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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 001-2007RESOLUTION NO. ; 1-2007 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DETERMINING THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND NECESSITY OF CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR FLOOD CONTROL, AND FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING RECREATION CENTER RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame: WHEREAS, the City Council has undertaken a study of the capital facility needs of the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined, based upon citizen input, the recommendations of the City Manager, Director of Public Works, the Police Department, the Fire Department, and other City departments, the studies of expert professionals in the fields of engineering and other information, that the public interest and necessity demand improvements to aging and under -capacity flood control infrastructure, and for basic safety improvements to the sixty year-old recreation center; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has considered and approved these improvements as part of a comprehensive public facilities plan; and WHEREAS, although the City expects to contribute other City moneys to these public safety and facility improvements, the amount of available funds will be insufficient to meet the identified capital needs; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires and expects to order and conduct a special municipal bond election within the City in order to place a proposition before the City's voters for incurring bonded debt to pay for the work of such municipal improvements; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: Section 1. Recitals. All of the above recitals are true and this City Council so finds. Section 2. Finding of Public Interest and Necessity. The public interest and necessity demand the design, construction, and completion by the City of the following municipal improvements: improvements to aging and under -capacity flood control infrastructure, including acquisition and/or construction of facilities, other works, property or structures necessary or convenient for said flood control improvements, and safety improvements to the City recreation center. These municipal improvements constitute and are hereby approved as the City's plan of improvements proposed to be funded from a bond issue at this time. OPTION #1 Section 3. Authority to Incur Indebtedness. The estimated cost of the acquisition, construction and completion of the municipal improvements to be funded from bonds is $37,000,000, and such cost will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary amival income and revenue of the City, and will require an expenditure greater than the amount allowed therefor by the annual tax levy, and the City should incur a bonded indebtedness for these municipal improvements. Section 4. Effective Date. Upon a two-thirds vote of all of the members of the City Council, this resolution shall take effect immediately. J MAYOR I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 16th day of Janus 007, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMEERS: BAYLOCK, COMM, KEicBRAN, NACEL, WMAHONY NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE Y CLERK OPTION #1