HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-6340 - City Council - ResolutionA Resolution
NO. 26-6340
REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE WATER
DEPARTMENT FROM THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD
IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $48,152,160.00 FROM THE DRINKING WATER
STATE REVOLVING FUND — EMERGING CONTAMINANTS — SMALL
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING
APPLICATION AND RELATED ACTIONS; DESIGNATING
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE; AND MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS
WHEREAS, the mission of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) includes
providing leadership, technical services, and financial assistance to support planning,
conservation, and responsible development of water for Texas; and
WHEREAS, the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund provides low-cost financial
assistance for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of water and wastewater
infrastructure under the Safe Drinking Water Act; and
WHEREAS, the City has been invited to apply to the Emerging Contaminants — Small
Disadvantaged Community Grant Program of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth, Texas deems it necessary to apply to the Texas Water
Development Board for financial assistance in an amount not to exceed $48,152,160.00 to
construct a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) treatment system at the City's South Holly
municipal water treatment facility in order to reduce PFAS levels below the Maximum
Contaminant Level in the potable water supply using Granular Activated Carbon (GAC)
adsorption to reduce PFAS levels (the Project), with GAC being recognized as the best available
technology to reduce PFAS levels in potable water; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the rules and regulations for making such application to
the Texas Water Development Board, the City Council is required to adopt a resolution to
accompany such application; and
WHEREAS, consideration of this Resolution is occurring in a meeting open to the public,
and public notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting was given as required by Chapter
551, Texas Government Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
1. An application is hereby approved and authorized to be filed with the Texas Water
Development Board seeking financial assistance in an amount not to exceed $48,152,160.00 for
construction of a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) treatment system at the City's
South Holly municipal water treatment facility in order to reduce PFAS levels below the
Maximum Contaminant Level in the potable water supply using Granular Activated Carbon
(GAC) adsorption, and the Texas Water Development Board is hereby requested to grant such
financial assistance.
2. The Fort Worth City Manager or his designee be and is hereby designated the
authorized representative of the City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Water Department (the
City) for purposes of furnishing such information and executing such documents as may be
required in connection with the preparation and filing of such application for financial assistance
and the rules of the Texas Water Development Board.
3. The Fort Worth City Manager or his designee be and is hereby authorized to
execute and submit to the Texas Water Development Board an application for such financial
assistance; and the City Manager, together with the City's Bond Counsel, Financial Advisors,
and Consulting Engineers named in such application, are hereby authorized to appear before
the Texas Water Development Board in support of such application and Project.
4. The City Manager is further specifically authorized to make the required
assurances to the Texas Water Development Board in accordance with the rules, regulations,
and policies of the Texas Water Development Board.
5. The following firms and individuals are hereby authorized and directed to aid and
assist in the preparation and submission of such application and appear on behalf of and
represent the City before any hearing held by the Texas Water Development Board on such
application, to wit:
Financial Advisor: PFM Financial Advisors - Karlos Allen
Tijerina Financial Consulting LLC - Esther Young
Engineer: Brown and Caldwell — Chad Bartruff
Bond Counsel: McCall, Parkhurst & Horton LLP — Chris Settle
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP — Brandon Hill
6. It is hereby found and determined that the City cannot reasonably finance the
proposed Project without financial assistance in the amount requested, and that the nature of the
improvements proposed to be financed necessitate an immediate and urgent consideration of
this application.
7. A certified copy of this Resolution shall be attached to the application for financial
assistance herein authorized to be prepared and submitted to the Texas Water Development
Board.
8. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this
Resolution was considered was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and
purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code.
Adopted this June 23, 2026.
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Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
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