33691
. (a) (1) For purposes of this section, "existing indebtedness"
means one or more of the following obligations incurred by a
redevelopment agency prior to the effective date of this section, the
payment of which is to be made in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, out of taxes allocated to the agency pursuant to Section
33670, and that is required by law or provision of the existing
indebtedness to be made during the fiscal year of the relevant
allocation required by Section 33690 or 33690.5:
(A) Bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other
obligations issued by the agency whether funded, refunded, assumed,
or otherwise pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 33640).
(B) Loans or moneys advanced to the agency, including, but not
limited to, loans from federal, state, or local agencies, or a
private entity.
(C) A contractual obligation that, if breached, could subject the
agency to damages or other liabilities or remedies.
(D) An obligation incurred pursuant to Section 33445.
(E) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 33334.2.
(F) An amount, to be expended for the operation and administration
of the agency, that may not exceed 90 percent of the amount spent
for those purposes in the 2005-06 fiscal year.
(G) Obligations imposed by law with respect to activities that
occurred prior to the effective date of the act that adds this
section.
(2) Existing indebtedness incurred prior to the effective date of
this section may be refinanced, refunded, or restructured after that
date, and shall remain existing indebtedness for the purposes of this
section if the annual debt service during that fiscal year does not
increase over the prior fiscal year and the refinancing does not
reduce the ability of the agency to make the payment required by
subdivision (a) of Section 33690 or subdivision (a) of Section
33690.5.
(3) For purposes of this section, indebtedness shall be deemed to
be incurred prior to the effective date of this section if the agency
has entered into a binding contract subject to normal marketing
conditions or to deliver the indebtedness, or if the redevelopment
agency has received bids for the sale of the indebtedness prior to
that date and the indebtedness is issued for value and evidence
thereof is delivered to the initial purchaser no later than 30 days
after the date of the contract or sale.
(b) For the 2009-10 fiscal year or the 2010-11 fiscal year, as
applicable, an agency that has adopted a resolution pursuant to
subdivision (c) may allocate, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
33690 or subdivision (a) of Section 33690.5, as applicable, to the
auditor less than the amount required by subdivision (a) of Section
33690 or subdivision (a) of Section 33690.5, as applicable, if the
agency finds that any of the following has occurred:
(1) That the difference between the amount allocated to the agency
and the amount required by subdivision (a) of Section 33690 or
subdivision (a) of Section 33690.5, as applicable, is necessary to
make payments on existing indebtedness that are due or required to be
committed, set aside, or reserved by the agency during the 2009-10
fiscal year or the 2010-11 fiscal year, as applicable, and that are
used by the agency for that purpose, and the agency has no other
funds that can be used to pay this existing indebtedness and no other
feasible method to reduce or avoid this indebtedness.
(2) The agency has no other funds to make the allocation required
by subdivision (a) of Section 33690 or subdivision (a) of Section
33690.5, as applicable.
(c) (1) Any agency that intends to allocate, pursuant to
subdivision (b), to the auditor less than the amount required by
subdivision (a) of Section 33690 shall adopt, prior to December 31,
2009, after a noticed public hearing, a resolution that lists all of
the following:
(A) Each existing indebtedness incurred prior to the effective
date of this section.
(B) Each indebtedness on which a payment is required to be made
during the applicable fiscal year.
(C) The amount of each payment, the time when it is required to be
paid, and the total of the payments required to be made during the
applicable fiscal year. For indebtedness that bears interest at a
variable rate, or for short-term indebtedness that is maturing during
the fiscal year and that is expected to be refinanced, the amount of
payments during the fiscal year shall be estimated by the agency.
(2) Any agency that intends to allocate, pursuant to subdivision
(b), to the auditor less than the amount required by subdivision (a)
of Section 33690.5 shall adopt, prior to December 31, 2010, after a
noticed public hearing, a resolution that lists all of the following:
(A) Each existing indebtedness incurred prior to the effective
date of this section.
(B) Each indebtedness on which a payment is required to be made
during the applicable fiscal year.
(C) The amount of each payment, the time when it is required to be
paid, and the total of the payments required to be made during the
applicable fiscal year. For indebtedness that bears interest at a
variable rate, or for short-term indebtedness that is maturing during
the fiscal year and that is expected to be refinanced, the amount of
payments during the fiscal year shall be estimated by the agency.
(3) The information contained in the resolution required by this
subdivision shall be reviewed for accuracy by the chief fiscal
officer of the agency.
(4) The legislative body shall additionally adopt the resolution
required by this section.
(d) (1) (A) Any agency that determines, pursuant to subdivision
(b), that it will be unable in the 2009-10 fiscal year to allocate
the full amount required by subdivision (a) of Section 33690 may
enter into, subject to paragraph (3), an agreement with the
legislative body by February 15, 2010, to fund the payment of the
difference between the full amount required to be paid pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 33690 and the amount available for
allocation by the agency.
(B) Any agency that determines, pursuant to subdivision (b), that
it will be unable in the 2010-11 fiscal year to allocate the full
amount required by subdivision (a) of Section 33690.5 may enter into,
subject to paragraph (3), an agreement with the legislative body by
February 15, 2011, to fund the payment of the difference between the
full amount required to be paid pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 33690.5 and the amount available for allocation by the
agency.
(2) The obligations imposed by paragraph (1) are hereby declared
to be indebtedness incurred by the agency to finance a portion of a
redevelopment project within the meaning of Section 16 of Article XVI
of the California Constitution. This indebtedness shall be payable
from tax revenues apportioned to the agency pursuant to Section
33670, and any other funds received by the agency. The obligations
imposed by paragraph (1) shall remain an indebtedness of the agency
to the legislative body until paid in full, or until the agency and
the legislative body otherwise agree.
(3) The agreements described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to
those terms and conditions specified in a written agreement between
the legislative body and the agency.
(e) If the agency fails to provide to the county auditor the full
payment required under Section 33690 by May 10, 2010, or 33690.5 by
May 10, 2011, as applicable, or fails to arrange for full payment to
be provided on the agency's behalf pursuant to subdivision (d) or by
Section 33688 or 33692, all of the following shall apply:
(1) The agency shall be prohibited from adding new project areas
or expanding existing project areas. For purposes of this paragraph,
"project area" has the same meaning as in Sections 33320.1 to
33320.3, inclusive, and Section 33492.3.
(2) The agency shall be prohibited from issuing new bonds, notes,
interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations, whether
funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise, pursuant to Article 5
(commencing with Section 33640) of this chapter.
(3) The agency shall be prohibited from encumbering any funds or
expending any moneys derived from any source, except that the agency
may encumber funds and expend funds to pay, if any, all of the
following:
(A) Bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other
obligations issued by an agency before the imposition of the
prohibition in paragraph (2), whether funded, refunded, assumed, or
otherwise, pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 33460) of
this chapter.
(B) Loans or moneys advanced to the agency, including, but not
limited to, loans from federal, state, local agencies, or a private
entity.
(C) Contractual obligations that, if breached, could subject the
agency to damages or other liabilities or remedies.
(D) Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 33445.
(E) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 33334.2 or 33334.6.
(F) Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 33401.
(G) An amount, to be expended for the monthly operation and
administration of the agency, that may not exceed 75 percent of the
average monthly amount spent for those purposes in the fiscal year
preceding the fiscal year in which the agency failed to make the
payment required by subdivision (a) of Section 33690 or subdivision
(a) of Section 33690.5, as applicable.
(f) The prohibitions identified in subdivision (e) shall be lifted
once the county auditor certifies to the Director of Finance that
the payment required by Section 33690 or 33690.5, as applicable, has
been made by the agency, or that payment has been made on the agency'
s behalf pursuant to this section or to Section 33688 or 33692.