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• ;•:HEREAS, by Ordinance No. 1393, the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas (the "City"),,duly annexed all of the territory within the District and,~by operation of law, the District was abolished on March 27, 1984, and on such date the City took over all of the properties and assets of the District, assumed all debts, liabilities and obligations of the District and commenced to perform all functions and services of the District; and 64HEREAS, the City has now obtained an amended waste discharge permit authorizing said 550,000 gpd expansion of its sewage treatment plant and its engineers have now prepared, and the City plans to submit to the Commission, plans and specifications for the construction of such expansion and for the construction of said 18" sanitary sewer main (collectively, the "Project"); and WHEREAS, the City desires to secure the release from escrow of 'the amount of $2,175,500 in order to proceed with the construction of the Project; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. That the recitals in the preamble of this Resolution be, and are hereby, adopted as findings of fact by the City Council of the City and made a part of this Resolution for all purposes, and the terms defined in said recitals shall have the same respective meanings when used in the body of this Resolution. Section 2. That a copy of this Resolution, duly certified by the City Secretary, shall be filed with the Texas Water Commission as a formal request by the City for authorization, approval or instruction of the release of the amount of $2,175,500, plus all interest earned thereon, from escrow with the Bank pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, in order that such funds may be utilized to pay the costs of construction of the Project. OOIRDRBZ/193B01 -2- CI~