Resolution No. 2025-244
Resolution 2025-244
February 19, 2025
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-244
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING
SIGNATORIES FOR COMPUTERSHARE TRUST
COMPANY DEBT TRUSTEE SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino is a municipal corporation established under the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Bank entered into a definitive agreement with Computershare Trust Company, National Association (“Computershare Trust Company”), Computershare Delaware Trust Company, National Association and Computershare Limited (collectively, “Computershare”) to sell substantially all of its Corporate Trust Services (“CTS”) business. The sale to Computershare, and virtually all CTS employees of Wells Fargo Bank, along with most existing CTS systems, technology, and offices transferred to Computershare as part of the sale; and WHEREAS, The City pays its debt service obligation bonds for: Pension Obligation bond 2020 Series, and San Bernardino Development Authority HUD Section 108 Loan through Computershare; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino has added Computershare Trust Company to the list of institutions that require authorized signatures and will need to update its signatories periodically with Computershare due to changes in City staff or changes in staff duties and responsibilities; and WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino designates the Acting City Manager, Interim Director of Finance and Management Services, and Director of Human Resources as authorized signers for Computershare debt trustee services; and
WHEREAS, Computershare Trust Company requires the City of San Bernardino to adopt a corporate resolution and authorization to designate authorized signers on bank accounts.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part of this Resolution.
SECTION 2. All previous resolutions of designated, authorized signers, if any, for the City of San Bernardino with Computershare Trust Company are hereby revoked.
SECTION 3. The authorized account signers on Computershare Trust Company debt trustee services are as follows:
Position Individual Name
Acting City Manager Tanya Romo
Interim Director of Finance and Management
Services
Cynthia Jeannie Abano Fortune
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Director of Human Resources Andrea Russell
SECTION 4. Interest payments, withdrawals, and matured investments may only be transferred to an account of the City or paid by written demand to the City SECTION 5. That the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino finds this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty, as in this case, that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
SECTION 6. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 19th day of February, 2025.
Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
Resolution No. 2025-244
Resolution 2025-244
February 19, 2025
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2025-244, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of February, 2025 by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
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WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this ___ day of February, 2025.
Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk