STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: June 26, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: City Controller's Office
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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A resolution authorizing the (1) execution of the First Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company in support of the City of Dallas, Texas Waterworks and Sewer System Commercial Paper Notes, Series G; and (2) the execution of any other agreements pertaining thereto, and resolving other matters related thereto, for a three-month extension from July 8, 2024 to October 4, 2024 - Not to exceed $278,000 - Financing: Dallas Water Utilities Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
Commercial paper provides interim financing for Dallas Water Utilities (DWU) capital projects. The use of commercial paper permits more cost-efficient use of capital as short-term debt minimizes borrowing costs and allows DWU greater flexibility to manage the award of capital project contracts and ongoing cash needs. Commercial paper notes are normally sold at rates of interest that are lower than rates available at the same time on long-term debt. Commercial paper issuance is supported by lines of credit from highly rated banks. These lines of credit assure investors that the notes will be paid in the unlikely event that a note cannot be sold to another investor at maturity. Outstanding commercial paper is periodically reduced by refinancing it with long-term debt.
In 1987, the City Council authorized an ordinance establishing a commercial paper program as interim financing for DWU capital improvements for a period of 10 years, ending in September 1997, with a maximum issuance amount of $100 million. Since 1987, DWU's initial commercial paper program has been reauthorized several times and increased in total size to $600 million. The current $600 million program was authorized...
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