2000-02-21 Special Called Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting

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• City of Friendswood 910 South Friendswood Drive Friendswood, Texas 77546-4856 (281) 996-3270 Fax: (281) 482-1634 February 16, 2000 Mr. Robert T. Herrera General Manager La Porte Area Water Authority PO Box 1115 LaPorte, TX 77572-1115 Dear Mr. Herrera: Mayor HAROLD L WHITAKER Councilmembers KrrrEN HAJECATE JERRY MUCSSON TOM MANISON Kurt BPJ22 M LARRY TAYLOR MEL MEASELES City Manager RONALD L COX City Secretary DELORIS McKENNZIE, T.R.M.C. This is in response to your letter of January 24, 2000. In that letter, you offered the sale of up to three million gallons per day (MGD) in water rights capacity in the Southeast Water Purification Plant (SEWPP). In your letter you stated the method for expressing interest would be in the form of a bid for the water to be submitted on February 17, 2000. It was our understanding from a meeting with you on January 26, 2000, the City of Pasadena and Clear Lake Water Authority were also indicating an interest in purchasing all or a portion of this capacity. At their February 7, 2000 meeting, the Friendswood City Council authorized the purchase of up to 3 MGD from LaPorte Area Water Authority and the City of LaPorte. Since that time, at the suggestion of our Public Works Director, Melvin Meinecke, representatives of the City of Friendswood, City of Pasadena and Clear Lake Water Authority have met to discuss our mutual interest in water. Each agreed the preferred method of securing the water rights from La Porte would be to share 1 MGD equally. On February 11, 2000, representatives of the three entities met with La Porte officials to discuss that alternative. We were very pleased to learn that the City of La Porte approved the concept of sharing the water equally among the entities expressing interest. Our only unknown at the time of the February 11 meeting was whether the City of Pasadena would actually participate in the purchase. Both Friendswood and Clear Lake Water Authority agreed at that time to equally share the remaining 1 MGD should Pasadena decide not to participate. As of this date, it is now our understanding the City of Pasadena is interested, subject to their Council's approval on February 22. With that in mind, please consider this letter a formal offer to purchase water rights as follows.