TO: Urban Renewal Agency Board
THROUGH: Keith Stahley, Executive Director
FROM: Josh Eggleston, Chief Financial Officer
SUBJECT:
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Authorizing the Issuance and Negotiation Sale of the West Salem Urban Renewal Area Short-Term Subordinate Urban Renewal Bond, Series 2024.
Ward(s): All Wards
Councilor(s): All Board Members
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
Result Area(s): Good Governance; Safe, Reliable and Efficient Infrastructure; Strong and Diverse Economy.
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SUMMARY:
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The use of tax increment revenue collected by the Urban Renewal Agency (URA) through property taxes is limited by State statute to debt repayment. The Urban Renewal Agency (URA) utilizes both long-term and short-term (du jour) debt issuances to finance projects identified in an urban renewal area plan. Du jour loans are generally used to fund smaller capital projects, projects with a short completion schedule, and annual operating costs.
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ISSUE:
Shall the Urban Renewal Agency Board adopt Resolution No. 24-08 URA authorizing the issuance of a short-term bond in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 to pay for the costs of urban renewal projects in the West Salem Urban Renewal Area?
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt Resolution No. 24-08 URA authorizing the issuance of a short-term bond in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 to pay for the costs of urban renewal projects in the West Salem Urban Renewal Area.
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FACTS AND FINDINGS:
In Oregon, tax-increment (property tax revenue) generated from an Urban Renewal Area can only be spent on debt. In order for the funding to be available for projects and programs within each area, the Agency completes the du jour borrowing, or overnight borrowing, process. The Agency enters into an agreement with a bank that loans funds to the Agency, which the Agency then pays back the next day using the tax-increment revenue. Through this process the Agency is able to use tax-increment funds for purposes other than debt.
Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Chapter 457 authorizes an urban renewal agency to incur debt for the purpose of financing urban renewal projects, and to repay the debt and borrowing costs with tax increment revenue (urban renewal area property taxes). Resolution No. 24-08 URA (attachment 1) authorizes a short-term loan agreement for the West Salem URA. The City and Agency’s Bond Counsel, Hawkins, Delafield & Wood LLP, has worked with US Bank National Association to prepare the proposed bond purchase agreement and related loan documents.
If approved by the Agency Board, funding and closing for the $2,500,000 West Salem URA loan is expected to occur on February 29, 2024, with payoff occurring the next day, March 1, 2024. The bond will bear interest at the US Bank Prime Rate minus two (2) percent, calculated on an actual / 360-day basis.
BACKGROUND:
Short-term du jour borrowings have been a regular occurrence for many years and have been facilitated through either intergovernmental borrowings between the City General Fund and the Agency or through external financing. Short-term du jour borrowings are included in the Agency’s budget each year depending on need and availability of tax increment revenue within each Urban Renewal Area.
Kelli Blechschmidt
Management Analyst II
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 24-08 URA