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2352_00001RESOLUTION NO.2352 ARESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTALOF ANAPPLICATION TO THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC REVITALIZATIONBOARD FOR FUNDING THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC FACILITYPROJECTS RECITALS: 1.The Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB)of the State of Washington Office of Community Development awards loans and grants to help finance the construction of public facilityOprojectsnecessitatedbyprivatesectordevelopment,forthepurpose ofstrengtheningtheeconomicsofareaswithbelowaveragegrowth,and to provide incentives to businesses with employmentopportunities,particularly for economicallydisadvantage residents. 2.Pacific Rim Ethanol LLCintends toconstruct an ethanol producing plant intheMoses Lake area,but onlyif CERB funds are provided totheCity of Moses Lake to enable the citytoconstruct water and sewer mains to facilitate the new plant. 3.The City Council believes thatthe new ethanol plant thatwillbe constructed by Pacific Rim Ethanol LLC willstrengthen the economyofthe Moses Lake area and willexpand employmentopportunitiesforeconomicallydisadvantagedresidentsofthecity. RESOLVED: 1.The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to submit an application to the Community Economic Revitalization Board for a loan ofthreehundred thousanddollars ($300,000)and a grant of seven hundred thousanddollars ($700,000)forfunds toconstruct infrastructure consisting ofwater and sewer which is necessary forthe new ethanol plant thatwillbe constructed by Pacific Rim Ethanol LLCintheareaofMosesLake. 2.A copy of this resolution shall be submitted with the CERB application. Adopted by the City Councilon July 24,2001. A Mayor ManceDirector O