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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation (FWHFC) FWHFC-2024-10RESOLUTION NO. FWHFC-2024-10 FORT WORTH HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ACTIONS OF THE CORPORATION AS OWNER OF PFW E LANCASTER AVENUE GP, LLC, THE GENERAL PARTNER OF PALLADIUM E LANCASTER AVENUE, LTD., AND APPROVING ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY FOR THE FINANCING, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE PALLADIUM E LANCASTER APARTMENTS 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 Corporations 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, by separate resolution, the Board of the Corporation ("Board") is being asked to approve an agreement with Palladium USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or an affiliate ("Palladium") to develop the Palladium E Lancaster, an approximately 243-unit multifamily housing development to be located at 4909 & 5003 E Lancaster Ave and 4900 & 4808 Norma St (the "Project"). Palladium has applied for Non -Competitive (4%) Housing Tax Credits as well as multifamily housing revenue bonds from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") to finance a portion of the costs of the Project; WHEREAS, the Project will include units affordable to households at or below 60% of area median income; WHEREAS, the Corporation is being asked to participate in the Project by becoming the owner of PFW E Lancaster Avenue GP, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the "GP"), the general partner of Palladium E Lancaster Avenue, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (the "Partnership"), which has been or will be organized to acquire, construct, develop, improve, operate, control, maintain, and own the Project; WHEREAS, the Corporation intends to acquire approximately 7.95 acres of land (the "Land") on which the Project will be constructed and operated either from the current land owner or from Palladium; WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to enter into a Ground Lease with the Corporation whereby the Partnership shall have a tenant's leasehold estate in the Land; WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to enter into various agreements, including a Development Fee Agreement, for the development of the Project with Palladium and the Corporation; RESOLUTION NO. FWHFC-2024-10 PAGE 2 WHEREAS, Palladium will submit or has submitted an application to TDHCA requesting an allocation for qualified residential rental housing bonds in the amount of $29,000,000.00 (the "Bonds") for the purpose of financing a portion the Project; WHEREAS, in order to provide debt financing for the development, construction, and operation of the Project, the Partnership desires to negotiate the terms of and to enter into, (i) construction and permanent loans in an amount necessary to finance and for the completion of the Project; (ii) a bridge or supplemental loan, if deemed necessary, to finance and for the completion of the Project; and (iii) any other additional loans necessary to provide further debt financing for the Project (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans"); WHEREAS, the GP desires to admit to the Partnership: (i) Palladium E Lancaster Avenue SLP, LLC, or an affiliate, as Class B Special Limited Partner; (ii) an Investor Limited Partner through the use of Housing Tax Credits awarded as an equity source and private activity bonds issued by the TDHCA for the Project; and (iii) other limited partners as may be necessary to facilitate other funding sources for the Project (collectively, the "Limited Partners"); and the GP desires to amend and restate the Agreement of Limited Partnership in order to admit the Limited Partners and accomplish any other actions necessary to complete the Project; WHEREAS, the Board adopts the following resolutions, as the resolutions of the Corporation acting on behalf of the GP in its own capacity, and acting on behalf of the GP in its capacity as the General Partner of the Partnership: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FORT WORTH HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION: GROUND LEASE RESOLVED, that the Partnership is authorized to lease the Land from the Corporation; FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Partnership, as tenant, is authorized to negotiate, execute and deliver a Ground Lease by which the Land shall be leased by the Corporation, as landlord, to the Partnership for a period of up to 99 years, and a Memorandum of Lease, and further, to negotiate, execute and deliver all other documentation of every nature whatsoever as the Corporation, acting on behalf of the GP and the Partnership, may deem advisable, necessary, desirable, or required for such lease (collectively, the "Lease Documents"); and that the Lease Documents in each and every respect are approved and authorized; DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS RESOLVED, that the Corporation and the Partnership are hereby authorized to enter into a Development Fee Agreement for the Project with Palladium USA, Inc., or an affiliate, allowing the Corporation to be a developer or co -developer; RESOLUTION NO. FWHFC-2024-10 PAGE 3 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Partnership, as Project owner, is authorized to negotiate, execute and deliver the Development Fee Agreement along with any other documentation of every nature whatsoever as the Corporation, acting on behalf of the GP and the Partnership, may deem advisable, necessary, desirable, or required for the development of the Project (collectively, the "Development Documents"); and that the Development Documents in each and every respect are approved, authorized, ratified and confirmed; RESOLVED, that the Partnership is hereby authorized to enter into Mortgage Loans for construction and permanent debt financing for the Project; FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Partnership and the GP, in connection with the Mortgage Loans and related transactions contemplated thereby, are each authorized to negotiate, execute and deliver all loan documents including loan agreements, letters of credit, promissory notes, deeds of trust and security agreements, and any other related affidavits, security instruments, notes, assignments, agreements, financing statements, documents, instruments, intercreditor agreements, subordination agreements (if any), indemnities, and all affidavits, documents, instruments, certifications, consents, and other writings of every nature whatsoever (collectively, the "Mortgage Loan Documents") as the Corporation, acting on behalf of the GP and the Partnership, may deem advisable, necessary, desirable, or required for any necessary financing of the Project (i) in an amount necessary to finance and complete the Project; (ii) a bridge or supplemental loan, if deemed necessary, for the development of the Project; and (iii) any other additional loans necessary for the development of the Project; and that the Mortgage Loan Documents in each and every respect are approved and authorized; FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Partnership and the GP, in connection with a refinance of the Mortgage Loans and related transactions contemplated thereby, are each authorized to negotiate, execute and deliver all loan documents including loan agreements, letters of credit, promissory notes, deeds of trust and security agreements, and any other related affidavits, security instruments, notes, assignments, agreements, financing statements, documents, instruments, intercreditor agreements, subordination agreements (if any), indemnities, and all affidavits, documents, instruments, certifications, consents, and other writings of every nature whatsoever (collectively, the "Mortgage Loan Refinance Documents") as the Corporation, acting on behalf of the GP and the Partnership, may deem advisable, necessary, desirable, or required for any necessary refinancing of the Project (i) that does not exceed the original principal amount of the construction and permanent financing secured against the Project at the time of conversion or stabilization and (ii) that provides cost savings to the Project over the life of the Project; and that the Mortgage Loan Refinance Documents in each and every respect are approved and authorized; PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT RESOLVED, that the GP and the Partnership are hereby authorized to admit the Limited Partners to the Partnership, pursuant to the terms and conditions as set forth in the proposed Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement for the Partnership; RESOLUTION NO. FWHFC-2024-10 PAGE 4 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the GP is authorized to negotiate, execute and deliver an Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement for the Partnership, by which, among other things, the Limited Partners are admitted into the Partnership; and to negotiate, execute and deliver all other documents, instruments, certificates, ancillary equity agreements, consents, statements, and various other writings and documentation of every nature whatsoever as the Corporation, acting on behalf of the GP and the Partnership, may deem advisable, necessary, or desirable to carry into effect the intent of these resolutions (collectively, the "Equity Documents"); and that the Equity Documents are hereby approved and authorized; ALL CLOSING DOCUMENTS AND AUTHORITY RESOLVED, that the Corporation, acting in its own capacity and in its capacity as owner of the GP, the General Partner of the Partnership, in connection with all actions authorized in these resolutions, and related transactions contemplated thereby, is authorized to negotiate, approve, execute, and deliver the Lease Documents, the Development Documents, the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Mortgage Loan Refinance Documents, the Equity Documents and all such agreements, affidavits, security instruments, notes, deeds of trust, assignments, financing statements, documents, instruments, consents, applications, certifications, and other writings of every nature whatsoever as the Corporation deems necessary to consummate the closing of the transactions contemplated by these resolutions (collectively, the "Closing Documents"), and that the Closing Documents in each and every respect are hereby authorized, ratified, and confirmed; FURTHER RESOLVED, that Fernando Costa, the General Manager of the Corporation, or Amy Connolly, the Assistant General Manager of the Corporation, or any other duly authorized Assistant General Manager or Interim Assistant General Manager, or in the absence of such officer, any other duly elected officer of the Corporation (each, the "Executing Officer"), is hereby fully authorized to negotiate and approve the terms of and to execute and deliver the Closing Documents and other documents for and on behalf of the Corporation, the GP, or the Partnership, as applicable; FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Executing Officer is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of, and as the act and deed of, the Corporation acting in its own capacity and in its capacity as owner of the GP, the General Partner of the Partnership, to take such other action in the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and to do any and all other acts and things necessary or proper in furtherance of the transactions contemplated by these resolutions, as the Executing Officer shall deem to be necessary or desirable, and all acts heretofore taken by the Executing Officer to such end are hereby expressly ratified and confirmed as the acts and deeds of the Corporation; FURTHER RESOLVED, that all of the actions, documents, correspondences, recordings, instruments, or other writings that are necessary, advisable, or desirable in order to carry out the foregoing resolutions, and for the conveyance and leasing of the Land, and the development and financing of the Project, for and on behalf of the Corporation, the GP, or the Partnership, as applicable, their approval of each to be conclusively evidenced by the execution thereof, are hereby approved; RESOLUTION NO. FWHFC-2024-10 PAGE 5 FURTHER RESOLVED, that, to the extent any of the actions authorized by these resolutions have already been taken by the GP, the Partnership, the Corporation, Fernando Costa, Amy Connolly, or any other duly authorized Assistant General Manager or Interim Assistant General Manager, such actions are hereby ratified and confirmed as valid actions of the Corporation, GP, and Partnership, as applicable, effective as of the date such actions were taken. These resolutions shall take effect on the date of their adoption. AND IT IS SO RESOLVED. Adopted May 21, 2024 FORT WORTH HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BY: Carlos Flores President Attest: Jannette S. Goodall