O-2009-3181 add $2.00 Drainage Infrastructure Fee to monthly utility bills

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ORDINANCE NO. ~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 94 "FLOODS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, "FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION", DIVISION 1, "GENERALLY", TO ADD NEW SECTION 94- 42, "DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE FEE", TO PROVIDE FOR MONTHLY FEE TO BE USED FOR DRAINAGE AND FLOODING INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, SAID FEE TO BE INCLUDED IN MONTHLY UTILITY BILLS; AMENDING APPENDIX A - FEES, TO ADD $2.00 MONTHLY ASSESSMENT; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1: That Chapter 94 of the La Porte Code of Ordinances, "Floods", Article II, "Flood Hazard Reduction", Division 1, "Generally", is hereby amended by adding new Section 94-42, "Drainage Infrastructure Fee", which shall read as follows: "Sec. 94-42. Drainage Infrastructure Fee. (a) All residential and commercial utility service customers of the City of La Porte who are subject to a charge for the use of water, sewer, and/or garbage service, and are billed through an established account for such utility services, shall be assessed a monthly drainage infrastructure fee, at a rate determined by the La Porte City Council, and listed in Appendix A - Fees, of this Code. Such fee shall be included in all monthly utility statements. (b) All revenue collected from the drainage infrastructure fee shall be used exclusively for the construction and maintenance of facilities designed to mitigate the effects of flooding, including structural improvements used for the control of drainage, and shall be deposited into a dedicated fund for such purpose." Section 2. That Chapter 94 of the La Porte Code of Ordinances, "Floods", Article II, "Flood Hazard Reduction", Division 1, "Generally", is hereby amended by amending Sections 94-42- 94-60"Reserved", which shall read as follows: "Sees. 94-43 -94-60. Reserved." Section 3: That Appendix-A Fees of the La Porte Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding Chapter 94 "Floods", Article II, "Flood Hazard Reduction", Division 1, "Generally", Section 94- 42, "Drainage Infrastructure Fee", which shall read as follows: