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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary Form",A1' UF..4y AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #5024 Date: 12/04/2018 Requesting Department: Office of Management and Budget Commission Meeting Date: 12/13/2018 Sponsored By: District Impacted: Various Type: Resolution Subject: Miami Forever Bond — Declaration of Intent Purpose of Item: A Resolution of the City of Miami declaring the official intent to issue taxable and tax- exempt general obligation bonds payable from ad valorem taxes provided that the capital projects debt millage not exceed the rate of 0.5935 mills, in accordance with the November 7, 2017 bond referendum approved by the voters, initially in an expected not to exceed total maximum principal amount of Fifty Eight Million Six Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Nine Dollars ($58,653,339.00) (collectively, "Limited Ad Valorem Bonds") in order to, among other things, reimburse the City for funds advanced by the City for certain expenses incurred with respect to capital projects to be undertaken by the City to reduce flooding risks, to improve stormwater infrastructure, to improve affordable housing, economic development, parks, cultural facilities, streets, and infrastructure, and to enhance public safety within the City's limits, all as indicated in the City Manager's current memorandum and attached project list in composite Exhibit A attached and incorporated (collectively, "Projects"). Background of Item: On November 7, 2017, the voters of the City of Miami approved a bond referendum in the amount of $400 million generally called the Miami Forever Bond. The Administration is proposing a list of projects for the First Tranche (or bond sale) as developed with City Commissioners and other forms of input as indicated in Exhibit A or future projects as approved by the City Commission in future public meetings. Budget Impact Analysis Item is Related to Revenue Item is an Expenditure Item is funded by Bonds Total Fiscal Impact: $58,653,339 Start Up Capital Cost: $58,653,339 CIP Project No: Various Reviewed By Office of Management and Budget Christopher M Rose Department Head Review Completed 12/04/2018 4:55 PM City Manager's Office Nikolas Pascual Assistant City Manager Review Completed 12/04/2018 5:01 PM City Manager's Office Nikolas Pascual City Commission Maricarmen Lopez Office of the Mayor Mayor's Office Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Office of the City Attorney Xavier Alban Office of the City Attorney Barnaby L. Min Office of the City Attorney Victoria M6ndez Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office City Manager Review Completed Meeting Completed Signed by the Mayor Completed Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed Legislative Division Review Completed ACA Review Completed Deputy City Attorney Review Completed Approved Form and Correctness with Modification(s) Rendered Completed 12/04/2018 5:02 PM 12/13/2018 9:00 AM 12/14/2018 1:01 PM 12/14/2018 1:06 PM 01/31/2019 5:27 PM 02/05/2019 4:03 PM 02/05/2019 4:34 PM Completed 02/06/2019 12:10 PM -,IV ov . City of Miami IIS°°1 il°4I° . °° Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-18-0546 File Number: 5024 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Final Action Date:12/13/2018 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS, DECLARING THE OFFICIAL INTENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") TO ISSUE BOTH TAXABLE AND TAX-EXEMPT GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES PROVIDED THAT THE CAPITAL PROJECTS DEBT MILLAGE NOT EXCEED THE RATE OF 0.5935 MILLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOVEMBER 7, 2017 BOND REFERENDUM APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, INITIALLY IN AN EXPECTED NOT TO EXCEED TOTAL MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF FIFTY EIGHT MILLION SIX HUNDRED FIFTY THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE DOLLARS ($58,653,339.00) (COLLECTIVELY, "LIMITED AD VALOREM BONDS") IN ORDER TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR FUNDS ADVANCED BY THE CITY FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO CAPITAL PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CITY TO REDUCE FLOODING RISKS, TO IMPROVE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, TO IMPROVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PARKS, CULTURAL FACILITIES, STREETS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN THE CITY'S LIMITS, ALL AS INDICATED IN THE CITY MANAGER'S CURRENT MEMORANDUM AND ATTACHED PROJECT LIST IN COMPOSITE EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED (COLLECTIVELY, "PROJECTS"); ESTABLISHING CERTAIN RELATED DEFINITIONS OF TERMS; AUTHORIZING CERTAIN FURTHER AND INCIDENTAL ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, BOND COUNSEL, DISCLOSURE COUNSEL, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, BUDGET DIRECTOR, AND SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS OF THE CITY AS THE CITY MANAGER DEEMS 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 CITY'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 United States 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 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 Commission expects to provide for the issuance by the City of Miami ("City") its taxable and tax-exempt general obligation bonds payable from ad valorem taxes provided that the capital projects debt millage not exceed the rate of 0.5935 mills in accordance with the November 7, 2017 bond referendum approved by the voters, initially in an expected not to exceed total maximum principal amount of Fifty Eight Million Six Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Nine Dollars ($58,653,339.00) (collectively, "Limited Ad Valorem Bonds") in order to, among other things, reimburse the City for funds advanced by the City for certain expenses incurred with respect to capital projects to be undertaken by the City to reduce flooding risks, to improve stormwater infrastructure, to improve affordable housing, economic development, parks, cultural facilities, streets, and infrastructure and to enhance public safety within the City's limits, all as indicated in the City Manager's current memorandum and attached project list in Composite Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated (collectively, "Projects"); and WHEREAS, in connection with the Projects, the City expects to make Original Expenditures that will be reimbursed from proceeds of the Limited Ad Valorem Bonds as will be set forth in the City Manager's subsequent Memorandum for Reimbursable Funds Advanced ("City's Manager's Memorandum"); and WHEREAS, the Projects for this Resolution were modified and amended simultaneously in Resolution No. 18-0545 in order to change funding in the amount of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.00) from the Morningside Pool Project to the Shenandoah Pool Project; 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: "Reimbursement" or "Reimburse" means the restoration to the City of money temporarily advanced from its own funds and spent for Original Expenditures before the issuance of the Limited Ad Valorem Bonds evidenced in writing by an allocation on the books and records of the City that show the use of the proceeds of the Limited Ad Valorem Bonds to restore the money advanced for the Original 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 both taxable and tax-exempt Limited Ad Valorem Bonds in the expected not to exceed total maximum principal amount of Fifty Eight Million Six Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Nine Dollars ($58,653,339.00) and, to the extent permissible under the IRS Code regarding the tax-exempt Limited Ad Valorem Bonds, use a portion of the tax-exempt Limited Ad Valorem Bonds to reimburse the City for funds advanced by it for Original Expenditures incurred and to be incurred with respect to the Projects. 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, for the Projects or future projects as approved by the City Commission in future public meetings and in the subsequent City Manager's Memorandum. Section 4. Incidental Actions. The City Manager in consultation with the City Attorney, Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel, Financial Advisor, Chief Financial Officer, Finance Director, Budget Director, and such other appropriate officers, employees, and agents of the City as the City Manager deems 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 City's Multi -Year Capital Plan. The Multi -Year Capital Plan is amended (i) to include the Projects listed in Composite Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated, and for the associated financing(s) for the City's contributions to Projects' funding through the Limited Ad Valorem Bonds as referenced in this Resolution with new project numbers to be determined by the City Manager and (ii) to require that future reallocations of funding sources be presented to City Commission 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 Limited Ad Valorem Bonds. Section 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ' 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.