1990-065City of Southlake, Texas
RESOLUTION NO. 90-65
WHEREAS, the Tarrant County Mayors' Council has recommended
the institution of litigation against the City of Fort Worth in
order to preserve the rights of the wholesale customer cities to
challenge the imposition by the City of Fort Worth of new charges
for water and wastewater service; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayors' Council steering committee appointed to
manage the litigation and negotiations with the City of Fort
Worth has requested that cities desiring to participate in the
litigation formally authorize their inclusion; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayors' Council steering committee has requested
that participating cities authorize the financing of the joint
effort by assessments based on the amount of treated water
supplied and wastewater received by the City of Fort Worth during
the year 1989; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth proposal to impose access
fees will have an adverse impact on the City of Southlake's
future water contracts,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the above premises are hereby found to be
true and correct and are incorporated into the body of this
resolution as if copied in its entirety.
Section 2. That the City of Southlake supports the
Tarrant County Mayor's Council and its steering committee
appointed to deal with Fort Worth's impact fee charges.
Section 3. That the City of Southlake agrees to pay to
the City of North Richland Hills, as trustee for the Mayors'
Council steering committee, an assessment of $275 based on the
City's water supplied by the City of Fort Worth in 1989 to
support the employment and payment of consultants and to
negotiate with Fort Worth and to take all steps necessary to
ensure that charges made to customer cities are fair and
equitable including the settlement of such litigation or
dismissal thereof.
111"19# ,tion 4. That this resolution is hereby effective upon
O.Q-s.sac, c the City Council.
4S-AND APPROVED this the day of , 1990.
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