2008-03-24 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte City Council

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SERVICE PLAN FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF FOUR TRACTS OF LAND COMPRISING 43.2747 ACRES WITHIN THE BATTLEGROUND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT I. INTRODUCTION This service plan ("Plan") is made by the City of La Porte, Texas ("City") pursuant to Section 43.056, of the Texas Local Government Code ("Code"). This Plan relates to the annexation by the City of four tracts of land ("Tracts") within the Battleground Industrial District (Re: Exhibit `B"). These tracts are described by metes and bounds in Exhibits "A-1 through A-4" which are attached to this Plan and to the annexation ordinance of which this Plan is a part. II. TERM; EFFECTIVE DATE This plan shall be in effect for a term of ten years commencing on the effective date of the annexation of the Tract. Renewal of this Plan shall be at the discretion of the City. Such option may be exercised by the adoption of an ordinance by the City Council which refers to this Plan and specifically renews this Plan for a specified period of time. III. SERVICE PROGRAMS A. In General. This Plan includes two service programs: (i) the Early Action Program and (ii) a Capital Improvement Program, both described below. B. Scope and Quality of Services. Services under this Plan shall equal or exceed the number and level of services both in existence in the Tracts prior to the annexation and are available in other areas of the City with land uses and population densities similar to those reasonably projected in the newly annexed Tracts. It is not the intent of this Plan to provide a uniform level of services to all areas of the City (including the Tracts) where differing characteristics of topography, land utilization and population density are considered as sufficient basis for providing differing levels of service. C. Definitions. 1. As used in this Plan, providing services includes services funded in whole or in part by City taxation and provided by the City within its full -purpose boundaries. The City provision of services may be by any means or methods by which it extends the services to any other area of the City. This may include causing or allowing private utilities, governmental entities and other public service organizations to provide such services, in whole or in part.