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File #: 25-4114    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Bonds Status: Passed
File created: 6/24/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 7/10/2025 Final action: 7/10/2025
Title: Request for approval to pay the August 2025 debt service payments for Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) bonds in the amount of $23,079,067.10 and to wire payments to the paying agent on the scheduled payment date of August 15, 2025.

Primary Department: Management and Budget

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Bonds

 

Project ID (if applicable): N/A

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A

 

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A

MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal not applicable to request

 

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request for approval to pay the August 2025 debt service payments for Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) bonds in the amount of $23,079,067.10 and to wire payments to the paying agent on the scheduled payment date of August 15, 2025.

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Background and Discussion:

HOT Debt service payments due on August 15, 2025:

$16,210,000.00

 

General Obligation & Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002

3,164,000.00

 

Tax & Sub Lien Revenue CO, Series 2022

2,485,000.00

 

Tax & Sub Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2022A

1,219,567.10

 

HOT Senior Lien Rev Bonds, Taxable Series 2024

$23,079,067.10

 

 

 

 

Expected Impact:

Reduce HOT debt.

 

 

 

 

Alternative Options: N/A

 

 

 

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  N/A

County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):  Choose an item.

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  Choose an item.

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.

Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.

Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: N/A

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

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Action Taken

 

 

 

 

Location:

Address (if applicable):

Precinct(s): Choose an item.

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Debt Service

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

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$

$23,079,067

$23,079,067

$

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$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$

$23,079,067

$23,079,067

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$

$

$

$

Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

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-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: 7/10/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 8/15/2025

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Amy Perez, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget

 

Attachments (if applicable): N/A