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8.4 Auth Temp Note Sale City Of Salina Request for Commission Action Date Time 06/18/2001 4:00 PM AGENDA SECTION: ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: APPROVED NO. 8 FOR AGENDA: FINANCE ITEM NO, 4 BY: Rodney Franz BY: ~ ITEM: A. Resolution No. 01-5723 Authorizing the public sale of approximately $935,000 Principal Amount of General Obligation Temporary Notes, Series 2001-2 and approximately $5,470,000 Principal Amount of General Obligation Internal Improvement Bonds, Series 2001-A of the City of Salina, Kansas B. First Reading of Ordinance No, 01-10042, An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance and Delivery of $5,470,000 Principal amount of General Obligation Internal Improvement bonds, Series 2001-A, of the City of Salina, Kansas, for the purpose of paying the cost or a portion of the cost of certain improvements; providing for the levy and collection of an annual tax and special assessments for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on the bonds as they become due; making certain covenants with respect thereto. BACKGROUND: A. This resolution authorizes the sale and approves the Preliminary Official Statement for the Series 2001-2 Temporary Notes, and the Series 2001-A General Obligation Internal Improvement Bonds. Series 2001-2 Temporary Notes extend the temporary financing for two projects that were not completed in sufficient time to be included in the bond issue. These would be the Airport subdivision improvements and the Eastview Estates Phase III subdivision improvements. Financing for these projects is extended another year, to August 1,2002, at which time they will be refinanced in the 2002 bond issue. General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001-A establish long term financing for a number of projects, including: Aurora, Edward, and Magnolia/Ohio drainage South Ohio and Magnolia Reconstruction South Ninth Street Utility Improvements 1999 Subdivison Improvements (Eastview Phase II and Georgetown) 2000 Subdivision Improvements, Phase I (Eastbank Estates and Morrisons Additi°~00 Subdivision Improvements, Phase II (Twin Oaks and Woodland Hills) 2000 Subdivision Improvements, Phase III (Holiday Addition) Of the $5,470,000, approximately $1,570,000 will be repaid through Special Assessments, $280,000 is due from utility or impact fees, and $3,620,000 will be an at- large obligation payable from general property taxes. This general obligation primarily reflects the Ohio and Magnolia Street reconstruction costs. The Bonds will be issued for a term of 15 years. The bond sale is scheduled for July 9. B. Ordinance No. 01-10042 authorizes the issuance and delivery of the bonds, provides that they are to be re-paid through the levy of future taxes and special assessments, provides that they are a general obligation of the City, and provides that we will comply with the Internal Revenue Code as it applies to tax-exempt obligations. The amount specified ($5,470,000) may be reduced due to the fact that the~hPrepayment period for special assessments does not close until 5:00 PM on June 18 . The City may also elect to pay a portion of the at-large costs out of current year budget authority. Second reading for Ordinance 01-10042 is scheduled for July 9, 2001, at which time the bids on the bonds will also be awarded, and the Bond Sale resolution considered. REQUESTED ACTION: A. Pass Resolution No.01-5723 B. Pass Ordinance #01-10042 on first reading.