2010-04-28 Agenda - Debenture Committee

Debenture Committee

Mayor David Miller (Chair)

Councillor Shelley Carroll (Vice-Chair)

Joe Pennachetti, City Manager

Cam Weldon, Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer

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Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

Confirmation of Minutes - April 15, 2010

Communications/Reports

The Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer recommends that:

1. The Debenture Committee approve the provision of long term financing of certain capital works through the issue of sinking fund debentures in the amount of $400 million in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Purchase Letter entered into by the Mayor and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer on April 21, 2010 as further described in this report.

2. Authority be granted for the introduction of the necessary Bills to the Debenture Committee to authorize the issue of debentures.

3. The Debenture Committee authorize the appropriate City of Toronto officials to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto.

This report requests that the necessary Bills be introduced and adopted by the Debenture Committee at its meeting to be held on April 28, 2010 to give effect to the issuance of sinking fund debentures in the amount of $400 million that were syndicated and sold in the domestic capital market on April 21, 2010.

The Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer recommends that:

1. The Debenture Committee approve amending By-law No. 80-2010 to change the interest rate from 2.32% to 2.375% and amending the amortization schedule to that contained in Appendix A to this report.

2. Authority be granted for the introduction of the necessary Bill to the Debenture Committee to authorize the amendment of the Debenture By-law No. 80-2010.

3. The Debenture Committee authorize the appropriate City of Toronto officials to make the necessary actions to give effect thereto.

This report requests that the necessary Bill be introduced and adopted by the Debenture Committee at its meeting on April 28th, 2010 to give effect to the amendment of the instalment debenture By-law No. 80-2010 authorizing a debenture be issued to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for a loan to Exhibition Place for the Allstream Centre.

General Bills

Confirmatory Bills

Meeting No.	5	Contact	Rosemary MacKenzie, Council Administrator
Meeting Date	Wednesday, April 28, 2010	Phone	416-392-8021
Start Time	1:30 PM	E-mail	rmacken@toronto.ca
Location	Committee Room 3, City Hall	Chair	Mayor David Miller