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Zero Coupon and Capital Appreciation Bonds pay interest only when principal matures. Interest continues to accrue on the unpaid interest, therefore representing a more expensive funding option. In the case of zero-coupon bonds, principal and interest, at one coupon rate, is repaid at maturity. In the case of Capital Appreciation Bonds, the value of the bond accretes until maturity. These types of bonds are prohibited under this Policy. Taxable Debt is debt whose interest payments are not tax-exempt for federal tax purpose to bondholders, but whose interest payments are taxable for federal income tax purposes. The City will consider the issuance of taxable debt when it is necessary for federal tax reasons or if these bonds would lower the overall cost of the financing. C. Debt Types The following are the types of debt the City could issue: New Money Bonds.• New Money bonds are bonds issued to finance the cost of capital improvement projects or other large and extraordinary costs as approved by the City Council. Refunding Bonds: Refunding bonds are bonds issued to refinance (refund) previously issued outstanding debt. The City may issue refunding bonds to refinance the principal of and interest on outstanding bonds or other debt to achieve debt service savings, restructure scheduled debt service, convert from or to a variable or fixed interest rate, change or modify the source(s) of payment and security for the refunded debt, or modify covenants otherwise binding upon the City. Refunding bonds may be issued either on a current or advance basis. Revenue Bonds: Revenue Bonds are generally issued by enterprise funds that are financially self- sustaining without the use of taxes and therefore rely on the revenues collected by the enterprise fund to repay the debt. Assessment Bonds: The Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Streets and Highways Code Section 8500 et seq.) allows the City to issue bonds to finance the "specific benefit" improvements on the real property within its jurisdiction provided by the City. Installments are collected by posting to the secure property tax roll of the county. Mello Roos Bonds.• Mello -Roos districts may issue municipal bonds to help finance development projects. If voters in the area have elected to become a Mello -Roos district, they are responsible for the repayment of these bonds through a special tax, assessed annually based on the value of the properties within the district. Mello -Roos financed developments might include schools, roads, libraries, police and fire protection stations. This type of financing is named after Henry Mello and Mike Roos of the California legislature, who sponsored legislation in 1982 to authorize this form of financing. General Obligation (GO) Bonds: In California, GO Bonds require a supermajority voter approval. Most GO bonds are backed by the issuer's ability to level ad valorem tax in amounts sufficient to meet debt service requirements. Certificate of Participation and Lease Revenue Bonds.•Also known as'COP', this security that represents a share of an issuer's lease payment. When a City finances a public facility through a lease- purchase transaction, the interest in that City's lease payment often is 229