Minutes 05-04-83SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1983 AT 12:00 O'CLOCK NOON
PRESENT
James R. Warnke, Mayor
Carl Zimmerman, Vice Mayor
Joe deLong, Councilman
Samuel'Lamar Wright, Councilman
Peter L. Cheney, City Manager
Betty Boroni, City Clerk
James W. Vance, City Attorney
ABSENT
Nick Cassandra, Councilman (Excused)
City Attorney Vance announced that the clock on the wall of the
Council Chambers would be used as the official clock for the pur-
pose of opening bids, etc.
Arnold W. Schneider, Vice President, Florida Municipal
Securities, 23 West Church Street, Post Office Box 2791, Orlando,
Florida 32802, announced that it was 12:00 o'clock, and the time
had lapsed for receipt of any more bids on the $1,750,000 General
Obligation Bonds. Mr. Schneider informed everyone that he is
Financial Advisor for the City.
Mayor Warnke called the meeting to order at 12:01 p. M. He
introduced the City Attorney, City Clerk, Financial Advisor, City
Manager, the Vice Mayor, Councilmen, and Recording Secretary.
City Manager Cheney introduced William A. Gray, Esq., Brown,
Wood, Ivey, Mitchell & Petty, One World Trade Center, 58th Floor,
New York, New York 10048, who is representing our bond counsel as
the Legal Advisor for the bonds.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Warnke announced that today is Youth in Government Day, and
young ladies and gentlemen were present from three different high
schools, who were participating in Youth in Government Day
thoughout the City.
Mayor Warnke turned the meeting over to Mr. Arnold W. Schneider,
Vice President, Florida Municipal Securities Financial Advisor
for the City. '
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
MAY 4, 1983
RECEIVING BIDS FOR BOND SALE FOR BEACH FACILITY
Mr. Schneider announced that they received ten bids this morning,
which he thought was a very favorable turnout for the City. He
wished to open the bids and read them into the record in a cur-
sory fashion. Then, Mr. Schneider said they will ask the Council
to adjourn for approximately 45 minutes while Mr. Gray and he
review the bids for financial conformance and for legal confor-
mance. Once they have made an evaluation and are sure that the
bids are mathematically accurate as presented, they would like
Council to reconvene very briefly and make a formal award of the
bonds without the necessary Resolutions that Attorney Gray will
address at that time to formalize the proceedings.
Mr. Schneider read the bids as follows:
1. Northern Trust Bank, New York submitted via their local
representative here in Palm Beach a good faith check made payable
to the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, which was attached, in the
correct amount of $17,500. Northern Trust Bank submitted a bid
with coupons ranging from 6% in 1985 on an increasing scale
through 8.80% in 2004. They have agreed to pay a purchase price
to the City of $1,721,714.25. The bid is for bonds carrying MBIA
insurance. Mr. Schneider advised that Northern Trust Bank has
quoted their true interest cost as being 8.6793588%.
2. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. The good faith check
in the amount of $17,500 was attached and appeared to be in good
order. Merrill Lynch submitted a bid with coupons beginning with
5.50% in 1985 on an increasing scale, topping out at 8.60% in
2004. They agreed to pay a purchase price of $1,728,615. The bid
is for MBIA insured bonds, and they quoted a true interest cost
to the City of 8.4991%.
3. Richardson Greenshields Securities Inc., in Palm Beach. The
required good faith check remitted by Fischer, Johnson, Allen and
Burke was attached for $17,500 as required. Richardson
Greenshields Securities Inc. submitted a bid on behalf of
Fischer, Johnson, Allen and Burke. Their coupons range from
8-1/2% in 1985 all the way out for 2001 and 8-3/4% out in 2004.
Mr. Schneider read that they have agreed to pay a purchase price
of $1,722,000 euen, and the bid is for MBIA insurance. As they
have not quoted a true interest cost, Mr. Schneider said it was
one they would have to verify when they adjourn in a few moments.
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4. Bear Stearns & Co. attached a good faith check made out to
the appropriate parties in the appropriate amount. Their bid had
interest rates running from 8-1/2% commencing in 1985, a
declining coupon that goes down to 8.30% in 1995 and then an
increasing scale again out to 8.80% in 2004. Mr. Schneider said
they have agreed to pay a purchase price of $1,715,410.35. The
bid is for MBIA insured bonds. The true interest cost quoted was
8.911996%.
5. The Leedy Corp., Orlando, Florida. Mr. Schneider advised
that the appropriate good faith check was attached per require-
ments. They quoted a coupon scale of 7.0% commencing in 1985
increasing out to an 8.90% for the years 1998 and out to the
final maturity in 2004. Their purchase price quoted was
$1,715,711. It was not for insured bonds, and they had not
quoted a TIC (true interest cost), so it was another one Mr.
Schneider said the City would have to verify the arithmetic on.
6. William R. Hough & Co. Mr. Schneider announced that an
appropriate good faith check was attached. Their scales start at
5.25% in 1985 and increase thereafter out through 8-3/4% to final
maturity in 2004. Their quoted purchase price is $1,718,780.
The bid is for MBIA insured bonds, and they have quoted a true
interest cost of 8.6930%.
7. Southeast Bank, N.A., Miami, Florida, quoted an interest rate
scale commencing with 5.50% in 1985 increasing out to an 8.80% in
2004. Their stated purchase price was $1,715,436.60. The bid is
for MBIA insurance. As they had not made a computation of the
true interest cost, Mr. Schneider said the City would have to
verify it. He added that a good faith check was attached.
8. Raymond, James & Associates, Inc. had an interest rate scale
starting with 8.50% through 1993 and then dropping to 8.30% and
8.40% for the next two years and then increasing again ~ 8.60%
in 2004. Their stated purchase price was $1,715,000 even. The
bid was for MBIA insured bonds, and their quoted true interest
cost was 8.965135%. A good faith check, made payable to the City
Of Boynton Beach, was attached in the appropriate amount.
· Prudential-Bache Securities Inc. & Associates. Mr. Schneider
~nformed everyone that Prudential-Bache's good £aith check was
attached in the correct amount. They listed that they had other
people in their account with them, which Mr. Schneider read for
the record, as follows:
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MAY 4, 1983
The Managers are listed as Prudential-Bache; Smith, Barney,
Harris, Upham & Co.; Thomson McKinnon Securities Inc.; and
Drexel, Burnham, Lambert Inc.
The Account Members were listed as Alan Bush Brokerage Co.,
Inc., Oppenheimer & Co., and Kenney & Branisel Municipals Inc.
Mr. Schneider read that their coupons commence at 6% in 1985,
increasing out to 8.625% in 2004. The stated purchase price was
$1,715,000 even. The bid was for MBIA insured bonds. They
quoted a true interest cost to the City of 8.5032%.
10. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis. Mr. Schneider stated that
the required good faith check, made payable to the City for
$17,500 was attached. He said they had interest rates ranging
fr~m 5.50% in 1985, increasing up to 8.60% for the last five
maturities. They quoted a purchase price of $1,722,029.50. The
bi~ was for MBIA insured bonds, and their true interest cost
quoted was 8.517210%.
That concluded the reading of the bids the City received on this
issue.
At this point, Attorney Vance advised that it was appropriate for
the Council to adjourn for approximately 45 minutes or until 1:00
o'clock P. M.
Councilman deLong moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Zimmerman, to
adjourn until 1:00 o'clock this afternoon. Motion carried 4-0.
Mr. Schneider informed any bidders that were present that the
represen~.~a~b~es of the City were going to go downstairs to the
Mayor's office and adjoining conference room, and he was going to
get with his people telephonically to get on the computer and
verify the true interest costs that have been quoted and compute
those that have not been stated. He invited any of the bidders
who wished to sit in on these proceedings to do so.
THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 12:15 P. M.
The meeting reconvened at 1:00 P. M. It had come to Mayor
Warnke's attention that they would need an extra 15 minutes.
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MAY 4, 1983
Councilman deLong moved to extend the recess for another 15 minu-
tes and reconvene at 1:15 P. M. on May 4, 1983, seconded by Vice
Mayor Zimmerman. Motion carried 4-0.
Mayor Warnke reconvened the meeting at 1:15 P. M. At the present
time, the financial people were still having some more computa-
tions to iron out to report back to the Council.
Councilman deLong moved to recess until 1:30 P. M., seconded by
Vice Mayor Zimmerman. Motion carried 4-0.
Mayor Warnke called the meeting to order again at 1:30 P. M. He
informed everyone that the final results are still going through
the word processor, and he expected to have them in four or five
minutes. Rather than recess again, Mayor Warnke said the meeting
was in session and they would wait for the results.
The meeting resumed at 1:50 P. M.
ADOPTING RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO BEACH BOND SALRS
City Attorney Vance read proposed Resolution 83-Y by title only:
Resolution No. 83-Y
"A RESOLUTION DESCRIBING THE TERMS, FORM
AND CERTAIN OTHER PROVISIONS OF $1,750,000 RECREATIONAL
AND MUNICIPAL BEACH FACILITIES BONDS OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE
AND FIXING CERTAIN DETAILS OF SUCH BONDS; NAMING CERTAIN
BANKS TO ACT AS PAYING AGENTS AND BOND REGISTRAR; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE."
Councilman deLong moved the adoption of proposed Resolution No.
83-Y, seconded by Councilman Wright. At the request of Mayor
Warnke, a roll call vote was taken by Betty Boroni, City Clerk:
Councilman Wright
Mayor Warnke
Vice Mayor Zimmerman
Councilman deLong
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
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Motion carried 4-0.
Resolution No. 83-Z
Before reading the title, City Attorney Vance announced that the
bid of Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith was the winning
bid. The other blanks reflecting the bids of the various parties
have been completed and filled in. The actual amount, as shown
on the completed Resolutions, is $1,728,615 from Merrill, Lynch.
The prime interest rate was 8.4990%.
City Attorney Vance read proposed Resolution 82-Z by title only:
"A RESOLUTION AWARDING $1,750,000 RECREATIONAL AND
MUNCIPAL BEACH FACILITIES BONDS OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA; SPECIFYING THE INTEREST RATE
OF EACH SUCH BOND AND DIRECTING THE DELIVERY OF SUCH
BONDS TO OR UPON THE ORDER OF THE PURCHASER HEREIN
NAMED UPON PAYMENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE HEREIN SET
FORTH; APPROVING THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF
SALE AND RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE DISTRIBUTION OF
SUCH OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF SALE AND
AUTHORIZING EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS TO TAKE ACTION AS
REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS."
Councilman deLong moved the adoption of proposed Resolution No.
83-Z, seconded by Councilman Wright. Betty Boroni, City Clerk,
took a roll call vote on the motion, as requested by Mayor
Warnke:
Mayor Warnke
Vice Mayor Zimmerman
Councilman deLong
Councilman Wright
Motion carried 4-0.
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the meeting, the
meeting was properly adjourned at 2:05 p. M.
atricia .Ramseyer (One Tape)
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MINUTES --SP~AL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
MAY 4, 1983
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
Vice Mayor
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