King County - File #: 2015-0166

• File #: 2015-0166
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/27/2015
• In control: Budget and Fiscal Management Committee
• Final action: 9/21/2015
• Enactment date: 9/30/2015
• Enactment #: 18116
• Title: AN ORDINANCE providing long-term financing for capital needs of the county's sewer system by authorizing the issuance of sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) of the county for refunding outstanding obligations of the county payable from sewer revenues; providing for the form, terms and covenants of such bonds; providing for the sale of the bonds in one or more series and for a plan of refunding; establishing funds for the receipt and expenditure of bond proceeds and for the payment of the bonds; pledging sewer revenues to pay the principal of and interest on any sewer revenue bonds issued under this ordinance; and pledging the annual levy of taxes and an additional pledge of sewer revenues to pay the principal of and interest on any limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) issued under this ordinance.
• Sponsors: Joe McDermott
• Indexes: Bonds
• Staff: Hamacher, Patrick

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/21/2015	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Hearing Held
9/21/2015	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
9/9/2015	1	Budget and Fiscal Management Committee	Recommended Do Pass Consent	Pass
4/27/2015	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Introduced and Referred

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AN ORDINANCE providing long-term financing for capital needs of the county's sewer system by authorizing the issuance of sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) of the county for refunding outstanding obligations of the county payable from sewer revenues; providing for the form, terms and covenants of such bonds; providing for the sale of the bonds in one or more series and for a plan of refunding; establishing funds for the receipt and expenditure of bond proceeds and for the payment of the bonds; pledging sewer revenues to pay the principal of and interest on any sewer revenue bonds issued under this ordinance; and pledging the annual levy of taxes and an additional pledge of sewer revenues to pay the principal of and interest on any limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) issued under this ordinance.
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PREAMBLE:
The county owns and operates facilities for the conveyance and treatment of sewage and control of combined sewer overflows that include wastewater treatment plants, interceptor and trunk sewers, pumping stations, regulator stations, outfall sewers, storm sewers to divert stormwater from sanitary sewers, lands for application of biosolids, property rights, and buildings and other structures and equipment (collectively "the System"), all in accordance with a comprehensive plan for metropolitan water pollution abatement under the authority of chapters 36.56 and 35.58 of the Revised Code of Washington ("RCW").
Long term service agreements with participating municipalities and other entities ("the Participants") obligate the county to treat and dispose of sewage collected by the Participants. The Participants must pay the costs of these services including debt service on bonds payable from sewer revenues (including the bonds authorized by this ordinance) and other indebtedness payable from and secured by sewer revenues. Comparable rates and charges have been estab...