HomeMy Public PortalAbout2001-12 Waterworks Construction0 AMENDED AND RESTATED ORDINANCE NO.
An Amended and Restated Ordinance concerning the construction of certain
additions, extensions and improvements to the waterworks of the City of Greencastle
and the advance refunding by the City of Greencastle of its Waterworks Revenue
Bonds of 1995; authorizing the issuance of waterworks revenue bonds for such
purpose; providing for the collection, segregation and distribution of the revenues of
the waterworks and the safeguarding of the interests of the owners of said bonds,
other matters connected therewith, including the issuance of notes in anticipation of
bonds, and repealing ordinances inconsistent herewith
WHEREAS, the City of Greencastle, Indiana ( "City ") has heretofore established, constructed
and financed a municipal waterworks and now owns and operates the waterworks pursuant to IC 8-
1.5, and other applicable laws; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City now finds that certain improvements and
extensions to said works are necessary; and that preliminary plans, specifications and estimates have
been prepared and filed by the engineers employed by the City for the construction of said
improvements and extensions, as more fully described on Exhibit A attached hereto ( "Project "),
which preliminary plans and specifications have been or will be approved by said Common Council
and by all governmental authorities having jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the City has obtained engineer's estimates of the costs for the construction of
said Project and will advertise for and receive bids therefor, which bids will be subject to the City's
obtaining funds to pay for said Project; that on the basis of said estimates, the estimated cost of the
Project, including incidental expenses, is $1,115,000 and the maximum amountto be financed under
this Ordinance, including the refunding of the Refunded Bonds (as hereinafter defined), is
$6,710,521; and
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® WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that certain hereinafter described outstanding bonds
of the waterworks should be refunded to obtain a reduction in interest payments to effect a savings
to the City; that the refunding of those outstanding bonds, together with accrued interest and
redemption premium thereon and including all costs related to the refunding cannot be provided for
entirely out of funds of the waterworks now on hand and the refunding should be accomplished by
the issuance of revenue bonds of the waterworks; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that there are now outstanding bonds issued to
finance the construction of improvements and additions to the City's waterworks and payable out of
the revenues therefrom designated "Waterworks Revenue Bonds of 1995," dated August 1, 1995
(" 1995 Bonds "), originally issued in the amount of $4,920,000, now outstanding in the amount of
$4,375,000 and maturing annually over a period ending January 1, 2016, which 1995 Bonds
0 constitute a first charge upon the Net Revenues (as hereinafter defined) of the waterworks; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that the 1995 Bonds ( "Refunded Bonds ") should
be refunded pursuant to the provisions of IC 5 -1 -5 to enable the City to obtain a reduction in interest
payments to effect a savings to the City; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council now finds that there are funds on hand to apply to the
refunding of the Refunded Bonds and the cost of said Project in the amount of $710,521, leaving a
balance of $6,000,000 to be financed by the issuance of waterworks revenue and refunding revenue
bonds in an amount not to exceed Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000), and, if necessary, bond
anticipation notes (the "BANs "); and
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