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1. Approval of minutes of meeting held on February 27, 1996.
(Att. #1)
2. APPROVAL OF FISCAL SUFFICIENCY OF NOT TO EXCEED $2,100,000
STATE OF FLORIDA, BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
HOUSING FACILITY REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1996B:
The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration
(the ADivision@),
on behalf of and in the name of the Board of Regents, has submitted
for approval as to fiscal sufficiency a proposal to issue an amount
Not to Exceed $2,100,000 State of Florida, Board of Regents, University
of South Florida Housing Facility Revenue Bonds, Series 1996B,
(the "Bonds") for the purpose of providing funds for
the construction of a housing facility on the Sarasota/New College
campus of the University of South Florida, purchasing a municipal
bond insurance policy, funding a reserve account, providing for
any capitalized interest and paying certain costs associated with
the issuance and sale of the Bonds. The Governing Board of the
Division approved the authorizing resolution for the proposed
Bonds on September 14, 1995.
A study of this proposal and the estimate of revenues expected
to accrue from the Pledged Revenues indicates that the proposed
Bonds are fiscally sufficient and that the proposal will be executed
pursuant to the applicable provisions of law.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Board approve
the fiscal sufficiency of the proposal outlined above. (Att.
#2)
3. APPROVAL OF FISCAL SUFFICIENCY OF AN ISSUE OF NOT TO EXCEED
$245,000,000 STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
PRESERVATION 2000 REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1996B AND RESCISSION
OF THE FISCAL SUFFICIENCY AUTHORIZATION FOR THE NOT TO EXCEED
$200,000,000 STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
PRESERVATION 2000 REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1994B:
The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration
(the "Division"), on behalf of the Department of Environmental
Protection of Florida, has submitted for approval as to fiscal
sufficiency a proposal to issue Not to Exceed $245,000,000 State
of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection, Preservation
2000
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Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1996B (the "Bonds.")
The proceeds of the Bonds are to be used to refund all or a
portion of the State of Florida, Department of Environmental
Protection, Preservation 2000 Revenue Bonds, Series 1991A ("Series
1991A Bonds.") It is anticipated that the Governor and
the Cabinet will adopt on March 12, 1996 the Seventh Subsequent
Authorizing Resolution authorizing the issuance of the Bonds.
The Division, on behalf of the Department of Environmental
Protection of Florida, also hereby requests that the fiscal sufficiency
approval of an issue of Not to Exceed $200,000,000 State of Florida,
Department of Environmental Protection, Preservation 2000 Revenue
Refunding Bonds, Series 1994B, which was received on February
22, 1994, be rescinded because it is anticipated that this amount
will not be needed to refund any of the Series 1991A Bonds.
The Florida Outdoor Recreational Development Council, predecessor
to the Department of Environmental Protection, heretofore issued
$20,000,000 State of Florida, Florida Outdoor Recreation Revenue
Bonds, dated July 1, 1968, of which $3,925,000 in principal amount
was outstanding on February 29, 1996 (the "Prior Lien Obligations.")
The Prior Lien Obligations have a first lien on the pledged
revenues and the lien of the Preservation 2000 Revenue Bonds
shall be junior, subordinate, and inferior to the claim of the
Prior Lien Obligations against the pledged revenues. The Bonds
shall not be secured by a pledge of the full faith and credit
nor the taxing power of the State of Florida or any political
subdivision thereof.
The Department of Environmental Protection has heretofore
issued Preservation 2000 Revenue Bonds, Series 1991A, 1992A,
1993A, 1994A and 1995A of which $1,417,400,000 in principal amount
was outstanding and unpaid on February 29, 1996. The Department
of Environmental Protection has heretofore proposed an issue
of Not to Exceed $300,000,000 State of Florida, Department of
Environmental Protection, Preservation 2000 Revenue Bonds, Series
1996A. The Bonds shall be issued on parity with the outstanding
and unpaid Preservation 2000 Revenue Bonds, Series 1991A, 1992A,
1993A, 1994A, 1995A and, if and when issued, the proposed Series
1996A bonds described above as to source and security for payment.
The estimate of funds pledged to the Bonds indicates that
sufficient monies can be pledged to exceed the debt service requirements
of the proposed issue and that in no State fiscal year will the
monies pledged for the debt service requirement of the proposed
issue be less than the required coverage amount.
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RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Board approve
the fiscal sufficiency of the proposal outlined above and rescind
the fiscal sufficiency approval of an issue of Not to Exceed $200,000,000 State of Florida,
Department of Environmental Protection, Preservation 2000 Revenue
Refunding Bonds, Series 1994B. (Att. # 3)
4. APPROVAL OF FISCAL SUFFICIENCY OF NOT TO EXCEED $13,760,000
FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE REFUNDING
BONDS, 1996 SERIES (TO BE DESIGNATED) AND NOT TO EXCEED $1,900,000
FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY TAXABLE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE
REFUNDING BONDS, 1996 SERIES (TO BE DESIGNATED) (LAKE SIDE VILLAS
AND GOLF VILLAS AT SABLE PALM PROJECTS)
The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration
(the ADivision@),
on behalf of and in the name of the Florida Housing Finance Agency,
has submitted for approval as to fiscal sufficiency a proposal
to issue Not to Exceed $13,760,000 Florida Housing Finance Agency
Multi-family Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1996 Series (to
be designated) and Not to Exceed $1,900,000 Florida Housing Finance
Agency Taxable Multi-family Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1996
Series (to be designated) (Lake Side Villas and Golf Villas at
Sable Palm Projects) (collectively, the "Bonds.") The
Bonds are being issued to refund the Agency's Multi-Family Housing
Revenue Bonds, 1985 Series R (Lake Side Villas Project), and the
Agency's Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds, 1985 Series S (Golf
Villas at Sable Palm Project) and to provide funds to pay real
estate taxes on the Projects, pay the cost of issuance of the
Bonds and fund a reserve account.
The Bonds shall not constitute an obligation, either general
or special, of the State or of any local government thereof;
neither the State nor any local government thereof shall be liable
thereon. Neither the full faith, revenue, credit nor taxing
power of the State of Florida, or any local government thereof
shall be pledged to the payment of the principal of, premium
(if any), or interest on the Bonds. The Bonds are payable as
to principal, premium (if any), and interest solely out of revenues
and other amounts pledged therefore.
RECOMMENDATION: A study of this proposal and of estimates of revenue and other available monies expected to accrue indicate that the issue is fiscally sufficient, and the Executive Director recommends that the Board approve the fiscal sufficiency thereof. It is further recommended that, pursuant to the fiscal sufficiency requirements of Subsection 16(c) of Article VII of the revised Constitution of 1968, the Board find and determine that in no State fiscal year will the debt service requirements of the Bonds proposed to be issued and all other bonds AGENDA
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secured by the same pledged revenues exceed the pledged revenues available for payment of such debt service requirements.
(Att. #4)
5. INTEREST RATE EXCEPTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 215.84, F.S.:
The Lake St. Charles Community Development District (the "District")
has submitted a request for approval of an interest rate exception
on an issue of Not to Exceed $4,000,000 Lake St. Charles Community
Development District Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series
1996 (the "Bonds.")
The Series 1996 Bonds are being issued for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction and equipping of certain public improvement and community facilities (the "Project") for the benefit of the inhabitants of the District, making a deposit to the Reserve Fund, paying accrued interest on the Bonds and paying the costs and expenses of issuing the Bonds. The Bonds will be special limited obligations of the District payable solely from the special assessments levied on the properties within the District that are specifically benefitted by the Project.
The Bonds are expected to be privately placed by Robert W.
Baird & Co., the underwriter, with accredited investors.
The interest rate on the Bonds shall not exceed 10.00 percent
per annum. The maximum interest rate for the month of February
1996 is 6.96 percent. The Bonds shall not be sold to the general
public.
RECOMMENDATION: The Executive Director recommends that the
Board approve an interest rate exception on the Bonds described
hereinabove and authorize an interest rate Not to Exceed 10.00
percent per annum. This authorization is to in no way be construed
as an approval or recommendation of the issue by the State Board
of Administration. In granting this interest rate exception,
the State Board of Administration has relied upon certain information
provided by the Lake St. Charles Community Development District.
The State Board of Administration has not independently verified
and does not intend to independently verify any of this furnished
information. The State Board of Administration does not assume
any responsibility for, and makes no warranty (expressed or implied)
with respect to, the accuracy or completeness of said information. (Att.
#5)
6. INTEREST RATE EXCEPTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 215.84, F.S.:
The Julington Creek Plantation Community Development District (St. Johns County, Florida) (the "District") has submitted a request for approval of an interest rate
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exception on an issue of Not to Exceed $11,445,000 Julington
Creek Plantation Community Development District Special Assessment Bonds, Series
1996A (the "Bonds.")
The Bonds are to be issued to (i) finance the cost of certain
roadway improvements, including, without limitation, the payment
to St. Johns County, Florida towards the construction of certain
offsite roadway improvements (which payments are required under
the terms of the applicable development order) and the payment
of engineering, design, permitting, legal and other related costs
associated with the roadway improvements to be undertaken by
the District, (ii) pay capitalized interest on the Bonds, (iii)
make a deposit to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Fund
in the amount of the Debt Service Reserve Requirement for the
Bonds and (iv) pay the costs of issuance of the Bonds. The Bonds
are limited obligations of the District payable solely out of
the pledged revenues pledged therefor under the Indenture and
neither the property, the full faith and credit, nor the taxing
power of the District, Lee County, Florida, the State of Florida,
nor any political subdivision thereof, is pledged as security
for the payment of the Bonds, except that the District is obligated
pursuant to the Indenture to levy and collect special assessments
(as defined in the Indenture) to secure and pay the Bonds. The Bonds do not
constitute an indebtedness of the District, St. Johns County,
Florida, the State of Florida, or any political subdivision thereof
within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision
or limitation.
The Bonds are expected to be sold pursuant to a negotiated sale by Prager, McCarthy & Sealy, the underwriter, to Allstate Insurance Company. The interest rate on the Bonds shall not exceed 8.50 percent per annum. The maximum interest rate for the month of February 1996 is 6.96 percent. The bonds shall not be sold to the general public.
An interest rate waiver for an amount Not to Exceed $11,000,000
at an interest rate Not to Exceed 9.00 per annum was previously
granted at the Board's meeting on September 14, 1995, which will
expire March 12, 1996.
RECOMMENDATION: The Executive Director recommends that the
Board approve an interest rate exception on the Bonds described
hereinabove and authorize an interest rate Not to Exceed 8.50
percent per annum. This authorization is to in no way be construed
as an approval or recommendation of the issue by the State Board
of Administration. In granting this interest rate exception,
the State Board of Administration has relied upon certain information
provided by the Julington Creek Plantation Community Development
District. The State Board of
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Administration has not independently verified and does not
intend to independently verify any of this furnished information.
The State Board of Administration does not assume any responsibility for, and
makes no warranty (expressed or implied) with respect to, the accuracy or completeness
of said information. (Att. #6)