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. . RESOLUTION NO. 92- 08 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR SEWER CONNECTIONS FOR STRUCTURES WHICH WERE IN EXISTENCE ON JANUARY 1, 1990 OR FOR WHICH A BUILDING PERMIT WAS ISSUED PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 13, 1990; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Sec~ion 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte, at its regular meeting of October 12, 1992, approved a contract for the construction of sewer main extensions, to serve certain properties within the City of La Porte which had not previously had available sanitary sewer service. The properties to be served with the new sanitary sewer mains are now served by private septic tank systems. section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte, by passage of this Resolution, establishes the following policy for sanitary sewer connections to structures which were in existence prior to January 1, 1990, or a building permit issued prior to November 13, 1990. Any owner of property on which a structure was in existence prior to January 1, 1990, or a building permit issued prior to November 13, 1990, who shall connect such property to a sanitary sewer main of the City of La Porte when such main is available within 200 feet of such property, within ninety (90) days from the date of written notice by the City of La Porte to said owner to connect to said sanitary sewer main, shall be entitled to make such sewer connection in accordance with the terms and provisions of City of La Porte Ordinance No. 759-E, passed and approved by the City Council of the City of La Porte on August 16, 1976. After, the ninety (90) day notice period has expired, the current policies, ordinances, and regulations of the City pertaining to sanitary sewer connections shall apply. Sec~ion 3. In addition, any such defined property owner connecting to a City of La Porte sanitary sewer main within said ninety (90) day period, may, at the option of such property owner, pay all fees and charges for such sanitary sewer connection as agreed upon between such defined property owner and the City Manager or his designee, or as hereafter directed by City Council. Such monthly installments shall be collected from such sanitary sewer customer as an additional monthly charge on such customer's City of La Porte water and sewer bill. The deferred payment of such charges shall additionally be secured by a Mechanics' and Materialmen's Lien on said property, in favor of the City of La Porte, which shall be due and payable in full in the event of the