COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

COUNTY COUNSEL

 

DATE:

November 27, 2001

BOARD MEETING DATE:

December 11, 2001

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

County Counsel

SUBJECT:

Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of San Bruno Park School District Series C General Obligation Bonds

 

Recommendation

Adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of the San Bruno Park School District Series C General Obligation Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $7,000,000, prescribing the terms of the sale of the bonds and authorizing execution of the necessary documents.

 

Background

The voters in the San Bruno Park School District ("District") approved by more than two-thirds of the voters a school bond measure on April 14, 1998, authorizing issuance of bonds in the maximum amount of $30,000,000. The District issued a first series of bonds on August 12, 1998 in the aggregate principal amount of $15,116,059.55 ("Series A Bonds"). On August 16, 2000, the District issued a second series of such Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $7,999,644.05 ("Series B Bonds"). Also on August 16, 2000, the District issued $9,628,674.40 of its San Bruno Park School District 2000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds ("Refunding Bonds") to refund a portion of the Series A Bonds. On November 14, 2001, the District's Board of Trustees passed a resolution authorizing the issuance of a third series of bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $7,000,000 ("Series C Bonds"), and requesting that the County Board of Supervisors authorize the issuance and sale of the Series C Bonds on their behalf.

 

Discussion

The District has indicated that the bond proceeds will be used to renovate and upgrade school classrooms. The District is being assisted by Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, as bond counsel and the Underwriter is UBS PaineWebber Inc. The Education Code provides that the bonds of a school district shall be offered for sale by the County Board of Supervisors as soon as possible following receipt of a resolution duly adopted by the governing board of the School District.

This resolution authorizes the County to issue and sell the Series C Bonds for the San Bruno Park School District and authorizes the President and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and the Tax Collector-Treasurer to sign the necessary documents.

 

Fiscal Impact

These bonds are general obligations of the District and do not constitute an obligation of the County. No part of any fund of the County is pledged or obligated to the payment of the bonds.

   
 

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THOMAS F. CASEY III, COUNTY COUNSEL

cc:

John L. Maltbie, County Manager

 

Lee Buffington, Treasurer-Tax Collector

 

Tom Huening, Controller