ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY
WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
BILL NO. R-17-20
RESOLUTION
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Authorizing and Approving Submission of a Completed Application for Financial Assistance and Project Approval to the New Mexico Finance Authority for the Carnuel Wastewater System Improvements Project
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WHEREAS, the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (the "Governmental Unit") is a duly organized, created and formed pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 72-1-10 and is a qualified entity under the New Mexico Finance Authority Act, Sections 6-21-1 through 6-21-31, NMSA 1978 ("Act"); and
WHEREAS, the New Mexico Finance Authority ("Finance Authority") is authorized pursuant to the Act, particularly Section 6-21-6.4 of the Act, to make grants from the local government planning fund (the “Fund”) to qualified entities to evaluate and estimate the costs of implementing feasible alternatives for meeting water and wastewater public project needs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act the Finance Authority has developed an application procedure whereby the Governing Body may submit an application ("Application") to the Finance Authority for planning grant financial assistance from the Fund; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the Governmental Unit (the "Governing Body") desires to submit an Application for financial assistance from the Fund for a Planning Document, as defined in the Rules Governing the Local Government Planning Fund currently in effect and as specifically identified below, for the benefit of the Governmental Unit; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Body intends to submit a Planning Document to evaluate and estimate the costs of constructing a gravity sanitary sewer system for the high priority area in the Carnuel community ("Project") for the benefit of the Governmental Unit and its ratepayers and the Carnuel community; and
WHEREAS, the application prescribed by the Finance Authority to finance the Planning Document in whole with financial assistance from the Fund has been completed, submitted to, and reviewed by the Governing Body, and this Resolution approving submission of the completed Application to the Finance Authority for its consideration and review is required as part of the Application.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY:
Section 1. That all lawful actions previously taken by the Governing Body and the Governmental Unit and their respective officers and employees in connection with the Application and the Project are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.
Section 2. That the completed Application submitted to the Governing Body is hereby approved and confirmed.
Section 3. That the officers and employees of the Governmental Unit are hereby directed and requested to submit the completed Application to the Finance Authority, and are further authorized to take such other action as may be requested by the Finance Authority in connection with the Application and to proceed with arrangements for financing the Project.
Section 4. All acts and resolutions in conflict with this Resolution are hereby rescinded, annulled and repealed.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.