RESOLUTION NO. ________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE CITY OF A GROUND LEASE, LEASE AGREEMENT, INDENTURE, ESCROW AGREEMENT, CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE AND BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF FONTANA PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2025A, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $150,000,000, AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING AND SALE OF SUCH BONDS AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES AND RELATED ACTIONS WHEREAS, the City of Fontana, California (the “City”) is a municipal corporation and general law city duly organized and existing under and pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of California (the “State”); WHEREAS, the City previously financed a portion of the costs of the acquisition, construction and installation of certain public capital improvements in the City, as more fully described in the proceedings for the issuance of the 2007 Bonds (defined below) (the “2007 Project”); WHEREAS, in order to accomplish such financing, the City determined to provide the funds necessary to finance the acquisition, construction and installation of the 2007 Project through issuance by the Fontana Public Financing Authority (the “Financing Authority”) of its 2007 Lease Revenue Bonds (the “2007 Bonds”), payable from certain lease payments to be made by the City under a lease agreement (the “2007 Lease”); WHEREAS, the City and the Fontana Public Facilities Financing Authority (the “Authority”) refinanced the 2007 Bonds and the City’s lease obligations in connection therewith through the issuance of the Fontana Public Facilities Financing Authority Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2014A (the “Series 2014A Bonds”); WHEREAS, the City desires to finance the acquisition, construction, and installation of certain public capital improvements in the City, including capital improvements located in the City including demolition and reconstruction of the City Hall building, construction of a new parking garage, and other capital improvements including pavement rehabilitation, underground utility infrastructure, and park improvements (collectively, the “2025 Project”; and, together with the 2007 Project, the “Project”); WHEREAS, the City desires to refinance all or a portion of the Series 2014A Bonds and finance all or a portion of the 2025 Project; WHEREAS, the City is a member of the Authority and the Project is located within the boundaries of the City; WHEREAS, the City has, prior to the consideration of this Resolution, held a public hearing on the refinancing of the Series 2014A Bonds and the financing of the 2025 Project in accordance with Section 6586.5 of the Act, which hearing was held at 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, California 92335 on September 9, 2025; WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 6586.5 of the Act, notice of such hearing was published once at least five days prior to the hearing in the Fontana Herald News, a newspaper of general circulation in the City; WHEREAS, the Authority and the City have determined that it would be in the best interests of the City and residents of the City to authorize the preparation, sale and delivery of the “Fontana Public Facilities Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2025A” (the “Bonds”) for the purpose of refinancing the Series 2014A Bonds and financing the 2025 Project; WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the issuance of the Bonds, the City and the Authority desire to enter into a Ground Lease between the City and the Authority (the “Ground Lease”) pursuant to which the City will lease certain real property (which real property shall consist of property generally known as the City’s City Hall building, Development Services Office building, Library, Fire Protection District Administration Building, Parking Garage located at 16948 Arrow Boulevard, and Fontana Park, subject to adjustment as described in Section 2 below (the “Leased Assets”)) to the Authority, and a Lease Agreement between the City and the Authority (the “Lease Agreement”), pursuant to which the City will lease the Leased Assets back from the Authority, and pay certain Base Rental Payments (as defined in the Lease Agreement), which are pledged to the owners of the Bonds by the Authority pursuant to an Indenture by and among U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (the “Trustee”), the City and the Authority (the “Indenture”); WHEREAS, the City and the Authority have determined that debt service savings can be achieved by the redemption and defeasance of the Series 2014A Bonds and that significant public benefits will be achieved by the financing of the 2025 Project through the issuance of the Bonds by enabling the City to undertake the 2025 Project on a timely basis and provide a more efficient delivery of municipal services to the community; WHEREAS, the City and the Authority have determined that it would be in the best interests of the City and the Authority to provide the funds necessary to refinance all or a portion of the Series 2014A Bonds and finance all or a portion of the 2025 Project through the offering and sale of the Bonds; WHEREAS, the defeasance of the Series 2014A Bonds will be accomplished by means of an Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”) by and among U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as escrow agent (“Escrow Agent”), the City and the Authority, the form of which has been presented to this City Council at the meeting at which this Resolution is being adopted; WHEREAS, the Bonds will be issued pursuant to the Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985, commencing with Section 6584 of the California Government Code (the “Act”); WHEREAS, the City and the Authority desire to provide for the negotiated sale of the Bonds; WHEREAS, the City and the Authority have selected Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. to act as underwriter (the “Underwriter”) to purchase the Bonds from the Authority pursuant to a Bond Purchase Agreement (the “Bond Purchase Agreement”); WHEREAS, Rule 15c2-12 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Rule 15c2-12”) requires that, in order to be able to purchase or sell the Bonds, the underwriter thereof must have reasonably determined that the City has undertaken in a written agreement or contract for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds to provide disclosure of certain financial information and certain events on an ongoing basis; WHEREAS, in order to cause such requirement to be satisfied, the City desires to execute and deliver a Continuing Disclosure Certificate (the “Continuing Disclosure Certificate”); WHEREAS, a form of the Preliminary Official Statement (the “Preliminary Official Statement”) has been prepared; WHEREAS, good faith estimates of certain information relating to the Lease Agreement and the Bonds are disclosed and set forth in Exhibit A attached to this Resolution as required by California Government Code Section 5852.1; such estimates were provided by CSG Advisors Incorporated (the “Municipal Advisor”) based on preliminary bond pricing information provided by the Underwriter; WHEREAS, the City Council has been presented with the form of each document referred to herein relating to the refinancing contemplated hereby, and the City Council has examined and approved each document and desires to authorize and direct the execution of such documents and the consummation of such refinancing; and WHEREAS, all acts, conditions and things required by the laws of the State of California to exist, to have happened and to have been performed precedent to and in connection with the consummation of such refinancing authorized hereby do exist, have happened and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law, and the City is now duly authorized and empowered, pursuant to each and every requirement of law, to consummate such refinancing for the purpose, in the manner and upon the terms herein provided; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fontana that:
Each of the above recitals is true and correct. Following a duly noticed public hearing, the City Council hereby approves the financing and refinancing of the Project described in this Resolution and further finds and determines that there are significant public benefits to the citizens of the City through the issuance of the Bonds and execution and delivery of the Ground Lease and Lease Agreement pursuant to the Act and otherwise hereunder within the meaning of Section 6586(a) through (d), inclusive, of the Act, in that the delivery of the Bonds and related transactions will result in demonstrable savings in effective interest rate to the City and enable the City to undertake the 2025 Project on a timely basis, and provide a more efficient delivery of municipal services to the community.
The forms of the Ground Lease and Lease Agreement, on file with the City Clerk, are hereby approved, and the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem, the City Manager, the Treasurer, the Chief Financial Officer, and the City Clerk (the “Authorized Officers”), are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the Ground Lease and Lease Agreement in substantially said forms, with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof; provided, however, that the term of the Ground Lease and Lease Agreement shall terminate no later than November 1, 2057 (provided that such term may be extended as provided therein) and the all-in true interest cost applicable to the Bonds shall not exceed 6.00% per annum. In the event that it is determined by the City Manager, or his designee, that there are limitations or restrictions on the ability of the City to lease or sublease any portion of the Leased Assets as contemplated by the Ground Lease and Lease Agreement, the City Manager, or his designee, may designate other or additional real property of the City to be leased or subleased pursuant to the Ground Lease and Lease Agreement, with such designation to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of the Ground Lease and Lease Agreement by one or more of the Authorized Officers. The Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized to execute and deliver a certificate accepting fee title to any real property as necessary or appropriate to facilitate the use of such property as a Leased Asset.
The form of Indenture, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved, and the Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the Indenture in substantially said form, with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds shall not exceed $150,000,000, the final maturity date of the Bonds shall be no later than November 1, 2057 and the all-in true interest cost applicable to the Bonds shall not exceed 6.00% per annum, and, provided, further, that such changes, insertions and omissions shall be consistent with the terms of the Bonds established at negotiated sale pursuant to the Bond Purchase Agreement.
The Bond Purchase Agreement, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved and the Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the acceptance thereof set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement, with such changes, insertions and omissions as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such requirement or approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Bond Purchase Agreement by such Authorized Officer; provided, however, that such changes, insertions and omissions shall not result in an aggregate underwriter’s discount (not including any original issue discount paid by the Underwriter) from the principal amount of the Bonds in excess of 0.30% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds.
The issuance of not to exceed $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, in the principal amounts, bearing interest at the rates and maturing on the dates as specified in the Indenture as finally executed, is hereby approved.
The sale and issuance of the Bonds and execution and delivery of the Lease Agreement is hereby determined to be consistent with the City’s Debt Management Policy and to the extent the sale and issuance of the Bonds is not in compliance with the City’s Debt Management Policy, such noncompliance is waived in accordance with the terms of the City’s Debt Management Policy. The City’s Debt Management Policy complies with Government Code Section 8855(i) and the Lease Agreement and the Bonds comply with such policy. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP, Bond Counsel to the City, is hereby authorized and directed to check the appropriate box on the Preliminary and Final Reports of Debt Issuance submitted to the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission with respect to the Lease Agreement and the Bonds.
The form of Preliminary Official Statement, on file with the City Clerk, with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as may be approved by an Authorized Officer, is hereby approved, and the use of the Preliminary Official Statement in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds is hereby authorized and approved. The Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized to certify on behalf of the City that the Preliminary Official Statement is deemed final as of its date, within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 (except for the omission of certain final pricing, rating and related information as permitted by Rule 15c2-12).
The Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed to furnish, or cause to be furnished, to prospective bidders for the Bonds a reasonable number of copies of the Preliminary Official Statement.
The preparation and delivery of an Official Statement, and its use in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds, is hereby authorized and approved. The Official Statement shall be in substantially the form of the Preliminary Official Statement with such changes, insertions and omissions as may be approved by an Authorized Officer, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof. The Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of and on behalf of the City, to execute the final Official Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto for and in the name and on behalf of the City.
The form of Escrow Agreement, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved, and the Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the Escrow Agreement in substantially said form, with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof.
The form of Continuing Disclosure Certificate, on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved, and the Authorized Officers are each hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the Continuing Disclosure Certificate in substantially said form, with such changes, insertions and omissions therein as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof.
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP, is hereby approved and appointed as Bond Counsel, Jones Hall LLP, is hereby approved and appointed as Disclosure Counsel, CSG Advisors Incorporated is hereby approved and appointed as Municipal Advisor, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association is hereby appointed as Trustee, each to provide such services to the City and any other related services as may be required to issue the Bonds and to defease and/or refinance the Series 2014A Bonds and prepay the City’s lease payments in connection therewith.
The officers, employees and agents of the City are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and severally, to do any and all things which they may deem necessary or advisable in order to consummate the transactions herein authorized and otherwise to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and intent of this Resolution, including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery of agreements terminating the leasehold and subleasehold interests of the Financing Authority securing the Series 2014A Bonds (including, but not limited to, the Termination of Lease Agreement (2014) substantially in the form on file with the City Clerk). Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, in the event the Chief Financial Officer determines in consultation with the Municipal Advisor that the cost efficient marketing of the Bonds requires creation of a funded reserve under the Indenture, each of the Indenture, Lease Agreement and other documents approved herein may be revised to reflect the funding of such a reserve. Specifically and without limiting the foregoing, the City Manager is authorized and directed to solicit and accept bids for bond insurance and, if applicable, a reserve account insurance policy, for the Bonds, provided he determines acceptance of the best bid will result in further debt service savings, and appropriate changes to each of the documents referenced herein to evidence such bond insurance, and, if applicable, a reserve account insurance policy, and the terms thereof, are hereby authorized and approved. All actions heretofore taken by the officers, employees and agents of the City with respect to the transactions set forth above are hereby approved, confirmed and ratified.
This Resolution will take effect from and after its date of adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of September, 2025.
Mayor of the City of Fontana
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Fontana
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Germaine Key, City Clerk of said City, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said City and was signed by the Mayor of said City at an adjourned regular meeting of said City Council held on the 9th day of September, 2025 and was approved by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
CITY CLERK
BY:
City Clerk of the City of Fontana
EXHIBIT A
GOOD FAITH ESTIMATES
The good faith estimates set forth herein are provided with respect to the Bonds in accordance with California Government Code Section 5852.1. Such good faith estimates have been provided to the City by its Municipal Advisor, CSG Advisors Incorporated, in consultation with Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc., the Underwriter of the Bonds.
Principal Amount. The Municipal Advisor has informed the City that, based on the City’s financing plan (which includes refinancing of the Series 2014A Bonds) and current market conditions, its good faith estimate of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds to be issued and sold is $138,635,000 (the “Estimated Principal Amount”), which excludes approximately $6,558,000 of net premium estimated to be generated based on current market conditions. Net premium is generated when, on a net aggregate basis for a single issuance of bonds, the price paid for such bonds is higher than the face value of such bonds. The Estimated Principal Amount plus the net premium represent the total estimated proceeds available in the aggregate amount of $145,193,000.
True Interest Cost of the Bonds. The Municipal Advisor has informed the City that, assuming that the Estimated Principal Amount of the Bonds is issued and sold, and based on market interest rates prevailing at the time of preparation of such estimate, its good faith estimate of the true interest cost of the Bonds, which means the rate necessary to discount the amounts payable on the respective principal and interest payment dates to the purchase price received for the Bonds, is 3.42% allocable to refinancing the Series 2014A Bonds, 4.86% allocable to financing the 2025 Project, and 4.73% on an aggregate weighted average basis.
Finance Charge of the Bonds. The Municipal Advisor has informed the City that, assuming that the Estimated Principal Amount of the Bonds is issued and sold, and based on market interest rates prevailing at the time of preparation of such estimate and expectation to purchase bond insurance at a net beneficial cost to the City (meaning the cost of the insurance premium will be less than the reduced interest cost to the City), its good faith estimate of the finance charge for the Bonds, which means the sum of all fees and charges paid to third parties (or costs associated with the Bonds), is $746,000 on an aggregate basis.
Amount of Proceeds to be Received. The Municipal Advisor has informed the City that, assuming that the Estimated Principal Amount of the Bonds is issued and sold, and based on market interest rates prevailing at the time of preparation of such estimate, its good faith estimate of the amount of proceeds expected to be received by the City for sale of the Bonds, less the finance charge of the Bonds, as estimated above, and any reserves or capitalized interest paid or funded with proceeds of the Bonds, is $24,467,000 allocable to refinancing the Series 2014A Bonds, and $120,000,000 allocable to the 2025 Project.
Total Payment Amount. The Municipal Advisor has informed the City that, assuming that the Estimated Principal Amount of the Bonds is issued and sold, and based on market interest rates prevailing at the time of preparation of such estimate, its good faith estimate of the total payment amount, which means the sum total of all payments the City will make to pay debt service on the Bonds, plus the finance charge for the Bonds, as described above, not paid with the proceeds of the Bonds, calculated to the final maturity of the Bonds, is $262,414,000 on an aggregate basis, which excludes any reserves or capitalized interest paid or funded with proceeds of the Bonds (which may offset such total payment amount).
The foregoing estimates constitute good faith estimates only and are based on market conditions prevailing at the time of preparation of such estimates. The actual principal amount of the Bonds issued and sold, the true interest cost thereof, the finance charges thereof, the amount of proceeds received therefrom and total payment amount with respect thereto may differ from such good faith estimates due to (a) the actual date of the sale of the Bonds being different than the date assumed for purposes of such estimates, (b) the actual principal amount of Bonds issued and sold being different from the Estimated Principal Amount, (c) the actual amortization of the Bonds being different than the amortization assumed for purposes of such estimates, (d) the actual market interest rates at the time of sale of the Bonds being different than those estimated for purposes of such estimates, (e) other market conditions, (f) alterations to the City’s financing plan, or a combination of such factors. 9 4926-9713-5184v11/022777-0046
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