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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 659-06 • RESOLUTION NO. aa9 6( RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION OF THE SALE OF VARIABLE RATE GENERAL OBLIGATION WASTE WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2007 WHEREAS, the Common Council has heretofore determined to undertake certain improvements to the City's waste water utility(the "Improvements"); and WHEREAS, it is necessary, desirable and expedient to issue, in addition to the City's approximate $30,000,000 fixed rate general obligation waste water revenue bonds, a separate series of variable rate general obligation waste water revenue bonds in the approximate principal amount of$20,000,000 (the "Variable Rate Bonds"), to provide moneys to finance a portion of the costs of the Improvements, including related issuance costs and bond discount; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council (the "Council") of the City of Rochester, Minnesota(the"City"), as follows: 1. Springsted Incorporated, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the City's independent financial advisor, is hereby authorized to negotiate the sale of the Variable Rate Bonds, and to consult with the City Finance Director as to the details of the issuance and sale of the Variable Rate Bonds, including but not limited to the maturity schedule, interest rates, redemption provisions, and the amount of the purchaser's discount. • 2. The terms and conditions and the award of the sale of the Variable Rate Bonds will be set forth in a separate resolution to be presented to the City for consideration on a later date. • 1975275v1 • PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2007. aER NZ T OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL ATTEST: CITY LE Approved this PITH day of December, 2006. (Seal of the City of Rochester, Minnesota) I;r-._ MAYOR OF SAID CITY • The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember B1 enker and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: President Dennis Hanson, Councilmembers Amy Blenker, Pat Carr, Marcia Marcoux, Sandra Means, Bob Nowicki , Bruce Snyder and the following voted against the same: None Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. • 1975275vl 2 • EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA HELD: December 18, 2006 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Olmsted County,Minnesota,was duly held at the City Hall in said City on the 18th day of December, 2006, at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose in part of authorizing the competitive negotiated sale of$30,880,000 General Obligation Waste Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A of said City. The following members were present: and the following were absent: Member Marcoux introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ' COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATED SALE OF $30,880,000 GENERAL • OBLIGATION WASTE WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2007A A. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, has heretofore determined that it is necessary and expedient to issue its $30,880,000 General Obligation Waste Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A(the`Bonds") to finance improvements to the City's waste water system; and B. WHEREAS, the City has retained Springsted Incorporated, in Saint Paul, Minnesota("Springsted"), as its independent financial advisor and is therefore authorized to sell these obligations by a competitive negotiated sale in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9); and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, as follows: 1. Authorization; Findings. The Common Council hereby authorizes Springsted to solicit bids for the competitive negotiated sale of the Bonds. 2. Meeting; Bid Opening. The Common Council shall meet at the time and place specified in the Terms of Proposal attached hereto as Exhibit A for the purpose of considering sealed bids for, and awarding the sale of, the Bonds. The Administrator or his designee, shall open bids at the time and place specified in such Terms of Proposal. 1964829v1 3. Terms of Proposal. The terms and conditions of the Bonds and the negotiation thereof are fully set forth in the"Terms of Proposal' attached hereto as Exhibit A and hereby approved and made a part hereof. 4. Official Statement. In connection with said competitive negotiated sale, the Administrator, Finance Director and other officers or employees of the City are hereby authorized to cooperate with Springsted and participate in the preparation of an official statement for the Bonds, and to execute and deliver it on behalf of the City upon its completion. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member B1 enker and, after a full discussion thereof and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: President Dennis Hanson, Councilmembers Amy Blenker, Pat Carr, Marcia Marcoux, Sandra Means, Bob Nowicki , Bruce Snyder and the following against the same: None Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. • • 1964829vl 2 EXHIBIT A • TERMS OF PROPOSAL $30,880,000* CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA GENERAL OBLIGATION WASTE WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2007A (BOOK ENTRY ONLY) Proposals for the Bonds will be received on Wednesday, January 17, 2007, until 10:00 A.M., Central Time, at the offices of Springsted Incorporated, 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300, Saint Paul, Minnesota, after which time they will be opened and tabulated. Consideration for award of the Bonds will be by the City Council at 7:00 P.M., Central Time, of the same day. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS Springsted will assume no liability for the inability of the bidder to reach Springsted prior to the time of sale specified above. All bidders are advised that each Proposal shall be deemed to constitute a contract between the bidder and the City to purchase the Bonds regardless of the manner in which the Proposal is submitted. (a) Sealed Bidding Proposals may be submitted in a sealed envelope or by fax (651) 223-3046 to Springsted. Signed Proposals,without final price or coupons, may be submitted to Springsted prior to the time of sale. The bidder shall be responsible for submitting to Springsted the final Proposal price and coupons,by telephone(651) 223-3000 or fax (651) 223-3046 for inclusion in the submitted Proposal. OR (b) Electronic Bidding. Notice is hereby given that electronic proposals will be received via PARITY'. For purposes of the electronic bidding process, the time as maintained by PARITY® shall constitute the official time with respect to all Bids submitted to PARITY®. Each bidder shall be solely responsible for making necessary arrangements to access PARITY®for purposes of submitting its electronic Bid in a timely manner and in compliance with the requirements of the Terms of Proposal. Neither the City, its agents nor PARITY® shall have any duty or obligation to undertake registration to bid for any prospective bidder or to provide or ensure electronic access to any qualified prospective bidder, and neither the City, its agents nor PARITY® shall be responsible for a bidder's failure to register to bid or for any failure in the proper operation of, or have any liability for any delays or interruptions of or an�damages caused by the services of PARITY®. The City is using the services of PARITY solely as a communication mechanism to conduct the electronic bidding for the Bonds, and PARITY®is not an agent of the City. A-1 If any provisions of this Terms of Proposal conflict with information rovided by PARITY®, this Terms of Proposal shall control. Further information about PARITY ', including any fee • charged, maybe obtained from: PARITY®, 1359 Broadway, 2"a Floor,New York,New York 10018 Customer Support: (212) 849-5000 DETAILS OF THE BONDS The Bonds will be dated February 1, 2007, as the date of original issue, and will bear interest payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing December 1, 2007. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Bonds will mature December 1 in the years and amounts as follows: 2010 $ 760,000 2015 $1,690,000 2019 $1,965,000 2023 $2,305,000 2011 $ 785,000 2016 $1,750,000 2020 $2,045,000 2024 $2,400,000 2012 $ 815,000 2017 $1,820,000 2021 $2,130,000 2025 $2,505,000 2013 $1,570,000 2018 $1,890,000 2022 $2,215,000 2026 $2,610,000 2014 $1,625,000 * The City reserves the right, after proposals are opened and prior to award, to increase or reduce the principal amount of the Bonds offered for sale. Any such increase or reduction will be made in multiples of$5,000 in any of the maturities. In the event the principal amount of the Bonds is • increased or reduced, any premium offered or any discount taken by the successful bidder will be increased or reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the principal amount of the Bonds is increased or reduced. Proposals for the Bonds may contain a maturity schedule providing for a combination of serial bonds and term bonds. All term bonds shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption at a price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption and must conform to the maturity schedule set forth above. In order to designate term bonds,the proposal must specify"Years of Term Maturities" in the spaces provided on the Proposal Form. BOOK ENTRY SYSTEM The Bonds will be issued by means of a book entry system with no physical distribution of Bonds made to the public. The Bonds will be issued in fully registered form and one Bond, representing the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds maturing in each year, will be registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC New York,New York,which will act as securities depository of the Bonds. Individual purchases of the Bonds may be made in the principal amount of$5,000 or any multiple thereof of a single maturity through book entries made on the books and records of DTC and its participants. Principal and interest are payable by the registrar to DTC or its nominee as registered owner of the Bonds. Transfer of principal and interest payments to participants of DTC will be the responsibility of DTC; transfer of principal and interest payments to beneficial • owners by participants will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of beneficial owners. The purchaser, as a condition of delivery of the Bonds, will be required to deposit the Bonds with DTC, A-2 • REGISTRAR The City will name the registrar, which shall be subject to applicable SEC regulations. The City will pay for the services of the registrar. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION The City may elect on December 1, 2016, and on any day thereafter, to prepay Bonds due on or after December 1, 2017. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part at the option of the City and in such manner as the City shall determine. If less than all Bonds of a maturity are called for redemption, the City will notify DTC of the particular amount of such maturity to be prepaid. DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant's interest in such maturity to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership interests in such maturity to be redeemed. All prepayments shall be at a price of par plus accrued interest. SECURITY AND PURPOSE The Bonds will be general obligations of the City for which the City will pledge its full faith and credit and power to levy direct general ad valorem taxes. In addition, the City will pledge net revenues of the City's waste water utility. The proceeds will be used to finance improvements to the City's waste water system. • TYPE OF PROPOSALS Proposals shall be for not less than$30,632,960 and accrued interest on the total principal amount of the Bonds. Proposals shall be accompanied by a Good Faith Deposit("Deposit")in the form of a certified or cashier's check or a Financial Surety Bond in the amount of$308,800, payable to the order of the City. If a check is used, it must accompany the proposal. If a Financial Surety Bond is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such a bond in the State of Minnesota, and preapproved by the City. Such bond must be submitted to Springsted Incorporated prior to the opening of the proposals. The Financial Surety Bond must identify each underwriter whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Financial Surety Bond. If the Bonds are awarded to an underwriter using a Financial Surety Bond, then that purchaser is required to submit its Deposit to Springsted Incorporated in the form of a certified or cashier's check or wire transfer as instructed by Springsted Incorporated not later than 3:30 P.M., Central Time, on the next business day following the award. If such Deposit is not received by that time, the Financial Surety Bond may be drawn by the City to satisfy the Deposit requirement. The Deposit received from the purchaser, the amount of which will be deducted at settlement,will be deposited by the City and no interest will accrue to the purchaser. In the event the purchaser fails to comply with the accepted proposal, said amount will be retained by the City. No proposal can be withdrawn or amended after the time set for receiving proposals unless the meeting of the City scheduled for award of the Bonds is adjourned,recessed, or continued to another date without award of the Bonds having been made. Rates shall be in integral multiples of 51100 or 1/8 of 1%. There is no limit on the interest rate spread if quoted in level or ascending • order; however,no rate for any maturity shall be more than 1.50% lower than any prior rate. 1964829v1 A-3 Bonds of the same maturity shall bear a single rate from the date of the Bonds to the date of maturity. No conditional proposals will be accepted. AWARD The Bonds will be awarded on the basis of the lowest interest rate to be determined on a true interest cost (TIC)basis. The City's computation of the interest rate of each proposal, in accordance with customary practice, will be controlling. The City will reserve the right to: (i)waive non-substantive informalities of any proposal or of matters relating to the receipt of proposals and award of the Bonds, (ii) reject all proposals without cause, and(iii)reject any proposal that the City determines to have failed to comply with the terms herein. BOND INSURANCE AT PURCHASER'S OPTION If the Bonds qualify for issuance of any policy of municipal bond insurance or commitment therefor at the option of the underwriter,the purchase of any such insurance policy or the issuance of any such commitment shall be at the sole option and expense of the purchaser of the Bonds. Any increased costs of issuance of the Bonds resulting from such purchase of insurance shall be paid by the purchaser, except that, if the City has requested and received a rating on the Bonds from a rating agency,the City will pay that rating fee. Any other rating agency fees shall be the responsibility of the purchaser. Failure of the municipal bond insurer to issue the policy after Bonds have been awarded to the purchaser shall not constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery on the Bonds. CUSIP NUMBERS If the Bonds qualify for assignment of CUSIP numbers such numbers will be printed on the Bonds,but neither the failure to print such numbers on any Bond nor any error with respect thereto will constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery of the Bonds. The CUSIP Service Bureau charge for the assignment of CUSIP identification numbers shall be paid by the purchaser. SETTLEMENT Within 40 days following the date of their award, the Bonds will be delivered without cost to the purchaser through DTC in New York,New York. Delivery will be subject to receipt by the purchaser of an approving legal opinion of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of Saint Paul and Minneapolis,Minnesota, and of customary closing papers, including a no- litigation certificate. On the date of settlement,payment for the Bonds shall be made in federal, or equivalent, funds that shall be received at the offices of the City or its designee not later than 12:00 Noon, Central Time. Unless compliance with the terms of payment for the Bonds has • been made impossible by action of the City, or its agents, the purchaser shall be liable to the City 1964829v1 A-4 • for any loss suffered by the City by reason of the purchaser's non-compliance with said terms for payment. CONTINUING DISCLOSURE On the date of actual issuance and delivery of the Bonds, the City will execute and deliver a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (the "Undertaking")whereunder the City will covenant for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds to provide certain financial and other information about the City and notices of certain occurrences to information repositories as specified in and required by SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(5). OFFICIAL STATEMENT The City has authorized the preparation of an Official Statement containing pertinent information relative to the Bonds, and said Official Statement will serve as a nearly final Official Statement within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. For copies of the Official Statement or for any additional information prior to sale, any prospective purchaser is referred to the Financial Advisor to the City, Springsted Incorporated, 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101, telephone (651) 223-3000. The Official Statement, when further supplemented by an addendum or addenda specifying the maturity dates, principal amounts and interest rates of the Bonds, together with any other information required by law, shall constitute a "Final Official Statement" of the City with respect to the Bonds, as that term is defined in Rule 15c2-12. By awarding the Bonds to any underwriter or underwriting syndicate submitting a proposal therefor,the City agrees that,no more than seven business days after the date of such award, it shall provide without cost to the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded 250 copies of the Official Statement and the addendum or addenda described above. The City designates the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded as its agent for purposes of distributing copies of the Final Official Statement to each Participating Underwriter. Any underwriter delivering a proposal with respect to the Bonds agrees thereby that if its proposal is accepted by the City(i) it shall accept such designation and (ii) it shall enter into a contractual relationship with all Participating Underwriters of the Bonds for purposes of assuring the receipt by each such Participating Underwriter of the Final Official Statement. Dated December 18, 2006 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/Judy Scherr City Clerk 1964829vl A-5