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of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AUTHORIZING
THE BORROWING OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $100,000,000
UNDER TWO SEPARATE LINES OF CREDIT TO FINANCE ELLIS CREEK WATER
RECYCLING FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED EXPENSES, AND
AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL ACTIONS RELATED THERETO
The Council of the City of Petaluma does RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. Authority. The City is a chartered city and municipal corporation organized and
existing under the constitution and laws of the State of California, and is duly empowered as a
chartered city to exercise the powers reserved to it under said constitution with respect to
municipal affairs.
SECTION 2. Bond Law. As an exercise of such powers, the City has heretofore adopted the
provisions of Chapter 4.08 (commencing with Section 4.08.010) of the Petaluma Municipal
Code (the "Bond Law") which authorize the City, when the public interest and necessity require,
by resolution, to issue its revenue bonds or notes for the purpose of financing or refinancing the
acquisition, construction, extension or improvement of any sewer enterprise system or facility of
the City.
SECTION 3. Proposed Financing. The City, after due investigation and deliberation, has
determined it is in the public interest of the City at this time to construct the Ellis Creek Water
Recycling Facility (the "Project"). The City intends to finance the Project on a long term basis
with loans from the State of California known as State Revolving Fund ("SRF") Loans. SRF
Loans are not immediately available at this time, but the City has determined that construction of
the Project must commence as soon as practically possible. In the interim, the City has received
bids from banks to provide interim financing as a revolving line of credit to begin construction of
the Project. It is the intention of the City to repay the lines of credit with SRF Loans, or, if such
loans are not available for whatever reason, with long term bond financing. The City received
proposals from several banks offering revolving line of credit financing for the Project, and the
City has decided to accept the proposals of: BNP Paribas, San Francisco Branch ("BNP") for a
revolving line of credit loan (the "BNP Loan"), pursuant to BNP's proposal to the City dated
June 3, 2005, in the amount of up to $75,000,000; Zions Bank ("Zions"), for a revolving line of
credit loan (the "Zions Loan"), pursuant to Zions' proposal to the City dated May 27, 2005, in
the amount of up to $25,000,000. The BNP Loan and the Zions Loan are referred to herein
collectively as the "Bank Loans".
SECTION 4. Revolving Line of Credit Agreements. The Bank Loans shall be entered into
under the Bond Law and pursuant to two separate Revolving Credit Agreements, dated as of
August 1, 2005 (the "Revolving Credit Agreements"), between the City and BNP and Zions,
respectively. The Revolving Credit Agreements, in substantially the form on file with the City
Manager, are hereby approved and the City Manager and the Administrative Services Director
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(each, an "Authorized Official") is hereby authorized to execute the Revolving Credit
Agreements when finalized, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest said
Authorized Official's signature.
SECTION 5. Severability. All portions of this resolution are severable. Should any individual
component of this resolution be adjudged to be invalid and unenforceable by a body of
competent jurisdiction, then the remaining resolution portions shall be and continue in full force
and effect, except as to those resolution portions that have been .adjudged invalid. The City
Council of the City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have adopted this resolution and
each section, subsection, clause, sentence, phrase and other portion thereof, irrespective of the
fact that one or more section, subsection, clause, sentence, phrase or other portion maybe held
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 6. Execution of Documents. The City Manager is authorized and directed in the
name and on behalf of the City to make any and all certificates, requisitions, agreements, notices,
consents, warrants and other documents, which they or any of them might deem necessary or
appropriate in order to consummate the delivery of the Revolving Credit Agreements.
SECTION 7. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective upon the date of its adoption.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (Adjourned) (Special) meeting form
on the .........ls` day of ........~,ugust..............................:.., 20.05., by the ~ 7~/
following vote:
City Attorney
AYES: Canevaro, Mayor Glass, Vice Mayor Harris, Healy, Nau, O'Brien, Torliatt ,
NOES: None
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ABSENT: .None
ATTEST:
City Clerk Mayor
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