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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2022-14 - Authorizing Electric System Financing RESOLUTION 2022-14 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AUTHORIZING AN ELECTRIC SYSTEM FINANCING AND APPROVING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF ELECTRIC REVENUE BONDS BY THE UKIAH PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY TO FINANCE PUBLIC CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND APPROVING RELATED DOCUMENTS AND OFFICIAL ACTIONS RELATED THERETO WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah (the "City") desires to finance capital improvements to its electric system (collectively, the "Project"); and WHEREAS, the Ukiah Public Financing Authority (the "Authority") was formed to, among other things, assist the City with financing public capital improvements, including the Project; and WHEREAS, the City and the Authority desire to enter into an Installment Sale Agreement (the"Installment Sale Agreement"), pursuant to which the City will pay for the Project over time, via payment to the Authority of semi-annual installment payments; and WHEREAS, to raise upfront funds for the Project, the Authority proposes to issue and sell its Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2022 (the "Bonds") under Article 4 of Chapter 5, Division 7, Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California, commencing with Section 6584 of said Code (the "Bond Lain'); and WHEREAS, in order to secure the payments of principal of and interest on the Bonds, the Authority proposes to pledge the payment of the installment payments by the City under the Installment Sale Agreement to owners of the Bonds pursuant to an Indenture of Trust, between the Authority and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Indenture"); and WHEREAS, to provide for development of the most favorable debt structure for the City and to ensure the most favorable reception in the marketplace for the Bonds, the City has requested the Authority to sell the Bonds through a negotiated sale pursuant to the terms of a Bond Purchase Agreement (the "Bond Purchase Agreement") between the Authority, the City and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as underwriter(the"Underwriter"); and WHEREAS, for purposes of the sale of the Bonds, the City has caused to be prepared an Official Statement describing the Bonds, the preliminary form of which is on file with the City Clerk and the Council, with the aid of their staff, have undertaken such review of the Official Statement as hereinafter described as is necessary to assure proper disclosure of all material facts relating to the Bonds that are within the personal knowledge of Council members and the staff; and WHEREAS, as required by Section 6586.5 of the California Government Code, the City caused publication of a notice of a public hearing on the financing of the public capital improvements included within the Project once at least five (5) days prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the City; and WHEREAS, on February 16, 2022,the Council held a public hearing at which all interested persons were provided the opportunity to speak on the subject of financing such public capital improvements; and WHEREAS, the information required to be obtained and disclosed by the City Council related to the Bonds pursuant to Government Code Section 5852.1 is set forth in the staff report accompanying this Resolution; and WHEREAS, the Council wishes at this time to approve all proceedings of the City relating to the foregoing; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ukiah, as follows: Section 1. The Council hereby approves the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority under the Bond Law in a maximum principal amount not to exceed $11,000,000, for the purpose of financing the Project. The Council hereby finds that issuance of the Bonds by the Authority for the purpose of financing the Project will result in significant public benefits of the type described in Section 6586 of the California Government Code, including, but not limited to, a more efficient delivery of City services to residential and commercial developments within the City and demonstrable savings in effective interest rate, bond preparation, bond underwriting and/or bond issuance costs. Section 2. The Council hereby approves each of the following agreements required for the issuance and sale of the Bonds, in substantially the respective forms on file with the City Clerk together with any changes therein or additions thereto deemed advisable by the Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Manager, Finance Director, or a designee appointed by such person (each, an "Authorized Officer"), whose execution thereof shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of any such changes or additions. An Authorized Officer is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of the City to execute, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest, the final form of each such agreement, as follows: • Installment Sale Agreement, between the City as purchaser and the Authority as seller, under which the City purchases the Project over time in consideration of the payment of semi-annual installment payments; and • Continuing Disclosure Certificate, to be executed by the City for the purpose of providing annual financial information and notice of certain enumerated events to holders and beneficial owners of the Bonds. Section 3. The Council hereby approves the negotiated sale of the Bonds by the Authority to the Underwriter. The Bonds shall be sold pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Bond Purchase Agreement among the Authority, the City and the Underwriter in substantially the form on file with the City Clerk together with any changes therein or additions thereto deemed advisable by an Authorized Officer. The true interest cost of the Bonds shall not exceed 3.75% and the Underwriter's discount shall not exceed 0.70%. Section 4. The Council hereby approves the preliminary Official Statement describing the Bonds in substantially the form on file with the City Clerk. An Authorized Officer is hereby authorized and directed to approve any changes in or additions to said preliminary Official Statement, and to execute an appropriate certificate stating the City's determination that the preliminary Official Statement (together with any changes therein or additions thereto) has been deemed nearly final within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities -2- Exchange Act of 1934. Distribution of the preliminary Official Statement is hereby approved. An Authorized Officer is hereby authorized and directed to approve any changes in or additions to a final form of said Official Statement, and the execution thereof by an Authorized Officer shall be conclusive evidence of approval of any such changes and additions. The Council hereby authorizes the distribution of the final Official Statement by the underwriter of the Bonds. The final Official Statement shall be executed on behalf of the City by an Authorized Officer. Section 5. The firm of NHA Advisors LLC is hereby retained as municipal advisor to the City in connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds by the Authority. An Authorized Officer is authorized to execute an agreement with said firm in a form as approved by an Authorized Officer, as necessary. Section 6. The firm of Jones Hall, A Professional Law Corporation, is hereby retained as bond counsel and disclosure counsel to the City in connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds by the Authority. An Authorized Officer is authorized to execute an agreement with said firm in a form as approved by an Authorized Officer, as necessary. Section 7. The Authorized Officers, the City Attorney, the City Clerk and all other officers of the City are each authorized and directed on behalf of the City to make any and all leases, assignments, certificates, requisitions, agreements, notices, consents, instruments of conveyance or termination, warrants and other documents, which they or any of them deem necessary or appropriate in order to consummate any of the transactions contemplated by the agreements and documents approved under this Resolution. Whenever in this Resolution any officer of the City is authorized to execute or countersign any document or take any action, such execution, countersigning or action may be taken on behalf of such officer by any person designated by such officer to act on his or her behalf in the case such officer is absent or unavailable. Section 8. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Ukiah on February 22, 2022 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Orozco, Crane, Rodin, Duenas, and Mayor Brown NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Jim Brown, Mayor ATTEST: f istine Lawler, City Clerk -3-