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4B-E-01-12-A - 4/12/2001 RESOLUTION NOO1. - I ar RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PROCEEDING WITH FINANCING OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Round Rock Transportation System Development Corporation("RRTSDC")hereby finds and determines that there is an urgent need for the RRTSDC to construct improvements to the City of Round Rock's transportation system to further the purposes of Section 4B of Article 5190.6, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended (the "Act") including the promotion of new and expanded business enterprises and the public purposes authorized in Section 4B(2)(A)of the Act; and WHEREAS, such capital improvements cannot be reasonably financed unless bonds are issued; and WHEREAS, the transportation system improvements to be financed are included within the Transportation Capital Improvement Plan and the Board of the RRTSDC now desires to recommend to the Round Rock City Council that sales tax revenue bonds be issued,NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ROUND ROCK TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: Section 1. A recommendation is hereby made to the Round Rock City Council that the Board of Directors of the RRTSDC desires to proceed with the issuance of sales tax revenue bonds to finance certain transportation system improvements included in the Transportation Capital Improvement Plan. Section 2. Financial Advisor and Bond Counsel for the RRTSDC are hereby authorized to proceed with preparing the offering documents and other legal documents necessary to issue sales tax revenue bonds of the RRTSDC. Section 3. The President or Vice President of the Board are authorized to do all things proper and necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution. On behalf of the RRTSDC,the officers and employees of the City are hereby authorized,empowered and directed to do and perform all such actions to assist the Financial Advisor and Bond Counsel in preparing the offering documents and other legal documents necessary to issue the bonds. Section 4. The Board of Directors hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, RRTSDC: CityProceedFinancingRes Chapter 551,Texas Government Code, as amended, and the Act. RESOLVED this day of April, 2001. ROUND ROCK TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION C 0 / k‘_ Roberti' n .,President ATTEST: , Secretary RRTSDC: CityProceedFinancingRes DATE: April 6,2001 SUBJECT: Transportation System Development Corporation—April 12, 2001 ITEM: 6.2. Consider a resolution authorizing First Southwest Company, Financial Advisor, and McCall Parkhurst, Bond Counsel, to proceed with planning and document preparation in connection with a proposed sales tax revenue bond issuance for the Round Rock Transportation System Development Corporation. Resource: David Kautz,Finance Director History: The Corporation is responsible for using revenue generated by a local %z% sales tax rate for transportation improvements. As construction project costs outpace available revenue,borrowing funds to meet construction timetables is required. To date, the.Corporation has borrowed$16 million from the State Infrastructure Bank. Funding: Sales tax revenue bonds issued by the Corporation are repaid by sales taxes collected Cost: To be determined; Costs are a function of issue size and complexity and market conditions. Costs of issuance(bond rating costs, Attorney General fees,bond printing fees, financial advisory fees, legal fees and fiscal agent fees, etc.) are expected to be less than 1% of the bond issue and are paid from proceeds of the bonds. Source of Funds: Revenue collected from an existing 1/2% Sales Tax rate for transportation improvements Outside Resources: N/A Impact/Benefit: The Financial Advisor and Bond Counsel provide expert assistance to the City and the Transportation Corporation in the complex area of tax-exempt financing. Proper structure of bond transactions result in lower borrowing,costs and lower liability with respect to our debt offerings in the financial markets. Public Comment: N/A Sponsor: