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Li ......... 4�"Iify OF <br />IC In <br />City Council Memorandum <br />, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , <br />TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: APRIL 24, 2012 <br />FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER ITEM NO: 2 <br />FINANCE DIVISION <br />WARD: 5 <br />SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING — FINANCING NOT -TO- EXCEED $40 MILLION THROUGH <br />THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY <br />FOR: 1) COLONY STUDENT HOUSING, LLC FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH <br />THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A STUDENT HOUSING <br />DEVELOPMENT TO BE OWNED AND OPERATED BY COLONY STUDENT <br />HOUSING, LLC; AND 2) CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY FOR COSTS <br />ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL <br />BUILDINGS TO BE OWNED AND OPERATED BY CALIFORNIA BAPTIST <br />UNIVERSITY <br />ISSUES <br />That the City Council: 1) conduct a public hearing; and 2) consider adoption of a Resolution <br />approving the issuance of tax - exempt debt in an amount not -to- exceed $40 million by the <br />California Statewide Communities Development Authority ( CSCDA) for: a) the acquisition and <br />construction of a student housing development to be owned and operated by the Colony Student <br />Housing, LLC (Colony); and b) the construction of certain educational buildings to be owned and <br />operated by California Baptist University (CBU). <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />That the City Council: <br />1. Conduct a public hearing on behalf of Colony and CBU to consider the issuance of debt by <br />the CSCDA for: 1) the acquisition and construction of a student housing development to be <br />owned and operated by Colony; and 2) the construction of certain educational buildings to <br />be owned and operated by CBU; and <br />2. Adopt a Resolution approving the issuance of not -to- exceed $40 million of tax - exempt debt <br />by the CSCDA for the above named purposes for the benefit of Colony and CBU. <br />BACKGROUND <br />California Baptist University approached the City for its assistance with an approval process, <br />required by federal law, which allows the University and affiliated nonprofit organizations to take <br />advantage of tax - exempt financing rates for a proposed acquisition and improvement project. <br />2 -1 <br />