HomeMy WebLinkAbout1797 Water and Sewer System PlanORDINANCE NO. 1797
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend,
Washington, adopting a plan for the acquis-
ition, construction and installation of
certain additions and improvements to and
extensions of the water and sewerage system
of the city; declaring the estimated cost
thereof, and providing for the payment of
such cost.
WHEREAS, this Council finds that the existing water system
of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, (hereinafter called the
"City"), should be improved by the acquisition, construction and
installation of the hereinafter provided for additions and improve-
ments to and extensions of such system; and
WHEREAS, in order to pay part of the cost of acquiring,
constructing and installing such additions and improvements to
and extensions of such system it is deemed necessary and advisable
that the City issue and sell its water and sewer revenue bonds in
the principal amount of $1,245,000;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
Port Townsend, Washington, as follows:
Section 1. The City shall construct and install improvements
to the water supply and distribution system of the City as follows:
The City shall acquire and install water meters throughout the system,
shall construct a 5 million gallon reservoir, 14,100 lineal feet of
transmission line, a one million gallon per day treatment plant and
pump, shall install a one million gallon reservoir and install
30,000 lineal feet of 6", 8" and 10" transmission line to serve the
Tri-Cities area and shall clean the Fort Worden reservoir. Such
project shall be as more fully set forth in preliminary and final
maps, plans, and specifications therefor prepared by Encon,
consulting engineers to the City, and now on file with the City.
The City shall acquire and install all equipment, lines, valves,
fittings, and other appurtenances necessary for the installation, use,
and operation of the hereinbefore authorized improvements; and
shall acquire by purchase or condemnation, gift or grant, all
property, both real and personal or any interest therein, and all
easements, rights-of-way and franchises which may be found
necessary to carry out the hereinbefore authorized plans.
It is hereby provided that the above-described plan of improve-
ments shall be subject to such changes as to location and as to
size of pipe or in any other details of said plan not affecting
the service to be rendered thereby which shall be authorized by the
City Council either prior to or during the actual course of con-
struction and which shall be found necessary and desirable, so long
as the same do not affect or change the main general features of
said plans as above set forth.
Section 2. The estimated cost of acquiring, constructing and
installing the above-provided for plans of additions and improve-
ments to the existing system of the City is hereby declared to be,
as near as may be, the sum of $3,130,000, approximately $1,885,000 of
which will be provided from anticipated grants from the United States
and the State of Washington. The remaining amount of such cost
shall be provided from available monies of the City and from the
proceeds of sale of water and sewer revenue bonds of the City in
the principal amount of $1,245,000, or so much thereof as is
determined to be necessary by the City Council.
As an integral part of the plan of acquiring, constructing, and
installing the above-provided for additions, improvements, and
extensions the City shall issue and sell such water and sewer revenue
bonds in such amount or amounts and at such time or times as this
Council may determine to be to the best interest of the City and its
inhabitants. The exact date or dates, form, terms, maturities and
covenan~ ts of such bonds shall be as hereafter fixed by ordinance
or ordinances of the City.
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Section 3. There is hereby created a special fund of the
City to be known as the 1978 Water Construction Fund (the "Con-
struction Fund"). All of such grants and all other monies avail-
able for payment of the cost of the above-described facilities and
the proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be paid into the
Construction Fund. All costs of such facilities shall be paid out
of such fund. When there are insufficient monies on hand in the
Construction Fund to pay approved costs of such facilities,
warrants in payment thereof shall be drawn on such fund, marked
"not paid for want of funds" and registered by the City Treasurer.
Said warrants shall bear interest from date of registration at
such rate as shall be determined by the City Treasurer based upon
negotiation or competitive bid. Such warrants shall be redeemed
in order of their number out of the first monies next on hand and
available in said fund.
PASSED by the Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington,
and approved by its May~ at a regular meeting of said Council held
thiS /.7 day of ~ , 1978.
ATTEST:
}vCit~'Clerk
CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON
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