11-28-11 Council Agenda & Packet

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ORDINANCE NO. An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, Concerning the Construction of Improvements to the Municipal Waterworks of the City of South Bend, Indiana; Authorizing the Issuance of Revenue Bonds for such Purpose in the Principal Amount not to exceed Eight Million Three Hundred Thousand ($8,300,000); Addressing Other Matters Connected Therewith, Including the Issuance of Notes in Anticipation of Bonds; and Repealing Ordinances Inconsistent Herewith STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The City of South Bend, Indiana (the "City") has heretofore established, constructed and financed a municipal waterworks and now owns and operates said works pursuant to I.C. 8-1.5, as amended, and other applicable laws (together, the "Act"). The City's Municipal Waterworks Utility is subject to the authority and regulation of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission ("IURC") and has not withdrawn from the IURC's authority and regulation. The City will receive IURC approval prior to issuance of the 2012 Bonds (as hereinafter defined). The Common Council of the City (the "Council") now finds that certain improvements to said works are necessary; and that plans, specifications and estimates have been prepared and filed by the engineers employed by the City for the acquisition and construction of said improvements (as described more fully on Exhibit A) (the "Project"), which plans and specifications or other pertinent information have been or in a timely fashion will be submitted to all government authorities having jurisdiction, particularly the Indiana Department of Environmental Management ("IDEM"), if and to the extent IDEM approval is required under Indiana law, and have been or will be approved by the aforesaid government authorities and are hereby incorporated herein by reference and open for inspection at the office of the clerk of the City as required by law. The City has obtained engineer's estimates of the costs for the construction of the Project, and on the basis of said estimates, the estimated cost of the Project, including incidental expenses, will not exceed the amount of$8,300,000. The City's Department of Waterworks has prepared preliminary descriptions, specifications and estimates of the costs of the Project and, on or about November 21, 2011, the City's Board of Public Works (the `Board") adopted resolutions whereby they: (i) determined that the Project and the issuance of bonds to provide financing of the Project, together with expenses incidental thereto, are necessary and will be of general benefit to the City and its citizens; (ii) approved the Project and the issuance of the City of South Bend, Indiana