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2013-1031 RESOLUTION NO. 2013- 1031 A Resolution authorizing the City Administration to expend funds to purchase clay for the sanitary landfill. WHEREAS, the City of Janesville received unsolicited proposals for clay at the sanitary landfill; and WHEREAS, the City anticipates the need for 100,000 cubic yards of clay at the sanitary landfill if a decision is made to close the landfill rather than continue its operation; and WHEREAS, if it is determined the sanitary landfill will remain open, the City anticipates the need for 100,000 cubic yards of clay to construct phase 4 (anticipated for 2015) and permanently close phase 3 (anticipated for 2016); and WHEREAS, sanitary landfill construction projects require specific clay soil be purchased or otherwise acquired by the City of Janesville; and WHEREAS, certain capital costs will be incurred to acquire the required specific clay soil for incorporation into future projects at the sanitary landfill, such cost currently is estimated up to Eight Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($800,000.00), but in no case would the cost exceed $8 per cubic yard; and WHEREAS, the Common Council intends to include capital funding through the 2013 tax exempt promissory note issue to facilitate the acquisition of clay material. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Janesville that they hereby approve and authorize the City Administration to expend funds not to exceed Eight Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($800,000.00) to purchase the specific clay material required at the sanitary landfill. No funds from sources other than 2013 tax exempt obligation promissory note issue are, or are expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long- term basis, or otherwise set aside by the City for the closure project, except as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. This declaration of official intent is consistent with the budgetary and financial circumstances of the City. The purpose of this Resolution is to satisfy the `official intent" requirement of the Treasury Regulation Section 1.150 -2; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Acting City Manager and his designee(s), on behalf of the City of Janesville, is /are hereby jointly and severally authorized and empowered to take whatever actions that the Acting City Manager may determine in his sole discretion, from time to time and at any time, necessary and /or desirable in the public interest to effectuate the intent of this Resolution. ADOPTED: June 24, 2013 Motion by: Liebert Second by: Voskuil APPROVED: Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent Farrell X Jac.. J. Winze , Actin. • - ger Fitzgerald X Kealy X ATTEST: Liebert X Marklein X 4 Severson X Voskuil X J - _ n Ann Wulf, City Clerk- Treasurer APPROVED AS TO FORM: Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney Proposed by Public Works Prepared by: Public Works -