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<br /> <br />- <br /> <br />City of'La Porte <br /> <br />Established 1892 <br /> <br />July 24,2001 <br /> <br />Mr. Russell Coleman <br />Revak Turbo <br />P.O. Box 1645 <br />La Porte, Texas 77572-1645 <br /> <br />Re: Update Water Service Agreement <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Coleman: <br /> <br />While auditing our "Water Service Agreements for Industry Outside the City Limits", we noticed that the Water <br />Service Agreement servicing your property (12204 Fairmont Parkway) has two issues that need to be resolved. <br /> <br />First, our utility billing has been incorrect. Records back to June 1998 show the City has been billing your company <br />for water service at our standard commercial rates. The contract for water service and the City's policy for water <br />users outside the city provide for payment of 150% of the city's current water rate. Also, in June 2000, the City <br />began billing you for sewer service. Our records do not indicate sewer service exists to your facility. <br /> <br />A review of your water usage back to June 1998 shows the correct billing to be $15,175.14. The actual amount <br />billed including the (improper) sewer charges since June 2000 reflect an actual billing of$12,893.93. Since this was <br />our error, the City has elected not to pursue the difference of $2281. We will immediately adjust our billing to <br />reflect the 150% rate fOf water and remove sewer charges. If you have any questions regarding billing, please <br />contact Cynthia Alexander, Director of Finance.. . <br /> <br />Secondly, the agreement does not provide for a change in ownership, it is specific to Liquid Air. The City's newer <br />form of agreement ties water service to a company's Industrial District Agreement (IDA) which is assignable and <br />has a term that is consistent with the IDA. <br /> <br />Attached is the City's current form of agreement for water service to industry outside the city limits. We would like <br />Revak Turbo to review the agreement and provide the appropriate information (in the highlighted areas) for <br />preparation of the formal agreement. The payment provisions for the administrative fee would not apply since the <br />original agreement with Liquid Air provided for a water connection fee. <br /> <br />If you have any information or documents that reflect a different arrangement, please advise. <br /> <br />After reviewing the documents please feel free to call me or Doug Kneupper, Director of Planning if you have any <br />questions. <br /> <br /> <br />:-'"......... <br /> <br />c: Robert T. Herrera, City Manager <br />Cynthia Alexander, Director of Finance <br />Doug Kneupper, Director of Planning <br />Knox Askins, City Attorney <br /> <br />P.O. Box 1115 · La Porte, Texas 77572-1115 · (281) 471-5020 <br />