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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing the issuance of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes in an amount not to exceed $22 million, and authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary for such issuance. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note (TRAN) is a cash management tool used by public agencies to fund cash flow needs during a fiscal year. A TRAN enables public agencies that receive revenues sporadically throughout the year (e.g., property taxes, property tax in-lieu of vehicle license fees and property tax in-lieu of sales tax) to have the cash on hand needed for expenditures while awaiting the receipt of these revenues. The City annually issues a TRAN and repays it within 13 months or less. For Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 14), the City expects to receive the proceeds from this issuance on October 3, 2013 and will repay the principal on September 29, 2014.
The General Fund is expected to experience short-term cash needs prior to the receipt of the City’s first major property tax payment in December 2013 and the General Fund’s property tax in-lieu payments in January 2014. To bridge this projected cash need, the attached Resolution provides for the issuance of a TRAN in an amount not to exceed $22 million.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Richard Anthony on August 28, 2013 and by Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on August 26, 2013.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on September 17, 2013 to facilitate the sale of the TRAN, which is scheduled for September 24, 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT
The expense for the TRAN issuance is included in the FY 14 budget in the Debt Service Fund (DS 600) in the Citywide Activities Department (XC). This transaction will provide the required cash flow to meet the timing of obligations in the City’s General Fund. TRANs are tax-exempt notes and, until needed, the proceeds are invested in taxable investments, which may earn a higher market intere...
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