STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: December 14, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: City Controller's Office
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the preparation of plans for an issuance of Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2023A and in an amount not to exceed $200,000,000 - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information for potential future costs)
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BACKGROUND
This proposed revenue bond sale is for the refunding and retirement of commercial paper notes issued for interim financing of improvements to the City's water and wastewater system. Issuance of revenue bonds for refunding and retirement of approximately $190,000,000 in commercial paper notes is in accordance with the capital program for water and wastewater improvements and is within the Fiscal Year 2022-23 operating and capital budgets for the Water Utilities Department. The City's Co-Financial Advisors, Hilltop Securities, Inc. and Estrada Hinojosa, recommend a negotiated sale based on market conditions in support of Dallas Water Utilities' stable credit profile.
On November 29, 2022 the City issued a Request for Proposals for Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Refinancing underwriting from the pool of qualified firms and received 22 proposals in response. To accommodate this transaction, the City's co-financial advisors recommended a syndicate of five eight underwriting firms; comprised of a mix of national and regional firms and two non-Minority Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) firms, and one veteran owned firm. Following review by the procurement selection committee, the City plans to use an underwriting syndicate team comprised of Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.; Blaylock Van, LLC; Academy Securities; Frost Bank; Mesirow Financial, Inc.; Raymond James; Siebert Williams Shank & Co.; and UMB Ban...
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