HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-04-01-R RESOLUTION #2009-04-01-R
WHEREAS, the City of Batesville, Arkansas owns and operates a Wastewater
Treatment and Collection System serving the residential, commercial and industrial needs
of the citizens of Batesville, Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, the present facilities are inadequate and overloaded; and
WHEREAS, because of hydraulic overloading of the Wastewater Treatment Plant
and raw sewage overflows occurring within the City, the Arkansas Department of
Environmental Quality (ADEQ) issued a Consent Administrative Order(CAO) in July
2008 against the City; and
WHEREAS, in response to said CAO the City hired the engineering firm of
McGoodwin, Williams & Yates, Inc. of Fayetteville, Arkansas to determine the best course
of action to enable the City to comply with the terms, conditions and requirements of the
CAO; and
WHEREAS, McGoodwin, Williams & Yates, Inc. prepared a proposal of
improvements to the City's Wastewater Treatment and Collection System (the "Project")
to bring the City into compliance with the CAO; and
WHEREAS, the City obtained a loan commitment (the "Loan") for funding of the
"Project" from the State of Arkansas Revolving Loan Fund administered by the Arkansas
Natural Resources Commission(ANRC); and
WHEREAS, the City presented to the Citizens of Batesville on March 10, 2009, a
ballot proposal for a one percent sales and use tax to repay the "Loan"; and
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2009 the Citizens of Batesville voted by a margin of
approximately ninety three percent (93%) in favor of the one percent sales and use tax to
repay the "Loan"that will fund the "Project"; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to hire the engineering firm of McGoodwin,
Williams & Yates, Inc. to do the necessary engineering work for the "Project"; and
WHEREAS, approval of the Agreement For Engineering Services between the
City of Batesville and McGoodwin, Williams & Yates, Inc. by ANRC is required and has
been obtained by the City.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Batesville,
firâ–º Arkansas that the Agreement For Engineering Services for the "Project", a copy of which
is hereby attached for reference, by and between the City of Batesville, Arkansas and
McGoodwin, Williams& Yates, Inc. is hereby approved and further that the Mayor and
City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the City
of Batesville,Arkansas.
This RESOLUTION adopted this 14th day of April, 2009.
Mayor Rickum augh
Attest:
Denise Johnston, C y Clerk