Question 1 ISSUANCE DELAY FOR $100M DEBT OBLIGATIONS - Conservative Republicans Don't Raise Taxes, soooo-oo what's the story?
Find out some details in this earlier post
15 October 2020
Remote Mesa City Council Study Session Thu 10.15.2020 @ 07:30 a.m. VIRTUAL PLATFORM
Printed on Tuesday 10/13 - in a week where City Manager Chris Brady stated there would be no council meetings - here's the Final Agenda and some meeting details for Thursday's Study Session starting at 07:30 a.m.
The BIG ITEM is 2-a and that's reason alone to schedule this Study Session: AN ISSUANCE DELAY for the city's $100M Bond Program . . . but there's more Take a look
Item 2-a: 21 Power Point Slide Presentation
Hear a presentation and discuss the 2020 bond program including defeasance, new issuances, and refundings
by Ryan Wimmer, Treasurer
2020 ISSUANCE DELAY
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City typically issues each year in Spring
2020 issuances initially planned for Apr/May
Pandemic in Feb/Mar resulted in unfavorable market conditions
2020 issuances deferred to current timeframe (Nov/Dec)
2021 issuances still planned for Apr/May 2021
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City typically issues each year in Spring
2020 issuances initially planned for Apr/May
Pandemic in Feb/Mar resulted in unfavorable market conditions
2020 issuances deferred to current timeframe (Nov/Dec)
2021 issuances still planned for Apr/May 2021
City of Mesa Bond Program
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City financing team:
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City financing team:
• Internal Staff
• Financial Advisor (Hilltop Securities: Larry Given, Janelle Gold)
• Bond Counsel (Sherman Howard, LLC: Zach Sakas)
Annually, City financing team:
• evaluates need to issue (sell) bonds
• issues bonds to finance budgeted capital projects
• looks for savings opportunities to refund (refinance) existing bonds at lower interest rate over same timeframe
• uses available cash to defease existing debt (pay off early)
• retires, or pays off, bonds that mature (come due)
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