HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 07281987 - 87-443 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION NO. �3
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY
OF CONTRA COSTA PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF MARTINEZ
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, 1987 TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES, --
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 53850 et sec . of the
Government Code of the State of California (the "Act" )
contained in Article 7 . 6 thereof, entitled "Temporary
Borrowing" , on or after the first day of any fiscal year (being
July 1) , a school district may borrow money by issuing Notes
for any purpose for which the school district is authorized to
expend moneys, including but not limited to current expenses ,
capital expenditures, and the discharge of any obligation or
indebtedness of the school district; and
WHEREAS, Section 53853 of the Act provides that such Notes
must be issued in the name of the school district by the Board
of Supervisors of the county, the county superintendent of
which has jurisdiction over the school district, as soon as
possible following the receipt of a resolution of the governing
board of the school district requesting the borrowing; and
WHEREAS, the County Superintendent of the County of Contra
Costa (the "County" ) has jurisdiction over Martinez Unified
School District (the "District" ) , and this Board of Supervisors
of the County
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(the "County Board") has received a resolution of the Board of
Education of the District (the "District Board" ) , being the
governing board of the District, dated July _, 1987, entitled
"RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MARTINEZ UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 1987 TAX AND
REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES FOR SAID DISTRICT AND REQUESTING THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY TO ISSUE SAID
NOTES" (the "District Resolution" ) , attached hereto as
Exhibit A, which District Resolution requests the borrowing of
not exceeding Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($2,500, 000) at an interest rate not exceeding eight percent
(8%) and discount not to exceed $6,500 of the principal amount
of the Notes, through the issuance by the County Board of 1987
Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (the "Notes" ) in the name of
the District; and
WHEREAS, such Notes are payable twelve months after their
date of delivery which is during the fiscal year succeeding the.
fiscal year 1987-88 in which such Notes were issued, but as
required by Section 53854 of the Act, such date is not later
than fifteen months after the date of issue, and such Notes
shall be payable only from revenue received or accrued during
the fiscal year 1987-1988 in which issued; and
WHEREAS, such Notes may not bear interest exceeding twelve
percent (12%) per annum, as permitted by Section 53531 of the
Act, notwithstanding Section 53854 of the Act; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 53856 of the Act, the District
may pledge any taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts or other
moneys deposited in inactive or term deposits (but excepting
certain moneys encumbered for a special purpose) ; and the
District Resolution specifies that certain unrestricted
revenues that will be received by the District for the General
Fund of the District during or allocable to fiscal year
1987-1988 are pledged for the payment of the Notes; and
WHEREAS, the Notes shall be a general obligation of the
District, and to the extent not paid from the taxes , income,
revenue, cash receipts and other moneys of the District pledged
for the payment. thereof shall be paid with interest thereon
from any other moneys of the District lawfully available
therefor, as required by Section 53857 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Notes shall be in denominations of $5, 000 or
integral multiples thereof, as permitted by Section 53854 of
the Act; shall be issued on the date provided in the Contract
of Purchase (hereinafter referred to) therefor, as permitted by
Section 53853 of the Act; and shall be in the form and executed
in the manner prescribed in the District Resolution and herein,
as required by Section 53853 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the County Board has found and determined that
said $2,500 , 000 maximum principal amount of Notes to be issued
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by the County Board in fiscal year 1987-1988, when added to the
interest payable thereon, does not exceed eighty-five percent
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(85%) of the estimated amount of the uncollected taxes, income,
revenue ( including but not limited to revenue from state and
federal governments), cash receipts and other moneys of the
District which will be available for the payment of the Notes
and interest thereon, as required by Section 53858 of the Act -
and
WHEREAS, the Notes will not be outstanding after a period
ending twelve months after the date on which such Notes are
issued and will not be issued in an amount greater than the
maximum anticipated cash flow deficit to be financed by the
anticipated tax or other revenue sources for the period for
which such taxes .or other revenues are anticipated and during
which such Notes are outstanding, all as provided in
Section 1 . 103-14(c) of the Income Tax Regulations of the United
States Treasury; and
WHEREAS, Kelling, Northcross & Nobriga, Inc . , and a
co-underwriter to be specified in the Contract of Purchase
(collectively herein called the "Underwriter" ) , have submitted
to the Board an offer to purchase the Notes and have submitted
a form of Contract of Purchase to this Board, which Contract of
Purchase is on file with the Clerk of the County Board (herein
called the "Contract of Purchase" ) ; and the Board desires to
have the Underwriter purchase the Notes; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 265(b) (3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code" ) , under certain
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circumstances, certain obligations the interest on which is
exempt from federal income tax under Section 103 of the Code
may be designated by the issuer thereof as "qualified
tax-exempt obligations, " thereby allowing certain financial
institutions that are holders of such qualified tax-exempt
obligations to deduct for federal income tax purposes a portion
of such institution' s interest expense that is allocable to
such qualified tax-exempt obligations, all as determined in
accordance with Sections 265 and 291 of the Code; and
WHEREAS, the District Board has represented in the District
Resolution that :
(1) the Notes authorized by this resolution are not
private activity bonds within the meaning of Section 141 of the
Code;
(2) the District, together with all of its subordinate
entities, has heretofore issued $0 aggregate principal amount
of obligations (other than those obligations described in
Paragraph (4) below) in calendar year 1987 the interest on
which is exempt from federal income tax under Section 103 of
the Code;
(3) 'The District reasonably anticipates that it, together
with its subordinate entities, will issue during the remainder.
of calendar year 1987 obligations (other than those obligations
described in Paragraph (4) below) the interest on which is
exempt from federal income tax under Section 103 of the Code
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which, when aggregated with all obligations described in
Paragraph (2) above, will not exceed an aggregate principal
amount of $10 , 000 ,000; and
(4) notwithstanding Paragraphs (2) and (3) above, the
District and its subordinate entities may have issued in
calendar year 1987 and may continue to issue during the
remainder of calendar year 1987 private activity bonds other
than qualified 501(c) (3) bonds as defined in Section 145 of the
Code; and
WHEREAS, the District Board wishes to designate the Notes
as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the meaning of
Section 265(b) (3) of the Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Contra Costa hereby resolves as follows :
Section 1 . Authorization of Issuance of Notes; Terms
Thereof . The County Board hereby determines to and shall
issue in the name of the District, an amount not to exceed
$2,500 ,000 principal amount of Notes under Sections 53850 et
seq. of the Act, designated "Martinez Unified School District,
County of Contra Costa, State of California, 1987 Tax and
Revenue Anticipation Notes" (the "Notes" ) ; to be numbered from
1 consecutively upward in order of issuance; to be in the
denominations of $5, 000, or integral multiples thereof, as
determined by the Underwriter; to be dated the date of delivery
thereof; to mature (without option of prior redemption) 364
days from said
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date of delivery (or 359 days computed on a 30-day
month/360-day year basis) or, if such date is not a day on
which banks in New York or California are open. for business, on
the last day prior to such date; and to bear interest, payable
at maturity and computed on a 30-day month/360-day year basis,
at the rate or rates determined at the time of sale thereof,
but not in excess of twelve percent ( 12%) per annum. Both the
principal of and interest on the Notes shall be payable, only
upon surrender thereof, in lawful money of the United States of
America at the principal office of Seattle - First National
Bank, Seattle, Washington.
Section 2 . Form of Notes . The Notes shall be issued in
bearer form and shall be substantially in the form and
substance set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and by
reference incorporated herein, the blanks in said form to be
filled in with appropriate words and figures . There shall be
printed on the reverse of each Note, the legal opinion of
Brown & Wood respecting the validity of said Notes and,
immediately following such legal opinion, a certificate
executed with the facsimile signature of the Chairperson of the
County Board (the "County Chairperson" ) , said certificate to be
in substantially the following form:
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the legal opinion regarding the Notes therein
described that was manually signed by Brown & Wood and was
dated as of the date of delivery of and payment for said
Notes .
(Facsimile Signature]
Chairperson, Board of Supervisors
Section 3 . Deposit of Note Proceeds . The moneys so
borrowed shall be deposited in the General Fund of the District .
Section 4 . Payment of Notes .
(A) Source of Payment . The principal amount of the Notes,
together .with the interest thereon, shall be payable from
taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts and other moneys which
are received by the District during fiscal year 1987-1988 and
which are available therefor . The Notes shall be a general
obligation of the District, and to the extent the Notes are not
paid from. the Pledged Revenues defined below, the Notes shall
be paid with interest thereon from any other moneys of the
District lawfully available therefor, as provided in the
District Resolution and by law.
(B) Pledged Revenues . As security for the payment of the
principal of and interest on the Notes, as provided in the
District Resolution, the District has pledged an amount equal
to fifty percent (500) of the principal amount of the Notes
from the unrestricted revenues received by the District in the
month ending December 31, 1987; an amount equal to fifty
percent ( 50%) of the principal amount of the Notes from the
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unrestricted revenues received by the District in the month
ending April 30 , 1988; plus an amount sufficient to pay
interest on the Notes and any deficiency in the amount required
to be deposited during . any prior month, from unrestricted
revenues received by the District in the month ending May 31 ,
1988 (such pledged amounts being hereinafter called the
"Pledged Revenues" ) . The term "unrestricted revenues" shall
mean taxes, income, . revenue, cash receipts,, and other money of
the District as provided in Section 53856 of the Act, which are
intended as receipts for the general fund of the District and
which are generally available for the payment of current
expenses and other obligations of the District.
The principal of the Notes and the interest thereon shall
be a first lien and charge against and shall be payable from
the first moneys received by the District from such Pledged
Revenues as provided by law.
In the event that there are insufficient unrestricted
revenues received by the District to permit the deposit into
the Repayment Fund, as hereinafter defined, of the full amount
of Pledged Revenues to be deposited from unrestricted revenues
in any month, then the amount of such deficiency shall be
satisfied and made up from any other moneys of the District
lawfully available for the repayment of the Notes and the
interest thereon.
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(C) Deposit of Pledged Revenues in Repayment Fund.
The Pledged Revenues shall be held by the County Treasurer/Tax
Collector (the "Treasurer" ) in a special fund designated as the
"Martinez Unified School District, County of Contra Costa,
State of California, 1987 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes
Repayment Fund" (herein called the "Repayment Fund" ) and
applied as directed in this Resolution. Any moneys placed in
the Repayment Fund shall be for the benefit of the holders of
the Notes, and until the Notes and all interest thereon are
paid or until provision has been made for the payment of the
Notes at maturity with interest to maturity, the moneys in the
Repayment Fund shall be applied only for the purposes for which
the Repayment Fund is created.
(D) Disbursement and Investment of Moneys in Repayment
Fund. From the date this Resolution takes effect, all Pledged
Revenues shall , when received, be deposited in the Repayment
Fund. After such date as the amount of Pledged Revenues
deposited in the Repayment Fund shall be sufficient to pay in
full the principal of and interest on the Notes, when due, any
moneys in excess of such amount remaining in or accruing to the
Repayment Fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the
District upon the request of the District . On the maturity
date of the Notes, the moneys in the Repayment Fund shall be
used, to the extent necessary, to pay the principal of and
interest on the Notes .
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Moneys in the Repayment Fund, to the greatest extent
possible, shall be invested At the request of the District in
investment securities by the Treasurer, as permitted by
applicable California law, as it is now in effect and as it may
be amended, modified or supplemented from time to . time.
Section 5 . Execution of Notes . The Treasurer, or a
designated deputy thereof, is hereby authorized to sign the
Notes manually or by facsimile signature; the County
Chairperson or his or her designated deputy, is hereby
authorized to sign the Notes manually or by facsimile
signature; and the Clerk of the County Board (the "Clerk" ) is .
hereby authorized to countersign the Notes manually or by
facsimile signature, provided that at least one of the
foregoing shall sign manually; the Clerk is hereby authorized
to affix the seal of the County Board thereto by facsimile
impression thereof; and said officers are hereby authorized to
cause the blank spaces thereof to be filled in as may be
appropriate.
Section 6 . Approval of Contract of Purchase. The form of
Contract of Purchase for the Notes, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C, is hereby approved and the
Treasurer., or designated deputy thereof , or the County
Chairperson is hereby authorized to execute and deliver a
Contract of Purchase, and the Assistant Superintendent,
Business and Fiscal Services of the District, is hereby
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authorized and requested to acknowledge such Contract of
Purchase, if necessary, but with such changes therein,
deletions therefrom and modifications thereto as the Treasurer,
or designated deputy thereof , or the County Chairperson may
approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by his or
her execution and delivery thereof; provided, however, that the
maximum interest rate on the Notes shall not exceed eight
percent (8%) per annum and the discount which the Treasurer, or
designated deputy thereof, or the County Chairperson may
approve shall not exceed $6,500 of the principal amount of the
Notes . The Treasurer , an authorized deputy thereof , or the
County Chairperson is further authorized. to determine the
maximum principal amount of Notes'to be specified in the
Contract of Purchase for sale by the County Board, .up to.
$2, 500, 000 and to enter into and execute the Contract of
Purchase with the Underwriter, if the conditions set forth in
this Resolution are satisfied.
Section 7 . Authorization of Preliminary Official Statement
and Official Statement . Kelling, Northcross & Nobriga, Inc . is
hereby authorized to prepare a Preliminary Official Statement
and an Official Statement relating to the Notes, to be used in
connection with the offering and sale of the Notes . The
Superintendent, Business Manager, or any authorized designee of
such offices of the District is hereby authorized and requested
to execute and deliver the Official Statement .
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Section 8 . Delivery of Notes . The proper officers of the
County Board are hereby authorized and directed to deliver the
Notes to the Underwriter in accordance with the Contract of
Purchase or to the successful bidder in the event the Notes are
sold through competitive bidding. All actions heretofore taken
by the officers and agents of the County Board with respect to
the sale and issuance of the Notes are hereby approved,
confirmed and ratified, and the officers of the County Board
are hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on
behalf of the County Board, to do any and all things and take
any and all actions and execute and deliver any and all
certificates, agreements and other documents, including but not
limited to those described in the Contract of Purchase, which
they, or any of them, "may deem necessary or advisable in order
to consummate the lawful issuance and delivery of the Notes in
accordance with this Resolution and resolutions heretofore
adopted by the County and District Boards .
Section 9 . Further Actions Authorized. It is hereby
covenanted that the County, and its appropriate officials, have
duly taken all proceedings necessary to be taken by them, and
will take any additional proceedings necessary to be taken by
them, for the levy, collection and enforcement of the secured
property taxes pledged under the District Resolution in
accordance with the law and for carrying out the provisions of
the District Resolution and of this Resolution.
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Section 10 . Recitals . All the recitals in this Resolution
above are true and correct and this County Board so finds ,
determines and represents .
Section 11 . Designation as Qualified Tax-Exempt
Obligation. As provided in the District Resolution, the Notes
have been designated as "qualified. tax-exempt obligations"
within the meaning of Section 265(b) (3) of the Code.
Section 12 . Action Re Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligation.
Officials of the County Board and the Treasurer are hereby,
authorized and directed to take such other actions as may be
necessary to assist the District in designating such Notes as
"qualified tax-exempt obligations, " including, if either deemed
necessary or appropriate, placing a legend to such effect on
the form of Note in such form as either deemed necessary or
appropriate.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Contra Costa this 28th day of July 1987, by the
following vote:
AYES: _ Supervisors Powers , Fanden, Schroder , Torlakson, McPeak.
NOES: None .
ABSENT: None .
COUN'T'Y OF CONTRA COSTA
By x ��
Sunne McPeak, Chairperson,
Board of Supervisors
Attest:
*of �,��►
Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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RESOLUTION NO . 87/'.443