Autthorizing the acquistion, construction, and installation of certain improvements and extensions to sewage works, the issuance and sale of additional revenue bonds

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Section 1. Acquisition Construction, and Installation of the Project. The City, acting by and through the Board and as the owner and operator of the Sewage Works for the collection and treatment of sewage and other wastes, hereby orders, authorizes and directs the Board to acquire any and all necessary property and to proceed with the acquisition, construction, and installation of improvements and extensions to the Sewage Works, pursuant to the Act and in accordance with the plans, specifications and cost estimates heretofore prepared and filed with the Board by the Consulting Engineers, which plans, specifications and cost estimates are hereby adopted and approved and, by reference, incorporated fully into this Ordinance, and two copies of which are now on file in the office of the Board and are open for public inspection. The actions of the Board in connection with the acquisition of any and all necessary property and the acquisition, construction, installation, and financing of such improvements and extensions to the Sewage Works are hereby authorized, approved, ratified and confirmed. Where used in this Ordinance, the term "City" shall be construed also to include any department, board, commission or officer or officers of the City or of any City department, board or commission. The terms "Sewage Works," "sewage works," "works" and similar terms used in this Ordinance shall be construed to mean and include the existing structures and property of the Treatment Works, as defined in the Financial Assistance Agreement, and all enlargements, improvements, extensions and additions thereto, and replacements thereof, now or subsequently constructed or acquired, from the proceeds of the bonds authorized herein or otherwise. Such improvements and extensions shall be constructed and the bonds herein authorized shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance and the Act. Section 2. Description of the Project. The Project consists of the conversion of the upflow clarifier and the modification of the existing final clarifiers; the replacement of the aeration blower engine drive and the influent pump engine drive; the conversion of the sludge blend tank to a thickening tank; modification to four aeration tanks for step feed to provide a capacity of 48 mgd; the addition of a screen and grit building, grit tanks, a locker room, an office and maintenance facilities; the installation of a geographical information system for the purpose of monitoring the operation and maintenance of the collection system; the addition of an anaerobic tank to permit the removal of phosphorus biologically, and the addition of a DAF sludge thickening unit. -3- ::ODMA\PCDOCS\SBDOCS 1 \ 14947\3