HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation (FWHFC) FWHFC-2024-04FORT WORTH HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION
RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE CORPORATION'S POTENTIAL
PARTNERSHIP WITH PALLADIUM USA AS PART OF ITS PALLADIUM
EAST LANCASTER'S APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR A 4% FEDERAL
HOUSING TAX CREDIT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth ("City") created the Fort
Worth Housing Finance Corporation (the "Corporation") in 1979 pursuant to the Texas
Housing Finance Corporation Act to facilitate housing initiatives in the City, including but
not limited to issuing tax exempt bonds, developing, rehabilitating and promoting housing,
and assisting low to moderate income City residents in acquiring quality, accessible,
affordable housing through lending and construction activities;
WHEREAS, Palladium USA, Inc. ("Palladium") is a developer of affordable housing
and has developed over 25 affordable and mixed income properties in Texas;
WHEREAS, Palladium, or an affiliate, will apply for 2024 Non -Competitive (4%)
Housing Tax Credits as well as multifamily housing revenue bonds from the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") to develop Palladium E
Lancaster, an approximate 243-unit multifamily housing development to be located at 4909 &
5003 E Lancaster Ave and 4900 & 4808 Norma St (the "Project");
WHEREAS, the Project will include units affordable to households making at or
below 60% of area median income;
WHEREAS, Palladium wishes to partner with the Corporation to receive a tax
exemption on the proposed development
WHERAS, Palladium wishes to reflect the potential partnership in its tax credit
application submitted to TDHCA;
WHEREAS, the Corporation staff have negotiated a preliminary term sheet with
Palladium but has not yet conducted a financial and fiscal impact review of the project with the
FWHFC's Financial Advisor;
WHEREAS, Palladium must submit its tax credit application to TDHCA on January
31, 2024 in order to meet the deadlines for private activity bonds that will be used to support
the 4% tax credit; and
WHEREAS, TDHCA's Qualified Allocation Plan ("QAP") requires the tax credit
application to include a resolution approved at a regularly scheduled meeting from the
Corporation's Board of Directors ("Board") indicating the Board's awareness of the
Corporation's participation in the application;
RESOLUTION NO. FWBFC-2024-04
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE FORT WORTH HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION:
1. THAT that the Board acknowledges its awareness that Palladium's application to the
TDHCA for a 4% tax credit will reflect a potential partnership with the Corporation.
2. THAT the potential partnership between the Corporation and Palladium for the
development for Palladium E Lancaster will be addressed separately, after financial
review, in resolutions brought to the Corporation at a future scheduled meeting.
3. THAT this Resolution takes effect on the date of its adoption.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
Adopted January 30, 2024.
FORT WORTH HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION
Carlos Flores
President
Attest:
Jannette S. Goodall
Corporate Secretary