The District estimates that the total cost of the Installment Sale Agreement with the County will be $37,884,558; $30 million in repayment of principal and $7,884,558 of interest over the period of 20 years. The annual debt service obligation of the District arising from this agreement will be approximately $1.9 million per year through 2041.

The District plans to replace two Fire Stations within the unincorporated areas of Bay Point and Pacheco. The County of Contra Costa is working on an issuance of bonds to finance new capital project needs of the County and the District has an oppurtunity for the County to issue additional bonds and use those proceeds to assist the District with its Fire Station replacement projects. The vehicle to accomplish this is through an Installment Sale Agreement between the County and the District, pursuant to which the County will provide funds to finance the District's projects in consideration of the payment by the District of installments of principal and interest as set forth in the Agreement. The principal and interest amounts in the Agreement will then be used by the County to satisfy it's debt service payment obligations arising from the 2021 Bonds.  
  
This arrangement allows for the District to benefit from the County's excellent credit rating, resulting in lower interest costs to the District, reducing costs of issuance by participating in a larger County issuance of bonds, whereby the District would only be responsible for its pro-rata share of costs of issuance, and avoiding duplication of staff efforts within the County and the District to facilitate issuance of debt.

No impact.