Rancho Sahuarita CFD Meeting
Regular MeetingSahuarita, AZ · February 28, 2022
Agenda
District Board Meeting Agenda
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02 notice is hereby given to the public that the District Board of the Rancho Community
Facilities District will hold a meeting at the date and time specified below at the Sahuarita Council Chambers, 375
West Sahuarita Center Way, Sahuarita, AZ. Members of the Rancho Sahuarita District Board will attend either in
person or by telephone conference call.
To better serve our community, the Council Chambers is wheelchair accessible. Persons with a disability may
request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the District Clerk’s Office
at 520-822-8801. Requests should be made no later than three (3) working days prior to the meeting to arrange
the accommodation.
February 28, 2022
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
AT OR AFTER 6:30 P.M.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Call to the Public
At this time, any member of the public is invited to address the District Board on any issue which is on tonight’s
Agenda or any issue which the District Board can lawfully act upon at a future meeting. Written comments
regarding any item on the agenda or any issue which the District Board can lawfully act upon may be
submitted prior to the beginning of the meeting for distribution to the District Board. Pursuant to the Arizona
Open Meeting Laws, the District Board may not discuss the items, but individual members of the District Board
may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the District Board, may ask staff to review the
matter, or may ask that the matter be placed on a future agenda.
4. Consent Agenda
A. Approval of the January 24, 2022 Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District Meeting
Minutes.
B. Adoption of Resolution No. 2022-0021, approving reductions of the face amounts of the
letters of credit held pursuant to depository agreements with respect to bonds (series
2018 and 2020) issued by the District.
5. Adjournment
Action may be taken by the District Board on any item listed on this agenda. The District Board may vote to go
into executive session pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03 (A) (3) for discussion or consultation for legal advice with
the District Counsel concerning any matter listed on this agenda.
Notice to parents: Meetings of the District Board are audio and video recorded. If you permit your child to
participate in the meeting, a recording will be made. You may exercise your right not to consent by not
permitting your child to participate. You and your child may also leave the meeting at any time.
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District Board Agenda Communication
TO: Honorable Chairperson and District Board
FROM: Lisa Cole MMC, District Clerk
MEETING DATE: February 28, 2022
SUBJECT: Approval of the January 24, 2022 Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District
Meeting Minutes.
FINANCIAL / BUDGET SUMMARY
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the attached minutes.
SUGGESTED MOTION
I move to approve the minutes as submitted (or amended).
DISCUSSION
Draft minutes submitted for District Board approval.
ATTACHMENTS
1. January 24, 2022 RSCFD Meeting Minutes
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District Board Meeting Minutes
RANCHO SAHUARITA COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT
MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 24, 2022
Attachment: January 24, 2022 RSCFD Meeting Minutes [Revision 4] (Approval of Minutes)
The District Board of the Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District met in the Sahuarita Council
Chambers, 375 West Sahuarita Center Way, Sahuarita, AZ on January 24, 2022.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 5:39 PM by Chairperson Tom Murphy.
2. Roll Call
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Tom Murphy Chairperson Present
Kara Egbert Vice Chairperson Absent
Bill Bracco Board Member Present
Simon Davis Board Member Present
Melissa Hicks Board Member Present
Gil Lusk Board Member Present
Deborah Morales Board Member Present
Also in attendance were Interim District Manager A.C. Marriotti, District Counsel Dan Hochuli, and
District Clerk Lisa Cole.
3. Call to the Public
There were no speakers.
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4. Consent Agenda
MOTION was made to approve the consent agenda recommendations.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Bracco, Board Member
SECONDER: Gil Lusk, Board Member
Attachment: January 24, 2022 RSCFD Meeting Minutes [Revision 4] (Approval of Minutes)
AYES: Murphy, Bracco, Davis, Hicks, Lusk, Morales
ABSENT: Kara Egbert, Vice Chairperson
A. Approval of the December 13, 2021 Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District
Meeting Minutes.
STUDY SESSION
5. Presentation and discussion of the draft feasibility report for the proposed issuance of additional
general obligation bonds, in an amount not to exceed $18,760,000.00 for the acquisition of public
infrastructure, and to be paid by an ad valorem tax assessed on all property in the Rancho
Sahuarita Community Facilities District.
A.C. Marriotti, District Treasurer, introduced the item and outlined the final steps to issue additional
general obligation bonds.
Mark Reader, Managing Director, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, summarized the formation, land size,
land use, and debt service tax rate of the Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District. Mr.
Reader described the infrastructure, estimated costs, and project completion dates the bonds would
fund. In addition, Mr. Reader discussed the past and future growth of the district’s full and limited
accessed property values. Mr. Reader concluded the presentation with a review of projected home
closings through 2025 and an explanation of how the proposed bonds were structured.
Michael Racy, representing Rancho Sahuarita, thanked the Board for their support.
No action was taken.
6. Adjournment
Chairperson Tom Murphy adjourned the meeting at 5:58 PM.
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______________________________
Chairperson Tom Murphy
ATTEST:
Attachment: January 24, 2022 RSCFD Meeting Minutes [Revision 4] (Approval of Minutes)
______________________
Lisa Cole, MMC
District Clerk
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
Meeting of the District Board of the Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District held on the 24th
day of January 2022. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum
was present.
Dated this 28th day of February 2022.
__________________________________
Lisa Cole, MMC
District Clerk
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District Board Agenda Communication
TO: Honorable Chairperson and District Board
FROM: A.C. Marriotti, District Treasurer
MEETING DATE: February 28, 2022
SUBJECT: Adoption of Resolution No. 2022-0021, approving reductions of the face amounts
of the letters of credit held pursuant to depository agreements with respect to
bonds (series 2018 and 2020) issued by the District.
FINANCIAL / BUDGET SUMMARY
This item only affects the underlying security of the District's bonds.There is no impact to the District's
revenues and expenditures.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution No. 2022-0021.
SUGGESTED MOTION
I move to adopt Resolution No. 2022-0021.
DISCUSSION
The Rancho Sahuarita CFD issued general obligations bonds in 2018 and 2020. Pursuant to the Series
2018 & Series 2020 Depository Agreement Section 2.01(F), the bonds are secured in part by developer-
obtained irrevocable letters of credit (LOC) as follows: (1) 2018 Series @ $2,107,502.50 and (2) 2020
Series @ $1,037,075. The LOC amounts are derived by formula, equivalent to five times the difference
between the District’s maximum annual debt service (principal + interest) obligation and the amount of
property taxes expected to be collected in the year. As the District develops, property valuations and
anticipated property tax collections increase. This lowers the amount of LOC security required, as
follows:
Net Taxable Assessed Valuation (NTAV) Test
NTAV from preceding August (fiscal year 2020/21): $6,950,902
NTAV from prior August (fiscal year 2019/20): $3,198,011
Does LOC reduction apply? Yes
LOC Reduction Calculation
Maximum Annual Debt Service, Series 2018 Bonds (FY2025/26): $ 421,501
Maximum Annual Debt Service, Series 2020 Bonds (FY2021/22): $ 207,415
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Less: Discounted Tax Revenues: ($ 309,697)
Difference: $ 319,219
5x Difference: $1,596,093
Revised LOC Balances
GO Bonds, Series 2018 LOC $ 986,269
GO Bonds, Series 2020 LOC $ 609,824
Total LOC Amount $1,596,093
The bond documents anticipate and provide for a reduction to the LOC amounts as the district builds
out. This resolution provides the necessary authorization for the District Treasurer to notify the bank
holding the LOCs to make such reductions.
ATTACHMENTS
1. RSCFD Resolution No. 2022-0021
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Attachment: RSCFD Resolution No. 2022-0021 (RSCFD-GO Bonds Letter of Credit Reductions)
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-0021
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF RANCHO SAHUARITA
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT APPROVING REDUCTIONS OF THE FACE
AMOUNTS OF THE LETTERS OF CREDIT HELD PURSUANT TO DEPOSITORY
AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO BONDS (SERIES 2018 AND 2020) ISSUED BY THE
DISTRICT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF RANCHO SAHUARITA
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT, as follows:
1. Findings.
a. Pursuant to a Resolution of the board of directors of Rancho Sahuarita
Community Facilities District (hereinafter called the “District”) adopted on June 26, 2018
(hereinafter referred to as the “2018 Bond Resolution”), the board of directors of the District
(hereinafter called the “Board”) (1) authorized the sale and issuance of its General Obligation
Bonds, Series 2018, in the aggregate principal amount of $5,780,000 (hereinafter referred to as the
“2018 Bonds”) to provide funds for any and all of the public infrastructure purposes described in
the feasibility report presented to and approved by the Board on March 12, 2018, and (2) entered
in its minutes a record of the 2018 Bonds sold and their numbers and dates and levied and will
levy and cause an ad valorem tax to be collected, at the same time and in the same manner as other
taxes are levied and collected on all taxable property in the boundaries of the District sufficient,
together with moneys from the sources described therein to pay debt service with respect to the
2018 Bonds when due.
b. The Board, by the 2018 Bond Resolution, duly authorized the issuance of
the 2018 Bonds and, in order to provide terms for, to secure, and to provide for authentication and
delivery of the 2018 Bonds, duly authorized the execution and delivery of a Series 2018 Indenture
of Trust and Security Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the “2018
Indenture”), from the District.
c. In consideration for the issuance of the 2018 Bonds, and the actions taken
in the 2018 Indenture, by the District, Interchange Opportunity Fund L.L.L.P., as an investor and
guarantor but not as a developer (hereinafter called the “LLLP”), and Rancho Sahuarita
Management Company, L.L.C., as developer, guarantor and indemnitor (hereinafter called the
“LLC”), had established by Western Alliance Bank (hereinafter called the “Bank”) in favor of
Wells Fargo National Bank, as depository (hereinafter called the “Depository”), an irrevocable
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standby letter of credit in the face amount of $2,107,502.50 (hereinafter referred to as the “2018
Letter of Credit”) to be held under the terms of the Series 2018 Depository Agreement, dated as
of March 1, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the “2018 Depository Agreement”), by and between
the District and the Depository.
d. Pursuant to a Resolution of the Board adopted on February 24, 2020
(hereinafter referred to as the “2020 Bond Resolution”), the Board (1) authorized the sale and
issuance of its General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020, in the aggregate principal amount of
Attachment: RSCFD Resolution No. 2022-0021 (RSCFD-GO Bonds Letter of Credit Reductions)
$3,475,000 (hereinafter referred to as the “2020 Bonds”), to provide funds for any and all of the
public infrastructure purposes described in the feasibility report presented to and approved by the
Board on February 24, 2020, and (2) entered in its minutes a record of the 2020 Bonds sold and
their numbers and dates and levied and will levy and cause an ad valorem tax to be collected, at
the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected on all taxable property
in the boundaries of the District sufficient, together with moneys from the sources described
therein to pay debt service with respect to the 2020 Bonds when due.
e. The Board, by the 2020 Bond Resolution, duly authorized the sale and
issuance of the 2020 Bonds and, in order to provide terms for, to secure, and to provide for
authentication and delivery of the 2020 Bonds, duly authorized the execution and delivery of a
Series 2020 Indenture of Trust and Security Agreement, dated as of April 1 2020 (hereinafter
referred to, with the 2018 Indenture, as the “Indentures”), from the District.
f. In consideration for the issuance of the 2020 Bonds, and the actions taken
and to be taken in the 2020 Indenture, by the District, the LLLP and the LLC had established by
the Bank, in favor of the Depository, an irrevocable standby letter of credit in the face amount of
$1,037,075.00 (hereinafter referred to as the “2020 Letter of Credit”, and with the 2018 Letter of
Credit, the “Letters of Credit” ) to be held under the terms of the Series 2020 Depository
Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2020 (hereinafter referred to, with the 2018 Depository
Agreement, as the “Depository Agreements”), by and between the District and the Depository.
g. Section 2.01(F) of the Depository Agreements provides that, on February
15 of each year, if the net limited assessed valuation of property within the boundaries of the
District used to levy taxes during the preceding August exceeded that used in the prior August, the
difference between the Maximum Annual Debt Service (as such term and all other undefined terms
used in this paragraph are defined in the Indentures) and the Discounted Tax Revenues is to be
calculated and the District is to direct the Depository to cause the face amounts of the Letters of
Credits to be reduced such that the face amounts of the Letters of Credit are equal to five (5) times
such difference. (The foregoing reductions are to be based on the total amount of the Letters of
Credit and pro rata allocation based on the 2018 Bonds and the 2020 Bonds outstanding.) After
receipt of proof of satisfaction of each of the foregoing to the District Treasurer, the Board is to
approve in writing by affirmative action the applicable reductions, and the Depository is to be
notified as such by the District Treasurer and directed to take such action as is necessary to reduce
appropriately the Letters of Credit.
h. It has been proven to the satisfaction of the District Treasurer that, for
purposes of the foregoing, the 2018 Letter of Credit should be reduced by $1,121,233.50 to
$986,269, and the 2020 Letter of Credit should be reduced by $427,251 to $609,824.
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2. Approval of Reductions. The Board approves the reduction of the 2018 Letter of
Credit and the 2020 Letter of Credit as indicated in the recitals hereto. (The District Treasurer shall
notify the Depository of such reductions and shall take such action as is necessary to reduce
appropriately the Letters of Credit.)
3. Other Actions Necessary; Severability; Amendment; Effective Date.
a. The District Manager, the District Treasurer, the District Clerk and the other
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officers of the District shall take all action necessary or reasonably required to carry out, give effect
to and consummate the actions contemplated by this Resolution.
b. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Resolution shall for
any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section,
paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Resolution.
c. All resolutions or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby waived to
the extent only of such inconsistency.
d. This Resolution shall be effective immediately.
PASSED by the District Board of the Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District this
28th day of February 2022.
Tom Murphy
Chairperson
Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District
ATTEST:
Lisa Cole, MMC
District Clerk
Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Daniel J. Hochuli
District Counsel
Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District
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