Direct staff to negotiate refinancing deals for 2005 city bonds
In Plain English
The city issued bonds in 2005 that need refinancing along with related financial agreements called swaps. Staff will negotiate new terms with City National Bank and Royal Bank of Canada. If approved, the deals could reduce the city's borrowing costs and change payment terms.
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Votes
Move forward with finding a firm to conduct a peer review, by sole-source or emergency procurement if either of those categories moved the process faster, and bring back the analysis to the Council for a final decision
4 to 1
Why This Vote Matters
The council voted to hire an outside firm to review the city's bond refinancing negotiations before making a final decision. This peer review will analyze deals with City National Bank and Royal Bank of Canada that could potentially lower the city's borrowing costs on bonds originally issued in 2005. In a divided vote, four members supported getting the independent analysis while Mayor Butt opposed it and two members abstained. This is a preliminary step - the council will still need to vote again on whether to actually proceed with any refinancing deals after reviewing the outside firm's analysis.
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