HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution No. 009-90 09-04-1990 •
RESOLUTION NO. 9-90
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; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS,
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Sec. 1. THAT Staples, Foster & Hampton, Attorneys, are hereby
authorized to include the City of RICHLAND HILLS as a
party plaintiff in litigation to be instituted against
the City of Fort Worth challenging the attempt by that
City to charge its own impact fees to customer cities.
Sec. 2. THAT the Tarrant County Mayors' Council and its steering
committee appointed to deal with Fort Worth's impact fee
charges are hereby authorized to proceed with the
employment and payment of consultants and to negotiate
:~~ith Fort jtiTorth 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.
Sec. 3. THAT the City of RICHLAND HILLS agrees to pay to the
City of North Richland Hills, as trustee for the Mayors'
Council steering committee, an assessment based on the
City's water supplied by and wastewater received from
the City of Fort Worth in 1989. The total amount
expended by the Mayors' Council shall not exceed
$10,000.00 without further authorization.
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AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
Passed and approved by a vote of 5 to p this the
7th day of September , 1990.
CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS
by:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
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