Title
Dept/ Agency: Finance
Action:  (   ) Ratifying     (X) Authorizing     (   ) Amending
Purpose: Application to Local Finance Board for approval 
of Bond Ordinance
Name of Project(s):  New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Small Diameter Sewers                
Amount to be Financed: $20,000,000.00                            
Funding Source:  NJEIT Bonds                         
Local Finance Board meeting date(s):  February 8, 2017                      
Project Information:
(Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY AUTHORIZING THE  MAKING OF APPLICATION TO THE LOCAL FINANCE BOARD PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 58:11B-9(a), 40A:3-4 AND 40A:2-26(e) IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S SMALL DIAMETER SEWER EVALUATION AND REHABILITATION PROJECT AND APPROVING THE SUBMISSION THEREOF                             
Additional Information:                    
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      WHEREAS, the CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY (the "City"), desires to make application to the Local Finance Board for the Board's (a) approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:11B-9(a) of the issuance of bonds      by the City to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust, (b) approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:3-4 in the Municipal Qualified Bond Act to the issuance of bonds as qualified bonds and (c) consent pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-26(e) to non-conforming maturity schedules, all pertaining to the City's adoption of a bond ordinance amending Ordinance  6PSF-c August 3, 2011, to provide for the issuance of $20,000,000.00, in qualified bonds to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust and the State of New Jersey in connection with the permanent financing of the City's small sewer evaluation and rehabilitation project.        
      WHEREAS, the City believes:      
(a)  it is in the public interest to accomplish such purpose;
(b)  said purposes or improvements are for the health, welfare, conve...
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