SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119926

• Record No: CB 119926
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 119926
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 11/23/2020
• Ordinance No: Ord 126226
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the municipal water system of The City of Seattle; providing for the defeasance of the claim or lien of certain of the City's outstanding water system revenue bonds and payment of the administrative costs of such defeasance; providing for and authorizing the purchase of certain obligations and for the use and application of the money derived from those investments; authorizing the execution of a defeasance trust agreement to establish a defeasance escrow; authorizing the call for redemption prior to their maturity of those outstanding bonds that are to be defeased; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Teresa Mosqueda
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Signed Ordinance 126226

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/1/2020	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
12/1/2020	1	Mayor	returned
12/1/2020	1	Mayor	Signed
11/24/2020	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
11/23/2020	1	City Council	passed	Pass
11/18/2020	1	Select Budget Committee	pass	Pass
10/19/2020	1	City Council	referred
10/14/2020	1	City Clerk	sent for review
10/14/2020	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
9/29/2020	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the municipal water system of The City of Seattle; providing for the defeasance of the claim or lien of certain of the City's outstanding water system revenue bonds and payment of the administrative costs of such defeasance; providing for and authorizing the purchase of certain obligations and for the use and application of the money derived from those investments; authorizing the execution of a defeasance trust agreement to establish a defeasance escrow; authorizing the call for redemption prior to their maturity of those outstanding bonds that are to be defeased; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle (the "City") owns, maintains, and operates a municipal water system as part of Seattle Public Utilities (the "Municipal Water System"), which Municipal Water System has from time to time required various additions, improvements, betterments, and extensions; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously authorized and issued, and may from time to time in the future authorize and issue, water system revenue bonds having a charge and lien on the Net Revenue of the Water System prior and superior to any other charges whatsoever ("Parity Bonds"), which are designated as defeasible under this ordinance (the "Defeasible Bonds"); and
WHEREAS, it is advantageous to the City and its ratepayers to provide for the application of available Net Revenues or other available funds (other than proceeds of Tax-Advantaged Bonds) to defease outstanding Defeasible Bonds whenever the Director of Finance determines that such defeasance will achieve a long-term cost savings or other benefit to the City or its ratepayers, all as permitted under chapter 39.53 RCW; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is in the best interest of the City and its ratepayers to authorize, subject to the provisions of this ordinance, the Director of Finance to ca...