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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />April 7, 2015 <br />Page 3 of 25 <br />PRESCRIBING OTHER DETAILS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH - 2nd Reading — <br />Public Hearing <br />Mayor Muckle requested a City Attorney introduction. <br />City Attorney Light introduced Ordinance No. 1683, Series 2015. <br />Mayor Muckle opened the public hearing and requested a staff presentation. <br />Public Works Director Kowar explained Ordinance No. 1683, Series 2015 authorizes a <br />loan agreement between the City of Louisville and the Colorado Water Resources & <br />Power Development Authority (CWRPDA). This loan will provide funds for the City's <br />Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project and the Storm Sewer Outfall <br />Improvements Project. CWRPDA will issue federally- subsidized bonds to provide <br />financing for the loan agreement. The final sale and pricing of the bonds, as well as the <br />bids on the two projects, will determine the final structure of the loan. The bond closing <br />is scheduled for the middle /end of May. The bid openings for the Wastewater Treatment <br />Plant Upgrade Project and the Storm Sewer Ouffall Improvements Project are April 22, <br />2015 and May 20, 2015, respectively. The proposed ordinance authorizes the City <br />Manager and Finance Director to make final determination regarding the interest rate on <br />the loan, the amount of the loan, and the term of the loan, subject to the following <br />parameters: <br />• The interest rate on the loan shall not exceed 3.25%, <br />• The principal amount of the loan shall not exceed $43 million, and <br />• The final maturity of the loan shall not be later than December 1, 2037. <br />The loan will be repaid solely from the revenues of the Combined Utility Fund: In <br />addition to operation, maintenance, and replacement, the Combined Utility Fund will be <br />required to generate enough revenue to satisfy the current water utility debt service <br />and to equal 110% coverage of the wastewater utility and storm water utility debt <br />service on the CWRPDA loan. <br />Wastewater Treatment Plant Project Description: Of the maximum loan amount of $43 <br />million, approximately.$36 million would be applied to this project. <br />Storm Sewer Outfall Improvements Project Description: Of the maximum loan amount <br />of $43 million, approximately $7 million would be applied to this project, The complete <br />transaction including the $5 million use of reserves will be addressed in the May 5, 2015 <br />budget amendment. <br />Staff recommendation: Staff recommended the City Council conduct a public hearing <br />and adopt Ordinance No. 1683, Series 2015 on second and final reading. <br />