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and the appropriate resident support structures such as homebuyer education and training, the community building aspect of the program, participatory management or governance, personal enrichment or support services provided, etc. • The amount of funding and term of loan that is being requested from CaIHFA and the method and security and/or guarantee for repaying the loan. • If the applicant is a city or county, rather than a separate legal entity such as a redevelopment agency or housing authority, the applicant must address the requirements of Article 16, Section 18 (public finance indebtedness limitation), of the California Constitution by providing an opinion from applicant's legal counsel that entering into a loan agreement under HELP is not in violation of Article 16, Section 18. The opinion must be submitted as an attachment to the application. • The local government involvement in terms of financial contributions of federal, State, and locality program funds, and administrative contributions such as sand write-downs, fee waivers, density bonuses, and local agency program staffing and administration responsibilities, and all other sources of funds, etc. (Please indicate if other CaIHFA Homeownership or Rental loan programs will also be utilized). • As applicable to the applicant/entity, please provide the status of tax-increment funds, including categories for funds that are encumbered, unencumbered, not committed, or considered "excess surplus". • Evidence of site control or indications of potential site control, locality programs that are already in place that will be jointly utilized, drafted implementation plans, program implementation time lines, market and risk analyses, evidence of other financing sources in place, and other indications that the proposed program has been well-developed and that implementation can begin as immediately as possible. Other Requirements 1. Attach a resolution, duly executed by the governing board of the local government agency (the applicant), which grants the authority to a particular signatory to make application to CaIHFA for the HELP Program to incur an indebtedness and execute loan agreements, commit specific local government agency resources as also detailed in the proposal to CaIHFA, and take other actions necessary to facilitate the proposed program. Proposals will be rejected if the resolution is not received by the due date and does not grant authority to a signatory to make application to the HELP Program. 2. Attach one (1) copy of the Housing Element. Additionally, attach one (1) copy of each of the applicable of the local consolidated plan, redevelopment plan, and other documented government housing plans. Provide evidence that the attached Housing Element and/or plan(s) has been ratified by the appropriate local governing body. Highlight applicable excerpts that identify the proposed housing activity as a local housing priority. 5