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92-011 RES . . . RESOLUTION 92 - li.. RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR AS A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO DECLARE, FROM TIME TO TIME, THE OFFICIAL INTENT OF THE CITY TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN TYPES OF EXPENDITURES MADE BY THE CITY WITH THE PROCEEDS OF DEBT TO BE INCURRED BY THE CITY BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River (the City), as follows: Section 1. FiDdinqs. It is hereby found and declared that: 1.1) In order for the City to use bond proceeds to reimburse itself for expenditures made prior to the issuance of such bonds, the City must comply with Treasury Regulation Section 1.103-18 (the Regulation) which sets out rules for determining when the allocation of proceeds of governmental bonds or certain private activity bonds to reimburse expenditures previously made by the issuer of such bonds will be treated as an expenditure of bond proceeds for purposes of Sections 103 and 141-150 of the Internal Revenue,Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). The portion of bond proceeds allocated to reimburse an expenditure paid prior to the date the bonds were issued is referred to herein as a "Reimbursement Bond." An allocation of Reimbursement Bond proceeds made in accordance with paragraph (e)(2) of the Regulation is referred to herein as a "Reimbursement Allocation." 1.2) One of the requirements under the Regulation for qualifying a Reimbursement Allocation as an expenditure of bond proceeds is a declaration by the issuer of the Reimbursement Bonds, on or before the date the expenditure to be reimbursed is paid by the issuer, of the issuer's reasonable intention to reimburse the expenditure with the proceeds of debt to be incurred by the issuer (the Declaration of Official Intent). 1.3) The Regulation allows an issuer of Reimbursement Bonds to designate one or more persons or entities to make Declarations of Official Intent on behalf of the issuer. 1.4) The City is currently contemplating several projects for which it has advanced funds from its investment pool in expectation of reimbursement from proceeds of debt to be incurred by the City, including the fOllowing specific projects: a. WE-SLSIP~_Wh'l'KILANP SEWER_IJ:1ER9_\~~l1ENT& Construction of the project will not begin for several years. The City has incurred . . . approximately $54,000 of engineering and appraisal expenses to date. b. MAIN~lREET1QRQJiO BRIDGE REPLACEMENT Construction of the project is expected to begin in 1992. The City has incurred approximately $30,000 of engineering expenses to date. The project will be funded by a combination of federal and state highway funds and debt to be incurred by the City. c. EAST HI~ijWAr 10 WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS Construction of the project is not expected to begin for several years. The City has incurred approximately $7,500 of engineering expenses to date. d. WACO STREET BRIDGE ENGINEERING EXPENSES Construction of the project will not begin for several years. The City has incurred approximately $1,800 of engineering expenses to date. e. LAKE ORONO DR~DGING Because of the expense of the project, it has not been determined whether the project is . economically feasible. The City has incurred approximately $2,100 of engineering expenses to date. f. MAIN__STRtE'tLBrGHWAY 169 INTF;ll~E_CTIO~ IMt>J~OVE.M~N'r~ Construction of the project is expected to begin in 1992. The City has incurred approximately $56,000 of engineering expenses to date. The project will be funded by a combination of state funds and debt to be incurred by the City. g. WESTWOOD UTILITY AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS Construction of the project is expected to begin in 1992. The City has incurred approximately $58,000 of engineering expenses to date. The project will be funded by a combination of special assessments and debt to be incurred by the City. h. CITY HALL UTILITY AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS Construction-of the project is expected to begin in 1992. The City has incurred approximately $31,000 of engineering expenses to date. The project will be funded by a combination of state aids, special assessments, and debt to be incurred by the City. . . . i. JACKSON AVENUE/HIGHWAY 169 SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS Construction of the project is expected to begin in 1992. The City has incurred approximately $9,300 of engineering expenses to date. The project will be funded by state and City funds and debt to be incurred by the City. Section 2. Designation. 2.1) The City does hereby appoint the City Administrator as a person designated by the City to make Declarations of Official Intent on behalf of the City pursuant to paragraph (f) of the Regulation. 2.2) This designation includes any Declarations of Official Intent required to be made in connection with the projects herein recited as well as any other projects for which the City shall advance payment of expenditures in anticipation of the issuance of debt for reimbursement thereof. Section 3. Execution Date of Resolution. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 2nd day of March, 1992. J ATTEST: ~/7 -"-- .. . ./../'.>) \~J~u~ /~I /t:<-dk~.~~ James A. Tralle, Mayor