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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 90-26 Authorizing the Issuance of Special Tax Bonds on behalf of the Communi Reso. No. 90-26, Item 8.1, Adopted 10/06/2026 Page of the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Dublin (the “City”) has conducted proceedings under and pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended, Chapter 2.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, commencing at Section 53311, of the California Government Code (the “Act”), to form its Community Facilities District No. 2023-1 (East Ranch) (the “District”), to authorize the levy of special taxes upon the land within the District, and to issue bonds secured by said special taxes for the purpose of providing moneys for the construction and acquisition of authorized improvements for the District; and the Council, as legislative body of the District, authorized the issuance of special tax bonds of the City for the District in the maximum principal amount of not to exceed $67,000,000, and the City now desires to issue the first series of the bonds (the “Bonds”); and , there has been submitted to the Council a Fiscal Agent Agreement (the “Fiscal Agent Agreement”) between the City and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as fiscal agent, providing for the issuance of the Bonds of the City for the District, and the Council, with the aid of City staff, has reviewed the Fiscal Agent Agreement and found it to be in proper order, and now desires to approve the Fiscal Agent Agreement and the issuance of the Bonds; and , the City proposes to sell the Bonds to Piper Sandler & Co., as underwriter (the “Underwriter”), pursuant to the terms of a Bond Purchase Agreement by and between the City and the Underwriter, and the Underwriter proposes to offer the Bonds to the investing public by means of a Preliminary Official Statement, and the Council, with the aid of City staff, has reviewed the Bond Purchase Agreement and the Preliminary Official Statement and found them to be in proper order, and now desires to approve said documents; and , the information required to be obtained and disclosed with respect to the Bonds by the Council in accordance with Section 5852.1 of the California Government Code is set forth in the staff report accompanying this Resolution; and , all conditions, things and acts required to exist, to have happened and to have been performed precedent to and in the issuance of the Bonds as contemplated by this Resolution and the documents referred to herein exist, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by the laws of the State of California, including the Act. the City Council of the City of Dublin hereby finds, determines and resolves as follows: Docusign Envelope ID: DB811ABA-4E79-8814-8076-DE3DABA7F2A1 Reso. No. 90-26, Item 8.1, Adopted 10/06/2026 Page of 1. This Council finds and determines that it is prudent in the management and development of land in the City and the District to issue the Bonds for the purpose of providing moneys for the construction and acquisition of authorized improvements for the District. 2. For the purposes of these proceedings in and for the District, the Act shall be the authority for the issuance of the Bonds. 3. Pursuant to the Act, this Resolution and the Fiscal Agent Agreement, special tax bonds of the City for the District designated as “City of Dublin Community Facilities District No. 2023- 1 (East Ranch) Special Tax Bonds Series 2026” in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $45,000,000 are hereby authorized to be issued. The Bonds shall be executed in the form set forth in and otherwise as provided in the Fiscal Agent Agreement. The Bonds shall not be issued unless the value of the real property within the District subject to the special tax to pay debt service on the Bonds, based on assessed values and/or an appraisal by an independent appraiser hired by the City for the purpose of determining such value, is at least three (3) times the principal amount of the Bonds proposed to be issued and secured by a special tax levied pursuant to the Act on property within the District, plus the portion of all other bonds outstanding that are secured by a special tax levied under the Act on property within the District or a special assessment levied on property within the District. 4. The Council hereby approves the Fiscal Agent Agreement in the form presented to the Council at this meeting. The City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Finance Director or such other person or persons as any of them may designate (collectively, the “Authorized Officers”), each acting alone or together with any other Authorized Officer, are each hereby authorized and directed to execute the Fiscal Agent Agreement, for and in the name and on behalf of the City, in such form, together with any additions thereto or changes therein deemed necessary or advisable by the Authorized Officer executing such document upon consultation with Jones Hall LLP, as bond counsel to the City (“Bond Counsel”). The proceeds of the Bonds shall be applied by the City for the purposes and in the amounts as set forth in the Fiscal Agent Agreement. The Council hereby authorizes the delivery and performance by the City of the Fiscal Agent Agreement. 5. The City hereby covenants, for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds, to commence and diligently pursue to completion any foreclosure action regarding delinquent installments of any amount levied as a special tax for the payment of interest or principal of the Bonds, said foreclosure action to be commenced and pursued as more completely set forth in the Fiscal Agent Agreement. 6. . The Council hereby approves the Preliminary Official Statement with respect to the Bonds, in substantially the form on file with the City Clerk. Distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement by the City and the Underwriter is hereby approved, and, prior to the distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement, each Authorized Officer, each acting alone or together with any other Authorized Officer, is authorized and directed, on behalf of the City, to deem the Preliminary Official Statement “final” pursuant to Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”). The execution of the final Official Statement, which shall include such changes and additions thereto deemed advisable by the Authorized Officer executing the same, and such information permitted to be excluded from the Preliminary Official Statement pursuant to the Rule, is hereby approved for delivery to the purchasers of the Bonds, and each Authorized Officer, each acting alone or together with any other Authorized Officer, is authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Docusign Envelope ID: DB811ABA-4E79-8814-8076-DE3DABA7F2A1 Reso. No. 90-26, Item 8.1, Adopted 10/06/2026 Page of final Official Statement for and on behalf of the City, to deliver to the Underwriter a certificate with respect to the information set forth therein and to deliver to the Underwriter the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking in substantially the form on file with the City Clerk, together with such changes and additions thereto deemed advisable by the Authorized Officer executing the same. 7.. The Council hereby approves the Bond Purchase Agreement in substantially the form on file with the City Clerk; provided, that the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds shall not exceed $45,000,000, the Underwriter’s discount shall not exceed 1.25% of the par amount of the Bonds, and the true interest cost shall not exceed 7.00%. Subject to the foregoing parameters, an Authorized Officer is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Bond Purchase Agreement in substantially the form on file with the City Clerk, together with such changes and additions thereto deemed advisable by the Authorized Officer executing the same. The Council hereby finds and determines that the sale of the Bonds at negotiated sale as contemplated by the Bond Purchase Agreement will result in a lower overall cost. 8.All actions heretofore taken by the officers, employees and agents of the City with respect to the establishment of the District and the sale and issuance of the Bonds are hereby approved, confirmed and ratified, and the Authorized Officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed to do any and all things and take any and all actions and execute any and all certificates, agreements and other documents, which they, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable in order to consummate the lawful issuance and delivery of the Bonds in accordance with this Resolution, and any certificate, agreement, and other document described in the documents herein approved. All actions to be taken by a specified Authorized Officer as specified herein may be taken by the Authorized Officer or any designee, with the same force and effect as if taken by such Authorized Officer. 9. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption. the City Council of the City of Dublin, on this 6th day of October, 2026 by the following vote: : Councilmembers Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri and Mayor Hu NOES: : : ______________________________ Mayor : _________________________________ City Clerk Councilmember Morada Docusign Envelope ID: DB811ABA-4E79-8814-8076-DE3DABA7F2A1