Discussion and action on a Resolution that the City Council hereby accepts the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) loan agreement in its substantially final form in order to secure receipt of funds in the amount of Two Million Five Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($2,547,000.00), to be fully repaid over no more than twenty-five (25) years, for SIB loan number S2026-015-11 Buffalo Soldier Reconstr

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Discussion and action on a Resolution that the City Council hereby accepts the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) loan agreement in its substantially final form in order to secure receipt of funds in the amount of Two Million Five Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($2,547,000.00), to be fully repaid over no more than twenty-five (25) years, for SIB loan number S2026-015-11 Buffalo Soldier Reconstruction and Brown Street Shared Use Path, to finance the City’s local match and actual cost of construction, environmental, engineering, utility relocation, and right of way acquisition of the Project, that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to execute the State Infrastructure Bank loan agreement, together with all required documentation, to effectuate the City’s intent to borrow such funds and that the City Council further authorizes the City Manager to take or perform any actions required for implementation of this Resolution to receive funding from the State Infrastructure Bank and authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to effectuate any budget transfers and execute any contract and/or related documents necessary to ensure that the funds are properly expended.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.