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R2005-0092 05-23-05 Section 1. and correct. Section 2. RESOLUTION NO. R2005-92 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, APPROVING A BOND ORDER OF BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,640,000 UNLIMITED TAX AND REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2005. WHEREAS, Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 3 (the "District")is located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Pearland, Texas (the "City"); and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. R 80-5, dated January 28, 1980, the City consented to the creation of the District, and placed certain conditions on the issuance of bonds by the District, including the approval by the City Council of the District's resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered such a bond resolution in connection with the issuance of the District's proposed $1,640,000 Unlimited Tax and Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, and has found it to be acceptable; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: All of the matters and facts set forth in the preamble hereof are true The bond order of the board of directors of Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 3, authorizing the issuance of its $1,640,000 Unlimited Tax and Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, is hereby approved. Section 3. The Mayor of the City of Pearland is hereby authorized to execute such letters or other documents required to be provided to the Attorney General of Texas in connection with the issuance of such bonds by the District. Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Pearland and it is accordingly so resolved. RESOLUTION NO. R2005-92 PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the 23rd day of May A. D., 2005. TOM REID MAYOR ATTEST: y/(~ N G 'L'~r~,/F-~I C~, ~R~ // TY SECTARY ~/ ~'~ APPROVED AS TO FORM: DARRIN M. COKER CITY ATTORNEY 2 RATHMANN & ASSOCIATES, L.P. Four Houston Center 1331 Lamar, Suite 1050 Houston, Texas 77010 (713) 751-1890 (713) 751-1891 Fax R. Craig Rathmann Managing Partner (713) 751-1888 craigCwrathmannassociates.com Mr. Darrin Coker City of Pearland, Texas 3519 Liberty Drive Pearland, TX 77581 May 6, 2005 Re'. Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 3 $1,640,000 Waterworks and Sewer System Combination Unlimited Tax and Revenue Bonds, Series 2005 Dear Dan-in: As per your conversation with Christie Gutoski in my office, attached please find a draft Preliminary Official Statement for the above referenced District so that it may be placed on the agenda for the City Council meeting scheduled for May 23, 2005. A copy of the draft Bond Order will follow under separate cover from Paul A. Philbin & Assoc., P.C. Kindly contact the undersigned should you have any questions regarding this matter, or if I may be of any further assistance. Sincerely, RATHMANN & ASSOCIATES, L.P. By: gCx  .'. R. Craig Rathmann Managing Partner The Bonds will mature serially on September 1 in each of the following years in the following amounts: Year. Amount Year Amount 2005* $45,000 2013' $105,000 2006* 70,000 2014' 110,000 2007* 70,000 2015' 115,000 2008* 80,000 2016' 120,000 2009* 85,000 2017' 130,000 2010' 90,000 2018' 135,000 2011' 90,000 2019' 145,000 2012' 100,000 2020* 150,000 At the option of the Underwriter (hereinafter defined) as specified in the Official Bid Form, any or all of the foregoing maturities of the Bonds may be designated as term bonds subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption provided that the mandatory sinking fund amount in each year shall equal the amounts shown above as maturing in such year. The Bonds that mature on and after September 1, 2013, are subject to redemption and payment, at the option of the District, in whole or, from time to time, in part, on September 1, 2012, or on any date thereafter, at a price equal to the principal amount to be redeemed plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption. If less than all the Bonds are redeemed at any time, the District shall determine the maturity or maturities and the amounts thereof to be redeemed in integral multiples of $5,000 in principal amount, and if less than all of the Bonds within a maturity are to be redeemed, the Registrar shall designate by method of random selection the Bonds within such maturity to be redeemed (or by DTC in accordance with its procedures while the Bonds are in book-entry-only form). In the event the book-entry-only system is discontinued, the Bondholder of any Bond, all or a portion of which has been called for redemption, shall be required to present such Bond to the Registrar for payment of the redemption price on the portion of the Bond so called for redemption and issuance of an exchange Bond in a principal amount equal to the portion of the Bond not so redeemed. SECURITY FOR PAYMENT: The Bonds, when issued, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the District, payable as to principal and interest from the proceeds of a continuing, direct annual ad valorem tax, without legal limitation as to rate or amount, levied against all taxable property within the District and are further payable from, and secured by a pledge of and lien on certain net revenues (as defmed in the Preliminary Official Statement), if any, derived from the operation of the District's waterworks, sanitary sewer, and drainage and storm sewer system (the "System") to the extent and upon the conditions described in the Prelim/nary Official Statement. See "THE BONDS - Source of Payment" in the Preliminary Official Statement. OTHER TERMS AND COVENANTS: Other terms of the Bonds and the various covenants of the District contained in the Bond Order are described in the Preliminary Official Statement, to which reference is made for all purposes. MUNICIPAL BOND GUARANTY INSURANCE AND RATINGS: Applications have been made to Ambac Assurance Corporation ("AMBAC"), Financial Guaranty Insurance Company ("FGIC"), and Financial Security Assurance Inc. ("FSA") to issue a commitment for municipal bond guaranty insurance on the Bonds. The purchase of such insurance on the Bonds is mandatory, and such insurance must be unconditional, irrevocable and in full force and effect for the scheduled maturity of the entire bond issue. It is a condition of the District's consideration of any bid on the Bonds that Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") assigns the Bonds a rating not less than "AA," and/or Moody's Investors Service assigns the Bonds a rating not less than "Aa," based upon the issuance of such municipal bond guaranty insurance. The payment of all costs associated with the insurance, including the premium charged by the insurer, and fees charged by any rating companies other than S&P as described below, will be at the option of the Underwriter (defined below). The Underwriter understands, by submission of its bid, that the Underwriter is solely responsible for the selection of any insurer and for all negotiations with (i) the insurer as to the premium to be paid, and (ii) the insurer and any and all rating companies as to selection of such rating companies, the ratings to be assigned the Bonds as a consequence of the issuance of the municipal bond guaranty insurance policy, and the payment of fees in connection with Source of Payment ................... Other Characteristics ................. Use of Proceeds ..................... Payment Record ..................... Principal of and interest on the Bonds are payable from the proceeds of a continuing, direct annual ad valorem tax, levied upon all taxable property located within the District, without legal limitation as to rate or amount, and are further payable from and secured by a pledge of and lien on certain Net Revenues (as defined herein), if any, of the District's waterworks and sewer system (the "System"), to the extent and upon the conditions described herein. The System is not expected to produce sufficient Net Revenues to make significant contributions, if any, to future debt service payments. The Bonds are obligations of the District and are not obligations of Brazoria County, Texas, the City of Pearland, Texas, the State of Texas or any political subdivision other than the District. See "THE BONDS - Source of Payment," "TAX DATA Tax Rate Calculations," and "INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS - Maximum Impact on District Tax Rates." The Bonds will be issued in fully registered form in the denomination of $5,000 each, or integral multiples thereof. Proceeds of the sale of the Bonds will be used by the District to, among other items, (i) finance the District's cost of acquisition or construction of(a) water distribution, wastewater collection and storm drainage facilities to serve Stonebridge at Silverlake, Sections 2 and 3; (b) Wastewater Treatment Plant, Phase IV; Water Plant Nos. 1 and 2 well rework and recoating; auxiliary generators at lift station; VFD controls at Wastewater Treatment Plant lift station and blowers; and odor control at Wastewater Treatment Plant; (ii) pay engineering fees related to such facilities and projects; (iii) pay interest on funds advanced on the District's behalf by a developer of land located within the District; (iv) capitalize an amount equal to the initial twelve months of interest payments on the Bonds; and (v) pay for issuance costs, legal fees, fmancial advisor's fees, a fee to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and certain fmancing costs related to the issuance of the Bonds. See "USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BOND PROCEEDS." The Bonds are the seventh series of bonds authorized by District voters for the acquisition and construction of the District's System (as defined herein). The District has previously issued $4,665,000 Waterworks and Sewer System Combination Unlimited Tax and Revenue Bonds, Series 1996 (the "Series 1996 Bonds"), $2,170,000 Waterworks and Sewer System Combination Unlimited Tax and Revenue Bonds, Series 1998 (the "Series 1998 Bonds"), $1,770,000 Waterworks and Sewer System Combination Unlimited Tax and Revenue Bonds, Series 1999 (the "Series 1999 Bonds"), $3,555,000 Waterworks and Sewer System Combination Unlimited Tax and Revenue Bonds, Series 1999A (the "Series 1999A Bonds"), $3,400,000 Waterworks and Sewer System Combination Unlimited Tax and Revenue Bonds, Series 2001 (the "Series 2001 Bonds"), and $2,920,000 Waterworks and Sewer System Combination Unlimited Tax and Revenue Bonds, Series 2002 (the "Series 2002 Bonds"). In 2003 the District issued $3,915,000 Waterworks and Sewer System Combination Unlimited Tax and Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003 (the "Series 2003 Refunding Bonds") to advance refund and