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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 95-275 - Approving Installment Sale Agreement for the aquisition of municipal electric system improvements ,T � � � RESOLUTION NO. 95-� �jr RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING APPROVING THE FORM OF AN INSTALLMENT SALE AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY THEREOF, AND APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE REDDING JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY OF NOT TO EXCEED $48, 000, 000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ELECTRIC SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS AND BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES RELATED THERETO, AND APPROVING THE FORM OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT FOR THE BONDS AND RELATED ACTIONS AND MATTERS. WHEREAS, Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California authorizes and empowers local agencies to form a joint powers authority, and Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California authorizes and empowers such an authority to issue bonds for the purpose of financing and refinancing public capital improvements,, working capital, liability and other insurance needs, or projects whenever there are significant public benefits, as determined by the local agency; and WHEREAS, the City of Redding (the "City") and the Housing Authority of the City of Redding have created and established, pursuant to the laws of the State of California, the Redding Joint Powers Financing Authority (the "Authority") for the purpose of, among other things, issuing bonds to finance and refinance public capital improvements, including but not limited to the municipal electric system of the City (the "Electric y` v System") ; and � WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is desirable , ! and furthers the public purpose and that there are significant '�J SF2-50846.3 — d , � . public benefits to be derived from securing the assistance of the Authority in financing portions of the Electric System, in that the City and the Authority will benefit from demonstrable savings in the cost of financing the Electric System as a result of their participation in the Authority; and WHEREAS, in order to achieve such public purpose, the City desires to approve the Authority's issuance of not to exceed $48, 000, 000 aggregate principal amount of the Redding Joint Powers Financing Authority Electric System Revenue Bonds, 1996 Series A (the "Bonds") to provide funds for the acquisition of certain power supply and power exchange arrangements under the Long-Term Power Sale and Exchange Agreement, Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement and_Short-Term Power Sale Agreement to be executed by the City and PacifiCorp (the "1995 Electric System Project") ; and WHEREAS, the City further desires to approve the Authority's issuance of not to exceed $43, 000,000 aggregate principal amount of Redding Joint Powers Financing Authority Electric System Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series A (the "Notes") which Notes will be issued prior to the issuance of the Bonds and will be payable solely from the proceeds of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, there has been presented to this meeting a proposed form of 1995 Installment Sale Agreement dated as of December 1, 1995 (the "Agreement") , by and between the City and the Authority, pursuant to which the Authority will agree to acquire the 1995 Electric System Project, sell the 1995 Electric sFz-sosas.s 2 • • .= � System Project to the City and the City will agree to make payments to the Authority for the purchase of the 1995 Electric System Project; and WHEREAS, there has also been presented to this meeting a proposed form of Preliminary Official Statement relating to the Bonds (the "Preliminary Official Statement") , which the underwriter for the Bonds will distribute to prospective purchasers of the Bonds; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redding as follows: Section 1. The City hereby finds and determines that the foregoing preambles are true and correct. Section 2. The City hereby approves the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $48,000,000 and the issuance of the Notes by the Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $43, 000, 000. Section 3. The Agreement, in substantially the form on file with the City Clerk and incorporated by reference as if • fully set forth herein, is hereby approved. The Mayor or City Manager is hereby authorized to execute, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to attest, seal and deliver, the Agreement, in substantially said form with such changes therein as shall be approved by the City Attorney and the Mayor or City Manager executing the same, with such execution to constitute conclusive evidence of such officers' approval and the City's approval of sF2-sosab.s 3 . . . any changes or revisions therein from the form of the Agreement on file with the City Clerk. Section 4. The proposed form of Preliminary Official Statement presented to this meeting is hereby approved. The Mayor or City Manager is hereby authorized, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, to approve the distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement in substantially said form, and to approve the distribution of a final Official Statement in substantially the form of the Preliminary Official Statement. Section 5. The approval of the Bonds and the Notes and the authorization of the execution and delivery of the Agreement is subject to the following conditions precedent: 1. The final maturity date of the Bonds shall not be later than December 1, 2016; 2 . The Bonds shall be issued in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $48,000,000 and the Notes shall be issued in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $43,000, 000; and 3 . The true interest cost of the Bonds (including any bond insurance premiums) shall not exceed 7.50�. Section 6. The officers, employees and agents of the City are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and severally, to do any and all things and to execute and deliver any and all documents, certificates and other instruments which they may deem necessary or advisable in order to consummate the financing of the 1995 Electric System Project and the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority, all as authorized herein, and otherwise to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and intent of this sF2-sosa6.3 4 . • • resolution and the documents herein approved and authorized to be executed. Section 7. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. sFz-sosa6.3 5 � • • I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 5th day of December, 1995, and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: P. Anderson, B. Anderson, �1cGeor�e, Murray and Kehoe NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: ,Ione /�-� �� .=-P DAVID A. HOE, May�r ,% (SEAL;` Attes�-, CONNI� STR H YER, C' Clerk 6 '., , ' • • CERTIFICATE OF THE CITY CLERK I, CONNIE STROHMAYER, City Clerk of the City of Redding (the "City") , hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 95- is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City duly held in Redding, California on December 5, 1995, of which meeting all of the members of said City Council had due notice. I further certify that I have carefully compared the foregoing copy with the original minutes of said meeting on file and of record in my office; that said copy is full, true and correct copy of the original resolution adopted at said meeting and entered in said minutes; and that said resolution has not been amended, modified, rescinded or revoked in any manner since the date of its adoption, and the same is now in full force and effect An agenda of said meeting was posted at least 72 hours before the meeting at 760 Parkview Avenue, Redding, California 96001-3396, a location freely accessible to members of the public, and a brief general description of said resolution appeared on said agenda. Dated: , 1995. City Clerk of the City of Redding srz-sosa6.3 7