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County staff has been in contact with the LGC staff, and staff expects no obstacles to receiving <br />LGC approval. <br />If the Board adopts the resolution (indicating its intent to continue with the financing and <br />refinancing plans), the Board will be asked to consider a resolution giving final approval to the <br />financing and refinancing plans at its April 21, 2015 meeting. Staff expects the LGC to approve <br />the financing and refinancing plans at the LGC's meeting on May 5, 2015. Under the current <br />schedule, staff expects to set the final interest rates and other terms of the financing around <br />May 5, and to close on the financing and refinancing by the end of May 2015. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact related to this action. However, there will be <br />a financial impact in proceeding with the financing. A preliminary estimate of maximum debt <br />service applicable to the capital investment projects and equipment financing would require the <br />highest debt service payment of $1,765,240 falling in FY 2016 -17. The tax rate equivalent for <br />the estimated highest debt service payment is approximately 1.08 cents. However, a portion of <br />this debt financing is related to projects where the debt service payments will be paid for from <br />Sportsplex and Solid Waste Enterprise funds, as well as a Water and Sewer project to be paid <br />from the Article 46 quarter -cent Sales Tax proceeds earmarked for economic development. <br />The General Fund portion of this annual debt service is estimated at $1.1 million or a tax rate <br />equivalent of approximately 0.67 cents. Based on current resources and the retirement of some <br />existing debt, no adjustment to the tax rate associated with this financing is anticipated to occur <br />during the period noted. Regarding the refinancing, it is estimated that the County will realize <br />savings of approximately $451,788 over the life of the refinancing term. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board conduct the public hearing, <br />close the public hearing, and adopt the resolution supporting the application to the Local <br />Government Commission for approval of the financing and refinancing arrangements. <br />