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8.B. - Page 25 <br /> Agreement, are not pledged to the repayment of the Bonds. Proceeds of the Bonds and other <br /> amounts deposited to the Escrow Fund established under the Escrow Instructions (which will <br /> be used to pay the redemption price of the Prior Bonds) are not pledged to, and are not <br /> available for, the repayment of the Bonds. See "PLAN OF REFUNDING—Redemption of <br /> Prior Bonds." <br /> Special Taxes; Rate and Method. The Special Taxes to be used to pay debt service on <br /> the Bonds will be levied in accordance with the Rate and Method (as described under the <br /> heading "THE BONDS—Authority for Issuance"). "Special Taxes" are those taxes levied on <br /> the Taxable Parcels (as defined under the heading "INTRODUCTION—The District" below) <br /> within the District pursuant to the Rate and Method and the Fiscal Agent Agreement. <br /> Limitations. The Improvements are not pledged to pay the debt service on the Bonds. <br /> In the event that the Special Taxes are not paid when due, the only sources of funds available <br /> to repay the Bonds are amounts held by the Fiscal Agent in the Bond Fund, the Special Tax <br /> Fund and the Reserve Fund established under the Fiscal Agent Agreement, and the proceeds, if <br /> any, from foreclosure sales of the specific Taxable Parcels with delinquent Special Taxes. <br /> Reserve Fund <br /> The Fiscal Agent Agreement establishes a Reserve Fund as a reserve for the payment of <br /> principal of and interest on the Bonds. The Reserve Fund is required to be funded in an amount <br /> equal to the lesser of (i) Maximum Annual Debt Service on the Outstanding Bonds, (ii) 125% <br /> of average Annual Debt Service for any Bond Year, or (iii) 10% of the original aggregate <br /> principal amount of the Bonds (the "Reserve Requirement"). The Reserve Fund will be <br /> available to pay the debt service on the Bonds in the event of a shortfall in the amount in the <br /> Bond Fund for such purpose, and amounts in the Reserve Fund may also be withdrawn to pay <br /> any rebate liability due to the federal government, to pay a portion of the redemption price of <br /> Bonds to be redeemed with Special Tax Prepayments, and to transfer to the Bond Fund of <br /> amounts therein in excess of the then Reserve Requirement. The Reserve Requirement as of the <br /> date of issuance of the Bonds will be $__________. See " SECURITY FOR THE BONDS— <br /> Reserve Fund." <br /> The District <br /> The District was formed by the City Council pursuant to proceedings conducted under <br /> the Act on April 26, 1999. The District includes 55 separate San Mateo County Assessor's <br /> parcels subject to the levy of Special Taxes (collectively, the "Taxable Parcels") located in the <br /> commercial area of a master-planned community known as "Redwood Shores" in the <br /> northeastern portion of the City. The Taxable Parcels have been improved with a total of <br /> approximately 4,337,241 square feet of commercial structures. See "THE DISTRICT— <br /> Location and Description of the District." <br /> The land and improvements comprising the Taxable Parcels were valued by the San <br /> Mateo County Assessor for ad valorem property tax purposes on the Fiscal Year 2012-13 <br /> property tax roll at an aggregate value of $1,158,163,515. Based on the County's Fiscal Year <br /> 2012-13 property valuation, all but 14 of the 55 Taxable Parcels in the District have assessed <br /> value to estimated share of Bond principal ratios in excess of 100:1, with only 3 Taxable <br /> Parcels having an assessed value to estimated share of Bond principal ratio of less than 70:1. <br /> See "THE DISTRICT—Value-to-Burden Ratio" and "APPENDIX H—Taxable Parcels in the <br /> District." <br /> -3- <br />