SUPPLEMENTAL BOND RESOLUTION DATED
NOVEMBER 8, 2012 OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NASSAU AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF AN ADDITIONAL NOT TO EXCEED $780,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
SERIAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO FINANCE PLANNING, DESIGN, ACQUISITION AND
INSTALLATION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SEWER SYSTEM FOR SEWER DISTRICT NO. 1 AT AN
ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL MAXIMUM COST OF $780,000, THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH SUM FOR
SUCH PURPOSE, LEVY OF TAX IN ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS IN PAYMENT THEREOF, AND
DETERMINING OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Nassau
(the “Town”) has duly approved the establishment of the Town of Nassau Sewer
District No. 1 (the “District”) and the issuance of not to exceed $2,720,000 of
general obligation bonds to finance the planning,
design, acquisition and installation of improvements to the sewer system for the
District (as more fully defined herein, the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, the Town
Board of the Town has been informed that the estimated maximum cost of the
Project is $3,500,000; and
WHEREAS, the Town
Board has complied with the procedure set forth in Section 209-h of the Town Law
for increasing the maximum amount proposed to be expended on the Project and has
received the permission from the Comptroller of the State of New York as
required by Section 209-h of the Town Law; and
WHEREAS, the Town
Board desires to adopt this resolution to approve the expenditure of an
additional $780,000 on the Project and the issuance of obligations to finance
such additional costs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant
to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law, Chapter 43-B of the
Consolidated Laws of New York, as amended and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto by the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State of New York
(collectively referred to hereinafter as “SEQRA”), the Town, as Lead Agency (as
said quoted term is defined in SEQRA) has completed a coordinated review of
inter alia, the Project, with all involved agencies for purposes
of SEQRA compliance; and
WHEREAS, the
Town, upon review of a Full Environmental Assessment Form, has previously
determined (i) that the Project constitutes an “Unlisted Action” (as said quoted
term is defined in SEQRA) which will not have a significant effect on the
environment, and (ii) as a consequence of the foregoing, issued a Negative
Declaration with respect to the Project, a copy of which has been filed in the
main office of the Town in a file that is readily accessible to the public;
and
WHEREAS, no other determination or procedure under SEQRA
is required with respect to the Project or the issuance of obligations to
finance said Project;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS TOWN BOARD AS
FOLLOWS:
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1. The Town is hereby authorized to expend an additional $780,000 to
construct the Project, as more particularly described in Section 3 hereof.
Section
2. The Town is hereby authorized to issue its serial general obligation
bonds (the “Bonds”) in the additional aggregate principal amount of not to
exceed $780,000.00 pursuant to the Local Finance Law of New York, in order to
finance the class of objects or purposes described herein.
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3. The class of objects or purposes to be financed pursuant to this
Resolution is the planning, design, acquisition and installation of a sewer
system and related facilities for the District, including the acquisition of land or rights in land or
original furnishings, equipment, machinery or apparatus (the
“Project”).
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4. It is hereby determined and declared that (a) the maximum aggregate cost
of said Project, as estimated by the Town Board, is $3,500,000, (b) the Town
previously has authorized the expenditure of not to exceed $80,000 from the
General Fund to pay the cost of preparing the Map, Plan and Report, including
the cost of engineering, surveying, legal and other necessary services for the
establishment of the District and the issuance of Bonds in an amount not to
exceed $2,720,000 to finance the cost of the Project, and (c) the Town Board
plans to finance the additional costs of said Project entirely from funds raised
by the issuance of the Bonds and bond anticipation notes herein after referred
to.
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5. It is hereby determined that the Project is one of the class of objects
or purposes described in Paragraph 4 of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law,
and that the period of probable usefulness of the Project is forty (40) years.
The Bonds are being issued to finance an assessable improvement. The proposed
maturity of the Bonds authorized herein will be in excess of five (5) years.
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6. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to further
authorize the issuance of the Bonds and to authorize the issuance of bond
anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the sale of the Bonds (including
renewals thereof) and to prescribe the terms, form and contents of the Bonds and
bond anticipation notes, including the consolidation with other issues, and to
sell and deliver the Bonds and bond anticipation notes, is hereby delegated to
the Supervisor of the Town, the chief fiscal officer. The Supervisor is hereby
authorized to sign and the Town Clerk is hereby authorized to attest any Bonds
and bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to this Resolution, and the Town
Clerk is hereby authorized to affix to such Bonds and bond anticipation notes
the corporate seal of the Town.
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7. The faith and credit of the Town of Nassau, New York, are hereby
irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such
Bonds and bond anticipation notes as the same respectively become due and
payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay
the principal of and interest on such obligations becoming due and payable in
such year. There shall be levied annually on all taxable real property in the
Town, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such obligations
as the same become due and payable, to the extent the necessary funds are not
provided from other sources.
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8. This Resolution shall constitute the declaration of the Town’s “official
intent” to reimburse expenditures related to the additional costs of the Project
authorized by Section 1 with proceeds of the Bonds and notes, as required by
United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2.
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9. The Project constitutes a district improvement authorized by article
12-A of the Town Law and, therefore, pursuant to paragraph b.(2) of Section 35
of the Local Finance Law, this Resolution is not subject to a permissive
referendum.
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10 . This Resolution shall be posted by the Town Clerk on the Town’s
website and shall be published by the Town Clerk together with a notice in
substantially the form prescribed by Section 81.00 of said Local Finance Law,
and such publication shall be in the official newspapers of the Town. The
validity of the Bonds or of any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation
of the sale of the Bonds may be contested only if such obligations are
authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town is not authorized to
expend money, or the provisions of law which should be complied with at the date
of publication of this Resolution, or summary thereof, are not substantially
complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is
commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of such publication; or if said
obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the
Constitution.
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11. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.