debt financing county tax managers meeting presented by joe aguilar vavrinek trine day & co.,...
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Debt Financing
County Tax Managers Meeting Presented by Joe Aguilar
Vavrinek Trine Day & Co., LLP
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Types of Debt
• GO Bonds• Certificates of Participation (“COPS”)• Mello Roos Bonds aka CFD’s• Revenue Bonds• Lease backed bonds• Redevelopment Bonds• Tax & Revenue Anticipation Notes (“TRANS”)• Financing Authority Bond Pools (“Mark Roos Pool”)
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Debt Compliance Tracking• Tracking Worksheet
• SEC Disclosure
• Arbitrage Rebate
• Pledged Assets
• Commitments & Guarantees
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Financing Those Bonds and Where to Start
• Start with the Financial Advisor then call Bond Counsel
• A New World is now watching Wall Street
• Recent municipal bankruptcies changes everything
• Low interest rates and a tight credit market
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Assemble Your Financing Team
• Never start with the Underwriter
• Devise a calendar and clarify when legal documents begin
• Lean on your Financial Advisor
• Get a good bank trustee
• Read your documents
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What to Look For in the Bond World
• Not all bonds are created equal, separate the “Plain Janes” from the complicated ones
• Not all bonds are your responsibility: obligatory vs. non-obligatory, what’s conduit debt?
• Variable rate debt or hedged debt have major issues
• Unspent proceeds are also at risk: remember Executive Life…no, you don’t remember…
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Things Happening Now
• Lots of debt being refinanced or restructured
• CFD’s and Assessment Districts may be drawing on reserve funds, watch for subsequent events
• Bond covenants on revenue coverage for enterprise operations & CRA bonds may come up short
• Credit providers (letters of credit) backing some of your bonds may be replaced by other entities, may not be the same deal
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Separate Your Thoughts:Things You Need to Understand versusThings You Need to Worry About
• Understand your disclosure requirements especially any significant events
• Understand the economics behind every bond issue
• Keep a master list of all items and supporting files for each bond issue
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Things to Worry About
• Variable rate debt with a default rate especially when weekly auction fails
• Bonds backed by a letter of credit when the bank no longer meets bond rating
• Insufficient assessment collections for making bond payments
• Potential draw on bond reserve fund
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Things You Need to Know
• Understanding complex debt ….why didn’t you know about that default rate
• Understanding assessment districts, purpose of bonds, project size, amount financed by debt vs. other sources
• Understanding conduit debt…housing bonds, hospital bonds and industrial bonds
• Tracking your defeased debt…how much debt outstanding at year end
• Do we owe arbitrage on any bonds?
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Tracking Your Bonds• Obligatory Debt• Non-Obligatory Debt• Conduit Debt• Defeased Debt• Note Disclosures:
1. Transaction date2. Purpose3. Debt Outstanding at balance sheet date4. Accounting Treatment
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SEC DisclosureSecondary Market
• 1994 Bond Transactions of $1 million or more
• $10 Million Debt Exemption• Dissemination Agent• Follow the Financial Statements• Material Events- key ones:
1. Rating change2. Change in security3. Using the debt service reserve fund4. Defeased bonds
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Pledges, Commitments& Guarantees
• Buildings & Equipment• Debt Service Reserve Funds• Debt Service Funds• Defeasance Escrows• Credit Enhancements• Revenue Ratio Covenants• Property Insurance
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Things That Will Happen More Frequently Tomorrow
• Bond defaults on non-obligatory debt and conduit debt
• Depletion of debt service reserve funds and insolvent surety providers
• Inability to restructure debt