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2020 01 14 A26164 D208660 Snyder Office Of State Treasurer Ppt
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2020-01-14
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2020 01 14 A26164 D208660 Snyder Office Of State Treasurer Ppt

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A slide presentation titled Updates on Local Government Programs from the Office of State Treasurer Duane A. Davidson to the Senate Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade Committee, dated January 14, 2020. It covers debt management, including credit ratings and borrowing costs, certificates of participation, the LOCAL Program and the School Bond Guarantee Program, which it states has guaranteed $24.6 billion since 1999. It describes the Public Deposit Protection Commission, which it reports oversees 8.9 Billion in public deposits in 60 banks and 20 credit unions. It also reviews investment management, reporting that the Local Government Investment Pool had a net position of $17.4 billion in FY 2019, and describes the Separately Managed Accounts program authorized by HB 1284. The presentation closes with staff contacts.

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 Updates on Local Government Programs
Office of State Treasurer Duane A. Davidson

           Senate Financial Institutions,
     Economic Development & Trade Committee
                January 14, 2020
Debt Management
                   Debt Management Overview


                       Transportation Budget
                        MVFT GO, MVFT/VRF
                         GO, Triple Pledge,
                           GARVEE, TIFIA

Capital Budget                                      LOCAL Program
VP GO & State                                           COPs
    COPs
                           OST Debt
                          Management
                           Division



         School Bond                           Washington
          Guarantee                               Fund
           Program                              Directory

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                       Credit Ratings/Costs of Funds


      VPGO Bond
     Credit Ratings
 Aaa     AA+        AA+
Moody's S&P         Fitch
                                                      Borrowing   Average Life
                                 Series & Sale Date
                                                         Cost       (years)
     MVFT, MVFT/VRF,            VP GO
                                September 10, 2019
                                                       2.88%        15.289
Triple Pledge Credit Ratings
   Aaa      AA+       AA+       MVFT VRF GO
                                September 10, 2019
                                                       2.89%        15.173
Moody's S&P           Fitch
                                COP
                                September 24, 2019
                                                       2.07%         7.169

           COP
       Credit Rating
 Aa1
Moody's
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          Certificates of Participation - Financing Contracts

• Issued to finance equipment and real
  estate on behalf of the State and
  Local Governments
    ⁻ The State Lease-Purchase Program
    ⁻ Local Option Capital Asset Lending
      (LOCAL) Program



• COPs are issued three times per year (June, October,
  February)

• Property financed through the State Lease-Purchase
  Program
    ⁻ Helen Summers building
    ⁻ Community College facilities
    ⁻ State vehicle fleet
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                       LOCAL Program Overview


• Financing program offered by OST to help Local Governments finance
  essential real estate and equipment

• Pools the local financing with the State Lease-Purchase Program




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                           LOCAL Program Benefits



• The LOCAL Program helps Local Governments by
  providing:
    ⁻ Low interest rates
    ⁻ Low issuance costs
    ⁻ No out of pocket expenses
    ⁻ Ease of administration
    ⁻ Economies of scale




• These benefits are achieved by pooling the Local
  Government and State lease-purchases together
  in a single COP financing



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                       School Bond Guarantee Program

• The School Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program pledges the State’s Aaa/AA+/AA+
  credit to guarantee the repayment of voter approved school district GO
  bonds
    ⁻ Provides extra security for school bonds, strengthening their rating and reducing interest
      costs
    ⁻ The program saves taxpayers around $21 million annually


• The State has never been called upon to pay debt service on guaranteed
  school debt

• $24.6 billion guaranteed since
  program inception (1999)

• As of September 1, 2019:
    ⁻ 178 districts participated in the
      program
    ⁻ 488 separate issuances totaling
      $14.8 billion guaranteed               Photo Credit: Bellingham School District              8
Washington Fund Directory (wafunddirectory.wa.gov)




                                                     9
Example of Funding Programs Listed In Fund Directory




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Public Deposit Protection Commission
                        PDPC – Protecting Public Deposits



• Public Deposit Protection Commission (PDPC)

• Protecting Public Funds on Deposit at Financial Institutions
    ⁻ Makes and enforces regulations
    ⁻ Safeguards against loss if financial institution becomes insolvent
    -   Safeguards against loss if financial institution becomes insolvent
    -   Monitor public depositaries & identify financial condition concerns
    -   Administer collateral program to secure federally uninsured public deposits




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                      PDPC – Protecting Public Deposits


                                                 Public Deposits
                                               FDIC/NCUA vs PDPC
• PDPC Oversight

    ⁻ 8.9 Billion public deposits in 60
      banks & 20 credit unions
    ⁻ Up to $250,000 of public                      4%
      deposits are insured by FDIC &
      NCUA                                                    FDIC/NCUA
                                                              PDPC
    ⁻ Public deposits exceeding
      federal limits are protected by
      PDPC
                                                  96%




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                     PDPC – Protecting Public Deposits




• Overview, Intent, and updates

    ⁻ PDPC Secures/Protects Public Funds
    ⁻ Collateralization Requirements
    ⁻ PDPC is a Safety Net for Deposit Protection
    ⁻ The PDPC Protected and Modernized Public Fund Protection from Loss During Bank
      Failures
    ⁻ SHB 1209 (2018)--Credit Unions as Public Depositaries




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                PDPC – Protecting Public Deposits


• Overhaul of PDPC Website


                                 • Greater transparency through
                                   additional reporting data

                                 • Features include:
                                     ⁻   Historical Information
                                     ⁻   Listing of Qualified Public Depositaries
                                     ⁻   PDPC RCWs, WACs, and Resolutions
                                     ⁻   Reports




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Investment Management
                                 Investments Mission


• Efficient management of all state funds:
    ⁻ Ensuring cash needs of state agencies are met
    ⁻ Optimal investing of temporary surplus balances
    ⁻ All to achieve, in priority order: safety, liquidity and return

• Make OST investment expertise available to local governments through the
  Local Government Investment Pool portfolio (LGIP) and Separately
  Managed Account (SMA) program

• Promote prudent investment practices for all governmental entities in
  Washington State




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                      Local Government Investment Pool


• Objective: Provide a safe, liquid, short-term investment vehicle for local
  governments
     ⁻ Patterned after private sector 2a-7 money market funds
     ⁻ Benchmark - net and gross yields of the iMoneyNet Government & Agency group of funds
     ⁻ 100% liquidity daily and NO maturity date
     ⁻ Safely invest while achieving a competitive rate of return
     ⁻ Voluntary


• By statute can only charge what it costs to run the LGIP
     ⁻ Fee includes all direct and indirect costs
     ⁻ FY 2019 Administrative Fee – 0.7 basis point (0.007%)
     ⁻ 13th consecutive year in a row the fee has been less than one basis point


• Liquidity
     ⁻ Participant Deposits - $57,605,541,228
     ⁻ Participant Withdrawals - $57,754,668,474                                         18
                     Local Government Investment Pool


• Currently has 633 participants and 982 accounts

• Financial Highlights for FY 2019:
    ⁻ Net position of $17.4 billion
    ⁻ Average balance of $15.4 billion
    ⁻ Increase in net position of $210 million
    ⁻ Earned $359.2 million, net of expenses for pool participants, which was an increase of
      $172.1 million from the previous fiscal year
    ⁻ Participants earned $59 million over what the average comparable money market fund
      would have generated
    ⁻ Average annualized monthly yield was 39 basis points greater than that of its benchmark




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                              State Portfolio


• The Investments Division is responsible for investing balances in the State
  Treasury and the custody of the State Treasurer that are not need for
  current expenditures

• Funds are invested to ensure safety and availability of cash to meet day-to-
  day requirements of state agencies, while maximizing returns

• By statute, OST holds and invests the funds of most Washington state
  agencies. These captive funds are pooled, which allows a portion of the
  total portfolio to be invested in securities with longer maturities

• Investments are divided into two portfolios:
     ⁻ Liquidity
     ⁻ Core


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State Portfolio




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State Portfolio




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                       Separately Managed Accounts


• OST’s 2019 request legislation, HB 1284, authorized OST to provide separately
  managed investment portfolios to eligible governmental entities
• Investment management of longer term balances for LGIP-eligible entities
• Leverages OST investment expertise as an additional resource for local governments
• Pierce County was OST’s pilot SMA portfolio, which started in June 2018
• Governed by interagency agreement
• Each participant has its own portfolio; all portfolios share the same investment
  policy and benchmark
• Separate custody account that is not commingled with state funds
• Designed for stable balances; unanticipated withdrawals will affect duration and
  could result in losses
• Eligible investments include Treasury, agency and supranational notes
• The City of Redmond joined the program January 2, 2020
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                   Investment Involvement in Education


• OST strives to provide and promote investment training to local
  governments
• We have been actively involved for more than 20 years with different
  conferences and associations
• Every year people from our investment team attend the following:
    ⁻ Washington Public Treasurers Association (WPTA)
    ⁻ Washington State Association of County Treasurers (WSACT)
    ⁻ Washington Finance Officers Association (WFOA)
    ⁻ Government Investment Officers Association (GIOA)
    ⁻ National Association of State Treasurers (NAST)

• Our staff also participates on boards and committees



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                                        OST Staff Contacts


            PDPC                             Debt Management                          Investments

Shad Pruitt, Deputy Treasurer of       Jason Richter, Deputy Treasurer       Jim Rosenkoetter, Deputy
Operations                             of Debt Management                    Treasurer of Investments
360-902-8904                            360-902-9007                          360-902-9012
shad.pruitt@tre.wa.gov                 jason.richter@tre.wa.gov              james.rosenkoetter@tre.wa.gov


Amy Perry, PDPC Administrator          Matt Schoenfeld, Program              Staci Ashe, LGIP Administrator
360-902-8977                           Administrator - Debt                  360-902-9017
amy.perry@tre.wa.gov                   360-902-9022                          staci.ashe@tre.wa.gov
                                       matthew.schoenfeld@tre.wa.gov



                  Erhiza Rivera, Assistant State              Brenda Snyder, Director of
                  Treasurer                                   Policy and External Relations
                  360-902-9002                                360-902-9033
                  erhiza.rivera@tre.wa.gov                    brenda.snyder@tre.wa.gov


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Office of the State Treasurer




    Questions?




              Office of State Treasurer Duane A. Davidson
                                 Service, Security, Transparency


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