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File #: 17-1148    Version: Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Mayor's Office
File created: 6/30/2017 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/22/2017 Final action: 8/22/2017
Title: Ordinance No. 17-70 of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado providing for the refunding of certain outstanding Utilities System Revenue Bonds of the City and escrow therefor; providing for the refunding of certain outstanding Commercial Paper Notes of the City; providing for the issuance and sale of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Utilities System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A-1 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $140,000,000, Series 2017A-2 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $110,000,000 and Series 2017A-3 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $95,000,000 Presenter: Bob Lesher, Manager, Treasury and Finance Jerry Forte, P.E., CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities
Attachments: 1. Bond Ordinance - 2017A - SURETY VERSION (v.2) - sent to City Council (46....pdf, 2. Colorado Springs Utilities Bond Purchase Agreement 2017.pdf, 3. DOCSOC-#1798383-v4-Series_2017_POS.pdf, 4. DOCSOC-#1798646-v6-The_Utilities_POS_section.pdf, 5. Escrow Agreement - 2017A-1 (45660604v2).pdf, 6. Paying Agent Agreement - 2017A (45660363v2).pdf, 7. Ordinance Summary (Second Publication) (46400730v1).pdf, 8. Signed Ordinance 17-70


Title
Ordinance No. 17-70 of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado providing for the refunding of certain outstanding Utilities System Revenue Bonds of the City and escrow therefor; providing for the refunding of certain outstanding Commercial Paper Notes of the City; providing for the issuance and sale of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Utilities System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A-1 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $140,000,000, Series 2017A-2 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $110,000,000 and Series 2017A-3 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $95,000,000

Presenter:
Bob Lesher, Manager, Treasury and Finance
Jerry Forte, P.E., CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities

Body
Summary:
The attached Ordinance addresses the issuance of the Utilities System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $345,000,000 that will be used to refund the following:

? Certain outstanding Commercial Paper notes of the City

? Certain maturities of
- Utilities System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2007C
- Utilities System Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2008C
- Utilities System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A
- Utilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A-1
- Utilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 2010D-1
- Utilities System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A
- Utilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 2012C-2
(The maturities selected must meet or exceed present value savings guidelines established by Utilities' Financial Risk Management Policy)

? Outstanding principal balance of the Variable Rate Demand Utilities System
Subordinate Lien Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A

Previous Council Action:
City Council approves a similar Ordinance for each new bond issue, whether for capital addition, capital improvement projects or refunding of a prior bond issue.

Background:
Utilities Commercial Paper program ("CP") was established in 2015. When the balance o...

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