R-032-15 Approving Associate Membership by the City in the California Enterprise Development Authority, Authorizing and Directing the Execution of an Associate Membership Agreement

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F 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-32-15 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP BY THE CITY IN THE CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION OF AN ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT RELATING TO ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CITY IN THE AUTHORITY; AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO JOIN THE FIGTREE PACE PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CONTRACTUAL ASSESSMENT PROCEEDINGS AND LEVY CONTRACTUAL ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF THE CITY OF COLTON; AND AUTHORIZING RELATED ACTIONS WHEREAS, the City of Colton, California (the "City"), a municipal corporation, duly organized and existing under the Constitution and the laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the City, upon authorization of the City Council, may pursuant to Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California, commencing with Section 6500 (the "JPA Law") enter into a joint exercise of powers agreement with one or more other public agencies pursuant to which such contracting parties may jointly exercise any power common to them; and WHEREAS, the City and other public agencies wish to jointly participate in economic development financing programs for the benefit of businesses and nonprofit entities within their jurisdictions offered by membership in the California Enterprise Development Authority (the "CEDA") pursuant to an associate membership agreement and Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Relating to the California Enterprise Development Authority (the "Agreement"); and WHEREAS, under the JPA Law and the Agreement, CEDA is a public entity separate and apart from the parties to the Agreement and the debts, liabilities and obligations of CEDA will not be the debts, liabilities or obligations of the City or the other members of the Authority; and WHEREAS, the form of Associate Membership Agreement (the "Associate Membership Agreement") between the City and CEDA is attached; and WHEREAS, the City is willing to become an Associate Member of CEDA subject to the provisions of the Associate Membership Agreement. WHEREAS, CEDA has adopted the Figtree Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and Job Creation Program (the "Program" or "Figtree PACE"), to allow the financing of certain renewable energy, energy efficiency, seismic retrofits, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and water efficiency improvements (the "Improvements") through the levy of contractual