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August 15, 2019, City Council Regular Meeting
Title
37. First Reading of the Downtown Savannah Authority Bond Application for Approximately $10 million to Fund the West River Street Parking Garage
Strategic Priority
Good Government
Description

The City of Savannah has requested the assistance of the Downtown Savannah Authority (DSA) by the issuance of its Downtown Savannah Authority Revenue Bonds (City of Savannah Project), Taxable Series 2019.

The proceeds of this issue will provide for:

1) Partial funding of the construction and equipping of a 488 space parking garage located on the west end of River Street.

2) Payment of the issuance costs related to the bonds.

The City will enter into a contract with the DSA under which it will pledge to pay all interest and principal for the bonds. As required by State statute, the Authority in turn has made application to the City requesting the City Council's expressed approval for the issuance of such bonds. The approximate amount of the Taxable Series 2019 bonds is $10 million.

Under State statute, the Authority's application to the City to issue such bonds must receive two readings before City Council. The first reading is scheduled for the meeting of August 1, 2019. The second reading will occur at the meeting scheduled for August 16, 2019.

Recommendation

This is an announcement only, no action is required.

Contact
David Maxwell, Chief Financial Officer
Financial Impact
An average annual increase of $600,000 in debt service related to the parking facility currently under construction. This increase will be offset by increased contractual payments due to the City by the garage operator under the operator agreement.
Review Comments
Attachments
Exhibit 1: DSA Notice - River Street Garage.pdf
Exhibit 2: Preliminary Numbers Proposed 2019 Parking Deck Bonds.pdf
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