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1316 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING <br />227 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-1830 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />GARY A. GiwT, P.E. <br />DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />July 20, 2004 <br />Ms. Karen White <br />President, South Bend Common Council <br />4`" Floor, County-City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />PHONE 574/ 235-9251 <br />FAx 574/235-9171 <br />TDD 574/ 235-5567 <br />Re: Ordinance for Acquisition, Construction and Installation of Additions, Extensions and <br />Improvements to South Bend's Sewage Works Facility and for Authorization to Issue <br />Revenue Bonds up to $11,500,00 to Pay for Such Costs <br />Dear Ms. White: <br />Attached for the South Bend Common Council's approval is an Ordinance providing for <br />additions, extensions and improvements to the City's Sewage Works Facility having an aggregate <br />estimated cost of Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($11,500,000). This ordinance <br />further provides that the funding of this sewage works improvement cost shall be in-the form of <br />revenue bonds payable from revenue generated by customers of the sewage works utility. <br />The revenue bonds authorized to be issued by this ordinance shall not exceed Eleven Million <br />Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($11,500,000), and shall be on a parity with previous bonds issued <br />for sewage works purposes, i.e., the Sewage Works Revenue Bonds of 1998 in the original amount <br />of $24,095,000 (per Ordinance No. 8919-98) and the Sewage Works Refunding Bonds of 2001 <br />issued in the original amount of $5,240,000 (per Ordinance No. 9270-01). <br />Those members of the South Bend Common Council who participated in the process for <br />increasing the City's sewer rates last July under Ordinance No. 9442-03 will recall that the Crowe <br />Chizek & Co. Financing Report contained a Capital Improvement Plan prepared by Sewage Works <br />staff. This Plan was based on current and long range needs of the utility. To efficiently and <br />responsibly manage the sewage works facility for the benefit of customers and as an asset for the <br />future growth and development of South Bend, it is important that the City undertake the projects <br />provided for in this current ordinance. These include among other things, certain sewer extensions, <br />back water gate replacement at outfall pipes, separate storm sewer construction in coordination with <br />major road improvements; design work in anticipation of future storm separation projects in areas <br />of the City where basement flooding has been a problem; and the design and construction of basin <br />ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CENTRAL SERVICES STREETS WATER WORKS <br />CARL LITTRELL, P.E. JOHN J. DII.I.ON, PH.D. MATT CHLEBOWSKI SA11~I HENSLEY JOHN F. STANCATI <br />574/235-9251 574/277-8515 574/235-9316 574/235-9244 574/235-9322 <br />FAx 574/235-9171 FAx 574/277-8980 FAx 574/235-9007 FAx 574/235-9272 FAx 574/235-9728 <br />