HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-204RESOLUTION NO. 02-204
AN RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION 00-81 OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
ADOPTED APRIL 4, 2000, AND ENTITLED
"A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST.
LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE FROM TIME TO
TIME OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT REVENUE BONDS SECURED BY NON-AD
VALOREM REVENUES ANNUALLY BUDGETED AND APPROPRIATED AND
DEPOSITED INTO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND FOR THE BONDS AND
ADDITIONAL REVENUES; COVENANTING TO BUDGET AND APPROPRIATE
ANNUALLY FROM NON-AD VALOREM REVENUES AMOUNTS NECESSARY,
TOGETHER WITH OTHER MONEYS, TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM,
IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS,
SECURITY, AND REMEDIES OF THE REGISTERED OWNERS OF THE BONDS;
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $9,000,000 PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2000A (800 MHz EMERGENCY
RADIO SYSTEM), TO PAY AT MATURITY THE COUNTY'S OUTSTANDING
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 1998 AND TO PAY
ADDITIONAL PROJECT COSTS; APPROVING COM2k/II~I'MENTS FOR A CREDIT
FACILITY AND A RESERVE ACCOUNT CREDIT FACILITY FOR THE SERIES
2000A BONDS; DELEGATING TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR THE
AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE AND
A PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR THE SERIES 2000A BONDS; DELEGATING TO
THE CHAIRMAN, THE CLERK, AND THE PROPER OFFICERS OF THE
COUNTY THE AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE THE SERIES 2000A BONDS AND
ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS, AND TAKE ALL ACTIONS, NECESSARY FOR
THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF THE SERIES 2000A BONDS; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE"
TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL USES FOR THE ADDITIONAL REVENUES;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
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Section 1. Authority for this Resolution. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 125, Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions of law (collectively, the
"Act"), and Resolution 00-81 of the County, adopted on April 4, 2000, (the "Original Resolution"), and
is amendatory of the Original Resolution.
Section 2. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meaning
set forth in the Original Resolution.
Section 3. Findings. It is hereby found, declared, and detemfined by the Board as follows:
(A) The Board has duly adopted the Original Resolution and therein approved the acquisition
and construction of the Series 2000A Project and authorized the issuance of the Series 2000A Bonds to
provide for the financing thereof, and provided for the Series 2000A Bonds to be payable from and
secured by certain Series 2000A Additional Revenues.
(B) The amount of the Radio System Fines component of the Series 2000A Additional Revenues
has been in excess of the amount originally projected at the time of issuance of the Series 2000A Bonds,
and it is necessary and desirable and in the best interests of the County and its residents that the Original
Resolution be amended to provide for the use of Radio System Fines not needed to pay the Debt Service
Requirement on the Series 2000A Bonds in a given Bond Year to be available for use by the County to
pay operation and maintenance and other capital expenses related to the 800 MHz Emergency Radio
System.
Section 4. Amendments to Original Resolution.
(a) The provisions of Section 4.02(D) of the Original Resolution are hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 4.02. Description of and Security for Series 2000A Bonds.
"(D) Series 2000A Additional Revenues and Application Thereofi The Series 2000A
Additional Revenues shall be deposited by the County, immediately upon receipt thereof into
the Series 2000A Subaccounts in the following manner and order of priority:
"(1) first, into the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Current Debt Service
Account in such amounts as are necessary to pay the interest becoming due on the
Series 2000A Current Interest Paying Bonds in the current Bond Year;
"(2) next into the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Current Debt Service
Account in such amounts as are necessary to pay the principal maturing on Series 2000A
Current Interest Paying Serial Bonds in the current Bond Year;
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"(3) next, on a parity with the payments provided in paragraph (2) above, into
the Series 2000A Subaccount Bond Amortization Account in such sums as are
necessary to pay the Amortization Installment for Series 2000A Term Bonds which shall
become due and payable in the current Bond Year;
"(4) next, on a parity with the payments provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)
above, into the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Current Debt Service Account in such
amounts as are necessary to pay the Maturity Amount of any Series 2000A Capital
Appreciation Bonds maturing in the current Bond Year;
"(5) next, into the foregoing accounts in such amounts as are necessary to
cure any deficiency in prior deposits into the Debt Service Fund;
"(6) next, into the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Reserve Account in such
amounts as are necessary to maintain in the Reserve Account a Reserve Account Value
equal to the Reserve Account Requirement for the Series 2000A Bonds by:
"(a) restoring the value of the Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit Facility
to Full Reserve Account Credit Facility Coverage by making required payments
to the Series 2000A Credit Facility Issuer under the Series 2000A Reserve
Account Credit Facility Agreement; and
"(b) restoring the value of the moneys and Authorized Investments in the
Series 2000A Subaccount in the Reserve Account to the required levels
hereunder and pursuant to the terms of the Series 2000A Reserve Account
Credit Facility;
"(7) next, to the Series 2000A Credit Facility Issuer in such amounts as are necessary
to pay any unpaid amounts due pursuant to the Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit
Facility Agreement;
"(8) thereafter, Series 2000A Additional Revenues may be withdrawn in each Bond
Year and used by the County for any lawful purpose, including deposit into the Series
2002A Subaccount in the Redemption Account.
"Credit shall be allowed against the required deposit amounts due as prescribed above
for the Series 2000A Subaccounts to the extent of any other moneys and Authorized Investments
on deposit and available for such purpose in the Series 2000A Subaccounts, including (i) Series
Additional Revenues and (ii) Series Investment Earnings, in each case, to the extent allocated to
such fund or account and required to be retained therein for such purposes.
"The foregoing provisions notwithstanding, no further deposits shall be required to be
made into the foregoing funds and accounts whenever (1) there shall be on deposit in the Series
2000A Subaccounts an amount of money and Authorized Investments equal to all principal and
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interest due on the Series 2000A Bonds to the final maturity thereof, and (2) all amounts due and
owing to any Credit Facility Issuer shall have been paid.
"Moneys on deposit in the Series 2000A Subaccounts in the Debt Service Fund shall be
used and applied as follows:
"(1) Current Debt Service Account. Moneys on deposit in the Series 2000A
Subaccount in the Current Debt Service Account shall be used only for the purpose of
paying the Debt Service on Series 2000A Bonds as the same shall become due.
"(2) Bond Amortization Account. Moneys held for the credit of the Series
2000A Subaccount established in the Bond Amortization Account for a particular
maturity of Series 2000A Term Bonds shall be applied to the retirement of such maturity
of Series 2000A Term Bonds, to the extent of the Amortization Installment, if any, for
such Bond Year for such maturity of Series 2000ATerm Bonds, and if the amount
available in such Bond Year shall not be sufficient therefor, then in proportion to the
Amortization Installments, if any, for such Bond Year for each maturity of Series 2000A
Term Bonds then Outstanding.
"Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the County may
purchase Series 2000A Term Bonds then Outstanding at the most advantageous price
obtainable with reasonable diligence, such price not to exceed the principal amount of
such Series 2000A Term Bonds which would be payable on the next Redemption Date
to the Registered Owners of such Series 2000A Term Bonds if such Series 2000A Term
Bonds should be called for redemption on such date fi.om moneys in the Bond
Amortization Account. The County shall pay the interest accrued on such Series 2000A
Term Bonds to the date of purchase thereof fi.om the Current Debt Service Account and
the balance of the purchase price fi.om the Bond Amortization Account. No such
purchase shall be made after the giving of notice of redemption with respect to such
Series 2000A Term Bonds other than the Bonds so called, except fi.om moneys in
excess of the amounts set aside or deposited for the redemption of Series 2000A Term
Bonds.
"(3) Reserve Account. Moneys, Authorized Investments on deposit in
the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Reserve Account or amounts available under the
Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit Facility shall be used only for the purpose of the
payment of Debt Service Requirement on the Series 2000A Bonds when the other
moneys in the Series 2000A Subaccounts in the Debt Service Fund are insufficient
therefor:
"If the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Reserve Account contains both cash/Authorized
Investments and a Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit Facility, the cash/Authorized
Investments shall be utilized prior to making any draw on the Series 2000A Reserve
Account Credit Facility. If there is more than one Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit
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Facility on deposit in the Reserve Account, draws shall be pro rata against both Series
2000A Reserve Account Credit Facilities (based on the Reserve Account Credit Facility
Coverage available under each Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit Facility at the time
of the draw).
"The Authorized Investments on deposit in the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Reserve
Account shall be valued annually as of the last day of the Fiscal Year at their market
value. If and whenever the stun of(a) the cash, (b) the market value of the Authorized
Investments allocated to the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Reserve Account, and (c)
the available amounts under all Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit Facilities exceed
the Reserve Account Requirement on all then Outstanding Bonds, excess cash may be
withdrawn and allocated to the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Current Debt Service
Account.
"Deficiencies in the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Reserve Account resulting from a
withdrawal therefrom, a decline in market value of the Authorized Investments therein
or, a draw on a Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit Facility, shall be restored from the
first available Series 2000A Pledged Revenues in the following manner; (1) first, the
amount of any Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit Facility Costs shall be paid in
accordance with the Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit Facility Agreement (and if
there is more than one Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit Facility, restoration shall
be on a pro rata basis) and (2) second, the amount of cash and Authorized Investments
shall be restored.
"If the issuance of any Additional Bonds causes an increase in the amount of the Series
Reserve Account Requirement, the County shall deposit additional cash, Authorized
Investments, or an additional Series Reserve Account Credit Facility to make the
amount on deposit therein equal to the Series Reserve Account Requirement. If the
County (i) establishes a separate Series Subaccount in the Reserve Account for a
particular Series, and (ii) specifies that amounts in such Series Subaccount are available
only to pay Debt Service on the Series, the amounts of Non-Ad Valorem Revenues
budgeted, appropriated and deposited into the Series Subaccounts in the Debt Service
Fund must be pro rata based on the amounts needed to make the required deposits into
the Series Subaccounts (after taking into account any Series Additional Revenues and
Series Investment Earnings on deposit therein) without regard to whether the Series
Subaccount in the Reserve Account is funded with cash and Authorized Investments or
with a Reserve Account Credit Facility.
"(4) Redemption Account. Moneys on deposit in the Series 2000A
Subaccount in the Redemption Account shall be used to pay the Redemption Price of
Series 2000A Bonds on the Redemption Date in accordance with the provisions
applicable to such Series 2000A Bonds.
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"(5) Project Fund. Moneys on deposit in the Series 2000A Account in the
Project Fund shall be withdrawn, used and applied by the County solely for the payment
of Series 2000A Project Costs and purposes incidental thereto, as described and set forth
in this Original Bond Resolution; provided that such moneys maybe used to supplement
the moneys on deposit in the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Current Debt Service
Account to the extent necessary to prevent a default in the payment of Debt Service on
the Series 2000A Bonds. All expenditures or disbursements from the Series 2000A
Project Fund, other than for payment of Debt Service on the Series 2000A Bonds, shall
be made only after such expenditures or disbursements shall have been approved in
writing by the Authorized Officer.
"All amounts on deposit in the Series 2000A Account in the Project Fund, which
in the opinion of the Authorized Officer, are not immediately necessary for expenditure,
as hereinabove provided, may be invested in Authorized Investments, maturing at such
time or times as such moneys will be needed for the purposes of the Series 2000A
Account in the Project Fund. All income derived from such investments shall be
retained in the Series 2000A Account in the Project Fund and used to pay Series 2000A
Project Costs or, to the extent not needed therefor, may be deposited into the Series
2000A Subaccount in the Current Debt Service Account.
"If, for any reason, the moneys on deposit in the Series 2000A Account in the
Project Fund, or any part thereof, are not necessary for or are not applied to the payment
of Project Costs, then upon receipt of an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that the
proposed use will not violate the provisions of Section 5.01(G) hereof, the unapplied
proceeds may be (1) deposited by the County into the Series 2000A Subaccounts in the
Debt Service Fund and used to pay interest on the Series 2000A Bonds, (2) used to pay
any Series 2000A Reserve Account Credit Facility Costs then due and owing, (3)
deposited by the County into the Series 2000A Subaccount in the Reserve Account to
the extent of any deficiency therein, (4) deposited into the Series 2000A Redemption
Account or (5) used for any lawful capital purpose for which the Series 2000A Pledged
Revenues can be used.
(b) The provisions of Section 3.03(D)(6)(b) are amended to read as follows:
"Section 3.03. Application Of Series Pledged Revenues. Until any Series shall no
longer be Outstanding or until (1) (a) there shall have been set apart in the Series Subaccounts in
the Debt Service Fund, a sum sufficient to pay when due the entire Debt Service Requirement
accrued and to accrue on such Series, or (b) provision for payment of such Series shall have
been made in accordance with the provisions of this Original Bond Resolution, and (2) all
Reserve Account Credit Facility Costs with respect to such Series shall have been paid in full,
the County covenants with the Registered Owners of, and any Credit Facility Issuer for, such
Series as follows:
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(D) Application Of Non-Ad Valorem Revenues. The County will apply and deposit
Non-Ad Valorem Revenues budgeted and appropriated by the Board pursuant to the Covenant
in the following manner and order of priority;
(6) into the Reserve Accounts in such amounts as are necessary to maintain in the Reserve
Account a Reserve Account Value equal to the Reserve Account Requirement by:
(a) restoring the value of any Reserve Account Credit Facility to Full
Reserve Account Credit Facility Coverage by making required payments to the Credit
Facility Issuer under the Reserve Accotmt Credit Facility Agreement; and
(b) restoring the value of the moneys and Authorized Investments in the
Reserve Account to the required levels hereunder and pursuant to the terms of any
Reserve Account Credit Facility;"
Section 5. Remaining Provisions Unaffected.
Resolution shall remain in full force and effect.
The remaining provisions of the Original
Section 6. Severability. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, or provisions of this
resolution should be held contrary to any express provision of law or contrary to the policy of express
law, though not expressly prohibited, or against public policy, or shall for any reason whatsoever be held
invalid, then such covenants, agreements, or provisions shall be null and void and shall be deemed
separate fi:om the remaining covenants, agreements or provisions hereof, and in no way affect the
validity of all other provisions of the Original Resolution or this resolution.
Section 7. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon receipt of the
consent of the Credit Facility Issuer to the amendments contained in Section 3 hereof.
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Passed And Adopted by the Co ,unit~ Board of the County of St. Lucie County, Florida at a
regular meeting duly called and held this 10 day of September 2002·
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Chairman, Bo~[ ~)f County Commissioners
ATTEST' J'"x
Clerk of the C~cuit Court, ~ of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM/~
County Attomey
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