2009-01-12 Regular Meeting, Public Hearings and Workshop Meeting of the La Porte City Council (2)

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4 Lane. to the meter. and from the meter to the PORT OF I-IOUSTON'S property. LA PORTE shall OVvTI the meter, and the service lines from LA PORTE'S water mains to the meter. PORT OF HOUSTON shall 0\'-'11 and maintain all service lines and plumbing facilities beyond the meter during the ten11 of this agreement at its sole expense. Furthem10re, LA PORTE shall not be responsible for any repairs, or for reimbursement to PORT OF HOUSTON for the cost for repairs, to any portion of the service lines providing water to the subject property. including repairs to those portions of the service lines from LA PORTE'S water mains to the meter. VI. LA PORTE shall retain oV\.11ership and maintenance responsibility for its water meter(s). In the event a State or Han-is County license, pem1i!. or pen11ission to install the water main is revoked, or relocation or adjustment is required, LA PORTE will not be responsible for the expense of such relocation, adjustment, or replacement. VII. LA PORTE reserves the right of ingress and egress at all reasonable times for the purpose of reading, maintenance, installation, removal and/or relocation of its water meter(s) and for inspection of PORT OF HOUSTON'S water facilities in order to observe compliance with the ten11S and conditions of this Agreement When exercising its right of entry, LA PORTE shall notify PORT OF HOUSTON in advance, LA PORTE also agrees to follow established health and safety policies in effect at PORT OF HOUSTON'S facility. VIII. LA PORTE reserves the right to terminate tlus agreement in the event of violation of the tem1S and provisions hereof by PORT OF HOUSTON. LA PORTE will provide PORT OF HOUSTON with \'-'Titten notice of any defects and PORT OF HOUSTON shall have the opportunity to cure any defects. Failure to COlTect defects within ten (lO) days may result in ten11ination of Agreement. LA PORTE shall have the right to summarily cOlTect, at PORT OF HOUSTON'S expense, any defect or deficiency, when in its opinion the integrity of the public water supply is threatened.