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.._ . ,r. . � � .� . _ .: <br /> 5. _ <br /> _.. _ _�._ � <br /> . . _ <br /> �E�o�r ��s. :F _ <br /> . .. . . � k . �; : . <br /> �- �_ TO f.l18 PUb�i'c:r#- ,� a�� �,� y Bo�rc] <br /> . <br /> . , : � : : - �� �_:,D Br�ec�or. <br /> . , .. . <br /> . <br /> _ . . <br /> - - ;- - <br /> _ � �: .�.r+o,�rr .. <br /> December 6, 2004 <br /> SubJect <br /> Appointment of a financial advisor, bond counsel, and disclosure counsel to provide <br /> professional services in connection with the sale of bonds by the Redwood City Public <br /> Financing Authority. <br /> Reoommenda�on <br /> In connection with the sale of bonds to provide funding for the construction of the <br /> Redwood City Recycled Water Project, approve by motion the appointment of: <br /> • William Euphrat Municipal Finance, Inc. as financial advisor, <br /> • Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott as bond counsel, and <br /> • Jones Hall as disclosure counsel, , � <br /> and authorizing the Public Financing Authority's (PFA) Finance Director to enter into <br /> professional service contracts for such services. <br /> Bac�cground <br /> In August 2003 the City Council approvc;;i a broadly defined flexible project, filed a <br /> California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Determination, and formed a citizen <br /> community task force to provicie input o� the implementation of the project. The Council <br /> charged the task force with the "goal to identify 1,946 acre-feet per year of potable <br /> water demand reductions by 2010 in a fiinancially fieasible manner that avoids using <br /> recycled water at schoolyards, parks, and playgrour�ds." The task force completed their <br /> work in March 2004 and unanimously recommended that the City implement an <br /> alternative that through a combination of recycled water use, replacement of natural turf <br /> playing fields with synthetic turf, continued use of groundwater at Sequoia High School, <br /> and additional water conservation programs achieves an e�timated 2,002 acre-feet per <br /> year of potable v�rater demand reductions. The City Council accepted the task force <br /> report and directed staff to refurn with various implementation actions for their <br /> consideration. <br /> The Redwood City Recycled Water Project ("ProjecY') will be implemented in multiple <br /> phases over the next several years, begl�►�ing with some recycled water delivery in the <br /> 2006 irrigation season. The initial �hases will include commercial portions of Redwood <br /> Shores and the Greater Bayfront area, with future expansion possible into central <br /> Redwood City. The major components of the Project are: <br /> • Treatmerrt ImproMerr�n� consisting of filter modifications, chemical feed <br /> addition, and filtered water line at the South Bayside System Authority (SBSA) <br /> site - owned and operated by SBSA <br />