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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTWO ZERO ONE M TEXAS, LLC - WSASTATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF HARRIS § WATER SERVICE AGREEMENT This AGREEMENT made and entered into by and between the CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, a municipal corporation of Hams County, Texas, hereinafter called "CITY", and TWO ZERO ONE M TEXAS, L.L.C. hereinafter called "COMPANY". I. COMPANY is the owner of certain real property, which is situated in CITY'S Battleeround Industrial District and not within the corporate limits of the CITY. CITY and COMPANY are parties to a current Industrial District Agreement, II. COMPANY is desirous of purchasing potable water• fiom CITY for usual human domestic consumption and uses, Previous planning considerations for the long-range potable water supply of CITY did not include the needs of property located outside the city limits of CITY. COMPANY recognizes that CITY cannot at this time provide permanent and unlimited water service. CITY agrees, however, to provide limited potable water service to COMPANY. For and in consideration of furnishing domestic potable water by CITY, the parties hereto agree as follows, to -wit: COMPANY has made certain representations to CITY as Agreement, to its numUer of employees, as of the date of this agreement, upon which representations CITY has relied in entering into this 2 Upon review of these representations, the City has determined the following: Number of Company Employees on site 23 Number of Contract Employees on site 27 Total on -site Employees 50 Potable Water Approved for Domestic Use (Total on -site Employees times 50 gpd per employee) 2500 Total Amount of Potable Water Approved for Company (Average Daily Demand, gpd) 2500 IV. CITY has determined that adequate facilities are available for CITY to furnish potable water to ANY based on the following terms and conditions, to -wit: (A) Company shall pay to CITY aone-time administrative connection charge of $5,000. (B) COMPANY shall file an application for water service with CITY'S Utility Billing Division and pay appropriate deposit and water meter charge. CITY shall be responsible for furnishing and installing meter at Company's expense. COMPANY shall be responsible for installing appropriate meter box to be approved by City. (C) The total amount of potable water approved (average daily demand) is established at TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (2,500) gallons per day. This number is based on an average of fifty (50) gallons per employee per day established by CITY. (D)The average monthly demand of SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIF"I'Y 7( 6,250) gallons is established by multiplying the average daily demand by a factor of 30.5, which shall be used to facilitate service billings. (E) The cost of water up to the average monthly demand of SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (76,250) gallons shall be one hundred fifty percent (1501/o) of the CITY'S rate as established from time to time for commercial customers inside its corporate limits. (F) The cost of water for amounts used in excess of the established average monthly demand shall be two hundred percent (200%) of the CITY'S rate as established from time to time for commercial customers inside its corporate limits. (G)Nothing contained in this Agreement shall obligate CITY to furnish more than the average monthly demand of SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (76,250) gallons per month. Repeated consumption greater than the established average monthly demand may result in termination of service. (H) CITY shall have the right to interrupt or temporarily suspend said water service to COMPANY if an emergency arises and there is not an adequate water supply to meet the needs of the citizens of La Porte. (I) CITY reserves the right to enforce its drought contingency plan on all water customers at CITY'S sole discretion. (1) The total cost for the engineerhrg design and construction of any potable water main, service line, back flow preventer, meter or other required appurtenances will be the responsibility of COMPANY. (K) COMPANY agrees that it shall be bound by all applicable ordinances of CITY, relative to the furnishing of potable water to customers within the corporate 1nnits of CITY. (L) All plumbing installed by COMPANY connected to the domestic water line from CITY, shall meet all applicable State of Texas and CITY plumbing code requirements. CITY'S engineering and code enforcement personnel shall have the right of prior review and approval of n COMPANY'S plans and specifications for the plumbing system(s). CITY personnel shall have the right to inspect any and all work related to the furnishing of potable water to COMPANY. (IVI) A reduced pressure zone backflow preventer shall be installed and maintained by COMPANY to protect CITY from any possible cross -connections. (N )The potable water supply system will be segregated from any existing and future COMPANY fire protection system. (0) There shall be no resale of the water provided by CITY, nor any extension of service lines by COMPANY to serve other parties. (P) COMPANY shall submit a certified site plan showing the total acreage of the tract including present and proposed improvements and a suitable location map of the site. COMPANY'S development may be subject to certain additional requirements as described in Exhibit "A", attached. These requirements shall be shown on the site plan and approved by CITY. (Q) CITY does not guarantee its water system will provide specific water pressure andlor water volume requirements of COMPANY. (R) COMPANY is responsible for design of adequate and appropriate systems for fire suppression systems to its facilities. V. All expenses associated with installation of the meter•; service lines from the main to the meter; and from the meter to COMPANY'S facilities, shall be solely at the expense of COMPANY. COMPANY shall own and maintain all service lines and plumbing facilities beyond the meter. CITY shall own the meter. VI. 5 CITY shall retain ownership and maintenance responsibility for its water meter(s). In the event a State or Harris County license, permit, or permission to install the water main is revoked, or relocation or adjustment is required, CITY will not be responsible for the expense of such relocation, adjustment, or replacement. VII. CITY 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 COMPANY'S water facilities in order to observe compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. When exercising its right of entry, CITY shall notify COMPANY in advance. CITY also agrees to follow established health and safety policies in effect at COMPANY'S facility. VIII. CITY reserves the right to terminate this agreement in the event of violation of the teams and provisions hereof by COMPANY. CITY will provide COMPANY with written notice of any defects and COMPANY shall have the opportunity to cure any defects. Failure to correct defects within ten (10) days may result in termination of Agreement. CITY shall have the right to summarily correct, at COMPANY'S expense, any defect or deficiency, when in its opinion the integrity of the public water supply is threatened. D{. Upon receipt of written notice of termination, COMPANY shall have up to six (6) months to prepare for transition to another water supply. If the transition is not complete within said six-month period, CITY shall have the right to terminate water service at its sole discretion. X. In the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Water Service Agreement and the terms and provisions of the hndustual District Agreement between the parties, the terms and provisions of the Water Service Agreement shall control, to the extent of such conflict. The term of this Agreement shall terminate on December 31, 2019. However, this Agreement shall automatically expire at such time as there is no effective Industrial District Agreement between the parties or if CITY exercises its right of teiTnmation. i ENTERED INTO and effective the day of / 2009 TWO ZERO ONE M TEXAS L. .: Signature: Name: f LL T Title: —4�c si j do 7 Address: 6W'�' e'I i t e+ , �vrl CITY OF LA PORTE CITY OF LA PORTE ATTEST: Martha A. Gillett City Secretary APPROV ell —I Clark T. Askins City Attorney CITY OF LA PORTE By: Baeasley Mayor Ron Bottoms City Manager This is EXHIBIT A, consisting of I page, referred to in and part of the Water Service Agreement and/or Sanitary Sewer Service Agreement between CITY and COMPANY COMPANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS The Agreement is amended and supplemented to include the following agreement of the parties. COMPANY shall provide additional actions as specifically set forth below. These actions represent contractual undertakings of COMPANY, undertaken to induce CITY to sell water to COMPANY pursuant to the terms of the Water Service Agreement and/or Sanitary Sewer Service Agreement and this addendum. Said additional improvements undertaken by COMPANY are an integral part of the consideration by CITY for obtaining water and/or sanitary sewer service from CITY. All actions listed below shall be completed by COMPANY prior to obtaining a utility service account from CITY. i) CITY METER LOCATION: The location of the City water meter should be at or near the SH 225 Right -of - Way. This will be the meter read and billed by the City. 2) PROVIDE SUB -METER FOR WATER SERVICE TO 218 M TEXAS A formal agreement between 201 M Texas and 218 M Texas to sub -meter the water service to 218 M Texas shall be provided to City. 3) DEDICATE PRIVATE JOINT -USE UTILITY EASEMENT Execute and record a "private" joint -use utility easement over the property of 201 M Texas extending to and benefitting the property of 218 M Texas for water and sanitary sewer service lines. A copy of the subject recorded easement shall be fumished to the City. 4) NO INSTALLATION OF FIRE HYDRANTS ON PRIVATE SERVICE LINE No fire hydrants shall be installed on Company's private water service line.