RESOLUTION NO.  6966

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR CERTAIN MAIN TRAFFICWAY IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO STREET CONSTRUCTION, CURBING, GUTTERING, PAVING, ACQUIRING RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EASEMENTS, SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN PATH CONSTRUCTION, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT, INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES – INCLUDING SIGNS, SIGNALS, CABINETS, CONTROLLERS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, AND ALL RELATED DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION WORK.

 

            BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

 

            SECTION 1.  The Governing Body hereby finds that the following designated streets, or portions thereof, have been designated a major or main trafficway within the City of Lawrence, Kansas, pursuant to K.S.A. 12-685 et seq. (Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, Section 17-501 et seq.), and amendments thereto:

 

23rd Street (K-10), within the corporate limits of the City

Iowa Street (US-59), within the corporate limits of the City

 

            SECTION 2.  The Governing Body hereby authorizes the construction of certain main trafficway improvements as follows:

 

Improvements at the intersection of 23rd Street (K-10) and Iowa Street (US-59), including, but not limited to: street construction; curbing; guttering; paving; acquiring right-of-way and easements; sidewalk and pedestrian path construction; drainage improvement; installation of traffic control devices including signs, signals, cabinets, controllers and related equipment; and all related design, engineering and inspection work

 

and authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds pursuant to K.S.A. 12-685 et seq. to pay the costs thereof.

 

            SECTION 3.  The estimated cost for these improvements on the streets and intersections described in Section 1 is $1,500,000 plus costs of issuance and interest on any temporary financing for said improvements.  The cost of the improvements shall be paid from all lawful sources including the issuance of General Obligation Bonds pursuant to K.S.A. 12-685 et seq. and other lawful authority. 

 

            SECTION 4.  The City expects to design, construct and to make capital expenditures on and after the date of adoption of this resolution in connection with the improvements set forth in this resolution, and the City intends to reimburse itself for such expenditures with the proceeds of the bonds and/or notes in the maximum principal amount of $1,500,000 plus costs of issuance and plus costs of interest on any temporary financing.

 

            SECTION 5.   This Resolution shall be effective from and after adoption by the Governing Body.

 


            ADOPTED by the governing body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, on ________ ____, 2012.

 

                                                                        APPROVED   

 

                                                                       

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                                                                         Robert J. Schumm, Mayor

 

ATTEST:

 

 

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Jonathan M. Douglass, City Clerk