1 STAFF REPORT FOR CALENDAR ITEM NO.: 9 FOR THE MEETING OF: April 14, 2016 TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Approving the terms and conditions for short term financing of Phase 1 of the Transbay Program by the City and County of San Francisco and its partner the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, including a lease and leaseback of the Train Box and a Cost Oversight Agreement, and a resolution
- f inducement for reimbursement of costs paid and incurred prior to the City’s issuance of debt.
EXPLANATION: The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (“TJPA”) has been in discussions with the City and County of San Francisco (“City”) for some time regarding interim financing for Phase 1 of the Transbay Transit Center Program. The City has concurrently been discussing the interim financing with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (“MTC”). TJPA plans to use the financing proceeds to increase the Phase 1 budget to the amount recommended by MTC in its recent Phase 1 cost review, $2,259,400,000. On January 5, 2016, the City released a Request for Information for Letters of Credit and/or Alternative Credit Facilities (“RFI”). The RFI sought responses from banks for a new program for up to $400 million in Lease Revenue Commercial Paper Certificates of Participation for the Transbay Transit Center (“City Financing”). The $400 million figure was used as a “not-to-exceed” amount that does not take into account the receipt of funds from the sale of Parcel F, or the availability of Mello-Roos Community Facilities District (“CFD”) funds. The City received seven proposals and ultimately selected Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) for negotiations. It is currently anticipated that up to $160 million in debt will be placed with or sold through Wells Fargo, and that MTC will purchase up to $100 million of the debt, which is anticipated to be short-term, variable rate, certificates of participation (“short-term notes”) issued at times and in amounts necessary to meet project construction draws. As shown below, the funding requirement to meet MTC’s recommendation is approximately $250 million; however, up to $260 million in short-term notes may be issued to cover financing fees, expenses, and capitalized interest should any party wish to capitalize interest.
Short-Term Funding Required ($millions) TJPA Approved Budget (2013) $1,899.4 MTC Recommendation (2015) 2,259.4 Total Shortfall (360.0) Approved Parcel F Transaction Consideration 160.0 Net Shortfall (200.0) Plus CFD Special Tax Proceeds Shortfall during Construction1 (47.5) Total Short-Term Notes Required $(247.5)
1 As part of the 2013 Budget, $194.1 million in CFD special tax proceeds were projected to become available during the
construction period. Current City projections of CFD special tax proceeds through 2017 are estimated to be $146.6 million, $47.5 million less than prior projections.