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<br />ORrG~NAL <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br />98-02 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LA PORTE. TEXA.S' TO JOIN A COALITION OF TEXAS CITIES TO <br />ADDREf)S ISSUES' REIATING TO EPA 'S' PHASE II STRORM WATER PROGRAM <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on January 9,1998, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rules to implement Phase II <br />of EPA 's Stom, Water Program; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, EPA's proposed rules automatically desigllate cities located ill Urbanized Areas (as defined by the <br />Cen.l(us Bureau) and potentially designate cities with populations grearer than JO,OOO alld popularion de!JSity greater <br />than 1,000 per square mile as being required to obtainfederal pennitsfor their discharges ofstonn water runoff; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of lA Porte either (1) is located withinlm Urbanized Area, or (2) has a population greater <br />than 10,000 with a population density greater than 1,000 per square mile and, thus, will be affected by EPA's proposed <br />rule,. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, EPA's proposed Pha.re II Stonn Water ProgrlU1l could impose substalltial economic and manpower <br />burdells Oil small cities without providillgfederal or stateJullds to offset the costs imposed Oil these local govertlmellts; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a group of q/fected Texas cities have met alld agreed to pur.rue ajoint effort to address EPA's Phase II <br />Stonn Water Program, including preparillg alld submitting comments on EPA's proposed rule and other is~'ues, with this <br />joint Pjfort to be managed by a Steering Committee made up of represelllatives from the participatillg cities and Jullded <br />by contributions from the participating cities alld fUllded by COlllributiollS from the participellillg citie\' ill em anwullt to be <br />detenllilled by the Steerillg Committee, butlwt to exceed tell cellts (10 cellts) per capitel; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOL VED by the City Council of the City qf La Pone thar the City Manager is <br />authorized to sign and retum the Pal1icipatioll Agreemelll on behalf of the City alld to cOlltribute an alllOUIIl to be <br />detennilled by the Steering Committee, but not to exceed ten celli.\' per capita, to assist in addressing issuel( alld concertls <br />raised by EPA's Phase II Storm Water Program <br /> <br />PASSED AND APPROVED by the City of lA Porte City Council OIl this 23m day of March, 1998. <br /> <br />APPROVED: <br /> <br />~ () ;1;1111I <br />~WW~ <br /> <br />J(A7.r~ <br />