2021-013 - Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds

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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-013 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO REFUND CERTAIN PENSION OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY, APPROVING THE FORM AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A TRUST AGREEMENT AND PURCHASE CONTRACT, AUTHORIZING JUDICIAL VALIDATION PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, AND APPROVING ADDITIONAL ACTIONS RELATED THERETO WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana (the "City") has previously adopted a retirement plan pursuant to the Public Employees' Retirement Law, commencing with Section 20000 of the Government Code of the State of California, as amended (the "Retirement Law") and elected to become a contracting member of the California Public Employees' Retirement System ("PERS"); and WHEREAS, the Retirement Law and the contract (as amended, the "PERS Contract") effective July 1, 1948, between the Board of Administration of PERS and the City Council of the City (the "City Council") obligate the City to (i) make contributions to PERS to fund pension benefits for certain City employees, (ii) amortize the unfunded accrued actuarial liability with respect to such pension benefits, and (iii) appropriate funds for the foregoing purposes; and WHEREAS, the City desires to authorize the issuance of its City of Santa Ana Taxable Pension Obligation Bonds, Series 2021 (the "Bonds') pursuant to the provisions of Articles 10 and 11 of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code, commencing with Section 53570 of said Code (the "Bond Law"), in a maximum principal amount not to exceed that required for the purpose of refunding all or a portion of the City's current obligation to PERS for fiscal year 2021-22 and/or 2022-23, as applicable, pursuant to the PERS Contract, to pay all or a portion of the unfunded accrued actuarial liability of the City (the "Unfunded Liability") with respect to pension benefits under the Public Employees' Retirement Law and the PERS Contract, to pay capitalized interest on the Bonds and to pay the costs of issuance of such Bonds, including the underwriter's discount and any original issue discount on such Bonds; and WHEREAS, the City expects that the need may arise in the future to issue additional refunding bonds (the "Additional Bonds") pursuant to the Bond Law to amortize the accrued and Unfunded Liability of the City to PERS as required by the Retirement Law and the PERS Contract and to fund all or a portion of the normal contributions required by the PERS Contract; and WHEREAS, the Bonds will be issued under and secured by a Trust Agreement (such Trust Agreement, in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, Resolution No. 2021-013 Page 1 of 6