22-8081 KDHE Lead Water Service Inventory-
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RESOLUTION NUMBER 22-8081
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COMPLETION OF AN APPLICATION TO
THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT REGARDING A
LOAN FROM THE KANSAS PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY LOAN FUND
WHEREAS, the City of Salina, Kansas (the "City") is a duly incorporated city of the first
class organized under the laws of the state of Kansas (the "State") which operates a public water
distribution system (the "System"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission (the "Governing Body") of the City has heretofore
determined it to be in the best needs of the customers of the System to undertake certain
improvements (the "Project") to the System; and
WHEREAS, the pursuant to K.S.A. 65-163c et seq. (the "Act"), the Kansas Department of
Health and Environment ("KDHE") administers the Kansas Public Water Supply Loan Fund (the
"Fund") from which loans are made to certain qualified Municipalities (as said term is defined in
the Act) to finance a lead water service inventory as required by the Environmental Protection
Agency Lead and Copper Rule; and
WHEREAS, the City has heretofore made an application to KDHE for a loan in an amount
not to exceed $250,000 (the "Loan") to finance the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Body has conducted a public hearing this date on the
advisability of proceeding with the completion of the application for the Loan and desires to
authorize the appropriate officials of the City to accomplish the completion process.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Body of the city of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. Loan Application. That Martha A. Tasker, Director of Utilities for the City, is
hereby authorized to cause to be prepared and to execute a Loan Application, including attachments
thereto Gointly, the "Application"); in substantially the form presented to the Governing Body this
date, in order to provide financing for the Project. The Application shall be forwarded to KDHE no
later than October 17, 2022.
Section 2. Further Proceedings. That Martha A. Tasker, Director of Utilities for the City,
is hereby authorized and directed to take such other action as may be necessary to complete the
Application and to coordinate processing of a loan agreement for the Loan (the "Loan Agreement");
provided that the authorization to execute the Loan Agreement shall be subject to further resolution
of the Governing Body.
Section 3. Further Authority. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and
after its adoption.
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Adopted by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas on October 3 , 2022.
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