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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-02-1987 Meetingl ~ .. • LA PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY MINUTES APRIL 2, 1987 1. The meeting was called to order at 12:07 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: President Cary Burnley, Vice President Al Fields, Secretary Rick Matthews, Member Jerry Bramlett. OTHERS PRESENT: City Manager Bob Herrera, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Public Works Director Steve Gillett, Water/Wastewater Buddy Jacobs, and Authority Attorney John Armstrong. 2. The minutes of the March 12, 1987 meeting were approved with minor corrections. 3. Bob Herrera reported on contract negotiations with the City of Houston. He reported that all entity contracts have been signed and returned to the City of La Porte. There was a brief discussion of various problems with the contracts submitted by the City of Houston. Steve Gillett reported that the revised contract will be returned to the City of Houston by next Wednesday, April 8, 1987• Cary Burnley reported that a meeting is being held on Friday, .April 3, 1987 with the engineers, finance advisors, and staff to review the application. 4. Cary Burnley reported on the liability coverage for the La Porte Area Water Authority Board members. He also mentioned the need to look at the financial reserves necessary to ensure that funding is available for unforeseen needs. It was suggested that a Board meeting be held on Tuesday, April 7, 1987 at 12:00 noon in order to review the application to the Texas Water Development Board. 5. A motion was made by Al Fields to authorize the La Porte Area Water Authority President and Secretary to execute the contracts with the Cities of La Porte, Morgan"s Point, and Shoreacres, along with the Bayshore Municipal Utility District, predicated upon approval of the contracts by the City of La Porte. Seconded by Jerry Bramlett. Motion passed unanimously. . >> • • Page Two Minutes of April 2, 1987 6. President Cary Burnley moved Item 7 to Item 6. Authority Attorney read Resolution 87-1, Approval of Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan of the La Porte Area Water Authority; finalize compliance with open meetings law; and providing an effective date thereof. Motion made by Jerry Bramlett to adopt the Resolution as read. Seconded by Rick Matthews. Motion passed unanimously. 7. Bob Herrera presented a draft letter to the City of Seabrook addressing the issue of cost participation in the transmission line from the Southeast Water Purification Plant. Discussion centered on the feasibility of this project, the problems that could come up during the life of the project, and the possible cost savings. Motion made by Rick Matthews, seconded by Jerry Bramlett, to authorize the General Manager to write a letter to the City of Seabrook declining the offer to participate in transmission lines, citing Seabrook"s letter of January 26, 1987 declining to participate with the Authority. 8. Jerry Bramlett requested that the Board begin looking at the possibility of the Cities of Morgan"s Point and Shoreacres, and the Bayshore Municipal Utility District joining the Authority, to enable representation. He cited the quick response from the entities by signing the contracts. 9. There being no further buiness, the meeting was adjourned at 1:23 P.M. Respectfully Submittted, Rick Matthews, Se ry/Treasurer PASSED AND APPROVED: ON THIS ~2 ~ DAY OF `~7a , 19~ • `~ ; ~,. y RESOLUTION NO. $ 7 RESOLUTION ADOPTING A WATER CONSERVATION PLAN AND DROUGHT CONTIN- GENCY PLAN OF THE LA PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY; FINDING COMPLI- ANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the La Porte Area Water Authority is in the pro- cess of issuing its revenue bonds for purchase of capacity in the City of Houston Southeast Water Purification Plant and construction of a potable water transmission and distribution system from said plant to the Citys of La Porte, Shoreacres, and Morgans Point, and the Bayshore Municipal Utility District; and WHEREAS, the Texas Water Development Board has committed to purchase the bonds from the Authority, subject to the Authority's complying with the various rules and regulations; and WHEREAS, the Texas Water Development Board's rules require that the Authority adopt a Water Conservation and Drought Contin- gency Plan which has been approved by the Executive Director of the Texas Water Development Board; and WHEREAS, the Authority has previously submitted to the Texas Water Development Board a proposed Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan which has been reviewed and commented upon by the Texas Water Development Board and the Authority has made certain required changes therein and has required the constituant entities of the La Porte Area Water Authority to pass certain ordinances related thereto as required by the Board; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the La Porte Area Water Authority has determined that there is an urgent need and it is in the best public interest of the La Porte Area Water Authority and its constituant entities to adopt a Water Conservation and Drought Contingency plan; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the La Porte Area Water Authority now desires to evidence its approval of the Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan and adopt such plan as the official policy of the La Porte Area Water Authority; • • • °~ .~, Resolution No. g~'- ~ , Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LA PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY: Section l: The Board of Directors of the La Porte Area water Authority hereby approves and adopts as the Authority's Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan the Water Con- servation and Drought Contingency Plan attached hereto as Exhibit "A", to be included in full as a part of this Resolution as if recited ver batim herein. The Board of Directors of the La Porte Area Water Authority commits to implement the program according to the procedures set forth in the adopted plan, to the best of its ability. Section 2: The Authority shall report to the Texas Water Development Board annually on the implementation and effectiveness of the Plan in accordance with the outline set forth in the Plan. Section 3: The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 4: If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this resolution shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity ~~ _1„ ~ - Resolution No. g`T- ~ Page 3 shall not affect the remaining portions of this Resolution, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid. Section 5. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this the ,~ ~ day of ~-PR 1 L , 1987. LA PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY B Ca B nley, Pres e nmmF~m.