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Wigert introduced Bill Smith, Vice-President of <br />EquiSearch, Inc., wriich is an investment banking <br />venture capital firrn. EquiSearch is acting as <br />Financial and Markei~ing Consultant. <br />Wigert stated that the development joint venture <br />is comprised of three entities: 1) Gary Johnson, <br />Johnson Homes, Inc,., a substantially experienced <br />residential and commercial real estate developer; <br />2) Pat Maze, Johnson's partner in residential and <br />commercial development; and 3 ) Vic Caranci, Jr., <br />president of Flagstaff Construction Enterprises, <br />Inc., who has served as the land developer for the <br />Ponderosa Pine Subdivision and will also serve as <br />construction manager for the joint venture. <br />Wigert also introduced Wayne Nielsen and Matt <br />Dalton. Wayne Niel:>en, Vice President of Public <br />Finance at United Bank of Denver, represents the <br />bond co-underwriters in cooperation with Banker's <br />Trust Co. in New York for the issue of the note. <br />Matt Dalton, of Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw & <br />Harring, Denver, CO will serve as Special Tax <br />Counsel and prepared. the Inducement Resolution for <br />this venture. <br />Bill Smith gave several examples of how the <br />proceeds from the arbitrage created by this method <br />of financing could be made available to <br />prospective buyers thereby reducing actual <br />mortgage costs. Smith explained that this is not <br />an entry level project. This is an up-scale <br />development bringing in previously existing home <br />buyers with greater spending power and perhaps <br />attracting young professionals. <br />Smith will launch a pro-active community <br />involvement program the goal of which is to <br />generate as many pre-sales of these units via <br />qualified buyers as possible. Short presentations <br />will be made to service clubs, credit unions, <br />municipal employee organizations, local <br />corporations, municipal celebrations, etc. in an <br />attempt to gather a pool of pre-qualified buyers <br />for purchase of these homes. <br />Wigert summarized stating that the Ponderosa <br />Pines Subdivision is. an approved subdivision <br />existing of 64 lots and is zoned low density <br />residential. There are no proposed changes to the <br />subdivision plat nor' to the zoning for this <br />proposed project. As recommended by staff, 40~ of <br />the homes in this project will be dedicated for <br />the moderate income buyer. The average sales <br />price of these homes will be $120,000 of a <br />custom/semi-custom ciesign. <br />5 <br />