2004-020-RES APPLICATION FOR LOAN FROM THE TEXAS DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND PROGRAM TO FINANCE IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION, EXECUTION, AND
FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE TEXAS WATER
DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR A LOAN FROM THE TEXAS DRINKING
WATER ST ATE REVOLVING FUND (DWSRF) PROGRAM TO FINANCE
NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY WATER TREATMENT
PLANT; AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF ANY SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY IN FURTHERANCE OF COMPLETION
OF SAID APPLICATION; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, CITY
ENGINEER, CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND CITY ATTORNEY TO
REVIEW, SIGN, OR SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION AS REQUIRED IN
FURTHERANCE OF SAID APPLICATION; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, has previously authorized
the preparation of a study and report by Freese & Nichols, Inc., Professional Engineers, to
determine the production capability of the City's existing Water Treatment Plant, including the
identification, quantification, and estimated cost of any necessary improvements to said plant;
and,
WHEREAS, Freese & Nichols Engineers presented to the City Council a summary oftheir
findings associated with said study during the course of City Council's January 12,2004, Council
Meeting; and,
WHEREAS, among other things, the aforesaid report identified deficiencies in the existing
treatment plant which by their nature would limit the production capability of said plant from the
anticipated 32 million gallons per day to only 20 million gallons per day, said deficiencies
including the need for improvements to the City's sedimentation basins and other infrastructure;
and,
WHEREAS, Freese & Nichols Engineers, in the substance of said report, likewise
recommended the City undertake the first two of three phases of proposed improvements to said
plant as expeditiously as possible to raise the plant's capabilities consistent with the remainder of
its design; and,
WHEREAS, Freese & Nichols Engineers has advised the City that by virtue of preparing
said report, said report would satisfy State regulatory requirements imposed by the Texas Water
Development Board incident to the City being able to receive loan funding from the Texas Water
Development Board through the Texas Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program
to finance the aforesaid necessary improvements to the City's water treatment plant, with said
loans to be given to the City at very favorable interest rates substantially below current market
rates; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to pursue the availability of said loan by filing the
necessary application forms with the Texas Water Development Board and by posting same by the
State's deadline of Wednesday, January 28,2004; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That an application with accompanying documentation be made to the Texas
Water Development Board for a loan from the Texas Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
(DWSRF) Program, at such interest rate and on such terms and conditions as the Water
Development Board shall impose, said loan to be in the amount necessary to finance phase one and
phase two of those improvements identified by Freese & Nichols Engineers in a recent study of
the City's water treatment plant.
Section 3. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, appointed as the authorized
official of said loan application process and is authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the
City of Paris, all documents incident to the aforesaid loan application under the terms and
conditions and in the form approved by the City Attorney.
Section 4. That the City Engineer be, and he is hereby, appointed as project director and
is hereby authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the City of Paris, all reports,
communications, assurances, and other documents necessary and incident to the completion of the
City's application for said loan.
Section 5. That the Director of Finance be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to
serve as the finance officer for said loan and to prepare any and all information or documentation
as required by the Texas Water Development Board incident to the approval of said loan.
Section 6. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 28th day of
ATTEST:
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Mattk Cunniligham., City Clerk .J\d.~ 1'\1
APPROVED AS TO FORM: