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2021-04 - R - Expressing official intent to reimburse costs of Town capital improvement program projects that may be funded with proceeds of bonds or other obligations, if those costs are paid prior to the issuance of such bonds or obligations. 01.12.21TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 2021-04 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, EXPRESSING OFFICIAL INTENT TO REIMBURSE COSTS OF PROJECTS APPROVED BY TOWN VOTERS IN THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 BOND ELECTION; MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Town of Prosper, Texas (the 'Issuer"), is a duly created governmental body of the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, at an election the Issuer held on November 3, 2020, the voters of the Town approved the issuance of up to $210,000,000 under three propositions for the design, planning, acquisition and construction of certain public safety facilities, parks and recreational facilities and streets, roads, bridges and intersections in the Issuer (such voted purposes are collectively, the 'Bond Projects"); and WHEREAS, the Issuer expects to pay, or have paid on its behalf, expenditures in connection with the Bond Projects prior to the issuance of tax-exempt obligations, tax -credit obligations and/or obligations for which a prior expression of intent to finance or refinance is required by Federal or state law (collectively and individually, the "Obligations") to finance the Project; and WHEREAS, the Issuer finds, considers, and declares that the reimbursement for the payment of such expenditures will be appropriate and consistent with the lawful objectives of the Issuer and, as such, chooses to declare its intention to reimburse itself for such payments at such time as it issues Obligations to finance the Bond Projects. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1 All of the above premises are hereby found to be true and correct and are hereby approved and incorporated into the body of this Resolution as if copied in their entirety. SECTION 2 The Issuer reasonably expects to incur debt, as one or more series of Obligations, with an aggregate maximum principal amount equal to $40,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs of the Bond Projects. SECTION 3 All costs to be reimbursed pursuant hereto will be capital expenditures. No Obligations will be issued by the Issuer in furtherance of this Statement after a date which is later than eighteen (18) months after the later of (1) the date the expenditures are paid, or (2) the date on which the property, with respect to which such expenditures were made, is placed in service. SECTION 4 The foregoing notwithstanding, no Obligation will be issued pursuant to this Statement more than three years after the date any expenditure which is to be reimbursed is paid. SECTION 6 The foregoing Sections 3 and 4 notwithstanding, all costs to be reimbursed with qualified tax credit obligations shall not be paid prior to the date hereof and no tax credit obligations shall be issued after eighteen (18) months of the date the original expenditure is made. SECTION 6 To evidence the adoption of this Resolution on this, the 12th day of January, 2021, by the Town Council of the Issuer, the signatures of the Town Secretary and Mayor are set forth below. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, THIS 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021. C- Ray Smith, 110ayor ATTEST: Melissa Lee, Town Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Terrence S. Welch, Town Attorney .�' OF PP 1914 r \\ Resolution No. 2021-04, Page 2