A. Review and Consideration of all matters relating to the application of Jacksonville University, Inc. to the Authority for the Authority to issue revenue bonds (the “Jacksonville University Bonds Series 2018”, including, without limitation, the ...

 

OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF FLORIDA

The Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, May 9, 2018, 12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: The Offices of: The Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, 542 East Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, the Board Room on the third (3rd) floor of the Howard Building at Jacksonville University located at 2800 University Boulevard North, Jacksonville, Florida, and by teleconference at 1(800)719-7514, Conference Code: 596984

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:

A. Review and Consideration of all matters relating to the application of Jacksonville University, Inc. to the Authority for the Authority to issue revenue bonds (the “Jacksonville University Bonds Series 2018”, including, without limitation, the conduct of a public hearing with respect to the proposed issuance by the Authority of up to $125,000,000 in principal amount of its revenue bonds for the funding of Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 (Jacksonville University Project) under Chapter 243, Part II, Florida Statutes all as more particularly described in the separate public hearing notice published pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in The Tallahassee Democrat. The loan proceeds will be allocated for the purposes of providing funds by the Authority to Jacksonville University, a Florida not for profit corporation (the “Borrower”), for the purpose of (i) financing the costs of the Project which consists of consists of the acquisition, construction and installation of certain educational facilities at the Borrower’s existing campus (the “Main Campus”) located at 2800 University Boulevard North, Jacksonville, Florida, and to be owned and operated by the Borrower, including but not limited to the construction of a new three-story building for the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences which contains the Keigwin School of Nursing, the School of Applied Health Sciences and the School of Orthodontics, the renovation of existing residence halls, the construction of a new welcome center, the construction and/or renovation of various capital improvements at the Main Campus, and the installation of facilities, furnishings, fixtures and equipment related to the foregoing, (ii) refinancing a portion of certain outstanding indebtedness of the Borrower, the proceeds of which were to finance certain capital projects located on the campus of the borrower as further described in the separate public hearing notice referred to above, (iii) paying certain capitalized interest on the Bonds, (iv) funding debt service reserves for the Bonds, if any, and (v) paying all or a portion of the costs of issuing the Bonds,

B. Consideration of a resolution authorizing the issuance of the Jacksonville University Series 2018 Bonds and authorizing the appropriate officials and officers of the Authority to take all necessary actions to authorize, sell and deliver the Jacksonville University Series 2018 Bonds.

C. Any other matters that may come before the Authority.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Melissa Armstrong, Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, 542 East Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, [phone].

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Melissa Armstrong, Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, 542 East Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

For more information, you may contact: Melissa Armstrong, Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, 542 East Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, [phone].