Title
Dept/ Agency: Finance
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Approving loan and escrow agreements for construction loan financing for Phase 5 through 9 of the Lead Service Line Replacement Program.
Amount to be Financed: $40,000,000.00
Source of Appropriation: New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (NJIB)
Project Information:
(Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, DETERMINING THE FORM AND OTHER DETAILS OF ITS "NOTE RELATING TO THE WATER BANK CONSTRUCTION FINANCING PROGRAM OF THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK", TO BE ISSUED IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF UP TO $40,000,000.00, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SUCH NOTE TO THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF SUCH NOTE BY THE CITY OF NEWARK IN FAVOR OF THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK, ALL PURSUANT TO THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK CONSTRUCTION FINANCING PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING PHASES 5 THROUGH 9 OF THE CITY'S LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "Local Unit"), in the County of Essex, New Jersey, has determined that there exists a need within the Local Unit to construct Phases 5 through 9 the City's Lead Service Line Replacement Program (the "Project"), and it is the desire of the Local Unit to obtain financing for such Project through participation in the environmental infrastructure financing program (the "Infrastructure Financing Program") of the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (f/k/a New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust ) (the "I-Bank"); and
WHEREAS, the Local Unit has determined to temporarily finance the construction of the Project prior to the closing with respect to the Infrastructure Financing Program, and to undertake such temporary financing with the proceeds of a short-ter...
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