Board reviews Blue Valley Recreation Center refunding that could cut interest cost, yielding roughly $350,000 annual savings
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Summary
Staff outlined a proposed refunding of recreation-center certificates of participation totaling about $11.1 million, with new effective borrowing cost around 3.4% vs. 3.91% previously and estimated annual savings of roughly $350,000; trustees asked how savings would be used.
Board members received a presentation on refunding certificates of participation (COPs) for the Blue Valley Recreation Center that staff said could lower the district’s borrowing cost and reduce annual payments.
A presenter described a new COP issue of roughly $11,100,000 (larger than the old issue after refinancing costs), with estimated annual payments of about $1,275,000. The presenter said the effective borrowing cost on the new issue would be about 3.4%, down from approximately 3.91% on the existing COPs.
That reduction in interest would create annual savings the presenter and trustees estimated at about $350,000. One trustee asked what the recreation center would do with that savings; the presenter answered that the funds would go “back to the taxpayers.”
No formal vote on issuing or approving the refunding was recorded at the meeting; trustees asked clarifying questions and expressed general support for saving money but requested further detail on allocation of the anticipated savings before proceeding.