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Consolidated



Debenture Committee


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  


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

 

 

DB5.1

ACTION 

 

 

Ward: All 

Issuance of Debentures
Origin
(April 23, 2010) Report from Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer
Recommendations

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.

Summary

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.

Background Information
(April 23, 2010) report from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer on the Issuance of Debentures
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/db/bgrd/backgroundfile-29631.pdf)


DB5.2

ACTION 

 

 

Ward: All 

Authority to Amend By-Law No. 80-2010 Authorizing a Debenture issued to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Origin
(April 27, 2010) Report from Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer
Recommendations

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.

Summary

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.

Background Information
(April 27, 2010) report from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer on the Authority to Amend By-Law No. 80-2010 Authorizing a Debenture issued to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/db/bgrd/backgroundfile-29697.pdf)

Amortization Schedule - Attachment 1 to the report (April 27, 2010) from the Deputy City Management and Chief Financial Officer
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/db/bgrd/backgroundfile-29698.pdf)


DB5.Bills

ACTION

 

Delegated

 

General Bills

Confirmatory Bills