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• MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTE, TEXAS
AUGUST 2, 1978
7:30 P.M.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISS-ION PRESENT: Mayor J. J. Meza;
Commissioners John Tomerlin, I. J. Kibodeaux, Virginia Cline
and Tom C. Simons.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: None.
OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: J. R. Hudgens, City Administrator;
Margie Goyen, City Clerk; H. F. Freeman, Chief of Police;
Gerard Nutting, Public Works Director; Al Steckman, Inspector;
Stan Sherwood, Parks & Recreation Director; Knox Askins, City
• Attorney.
OTHER CITY OFFICIALS ABSENT: D. R. McLaughlin and Joe Sease.
OTHERS: A. J. Busch, Jr., and David Corbin of Busch, Hutchison
and Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers; Eddie Gray of Gray
Enterprises. Jim Wyatt of Houston Lighting & Power Company.
PRESIDING: Mayor J. J. Meza.
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1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Meza called the meeting to order.
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2. INVOCATION - Mayor Meza gave the invocation.
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3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING - JULY 19, 1978 -
Motion by Commissioner-Cline, seconded by Commissioner
Simons to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of
July 19, 1978, as presented. Motion carried by the following
vote:
AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons.
NAYS: None.
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4. CONSIDER APPROVING PROPOSED -0RDINANCE NO. 1128 - ORDINANCE
RECITING THE-CIRCUMSTANCES OF`THE HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER
COMPANY STATEMENT OF INTENT TO-CHANGE ELECTRIC RATES;
• SUSPENDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES - After the proposed
ordinance was read in full, motion by Commissioner Tomerlin,
seconded by Commissioner Kibodeaux to approve Ordinance No. 1128
as read. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons.
NAYS: None.
CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE RECITING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE HOUSTON
LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY (HL&P) STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CHANGE
ELECTRIC RATES; SUSPENDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES OF HL&P FOR A
PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS ORDINANCE.
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5. CONSIDER APPROVING AGREEMENT OF JULY 5, 1978, AND RATIFICATION
OF AGREEMENT WITH SPENWICK PLACE- MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT -
Motion by Commissioner Simons, seconded by Commissioner Cline
to approve and ratify an agreement with Spenwick Place Municipal
Utility District for sanitary sewer service. A copy of the
agreement is attached and made a part of these minutes. Motion
carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons.
NAYS: None.
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6. CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION N0. 78-2a- OPPOSING THE PROPOSED
REGIONAL MASK 'I'RANSITT PLAN - After the proposed resolution was
read in full, motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by
Commissioner Tomerlin to approve Resolution No. 78-2 as read.
Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons.
• NAYS: None.
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7. CONSIDER FORMAL- ACCEPTANCE OF DEDICATION OF MYRTLE CREEK
RIGHT-OF-WAY - Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by
Commissioner Simons to approve formal acceptance of the dedication
of Myrtle Creek Right-of-Way. Motion carried by the following
vote:
AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons.
NAYS: None.
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8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS - ENGINEERS REPORT - Dave Corbin reported
to the Commission that he had attended a meeting in Austin
regarding the priority rating of La Porte for funding for a
grant for our sewer facilities. After submitting more current
information, La Porte was moved from 51 to 31 on the priority
listing.
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8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS - (CONTINUED)
The Engineer encouraged everyone present to write letters
and make calls to members of the Texas Department of Water
Resources and the Texas Water Development Board. A public
hearing will be held on September 1, 1978, in Austin, but
by that time all information will have been considered. All
letters and calls should be made prior to September 1, 1978.
A copy of the list of members of these boards is attached and
made a part of these minutes.
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9. COUNCIL ACTION- COMMISSIONER CLINE stated that she would
like to make the Commission aware of the need for street
lights in the new subdivisions; stating that Mr. Wyatt of
the Light Company had informed her that in the next year or
so the lights would be changing from Mercury Vapor to Sodium
Vapor and would be much more expensive. There is a need for
42 lights in Creekmont, Section I, and 59 lights in Fairmont
• Park, West, Section III.
B. Mayor Meza read a letter from Commissioner Tom Bass
requesting submission of names of citizens interested and
willing to serve on a health council of the Area Health
Commission. Names suggested were Tom Simons, Evelyn Kennedy,
Jim Smith, Mineola Walker, and Lillie Montgomery.
A notice of a public hearing before the Texas Department of
Water Resources to be held on September 1, 1978, Stephen F.
Austin Office Bldg, 1700 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas
regarding the Municipal Facilities Construction Grant Project
Priority List for Fiscal Year 1979, was read.
The Administrator stated that he and the Attorney had met with
representatives of Entex and they had accepted the proposed
franchise ordinance as presented.
C. Commissioner Tomerlin asked the status of the census.
Commissioner Cline stated that it was not complete, but
it was approximately 10,330.
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10. EXECUTIVE SESSION - V.A.T.S. ~ ARTICLE 6252-17 - SECTION 2 -
(E), (F), (G) - (LEGAL, LAND ACQUISITION AND PERSONNEL) -
Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner
Tomerlin that the meeting recess for an executive session.
Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons.
NAYS: None.
The meeting recessed at 8:05 P.M.
The meeting reconvened at 11:29 P.M.
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11. ADJOURNMENT - Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by
Commissioner Tomerlin that the meeting adjourn. Motion carried
by the following vote:
• AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons.
NAYS: None.
The meeting adjourned at 11:30 P.M.
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Margie yen, Cit Clerk
Passed and Approved this
the 16th day of August, 1978.
. J. Meza, Mayor
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The Li
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Houston Li hti &Pbwer
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July 14, 1978.
Honorable Mayor and Board of Commissioners
City of La Porte
La Porte, Texas
Gentlemen:
In April of 1976 the Houston Lighting & Power Company
instituted a general increase in our rate schedules. It has been
more than two years since this change was made effective and
during that period, due to cost increases not within our control,
our rate of return has dropped below the level necessary to
provide sound financing of our Company's business.
The deterioration of our Company's return on investment has
• been caused by such factors as general inflation, increases in
state and local taxes, environmental protection costs, and
similar items, which do not provide additional generating
capacity or efficiency for our system. It should be noted,
however, that the primary factor in onr Company's declining
financial position has been the high cast of new construction.
In the past three years, 1975 through 1977, our generating
capacity has been increased by more than 16$ from an expansion
program amounting to $1.1 billion, and the energy needs of this
area's growing economy are exerting an even greater demand for
reliable electric service which must be met in the immediate
future. In addition, we must continue the gradual transition
from gas and oil-fired generators to more abundant energy sources
such as coal, lignite and nuclear fuel. Just looking forward to
the next three years, 1978 through 1980, we are already com.~nitted
to spend $1.6 billion to support our ongoing plant expansion.
The result of this is that within the six-year period, 1975
through 1980, plant expansions will be more than double our total
investment in plant and other facilities in 1974•
An expanding entity, whether it be a municipality or an
electric company, must be kept in healthy financial condition if
it is to operate successfully. So far our Company has been able
to do a better job of keeping its rates down because its
securities have carried a good rating among electric utilities.
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•• P.O. Box 597. 2000 Nasa 1 Seabrook, Texas 77586. (713) 474-4151
Houston %tghling & Power Company
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• It must be emphasized that our Company's ability to maintain its
credit rating has been of great benefit to our customers since we
have been able to finance our expansion programs on terms more
favorable than many other utilities. We have thus been able to
keep pace with the area's growing electrical needs and at the
same time maintain customer charges that are among the lowest of
all of the investor-owned electric utilities in the nation.
We estimate that between 60$ and 65~ of the $1.6 billion
required to meet our 1978-1980 expansion program may have to be
financed through the public sale of Company securities. With
such an expansion program facing us, we must be able to offer
securities of a quality commensurate with the other available
investment opportunities in order to compete effectively for the
investors' dollars. Tc do this we must have a record of earnings
that will make our securities attractive in today's highly
competitive money market, and without rate relief we cannot do
this.
We are including with this letter a Statement of Intent to
change rates for electric service along with the proposed revised
rate schedules for the Company's Tariff and the rate filing
package with supporting testimony that has been filed today with
the Public Utility Commission of Texas. We have requested that
the new rates become effective on August 21, 1978 and apply to
• all service taken by each customer on or after that date. A
simultaneous filing of Statements of Intent is being made with
all of the municipalities exercising original jurisdiction over
the Company. The rate increases sought in each municipality and
in the rural areas under the direct original jurisdiction of the
Public Utility Commission are uniform for each class of customer
throughout the Company's service area.
We regret that a rate increase is necessary; however, we are
pleased to report that your rates will continue to be among the
-- ~ lowest in the United States. It is a privilege to serve your
City and it will be our objective to keep our rates at the lowest
possible level consistent with good service and sound operations.
Yours very truly,
Enclosures
HOUSTON LIGHTIN~/& OWER COMPANY
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Li
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RF..SOLUTION SUSPENDING RATE CHANGES
~itHEREAS, on July 14, 1978, the Houston Lighting & Power Company
(HL&P) filed a Statement of Intent t~ ~aser~uestedsthat saidtchanges ice
within the City of
became effective on August 21, and
t~hiEREAS, HL&P has filed revised Tariff Schedules together with
statements specifying in detail each proposed change, a rate filing package,
and supporting testimony; arr]
' WHRRF.~, Section 17(a) of .the Public Utility Regulatory Act,
Article 1~446c, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, gives the governing body of each
municipality exclusive original-jurisdiction over electric rates within its
municipal boum3aries; and
WHERE'.AS, Section 43(d) of the Public-Utility Regulatory Act
authorizes the governing body of any municipality acting as a Regulatory
Authority to suspend the operation of any proposed charge in rates for a
period not to exceed 120 days beyond the date on which the scheduled rates
would otherwise go into effect, which period may be further extended for an
- additional 30 days; and
• ed rate ch es and the detailed material
WHEREAS, HL&P's propos ang
- -supporting those changes rerguire comprehensive evaluation and study;
IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
,Texas: That the changes in rates for electric service within the
City of proposed by Houston Lighting & Power Canpany to
became effective on August 21, 1978 should be, and are, hereby suspended for
a period of 120 days beyond said proposed effective elate, until December 19,
1978, subject to an additional suspension of up to 30 days beyond said date
upon further resolution of this Council.
INI~ODUCED, READ AND PASSID by the affirmative vote of the City
- Council -of -the -City -of- ,Texas, on this the day of
1978.-
ATTEST:
City Cleric
APPRU~TID:
City Attorney
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AGREEMENT
THE. STATE OF TEXAS X
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COUNTY OF HARRIS X
This Agreement made and entered into by and between the
City of La Porte, a Municipal Corporation of Harris County,
Texas, hereinaf ter called "City", and the Spenwick Place
Municipal Utility District, a conservation and reclamation
district of Harris County, Texas, hereinafter called "Spenwick",
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the City of La Porte owns and operates sanitary
sewerage treatment facilities, including mains and laterals,
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adjacent to Spenwick; and
WHEREAS, Spenwick is desirous of constructing within in
its district boundaries, a sanitary sewerage collection system,
and transporting the effluent therefrom to City for sewerage
treatment purposes; and
WHEREAS, Spenwick is located within the exclusive extra-
territorial jurisdiction of City for future annexation purposes,
and it is contemplated by the parties that Spenwick will
eventually be annexed by City and made a part of City's corporate
boundaries; and
WHEREAS, City is agreeable to receiving sanitary sewerage
collections from Spenwick, for the purposes of treatment, under
• the terms and conditions of this Agreement:
NOW, THEREFORE, for and consideration of the premises and
the mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed by and between
the parties as follows:
I.
Spenwick will take necessary steps to complete the design,
engineering, financing, and construction, of a sanitary sewerage
• collection system, to serve approximately 200 residential and
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small commercial connections within Spenwick's corporate
boundaries. Spenwick shall construct necessary sewer mains to
a point of delivery on City's existing sanitary sewerage collec-
tion system, which point of delivery shall be selected by City's
engineers, with approval by Spenwick's engineers, and shall be
located in the western portion of City's Fairmont Park sub-
division. City will accept delivery of Spenwick's sanitary
sewerage (but not including any industrial waste) not to exceed
a maximum average flow capacity of 90 thousand gallons per day,
at such point of delivery, for treatment at City's Fairmont Park
sanitary sewerage treatment facilities.
II.
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- The parties hereto recognize that Spenwick presently has
in operation its own water supply and distribution system, and
this agreement does not contemplate that City will furnish
Spenwick with fresh water.
This Contract shall be effective upon the approval hereof
by the governing bodies of each party hereto, and shall continue
in force for a period of 20 years, terminating September 30„ 1998;
provided, however, this Agreement shall be subject to termination
by either party hereto upon two (2) years prior written notice.
III.
Each party to this Agreement agrees to keep, maintain and
operate its sanitary sewerage collection and treatment facilities,
• as the case may be, in accordance with the then current laws,
rules, and regulations, of the State and Federal authorities
having jurisdiction thereof. In addition, Spenwick agrees to
operate its sanitary sewerage collection facilities in accordance
with then current City1of La Porte ordinances applicable thereto,
-- including but not limited to, the City of La Porte's industrial
waste ordinance, and in keeping with the standards promulgated
• by the American Water Works Association.
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IV.
The Parties recognize that the water distribution system in
operation by Spenwick is presently not an individually metered
system. Therefore, it is agreed that the basis of the charges
by City to Spenwick hereunder, shall be 1508 of Spenwick's pro-
rata portion, based on metered output, of City's actual total
costs of sanitary sewerage treatment. City's actual cost of
treatment per thousand gallons shall be determined by taking the
total cost of operation, maintenance, and replacement attribut-
able thereto, divided by the total gallonage treated. Such cost
determination shall be made by City, based upon its most recent
•` fiscal year audit, effective the first day of the calendar year
immediately following the end of City's fiscal year. It shall
be the responsibility of Spenwick to handle all billings and
collections from its own customers. City will render its bill
to Spenwick on the last business day of each service month,
based upon the formula contained in this paragraph, and such
bill shall be payable by Spenwick to City, without discount, on
or before the 25th day of the following calendar month. Spenwick
shall be liable for payment to City based on connections certi-
fied to be in service, regardless of whether Spenwick collects
the same from its own customers.
V.
Provisions for Metering - Spenwick will install at its cost,
• ~ and City shall operate and maintain as a part of the system, ,the
necessary equipment and devices of standard type for properly
measuring all sewage discharged into the system. Spenwick shall
have access to such metering equipment at all reasonable times
for inspection and examination, but the reading, calibration and
adjustment thereof shall be done only by employees or agents of
City, and Spenwick shall have access to the record books kept by
• City at .its office during reasonable business hours.
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Calibration of Meter - Not more than three times in each
year of operation, City shall calibrate the meter provided by
Spenwick, if requested in writing by Spenwick to do so, in the
presence of a representative of Spenwick. The parties shall
jointly observe any adjustments which are made to the meter in
case any adjustment is found to be necessary.
Inaccuracies of Meter - If, upon any test, the percentage
of inaccuracy of any meter is found to be in excess of five
percent (5~), registration thereof shall be corrected for a
period of time =extending back to the time when such inaccuracy
began, if such time is ascertainable; and if such time is not
ascertainable, then for a period extending back one-half (1/2)
• of the. time elapsed since the date of the last calibration, but
in no event further back than a period of six (6) months. If,
for any reason, any meters are out of service or out of repair
so that the amount of sewage discharged cannot be ascertained or
computed from a reading thereof, the amount of sewage discharged
during the period such meters are out of service or out of re-
pair shall be estimated by City's engineer and agreed upon by
the Parties hereto on the basis of the best data available.
VI.
The Parties hereto recognize and agree that the rates to be
charged hereunder, are fair and proper and that such rates
recognize the fact that City's sanitary sewerage treatment
• facilities have been constructed, and in the future will be re-
constructed and enlarged, partially with the use of City of La
Porte tax funds, and from the proceed of bond sales by the
City of La Porte, which will be repaid by tax funds, and that
the property within Spenwick's boundaries is not subject to
taxation by the City of La Porte. The Parties recognize that
the rates charge by City to its customers within its boundaries,
_ do not fully pay for the cost of such service, and that the
• capital investment in such facilities is provided by tax funds.
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In the event that Spenwick fails to tender payment of
charges hereunder, when due, such charges shall be subject to
an immediate ten percent penalty. If such charges remain unpaid
for 60 days after notice to Spenwick by City in writing of
such default, such charges shall accrue interest at the rate of
10 percent per annum, and City shall have the privilege of sus-
pending its acceptance of delivery of Spenwick's sanitary sewerage
into its system, which remedy shall be in addition to any other.
remedy available to City.
VII.
Spenwick agrees to establish, maintain, and. collect ade-
quate sanitary sewerage rates to pay its necessary costs of
. operation of its system, and its charges to City hereunder.
VIII.
The Parties hereto recognize that City's Fairmont Park
sewerage treatment plant has a rated capacity of 580 thousand
gallons per day and that in excess of one-half of such capacity
is now being used by City to serve its present customers in the
Fairmont Park area. The Parties hereto further recognize that
City's first obligation is to provide service to customers and
future customers within its own corporate boundaries, and that
it, therefore, must limit its agreement hereunder to treat Spen-
wick sewerage, to a maximum average flow capacity of 90 thousand
gallons per day of sewerage flowing from Spenwick into City's
system. Spenwick agrees that it will not issue any further sewer
• tap permits for buildings commenced after July 1, 1978, without
the prior written consent of City.
Spenwick shall have full responsibility in connection with
all waste handled by its sewerage collection facilities, and
Spenwick agrees to save and hold the City harmless from all
• claims, demands and causes of action which may be asserted by
anyone on account of .the transportation, delivery and disposal
• of said waste while they are in the process of being handled by
Spenwick's facilities.
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reasonably within the control of the party claiming such inability.
It is understood and agreed that the settlement of strikes and
lock-outs shall be entirely within the discretion of the party
having the difficulty, and that the above requirement that nay
"force majeure" shall be remedied with all reasonable dispatch
shall-not require the settlement of strikes and lock-outs by
acceding to the demand of the opposing parties when such settle-
ment is unfavorable to it in the judgment of the party having the
difficulty. No failure of the City to meet any obligation by
reason of "force majeure" shall relieve Spenwick from its obliga-
Lions to make the payment required under the terms hereof.
(b) No damages shall be recoverable from City by reason
• of the causes above mentioned.
(c) It is expressly recognized by Spenwick that City may
be compelled to make necessary alterations, repairs or extensions
of new or additional facilities from time to time during the life
of this contract and any suspension of service to Spenwick due
to such operation shall not be cause for claim of damage on part
of the City, provided all reasonable effort is used by the City
to provide Spenwick with service in accordance with this contract.
In such case, City shall give Spenwick as much advance notice as
may be practicable of the suspension or curtailment of service
and of the estimated duration thereof.
XIII.
• Any notice, request, demand, statement, or bill provided for
in this agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered to
have been duly delivered when sent by registered mail, addressed
to the then current business address of the Parties, as the case
may be, except that routine communications may be sent by ordinary
mail, and except that either Party, by the filing of~an appropriate
written notice to the other may specify some other individual to
whom communications thereafter are to be addressed.
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the agreement contravene, or are held invalid under the laws of
this State, same shall not invalidate the whole agreement, but
it shall be construed though not containing that particular
provision and the rights and obligations of the Party shall be
construed and inforse accordingly.
The Parties hereto agree that if any of the provisions of
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This contract shall be performable in Harris County, Texas.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties hereto, acting under authority
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of their respective governing bodies, have caused this agreement
to be duly executed in several duplicate originals.
-Witness our hands, this 5th day of July, 1978.
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XIV.
City of La Porte
By:
J. J. Meza, Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPRr~VE~D:.
City Attorney
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Spenwick Place Municipal Utility
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By: - '~
Cecil E. Knight, Pre ident
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MEMORANDUM
July 25, 1978
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: J. R. Hudgens
SUBJECT: Street Right-of-Way Dedication and Construction
The developer of Creekmont subdivision has presented the
City with a plat (copy attached) dedicating a street right-of-
way to the City. The developer is now constructing a street
(extension of Myrtle Creek) within the right-of-way. The
developer is requesting that the City formally accept the right-
of-way dedication and upon completion of the street construc-
tion in accordance with City standards, accept the street for
maintenance.
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This street will provide an entrance/exit from the Creek-
mont subdivision to Main Street. When Creekmont was platted
this street was apparently contemplated, but it was not included
in the original platting. It is recommended that Council ac-
cept the dedication of the right-of-way at our next meeting
but withhold acceptance of the street for maintenance until
after completion of construction.
J. R. Hudgens
City Administrator
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