Special Tax” means the maximum Special Tax, determined in accordance with Section C below, that can be levied in any Fiscal Year on any Assessor’s Parcel.
“Non-Residential Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, all Assessor’s Parcels of Developed Property for which a building permit(s) was issued for a non-residential use.
“Open Space Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, any property within CFD No. 2008-1 that is owned in fee by, granted by easement to, or dedicated to a non-profit entity for purposes of preserving open space or for preserving land for wildlife or habitat purposes, as determined by the Treasurer, as of January 1 of the prior Fiscal Year.
“Outstanding Bonds” means, as of any date of determination, all Bonds which are then outstanding under the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
“Property Owner Association Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, any property within CFD No. 2008-1 that was owned by or irrevocably dedicated to a property owner association, including any master or sub-association, as of January 1 of the prior Fiscal Year.
“Proportionately” means for Developed Property that the ratio of the actual Special Tax levy to the Assigned Special Tax is equal for all Assessor’s Parcels of Developed Property within CFD No. 2008- 1. For Undeveloped Property, “Proportionately” means that the ratio of the actual Special Tax levy per Acre to the Maximum Special Tax per Acre is equal for all Assessor’s Parcels of Undeveloped Property in CFD No. 2008-1. For Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property and Taxable Open Space Property, “Proportionately” means that the ratio of the actual
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Special Tax levy per Acre to the Maximum Special Tax per Acre is equal for all Assessor’s Parcels of Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property and Taxable Open Space Property in CFD No. 2008-1.
“Public Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, any property within CFD No. 2008-1 that is owned by, irrevocably offered for dedication to, or dedicated to the federal government, the State, the County or any other public agency as of January 1 of the prior Fiscal Year; provided however that any property leased by a public agency to a private entity and subject to taxation under Section 53340.1 of the Act shall be taxed and classified in accordance with its use.
“Special Tax” means the special tax to be levied in each Fiscal Year on each Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property to fund the Special Tax Requirement.
“Special Tax Requirement” means that amount required in any Fiscal Year to: (i) pay debt service on all Outstanding Bonds; (ii) pay periodic costs on the Bonds, including but not limited to, credit enhancement and rebate payments on the Bonds; (iii) pay Administrative Expenses; (iv) pay any amounts required to establish or replenish any reserve funds for all Outstanding Bonds; (v) pay directly for the acquisition or construction of facilities authorized to be financed by CFD No. 2008-1 to the extent that inclusion of such amount does not increase the Special Tax levy on Undeveloped Property; and (vi) pay for reasonably anticipated delinquent Special Taxes based on the historical delinquency rate for CFD No. 2008-1 as determined by the Treasurer; less (vii) a credit for funds available to reduce the annual Special Tax levy, as determined by the Treasurer pursuant to the Fiscal Agent Agreement.
“State” means the State of California.
“Taxable Open Space Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, all Assessor’s Parcels of Open Space Property that are not exempt pursuant to Section E below.
“Taxable Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, all of the Assessor’s Parcels within CFD No. 2008-1 which are not exempt from the Special Tax pursuant to law or Section E below.
“Taxable Property Owner Association Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, all Assessor’s Parcels of Property Owner Association Property that are not exempt pursuant to Section E below.
“Taxable Public Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, all Assessor’s Parcels of Public Property that are not exempt pursuant to Section E below.
“Travel Plaza Property” means Parcel 1 of Parcel Map 10915-A.
“Treasurer” means an official of the Financing Authority, or designee thereof, responsible for determining the Special Tax Requirement and providing for the levy and collection of the Special Taxes.
“Undeveloped Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, all Taxable Property not classified as Developed Property, Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property, or Taxable Open Space Property.
“Update Property” means, for each Fiscal Year, an Assessor’s Parcel of Undeveloped Property for which a building permit has been issued after January 1, 2007, but which has not yet been classified as Developed Property.
“Zone” means Zone 1 or Zone 2, as applicable.
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“Zone 1” means all property within Zone 1, as identified on the boundary map included as Exhibit A.
“Zone 2” means all property within Zone 2, as identified on the boundary map included as Exhibit A.
B. ASSIGNMENT TO LAND USE CATEGORIES
Each Fiscal Year, all Taxable Property within CFD No. 2008-1 shall be assigned to a Zone and further classified as Developed Property (which shall be further classified as Travel Plaza Property, Commercial Property, Hotel/Motel Property, and Industrial Property), Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property, Taxable Open Space Property, or Undeveloped Property, and shall be subject to Special Taxes in accordance with the rate and method of apportionment determined pursuant to Sections C and D below.
C. MAXIMUM SPECIAL TAX RATE
1. Developed Property
a. Maximum Special Tax in Zones 1 and 2
The Maximum Special Tax for each Assessor’s Parcel classified as Developed Property in Zone 1 and Zone 2 shall be the greater of (i) the amount derived by application of the Assigned Special Tax or (ii) the amount derived by application of the Backup Special Tax.
b. Assigned Special Tax in Zones 1 and 2
The Assigned Special Tax for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 for each Land Use Class in Zone 1 and Zone 2 is shown below in Table 1.
TABLE 1
Assigned Special Taxes for Developed Property in Zone 1 and Zone 2 For Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Community Facilities District No. 2008-1
Land Use Description Assigned Special Tax Class 1 Travel Plaza Property $4.96 per Building Square Foot 2 Commercial Property $3.50 per Building Square Foot 3 Hotel/Motel Property $3.50 per Ground Floor Building Square Foot 4 Industrial Property $4,792 per Acre
c. Backup Special Tax
The Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Backup Special Tax for an Assessor’s Parcel of Developed Property in Zone 1 shall equal $6,550 per Acre.
d. Increase in the Assigned Special Tax and Backup Special Tax
On each July 1, commencing on July 1, 2009, the Assigned Special Tax and the Backup Special Tax for an Assessor’s Parcel in Zone 1 shall be increased by an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the amount in effect for the previous Fiscal Year.
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e. Elimination of the Backup Special Tax
The Backup Special Tax obligation of all Assessor’s Parcels in Zone 1 shall be permanently eliminated when the Treasurer determines that all of the following have occurred: (i) all of the Assessor’s Parcels in Zone 2 have been released from their obligation to pay the Special Tax as determined in Section I herein; (ii) no funds are being held in an Escrow Fund for the Bonds; (iii) all authorized Bonds have already been issued or the Financing Authority has covenanted that it will not issue any additional Bonds (except refunding bonds); (iv) the balance in the reserve fund established by the Fiscal Agent Agreement is at or above the Reserve Requirement; (v) CFD No. 2008-1 is current in the payment of interest on and principal of all Outstanding Bonds; and (vi) the Assigned Special Tax on all Assessor’s Parcels of Developed Property in CFD No. 2008-1, excluding the Assigned Special Taxes for Assessor’s Parcels which are currently delinquent in paying their Special Taxes, generates at least 110% of the annual debt service on all Outstanding Bonds in each Fiscal Year through the final maturity of the Bonds. In addition, the Backup Special Tax applicable to any Assessor’s Parcel shall be permanently eliminated upon a full, or permanently reduced upon a partial, prepayment of the Special Tax obligation in accordance with Section H, below.
2. Undeveloped Property, Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property and Taxable Open Space Property
a. Maximum Special Tax
The Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Maximum Special Tax for Undeveloped Property, Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property, and Taxable Open Space Property in Zone 1 and Zone 2 shall equal $6,843 per Acre.
b. Increase in the Maximum Special Tax
On each July 1, commencing on July 1, 2009, the Maximum Special Tax for Undeveloped Property, Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property and Taxable Open Space Property shall be increased by an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the amount in effect for the previous Fiscal Year.
D. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF THE SPECIAL TAX
Commencing with Fiscal Year 2008-2009 and for each following Fiscal Year, the Treasurer shall determine the Special Tax Requirement and shall levy the Special Tax as follows:
First: The Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor’s Parcel of Developed Property in Zone 1 and Zone 2 at up to 100% of the applicable Assigned Special Tax as needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement;
Second: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement after the first step has been completed, the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor’s Parcel of Undeveloped Property in Zone 1 at up to 100% of the Maximum Special Tax for Undeveloped Property;
Third: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement after the first two steps have been completed, the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor’s Parcel of
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Undeveloped Property in Zone 2 at up to 100% of the Maximum Special Tax for Undeveloped Property;
Fourth: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement after the first three steps have been completed, then the levy of the Special Tax on each Assessor’s Parcel of Developed Property in Zone 1 whose Maximum Special Tax is determined through the application of the Backup Special Tax shall be increased: in equal percentages from the Assigned Special Tax up to the Maximum Special Tax for each such Assessor’s Parcel;
Fifth: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement after the first four steps have been completed, then the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property Owner Association Property or Taxable Open Space Property in Zone 1 and Zone 2 at up to the Maximum Special Tax for Taxable Property Owner Association Property and Taxable Open Space Property;
Sixth: If additional monies are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement after the first five steps have been completed, then the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Public Property in Zone 1 and Zone 2 at up to the Maximum Special Tax for Taxable Public Property.
E. EXEMPTIONS
No Special Tax shall be levied on up to 175 Acres of Property Owner Association Property, Public Property and/or Open Space Property in Zone 1. Tax-exempt status will be assigned by the Treasurer in the chronological order in which property becomes Property Owner Association Property, Public Property and/or Open Space Property. However, should an Assessor’s Parcel no longer be classified as Property Owner Association Property, Public Property or Open Space Property, its tax-exempt status will be revoked.
Property Owner Association Property, Public Property and/or Open Space Property that is not exempt from Special Taxes under this section shall be subject to the levy of the Special Tax and shall be taxed Proportionately as part of the fifth and sixth steps in Section D, above, at up to 100% of the applicable Maximum Special Tax for Taxable Property Owner Association Property, Taxable Public Property or Taxable Open Space Property.
F. MANNER OF COLLECTION
The Special Tax shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as ordinary ad valorem property taxes; provided, however, that CFD No. 2008-1 may directly bill the Special Tax, may collect Special Taxes at a different time or in a different manner if necessary to meet its financial obligations, and may covenant to foreclose and may actually foreclose on delinquent Assessor’s Parcels as permitted by the Act.
G. PROPERTY OWNER APPEALS OF SPECIAL TAX LEVIES
Any property owner claiming that the amount or application of the Special Tax is not correct and requesting a refund may file a written notice of appeal and refund to that effect with the Treasurer not later than one calendar year after having paid the Special Tax that is disputed. The Treasurer shall promptly review the appeal, and if necessary, meet with the property owner, consider written and oral evidence regarding the amount of the Special Tax, and decide the appeal. If the Treasurer’s decision requires that the Special Tax be modified or changed in favor of the property owner, a cash refund, shall not be made (except for the last year of levy), but an adjustment shall be made to the next Special Tax levy. Any dispute over the decision of the Treasurer shall be referred to the Board and the
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decision of the Board shall be final. This procedure shall be exclusive and its exhaustion by any property owner shall be a condition precedent to any legal action by such owner.
H. PREPAYMENT OF SPECIAL TAX
The following definitions apply to this Section H:
“CFD Public Facilities” means either $72.89 million in 2008 dollars, which shall increase by the Construction Inflation Index on July 1, 2009, and on each July 1 thereafter, or such lower number as (i) shall be determined by the Treasurer as sufficient to provide the public facilities to be provided by CFD No. 2008-1 under the authorized financing program for CFD No. 2008-1, or (ii) shall be determined by the Board concurrently with a covenant that it will not issue any more Bonds to be supported by Special Taxes levied under this Rate and Method of Apportionment.
“Construction Inflation Index” means the annual percentage change in the Engineering News-Record Building Cost Index for the City of Los Angeles, measured as of the calendar year which ends in the previous Fiscal Year. In the event this index ceases to be published, the Construction Inflation Index shall be another index as determined by the Treasurer that is reasonably comparable to the Engineering News-Record Building Cost Index for the City of Los Angeles.
“Future Facilities Costs” means the CFD Public Facilities minus (i) public facility costs previously paid from the Improvement Fund, (ii) moneys currently on deposit in the Improvement Fund, and (iii) moneys currently on deposit in an Escrow Fund that are expected to be available to finance facilities costs.
“Improvement Fund” means an account specifically identified in the Fiscal Agent Agreement to hold funds which are currently available for expenditure to acquire or construct public facilities eligible under the Act.
“Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment” means, as of any date of determination, all Previously Issued Bonds which are deemed to be outstanding under the Fiscal Agent Agreement after the first interest and/or principal payment date following the current Fiscal Year.
“Previously Issued Bonds” means all Bonds that have been issued by CFD No. 2008-1 prior to the date of prepayment.
1. Prepayment in Full
Any Assessor’s Parcel of Taxable Property, except for Assessor’s Parcels of Undeveloped Property for which a building permit has not been issued, may be prepaid. The Special Tax obligation applicable to such Assessor’s Parcel in CFD No. 2008-1 may be fully prepaid and the obligation of the Assessor’s Parcel to pay the Special Tax permanently satisfied as described herein; provided that a prepayment may be made only if there are no delinquent Special Taxes with respect to such Assessor’s Parcel at the time of prepayment. An owner of an Assessor’s Parcel intending to prepay the Special Tax obligation shall provide the Treasurer with written notice of intent to prepay. Within 30 days of receipt of such written notice, the Treasurer shall notify such owner of the prepayment amount of such Assessor’s Parcel. The Treasurer may charge a reasonable fee for providing this figure.
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The Prepayment Amount (defined below) shall be calculated as summarized below (capitalized terms as defined below):
Bond Redemption Amount plus Redemption Premium plus Future Facilities Amount plus Defeasance Amount plus Administrative Fees and Expenses less Reserve Fund Credit less Capitalized Interest Credit Total: equals Prepayment Amount
As of the proposed date of prepayment, the Prepayment Amount (defined below) shall be calculated as follows:
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1. Confirm that no Special Tax delinquencies apply to such Assessor’s Parcel.
2. For Assessor’s Parcels of Developed Property, compute the Assigned Special Tax and the Backup Special Tax for the Assessor’s Parcel to be prepaid. For Assessor’s Parcels of Update Property, compute the Assigned Special Tax and Backup Special Tax for that Assessor’s Parcel as though it was already designated as Developed Property, based upon the building permit which has already been issued for that Assessor’s Parcel. For all other Taxable Property, compute the Maximum Special Tax for that Assessor’s Parcel.
3. (a) Divide the Assigned Special Tax (for Assessor’s Parcels of Developed Property or Update Property) or the Maximum Special Tax (for all other Taxable Property), as applicable, computed pursuant to paragraph 2 by the total estimated Assigned Special Taxes for all of Zone 1 based on the Developed Property Special Taxes which could be charged in the current Fiscal Year on all expected development through buildout of Zone 1, excluding any Assessor’s Parcels which have been prepaid, and .
(b) Divide the Backup Special Tax (for Assessor’s Parcels of Developed Property or Update Property) or the Maximum Special Tax (for all other Taxable Property), as applicable, computed pursuant to paragraph 2 by the total estimated Backup Special Taxes at buildout for all of Zone 1, excluding any Assessor’s Parcels which have been prepaid.
4. Multiply the larger quotient computed pursuant to paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) by the Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment to compute the amount of Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment to be retired and prepaid (the “Bond Redemption Amount”).
5. Multiply the Bond Redemption Amount computed pursuant to paragraph 4 by the applicable redemption premium, if any, on the Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment to be redeemed (the “Redemption Premium”).
6. Compute the current Future Facilities Costs.
7. Multiply the larger quotient computed pursuant to paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) by the amount determined pursuant to paragraph 6 to compute the amount of Future Facilities Costs to be prepaid (the “Future Facilities Amount”).
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8. Compute the amount needed to pay interest on the Bond Redemption Amount from the first bond interest and/or principal payment date following the current Fiscal Year until the earliest redemption date for the Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment.
9. Determine the Special Taxes levied on the Assessor’s Parcel in the current Fiscal Year which have not yet been paid.
10. Compute the minimum amount the Treasurer reasonably expects to derive from the reinvestment of the Prepayment Amount less the Future Facilities Amount and the Administrative Fees and Expenses from the date of prepayment until the redemption date for the Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment to be redeemed with the prepayment.
11. Add the amounts computed pursuant to paragraphs 8 and 9 and subtract the amount computed pursuant to paragraph 10 (the “Defeasance Amount”).
12. Verify the administrative fees and expenses of CFD No. 2008-1, including the costs of computation of the prepayment, the costs to invest the prepayment proceeds, the costs of redeeming Bonds, and the costs of recording any notices to evidence the prepayment and the’ redemption (the “Administrative Fees and Expenses”).
13. The reserve fund credit (the “Reserve Fund Credit”) shall equal the lesser of (a) the expected reduction in the reserve requirement (as defined in the Fiscal Agent Agreement), if any, associated with the redemption of Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment as a result of the prepayment, or (b) the amount derived by subtracting the new reserve requirement (as defined in the Fiscal Agent Agreement) in effect after the redemption of Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment as a result of the prepayment from the balance in the reserve fund on the prepayment date, but in no event shall such amount be less than zero.
14. If any capitalized interest for the Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment will not have been expended at the time of the first interest and/or principal payment following the current Fiscal Year, a capitalized interest credit shall be calculated by multiplying the larger quotient computed pursuant to paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) by the expected balance in the capitalized interest fund after such first interest and/or principal payment (the “Capitalized Interest Credit”).
15. The Special Tax prepayment is equal to the sum of the amounts computed pursuant to paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 11 and 12, less the amounts computed pursuant to paragraphs 13 and 14 (the “Prepayment Amount”).
16. From the Prepayment Amount, the amounts computed pursuant to paragraphs 4, 5, 11, 13 and 14 shall be deposited into the appropriate fund as established under the Fiscal Agent Agreement and be used to retire Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment or make debt service payments. The amount computed pursuant to paragraph 7 shall be deposited into the Improvement Fund. The amount computed pursuant to paragraph 12 shall be retained by CFD No. 2008-1.
The Prepayment Amount may be sufficient to redeem other than a $5,000 increment of Bonds. In such cases, the increment above $5,000 or integral multiple thereof will be retained in the appropriate fund established under the Fiscal Agent Agreement to be used with the next prepayment of bonds or to make debt service payments.
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As a result of the payment of the current Fiscal Year’s Special Tax levy as determined under paragraph 9 (above), the Treasurer shall remove the current Fiscal Year’s Special Tax levy for such Assessor’s Parcel from the County tax rolls. With respect to any Assessor’s Parcel that is prepaid, the Board shall cause a suitable notice to be recorded in compliance with the Act, to indicate the prepayment of Special Taxes and the release of the Special Tax lien on such Assessor’s Parcel, and the obligation of such Assessor’s Parcel to pay the Special Tax shall cease.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Special Tax prepayment shall be allowed unless the amount of Assigned Special Taxes that may be levied on Taxable Property within CFD No. 2008-1 both prior to and after the proposed prepayment is at least 1.1 times the maximum annual debt service on all Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment.
2. Prepayment in Part
The Maximum Special Tax on any Assessor’s Parcel of Developed Property and Update Property may be partially prepaid. The amount of the prepayment shall be calculated as in Section H.1; except that a partial prepayment shall be calculated according to the following formula:
PP = (PE — A) x F + A
These terms have the following meaning:
PP = the partial prepayment PE = the Prepayment Amount calculated according to Section H.1 F = the percent by which the owner of the Assessor’s Parcel(s) is partially prepaying the Maximum Annual Special Tax. A = the Administrative Fees and Expenses from Section H.1
The owner of an Assessor’s-Parcel who desires to partially prepay the Maximum Special Tax shall notify the Treasurer of (i) such owner’s intent to partially prepay the Maximum Special Tax, (ii) the percentage by which the Maximum Special Tax shall be prepaid, and (iii) the company or agency that will be acting as the escrow agent, if applicable. The Treasurer shall provide the owner with a statement of the amount required for the partial prepayment of the Maximum Special Tax for an Assessor’s Parcel within 30 days of the request and may charge a reasonable fee for providing this service.
With respect to any Assessor’s Parcel that is partially prepaid, the Financing Authority shall (i) distribute the funds remitted to it according to Paragraph 16 of Section H.1., and (ii) indicate in the records of CFD No. 2008-1 that there has been a partial prepayment of the Maximum Special Tax and that a portion of the Maximum Special Tax equal to the outstanding percentage (1.00 - F) of the remaining Maximum Special Tax shall continue to be authorized to be levied on such Assessor’s Parcel pursuant to Section D.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no partial prepayment of a Special Tax shall be allowed -unless the amount of Assigned Special Taxes that may be levied on Taxable Property within CFD No. 2008-1 both prior to and after the proposed prepayment is at least 1.1 times the maximum annual debt service on all Outstanding Bonds for Prepayment.
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I. RELEASE OF OBLIGATION BY ZONE 2 PROPERTIES TO PAY SPECIAL TAXES TO SUPPORT CFD NO. 2008-1 BONDS
The following definition applies to this Section I:
“Applicable Bonds” means, as of any date of determination, all Bonds which are outstanding under the Fiscal Agent Agreement and any Bonds which are reasonably anticipated to be issued within a four month time period from the date of calculation of the release under this Section I.
All Bonds shall initially be secured through Special Taxes collected from Assessor’s Parcels within Zone 1, as well as Special Taxes collected from Zone 2, as outlined in Section D of this RMA. At the request of a property owner within Zone 2, the Treasurer shall undertake the seven tests listed below for purposes of evaluating the feasibility of relieving all of the Zone 2 properties simultaneously from their obligation to pay the Special Tax.
The Financing Authority may retain one or more Independent Financial Consultant(s) and an independent MAI appraiser to assist with the seven tests set forth below, and the costs of such Independent Financial Consultant(s) and appraiser shall be borne by the property owner requesting that the tests be conducted. For purposes of conducting these tests, all property classifications shall be updated to the date of calculation (i.e., Update Property shall be considered Developed Property) and values provided by an MAI appraisal that is consistent with the Financing Authority’s appraisal guidelines and satisfactory to the Financing Authority may be used.
The Treasurer shall permanently relieve all Assessor’s Parcels within Zone 2 from their obligations to pay the Special Tax, provided that all seven of the tests below are satisfied.
(1) Escrow Test Confirm that no funds are being held in any Escrow Fund;
(2) Full Reserve Fund Test Confirm that the current balance in the reserve fund established by the Fiscal Agent Agreement is at or above the Reserve Requirement;
(3) Development Status Test Confirm that the Assigned Special Taxes from Developed Property and Update Property within Zone 1, excluding the Assigned Special Taxes for any Assessor’s Parcels of Developed Property and Update Property within Zone 1 that are currently delinquent in paying their Special Taxes, are equal to or greater than 60% of the sum of the discounted maximum annual gross debt service for all Applicable Bonds. Maximum annual debt service shall be computed by determining the Fiscal Year in which occurs the maximum aggregate annual gross debt service for all Applicable Bonds and discounting that amount from such Fiscal Year to the current Fiscal Year using a discount rate reflecting the actual rate of increase (if any) of the debt service on the Bonds.
(4) Delinquency Test Confirm that the Special Tax delinquencies in Zone 1 for the current and all prior Fiscal Years are less than 5% of the total CFD No. 2008-1 Special Tax levy for such Fiscal Years, and confirm that there are no current or prior year tax delinquencies for all Assessor’s Parcels owned by the owner(s) or any Affiliate(s) of the owner(s) of any Zone 2 Assessor’s Parcels.
(5) Assigned Special Tax Coverage Test Confirm that based on the current development status of Zone 1, the Assigned Special Taxes for Developed Property in Zone 1, plus the Assigned Special Taxes that would have been
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levied on Update Property in Zone 1 had it been considered Developed Property in the current Fiscal Year, plus the Maximum Special Taxes for all other Undeveloped Property in Zone 1, escalated by 2% per year for future Fiscal Year comparisons, generate revenues sufficient to provide 110% debt coverage as compared to the full amount required under item (i) of the Special Tax Requirement for all Applicable Bonds for the current and all future Fiscal Years.
(6) CFD No. 2008-1 Backup Special Tax Test Confirm that the Backup Tax as computed under Section C.1. for Zone 1 properties will provide 110% debt service coverage at buildout of CFD No. 2008-1 to support all Applicable Bonds.
(7) Value-to-Lien Test (i) Confirm that the sum of the values of all of the Assessor’s Parcels of Taxable Property in Zone 1 is currently equal to or greater than 4.0 times the sum of all Applicable Bonds, plus the aggregate principal amount of other assessment district; Mello-Roos or other land-secured municipal bonds which may be apportioned to these Assessor’s Parcels, based on such Assessor’s Parcels’ proportionate share of the current special assessment, Special Tax levy or other land-secured levy impacting such Assessor’s Parcels as determined by the Independent Financial Consultant(s).
(ii) For purposes of allocating the Applicable Bonds to particular Assessor’s Parcels of Undeveloped Properties in Section I.7.(iii) below, Applicable Bonds shall first be allocated to all Developed Property and Update Property using the following formula:
[(DPUP ÷ 1.1) ÷ DS] x 0B
DPUP = The sum of the Assigned Special Taxes that can be levied on Developed Property in Zone 1 in the current Fiscal Year plus the Assigned Special Taxes that could have been be levied on Update Property in Zone 1 in the current Fiscal Year, had such property been classified as Developed Property
DS = The full amount required under item (i) of the Special Tax Requirement for the current Fiscal Year (without any credit for available funds)
OB = Principal amount of Applicable Bonds
The Applicable Bonds not allocated to Developed Property and Update Property pursuant to the preceding formula shall be assigned proportionately on an Acreage basis to each of the remaining Assessor’s Parcels of Undeveloped Property in Zone 1.
(iii) Confirm that the sum of the current appraised values of the remaining Assessor’s Parcels of Undeveloped Property in Zone 1 for which building permits have not yet been issued, pursuant to the debt allocation methodology described in paragraph (ii) above, is equal to or greater than 3.0 times the sum of the Applicable Bonds allocated to such Assessor’s Parcels plus the aggregate principal amount of other assessment district, Mello-Roos or other land-secured municipal bonds based on such Assessor’s Parcels’ proportionate share of the current special assessment, special tax levy or other land-secured levy impacting such Assessor’s Parcels as determined by the Independent Financial Consultant(s).
All seven tests shall be completed no later than 60 days after the submittal of a request for release from a property owner within Zone 2. To the extent that the calculations for these seven tests are completed by July 1 of a Fiscal Year, and if the proposed release meets all seven of these tests, the Assessor’s Parcels in Zone 2 shall be relieved from any obligation to
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support Bonds in the current Fiscal Year and any future Fiscal Years. With respect to any Assessor’s Parcel so released, the Financing Authority shall cause a suitable notice to be recorded to indicate the release of such Assessor’s Parcel from the obligation to pay the Special Tax.
J. TERM OF SPECIAL TAX
The Special Tax shall be levied for a period not to exceed sixty-five years commencing with Fiscal Year 2008-2009.
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EXHIBIT A
SHEET 2 OF 2 PROPOSED BOUNDARIES OF TEJON RANCH PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2008-1 (Tejon Industrial Complex Public Improvements - East) COUNTY OF KERN STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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APPENDIX B
APPRAISAL REPORT
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SUMMARY APPRAISAL REPORT Valuation of Commercial/Industrial Properties
CFD NO. 2008-1 (TEJON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX – EAST)
Prepared for Allen Lyda, Treasurer Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority 4436 Lebec Road Lebec, CA 93243
Bruce W. Hull & Associates, Inc. • 1056 E. Meta Street, Suite 202 Ventura • California• 93001 Tel (805) 641-3275 • Fax (805) 641-3278 BRUCE W. HULL & ASSOCIATES INC. REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS & CONSULTANTS
June 14, 2010
Mr. Allen Lyda Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority 4436 Lebec Road Lebec, CA 93243
Reference: Appraisal of lands and real property within CFD 2008-1 (Tejon Industrial Complex Public Improvements – East)
Dear Mr. Lyda:
At your request and authorization, we have prepared the attached appraisal report of the above-referenced proper- ties.
We have valued the fee simple estate for the above-referenced property consistent with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and the Appraisal Standards for Land-Secured Financings, issued by the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, subject to the CFD. The opinion of value is subject to one hypothetical condition.
As a result of this investigation, study and our knowledge and experience, the following market value has been as- signed as of the effective date of June 14, 2010.
OPINION OF VALUE
GROUP I $10,994,000
GROUP II $23,400,000
GROUP III $9,400,000
GROUP IV $6,886,000
TOTAL $50,680,000 The preceding values are also stated subject to the limiting conditions and any hypothetical conditions, extraordinary assumptions and appraisers’ certification included in the attached report.
This report is defined as a Summary Appraisal Report, which is intended to comply with the reporting requirements set forth under Standards Rule 2-2 of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, effective January 1, 2010, for a Summary Appraisal Report. It is intended to follow the standards set forth in Appraisal Standards for Land-Secured Financings, issued by the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission and last updated in July 2004.
The following narrative summary appraisal report sets forth the data and analyses upon which our opinion of value is, in part, predicated.
Respectfully submitted,
BRUCE W. HULL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Bruce W. Hull, MAI State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser (AG004964)
Jeremy Bagott State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser (AG031250)