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2010 Form 990

ARTICLE X: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

A.         Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on July 1 of each year and shall end on June 30 of each year.

B.         Deposit of Funds. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited in such banks, trust companies, or other reliable depositories as the Board of Directors from time to time may determine.

C.        Checks, Etc. All checks, drafts, endorsements, notes and evidence of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed by such officers or agents of the Corporation and in such manner as the Board of Directors from time to time may determine.  Endorsements for deposits to the credit of the Corporation shall be made in such manner as the Board of Directors from time to time may determine.

D.        Loans. No loans or advances shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation, and no note or other evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name, except as authorized by the Board of Directors.  Any such authorization shall relate to specific transactions.

E.         Contracts. Any officer or agent of the Corporation specifically authorized by the Board of Directors may, on behalf of the Corporation, enter into those contracts or execute and deliver those instruments that are specifically authorized by the Board of Directors.  Without the express and specific authorization of the Board of Directors, no officer or other agent of the Corporation may enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of the Corporation.

F.       Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall indemnify its Directors, and Officers, employees, and other persons described in Corporations Code, including persons formerly occupying any such positions, against all expenses, judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any “proceeding” as that term is used in that section and including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Director or Officer.  “Expenses” as used in this bylaw shall have the same meaning as in that section of the California Corporations Code.

On written request to the Board by any person seeking indemnification hereunder, the Board shall promptly determine in accordance with Corporations Code whether the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Corporations Code section has been met, and if it has, the Board shall authorize indemnification.  If the Board cannot authorize indemnification because the number of Directors who are parties to the proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought prevents the formation of a quorum of Directors who are not parties to the proceeding, the Board shall promptly call a meeting of Members.  At that meeting, the Members shall determine under the applicable provisions of the Corporations Code whether the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Corporations Code has been met, and if it has, the Members present at the meeting shall authorize indemnification.

To the fullest extent permitted by law and except as otherwise determined by the Board in a specific instance, expenses incurred by a person seeking indemnification under the bylaws in defending any proceeding covered by those sections shall be advanced by the corporation before final disposition of the proceeding, on receipt by the corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of that person that the advance will be repaid unless it is ultimately found that the person is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation for those expenses.

G.        Construction and Definitions.  Unless the context requires otherwise or a term is specifically defined herein, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the California Nonprofit Corporation law shall govern the construction of these Bylaws.  Without limiting the generality of the above, the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter, and singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular.  All captions and titles used in these Bylaws are intended solely for the reader’s convenience of reference and shall not affect the interpretation or application of any of the terms or provisions contained herein.

H.         Insurance.  This corporation shall have the right, and shall use its best efforts, to purchase and maintain insurance to the full extent permitted by law on behalf of its officers, directors, employees, and other agents, to cover any liability asserted against or incurred by any officer, director, employee, or agent in such capacity or arising from the officer’s, director’s, employee’s, or agent’s status as such.

I.          Maintenance of Corporate Records.  This corporation shall keep

(a)        Adequate and correct books and records of account;

(b)        Meeting Notices, written minutes of the proceedings of its members, board, and committees of the board; and

(c)        A record of each member’s name, address, and class of membership.

J.         Members’ Right to Inspect.

1.         Membership Records.  Unless the corporation provides a reasonable alternative as provided below, any member may do either or both of the following for a purpose reasonably related to the member’s interest as a member:

(a)        Inspect and copy the records containing members’ names, addresses, and voting rights during usual business hours on five days’ prior written demand on the corporation, which must state the purpose for which the inspection rights are requested; or

(b)        Obtain from the secretary of the corporation, on written demand and tender of a reasonable charge, a list of names, addresses, and voting rights of members who are entitled to vote for directors as of the most recent record date for which that list has been compiled, or as of the date, after the date of demand, specified by the member.  The demand shall state the purpose for which the list is requested.  The secretary shall make this list available to the member on or before the later of ten days after the demand is received or the date specified in the demand as the date of which the list is compiled.

The corporation may, within ten business days after receiving a demand

under this section, make a written offer of an alternative method of reasonable and timely achievement of the proper purpose specified in the demand without providing access to or a copy of the membership list.  Any rejection of this offer must be in writing and must state the reasons the proposed alternative does not meet the proper demand.

If the corporation reasonably believes that the information will be used for a purpose other than one reasonably related to a person’s interest as a member, or if it provides a reasonable alternative under this section, it may deny the member access to the membership list.

Any inspection and copying under this section may be made in person or by the member’s agent or attorney.  The right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts.  This right of inspection extends to the records of any subsidiary of the corporation.

2.         Accounting Record and Minutes.  On written demand on the corporation, any member may inspect, copy, and make extracts of the accounting books and records and the minutes of the proceedings of the members, the board of directors, and committees of the board at any reasonable time for a purpose reasonably related to the member’s interest as a member.  Any such inspection and copying may be made in person or by the member’s agent or attorney.  This right of inspection extends to the records of any subsidiary of the corporation.

3.         Maintenance and Inspection of Articles and Bylaws.  This corporation shall keep at its principal office the original or a copy of the articles of incorporation and bylaws, as amended to the current date, which shall be open to inspection by the members at all reasonable times during office hours.

K.         Directors’ Right to Inspect.  Every Director shall have an absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect all books, records, documents, and minutes of the corporation and the physical properties owned by the corporation.  The right of inspection by a Director includes the right to make extracts and copies of documents.

L.         Private Foundation Restrictions.  It is the intention of the corporation that at no time or for any purpose shall this corporation be considered a private foundation within the meaning of any state or federal law.  To carry out that intent, this corporation shall distribute its income for each taxable year at such time and in such manner as not to become subject to the tax on undistributed income imposed by Internal Revenue Code section 4942, shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in Internal Revenue Code section 4941(d), shall not retain any excess business holdings as defined in Internal Revenue Code section 4943(c) , shall not make any investments in a manner as to subject it to tax under Internal Revenue Code section 4944, and shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in Internal Revenue Code section 4945(d).

ARTICLE XI: INITIAL MEMBERSHIP AND BOARD, ADOPTION OF BYLAWS, FIRST ANNUAL MEETING

A.         Initial Membership. The Initial Members empowered to vote at the First Annual Meeting shall be those persons 18 years of age or older who have attended at least one of the organizational steering committee meetings commencing on December 14, 2001, or thereafter until the date of the First Annual Meeting, as recorded in the minutes of those meetings.

B.         Initial Board of Directors. The Initial Board of Directors shall be stated in the Certificates of Incorporation.  The Initial Board, after approving these Bylaws, shall call the First Annual Meeting of the Membership, and shall serve until the first elected Board of Directors has been seated upon the completion of the First Annual Meeting.

C.        Adoption of Bylaws. Adoption of these Bylaws as the Bylaws of the Corporation shall require approval by a majority of the Initial Board of Directors prior to the First Annual Meeting; and

D.        Nomination of Directors to be Elected at First Annual Meeting. In consultation with the Initial Members, the Initial Board of Directors shall nominate a slate of nine candidates, and shall designate three of these candidates for “Lessee Representatives,” three as candidates for “General Representatives,” and three candidates for “Supporting Representatives.”  Additional nominations for any of the three categories of Representatives may be made by any Initial Member from the floor at the First Annual Meeting.

E.         First Annual Meeting. The First Annual Meeting of the Membership, for the ratification of these Bylaws, the election of Directors, the assessment of membership dues, and the transaction of other business, shall be held on the Friday following (or falling on) the Feast of Saint Joseph (March 19).  The location and specific time of the First Annual Meeting shall be determined by the Initial Members at least seven days prior to the Meeting and shall include a list of those persons nominated for the Board of Directors in accordance with Article XI.D, above.  Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the election of Directors and other business of the First Annual Meeting shall be conducted in accordance with Articles II and III of these Bylaws.

F.         Founding Members of the Corporation. The honorary title of “Founding Member” shall be conferred upon those members listed as the Initial Board of Directors in the Certificate of Incorporation and other Initial Members that the Initial Board of Directors may recognize after incorporation.  No special authority or office shall be held by Founding Members who may hold office or serve the Corporation in accordance with these Bylaws.

ARTICLE VIII: AMENDMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

The Certificate of Incorporation may be amended and these Bylaws may be amended or may be repealed and the new Bylaws adopted only by:

A.         An affirmative vote by two-thirds of the entire Board of Directors at any Regular or Special Board meeting, provided that written notice of such meetings has set forth the proposed amendment or replacement with appropriate explanations thereof; and

B.         An affirmative vote by two-thirds of the Regular Members according to these Bylaws present at any Regular, Special, or Membership Meeting, a quorum being assembled, provided that written notice of such meeting has set forth the proposed amendment or replacement with appropriate explanations thereof.

ARTICLE VII: OWNERSHIP OF HOUSING AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED ON THE CORPORATION’S LAND, AND LIMITATIONS ON RESALE

A.         Ownership of Housing and Improvements on the Corporation’s Land. In accordance with the purposes of the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall take appropriate measures to promote and facilitate the ownership of housing and other improvements on the Corporation’s land by low and moderate income people as defined in these Bylaws.  These measures may include, but are not limited to, provisions for the sale of housing to such people; provisions for financing the acquisition of housing by such people, including direct loans by the Corporation; and provision for grants or other subsidies that will lower the cost of such housing for such people. 

B.         Purchase by the Corporation of Property Located on the Corporation’s Land. It is the purpose of the Corporation to preserve the affordability and livability of housing, neighborhoods and communities, and other improvements for low and moderate income people in the future.  Accordingly, when land-use rights are leased, the Board of Directors shall assure that, as a condition of the lease, the Corporation is granted the right to purchase any lessee-owned housing or other improvements on the land, for a price determined by the “resale formula,” at such time as the lessees wish to sell or the lease is terminated.

C.        The Resale Formula. For the purpose of preserving affordability, the Corporation shall restrict the price that lessees may receive when they sell housing and other improvements located on the land leased to them by the Corporation.  A policy establishing such restrictions in the form of a “resale formula” shall be adopted by the Board of Directors and the regular Members of the Corporation, in accordance with the following principles:

1.         To the extent possible, the formula shall allow the seller to receive a price based on the value that the seller has actually invested in the property being sold.

2.         To the extent possible, the formula shall limit the price of the property to an amount that will be affordable for other low and moderate income people at the time of the transfer of ownership.

D.        Procedures for Adoption of the Resale Formula. The adoption of the resale formula shall require:

1.         An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire Board of Directors at any regular or special Board meeting, provided that written notice of such meeting has set forth the proposed formula with an explanation thereof; and

2.         An affirmative vote by at least two-thirds of the regular Members present at any regular and/or special Membership meeting, a quorum being assembled, provided that written notice of such meeting has set forth the proposed formula with an explanation thereof.

E.         Procedures for Altering the Resale Formula. The consistent long-term application of a resale formula is essential to the purposes of the Corporation.  Accordingly, the resale formula shall not be altered unless the Board of Directors and Regular Members of the Corporation determine that the current formula presents an obstacle to the achievement of the purposes of the Corporation.  In such an event, the resale formula may be altered only by a two-thirds vote of the entire Board of Directors and two-thirds of the Regular members present at a Membership meeting, as described above for the adoption of the formula.

ARTICLE V: CORPORATE CHAPLAIN

A.         Corporate Chaplain. A. Corporate Chaplain shall be appointed by the Board to serve, support, and advise the Board on matters of Roman Catholic social teaching.  The Chaplain shall not be a Board member and does not have any Board voting rights, only voting rights reserved to Regular Members.  The Chaplain shall be a member of the Roman Catholic Church clergy from a parish in the Service Area.  The Chaplain shall serve a one-year term.

B.         Duties of the Chaplain. The Chaplain shall review all corporate policies and actions pursuant to Roman Catholic social teachings when requested by any Board Member.  Although not binding, the Board shall consider all comments and suggestions by the Chaplain before making a final decision on corporate policies and actions.

ARTICLE VI: STEWARDSHIP OF LAND

A.         Principals of Land Use. The Board of Directors shall oversee the use of land owned by the Corporation and shall convey the right to use such land so as to facilitate access to land and affordable housing by low and moderate income people.   In doing so, the Board shall be guided by the following principles:

1.         Roman Catholic social teachings, environmental stewardship principals, doctrine and traditions.

2.         The Board shall consider the needs of potential lessees and shall attempt to effect a just distribution of land use rights.

3.         The Board shall convey land use rights on terms that will preserve affordable access to land and housing for future low and moderate income residents of the community.

4.         The Board shall convey land use rights in a manner that will promote the long-term well-being of the community and the long-term health of human communities and the environment.

B.         Encumbrance of Land. The decision to mortgage or otherwise encumber land owned by the Corporation shall require the approval of the Board of Directors and the consent of any parties to whom such land is leased.

C.        Sale of Land. The sale of land, except environmentally sensitive land and development rights to conservation agencies or organizations for environmental protection or enhancement, does not conform to the philosophy and purposes of the Corporation.  In addition, this Corporation does not encourage or support the return of lands purchased by various government agencies for protection of the environment.  Accordingly, land shall not be sold except in extraordinary circumstances when the sale is considered a necessary means of achieving the purposes of the Corporation.  In such extraordinary circumstances, land may be sold only with:

1.        An affirmative vote by at least two-thirds of the entire Board of Directors at a regular or special Board meeting, provided that written notice of such meeting has described the proposed sale and the reasons for the proposal;

2.         The written consent of any persons to whom the land in question is leased; and

3.         The approval of two thirds of the regular Members present at a regular or special Membership Meeting, a quorum being assembled, provided that written notice of such meeting has described the proposed sale and the reasons for the proposal.

D.        Dedication of Assets.  The corporation’s assets are irrevocably dedicated to public benefit purposes.  No part of the net earnings, properties, or assets of the corporation, on dissolution or otherwise, shall inure to the benefit of any private person or individual, or to any director or officer of the corporation.  On liquidation or dissolution, all properties and assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of the corporation shall be distributed to a nonprofit fund, foundation, or corporation that is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and that has established its exempt status under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3).