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<br /> <br />February 16,2000 <br /> <br />.' e <br />City of Friendswood <br /> <br />910 South Friendswood Drive <br />Friendswood, Texas 77546-4856 <br />(281) 996-3270 <br />Fax: (281)482-1634 <br /> <br />Mr. Robert T. Herrera <br />General Manager <br />La Porte Area Water Authority <br />PO Box 1115 <br />La Porte, TX 77572-1115 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Herrera: <br /> <br />Mayor <br />HAROLD L. WlDTAXER. <br /> <br />Councilmembers <br />KlTf'EN HAIECATB <br />JERRY ERICSSON <br />TOM MANISON <br />10M BRIZENDINE <br />LARRY TAYLOR <br />MEL MEASELES <br /> <br />City Manager <br />RONALD E. COX <br /> <br />City Secetary <br />DELORIS McKENZIE, T.lUte. <br /> <br />This is in response to your letter of January 24, 2000. In that letter, you offered the sale of up to <br />three million gallons per day (MGD) in water rights capacity in the Southeast Water Purification <br />Plant (SEWPP). In your letter you stated the method for expressing interest would be in the form <br />of a bid for the water to be submitted on February 17, 2000. It was our understanding from a <br />meeting with you on January 26, 2000, the City of Pasadena and Clear Lake Water Authority <br />were also indicating an interest in purchasing all or a portion of this capacity. <br /> <br />At their February 7, 2000 meeting, the Friendswood City Council authorized the purchase of up <br />to 3 MGD from La Porte Area Water Authority and the City of La Porte. Since that time, at the <br />suggestion of our Public Works Director, Melvin Meinecke, representatives of the City of <br />Friendswood, City of Pasadena and Clear Lake Water Authority have met to discuss our mutual <br />interest in water. Each agreed the preferred method of securing the water rights from La Porte <br />would be to share 1 MGD equally. On February 11, 2000, representatives of the three entities <br />met with La Porte officials to discuss that alternative. We were very pleased to learn that the <br />City of La Porte approved the concept of sharing the water equally among the entities expressing <br />interest. <br /> <br />O~ only unknown at the time of the February 11 meeting was whether the City of Pasadena <br />would actually participate in the purchase. Both Friendswood and Clear Lake Water Authority <br />agreed at that time to equally share the remaining 1 MGD should Pasadena decide not to <br />participate. As of this date, it is now our understanding the City of Pasadena is interested, <br />subject to their Council's approval on February 22. <br /> <br />With that in mind, please consider this letter a formal offer to purchase water rights as follows, <br />