2003-424RESOLUTION NO. 2003-424
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply
for a Wisconsin Safe Drinking Water Fund Loan
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville Water Utility is in need of additional potable water pumping capacity to
meet the future needs of the City; and
WHEREAS, elevated nitrates exist in the groundwater that supplies the City; and
WHEREAS the design and construction of a project to pump additional water are included in the 2003
and 2004 Water Utility Budgets as Capital Improvement Projects; and
WHEREAS, these additional pumping facilities will reduce nitrates in the water supply to acceptable
levels; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Janesville intends to fund the proposed Well and
Pumping Station No. 14 project, which has an estimated construction cost of $2,700,000; and
WHEREAS, the said cost ($2,700,000) will be eligible for a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(WDNR) Safe Drinking Water Fund Iow interest loan, which will be repaid by user fees; and
WHEREAS. the WDNR has required that an authorized representative be designated by adopted
resolution for a Safe Drinking Water Fund loan; and
WHEREAS. Thomas O. Rogers, 18 N. Jackson Street, Janesville, Wisconsin 53545, (608) 755-3000, is
the Assistant City Manager of the City of Janesville;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Janesville that the City
Manager be authorized to apply to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for a Safe Drinking
Water Fund Iow interest loan and that itendorses Thomas O. Rogers as the authorized representative in
any actions or for any requirements needed for a Safe Drinking Water Fund loan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager and his designee(s), on behalf of the City
of Janesville, is/are hereby jointly and severally authorized and empowered to negotiate, draft,
review, revise, modify, amend, execute, enter into, file and/or record additional agreements,
amendments, documents and letters of understanding concerning this matter, and to take
whatever additional other actions that the 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.
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ADOPTED: December 8, 2003
APPROVED:
Steven E. Sheiffer, ~'y Manager
ATTEST:
J,,e,a"n-A-nn Wulf, City (~le~:k-Treasu6~r
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Proposed by: Utility Director
Prepared by: Utility Director
MOTION BY: Steeber
SECOND BY: DeGarmo
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
ADDLE X
MURPHY X
DEGARMO X
STEEBER X
WILLIAMS X
BRIEN X
WELLNITZ X
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