COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 011292

Authorizing a $3,850,545.00 agreement with SCT Utility Systems Inc. for Contract No. 00014 Customer Information and Billing System; and appropriating $4,043,072.00 in funding therefor.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Water Services is hereby authorized to execute, on behalf of Kansas City, a $3,850,545.00 Contract, along with license, maintenance, and services agreements referenced therein, with SCT Utility Systems Inc. for a customer information and billing system. Copies of the contract and referenced agreements are on file in the office of the Director of Water Services.

Section 2. That the sum of $2,575,435.00 is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated fund balance of the Water Fund 801 to Account 02-801-080-7704-T Facility Mod/Impvts.

Section 3. That the sum of $326,272.00 is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated fund balance of the Sewer Fund 811 to Account No. 02-811-080-7726-T Sewer Construction.

Section 4. That the Director of Water Services is further authorized to expend up to the sum of $4,043,072.00 from funds appropriated above together with funds previously appropriated to the following accounts to satisfy the cost of this contract:

02-811-080-7726-T Sewer Construction $1,265,482.00

02-861-080-7760-T Stormwater Construction 202,155.00

Section 5. (a) That Kansas City, through its Water Services Department, declares its intent to reimburse itself for certain expenditures made within 60 days prior to or on and after the effective date of this ordinance with respect to Contract No. 00014 Customer Information and Billing System (the Project) with the proceeds of Water Revenue Bonds expected to be issued by Kansas City through its Water Services Department. The maximum principal amount of Bonds expected to be issued for Contract No. 00014 is $2,575,435.00; (b) that this ordinance constitutes a declaration of official intent under Treasury Regulation Section 1-150-2; (c) that the expenditures for which Kansas City will reimburse itself pursuant to this ordinance are original expenditures as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2(c), which qualify under Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2(d)(3); and (d) that the passage of this ordinance is consistent with the budgetary and financial circumstances of the City.

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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

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Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Assistant City Attorney