Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Infrastructure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
City staff brief council on State Infrastructure Bank loan terms for Pyween Boulevard extension
Summary
Staff outlined favorable State Infrastructure Bank loan terms (presented example: 2.11% on a $50 million, 10-year loan) for the Pyween Boulevard extension and said the loan is scheduled for a Texas DOT commission meeting in late June; council took no action and staff will return if approval is confirmed.
City staff briefed the council on the proposed State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) loan terms for the Pyween Boulevard extension project and said the loan offers unusually low rates compared with municipal borrowing.
Staff described an example term of 2.11% interest on a $50 million loan for a 10-year term and said the project requires compliance with Texas Department of Transportation requirements because the funding is infrastructure-specific. Staff reported the loan was scheduled for consideration at a Texas DOT commission meeting in late June and that, if approved, the council would need to accept the loan by resolution and complete required procedural steps before disbursement.
Staff also compared the SIB rate to typical municipal certificate of obligation rates and said standard CO borrowing is currently closer to 4.75% in their examples. The council took no action and asked staff to return with necessary resolutions should the loan be approved.
What happens next: staff will monitor the Texas DOT commission action (anticipated late June) and, if the loan is approved, return to council with any required resolutions and implementation steps.
