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t • ~'` • • [The Following is Exhibit A] SERVICE PLAN FOR A TRACT OF LAND COMPRISING THE SPEN6~ICK PLACE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT; THE COLLEGE VIE6a MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT; AND THE ACREAGE LYING BET~•7EEN-SAID UTILITY DISTRICTS; • n U I. INTRODUCTION This Service Plan ("Plan") is made by the City of La Porte, Texas ("City") pursuant to Section 10 of the Municipal Annexation Act art. 970a, V.A.T.S., (Vernon's Supp. 1982) (the "Act"). This Plan relates to the annexation by the City of a tract of land ("Tract") com- prising the Spenwick Place Municipal Utility District; the College View Municipal Utility District; and the acreage lying between said utility districts. The Tract is described by metes and bounds in "Exhibit B" which is 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 option 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 stated period of time. III. SERVICE PROGRAMS A. In General. This Plan includes twa service programs: (i) the Early Action Program, described below,. and (ii) a Capital Improvement Program, described below. B. Scope and Quality of Services. Services under this Plan shall equal or exceed the number of services and the level of service s in existence in the Tract prior to annexation.. However, it is not the intent of this Plan to require that a uniform level of services be pro- vided to all areas of the City (including the Tract) where differing characteristics of topography, land utilization and population density are considered- as sufficient basis for providing differing service levels. C. ~efiniti®ns. 1. As used in this Plan, providing services in- cludes having services ~r®vieled by any meths~i or means by which the City extends municipal 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. 2. As used in this Plan, the phrase "standard pol- icies and procedures" means those policies 'and procedures of the City applicable to a particular service which are in effect either at the time that the service is requested or at the time that the service is made available or provided. The policies and procedures may require that a specific type of request be made, such as an application or a petition. They may require that fees or charges be paid, and they may include eligibility requirements and similar provisions. ~. Early Action Program. ,, 1. Statutory Services. The statutory services will be provided within the Tract within sixty days after the effective date of this Plan, except as otherwise indicated. The statutory services- are as follows: - a. Police Protection. The Police Departure nt of the City will provide protection and law enforcement in the Tract. These activities will include normal patrols and responses, the handling of complaints and incident reports, and other usual and customary police services.