Los Angeles
City Council
Agenda Item 27
(27) 201176 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION, and RESOLUTION relative to amending Section 5.168.1 of Article 5, Chapter 9, Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to provide for the issuance of a replacement subordinate bond designated as the Wastewater System Subordinate Revenue Bond, Series 2021 (Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act) (WIFIA Bond), and the creation of a construction fund to receive proceeds of the WIFIA Bond. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated September 4, 2024, amending Section 5.168.1 of Article 5, Chapter 9, Division 5 of the LAAC to provide for the issuance of a replacement subordinate bond WIFIA, and the creation of a construction fund to receive proceeds of the WIFIA Bond 2. ADOPT the TwentyEighth Supplemental Subordinate General RESOLUTION, included as Attachment A of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated September 5, 2024, attached to the Council file, which authorizes and approves amendments to the TwentySixth Supplemental Subordinate General Resolution relating to the Los Angeles WIFIA Bond in order to allow for earlier disbursement of proceeds, including to incorporate a new loan amortization schedule related thereto, and other related actions. 3. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical corrections and adjustments as necessary to those transactions included in the report to implement the intent of the Mayor and City Council. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund as a result of the proposed recommendations, as these recommendations relate to amending an existing WIFIA Loan Agreement between the City and the United States Environmental Protection Agency and all associated debt service of the replacement Los Angeles WIFIA Bond issued pursuant to this amended loan agreement will be paid solely from the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund. Additionally, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the Bureau of Sanitation are jointly drafting a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant Advanced Water Purification Facility Project (Project). While the MOA is still in the process of being finalized, the expectation is that the LADWP will share in significant portions of these Project costs, including reimbursing the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund for all debt service payments associated with the WIFIA Bond. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO further reports that the recommendations comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that debt service on the replacement WIFIA Bond will be paid from the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund. Debt Impact Statement: The CAO further reports that there is no debt impact to the City’s General Fund from the approval of the recommendations in the report as debt service on Wastewater System ( g p ) p Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund. Total debt service for the approximate $224 million replacement WIFIA Bond is projected to be $292 million, including $68 million in interest, over 31 years at an interest rate of 1.72 percent. The City will only make interest payments until June 2028, at which point principal repayment will commence with level debt service payments thereafter of approximately $10.1 million annually. Debt service amounts are estimated, as actual amounts will depend on the amounts and timing of disbursements of proceeds of the replacement WIFIA Bond. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.