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Resolution R-19-0030
Legislation
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3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 5205 Final Action Date: 1/10/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
DECLARING THE OFFICIAL INTENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") TO
ISSUE TAX-EXEMPT AND/OR TAXABLE PARKING SYSTEM REVENUE
BONDS IN ONE OR MORE SERIES PAYABLE FROM PARKING SYSTEM
REVENUES OF THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING A/K/A
MIAMI PARKING AUTHORITY ("DEPARTMENT") INITIALLY IN AN EXPECTED
NOT TO EXCEED TOTAL MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TWENTY
MILLION DOLLARS ($20,000,000.00) (COLLECTIVELY, "PARKING SYSTEM
REVENUE BONDS") IN ORDER TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REIMBURSE
THE DEPARTMENT FOR FUNDS ADVANCED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR
CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO CAPITAL PROJECTS
BEING UNDERTAKEN AND TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT,
ALL AS INDICATED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED
(COLLECTIVELY, "PROJECTS"); ESTABLISHING CERTAIN RELATED
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS; AUTHORIZING CERTAIN FURTHER AND
INCIDENTAL ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DEPARTMENT'S
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, BOND COUNSEL,
DISCLOSURE COUNSEL, THE DEPARTMENT'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR, THE
DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND SUCH OTHER
APPROPRIATE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS OF THE
DEPARTMENT AND CITY AS THE CITY MANAGER AND THE
DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DEEM NECESSARY, ALL AS
REQUIRED FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 103 AND 141-150 OF THE U. S.
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, AND FOR
COMPLIANCE THEREWITH; FURTHER AUTHORIZING RELATED
AMENDMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT'S MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN, AS
NECESSARY.
WHEREAS, United States Treasury Regulations §1.150-2 ("Reimbursement
Regulations") prescribe conditions under which proceeds of tax-exempt bonds, notes, or other
obligations ("Bonds") used to reimburse advances made for capital and certain other
expenditures ("Original Expenditures") paid before the issuance of such Bonds will be deemed
to be expended (or properly allocated to expenditures) for purposes of Sections 103 and 141-
150 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended (collectively, "IRS Code"), upon such reimbursement so that the
proceeds so used will no longer be subject to requirements or restrictions under those sections
of the IRS Code; and
WHEREAS, certain provisions of the Reimbursement Regulations require that there be a
declaration of official intent not later than sixty (60) days following payment of the Original
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Expenditures expected to be reimbursed from proceeds of Bonds and that the reimbursement
occur within certain prescribed time periods after the Original Expenditures are paid or after the
property, resulting from that Original Expenditure, is placed in service; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is authorized pursuant to the Constitution and laws
of the State of Florida, including without limitation, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, and the
Charter of the City of Miami, as amended ("Charter"), to own and to operate through the City's
Department of Off -Street a/k/a Miami Parking Authority ("Department") facilities for the parking
of motor vehicles, to operate such facilities as a proprietary function and an enterprise of the
City, and to collect fees and charges for the use and services of such facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City is also authorized pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State
of Florida and its Charter to issue tax-exempt and taxable revenue bonds to pay the costs of
acquiring and constructing such facilities and to pledge to the payment thereof from the
unpledged fees, charges, and revenues collected by the Department from time to time ("Parking
System Revenues"); and
WHEREAS, the Off -Street Parking Board of Directors created by the Charter ("Board")
has reviewed at its November 7, 2018 meeting the ongoing and future capital projects needs of
the Department and the City as indicated in Composite Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated
(collectively, "Projects"), and has (a) recommended that it is the best interests of the City and
the Department, (b) approved by its Resolution No. 18-05, attached and incorporated in
Composite Exhibit "A," and (c) requested for consideration by the City Commission that the City
and the Department declare their official intents (a) to reimburse the Department for
expenditures advanced by the Department for the Projects from future tax-exempt parking
revenue bonds as required by the IRS Code and (b) to have the option to determine in the
future whether to issue any taxable parking revenue bonds which do not require compliance
with the IRS Code but for which the Department could also be reimbursed for other
expenditures ("Other Expenditures") advanced by the Department; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission expects to provide for the issuance by the City of its
tax-exempt and/or taxable parking system revenue bonds in one or more series payable from
Parking System Revenues initially in an expected not to exceed total maximum principal amount
of Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) (collectively, "Parking System Revenue Bonds") in
order to, among other things, reimburse the Department for funds advanced by the Department
for certain expenses incurred with respect to the Projects; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Projects, the Department expects to make Original
Expenditures and Other Expenditures that will be reimbursed from proceeds of the Parking
System Revenue Bonds as will be set forth in the Department's Chief Executive Officer's and
the City Manager's Memorandum, attached and incorporated in Composite Exhibit "A," and in
the subsequent Memorandum for Reimbursable Funds Advanced from the Department's Chief
Executive Officer (collectively, "Memoranda");
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Recitals and Findings. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to
this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Definitions. The following definitions apply to the terms used herein:
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"Reimbursement" or "Reimburse" means the restoration to the City or to the Department,
as applicable, of money temporarily advanced from their respective funds and spent for Original
Expenditures and for Other Expenditures before the issuance of the Parking System Revenue
Bonds evidenced in writing by an allocation on the books and records of the City and/or of the
Department, as applicable, that show the use of the proceeds of the Parking System Revenue
Bonds to restore the money advanced for the Original Expenditures and for Other Expenditures.
"Reimbursement" or "Reimburse" generally does not include the refunding or retiring of Bonds
previously issued and sold to, or borrowings from, unrelated entities.
Section 3. Declaration of Official Intent. The City Commission hereby declares the
City's official intent to issue the tax-exempt and/or taxable Parking System Revenue Bonds in
the expected not to exceed total maximum principal amount of Twenty Million Dollars
($20,000,000.00) and (a) to the extent permissible under the IRS Code regarding the tax-
exempt Parking System Revenue Bonds, use a portion of the tax-exempt Parking System
Revenue Bonds to reimburse the City and the Department, as applicable, for funds advanced
respectively, for Original Expenditures incurred and to be incurred with respect to the Projects
and (b) to use a portion of the taxable Parking System Revenue Bonds to reimburse the City
and the Department, as applicable, for funds advanced respectively for Other Expenses. This
Resolution is intended as a declaration of official intent under United States Treasury Regulation
§ 1.150-2 as set forth in Composite Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated, and in the
subsequent Memorandum.
Section 4. Incidental Actions. The City Manager and the Department's Chief Executive
Officer, in consultation with the City Attorney, Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel, the
Department's Financial Advisor, the Department's Chief Financial Officer, and such other
appropriate officers, employees, and agents of the City as the City Manager and the
Department's Chief Executive Officer deem necessary, are hereby authorized' to take such
actions as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Resolution and the IRS Code and
for compliance therewith.
Section 5. Related Amendment of the Department's Multi -Year Capital Plan. The Multi -
Year Capital Plan is amended (a) to include the Projects listed in Composite Exhibit "A,"
attached and incorporated, and for the associated financing(s) for the Department's
contributions to Projects' funding through the Parking System Revenue Bonds as referenced in
this Resolution with new project numbers to be determined by the Department's Chief Executive
Officer and (b) to require that future reallocations of funding sources be presented to City
Commission and the Board of Directors from time to time in connection with said financings for
the Projects pursuant to the future required bond resolution(s) authorizing each particular series
of Parking System Revenue Bonds.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption and signature of the Mayor.2
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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