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.. <br />• • <br />f"- m <br />Memo to the Commission -5- January 9, 1984 <br />LOCATION <br />The District is located about 18 miles southeast of downtown Houston on the <br />La Porte-Spencer Highway. The District is bounded on the north by the La Porte- <br />Spencer Highway, on the east by the Spenwick Municipal Utility District, on the <br />south by the Fairmont Parkway, and on the west by the San Jacinto College. <br />TOPOGRAPHY <br />Land within the District is typical coastal prairie. Willow Springs Gully flows <br />from north to south through the central part of the District to Middle Bayou, a <br />tributary of Clear Lake. A smaller unnamed drain flows from east to west across the <br />northeast quarter of the District and joins Willow Springs Gully. <br />Ground elevation varies from 31 feet at the northwest corner of the District to <br />25 feet near the banks~of Willow Springs Gully. <br />PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS <br />1. 550,000 gpd expansion to the City of La Porte sewage treatment plant. <br />2. 310,000 gallon elevated storage tank. <br />3. Sanitary sewer trunk line: 25.900 feet of 18" pipe, 3500 feet of 12" force <br />main, and two 1390 gpm lift stations. <br />NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS <br />The proposed facilities are necessary to meet projected growth in the District. <br />BASIS OF DESIGN <br />1) Water System: 150 gpcpd <br />2) Wastewater System: 100 gpcpd <br />FEASIBILITY OF PROJECT <br />The annual debt service requirements, including previous bond issues, will range <br />from $294,050 in 1984 to $604,850 in 1985 and average $408,056 for the 21-year life of <br />the bonds. The first payment on principal will be $150,000 in 1985. <br />The District was annexed by the City of La Porte on December 28, 1983. The City <br />of La Porte will assume all debts held by the District. Tax rates will be set by the <br />City based upon their tax base which will include the District's assessed valuation. <br />If the City of La Porte had not annexed the District, this bond application would not <br />have been feasible since a District tax of more than $2.00 per $100 valuation would <br />have been required. <br />PURCHASE OF EXISTING FACILITIES <br />OR ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACTS <br />None <br /> <br />