CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

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Department:

Finance Department

Commission Meeting Date: Feb. 5, 2019

Staff Contact:

Jeremy Willmoth, Finance Director

Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:

 

Consider adopting Resolution No. 7281, authorizing the sale of general obligation temporary notes and general obligation bonds.

 

Executive Summary:

The City has identified projects that are at a stage where it is necessary to issue debt for funding. These projects have been previously discussed with the governing body and have been authorized by resolution.

 

This resolution authorizes the competitive sale of general obligation temporary notes and general obligation bonds to finance a number of projects that cost approximately $32,491,666.00 plus interest and cost of issuance.

 

All projects funded with temporary general obligation bonds have a term of 3 years. Upon completion of those projects, they will be included in future permanent financing.

 

Improvements to be Funded with General Obligation Bonds

 

Project

Term

Estimated Improvement

Fund Deposit

Downtown Canopy

10 Years

$350,000

Humane Society

20 Years

2,500,000

One Stop Shop

5 Years

180,000

Parks & Recreation Facilities Projects (2018):

·         Indoor Aquatics Center Pool Painting

·         Community Building Renovation

·         South Park Playground (ADA Compliance)

5 Years

306,462

Public Building Projects (2018):

·         Arts Center Roof

·         Arts Center Boilers

·         City Hall Fire Alarm Panels and General Maintenance

Arts Center Roof: 10 Years

Arts Center Boilers and City Hall Fire Alarm Panels:

5 Years

319,862

Traffic Calming (2018):

·         W. 17th Street and Indiana

·         W. 18th Street and Indiana

·         W. 17th Street and Illinois

·         W. 18th Street and Illinois

·         Ousdahl Road from 26th Street to 23rd Street

·         Trail Road from Kasold to Folks Road

5 Years

235,342

 

Total:

$3,891,666

 

Improvements to be Funded with General Obligation Temporary Notes

Project

Estimated Improvement Fund Deposit

 

19th Street Reconstruction – Harper to O’Connell

$250,000

 

East 9th Street Improvements

2,500,000

 

Fire Medical Pavement Replacement

368,820

 

Fire Training Tower

1,097,680

 

ITC Exterior Repairs and HVAC

250,000

 

Parks & Recreation Facilities Projects (2018):

·         Union Pacific Depot Renovations

·         Recreation Center Renovation

212,500

 

Parks & Recreation Facilities Projects (2019):

·         Indoor Aquatics Center Roof Resurfacing

·         Arboretum Bathroom Upgrade

·         Arboretum Parking Lot Repair

·         Burcham Park/Upgrade Shelter and Playground

·         Lawrence Loop Trail – Downtown Section

·         Oak Hill Cemetery Mausoleum

·         Parking Lots and Roads

 

810,000

 

Police Facility

18,840,000

 

Public Parking Improvements

800,000

 

Riverbank Stabilization

 1,000,000

 

Sidewalk, Bike, Pedestrian Improvements, ADA Ramps:

·         East side of Michigan Street, 2nd Street to 3rd Street

·         South side of West 27th Street, Crestline Drive to Chipperfield Road

·         South side of Harvard Road

·         Iowa Street to Hilltop Drive

·         Bike Boulevard on 21st Street from Iowa Street to Naismith Drive

·         Bike Boulevard on 21st Street from Naismith Drive to Massachusetts Street;

·         Bike Boulevard on Lawrence Avenue, from Harvard Road to Bob Billings Parkway

·         Bike Boulevard on Naismith Drive from 19th Street to 21st Street

·         Bike Boulevard on 13th Street from Massachusetts Street to Haskell Avenue

500,000

 

Street Maintenance 2019:

·         Lawrence Avenue – Clinton Parkway to West 31st Street

·         East 19th Street – Massachusetts Street to Haskell Avenue

 821,000

 

Street Projects (2018):

·         23rd Street from Louisiana to Massachusetts Street

·         Louisiana Street from 12th Street to 13th Street

950,000

 

Traffic Calming (2019):

·         Missouri Street, 8th Street to 9th Street

·         Arkansas Street, 8th Street to 9th Street

·         Lincoln Street, 3rd Street to 7th Street

·         East 13th Street, Massachusetts Street to Haskell Avenue

·         West 24th Street, Crossgate Drive to Kasold Drive

200,000

 

 

$28,600,000

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor

Effective Governance/Professional Administration

Safe, Healthy, and Welcoming Neighborhoods

Innovative Infrastructure and Asset Management

Core Services

Sound Fiscal Stewardship

Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):

Projects were identified throughout the budget process and repayment of bonds were included in the 2019 Budget

Attachments:

Resolution No. 7281

Project Authorization List

Recommendations for Issuance

 

 

 

 

Reviewed By:

(for CMO use only)

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