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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso RDA 1-2004RESOLUTION NO. RDA 01-2004 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRECONSTRUCTION LOAN AGREEMENT AND PROMISSORY NOTE WITH BRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHEREAS, the Agency wishes to promote the development of affordable family rental housing in the South San Francisco community and to provide a greater choice of housing opportunities for persons and families of low income; and WHEREAS, the Borrower proposes to acquire certain real property located at Oak Avenue and Grand Avenue in South San Francisco, which is owned by San Mateo County incorporated herein by reference (the "Property") to develop approximately 43 units of rental housing affordable to low income households (the "Development"); and WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to conduct certain predevelopment activities to determine the feasibility and the scope of the intended Development and intends to prepare construction drawings and carry out other preconstruction activities for the Development; and WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo has surplused the site, and it is expected that the County will provide it to the City or Developer at favorable terms; and WHEREAS, the borrower wishes to borrow from the Agency and the Agency wishes to loan to the Borrower funds to support the Borrower's preconstruction activities, which will be used to secure commitments of State Tax Credits and grants; and WHEREAS, the Agency intends to make the loan from tax increment revenue received by the Agency for the purpose of increasing and improving the supply of low and moderate income housing pursuant to Section 3334.2 of the California Health and Safety Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Redevelopment Agency of the City of South San Francisco that the Redevelopment Agency hereby approves the Preconstruction Loan Agreement with BRIDGE Housing Corporation ("Agreement"), attached hereto as Exhibit D, and the Promissory Note, attached hereto as Exhibit E. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Executive Director is authorized to execute the Agreement on behalf of the Agency. I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 28th day of January 2004 by the following vote: AYES: Boardmembers Joseph A. Femekes, Richard A. Garbarino, and Pedro Gonzalez, Vice Chair Raymond L. Green, and Chair Karyl Matsumoto NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: None. Clerk PRECONSTRUCTION LOAN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AND BRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION JANUARY 2004 EXHIBIT D TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................... 2 1.1 "AGENCY". ............................................................................................................. 2 1.2 "BORrOWeR'. ........................................................................................................ 2 1.3 "BUDGET". ............................................................................................................. 2 1.4 "DEVELOPMENT". ................................................................................................... 2 1.5 "ELIGIBLE COSTS". ................................................................................................. 2 1.6 "LOAN". ................................................................................................................. 2 1.7 "LOAN AGREEMENT". ............................................................................................ 2 1.8 "NOTE". .................................................................................................................. 2 1.9 "PROPERTY". .......................................................................................................... 2 ARTICLE 2. TERMS OF LOAN ................................................................................... 2 2.1 LOAN ...................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 AMOUNT OF LOAN .................................................................................................. 2 2.3 TERM OF LOAN ....................................................................................................... 3 2.4 USE OF FUNDS ........................................................................................................ 3 2.5 PREPAYMENT OF LOAN ........................................................................................... 3 ARTICLE 3. SCOPE OF ACTMTIES ........................................................................ 3 3.1 PRECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES .............................................................................. 3 3.2 AGENCY OVERSIGHT ..................................................................... ......................... 3 ARTICLE 4. LOAN DISBURSEMENT AND EARLY TERMINATION ................ 3 4.1 DISBURSEMENT OF LOAN PROCEEDS ...................................................................... 3 4.2 EARLY TERMINATION OF LOAN AGREEMENT ......................................................... 4 ARTICLE 5. INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE ...................................................... ,.. 4 5.1 INSURANCE COVERAGE .......................................................................................... 4 5.2 NON-LIABILITY OF OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS ..................................... 4 5.3 INDEMNITY ............................................................................................................. 5 ARTICLE 6. DEFAULT ................................................................................................. 5 6.1 BORROWER'S EVENTS OF DEFAULT ....................................................................... 5 6.2 NOTICE OF BORROWER' S DEFAULT AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE .......................... 5 6.3 AGENCY'S REMEDIES ............................................................................................. 5 6.4 NOTICE OF AGENCY'S DEFAULT AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE ............................... 5 6.5 BORROWER'S REMEDIES ........................................................................................ 6 ARTICLE 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS .......................................................................6 7.1 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ........................................................................................ 6 7.2 BORROWER'S RECORDS .......................................................................................... 6 7.3 NONDISCRIMINATION ............................................................................................. 6 7.4 POLITICAL ACTIVITY .............................................................................................. 6 7.5 TERM OF THIS LOAN AGREEMENT .......................................................................... 6 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 GOVERNING LAW ................................................................................................... 6 ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS .................................................................................. 7 TIME OF THE ESSENCE ............................................................................................ 7 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS ................................................................................... 7 NOTICES, DEMANDS AND COMMUNICATIONS ......................................................... 7 BINDING UPON SUCCESSORS ..................... ~ ............................................................ 7 RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES ..................................................................................... 7 ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION ............................................................................. 7 WAIVER .................................................................................................................. 8 IN~rEGRAT~ON ......................................................................................................... 8 AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS ...................................................................... 8 SEVERABILITY ........................................................................................................ 8 PRECONSTRUCTION LOAN AGREEMENT This Preconstruction Loan Agreement ("Loan Agreement") is entered into this __ day of ,2004 by and between the REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, a public body corporate and politic ("Agency"), and BRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation ("Borrower"). RECITALS WHEREAS, the Agency wishes to promote the development of affordable family rental housing in the South San Francisco community and to provide a greater choice of housing opportunities for persons and families of low income; and WHEREAS, the Borrower proposes to acquire certain real property located at Oak Avenue and Grand Avenue in South San Francisco, which is owned by San Mateo County incorporated herein by reference (the "Property") to develop approximately 43 units of rental housing affordable to Iow income households (the "Development"); and WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to conduct certain predevelopment activities to determine the feasibility and the scope of the intended Development and intends to prepare construction drawings and carry out other preconstruction activities for the Development; and WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo has surplused the site, and it is expected that the County will provide it to the City or Developer at favorable terms; and WHEREAS, the borrower wishes to borrow from the Agency and the Agency wishes to loan to the Borrower funds to support the Borrower's preconstruction activities, which will be used to secure commitments of State Tax Credits and grants; and WHEREAS, the Agency intends to make the loan from tax increment revenue received by the Agency for the purpose of increasing and improving the supply of low and moderate income housing pursuant to Section 3334.2 of the California Health and Safety Code. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, obligations, and representations, and in further consideration for the making of the Loan, the Borrower and the Agency hereby agree as follows: 1/22/04 BRIDGE Housing Corporation- Preconstruction Loan 1 ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS The following terms have the meanings and content set forth in tlfis section wherever used in this Loan Agreement, attached Exhibits, or documents incorporated into this Loan Agreement by reference. 1.1 "Agency" means the Redevelopment Agency of the City of South San Francisco, a public body corporate and politic, and its authorized representatives, officers, officials, directors, employees, and agents. 1.2 "Borrower" means the BRIDGE Housing Corporation, a California nonprofit corporation, and its authorized representatives, assigns, transferees, or successors-in-interest thereto. 1.3 "Budget" means that budget for the preconstruction activities for the Development attached as Exhibit B, incorporated herein by reference. 1.4 "Development" is the acquisition of the Property and the construction of approximately 43 units of rental housing affordable to low-income households. 1.5 "Eligible Costs" means all costs incurred by or paid by the Borrower in preparing construction drawings for the Development and other preconstruction activities, as more specifically described in the Budget. 1.6 "Loan" means the loan of funds provided by the Agency to the Borrower pursuant to this Loan Agreement. 1.7 "Loan Agreement" means this loan agreement entered into between the Agency and the Borrower. 1.8 "Note" is that unsecured promissory note executed by the Borrower in favor of the Agency evidencing the Loan in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00), a form of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit E. 1.9 "Property" means that certain real property described in Exhibit F attached hereto and incorporated herein. ARTICLE 2. TERMS OF LOAN 2.1 Loan. The Agency agrees to provide a loan of funds to the Borrower under the terms and conditions of this Loan Agreement (the "Loan"). 2.2 Amount of Loan. On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Loan Agreement, the Agency agrees to make and the Borrower agrees to accept a Loan in an 1/22/04 BRIDGE Housing Corporation - Preconstruction Loan 2 amount not to exceed Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) evidenced by the Note. The Loan shall bear simple interest at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum on the principal amount outstanding from the date of the Note until paid, which interest shall be deferred and shall accrue for the term of the Loan. 2.3 Term of Loan. Subject to the provisions in Section 4.2 below, the principal of the Loan and all accrued interest thereon shall be due and payable on the earliest of(a) twenty (20) years from the date of the Note or (b) an Event of Default by the Borrower which has not been cured as provided for in this Loan Agreement. 2.4 Use of Funds. Loan proceeds may be used only for the Eligible Costs and in the amount specified in the Budget, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Agency. 2.5 Prepayment of Loan. No prepayment penalty will be charged to the borrower for payment prior to the end of the Loan term described herein, of all or any portion of the unpaid Loan principal and accrued interest. ARTICLE 3. SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES 3.1 Preconstruction Activities. The Borrower shall perform the preconstruction activities described herein within one (1) year from the date of this Loan Agreement. The Borrower shall conduct environmental and geological assessments, prepare construction documents, select a general contractor, bid subcontracts, obtain building permits and close construction financing. The Borrower shall submit the name of the proposed general contractor for the Development for the Agency's approval. The Agency's review of the general contractor shall be limited to the financial capability of the general contractor to successfully undertake a project of the same size and scope as the Development. 3.2 Agency Oversight. The Borrower shall meet either in person or on the telephone with the Agency on a periodic basis but not less than once every two weeks to discuss the progress of the preconstruction activities for the Development. ARTICLE 4. LOAN DISBURSEMENT AND EARLY TERMINATION 4.1 Disbursement of Loan Proceeds. The Borrower shall submit requests for disbursement to the Agency at least 21 days prior to the date disbursement is needed by the Borrower. Requests for disbursement shall be made once a month unless the borrower can show a need for a more frequent disbursement of funds. Disbursement requests shall be accompanied by invoices or receipts evidencing the costs incurred or expended by Borrower in the preceding month. The Agency shall approve all requests for payment prior to disbursement of Loan proceeds for payment of any prec°nstruction costs incurred. At the request of the Agency, the Borrower shall provide the Agency with satisfactory documentation evidencing the payment of expenses previously funded by the Agency. 1/22/04 BRIDGE Housing Corporation- Preconstruction Loan 3 4.2 Early Termination of Loan Agreement. (a) The Agency and the Borrower anticipate that they will enter into a Permanent Loan Agreement by December 1, 2005 in which the Agency shall loan funds to the Borrower to finance the development of the Property. If the Agency and Borrower execute a permanent loan agreement, all disbursements made under this Loan Agreement shall be considered disbursements under the permanent loan agreement. The Borrower shall execute a new promissory note in favor of the Agency, which shall incorporate the funds disbursed and allocated under this Loan Agreement. The new promissory note shall be secured by a deed of trust recorded against the Property in favor of the Agency. (b) If either the Agency or the Borrower decides that the development of the Property is not feasible and it is not advisable to enter into the permanent loan agreement, then upon ten (10) days advance written notice given to the other party, this Loan Agreement shall terminate and the Borrower shall assign to the Agency and the Agency shall assume from the Borrower all of the Borrower's rights and obligations, up to the amounts specified in the Budget, under any contracts and government approvals related to the preconstruction activities contemplated herein. The Borrower shall provide the Agency with all products prepared for the Development pursuant to this Loan Agreement, subject to the permission of Borrower's consultant(s), if such pen~ission is required. The Agency shall immediately upon the termination of this Loan Agreement, forgive all principal and interest under the Loan and cancel the Note and reimburse the Borrower for all costs incurred by the Borrower pursuant to this Loan Agreement which have not been previously reimbursed by the Agency up to the maximum amount allowed under the Budget. The Borrower shall not be obligated to repay the Agency for any costs and expenses which may have been incurred by the Agency pursuant to this Loan Agreement, including but not limited to, any repayment under the Note. ARTICLE 5. INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE 5.1 Insurance Coverage. The Borrower shall maintain in full force and effect during the term of the Loan, public liability insurance to protect against loss from liability for property damage or bodily injury, including death therefrom, suffered by any person or persons, resulting directly or indirectly from any acts of the Borrower. Such property damage and bodily injury insurance shall also provide for and protect the Agency against incurring any legal cost in defending claims for alleged loss. Such bodily injury and property damage insurance shall name the Agency as an additional insured and shall be in the following amounts: a general aggregate mnount of not less than One Million dollars ($1,000,000.00); not less than five Hundred Thousand dollars ($500,000.00) of bodily injury and property damage insurance; provided, however, the limitation on the amount of insurance shall not limit the responsibility of the Borrower to indemnify the Agency or pay damages on account of injury to persons or property resulting from the Borrower's activities or the activities of Borrower's contractors or subcontractors. 5.2 Non-Liability of Officers, Employees, and Agents. No officer, employee, or agent of the Agency shall be held personally liable to the Borrower for any obligation 1/22/04 BRIDGE Housing Corporation - Preconstruction Loan 4 created under the terms of this Loan Agreement except in the case of actual fraud or willful misconduct by such person. 5.3 Indemnity. Except for the negligence or willful misconduct of the Agency, the Borrower undertakes and agrees to defend, indenmify, and hold harmless the Agency from and against all suits and causes of action, claims, losses, demands and expenses, including, but not limited to, attorney fees and costs of litigation, damage or liability of any nature whatsoever, arising in any manner by reason of or incident to the performance of this Loan Agreement on the part of the Borrower or any contractor or subcontractor of the Borrower, whether or not contributed to by an act or omission of the Agency. ARTICLE 6. DEFAULT 6.1 Borrower's Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute a "Borrower's Event of Default" under this Loan Agreement: A. the Borrower's failure to pay when due any sums payable under the Note or any advances made by the Agency under this Loan Agreement; and B. the Borrower's failure to obtain and maintain the insurance coverage required under this Loan Agreement. 6.2 Notice of Borrower's Default and Opportunity to Cure. The Agency shall give written notice to the Borrower of any Borrower's Event of Default by specifying: (a) the nature of the event or deficiency giving rise to the default, (b) the action required to cure the default, if an action to cure is possible, and (c) a date, which shall not be less than 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the notice or the date the notice was refused, by which such action to cure must be taken, or if a cure cannot be accomplished in thirty (30) days a reasonable time thereafter. 6.3 Agency's Remedies. Upon the happening of a Borrower's Event of Default and a failure to cure said default within the time specified in the notice from Agency, the Agency's obligation to disburse Loan proceeds shall terminate and the Agency may proceed with any or all of the following remedies in any order or combination the Agency may choose in its sole discretion: A. Terminate this Loan Agreement, in which event the entire unpaid principal amount of the Loan and all accrued interest shall immediately become due and payable at the option of the Agency; B. Pursue any other remedy allowed at law or in equity. 6.4 Notice of A~ency's Default and Opportunity to Cure. The Borrower shall give written notice to the Agency of any Agency's Event of Default by specifying: (a) the nature of the event or deficiency giving rise to the default, (b) the action required to cure 1/22/04 BRIDGE Housing Corporation - Preconstruction Loan 5 the default, if an action to cure is possible, and (c) a date, which shall not be less than 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the notice or the date the notice was refused, by which such action to cure must be taken, or if a cure cannot be accomplished in thirty (30) days a reasonable time thereafter. 6.5 Borrower's Remedies. Upon the happening of an Agency's Event of Default and a failure to cure said default within the time specified in the notice from the Borrower, the Borrower may: A. Demand payment from the Agency of any sums due the Borrower; and/or B. Pursue any other remedy allowed at law or in equity. ARTICLE 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS 7.1 Conflicts of Interest. No member, official or employee of the Agency shall have any personal interest, direct or indirect, in this Loan Agreement nor shall any such member, official or employee participate in any decision relating to the Loan Agreement which affects his or her personal interests or the interest of any corporation, partnership or association in which he or she is, directly or indirectly, interested. 7.2 Borrower's Records. The Borrower shall be accountable to the Agency for all funds disbursed to the Borrower pursuant to this Loan Agreement. The Borrower agrees to maintain records that accurately and fully show the date, amount, purpose, and payee of all expenditures drawn from Loan funds, and to keep all invoices, receipts, and other documents related to expenditures from said Loan funds for not less than three years after completion of the Development. 7.3 Nondiscrimination. The Borrower shall not discriminate or segregate in the development, construction, use, enjoyment, occupancy, conveyance, lease, sublease, or rental of any part of the Property on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual preference, age, marital status, family status, source of income, physical or mental disability, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS- related conditions, or any other arbitrary basis. The Borrower shall otherwise comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws concerning discrimination in housing. 7.4 Political Activity. None of the funds, materials, property or services contributed by the Agency or the Borrower under this Loan Agreement shall be used for any partisan political activity or the election or defeat of any candidate for public office. 7.5 Term of This Loan Agreement. This Loan Agreement shall commence on the date first set forth above and remain in full force and effect throughout the term of the Loan. 7.6 Governing Law. This Loan Agreement shall be interpreted under and be governed by the laws of the State of California. 1/22/04 BRIDGE Housing Corporation- Preconstruction Loan 6 7.7 Attorney Fees and Costs. lm the event any legal or administrative action is commenced to enforce the terms of this Loan Agreement, the prevailing party in any such action shall be entitled to recover all reasonable attorney fees and costs. 7.8 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence of this Loan Agreement. 7.9 Consents and Approvals. Any consent or approval of the Agency or the Borrower required under this Loan Agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any approval required under this Loan Agreement shall be in writing and executed by an authorized representative of the pm-ty granting such approval. 7.10 Notices, Demands and Communications. Notices required by this Loan Agreement shall be sufficiently given and shall not be deemed given unless dispatched by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or delivered personally, to the principal office of the Borrower and the Agency as follows: If to Agency: Redevelopment Agency of South San Francisco 400 Grand Ave. P.O. Box 711 South San Francisco, Ca. 94083 Attn: City Clerk If to Borrower: BRIDGE Housing Corporation 1 Hawthorne Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, Ca. 94105 Attn: Lydia Tan 7.11 Binding Upon Successors. All provisions of this Loan Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors-in-interest, transferees, and assigns of each of the parties; provided, however that this section does not waive the prohibition on assignment of this Loan Agreement by the Borrower without the Agency's consent. 7.12 Relationship of Parties. The relationship of the Borrower and the Agency is and at all times shall remain solely that of a debtor and a creditor, and shall not be construed as a joint venture, equity venture, or partnership. The Agency neither undertakes nor assumes any responsibility or duty to the Borrower (except as provided for herein) or any third party with respect to the Development, the Property, or the Loan. Except as the Agency may specify in writing, the Borrower shall have no authority to act as an agent of the Agency or to bind the Agency to any obligation. 7.13 Assignment and Assumption. Other than to an affiliate of the Borrower or to a partnership of which an affiliate of the Borrower is the general partner, the Borrower shall not assign any of its interests under this Loan Agreement to any other party without 1/22/04 BRIDGE Housing Corporation- Preconstruction Loan 7 the prior written consent of the Agency. Any unauthorized assignment shall be void ab ir~itio. 7.14 Waiver. Any waiver by the Agency or the Borrower of any obligation in this Loan Agreement must be in writing. No waiver will be implied from any delay or failure by the Agency to take action on any breach or default of the Borrower or to pursue any remedy allowed under this Loan Agreement or under applicable law. Any extension of time granted to the Borrower to perform any obligation under the Loan Agreement or Note shall not operate as a waiver or release from any of its obligations. Consent by the Agency to any act or omission by the Borrower shall not be construed to be a consent to any other or subsequent act or omission or to waive the requirement for the Agency' s written consent to future waivers. 7.15 Integration. This Loan Agreement, including exhibits, contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous written and oral understandings. 7.16 Amendments and Modifications. Any amendments or modifications to this Loan Agreement must be in writing, and shall be effective only if executed by both the Borrower and the Agency. 7.17 Severabilitv. Every provision of this Loan Agreement is intended to be severable. If any provision of this Loan Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired. [REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 1/22/04 BRIDGE Housing Corporation - Preconstruction Loan 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Loan Agreement as of the date first above written. AGENCY: BORROWER: REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION By: Michael A. Wilson, Executive Director By: Approved as to form: By: Agency Counsel Attest: By: Agency Secretary 1/22/04 BRIDGE Housing Corporation - Preconstruction Loan 9 EXHIBIT E PROMISSORY NOTE $400,000.00 South San Francisco, California January __, 2004 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, BRIDGE Housing Corporation, a California nonprofit corporation, ("Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of South San Francisco ("Agency"), at 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California 94083, or at such other place as may be designated in writing by the holder, the principal sum of $400,000.00, together with interest in arrears from the date hereof on the unpaid principal balance, at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum. Principal shall be payable in equal annual installments, commencing on the first day of the fiscal year following the first year of stabilized operations of the Development described in that certain Loan Agreement between Agency and Borrower dated January __., 2004 ("Loan Agreement") and continuing on the same day of each year thereafter until and including the year 2024. Payment of interest accrued shall be deferred until the date this Note matures, which shall be the 20th anniversary of the date of this Note ("Maturity Date"). The remaining unpaid principal, together with any accrued interest, shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date, if not already paid. Provided, that any such payments shall be made only to the extent that funds are available from the net revenue generated by the Development referenced herein above, after payment of operating expenses and debt service on more senior obligations ("Residual Receipts"). All payments under this Note shall be in lawful money of the United States. In no event shall the interest and other charges in the nature of interest hereunder, if any, exceed the maximum amount of interest permitted by law. Any amount collected in excess of the maximum legal rate shall be applied to reduce the principal balance. All payments under this Note shall be applied first to late fees and costs, if any, second to interest then due, if any, and the balance to principal. The Borrower agrees to pay to the holder all costs, expenses and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in the collection of sums due hereunder, whether through legal proceedings or otherwise, to the extent permitted by law. This Note may be prepaid at any time, in whole or in part, without penalty or premium. At the option of the holder, this entire Note shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or notice, upon the occurrence of any one of the following events: (a) failure of the Borrower to pay any installment hereunder when due, which shall continue for 30 days, provided that Residual Receipts are available to pay said installment; (b) Borrower's failure to obtain and maintain the insurance required in the Loan Agreement; (c) insolvency or failure of Borrower or any guarantor to generally pay its debts as they 1/22/04 BRIDGE Housing Corporation - Preconstruction Loan 10 become due; (d) assignment for the benefit of creditors of, or appointment of a receiver or other officer for, all or any part of Borrower's or any guarantor's property; or (e) adjudication of bankruptcy, or filing of a petition under any bankruptcy or debtor's relief law by or against Borrower or any guarantor. The Borrower expressly waives presentment, demand, notice, protest, and all other demands and notices in connection with this Note. No renewal or extension of this Note, nor release of any collateral or party liable hereunder, will release the liability of Borrower. Failure of the holder to exercise any right or option shall not constitute a waiver, nor shall it be a bar to the exercise of any right or option at any future time. If any provision of this Note shall be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Promissory Note is executed on the day and year first above written. BORROWER: BRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION By: 1/22/04 BRIDGE Housing Corporation - Preconstruction Loan 11