HomeMy WebLinkAbout08707ORDINANCE NO.
8707
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE RECOGNIZING AND
CONFIRMING THE CITY OF PUEBLO, COLORADO’S
SEWER ENTERPRISE AS AN ENTERPRISE; AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY’S SEWER ENTERPRISE OF A
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY BOND IN A PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,400,000, FOR THE
PURPOSES OF FINANCING CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO
THE SYSTEM AND PAYING THE COSTS OF ISSUANCE OF
THE BOND; PRESCRIBING THE FORM, TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE BOND; PROVIDING FOR THE SALE
OF THE BOND; PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICATION OF
THE NET PLEDGED REVENUES OF THE ENTERPRISE TO
PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST AND PREMIUM,
IF ANY, ON THE BOND; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;
AND PRESCRIBING OTHER DETAILS IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo, in the County of Pueblo and State of Colorado (the
“City”), is a municipal corporation duly organized and existing as a home rule city pursuant to
Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado (the “State”) and the home rule charter of
the City (the “Charter”); and
WHEREAS, under the Charter, the City is possessed of all powers which are necessary,
requisite or proper for the government and administration of its local and municipal affairs, all
powers which are granted to home rule municipalities by the Colorado Constitution, and all
rights and powers that now or hereafter may be granted to municipalities by the laws of the State;
and
WHEREAS, the City owns and operates a municipal sanitary sewer system, as more fully
defined herein (the “Sewer Enterprise”); and
WHEREAS, the legislative powers of the City are vested in a board of council members,
also known as the city council (the “City Council”), which also operates as the governing body
of the Sewer Enterprise; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, sitting as the governing body of the Sewer Enterprise, has
determined that it is necessary for the efficient and proper management of the Sewer Enterprise
and is in the best interest of the users of the Sewer Enterprise that there be authorized and issued
a bond of the Sewer Enterprise for the purposes of financing certain capital improvements to the
System, including the separation of a sanitary main that is located at the invert of a storm main,
constructing a new storm main, and incidental surface improvements (collectively, the “Project”)
and for paying the costs of issuing the bond; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the users of
the Sewer Enterprise that the payment of such bonds be secured by the Net Pledged Revenues (as
defined herein) of the Sewer Enterprise; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, acting by and through its Sewer Enterprise, and pursuant
to Ordinance No. 6963 (the “Series 2003 Ordinance”), issued a Governmental Agency Bond,
Series 2003, in the initial principal amount of $7,645,000.00, of which $4,130,000 remains
outstanding (the “Series 2003 Bond”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council, acting by and through its Sewer Enterprise, and pursuant
to Ordinance No. 8049 (the “Series 2009 Ordinance”), issued a Governmental Agency Bond,
Series 2009, in the initial principal amount of $1,500,000.00, of which $1,200,000.00 remains
outstanding (the “Series 2009 Bond”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council, acting by and through its Sewer Enterprise, and pursuant
to Ordinance No. 8158 (the “Series 2010 Ordinance”), issued a Governmental Agency Bond,
Series 2010, in the initial principal amount of $22,185,000.00, of which $18,925,000 remains
outstanding (the “Series 2010 Bond”); and
WHEREAS, except with respect to the Series 2003 Bond, the Series 2009 Bond, the
Series 2010 Bond and bonds which have heretofore been paid in full, or for which provision for
the payment in full has been made, the City Council has not pledged, nor in any way
hypothecated, revenues derived and to be derived from the operation of the Sewer Enterprise to
the payment of any bond(s) or for any other purpose, and the conditions for the issuance of
additional Parity Lien Bonds (as defined herein) established in Section 14 of the Series 2003
Ordinance, Section 14 of the Series 2009 Ordinance and Section 14 of the Series 2010 Ordinance
have been satisfied, with the result that the Net Pledged Revenues may now be pledged lawfully
and irrevocably for payment of the Series 2014 Bond herein authorized; and
WHEREAS, to finance the estimated costs of the Project, the Sewer Enterprise has made
an application to the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority (the
“Authority”), for a loan, which the Authority has conditionally accepted, and therefore the Sewer
Enterprise has determined to enter into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with the
Authority, pursuant to which the Authority shall loan the Sewer Enterprise an amount not to
exceed $4,400,000 (the “Loan”); and
WHEREAS, the Sewer Enterprise’s repayment obligations under the Loan Agreement
shall be evidenced by a Governmental Agency Bond, Series 2014 (the “Series 2014 Bond”) to be
issued by the Sewer Enterprise to the Authority, which shall be payable solely from and secured
by a pledge of and an irrevocable and nonexclusive lien on the Net Pledged Revenues of the
Sewer Enterprise; and
WHEREAS, Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution (“TABOR”) requires that
districts (as defined in TABOR) not issue bonded debt without prior voter approval unless the
issuer is an “Enterprise” as defined in TABOR; and
WHEREAS, the Sewer Enterprise constitutes a government-owned business authorized
to issue its own revenue bonds, and it receives less than 10% of its annual revenue in grants from
all Colorado state and local governments, including without limitation the City, and therefore
constitutes an “Enterprise” within the meaning of TABOR; and
WHEREAS, the City has the power as a home rule city under Article XX of the Colorado
Constitution and the Charter to issue the Series 2014 Bond; and
WHEREAS, for the reasons set forth in Section 22 of this Ordinance, the City Council
has determined that this Ordinance should be an emergency ordinance and be treated as such
pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-20 of the Charter; and
WHEREAS, Article 57 of Title 11, Colorado Revised Statutes (the “Supplemental Public
Securities Act”) provides supplemental procedures for the issuance of bonds, and the City
Council has elected to have the provisions of the Supplemental Public Securities Act apply to the
issuance of the Series 2014 Bond; and
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the City Council at this meeting a proposed form
of the Loan Agreement; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO:
Section 1. General
. Except to the extent inconsistent with this Ordinance, all action
heretofore taken by the City and the Sewer Enterprise and the officials thereof directed toward
accomplishing the Project and toward the execution of the Loan Agreement with, and the
issuance and sale of the Series 2014 Bond to, the Authority is hereby ratified, approved and
confirmed. The City Council, after reviewing all pertinent information pertaining to the
municipal wastewater system, hereby again recognizes and confirms the status of the wastewater
system as an enterprise.
Section 2. Definitions
. The definitions in this Section 2 and in the Recitals of this
Ordinance are applicable for all purposes of this Ordinance and of any supplement or amendment
hereto, except where the context by clear implication requires otherwise.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Debt Service Account” means the Debt Service Account established pursuant to the
Series 2003 Ordinance and affirmed and continued pursuant to Section 10 hereof.
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“Debt Service Account Payment Date” means the twentieth (20) day of each month.
“Gross Revenues” means all income and revenues derived directly or indirectly from the
operation and use of and otherwise pertaining to the Sewer Enterprise, or any part thereof,
whether resulting from repairs, enlargements, extensions, betterments or other improvements to
the Sewer Enterprise, or otherwise, including without limitation:
(a) All fees, rates and other charges for the use of the Sewer Enterprise, or for
any service rendered by the Sewer Enterprise in its operations, directly or indirectly, the
availability of any such service, or the sale or other disposal of any commodities derived
therefrom, but:
(i) excluding any moneys borrowed and used for the acquisition of
capital improvements;
(ii) excluding any moneys received as grants, appropriations or gifts
from the Federal government, the State or other sources, the use of which is
limited or restricted by the grantor or donor to the construction of capital
improvements for the Sewer Enterprise or for other purposes resulting in the
general unavailability thereof, except to the extent any such moneys shall be
received as payments for the use of the Sewer Enterprise, services rendered
thereby, the availability of any such service, or the disposal of any commodities
therefrom;
(iii) excluding moneys held in any escrow or otherwise deposited by
third parties for extensions, modifications or upgrading of the sanitary sewer
system;
(iv) excluding any money and securities, and interest and other gain
from investment of such money and from such securities in any refunding fund or
escrow account or similar account pledged to the payment of any bonds or other
obligations therein specified; and
(v) excluding connection fees deposited into the Sanitary Sewer
Collection System Improvement Fund and plant investment fees deposited into
the Treatment Plant Investment Fund;
(b) all income or other gain from any investment (except as set forth in (a)(iv)
above);
(c) all income and revenues derived from the operation of any other utility or
other income-producing facilities added to the Sewer Enterprise and to which the pledge
and lien herein provided are extended by ordinance adopted by the City Council or the
qualified electors of the City or by Charter amendment adopted by such electors; and
(d) any unrestricted cash and investments in the Revenue Account.
“Net Pledged Revenues” means the Gross Revenues of the Sewer Enterprise remaining
after the payment of the Operation and Maintenance Expenses of the Sewer Enterprise.
“Operation and Maintenance Expenses” or any phrase of similar import, means all
reasonable and necessary current expenses of the Sewer Enterprise, paid or accrued, for
operating and maintaining the Sewer Enterprise or any component division or other part thereof,
or of any other designated facilities in connection with which such term is used; and the term
includes, without limitation:
(a) engineering, auditing, reporting, legal and other overhead expenses
directly related and reasonably allocable to the administration, operation and maintenance
of the Sewer Enterprise;
(b) fidelity bond premiums and property and liability insurance premiums
pertaining to the Sewer Enterprise, or a reasonably allocable share of a premium of any
blanket bond or policy pertaining to the Sewer Enterprise;
(c) payments to pension, retirement, health and hospitalization funds, other
insurance, and to any self-insurance fund as insurance premiums not in excess of such
premiums which would otherwise be required for such insurance;
(d) any assessments, excise taxes or other charges which may be lawfully
imposed on the City, the Sewer Enterprise, the revenues therefrom, or the City income
from or operations of any properties under its control and pertaining to the Sewer
Enterprise, or any privilege in connection with the Sewer Enterprise or this operation (but
no payments made in lieu of taxes or any general ad valorem taxes);
(e) the reasonable charges of any paying agent and any other depository bank
pertaining to any Parity Lien Bonds and any other securities payable from the Net
Pledged Revenues or otherwise pertaining to the Sewer Enterprise, except to the extent
paid from the proceeds of any Parity Lien Bonds or other such securities;
(f) contractual services, professional services, salaries, other administrative
expenses, and costs of materials, supplies, repairs and labor, pertaining to the Sewer
Enterprise or to the issuance of any Parity Lien Bonds or any other securities relating to
the Sewer Enterprise, including, without limitation, the expenses and compensation of
any trustee, receiver, or other fiduciary, except to the extent paid from the proceeds of
any Parity Lien Bonds or other such securities;
(g) the costs incurred by the Sewer Enterprise in the collection and any
refunds of all or any part of the Gross Revenues;
(h) any costs of utility services furnished to the Sewer Enterprise by the City
or otherwise; and
(i) all other administrative, general and commercial expenses pertaining to
the Sewer Enterprise, but
(i) excluding any allowance for depreciation;
(ii) excluding any costs of extensions, enlargements, betterments and
other improvements (or any combination thereof);
(iii) excluding any reserves for major capital replacements (other than
normal repairs);
(iv) excluding any reserves for operation, maintenance or repair of the
Sewer Enterprise;
(v) excluding any allowance for the redemption of any bond or other
security evidencing a loan, or the payment of any interest thereon, or any prior
redemption premium due in connection therewith, or any reserve therefor; and
(vi) excluding any liabilities incurred in the acquisition or improvement
of any properties comprising any project or any existing facilities (or any
combination thereof) pertaining to the Sewer Enterprise.
“Outstanding” means, when used with reference to bonds as of any particular date, all
bonds payable from the Net Pledged Revenues of the Sewer Enterprise in any manner,
theretofore or thereupon being executed and delivered:
(a)except any bond canceled by the Sewer Enterprise, by the Paying Agent or
otherwise on the Sewer Enterprise’s behalf, at or before said date;
(b)except any bond for the payment or the redemption of which moneys at
least equal to the principal amount of, any prior redemption premium due in connection
with, and the interest on the bond to the date of maturity or the prior redemption date,
shall have theretofore been deposited with a commercial bank in escrow or in trust for
that purpose, as provided in Section 13 hereof; and
(c)except any bond in lieu of or in substitution for which another bond shall
have been executed and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance.
“Parity Lien Bonds” means the Series 2003 Bond, the Series 2009 Bond, the Series 2010
Bond and all other bonds or other obligations payable from Net Pledged Revenues on a parity
with the Series 2003 Bond, the Series 2009 Bond and the Series 2010 Bond.
“Pro Rata Portion” means the dollar amount derived by dividing the amount of principal
or interest to come due on the next principal or interest payment date by the number of monthly
deposits required to be made prior to such payment date.
“Revenue Account” means the Revenue Account established pursuant to the Series 2003
Ordinance and affirmed and continued pursuant to Section 10 hereof.
“Series 2003 Ordinance” means Ordinance No. 6963, adopted by the City Council on
second reading on April 14, 2003.
“Series 2009 Ordinance” means Ordinance No. 8049, adopted by the City Council on
second reading on August 24, 2009.
“Series 2010 Ordinance” means Ordinance No. 8158, adopted by the City Council on
second reading on March 22, 2010.
“Sewer Enterprise” means the City’s municipal sanitary sewer system, consisting of all
properties, real, personal, mixed or otherwise, now owned or hereafter acquired by the City,
through purchase, construction or otherwise, and used in connection with the Sewer Enterprise of
the City, and in any way pertaining thereto, whether or not located within or without or both
within and without the boundaries of the City; and such defined term includes any other utility or
other income-producing facilities added to the Sewer Enterprise and to which the lien and pledge
herein provided or provided in the Loan Agreement are extended by ordinance adopted by the
City Council or the qualified electors of the City or by Charter amendment adopted by such
electors.
“State” means the State of Colorado.
“2003 Bond Payment Date” means the dates on which interest and/or principal of the
Series 2003 Bond shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Series 2003
Ordinance.
“2009 Bond Payment Date” means the dates on which interest and/or principal of the
Series 2009 Bond shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Series 2009
Ordinance.
“2010 Bond Payment Date” means the dates on which interest and/or principal of the
Series 2010 Bond shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Series 2010
Ordinance.
“2014 Bond Payment Date” means the dates on which interest and/or principal of the
Series 2014 Bond shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Series 2014
Ordinance.
Section 3. Issuance of Series 2014 Bond
. For the purpose of providing moneys with
which to finance the Project and pay the costs of issuance of the Series 2014 Bond, the Sewer
Enterprise shall issue its Series 2014 Bond in an aggregate principal amount of $4,400,000. The
Series 2014 Bond shall be payable as to both principal and interest solely out of Net Pledged
Revenues derived from the operation and use of the Sewer Enterprise.
Section 4. Series 2014 Bond Details
.
(a)The Series 2014 Bond shall be dated, shall be subject to repayment in the
amounts and on the dates, and shall be subject to prior redemption, as set forth in the
Loan Agreement and the Series 2014 Bond. The maximum net effective interest rate
authorized for the Series 2014 Bond is 3.50% per annum (or in the event that a late
charge is imposed pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Loan Agreement, a maximum net
effective interest rate equal to the greater of 12% per annum or the prime rate plus 0.5%,
not to exceed the maximum rate permitted by law), and the actual net effective interest
rate of the Series 2014 Bond shall not exceed such rate. The final principal amount of the
Series 2014 Bond, its actual interest rate, its net effective interest rate, and the payment
schedule for the Series 2014 Bond shall be set forth in a certificate to be executed on
behalf of the Sewer Enterprise by the President or Vice President of the City Council, as
the Sewer Enterprise’s Agent, to whom the power to make such determinations, subject
to the parameters set forth in this Ordinance, is delegated by the City Council pursuant to
the Supplemental Public Securities Act. The President or Vice President shall execute
and deliver the Series 2014 Bond to the Authority as evidence of the Loan Repayments
(as defined in the Loan Agreement). The actual Loan Repayments are (or will be)
attached to the Loan Agreement and shall be an integral part of this Ordinance. The
Series 2014 Bond shall be substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit D to the Loan
Agreement.
(b)The Series 2014 Bond shall not constitute a debt or other indebtedness or
multi-fiscal year direct or indirect debt or other financial obligation of the City within the
meaning of any constitution, charter or statutory provision or limitation; the Series 2014
Bond shall not be payable from the proceeds of general property taxes; and the Series
2014 Bond shall not be considered or held to be general obligations of the City. The
Series 2014 Bond is a special revenue obligation of the Sewer Enterprise, payable and
collectible solely out of and secured by a pledge of the Net Pledged Revenues from the
Sewer Enterprise.
Section 5. Delivery of Series 2014 Bond
. Upon the execution of the Series 2014 Bond,
the Sewer Enterprise shall deliver it to the Authority against payment of the purchase price. The
proceeds of the Series 2014 Bond shall be used exclusively for payment of the cost of the Project
and the costs of issuing the Series 2014 Bond.
Section 6. The Loan Agreement
. The form of Loan Agreement presented at this
meeting has been reviewed and discussed by the City Council, the Sewer Enterprise’s attorney
and staff members in attendance. The President or Vice President of the City Council and the
City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Loan Agreement on
behalf of the Sewer Enterprise with whatever changes are approved by the Sewer Enterprise’s
attorney and the President or Vice President; provided, that such changes shall not violate any of
the provisions or conditions of this Ordinance. The execution by the President or Vice President
and City Clerk of the Loan Agreement shall be deemed to show approval of any changes. After
execution of the Loan Agreement, the Sewer Enterprise shall perform its obligations under the
Loan Agreement in a timely fashion.
Section 7. Pledge and Application of Net Pledged Revenues
.
(a)The Sewer Enterprise hereby irrevocably (but not exclusively) pledges the
Net Pledged Revenues of the Sewer Enterprise to pay the principal of and interest on the
Series 2014 Bond. The Sewer Enterprise hereby agrees to fix annually and to maintain
rates and charges for wastewater services furnished by the Sewer Enterprise which,
together with moneys on hand and available therefor, will be sufficient to pay operation
and maintenance expenses of the Sewer Enterprise and the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on all Outstanding Parity Lien Bonds, including the Series 2014 Bond, and
other obligations of the Sewer Enterprise, as they respectively become due, including the
requirements of the Loan Agreement.
(b)The Sewer Enterprise agrees to apply the Net Pledged Revenues monthly
as set forth in Section 11 hereof and in the Loan Agreement.
(c)The creation, perfection, enforcement and priority of the pledge of the Net
Pledged Revenues to secure and pay the Series 2014 Bond and any other Parity Lien
Bonds as provided herein shall be governed by Section 11-57-208 of the Supplemental
Public Securities Act and this Ordinance. The revenues pledged for the payment of the
Series 2014 Bond and any other Parity Lien Bonds, as received by or otherwise credited
to the Sewer Enterprise, shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without
any physical delivery, filing or further act. The lien of such pledge on the revenues
pledged for payment of the Series 2014 Bond and any other Parity Lien Bonds and the
obligation to perform the contractual provisions made herein shall have priority over any
or all other obligations and liabilities of the Sewer Enterprise. The lien of such pledge
shall be valid, binding and enforceable as against all persons having claims of any kind in
tort, contract, or otherwise against the Sewer Enterprise and the City irrespective of
whether such persons have notice of such liens.
Section 8. Covenants
. The Sewer Enterprise hereby additionally irrevocably covenants
and agrees with each and every Registered Owner of the Series 2014 Bond that so long as the
Series 2014 Bond remains Outstanding:
(a)The Sewer Enterprise has maintained and shall continue to maintain itself
as an “enterprise” within the meaning of Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado
Constitution for the Sewer Enterprise’s 2014 fiscal year. Specifically, but not by way of
limitation, the Sewer Enterprise covenants and agrees that it shall not receive 10% or
more of its annual revenue in grants from all Colorado state and local governments
combined during its 2014 fiscal year. Further, the Sewer Enterprise shall use its best
efforts to maintain itself as an “enterprise” within the meaning of Article X, Section 20 of
the Colorado Constitution during the term of the Series 2014 Bond.
(b)The issuance of the Series 2014 Bond and the financing of the Project, and
all procedures undertaken incident thereto, are in full compliance and conformity with all
presently applicable requirements, provisions and limitations prescribed by the
Constitution and laws of the State and the Charter.
Section 9. Disposition of Proceeds from Loan; Authorization of Project
. The
proceeds of the Loan shall be applied only to pay the costs and expenses of the Project which are
permitted pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement and § 31-35-403(2), C.R.S., including
without limitation the reimbursement of funds which may have been previously advanced for
such purpose.
The Project is hereby authorized and approved, and the appropriate officers and
employees of the Sewer Enterprise are hereby authorized and directed to take all actions
necessary for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension
of the Project from the proceeds of the Series 2014 Bond and, to the extent necessary, from any
other legally available moneys of the Sewer Enterprise. It is hereby determined by the Sewer
Enterprise that the Series 2014 Bond matures at such time not exceeding the estimated life of the
Project.
Section 10. Affirmation and Continuation of Revenue Account and Debt Service
Account
.
(a)The Sewer Enterprise hereby affirms and continues the “Sewer Enterprise
of Pueblo, Colorado, Sewer Revenue Account”, which was established pursuant to the
Series 2003 Ordinance and which will be used for the collection of the Gross Revenues
of the Sewer Enterprise, as set forth in Section 11 hereof and the Loan Agreement.
(b)The Sewer Enterprise hereby affirms and continues the “Sewer Enterprise
of Pueblo, Colorado, Sewer Revenue Debt Service Account”, which was established
pursuant to the Series 2003 Ordinance and which will be used for the payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Series 2014 Bond and on all other Parity
Lien Bonds, as set forth in Section 11 hereof and the Loan Agreement.
(c)Any investment income earned on amounts designated in the Revenue
Account or the Debt Service Account will be credited to the Revenue Account or the
Debt Service Account, respectively.
Section 11.Application of Gross Revenues
. So long as the Series 2014 Bond shall
remain outstanding, all Gross Revenues, as they are received, shall be deposited into the
Revenue Account, and the Gross Revenues are hereby appropriated for such purpose. Moneys
on deposit in the Revenue Account shall be transferred from the Revenue Account and applied to
the following purposes and in the following order of priority:
(a)First, there shall be maintained in the Revenue Account amounts
sufficient to pay Operation and Maintenance Expenses of the Sewer Enterprise promptly
as they become due and payable;
(b)Second, there shall be credited to the Debt Service Account on each Debt
Service Account Payment Date:
(i)For the Series 2003 Bond, (A) beginning on the first Debt Service
Payment Date that occurs after the Closing Date, an amount which, together with
any moneys in the Debt Service Account which are allocated to the Series 2003
Bond and available for the payment thereof, is equal to the Pro Rata Portion of the
interest and principal maturing on the next 2003 Bond Payment Date, and (B)
beginning on the next Debt Service Account Payment Date that occurs after such
2003 Bond Payment Date, an amount which is equal to the Pro Rata Portion of the
interest and principal maturing on the Series 2003 Bond on each succeeding 2003
Bond Payment Date, seriatim; and
(ii)For the Series 2009 Bond, (A) beginning on the first Debt Service
Payment Date that occurs after the Closing Date, an amount which, together with
any moneys in the Debt Service Account which are allocated to the Series 2009
Bond and available for the payment thereof, is equal to the Pro Rata Portion of the
interest and principal maturing on the next 2009 Bond Payment Date, and (B)
beginning on the next Debt Service Account Payment Date that occurs after such
2009 Bond Payment Date, an amount which is equal to the Pro Rata Portion of the
interest and principal maturing on the Series 2009 Bond on each succeeding 2009
Bond Payment Date, seriatim; and
(iii)For the Series 2010 Bond, (A) beginning on the first Debt Service
Payment Date that occurs after the Closing Date, an amount which, together with
any moneys in the Debt Service Account which are allocated to the Series 2010
Bond and available for the payment thereof, is equal to the Pro Rata Portion of the
interest and principal maturing on the next 2010 Bond Payment Date, and (B)
beginning on the next Debt Service Account Payment Date that occurs after such
2010 Bond Payment Date, an amount which is equal to the Pro Rata Portion of the
interest and principal maturing on the Series 2010 Bond on each succeeding 2010
Bond Payment Date, seriatim; and
(iv)For the Series 2014 Bond, (A) beginning on the first Debt Service
Payment Date that occurs after the Closing Date, an amount which, together with
any moneys in the Debt Service Account which are allocated to the Series 2014
Bond and available for the payment thereof, is equal to the Pro Rata Portion of the
interest and principal maturing on the next 2014 Bond Payment Date, and (B)
beginning on the next Debt Service Account Payment Date that occurs after such
2014 Bond Payment Date, an amount which is equal to the Pro Rata Portion of the
interest and principal maturing on the Series 2014 Bond on each succeeding 2014
Bond Payment Date, seriatim; and
(c)Third, monthly after the deposits of Revenue described above, there shall
be paid to the Sewer Enterprise the amount remaining in the Revenue Account, to be used
in any lawful manner by the Sewer Enterprise.
The moneys in the Debt Service Account shall be used solely for the purpose of
paying the principal of and interest on the then Outstanding Parity Lien Bonds (including
the Series 2014 Bond). The Sewer Enterprise shall forward to the Authority on or prior
to each principal or interest payment date on the Series 2014 Bond, in immediately
available funds, amounts sufficient to pay debt service on the Series 2014 Bond on each
such date.
Concurrently with (in the case of Parity Lien Bonds) or subsequent to (in the case
of subordinate lien obligations) the payments required by paragraph (b) of this Section,
any remaining amounts in the Revenue Account shall be used by the Sewer Enterprise for
the payment of principal of and interest on any additional obligations hereafter authorized
to be issued and payable from the Net Pledged Revenues, including reasonable reserves
therefor, as the same accrue.
Section 12. Tax Covenants of Sewer Enterprise
. The Sewer Enterprise, having been
fully informed of and having considered all the pertinent facts and circumstances, does hereby
find, determine and declare that:
(a)the Sewer Enterprise covenants that it will make no use of the proceeds of
the Series 2014 Bond at any time during the term thereof which, if such use had been
reasonably expected on the date the Series 2014 Bond are issued, would have caused the
Series 2014 Bond to be “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code;
and
(b)the Sewer Enterprise covenants that the gross proceeds of the Series 2014
Bond shall not be used in a manner which will cause the Series 2014 Bond to be
considered a “private activity bond” within the meaning of Section 141 of the Code.
Section 13.Defeasance
. When the Series 2014 Bond and interest thereon have been
duly paid, the pledge and lien and all obligations hereunder shall thereby be discharged as to the
Series 2014 Bond, and the Series 2014 Bond shall no longer be deemed to be Outstanding within
the meaning of this Ordinance. There shall be deemed to be such due payment when the Sewer
Enterprise has placed in escrow and in trust with a commercial bank located within or without
the State and exercising trust powers, an amount sufficient (including the known minimum yield
from Federal Securities in which such amount may be initially invested) to make all payments of
principal of and interest on the Series 2014 Bond as the same become due. The Federal
Securities shall become due prior to the respective times on which the proceeds thereof shall be
needed, in accordance with a schedule established and agreed upon between the Sewer
Enterprise and the bank at the time of the creation of the escrow, or the Federal Securities shall
be subject to the redemption at the option of the holders thereof to assure such availability as so
needed to meet such schedule. “Federal Securities” within the meaning of this Section shall
include only direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are
unconditionally guaranteed by, the Untied States of America and which are not callable before
maturity by the issuer of such obligations.
Section 14.Additional Obligations
. So long as the Series 2014 Bond is Outstanding:
Limitations Upon Issuance of Parity Lien Bonds
(a). Nothing in this
Ordinance shall be construed to prevent the issuance by the Sewer Enterprise of
additional obligations (including refunding obligations) payable in whole or in part from
the Net Pledged Revenues (or any designated part thereof) and constituting a lien thereon
on a parity with, but not prior or superior to, the lien of the Series 2014 Bond, the Series
2010 Bond, the Series 2009 Bond and the Series 2003 Bond; provided, however, that
before any such additional Parity Lien Bonds are authorized or actually issued:
(i)The Sewer Enterprise is then current in all payments required to
have been accumulated in the Debt Service Account, and has made all payments
required on the Series 2014 Bond and any other Outstanding Parity Lien Bonds.
(ii)The revenues derived from the entire Net Pledged Revenues for the
twelve consecutive calendar months immediately preceding the month of issuance
of such additional Parity Lien Bonds shall have been sufficient to pay an amount
equal to (A) one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the combined maximum
annual principal and interest requirements on the then Outstanding Series 2014
Bond, any then Outstanding Parity Lien Bonds theretofore issued, and the Parity
Lien Bonds then proposed to be issued, and (B) one hundred percent (100%) of
the maximum annual principal and interest requirements on all other indebtedness
of the Sewer Enterprise payable from the Net Pledged Revenues. In determining
the amount of such Net Pledged Revenues, the Net Pledged Revenues shall be
adjusted if any new rates, fees and charges have been established for the Sewer
Enterprise prior to the issuance of the Parity Lien Bonds to be issued, in which
case the Net Pledged Revenues shall be adjusted by applying such new rates, fees
and charges to customer billings for such twelve month period as if such rates,
fees and charges had been in effect during the whole of such twelve month period.
Certificate of Net Pledged Revenues
(b). A written certification by a certified
public accountant who is not a regular salaried employee of the City or the Sewer
Enterprise that such Net Pledged Revenues are sufficient to pay the amounts required by
paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section shall be conclusively presumed to be accurate in
determining the right of the Sewer Enterprise to authorize, issue, sell and deliver such
additional Parity Lien Bonds.
Subordinate Obligations Permitted
(c). Nothing in this Ordinance shall be
construed to prevent the issuance by the Sewer Enterprise of additional obligations
(including refunding obligations) payable from the Net Pledged Revenues (or any
designated part thereof) and having a lien thereon subordinate or junior to the lien of the
Series 2014 Bond and other Parity Bonds; provided, however, that no such subordinate
obligations shall be issued unless for any 12 consecutive months out of the 18 months
prior to the month in which such subordinate obligations are to be issued, Net Pledged
Revenues for the Sewer Enterprise were at least one hundred percent (100%) of the
maximum annual debt service on all the then Outstanding Sewer Enterprise indebtedness
and the subordinate obligations proposed to be issued.
Superior Obligations Prohibited
(d). Nothing in this Ordinance shall be
construed to permit the Sewer Enterprise to issue additional obligations (including
refunding obligations) payable from the Net Pledged Revenues (or any designated part
thereof) having a lien thereon prior and superior to the lien of the Series 2014 Bond and
any other Outstanding Parity Bonds.
Section 15. General Authorization
. The President or the Vice President of the City
Council and the City Clerk shall, and they are hereby authorized and directed to take all
necessary or appropriate actions and to execute and deliver all agreements, certificates and
documents as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the provisions of this Ordinance and to
comply with the requirements of law. Pursuant to Exhibit B of the Loan Agreement, the
Wastewater Director and the Director of Finance are hereby designated as the Authorized
Officers (as defined in the Loan Agreement) for the purpose of performing any act or executing
any document relating to the Series 2014 Bond or the Loan Agreement. A copy of this
Ordinance shall be furnished to the Authority as evidence of such designation.
In addition, the appropriate officers and employees of the Sewer Enterprise and the City
are hereby authorized and directed to furnish and supply information concerning the Sewer
Enterprise and the City to the Authority for use in the preparation of an official statement to be
used to market the Authority’s bonds.
Section 16.Exercise of Home Rule Power
. Pursuant to Article XX of the State
Constitution and to the Charter, the City and the Sewer Enterprise hereby determine and declare
the issuance of the Series 2014 Bond to be a local matter, and therefore all statutes of the State
which might otherwise apply in connection with the issuance of the Series 2014 Bond are hereby
superseded.
Section 17. Severability
. If any one or more sections or parts of this Ordinance shall be
adjudged unenforceable or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the
remaining provisions of this Ordinance, it being the intention that the various provisions hereof
are severable.
Section 18. Repealer
. All ordinances, resolutions or parts thereof in conflict with this
Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 19. Ordinance Irrepealable
. This Ordinance is, and shall constitute, a
legislative measure of the City Council, sitting as the governing body of the Sewer Enterprise,
and after the Series 2014 Bond hereby authorized is issued and sold and is Outstanding, this
Ordinance shall constitute a contract between the Sewer Enterprise and the Registered Owner of
the Series 2014 Bond, and shall be and remain irrepealable until the Series 2014 Bond, and the
interest accruing thereon, shall have been fully paid, satisfied and discharged.
Section 20. Recordation and Publication
. This Ordinance, immediately on its passage,
shall be recorded in the records of the City Clerk and the Sewer Enterprise kept for that purpose.
Section 21. Limited Recourse
. No recourse shall be had for the payment of the
principal of or interest on the Series 2014 Bond or for any claim based thereon or upon any
obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Ordinance against any past, present or future
officer, employee or agent of the City or the Sewer Enterprise, or of any successor public
corporation, as such, either directly or through the City or the Sewer Enterprise or any successor
public corporation, under any rule of law or equity, statute or constitution or by the enforcement
of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, and all such liability of any such officers, employees
or agents as such is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of and consideration for
the passage of this Ordinance, and the issuance of the Series 2014 Bond.
Section 22.Emergency
. The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares that:
(a)Based upon the deadline schedule established by the Authority, the Series
2014 Bond, and Loan Agreement must be approved and this Ordinance must be adopted
by the City and become effective on or before April 24, 2014;
(b) Failure by the City to meet the deadline schedule may result in delays or a
loss of financing for construction of a portion of the Project; and
(c) This Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation and protection
of the public health, property and safety.
Section 23. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect on April 24, 2014, upon its
final passage and approval.
Section 24. Public Hearing. A public hearing on this Ordinance shall be held on
Monday, March 24, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, One City Hall Place,
Pueblo, Colorado.
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PASSED AND APPROVED: March 24, 2014
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CITY ATTORNEY:
City Attorney
City Clerk’s Office Item # Q-1
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA ITEM
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 24, 2014
TO: President Sandra K. Daff and Members of City Council
CC: Sam Azad, City Manager
VIA: Gina Dutcher, City Clerk
From: Gene Michael, Wastewater Director
SUBJECT:
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE RECOGNIZING AND CONFIRMING THE
CITY OF PUEBLO, COLORADO’S SEWER ENTERPRISE AS AN
ENTERPRISE; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY’S SEWER
ENTERPRISE OF A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY BOND IN A PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,400,000, FOR THE PURPOSES OF
FINANCING CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SYSTEM AND PAYING
THE COSTS OF ISSUIANCE OF THE BOND; PRESCRIBING THE FORM,
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE BOND; PROVIDING FOR THE SALE
OF THE BOND; PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE NET
PLEDGED REVENUES OF THE ENTERPRISE TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF
AND INTEREST AND PREMIUM, IF ANY, ON THE BOND; DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY; AND PRESCRIBING OTHER DETAILS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH
SUMMARY:
Attached is an Ordinance accepting a State Revolving Fund loan in the amount of $4,202,875 to
fund the South Prairie Avenue Sewer Separation Project.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
On November 25, 2013, the City Council reviewed and approved a recommendation for changes
in wastewater rates via Ordinance No. 8667. The recommendation was based in part on the 10-
year Capital Improvement Plan that included the South Prairie Avenue Sewer Separation Project,
and recommended funding the project via a State Revolving Fund loan.
BACKGROUND:
In 1987 a sanitary sewer main was placed inside a brick storm sewer main in South Prairie
Avenue. Since the date of construction the Wastewater Department has been unable to inspect or
clean the sanitary sewer main because the sanitary sewer main was capped with concrete and the
storm sewer was active. The sanitary sewer main serves a significant portion of the southwest
quarter of Pueblo. A blockage in the sanitary sewer main could disrupt sewer service for
hundreds of residents and could cause sewage to overflow into the Arkansas River. The South
Prairie Avenue Sewer Separation Project will eliminate this potential by constructing new
sanitary and storm sewer mains so that sewage and stormwater are carried in separate mains and
allowing the mains to be properly maintained and inspected.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The loan amount of $4,202,875 includes the City’s portion of the cost of bond issuance. The
terms of the loan are a 20-year period with an annual interest rate of 3.5 percent. Monies to
retire the debt will come from the Sewer User Fund.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Members of the public are the stakeholders affected by this
loan. On January 30, 2014, the Wastewater Department conducted a public meeting to receive
input concerning the project. The City has collaborated with the Colorado Department of Health
and Environment and with the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority
regarding project design and funding.
ALTERNATIVES:
In the no-action alternative, the existing sanitary and storm sewer mains
would continue in service until a failure occurs. The City could cash-finance the project, but
doing so would draw down cash reserves to a point that would be unsustainable without
wastewater rate increases of 15 percent or higher. The City could issue its own bonds to finance
the project, but doing so would entail an interest rate at least 30 percent higher than the rate
offered by the State Revolving Fund program.
RECOMMENDATION:
The office of the City Clerk and the Ordinance Review Committee recommends approval of this
Ordinance.
PROPOSED MOTION:
This Emergency Ordinance will be placed on the regular agenda for the March 24, 2014 Pueblo
City Council meeting.
Attachments: None