HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2015.07.16 - 21906MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION NO. #15180 July 16, 2015
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Philip Weipert, Chairperson
IN RE: WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER — RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
SERIES OF OAKLAND COUNTY CITY OF PONTIAC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM BONDS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, by Miscellaneous Resolution #15129 adopted on May 21, 2015
(the "Bond Resolution"), authorized the issuance of two or more series of bonds in the aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $12,000,000 pursuant to the provisions of Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan, 2001, as
amended ("Act 34"), to acquire, construct and install water supply system improvements and facilities to
improve the County's City of Pontiac Water Supply System, which improvements are also known as
Phase I of the City of Pontiac Water Main and Meter Rehabilitation Program (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS on June 25, 2015 the County issued its City of Pontiac Water Supply System Bonds, Series
2015A in the principal amount of $6,850,000 (the "Series 2015A Bonds") pursuant to the Bond Resolution
in a private negotiated sale to the Michigan Finance Authority (the "Authority") as authorized by Act 227,
Public Acts of Michigan, 1985, as amended ("Act 227"), in order to enable the Authority to provide
assistance with respect to the Project from the proceeds of the State of Michigan Drinking Water
Revolving Fund; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners has now determined to sell an additional series of bonds in a
private negotiated sale to the Authority as authorized by Act 227 in order to enable the Authority to provide
additional assistance with respect to the Project from the proceeds of the State of Michigan Drinking
Water Revolving Fund (such additonal bonds, together with the Series 2015A Bonds, the "DWRF Bonds");
and
WHEREAS in order to provide for the additional series of DVVRF Bonds it is necessary to amend the Bond
Resolution as hereinafter provided.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Oakland,
Michigan, as follows:
1. AMENDMENT OF BOND RESOLUTION. The Bond Resolution is hereby amended as follows:
(i) section 2 of the Bond Resolution is amended to state that the DVVRF Bonds shall be
designated "City of Pontiac Water Supply System Bonds, Series 2015A" and "City of Pontiac
Water Supply System Bonds, Series 2015B" and (ii) the form of the DWRF Bonds set forth in
section 7 of the Bond Resolution shall reflect such designation of the names of the DWRF Bonds.
2. BOND RESOLUTION IN EFFECT AND CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS. Except as amended
herein, the Bond Resolution shall remain in full force and effect. All other resolutions and parts of
resolutions, insofar as they are in conflict with the Bond Resolution, as herein amended, are
rescinded.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning & Building Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
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Form DC-001
OAKLAND COUNTY
WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER MEMORANDUM
TO: Phil Weipert, Chairperson
Planning and Building Committee
FROM: Sid Lockhart, P.E.
Chief Engineer
SUBJECT: Intent to Issue Bonds for City of Pontiac Water Supply System Improvements
DATE: June 25, 2015
Recently, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved the issuance of up to $12M of bonds with the
majority of the bonds, roughly $7M, being sold through the State Drinking Water Revolving Fund Loan Program
(DWRF) using Public Act 34 of 2001, as amended. The DWRF bonds will have an interest rate of 2.5% with a 20-
year term. The DWRF bonds also include principle forgiveness of approximately $1.7M. The remainder of the
bonds will be sold on the open market with terms and rates to be determined at the time of sale.
The State Revolving Loan Office is issuing the $7M bonds in two series the first being sold in the third quarter and
the second sale will be issued in the fourth quarter. Our initial resolution did not anticipate the State's decision to
split the bond sales in this manner. Therefore, a new resolution that will authorize the second series of bonds is
attached for the Committees and Board of Commissioners approval.
The bonds will be used to fund a series of water system improvements that are needed for the City of Pontiac's
water infrastructure that the County of Oakland owns and operates through the Water Resources Commissioner's
Office.
Phase 1 of the project involves the construction of replacement water mains, connecting existing water main
networks to improve flow, and also the replacement of approximately 7,000 water meters that will collect and
convey billing and other meter data through a wireless communication system. Please refer to the attached map
showing the proposed project areas. This portion of the work is scheduled to start in the summer of 2015 and will
take about 18 month to complete.
We request that this matter be placed on the July 7, 2015 Planning and Building Committee Agenda. Our intent is
to present the matter to the Finance Committee on July 23, 2015, and receive approval from the full Board of
Commissioners on July 29, 2015. Steve Korth and I will attend these meetings to answer any questions.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sid Lockhart, P. E.
Chief Engineer
c: Michael Gingell, Chairperson, Board of Commissioners
Thomas Middleton, Chairperson, Finance Committee
James VerPloeg, Administrative Director
Jim Nash
OAKLAND COUNTY WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER
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The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.