Authorizing the Issuance of Revenue Bonds re: improvements to the Waterworks, not to exceed Twenty-Two Million Five hundred thousand dollars (22,500,000); including the issuance of notes in anticipation of Bonds.

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ORDINANCE NO. U D~ ~' I 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 Twenty-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($22,500,000); 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 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 prepazed and filed by the engineers employed by the City for the acquisition and construction of said improvements (as described more fully on in F.xhihit 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 $20,000,000. The Council finds that there are not available sufficient funds of the works to construct the Project, and that revenue bonds shall be issued to pay for costs of the Project, including incidental expenses. The Council finds that there are now outstanding bonds issued on account of the works and payable out of the revenues therefrom designated "Waterworks Revenue Bonds of 1993" dated November 1, 1993 (the "Parity Bonds"), originally issued in the amount of $5,100,000 authorized by Ordinance No. 8318-92 adopted by the Council on November 23, 1992,