Title
Resolution Authorizing an Advance of $1,837,500 from the City's General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to the Capital Projects Fund for School Maintenance Projects
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
City Council is being asked to advance a total sum of $1,837,500 from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to provide funds to the Capital Projects Fund for certain Hampton City School’s maintenance projects as itemized in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (“School’s Maintenance Projects”). Those projects were approved in the FY 2018 Capital Budget and will ultimately be funded from the proceeds of the City’s FY 2018 General Obligation Bond Series when it is issued. The current advance is recommended to allow the City to procure and perform necessary work in a timely manner to meet deadlines, begin preliminary work, and to work during the most opportune time.
Impact:
None.
Recommendation:
Rec
Approve the Resolution.
Body
WHEREAS, the Hampton City Council (“Council”) approved and appropriated funds via the FY 2018 Capital Projects Funds for certain Hampton City School’s maintenance projects as itemized in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (“School’s Maintenance Projects”) which are to be funded from proceeds of a City General Obligation Bond Issue to be issued in FY 2018;
WHEREAS, Council acknowledges that proceeds from a FY 2018 bond issue will not be available in sufficient time to permit the procurement and performance of necessary work in a timely manner to meet deadlines, begin preliminary work, and work during the most opportune time; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends an advance appropriations of $1,837,500 from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to the Capital Projects Fund to provide advanced funding for certain School’s Maintenance Projects on a temporary basis until the 2018 General Obligation Bonds are issued, at which time the advanced funds will be returned to the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance.
NOW, THEREFORE...
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