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AGENDA DIVISION OF BOND FINANCE OF THE STATE BOARD OF
ADMINISTRATION
(Contact person: J.
Ben Watkins III - 488-4782)
The Capitol
August 12, 2003 This meeting is open to the public
1.
Approval of minutes of the
meeting of June 26, 2003.
(Attachment #1) 2. ADOPTION OF 1) THE THIRTY-SECOND
SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT
EXCEEDING $516,300,000 STATE OF FLORIDA, FULL FAITH AND CREDIT, STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY BONDS, 2003 SERIES, AND
OF 2) A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COMPETITIVE SALE AND DELIVERY OF NOT
EXCEEDING $300,000,000 STATE OF FLORIDA, FULL FAITH AND CREDIT, STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY BONDS, 2003 SERIES [TO
BE DETERMINED]. The Thirty-second
Supplemental Authorizing Resolution supplements the Public Education
Capital Outlay Bond Master resolution adopted by the Division of Bond
Finance on July 21, 1992, and contains the authorization for bonds
necessary to finance public education capital outlay projects authorized
during the 2003 legislative session.
The bonds will be payable from gross receipts taxes, and will be
additionally secured by the full faith and credit of the State. The proceeds of the bonds will be
used to finance capital outlay projects for school and community college
districts and the State University System. The not exceeding
$300,000,000 2003 Series B bonds will be the first series of bonds sold
pursuant to the Thirty-second Supplemental Authorizing
Resolution. Copies of the
resolutions may be obtained from the Division of Bond Finance upon
request. (Recommend) Division of Bond
Finance August 12,
2003 Page
Two 3. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
COMPETITIVE SALE OF NOT EXCEEDING $150,000,000 STATE OF FLORIDA,
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FLORIDA FOREVER REVENUE
BONDS, SERIES
2003C. The bonds will be
payable from certain excise taxes on documents on a parity with previously
issued Preservation 2000 and Florida Forever bonds. The bonds will not be secured by
the full faith and credit of the State. The proceeds of the bonds will be
used to finance the acquisition and improvement of public lands, water
areas, and related property interests and
resources. Copies of the
resolution may be obtained from the Division of Bond Finance upon
request. (Recommend)
4. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $600,000,000 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION LOTTERY
REVENUE BONDS, VARIOUS SERIES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING PROGRAMS
ESTABLISHED BY THE LEGISLATURE TO IMPLEMENT THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
REQUIRING CLASS SIZE REDUCTION. The bonds will be
payable from lottery revenues deposited in the Educational Enhancement
Trust Fund. The bonds will
not be secured by the full faith and credit of the State. The proceeds of the bonds will be
used to finance capital outlay projects for school districts under the
“Classrooms for Kids” and “District Effort Recognition” Programs
established by the Legislature to implement the constitutional amendment
requiring class size reduction. Copies of the
resolution may be obtained from the Division of Bond Finance upon
request. (Recommend) 5. REPORT OF AWARD ON COMPETITIVE SALE
OF $44,630,000 STATE OF FLORIDA, FULL FAITH AND CREDIT, STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY BONDS, 2003 SERIES A, TO THE LOW BIDDER FOR SUCH
BONDS. The Division of Bond
Finance was authorized to receive bids for these bonds, and award them to
the low bidder, by a resolution adopted by the Governor and Cabinet. Bids were received at the office
of the Division of Bond Finance at 11:00 a.m., July 10, 2003, and the
bonds were awarded to the low bidder, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., which
submitted a bid at an annual true interest cost rate of 3.9558%. The bonds were delivered on July
29, 2003. A report of award and
tabulation of bids is attached. (Attachment
#2) 6. REPORT OF AWARD ON THE COMPETITIVE
SALE OF $303,945,000 STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TURNPIKE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2003B, TO THE LOW BIDDER FOR SUCH
BONDS. The Division of Bond
Finance was authorized to receive bids for these bonds, and award them to
the low bidder, by resolution adopted by the Governor and Cabinet. Bids were received at the office
of the Division of Bond Finance at 11:00 a.m., July 24, 2003, and the
bonds were awarded to the low bidder, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., which
submitted a bid at an annual true interest cost rate of 4.4403%. The bonds are anticipated to be
delivered on Thursday, August 14, 2003. Assuming the escrow
proceeds are invested at the bond yield, which is the maximum permitted
rate under federal tax law, the refunding will result in gross savings of
$37,040,853 and present value savings of $24,739,348 or 8.12% of the
principal amount being refunded. A report of award and
tabulation of bids is attached. (Attachment #3) | ||||||||||||
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