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19-0507_ORANGE, COUNTY OF_Joint Exercise of Powers AgreementJOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT THIS JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made this 7th day of May, 2019 (the "Effective Date"), by and between the following public entities (collectively, the "Parties"): City of San Juan Capistrano, and (collectively, the "Cities") and the COUNTY OF ORANGE (the "County"). RECITALS A. The Parties are responsible for the health and safety of the residents within their geographic boundaries. B. Each Party has the individual power to implement affordable housing projects and programs generated within its jurisdictional boundaries, as well as to create and issue development agreements for such activities. C. The parties find it in their mutual economic interest to address work force housing, affordable housing, and supportive housing issues on a regional level. D. A countywide adequate supply of housing will provide social and economic benefits to residents and taxpayers of the parties. E. The Parties desire to act in the public interest to lessen the burden of government by reducing the need for each party to act individually, and to provide charitable support for affordable housing in Orange County. F. California Government Code section 6500 et seq. ("Joint Exercise of Powers Act" or "Act") permits two or more public agencies to create joint powers authorities for the purposes cited herein, and permits the agencies to exercise jointly any power that the public agencies could exercise separately, and further grants certain additional powers to such joint powers authorities. G. California Government Code section 6539.5 authorizes the County of Orange and any of the cities within the County of Orange to create a joint powers agency known as the Orange County Housing Finance Trust ("OCHFT"), which may do any of the following: (1) fund the planning and construction of housing of all types and tenures for the homeless population and persons and families of extremely low, very low, and low income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, including, but not limited to, permanent supportive housing; and (2) receive public and private financing and funds. H. California Government Code section 6539.5 also authorizes the parties to a joint powers agreement, which is executed pursuant to its provisions, to grant OCHFT the power to authorize and issue bonds, certificates of participation, or any other debt instrument repayable from funds and financing received and pledged by OCHFT. However, at this point in time, it is the consensus of the Parties to the Agreement not to grant OCHFT the power to authorize and issue bonds or other debt instruments. This Agreement may be amended in the future to grant OCHFT the power to issue bonds or other debt instruments. I. Local land -use decisions remain solely with each party. Nothing in this Agreement deprives any party of its sovereign powers with respect to land -use or transfers such powers to the joint powers authority. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth below, the parties agree as follows: Section 1. Creation and Purpose. (a) Creation of OCHFT. Pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, including Section 6539.5 of the Government Code, there is hereby created a public entity to be known as the "Orange County Housing Finance Trust." OCHFT shall be a public entity separate and apart from the Parties, and shall administer this Agreement. (b) Purpose. This Agreement is made pursuant to the Joint Powers Act for the purpose of creating OCFHT as a public entity separate from the Parties to: (i) exercise Common Powers with respect to providing funding for the planning and construction of housing of all types and tenures for the homeless population and persons and families of extremely low, very low, and low income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, including, but not limited to, permanent supportive housing; and (ii) receive public and private financing and funds. The purpose of this Agreement shall be accomplished and common powers exercised in the manner set forth in the Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall preclude the Parties from establishing, maintaining or providing social programs or services to its residents as it deems proper and necessary. Section 2. Term and Termination. (a) Term. This Agreement shall become effective, and OCHFT shall come into existence, on the Effective Date, and this Agreement shall thereafter continue in full force and effect until terminated pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section. (b) Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by agreement of the Parties. Upon termination of this Agreement, OCHFT shall be dissolved and, after payment or provision for payment of all liabilities, the assets of OCHFT shall be distributed to the Parties in proportion to the contributions of each Party to OCHFT and the amounts paid by each Party in connection with OCHFT's activities. Section 3. Powers and Duties of OCHFT. (a) General Powers. OCHFT shall have all the powers common to the Parties to this Agreement necessary or convenient, specified or implied, to accomplish the purpose of this Agreement as set forth in Section 1, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 3, subdivision (c) below. Said powers shall be exercised in the manner provided in the Joint Exercise of Powers Act and, except as expressly set forth herein, subject only to such restrictions upon the manner of exercising such powers as are imposed upon the Parties in the exercise of similar powers. (b) Specific Powers. Without limiting the generality of the powers conferred in subdivision (a) of this Section 3, OCHFT is hereby authorized, in its own name, to do all of the acts necessary or convenient to the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement and the full exercise of the powers conferred in subdivision (a) of this Section 3, including but not limited to the following: 2 (1) to make and enter into contracts; (2) to contract for staff assistance; (3) to sue and be sued in its own name; (4) to apply for, accept, receive and disburse grants, loans and other aids from any agency of the United States of America or of the State of California; (5) to invest any money in the treasury pursuant to Section 6505.5 of the Joint Powers Act that is not required for the immediate necessities of OCHFT, as OCHFT determines is advisable, in the same manner and upon the same conditions as local agencies, pursuant to Section 53601 of the California Government Code; (6) to apply for letters of credit or other forms of financial guarantees in order to enter into agreements in connection therewith; (7) to carry out all the provisions of this Agreement; (8) to purchase obligations of any Party; (9) to engage the services of private consultants to render professional and technical assistance and advice in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement; (10) to employ and compensate counsel including bond counsel, financial consultants, and other advisers determined appropriate by OCHFT in the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement; (11) to contract for engineering, construction, architectural, accounting, environmental, land use, or other services determined necessary or convenient by OCHFT in connection with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement; (12) for the purposes of enforcing affordable housing covenants or holding security interests for loans, to take title to, and transfer, sell by installment sale or otherwise, lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in real or personal property which OCHFT determines are necessary or convenient in connection with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement; (13) for the purposes of renting space for OCHFT to operate, to lease to, and to lease from, a Party or any other person or entity lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in real or personal property which OCHFT determines are necessary or convenient in connection with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement; (14) to solicit charitable contributions from private sources; (15) to propose amendments to this Agreement, including amendments that would allow OCHFT to authorize and issue bonds, certificates of participation, or any other debt instrument repayable from funds and financing received and pledged by OCHFT; and 3 (16) to exercise any and all other powers as maybe provided for OCHFT in the Joint Powers Act or any other applicable law. (c) Limitation on Powers. Neither this Agreement nor section 6539.5 of the Government Code authorize OCHFT do any of the following: (1) regulate land use in Cities or in the unincorporated area of the County; (2) serve as an owner or operator of housing units; (3) levy, or advocate or incentivize the levying of, an exaction, including an impact fee, charge, dedication, reservation or tax assessment, as a condition for approval of a development project; (4) require or incentivize inclusionary zoning requirements, (5) require the Parties to this Agreement to dedicate or assign funding for any OCHFT obligations or programs; (6) approve a housing project or program that is not supported by the governing body of the jurisdiction (a City or the County) in which the project is proposed to be sited; or (7) require the Parties to this Agreement to accept or provide any number of housing units as a prerequisite to joining or remaining a member of OCHFT. Section 4. Members The members of OCHFT shall be the parties to this Agreement who have not withdrawn from OCHFT, and such other parties as may join OCHFT after execution of this Agreement. New members may join on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 10 hereof. Only the County of Orange and cities within the County of Orange may be a party to this Agreement and a member of OCHFT. Section 5. Board of Directors (a) Selection of Directors. OCHFT shall be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of nine Directors selected as follows: (1) Two members of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange selected by the Board of Supervisors. (2) Two countywide elected officials selected from the following six Orange County elected officials: Assessor, Auditor -Controller, Clerk -Recorder, District Attorney -Public Administrator, Sheriff -Coroner, and the Treasurer Tax -Collector by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange. (3) One city council member for the city member with the greatest population in the North Region Service Planning Area as depicted in Exhibit A. (4) One city council member for the city member with the greatest population in the Central Region Service Planning Area as depicted in Exhibit A. 4 (5) One city council member for the city member with the greatest population in the South Region Service Planning Area as depicted in Exhibit A. (6) Two city council members who are each selected from member cities, which are not already represented on the Board of Directors. The selection of these Directors shall be made by a City Selection Committee from votes cast on a one - city -one -vote basis by representatives of the city members that are not already represented pursuant to Section 5, subdivisions (a)(3), (a)(4) and (a)(5). (b) Board Powers. Subject to the limitations of this Agreement and the laws of the State of California, the powers of OCHFT shall be vested in and exercised by and its property controlled and its affairs conducted by the Board of Directors. (c) Advisory Board. In accordance with OCHFT's bylaws, the Board of Directors may convene an ex officio advisory board that may include a public member, city managers or assistant city managers, the County Executive Officer, a representative from law enforcement, and a representative from a housing authority. (d) Compensation. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for any expenses actually incurred in connection with serving as a Director. Any obligation to pay expenses pursuant to this paragraph shall be a charge against any unencumbered funds of OCHFT available for the purpose. (e) Meetings of the Board of Directors. (1) Call, Notice and _Conduct _of Meetings. All meetings of the Board of Directors, including without limitation, regular, adjourned regular, special meetings and adjourned special meetings, shall be called, noticed, held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act. (2) Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such dates and times as the Board may fix by resolution from time to time. If any day so fixed for a regular meeting shall fall upon a legal holiday, then such regular meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day at the same hour. No notice of any regular meeting of the Board of Directors need be given to the individual Directors. (3) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chairperson of the Board or by a majority of the Directo.rs. (4) Quorum. A majority of the seated members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board except that less than a quorum may adjourn a meeting to another time and place. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the Directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. (5) Minutes. The Board of Directors shall keep minutes of all regular, adjourned regular, and special meetings, and shall, as soon as possible after each meeting, cause a copy of the minutes to be forwarded to each Director and to the Parties. (6) Officers. The Board of Directors shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its members at the first meeting held in each fiscal year. In the event that the chairperson or vice chairperson so elected ceases to be a Director, the resulting vacancy shall be filled at the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors held after such vacancy occurs or at a special meeting called for that purpose. In the absence or inability of the chairperson to act, the vice chairperson shall act as chairperson. The chairperson, or in the chairperson's absence, the vice chairperson, shall preside at and conduct all Board of Director's meetings. (7) Rules and Reguiations. The Board of Directors may adopt, from time to time, by resolution, such rules, regulations and bylaws for the conduct of its meetings and affairs as the Board determines is necessary or convenient. Section 6. Additional Officers and Employees (a) Officers and Contract Staff. (1) OCHFT may contract with a Party to this Agreement for officers and staff pursuant to Section 6, subdivision (d), or retain independent contractors, agents, or volunteers as the Board of Directors may deem necessary to carry out any of OCHFT's powers, upon such terms and conditions as the Board may require, including the retaining of professional and technical assistance, provided that adequate funds are available in OCHFT's budget and are appropriated by OCHFT therefore. (2) None of the officers, agents or staff, if any, directly contracted by OCHFT shall be deemed, by reason of their roles or duties or contracted status, to be employed by the Parties. (b) Treasurer and Auditor/Controller. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 6505.5 and 6505.8, the Board of Directors shall appoint an officer or employee of OCHFT, an officer or employee of a public agency that is a Party to this Agreement or a certified public accountant to hold the offices of treasurer and auditor for OCHFT. Such person or persons shall possess the powers of and shall perform the treasurer and auditor functions for OCHFT required by Sections 6505, 6505.5 and 6505.6 of the Government Code, including any subsequent amendments thereto. Pursuant to Government Code Section 6505.1, the auditor and treasurer shall have charge of certain property of OCHFT. The treasurer and auditor shall assure that there shall be strict accountability of all funds and reporting of all receipts and disbursements of OCHFT. The treasurer and auditor of OCHFT shall be required to file an official bond with the Board of Directors in an amount, which shall be established by the Board. Should the existing bond or bonds of any such officer be extended to cover the obligations provided herein, said bond shall be the official bond required herein. The premiums on any such bonds attributable to the coverage required herein shall be an appropriate expense of OCHFT. (c) Attorney. The Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint one or more legal advisors to OCHFT who shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Board. The County Counsel of the County shall be OCHFT's counsel unless and until the Board of Directors appoints other counsel to serve such function. (d) Administrative Services and Reimbursement of (1) The Board of Directors may contract with a Party to this Agreement to provide necessary administrative services to OCHFT, including the services described in Section 6, subdivisions (a), (b) and (c). The amount charged by the Party to provide such services to OCHFT shall be fixed by agreement between the Board of Directors and the governing board of the Party providing such services. In the absence of an agreement Cel on costs, the Party providing services to OCHFT under this Section 6 may charge OCHFT the amounts necessary to recover the direct and indirect costs of such services. (2) If OCHFT contracts with a Party to this Agreement to provide OCHFT with administrative services through persons who are employees and officers of the Party, then any retirement liabilities associated with that Party's employees and officers shall not constitute a liability of OCHFT or any other Party to this Agreement. This Section 6, subdivision (d)(2), shall not preclude a Party providing administrative services to OCHFT pursuant to a contract with OCHFT from accounting for such salary and benefit costs when negotiating the rates that the Party will charge OCHFT for providing such services. Section 7. Financial Provisions (a) Fiscal Year. The Fiscal Year of OCHFT shall, unless and until changed by the Board of Directors, commence on the 1st day of July of each year and shall end on the 30th day of June of the next succeeding year except that the initial Fiscal Year of OCHFT shall commence on the effective date of this Agreement and end on the immediately following 30th day of June. (b) Budget. (1) General Budd. Within one hundred and twenty days (120) after the first meeting of the Board of Directors, a general budget for the first fiscal year shall be adopted by the vote of a majority of all of the Directors. The budget shall distinguish between administrative costs (i.e., the cost of operating OCHFT) and Program costs (i.e., the financing of the programs funded or sponsored by OCHFT). Thereafter, at or prior to the last meeting of the Board of Directors for each fiscal year, a general budget shall be adopted for the ensuing fiscal year or years by a vote of at least a majority of all of the Directors of the Board. (2) Expenditures for the Approved Budge . The payment of all OCHFT obligations is limited to the amount of appropriations allowed in OCHFT's approved budget, except as it may be revised with the approval of a majority of all of the Directors of the Board of Directors. (c) Contributions by the Parties. (1) Administrative Cost Contributions. The County shall be responsible for OCHFT's administrative costs for one year following the creation of OCHFT. After this initial year, and in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the Parties agree that they shall make annual contributions towards the budgeted administrative costs of OCHFT in accordance with a cost allocation formula to be approved by the Board of Directors. By unanimous vote, the Board of Directors may waive a parties' contribution toward OCHFT's administrative costs. A Party's contribution to OCHFT's administrative costs shall be in the form of money, unless the Board approves another form of contribution such as services, personal property or use of real or personal property, or other in-kind contributions. The acceptance and valuation of any such non -monetary contributions shall be as determined by the Board. (2) Program Cost Contributions. The particular programs and program budget, funded, sponsored or operated by OCHFT, as well as the level of, and mechanisms for, the involvement of OCHFT and each Party, in such programs and program budget, shall be determined and approved by the Board of Directors. A Party's 7 individual contribution, involvement and role in any particular program or the budgeted program costs shall be as may be mutually agreed between the Party and OCHFT. (d) Accounts and Reports. (1) Books and Records. There shall be strict accountability of all OCHFT funds and accounts and report of all OCHFT receipts and disbursements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, OCHFT shall establish and maintain such funds and accounts as may be required by good accounting practice. The books and records of OCHFT shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by each Party and its duly authorized representatives. (2) Annual Audit. The person appointed by the Board of Directors to perform the auditor function for OCHFT shall cause an annual independent audit of the accounts and records of OCHFT and records to be made by a certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants in accordance with Government Code section 6505. Such audits shall be delivered to each Party and shall be made available to the public. (3) Annual Financial Report. Pursuant to section 6539.5 of the Government Code, OCHFT shall publish an Annual Financial Report that shall describe the funds received by OCHFT and the use of such funds by OCHFT. The Annual Financial Report shall describe how the funds received by OCHFT have furthered the purpose of OCHFT. (e) Funds. Subject to the applicable provisions of any instrument or agreement which OCHFT may enter into, which may provide for a trustee or other fiscal agent to receive, have custody of and disburse OCHFT funds, the person appointed by the Board of Directors to perform the treasurer function for OCHFT shall receive, have the custody of and disburse OCHFT funds as nearly as possible in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, shall make the disbursements required by this Agreement or to carry out any of the provisions or purposes of this Agreement. Section 8. Amendments and Additional Parties. (a) This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a vote of two- thirds of all of the Parties through formal action approving such an amendment by the Parties' respective governing bodies. (b) No addition to, or alteration of, the terms of this Agreement, whether by written or oral understanding of the parties, their officers, employees or agents, shall be valid or effective unless made in the form of a written amendment which is formally adopted and executed by the Parties in the same manner as this Agreement. Section 9. Non -Liability for Obligations of OCHFT. The debts, liabilities and obligations of OCHFT shall not be the debts, liabilities and obligations of any of the Parties or personal debts, liabilities and obligations of the Directors, officers or employees of OCHFT; provided that a Party may, by an agreement separate from this Agreement, contract for, or assume responsibility for, specific debts, liabilities, or obligations of OCHFT. Section 10. Admission and Withdrawal of Parties. (a) Admission of New Parties. It is recognized that additional parties other than the original parties, may wish to join OCHFT. The County of Orange and any Orange County city may become a party to OCHFT upon such terms and conditions as established by the Board of Directors. An Orange County city shall become a party to OCHFT by the adoption by the city council of this Agreement and the execution of a written addendum thereto agreeing to the terms of this Agreement and agreeing to any additional terms and conditions that may be established by the Board of Directors. (b) Withdrawal from OCHFT. Parties may withdraw from OCHFT at any time upon their governing board's adoption of a resolution that so states the party's intent to leave OCHFT. The withdrawal of any party, either voluntary or involuntary, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, shall be conditioned as follows: (1) In the case of a voluntary withdrawal, written notice shall be given to OCHFT six months prior to the effective date of withdrawal; and (2) Unless otherwise provided by a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, withdrawal shall result in the forfeiture of that party's rights and claims relating to distribution of property and funds upon termination of OCHFT as set forth in Section 2 above. Section 11. Notices. Notices required or permitted hereunder shall be sufficiently given if made in writing and delivered either personally or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the persons and entities listed herein at the following addresses, or to such other address as may be designated to OCHFT for formal notice: (a) County of Orange: OC Community Resources Mary Beth Anderson 1770 N. Broadway, 4th Floor Santa Ana, California 92706 (b) City of San Juan Capistrano: Benjamin Siegel, City Manager 32400 Paseo Adelanto San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 Section 12. Miscellaneous. (a) Section Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not to be construed as modifying or governing or in any manner affecting the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions or language of this Agreement. (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all together shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. 0 (c) Laws _Go_v_erninq. This Agreement is made in the State of California under the Constitution and laws of such State and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of California. (d) Severability. Should any part, term, portion or provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, be held to be illegal or in conflict with any law of the State of California, or otherwise be rendered unenforceable or ineffectual, it shall be deemed severable, and the remainder of this Agreement or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances shall continue to constitute the agreement the Parties intended to enter into in the first instance. (e) Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors of the respective Parties hereto. No party may assign any right or obligation hereunder without the written consent of a majority of the other Parties. IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and attested by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. Dated SIGNED AND CERTIFIED THAT A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Orange, California NOTICE TO COUNTY OF ORANGE TO BE GIVEN TO: FRANK KIM COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER 10 Civic Center Plaza SANTA ANA, CA 92702-4062 APPROVED AS TO FORM: LEON PAGE COUNTY COUNSEL Dated: 10 COUNTY OF ORANGE, a political subdivision of the State of California Chairman of the Board of Supervisors CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO Dated: :5-17-11 y: Benjamin Si gel, City Manager ATTEST: Cky Clerk NOTICE TO CITY TO BE GIVEN TO: City Manager: Benjamin Siegel City of San Juan Capistrano Street Address: 32400 Paseo Adelanto, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 Phone: (949) 493-1172 Fax: (949) 493-1053 APPROVED AS TO FORM: Orange County Housing Finance Trust — Joint Powers Agreement Signature Page