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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 22968-10-2017 Ordinance No. 22968-10-2017 AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE WATER AND SEWER BOND 2017B PROJECT FUND, IN THE AMOUNT OF $63,000,000.00, SUBJECT TO SALE OF BONDS AND RECEIPT OF PROCEEDS FOR PURPOSES OF MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS, PAYING COSTS OF ISSUANCE IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $165,000.00, AND MAKING A TRANSFER TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED RESERVE OF $2,363,549.74, WITH SUCH AMOUNTS SUBJECT TO REDUCTION TO CONFORM TO FINAL FIGURES REFLECTED IN BOND CLOSING DOCUMENTS; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated appropriations in the Water and Sewer Bond 2017B Project Fund in the amount of$63,000,000.00, subject to sale of bonds and receipt of proceeds and reduced by costs of funding required reserve, for the purpose of making improvements to the Water and Sewer System, paying costs of issuance of up to$165,000.00, and making a transfer of$2,363,549.74 to the Water&Sewer Debt Service Reserve Fund to provide the required reserve, with all such amounts subject to reduction to conform to the final figures reflected in the bond closing documents. SECTION 2. That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance 22928-09-2017 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: SS TANT CITY SECRETARY - , 7�)� (' ., /?r"/', Denis C. Troy onald P. Gonzales Senior Assistant Cy Attorney ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: October 17, 2017 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 10/17/201.7 -Ordinance Nos 22967-40-2017,.2296 4 2017; 8�22069-i 0-2017 , .., DATE: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 REFERENCE NO.: G-19141 LOG NAME: 1317 WATER & SEWER - SERIES 2017B SUBJECT: Adopt Thirty-First Supplemental Ordinance Authorizing Issuance and Sale of City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017B, in the Aggregate Principal Amount of $63,000,000.00 and Approving Sale of the Bonds to the Texas Water Development Board and Adopt Appropriation Ordinances (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS) RECOMMENDATION: 1. It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached supplemental ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017B, in the aggregate principal amount of$63,000,000 and approving the sale of the bonds to the Texas Water Development Board; 2. Adopt the attached ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Water and Sewer Bond 2017B Project Fund in the amount of$63,000,000.00 from proceeds of the sale of revenue bonds, to make system improvements, pay costs of issuance of up to $165,000, and to make a transfer of up to $2,363,549,74 to the Water& Sewer Debt Service Reserve Fund to fund the required reserve, with all such amounts subject to reduction to conform to final figures reflected in bond closing documents; and 3. Adopt the attached ordinance, increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Water& Sewer Debt Service Reserve Fund in the amount of$2,363,549.74 from transferred bond proceeds to fund the required reserve, with such amount subject to reduction to conform to final figure reflected in bond closing documents. DISCUSSION: The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) is to approve issuance and sale of revenue bonds to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) providing the second phase of the two-part subsidized financing for implementation of the multi-phase Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project along with an automated leak detection system. Sale of these bonds is projected to close on November 21, 2017 and the proceeds will be used to pay for final phases of the project, funding a reserve fund for the bonds, and paying the costs of issuance. The planned project comes under the auspices of TWDB's State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIRFT) Program, which provides low-cost financial assistance for eligible projects. The subsidized interest rates offered by the program are less than traditional debt-financing costs. The estimated borrowing cost for this debt issuance is 1.52 percent. In 1991, the City adopted a Master Ordinance establishing a Water and Sewer System Revenue Financing Program for the Water Department. Each time the Water Department issues debt, a supplemental ordinance must be adopted which contains details specific to the debt being issued. This Logname: 1317 WATER SEWER- SERIES 2017B Page 1 of 2 issuance would be the thirty-first supplemental ordinance since the Master Ordinance was adopted. The attached ordinances reflect the maximum appropriations for proceeds, costs of issuance, and reserve fund. To the extent numbers at closing are less than those reflected in the ordinances, available appropriation amounts will be reduced as needed to reflect final figures based on the closing documents to ensure appropriations do not exceed actuals. This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity. FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION: The Director of Finance certifies that this debt issuance is part of the Water& Sewer five-year Capital Improvement Program. Funding for the annual debt service payments will be available from the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Water and Sewer Fund. Adoption of the appropriation ordinance will provide the necessary budget approval to record the sale of the debt and the associated expenses, contribution to the reserve fund and appropriations to capital projects. FUND IDENTIFIERS (FIDs): TO Fund Department ccoun Project JProgram ctivity Budget Reference # �M6_61 ID ID Year Chartfield 2 FROM _ Fund Department ccoun Project Program ctivity Budget Reference # moun ID ID YearChartfield 2 CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Susan Alanis (8180) Originating Department Head: Aaron Bovos (8517) Additional Information Contact: Alex Laufer (2268) Logname: 1317 WATER SEWER- SERIES 2017B Page 2 of 2