At the City Council Meeting on July 9, 2019, the Council passed a Resolution giving Notice of Intention to Issue Texas Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation. The attached ordinance provides for the Town's issuance of Certificates of Obligation in an amount not to exceed $18,000,000; this amount encompasses the proposed streets, infrastructure and issuance costs related to the reconstruction of Midway Road and public infrastructure projects related to the Vitruvian redevelopment. These Certificates of Obligation will be used for the following purposes:
- On November 13, 2018, the City Council discussed issuing Certificates of Obligation to fund the estimated $41 million reconstruction of Midway Road. In 2012 voters approved $16 million in funding for this reconstruction project. $3 million is being spent on the design of the project, $13 million is available for construction. However, the total project estimate is $41 million so, there is a funding gap of approximately $25 million. The Town is issuing $15,000,000 in Certificates of Obligations for the purpose of the reconstruction of Midway Road. The issuance of additional Certificates of Obligations will be pursued to pay for the reconstruction project as they are needed.
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The Council approved Master Facilities Agreement that governs the commitments between the Town of Addison and UDR for the redevelopment of the area generally known as Vitruvian identified the issuance of Certificates of Obligation as one of the funding sources for the Town’s obligation to provide public infrastructure. In accordance with the Master Facilities Agreement, the Town is issuing $3,000,000 in Certificates of Obligations for the purpose of funding streetscape, road, and well-site improvements associated with the development.
The financial impacts of the Certificates of Obligation were included in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget. Certain details concerning the Certificates of Obligation will not be known until the completion of the sale on September 10, 2019. This information will be made available at the Council Meeting on September 10, 2019 prior to the discussion of this item. The ordinance will also be updated at the meeting.
The Town of Addison maintained an underlying bond rating of "AAA" from Standard and Poor's and an "Aaa" from Moody's. |